US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center Huntsville, 4820 University Square, Huntsville, AL 35816-1822

B -- ORDNANCE CLEANUP AT FORT MCCLELLAN, AL SOL DACA87-99-R-0009 DUE 051799 POC Contract Specialist Lydia Tadesse (256) 895-1169 E-MAIL: Nick.Etheridge@hnd01.usace.army.mil, Lydia.B.Tadesse@hnd01.usace.army.mil. This requirement is for the risk reduction/cleanup of Ordnance and Explosives (OE) at Fort McClellan, AL. Fort McClellan (FTMC) is a U.S Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) facility and is scheduled to close in September 1999 under the Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC). Its primary use has been for troop training (artillery, small arms, chemical warfare training, etc.) and demobilization activities. As such, there are a number of active and inactive firing ranges. The contract will acquire the necessary services for the identification, location, removal, and disposal of OE at FTMC. The primary objective of this acquisition, however, is to change the traditional approach to OE clearance from excavation and disposal, to a new approach of spending more effort on discriminating actual OE from scrap prior to excavating. The second objective is to integrate all specified aspects of OE risk reduction/cleanup to include: systems integration, data management (i.e., geographical information systems, etc.), historical data analysis, footprint reduction methodologies, field reconnaissance, engineering evaluations, geophysical mapping, anomaly discrimination, cost analysis, risk analysis, statistical sampling and analysis, and sampling, removal and disposal of OE, under the management of a single contractor. The selected contractor will also be responsible for Non-stockpile Chemical Warfare Material (NSCWM) operations and comprehensive air monitoring for HTRW and NSCWM operations. The overall objective is to clean areas of OE to the extent that they become fully suitable for the intended reuse purpose. A key component of this acquisition is to revolutionize the approach to OE risk reduction/cleanups by applying innovative technologies and/or innovative approaches to improve quality and productivity while reducing cost. A two-phase evaluation process will be utilized. The initial phase will be evaluation of past performance, technical and management capability, and price. The price proposal will include fully burdened labor rates and a cost proposal for execution of an actual task order. For evaluation purposes, the actual task order will include OE location, excavation, and disposal for a defined area on the installation. Excavation and disposal costs will be based on the fixed hypothetical number of OE items. The OE location portion of the cost proposal shall be based on the technology(ies) that the offeror plans on field demonstrating in phase two of the selection process. Those respondents who are the highest rated offerors with a realistic chance for award in phase one will then be asked to demonstrate (phase two) their technology approach for the OE location at FTMC on representative test grids, at no cost to the Government. Offerors will be evaluated and scored based on their actual field performance. After completing the field demonstration, offerors will then be given the opportunity to revise their price/cost proposal for the actual task order. The contract will be awarded to the offeror who is judged to provide the best value based upon evaluation of all factors. At the time of the basic contract award, the Government intends to also award the above referenced task order. The contract will require the contractor to continually assess and upgrade their technology and technical knowledge throughout the life of the contract. The period of performance is for a base year and includes provisions for four one year optional periods of performance. The contract type is an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity type contract with provisions for issuing fixed-price and time-and-materials task orders. Approximately 85% of the task order effort will be firm fixed-price. The contract will be a services contract. The estimated dollar value, including options, for the contract awarded is $50 million. It is anticipated that a single award will be made from this effort. This is not a request for proposals (RFP). It is anticipated that the RFP will be released on or about April 5, 1999 with proposals due on or about May 17, 1999. This acquisition will be conducted on a full and open competition basis. Any prospective offeror may comment on the plan for full and open competition, as opposed to a small business set-aside. Small businesses seeking to object must include a statement of their qualifications/experience. Comments and qualifications/experience are limited to a maximum of five pages and shall address only this set-aside issue. Prospective offerors will have a full opportunity later in the acquisition to comment about any other aspects of the solicitation. The comments presently being solicited shall be submitted by no later than March 26, 1999. Selected draft sections of the solicitation may be located on the following web-site address: http://www.hnd.usace.army.mil/oew/projwebs/States/alsites.htm. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Telephone requests will not be honored. All requests should be submitted in writing to: U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, ATTN: CEHNC-CT-S/Tadesse, P.O. Box 1600, 4820 University Square, Huntsville, Alabama 35807. You may fax your requests to the attention of Lydia Tadesse at (256) 895-1378. A pre-proposal conference and site visit will be scheduled at Ft. McClellan prior to submission of proposals. The services or supplies to be procured under this RFP are classified in the Standard Industrial Classification as Code 8711, Engineering Services. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item under this proposed acquisition. See Numbered Note 26. Posted 03/10/99 (W-SN307100). (0069)

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