U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers -- Mobile, Contracting Division, CESAM-CT (109 St. Joseph Street 36602) PO Box 2288, Mobile, AL 36628-0001

C -- IDC TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT TO CIVIL, MILITARY, & FEDERAL AGENCIES SOL DACA01-99-R-0026 DUE 032399 POC Contact Dewayne Brackins, (334) 694-3743; Contracting Officer, Edward M. Slana WEB: http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/sam/ct/cgi-win/projlist.exe, http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/sam/ct. E-MAIL: cesam.plansroom@sam.usace.army.mil, cesam.plansroom@sam.usace.army.mil. CONTRACT INFORMATION: A-E services are required for an Indefinite Delivery Contract to provide environmental support to Civil, Military and Federal agencies. It includes professional services to support civil and military environmental programs for Army, Army Reserves, National Guard, and other Department of Defense and other Federal Agencies. The Contractor will be required to perform services at federal/military projects throughout the world, including the Continental United States, its territories, South and Central America and other world nations yet unidentified. The contract will be awarded for a one-year base period with options to extend the contract for two additional one-year periods, not to exceed a total of three years. Work under this contract to be subject to satisfactory negotiation of individual task orders, with the total contract not to exceed $1,000,000 for each contract period. (If the $1,000,000 limit for a contract period is exhausted or nearly exhausted prior to 12 months after the start of the period, the option for the next contract period may be exercised). There is a possibility that multiple contracts may be awarded on this solicitation. Selection of A-E firms is not based upon competitive bidding procedures, but rather upon the professional qualifications necessary for the performance of the required services. All interested Architect-Engineers are reminded that, in accordance with the provisions of PL 95-507, they will be expected to place subcontracts to the maximum practicable extent consistent with the efficient performance of the contract with small and small disadvantaged firms. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan for that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The subcontracting goals of the Mobile District which will be considered in the negotiation of this contract are as follows: a minimum of 61.2% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB), 9.1% be placed with small disadvantaged business (SDB), and 4.5% be placed with women-owned small businesses (WOSB). The firm selected for this contract will be required to submit a detailed subcontracting plan during contract negotiation. If the selected firm intends to submit a plan with lesser goals, it must submit written rationale in the plan why the above goals can not be met. A firm fixed price contract will be negotiated. The standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for this action is 8711. PROJECT INFORMATION: A-E Services provided under this contract will include, but are not limited to all types of environmental support for the following: Army Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), Department of Defense Joint Stewardship of Public Lands Withdrawn for Military Use, Privatization of Military Utilities and Family Housing, Military Acquisition, all compliance and conformance issues, development and management of land/natural cultural resource issues, study of contaminated sites, river basin studies, and civil works project construction and operation. It will include but not be limited to preparation of any or all of the following: Environmental Assessments (EA), Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), Records of Decision (ROD), or portions thereof, as defined by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), associated documents, and pertinent implementing guidance. Specific services include: scientific analyses and assessments of biological, ecological, Cultural/historic, and archaeological resources; endangered and threatened species inventories; habitat evaluations; Waters of the U.S. (WoUS) determinations and mapping; identification of current and projected land uses, including potential use and reuse alternatives; identification and evaluation of potential impact mitigation measures; preparation of master plans for development and management of natural resources including natural resources management planning; coordination with interested Federal, state and local agencies and organizations; preparation of public involvement plans and facilitation of public meetings; regulatory compliance; and using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and similar technologies. Additional services will include those activities required for the preparation of an Environmental Baseline Survey (EBS). Additional services required include preparation of Findings of Suitability to Transfer (FOST) and/or Findings of suitability to Lease (FOSL), decision documents that incorporate all essential issues, and the preparation of BRAC Clean-up Plans (BCPS). SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 in the