USAED, Sacramento, Corps of Engineers, Contracting Division, 1325 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814-2922

R -- ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDICATION SERVICES-SACRAMENTO DISTRICT DUE 032400 POC Louise Snitz(916)557-7945 Synopsis: ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION-TYPE SERVICES, SACRAMENTO DISTRICT. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential HUBZone small business concerns and potential HUBZone 8(a) concerns (sources sought only) for remediation services in support of the Sacramento District, Corps of Engineers. It is anticipated that there will be four indefinite-quantity, indefinite-delivery contracts, with capacity of $5 million each. Each contract's base period will be 2 years, each with an option to extend the period of performance an additional 3 years. Services shall primarily consist of small hazardous and toxic waste (HTW) removal action type projects, such as, (a) Aboveground/underground storage tank closures, replacement/ tightness testing, (b) Excavation, removal, manifesting, transportation, storage, treatment and/or disposal of all types of hazardous waste in addition to asbestos, and lead/PCB containing paints and coatings, (c) Multi-media chemical sampling and analysis, chemical data qualitycontrol for a wide variety of compounds, (d) Demolition and debris removal and disposal, (e) Drilling and sampling to obtain geotechnical and/or chemical data, installation and development of groundwater monitoring wells, (f) Transformer removal and disposal, including disposal of PCB contaminated oils, (g) Installation of temporary facilities, permanent installations, and site restorations to support above activities, (h) Maintenance of an ongoing Safety and Health Program and preparation/implementation of Site Safety and Health Plans as required by 29 CFR 1910.120/29 CFR 1926.65, (i) Contractor quality control for removal actions, (j) Other incidental engineering services in direct support of the removal action activities; such as environmental audit, surveys and mapping, drafting and engineering drawings, planning and reporting documents. The Standard Industrial Classification Code for this procurement is 8744, Environmental Remediation Services. The size standard defining a small business is a firm with 500 employees or less. To respond to this sources sought synopsis, the concern must submit a narrative providing up to ten examples of projects completed or nearly competed within the past five years which demonstrate experience with the removal/remedial action or related projects for Government or private owners. At a minimum each example must include the following information: (1) a brief description of the work performed, 2) the client company or Government agency who awarded the contract directly to the concern, including the complete mailing address and point of contact with telephone number of said client or agency, (3) the contract number, (4) the contract type and (5) the award date, (6) the length of contract, (6) the monetary value of contract. In addition, If there is sufficient competition among HUBZone small business concerns, the FAR clause 52.219-3, Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside will apply, which states: The HUBZone small business concern agrees that in the performance of the contract performance for services (exception construction) at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance will be spent for employees of the concern or employees of other HUBZone small business concerns. Likewise, if there is sufficient competition among HUBZone 8(a) concerns, the FAR clause 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting, will apply, which states: The Offeror/Contractor agrees that in the performance of the contract for services (except construction) at least 50% of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern. Therefore, in addition to the abovementioned items 1-6, the concern responding to this sources sought synopsis must provide evidence in their submittal of their ability to perform in accordance with the FAR clauses 52.219-3 or 52.219-14, as applicable, i.e. that at least 50% of the cost of personnel for contract performance will be spent for employees of the concern or employees of other HUBZone small business concerns (see above). Lastly, to demonstrate proof of the concern's HUBZone small business or HUBZone 8(a) status, the concern shall provide the county in which the concern's office is located (for HUBZone qualification) and either indicate that the concern is a small business or provide the SBA office in the which the concern is registered (for 8(a) qualification). Your submittal shall be no more than three pages in length. Responses to this notice must be received within 14 calendar days from the date of issuance of this synopsis. If the 14th day is a weekend day or a Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day. Responses received after that date will not be considered. Facsimile, telephonic, or electronically-transmitted reponses will not be accepted. Mail your responses to: USAED-Sacramento, ATTN: Contracting Division, C/O Louise Snitz, 1325 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814-2922. This notice is to assist the Sacramento District, Corps of Engineers in determine potential HUBZone small business concerns and HUBZone 8(a) business concerns only. No solicitation is currently available, nor does response to this synopsis provide your name to a Plan Holders list. Upon conclusion of a set-aside decision, a separate CBD announcement for the solicitation will be issued to which interested parties may respond. Posted 03/06/00 (W-SN431600). (0066)

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