Officer in Charge of Construction, Naval Air Weapons Station, Bldg 978, Code 832000D, China Lake, California 93555-6100

C -- A/E SERVICES FOR MISCELLANEOUS ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION, CHINA LAKE, CA SOL N68711-00-R-8723 DUE 060800 POC Patricia A. Crom, (760) 939-4423 WEB: Click here to view any available information and/or, http://esol.navfac.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Any questions may be submitted, in writing, to this, crompa@efdsw.navfac.navy.mil. TITLE -- ARCHITECTURAL / ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR MISCELLANEOUS ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SERVICES AT/FOR THE NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION, CHINA LAKE, CALIFORNIA. SOL N68711-00-R-8723 Description Attention Small Business Firms and Unrestricted Firms. This proposed contract is set-aside for Small Business Concerns. In the event responses are not adequate to establish competition in accordance with the Brooks Act (3 or more qualified firms establishes adequate competition), the solicitation will become Unrestricted. Therefore, responses are being accepted from all firms. If adequate competition can be established with the Small Business firms, this proposed contract will be set aside for Small Business concerns and the Unrestricted responses will not be evaluated. However, if adequate competition cannot be established with the Small Business firms, the procurement will be Unrestricted. This will be an INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY Contract. Please mail your Standard Forms 254 and 255 to: Contracting Officer, Attn: Patricia A. Crom, Code 832000D, Building 00978, 1 Administration Circle, Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, CA 93555-6100. Expertise related to this contract include: soil/groundwater investigation and remediation; hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD) permitting and management (including Open Burn/Open Detonation facilities); hazardous waste management; stormwater and industrial wastewater management; pollution prevention; PCB management; underground storage tank remediation; risk assessments and toxicology; biology and ecology (focusing on threatened or endangered species); archaelogy; and National Environmental Policy Act documentation (focusing on Environmental Assessments). Architect / Engineer services are required for, but not limited to the following: sampling of all media types, including groundwater, surface water, soil, debris, and air, using appropriate and applicable EPA protocol; drilling (hollow stem auger, air rotary, and mud rotary) for site investigative purposes (soil and groundwater); installation and development of groundwater monitoring wells; preparation and implementation of sampling plans; preparation of site investigation reports which summarize and evaluate results from sampling, etc.; preparation of site health & safety plans; laboratory analyses as required by this contract (All laboratories will be accredited by the CA Department of Health Services' Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program for the specific analytical methods requested.); performance of geophysical surveys; preparation of general and site specific assessments for risks to ecological and human receptors; preparation of site specific feasibility studies for remediation of contaminated sites (Natural attenuation will always be considered as a valid alternative.); performance of base-wide surveys to fulfill various environmental regulations (e.g. industrial wastewater, stormwater, Title V); performance of air toxic inventories; preparation of and/or revisions to RCRA Part B permit applications for treatment and/or storage (Conducting assessments or investigations in support of the Part B permit applications.); preparation of air permit applications to comply with requirements for any of the three air districts; support of asbestos/lead abatement projects; and preparation of NEPA environmental assessments. Please note that San Nicolas Island is under China Lake's jurisdiction and this contract may include projects for that remote site. The term of the contract will be 365 calendar days from the date of contract award, with a one-year option. The Government has the option to extend this contract as needed for project related services. A/E selection criteria will include (in order of importance): (1) Recent specialized experience of the firm and subconsultants in the preparation of studies, reports, and contract documents related to the above listed areas of expertise. Do not list more than a total of 10 projects in Block 8. Indicate which consultants for the proposed team, ifany, participated in the preparation of topics identified in this criteria. (2) Professional qualifications of the staff and consultants. List only the members who will actually manage the project and perform major tasks. Identify and specifically relate each staff member's experience with the areas of expertise identified above. (3) Past performance on contracts with DOD branches and other government agencies in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. Briefly describe internal quality assurance and costs control procedures and indicate effectiveness of those measures. List recent awards, commendations, and other performance evaluation results. (4) Location in the general geographic area and familiarity with the various codes and regulations, as well as agency enforcement jurisdictions applicable to this area. Briefly describe the firm and staff experience for each of the topics identified in the areas of expertise for California. Application of these criteria shallnot significantly reduce the appropriate number of firms to be considered. (5) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time. Indicate the firm's and staff's capacity to ensure consistency over a two year time period. (6) List the small or disadvantaged or woman-owned business firms used as primary consultants or as subconsultants. If a large business concern is selected for this contract, they will be required to submit a subcontracting plan that should reflect a minimum 5% Small Disadvantaged Business and 5% to Women Owned Business of the amount to be subcontracted out. Those firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement and wish to be considered, must submit one copy each of a Standard Form (SF) 254 and SF 255 for the firm and a SF 254 for each consultant listed in block 6 of the firm's SF 255. One copy of the submittal package is to be received in this office no later than 2:00 PM Pacific Time on the date indicated above. Should the due date fall on a weekend or holiday, the submittal package will be due the first workday thereafter. Submittals received after this date and time will not be considered. Additional information requested of applying firms: Indicate solicitation number in block 2b, CEC (Contractor Establishment Code) and/or Duns number (for address listed in block 3) and TIN number in block 3, telefax number (if any) in block 3a and discuss why the firm is especially qualified based on the selection criteria in block 10 of the SF 255. For firms applying with multiple offices, indicate the office that completed each of the projects listed in block 8 and list which office is under contract for any contracts listed in block 9. Use block 10 of the SF 255 to provide any additional information desired. Personal interviews will be scheduled prior to selection of the most highly qualified firm. SF 255's shall not exceed 30 printed pages; double sided are two pages; organizational charts and photographs are excluded. Exception: Photographs with text will be considered as a page).All information must be included on the SF 255 (cover letter, other attachments and pages in excess of the 30 page limit will not be included in the evaluation process). Firms not providing the requested information in the format (i.e. listing more than ten (10) projects in block 8, not providing a brief description of the quality control plan, not listing which office of multiple office firms completed projects listed in block 8, etc.) directed by this synopsis may be negatively evaluated under selection criteria (3). Firms, their subsidiaries, or affiliates, which design or prepare specifications for a construction contract or procurement of supplies, cannot provide the construction or supplies. This limitation also applies to subsidiaries and affiliates of the firm. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. Telegraphic and facsimile SF 255's will not be accepted. In accordance with DFAR 252.204-7004, all firms must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) prior to any award of a contract. Toobtain information on registration, offerors may call 1-888-227-2423, or via the Internet at http://www.ccr2000.com/. The Standard Industrial Code (SIC) for this procurement is 8711 and the annual size standard is $4 million.*** Posted 05/04/00 (W-SN451743). (0125)

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