U. S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Phoenix Area Office, One North First Street, P.O. Box 10, Phoenix, Arizona 85001-0010

F -- HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SAMPLING, ANALYSES, REMOVAL, DISPOSAL AND CLEANUP OF PCB OR PCB CONTAMINATED ITEMS, SOILS, MATERIALS AND SOLID WASTE SOL SB-95-0043 due 080995. Contact Etta Mae Track/Contract Specialist, Eddie Quotskuyva/Contracting Officer/(602) 379-6760. THIS PROCUREMENT IS TOTALLY SET ASIDE FOR INDIAN-OWNED FIRMS UNDER THE ``BUY INDIAN ACT'', 25 U.S.C. 47. The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Phoenix Area Office intends to procure services to excavate soil for sampling, and analyze to characterize the materials for removal and disposal of the hazardous substance at San Carlos Irrigation Project (SCIP), O&M yard, two miles of Coolidge, AZ on Highway 287, Pinal County, Arizona, by means of a fixed-price contract. The contractor shall furnish all onsite project management services, quality control, materials, transportation, equipment and services to remove and dispose of approximately 1,500 tons of PCB items (i.e., transformers, etc), PCB contaminated soils and materials, and solid waste. The contractor's personnel are required to have all the necessary qualification, permits, and licenses to sample, analyze, remove and dispose of the hazardous substance as required by the EPA regulations. The contractor is required to perform an on site investigation necessary to determine the nature and location of the work and any general and local conditions which can affect the work or its costs. The contractor is required to comply with all the requirements associated with the EAP and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Indian firms desiring consideration must certify they are ``Buy Indian'' eligible. Indian means a person who is a member of an Indian Tribe or an Alaska Native who is 1/4 degree or more Alaska Native blood and either on or descended from someone on the roll of Alaska Natives pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (43 U.S.C. 1601 et. seq. Indian/Alaska Economic Enterprise means any business entity (whether organized for profit or not) which: (1) is at least 51 percent owned by one or more Indian(s) or (an) Indian tribe(s); and (2) one or more of those owners must be involved in the daily business management of the economic enterprise; and (3) the majority of the earnings of which accrue to such Indian person(s). These requirements must exist when an offer is made to a solicitation at the time of award, and during the term of the contract. Section 7(b) of P.L. 93-638 (25 U.S.C. 450e) requires that preference opportunities in employment and training be given by contractors to Indian/Alaska Native individuals and that preference in award of subcontracts be given to Indian/Alaska Native economic enterprises. Failure by the contractor to submit a plan for doing so prior to award and implement same after award shall be sufficient reason for non-award or termination of contract for default. The solicitation will be available on 10 JUL 1995. No telephone requests. Only written or faxed requests received directly from the requestor are acceptable. Fax number is 602/379-6763. Request must state that neither the requestor nor principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any federal agency. (170)

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