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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF OCTOBER 22,1999 PSA#2460311 HSW/PK 8005 9th St. Brooks AFB, TX C -- 3P -- AE ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS SOL F41624-99-R-8031 DUE
122099 POC James Matthess WEB: 3P -- AE Environmental Website,
http://sarah.brooks.af.mil/sarah/ViewSolicitation.asp?ID=3D99R-8031=.
E-MAIL: James Matthess, james.matthess@hqafcee.brooks.af.mil. SIC 8711
applies to this acquisition, with a size standard of = $4M. The Air
Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE), Brooks = AFB, TX
desires to contract with Architect-Engineer (A&E) firms to = perform
Title I, Title II, and Other A&E Services to administrate, =
coordinate, and technically support environmental programs of interest
= to the government worldwide, but primarily on locations at Air Force
= installations in the 50 United States. The work includes all efforts
= necessary to manage and execute Title I, Title II, and Other A&E =
Services for restoration, pollution prevention, compliance, and =
conservation environmental projects. Title I efforts include all =
aspects of design such as preparation of contract plans, =
specifications, scheduling, cost estimates, and preparation of =
operating and design manuals. Title I efforts also encompass those =
efforts required to support and develop the design of a specific =
project, including: planning and programming; program management; =
scoping; studies; investigations; evaluations; consultations; =
conceptual design; value engineering; and operation, monitoring and =
optimization of environmental treatment or control systems. Title II =
services include supervision, inspection, and oversight of =
environmental construction projects. Other environmental A&E services
= include a full range of environmental management services necessary
for = the implementation of restoration, pollution prevention,
compliance, = and conservation environmental projects. These efforts
include: = planning and programming; program management; scoping;
studies; = services; investigations; evaluations; consultations;
conceptual = design; value engineering; and operation, monitoring and
optimization = of environmental treatment or control systems. As well
as, other = related services for the continuation of an existing
environmental = program or to establish an initial environmental
program. These = resulting contracts are the follow-on to the existing
AFCEE A&E = services contracts known as 3P+. A&E selection procedures
will be used = to competitively award six (6) to twelve (12)
indefinite = delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contracts. One (1) or
more of = these contracts may be awarded as competitive 8(a)
set-asides. The = estimated program ceiling for all contracts awarded
under this = announcement is $480 million. No single contract will
exceed $200 = million. The Best Estimated Quantity (BEQ) used for each
full and open = contract award is $40 million. The 8(a) set-aside
contract(s) will have = an estimated BEQ of $10 million to $20 million.
The AFCEE may elect to = award Mentor-Prot=E9g=E9 agreements between
the successful offerors and = small disadvantaged businesses in
accordance with the DoD “Pilot = Mentor-Prot=E9g=E9
Program.” Each basic ID/IQ contract will have = an ordering
period of five years with the period of performance = extending two
years beyond the ordering period. There will be no option = periods.
There is a minimum order amount guarantee of $15,000 per = contract.
All contracts awarded under this announcement are subject to = an
Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) Clause. Please see the =
AFCEE Web site (http://www.afcee.brooks.af.mil) for a full-text version
= of this clause as well as a complete copy of the draft Statement of
= Work (SOW). Be advised that the draft SOW is for informational
purposes = only and is not to be used in preparing a response to this
notice. = Also, firms are advised to review the referenced OCI clause
and include = a subsequent acknowledgement and statement of
understanding of the OCI = clause in their submittal. Failure to
include this signed statement in = the SF 254/255 will negate
consideration of the firm for this = solicitation. Task orders issued
under the basic ID/IQ contract will be = used to direct performance of
required effort. The basic ID/IQ contract = will be structured to
allow for the issuance of both time-and-materials = and fixed-price
task orders. Selection of the A&E firms for these = contracts will be
based on the following evaluation factors which are = listed in
priority order of importance: (1) Specialized Experience and =
technical competence -- of the firm/teaming arrangement in
environmental = restoration, compliance, pollution prevention, and
conservation study = and design (Title I) work, Title II inspection
service and other = professional services related to environmental
requirements. In Block 8 = of the SF-255, list only current projects or
projects completed in the = past five years. (2) Past Performance -- on
contracts, with government = agencies and private industry, in terms of