Monday publication of the Commerce Business Daily for general selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria A-D are primary. Criteria E-F are secondary and will only be used as "tie-breakers" among technically equal firms. A. Professional Qualifications: The selected firm must have either in-house or through consultants the following disciplines: (1) Environmental Engineer; (2) Civil Engineer; (3) Geotechnical Engineer; (4) Chemical Engineer; (5) Biologist; (6) Archaeologist; (7) Industrial Hygienist; (8) Chemist; (9) Hydro-geologist; (10) Geologist; (11) Cost Estimator; (12) Socio-economist. Evaluation of each discipline will consider education, registration, and relevant experience. Resumes (Block 7 of the SF 255) must be provided for these disciplines, including consultants. In the resumes under Project Assignments, use the same disciplines nomenclature as is used in this advertisement. Registration is required for the Environmental Engineer, Civil Engineer, Geotechnical Engineer, and Chemical Engineer; B. Specialized experience and technical competence: (1) Knowledge of Current Army Policies, guidance, and regulations for preparing national Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents; (2) Knowledge and experience with Army Base Realignment and Closure NEPA models; (3) Knowledge and experience with Endangered Species Act, Clean Air and Water Act, National Historic Preservation Act and related Executive Orders; (4) Experience with Headquarters Department of the Army, the Army Environmental Center, the office of the Chief of Staff for operations and Plans, Army Major Commands and the Army Base Closure Office (DAIM-BO), the President's Council on Environmental Quality, the Army force structure, operations, and environmental requirements; (5) In Block 10 of the SF255 describe the firm's quality management plan, including the team's organization with an organizational chart, quality assurance, cost control, and coordination of the in-house work with consultants; C. Capacity to Accomplish the Work: The capacity to accomplish at least (3) $300,000 individual task orders simultaneously; D. Past Performance: Past performance on Department of Defense (DOD) contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; E. Small Business, Small Disadvantage Business, and Women-Owned Small Business Participation: Extent of participation of small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort; F. Equitable Distribution of DOD contracts: Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24 of the Monday publication of the Commerce Business Daily. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 in the Monday publication of the Commerce Business Daily for general submission requirements. Interested Architect-Engineer firms having the capabilities to perform this work are invited to submit one (1) completed copy of their SF 255 Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project for themselves and one (1) completed copy of their SF 254 for themselves and one for each of their subcontractors to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, CESAM-EN-DW, ATTN: Mr. Dewayne Brackins, 109 St.Joseph Street, Mobile, AL 36602; or P.O. Box 2288-0001, Mobile, AL 36628-0001. The 12/98 edition of the forms must be used, and may be obtained from the Government Printing Office. Submittals must be received no later than 4:00 P.M. local time on March 23, 1999. Regulation requires that the Selection Board cannot consider any submittals received after this time and date. Late proposal rules in FAR 15.412 will be followed for submittals received after the closing date of this announcement. Include RFP Number in Block 2b and ACASS number in Block 3b of the SF 255. To obtain ACASS number, fax the first page of your SF 254 to the ACASS Center at 503-808-4596 or call the ACASS Center at 503-808-4590. A maximum of ten (10) projects including the prime and consultants, will be reviewed in Block 8. In Block 10 of the SF 255, responding firms must indicate the number and amount of fees awarded on DOD (Army, Navy, and Air Force) A-E contracts during the 12 months prior to this notice, including change orders and supplemental agreements for the submitting office only. In Block 10 of the SF 255, also provide the design quality management plan and the names and telephones numbers of clients as references on three most recent, medical facility designs. A project specific design quality control plan must be prepared and approved by the Government as a condition of contract award, but is not required with this submission. Response to Block 10 is limited to 25 pages. This is not a request for proposal. Solicitation packages are not provided. As required by acquisition regulations, interviews for the purpose of discussing prospective contractors' qualifications for the contract will be conducted only for those firms considered highly qualified after submittal review by the selection board. Interviews will be conducted by telephone. To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration database. For instructions on registering with the CCR, please see the CCR Web site at http://www.acq.osd.mil/ec. ***** Posted 02/17/99 (W-SN299404). (0048)

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