F -- ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION SERVICES

Notice Date

November 17, 2000

Contracting Office

55 Broadway; Cambridge, MA 02142

ZIP Code

02142

Solicitation Number

DTRS57-01-R-20005

Response Due

January 4, 2001

Point of Contact

Point of Contact -- Linda Byrne, Contracting Officer, (617) 494-2172

E-Mail Address

Contracting Officer (byrne@volpe.dot.gov)

Description

The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center is soliciting proposals on a full and open competitive basis for Environmental Remediation Services. The contractor will provide environmental remediation for various hazardous, toxic and radioactive (HRTW) sites for the Volpe Center and other Government agencies. The services to be performed are an integral part of environmental remediation activities undertaken by the Volpe Center in support of organizations within the United States Department of Transportation, such as the Federal Aviation Administration, and other Volpe Center clients including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. HTRW sites will not be limited to the geographic boundaries of the United States, but may be located anywhere in the world. The contractor will be require d to provide environmental cleanup in accordance with Section 104 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) as amended by Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), Subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) as amended by SARA of 1986 and The Clean Water Act, as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA). Environmental remediation may include excavation, removal and transportation of waste, demolition, disposal, well drilling and installation, construction of treatment plants, installation of monitoring systems, construction and operation of in-situ bioremediation systems, operation of treatment systems, and implementation of innovative remediation technologies. An Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Q uantity contract with Cost Plus Fixed Fee and Firm Fixed Price provisions is anticipated. The estimated Level of Effort is 312,250 labor hours over the five year period. The solicitation will be issued on or about December 4, 2000. A subcontracting plan is required to be submitted in accordance with the RFP for all large businesses. The Volpe Center uses electronic commerce to issue RFPs. Paper copies of the RFP or amendments will not be issued. The solicitation and any document related to this procurement will be available on the Internet; these documents will be available in text format on a WWW server which may be accessed using Web browsers. The WWW address, or URL, of the Volpe Center Acquisition home page is: http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. Offerors desiring to recei ve electronic notification of the solicitation's posting and availability for downloading may register to receive the notices at the Volpe Center web site. Contractors are warned that when they register to receive solicitations, amendments, and other notices, the responsibility for providing the Government with an accurate and complete e-mail address lies with the contractor. The Government will make no additional effort to deliver information when the system indicates that transmissions cannot be delivered to the email address provided. NO HARD COPIES of the solicitation will be issued. Telephone requests will not be honored. This notice is for informational purposes for minority, women-owned, and disadvantaged business enterprises. The Department of Transportation DOT), Office of Small a nd Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has an assistance program available to minority, women-owned, and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please telephone the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169 or online at http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. For information concerning this acquisition, contact the contracting official above.

Web Link

Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page (http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001121/FSOL001.HTM (D-322 SN5069U4)