cost control, quality of = work, and compliance with performance
schedules as related to A&E = environmental services. Emphasis will
also be placed on performance of = projects simultaneously at multiple
geographical areas throughout the = 50 United States and its
territories as well as worldwide locations. = Cite examples of
recognition for technical achievements, cost savings, = or
commendations received by your team for projects similar to those =
being requested in this synopsis. Include experience your team has =
applying innovative or value engineering solutions to environmental =
projects. (3) Professional Capacity -- existing capacity of the firm's
= professional staff to accomplish the work shall be evaluated to =
determine if the firm has the resources to provide quality products =
within the time frames required. Subcontractors/teaming partners to be
= included by the prime contractor in their response should be clearly
= identified as such for evaluation purposes and will later be agreed
to = during negotiations of any resultant contract. Within the SF-255,
Block = 10, each firm shall demonstrate how they will manage,
coordinate and = administer the work among any teaming partners and
subcontractors, to = include chemical analytical laboratories. (4)
Professional = Qualifications -- experience, training, certification,
and education of = firm's key personnel that will be assigned to these
projects; the type = and quality of environmental projects the staff
has been involved with = in the past; and, the ability of the staff to
be effectively innovative = and contribute to the successful
completion of project task orders. In = Block 4 of the SF 255
(Personnel by Discipline) show the entire = proposed team by listing
personnel from the prime contractor in line B = and personnel from
subcontractors in line A. (5) Volume of Work -- = volume of work
previously awarded to the firm by DoD. This information = shall be
recorded in Block 9 of the SF-255 by listing the total amount = of DoD
contracts awarded for the previous 12 months from the date of = this
announcement to the firm/teaming arrangement. (6) Location -- all = A&E
firms responding will meet the evaluation criteria for this factor. =
Accordingly, no one firm will have a geographic advantage under this =
factor. (7) In accordance with FAR 19.1202-2, the extent of Small =
Disadvantaged Business (SBD) participation will be evaluated under this
= acquisition in the following areas; 1) The extent to which SDB
concerns = are specifically identified; 2) past performance of the firm
in = complying with subcontracting plan goals for SDB concerns and
monetary = targets for SDB participation; 3) and the extent of
participation of = SDB concerns in terms of the value of the total
acquisition. An offeror = may elect to propose a Mentor-Prot=E9g=E9
relationship as a means of = fulfilling this requirement Firms who are
slated may be interviewed by = the evaluation board. Information to be
provided will be determined at = the time the decision is made to hold
interviews.=20 Prospective firms shall submit two copies of completed
U. S. Government = Standard Forms 254 and 255 to AFCEE/ERD, Attn: Mr.
Stephen Escude, 3207 = North Road, Brooks AFB, TX, 78235-5363, no
later than 4:30 PM CST on = December 20, 1999. Firms are directed to
keep the total page count of = submission to no more than 50 pages (8.5
x 11, minimum element font = size 10, double sided and secured with
plastic comb binding element, = landscape format, head to foot layout);
any additional pages and/or = other documents submitted will be
destroyed without consideration. = Electronic format (Adobe Acrobat
PDF) SF 254 and SF 255s will be = accepted in addition to the mandatory
hard copies described above. = Interested firms should state in SF 254
(block 4) if they are a small = business, small disadvantaged
business, or an 8 (a) firm as defined in = FAR Part 19. This is not a
request for proposal.=20 All technical and contractual matters should
be addressed to 311th = HSW/PKVC, Mr. Jim Matthess, 3207 North road,
Brooks AFB, TX 78235-5363, = (210) 536-4517. Mr. Matthess' e-mail
address is: = james.matthess@hqafcee.brooks.af.mil and communication by
electronic = media is preferred. An Ombudsman has been appointed to
hear concerns = from offerer or potential offerers during the submittal
development = phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman
is not to = diminish the authority of the program director or
contracting officer, = but to communicate contractor concerns, issues,
disagreements, and = recommendations to the appropriate government
personnel. When = requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict
confidentiality as to the = source of the concern. The Ombudsman does
not participate in the = evaluation of A&E submittals or elsewhere in
the acquisition process. = Interested parties are invited to call the
appointed Ombudsman, Mr. = Stephen Plaisted, ASC/SY at ((937) 255-9005
Posted 10/20/99 (D-SN393457). (0293) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0019 19991022\C-0003.SOL)
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