99 -- ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AND CONSTRUCTION EFFORTS WITH PARTIAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE

Notice Date

November 3, 2000

Contracting Office

311th HSW/PKV, 3207 North Road, Brooks AFB, TX 78235-5363

ZIP Code

78235-5363

Solicitation Number

F41624-00-R-8039

Point of Contact

Ms Mary S. Urey, Contracting Officer, HSW/PKVCB, (210) 536-8459

Description

A -- Introduction: The Environmental Contracting Division (311th HSW/PKV), Brooks AFB, Texas, in support of the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE) is preparing to release a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Environmental Remediation and Construction (ENRAC) program. This is a major source selection for environmental remediation and construction at sites located on DoD (primarily Air Force) installations worldwide, as well as any other sites for which the AFCEE customers have responsibility. Resulting contracts will provide multiple, full-service technology capabilities to clean up various contaminants in environmental media (air, water, or soil); repair, maintain, construct, and operate environmental sites and facilities; and related activities. Formal source selection procedures will be followed as prescribed in FAR Part 15 and FAR Supplements thereto. Multiple contract awards are anticipated with a total program ceiling of $750 million. We anticipate awarding six (6) to eight (8) contracts under full and open competition, three (3) to five (5) contracts under small business set-aside procedures, and one (1) 8(a) contract under 8(a) set-aside procedures. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 56291 with an applicable size standard of no more than 500 employees. This NAICS code replaces SIC code 8744. This size standard applies for the establishment of eligibility as a small business. The contracts are contemplated to be Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with multiple contracting arrangements (i.e.: FFP, CPAF, CPFF, and FPI). For purposes of FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, this effort is construed as services. Therefore small business concerns must perform at least 50% of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of material, with its own employees. Because this acquisition exceeds $10 million, there is an exclusion to the teaming affiliation rules. This exclusion allows for first-tier subcontractors' participation towards the 50% in this clause. For the small business set-asides, the required 50% of the cost of labor may be performed by the small business prime and its first-tier small business subcontractors. For the 8(a) set-aside, the required 50% of the cost of labor may be performed by the 8(a) prime and its first-tier small business subcontractors. We anticipate releasing the RFP on or about 20 Nov 00. The RFP will be issued via the SARAH homepage internet address: http://sarah.brooks.af.mil (Click on 311th HSW & Brooks AFB tenants. Find solicitation number F41624-00-R-8039 and click on it. Scroll down to the bottom and click on files.) Information concerning this acquisition will be updated at this location. Offerors who determine that the technical requirements of this RFP require clarification(s) in order to permit submittal of a responsive proposal shall submit all questions in writing within 10 days of publication of the RFP. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or Contracting Officer, but communicates Contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call Mr. Stephen Plaisted ASC/SY at (937) 255-9005. All proposals must be received by 4 p.m. CST, on the closing date. This will be no less than 30 calendar days after the release of the RFP. It is the contractor's responsibility to check the RFP for the actual issuance and proposal due dates. Proposals must be addressed to 311th Human Systems Wing/PKVCB, ATTN: Ms. Mary Urey, 3207 North Rd, Brooks AFB, TX, 78235-5363. Responses and inquiries also may be directed to the Contracting Officer, at mary.urey@hqafcee.brooks.af.mil, voice 210-536-8459, or fax 210-536-8511.. *****

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