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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 28,1997 PSA#1981

US Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, PO Box 2946, Portland OR 97208-2946

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER (A-E) INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES SOL DACW57-98-R-0005 DUE 122997 POC Contract Specialist BARRY KELLER (503) 808-4613 (Site Code DACW57) Architect-Engineer Indefinite Delivery Contract for Environmental Services for Civil Works Projects located primarily in Oregon and Southwest Washington. The Corps of Engineers, Portland District, proposes to award one Indefinite Delivery contract for Professional Environmental Services. The contract will be primarily for the various environmental services necessary for (1) identification, design and remediation of Hazardous and Toxic and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) sites; (2) investigation, removal and closure of Underground Storage Tanks (UST); and (3) other unspecified environmental compliance activities associated with the planning, design, operation and maintenance of civil works and Support for Others/Work for Others projects within the Portland District boundaries, which includes most of Oregon and Southwest Washington; however, the contractor may be required to work outside this area. The contract will be for efforts that include pre-remedial HTRW studies, risk management, operational compliance audits, wetlands design and associated NEPA Compliance. An A-E Indefinite Delivery Contract for $1,000,000 will be awarded, base period of one year and two option periods of one year each. Option periods could be exercised early. Task orders shall not exceed $1,000,000. Estimated date of contract award will be March 1998. Announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9, requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to subcontract. Subcontracting goal minimums: 60.3% of proposed subcontracting with small businesses (SB) including small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), 9.8% with SDB, and 2.9% with small women-owned businesses. Wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) under this contract must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act. 1. PROJECT INFORMATION. a. Provide environmental services for any or all aspects of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act or Resource Conservation and Recovery Act processes, including preliminary assessments, remedial investigations, feasibility studies, remedial design and remedial action as applicable to various hazardous waste sites primarily within the Portland District boundaries; Phase I and II site assessments for real estate due diligence; groundwater monitoring and assessments; incidental final design and preparation of construction plans, specifications and cost estimates; asbestos and lead based paint surveys and abatement; preparation of inventory project reports, hazardous waste inventories and recovery plans; risk-based assessments, air emission inventories, permit applications, and conformity analysis; multi-media environmental compliance audits/assessments; compliance analysis of fueling systems/USTs to include necessary testing; storm water pollution prevention planning; and baseline environmental/human health risk assessments. b. Personnel under this contract must be experienced in multiple disciplines, with demonstrated capabilities over a broad range of projects related to identifying sites which might be contaminated due to past facility site practices, investigating sites with a potential for having HTRW contamination, remediating contaminated sites, removing and disposing USTs and wastes (hazardous and non-hazardous) and other environmental engineering services related to the operations of civil works projects. Minimum: all firms desiring consideration must submit documentation demonstrating past experience in activities associated with engineering restoration projects related to sites with hazardous waste contamination, including UST removals. 2. Typical services: (1) Site Assessments. Record searches, site inspections (for either a potential discovery or following a discovery), environmental audits, HTRW intrusive cost estimates, preliminary assessments, remedial site investigations including waste characterization sampling; soil sampling; subsurface explorations and sampling; monitoring well installation, including development, sampling, testing and abandonment; laboratory testing, and interpretation of results. (2) Analysis. Risk assessments of site conditions during investigations and feasibility studies to include development and analysis of potential alternatives and design of associated remedial actions. May include, but not limited to, site restoration activities including HTRW materials identification, on-site treatment, handling and disposal, UST decommissioning, HTRW disposal, treatment, and/or recycling. (3) Remedial Actions. Preparation of necessary contract documents providing overlapping responsibility and/or engineering management with the cleanup contractor for completion of the remedial action. Interface with regulatory agencies regarding the preparation of interim documents regarding site conditions. On-site supervision of cleanup contractor and confirmation sampling activities during completion of the remedial action. Closure report preparation and other post cleanup documentation. (4) Support Services. (a) Performance of innovative pilot and feasibility studies related to disposal of HTRW and preparation of technical reports. (b) Performance of environmental site assessments for real estate property transactions (outgrants, disposal or acquisitions). (c) Preliminary and intrusive cost engineering and estimating related to the feasibility studies and remedial actions. On-site coordination and supervision of field activities. Environmental compliance assessments over a range of compliance issues including air, water, cultural and natural resources, petroleum, hazardous materials and waste, solid waste, pesticides and toxic materials for COE operating facilities, vessels and other facilities operating on COE owned land. Asbestos and Lead surveys and abatement. Wetland design including rehabilitation of wetlands, use of wetlands for storm water treatment and management. Storm water and erosion and sedimentation control for civil works construction projects. