Department of the Army, Baltimore District, Corps of Engineer, 10 South Howard Street, Room 7000, Baltimore, MD 21201-1715

C -- IDTC FOR GEOTECHNICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL SITE INVESTIGATIONS FOR VARIOUS SITES WITHIN THE NORTH ATLANTIC DIVISION SOL DACW31-98-R-0059 POC Jean Petty (410) 962-2587 17. Architect Engineering Services are required for various military, civil works, and hazardous, toxic, and radioactive waste (HTRW) project sites within the North Atlantic Division boundaries. The services are required for geotechical and environmental site investigations and related engineering tasks. The contract will be negotiated and awarded for a base period, with two option periods extensions. The maximum award amount for this fixed price contract is $1,000,000.00 per period, with $1,000,000.00 maximum per delivery order. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The contract will include, but is not limited to geotechnical and environmental site investigations and related engineering services on project sites for the Baltimore District, U. S, Army Corps of Engineers. The Architect-Engineers shall perform geotechnical and environmental site investigation work at specific military, civil works, and hazardous, toxic, and radioactive waste (HTRW) project sites within the geographic boundaries of the North Atlantic Division which includes which includes the states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, District of Columbia, West Virginia, and Virginia, and a lesser extent the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: Firms desiring consideration shall submit appropriate data as described in Numbered Notes 24 and 25. In addition to the criteria in Note 24, the selection criteria will focus on the performance of the following types of work: 1. Preparation of Sampling and Analysis Plans, 2. Preparation of Site Specific Safety and Health Plans, 3 Soil and Rock Drilling, 4 Soil and Rock Sampling, 5 Test Pit Excavation, 6 Pavement and Structure Drilling and Sampling, 7. Piezometer and Well Construction, 8 Groundwater Monitoring and Sampling, 9 Aquifer Testing, 10. In-situ Geotechnical Testing and Instrumentation, 11 Environmental Sampling, Field Screening and Testing, 12. Direct Push Technology Probing and Sampling, 13. Off Shore Drilling and Vibrocoring, 14 Ground Surveying in support of these tasks, 15. HTRW site specific services in support of these tasks (such as hazard monitoring, decontamination of personnel and equipment, and management of IDM), 16 Site Access, Clearance, and Restoration tasks, and 17. Submittal of Site Investigation Reports, Drill Logs, Well As-builts and Records, Samples and Sampling Records, Electronic Data Records, and Field Test Reports. Only firms and their primary consultants having experience and qualified personnel (to include 29 CFR 1910.120 training and medical surveillance) in geotechical engineering, environmental engineering, industrial hygiene (CIH required), chemistry, geology, hydrogeology, geotechnical and environmental drilling, and land surveying should apply. In addition, the selection criteria will include: 1. Past experience and complexity of work in geotechnical and environmental site investigations. 2. Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private sector in terms of quality control and meeting established schedules, and 3 safety record in performing geotechnical and environmental site investigations. A-E firms meeting the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit an SF 254 and SF 255. Supplemental information requested, must be furnished for prime, joint venture(s) and/or consultants. Be advised that the Baltimore District does not maintain SF 254's at this office. Information must be received within 30 days of the date of this announcement. 4. Subcontracting Plan Requirements: If the selected Architect-Engineer is a large business concern the A-E will be required to submit a subcontracting plan for the base year and option years with their cost proposal. The plan must be consistent with Section 806 (b)(2) of PL 100-180, PL 95-507 and PL 99-661. A minimum of 65 % of the total planned subcontracting dollars shall be placed with small business concerns. At least 15 percent of the total planned subcontracting dollars shall be placed with small disadvantaged businesses, to include Historically Black Colleges & Universities or Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI's) and 10% shall be placed with women owned small businesses. POC for technical inquires: Mr. Christopher Evans (410) 962-4431. This is not a request for proposal. Please do not request a solicitation package for this project, this is strictly for Architect-Engineering, submittal of SF254's and SF255's.***** (0117)

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