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA. Selection will be based upon following criteria, shown in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria a-e below are primary. Criteria f-h below are secondary and will only be used as "tie breakers" among technically equal firms. a. Specialized experience and technical competence in providing both professional services and remedial actions regarding HTRW and UST work wetlands layout, design and construction; and construction site storm water controls. Specialized experience will be evaluated using the following criteria, again, shown in descending order of importance. (1) Capability of providing on-site coordination, supervision, and technical services. Personnel shall demonstrate at least two favorable recommendations from past contracts. (2) Ability to perform field investigations, analysis, and characterizations to define HTRW and UST problems with regard to air, surface water, soil and/or groundwater contamination. (3) Ability to perform water and soil sampling for chemical evaluation according to EPA established procedures including QA/QC and chain of custody. Ability to perform on-site soil and sampling for screening purposes including, but not limited to, PID, OVA, Draeger, Imuno Assay, Gas Chromatographs, etc. (4) Preparation and execution of complete process designs for HTRW cleanup, UST removal, site stabilization, recycle and/or disposal. (5) Knowledge of current Federal, State and local laws, regulations, and standards regarding personnel safety, training, and hazardous materials handling, solid and hazardous waste disposal, report requirements, and site investigation procedures. The firm shall demonstrate that key personnel have attended 120 hours of training in environmental CFRs (personal protection and safety, sampling and air monitoring, etc.), that the firm has as on-line CFR information system, and shall provide references from EPA/ODEQ/WDOE personnel familiar with proposed key personnel. (6) Knowledge of wetlands, to include the ability to identify, design and rehabilitate areas for mitigation purposes. (7) Knowledge of construction site practices associated with earthwork and roadway projects, control of on-site stormwater flows and runoff, NPDES permitting requirements and designs associated with erosion and sedimentation control. b. Professional Qualifications. Personnel assigned to this contract must be experienced in disciplines which would enable performance on a wide variety of projects, with demonstrated capabilities in environmental services over a broad range of projects which include assessment, identification and remediation of HTRW contamination, development of erosion and sedimentation control plans for construction sites and evaluation and design of wetlands. Firm will be evaluated based on the qualifications of the proposed personnel and their ability to provide hydrologists, geo- hydrologists (or hydro-geologists) and geologists; environmental scientists (to include risk management, wetlands and erosion and sedimentation control specialists) and ; environmental, civil and geotechnical engineers; mechanical, electrical, chemical and process engineers, industrial hygienists and chemists. Personnel shall clearly address registrations, years experience on specific HTRW related projects, and applicable publications/presentations to which they have made significant contributions. Evaluation will consider education, training, registration and longevity of relevant experience. Geologists, Geo-hydrologists, and Hydro-geologists [5]; Environmental Engineers [5]; Civil and Geotechnical Engineers [4] Environmental Scientists (to include risk management, wetlands and erosion and sedimentation control specialists); [4]; Chemists [2]; Hydrologists [1] Electrical Engineers [1]; Mechanical Engineers [1]; Process Engineers [1]; Chemical Engineers [1]; Industrial Hygienists [1]. Personnel shall clearly address registrations, years experience on specific HTRW related projects, and applicable publications/presentations to which they have made significant contributions. Evaluation will consider education, training, registration and longevity of relevant experience. c. Past Performance. Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry with respect to cost control, quality of work and compliance with the requirements and performance schedules. d. Knowledge of the Locality. Contractor must demonstrate knowledge of having performed HTRW investigation, design and remediation type work within the Oregon and Southwest Washington Areas, demonstrate a working relationship with the regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over associated HTRW work within this same area and demonstrate knowledge of the capabilities of the various local disposal facilities for accepting the various types of wastes generated during investigations and cleanups. e. Current workload and capacity of the firm to accomplish the required services on schedule. f. In the event of a tie, the extent of participation of Small, Small Disadvantaged, or Woman-Owned Small Business, Historically Black Colleges, and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI's), in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of total estimated effort will be considered. g. In the event of a tie, the general geographical location of the firm with regard to other firms and the Portland District will be considered. h. In the event of a tie, the volume of DOD work awarded to the firm within the last 12 months will be considered. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE: Interested A-E firms having the capability to perform this work must submit one copy of SF 254 and SF 255 for the prime firm and all subcontractors, to the above address no later than the close of business (4:00 p.m. p.s.t.) on the 30th day after the date of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal Holiday, the deadline is the close of business the next business day. Direct technical questions to Jerry Christensen, (503) 808-4906. Direct administrative questions to Barry S. Keller, (503) 808-4613. This is not a request for proposal. Solicitation packages are not provided. Reference DACW57-98-R- 0005. SIC 8711. (0328)

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