Commanding Officer, NAVFACCO, Bldg 41 Code 80, NAVFACENGCOMDET-SLC, 4111 San Pedro Street, Port Hueneme, CA 93043-4410

F -- ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SUPPORT SOL N47408-00-T-2223 DUE 091100 POC Raymond Brothers, (805) 982-6209 It is the Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center's (NFESC's), intent to purchase commercially available environmental engineering support for the Marine Corps Base Hawaii's (MCBH's) Environmental Department to: 1) inventory and assess the current condition of coral reef ecosystems within the 500-yard security buffer zone of MCBH Mokapu, and along ship-to-shore and shore-to-shore transit corridors used by Marine and Navy vessels within Kane'ohe Bay and between Kailua Bay and MCTAB; identify uses, impacts, access and other demands of stakeholder groups to these coral reef ecosystems that pose present or potential threats to the sustained health of these coral reef ecosystems and/or pose risks to sustainable USMC use of these areas for vital transit, training maneuvers, and security buffer protection purposes; summarize findings and correlated management concerns; and provide recommendations on priority short- and long-term management goals, programs, and activities based on these findings in the form of a Coral Reef Ecosystem Management Plan (CREMP) which must be completed by the Congressionally-mandated deadline of November 2001; 2) assess regional habitat enhancement opportunities for MCBH endangered Hawaiian stilt and identify relative value and conditions of MCBH habitat (Nu'upia Ponds and various small wetlands on Mokapu and MCTAB) and on non-MCBH habitat in the region; assess impacts of current actions (or non actions) to improve habitat on these sites and their likely contribution to successful present/potential stilt utilization; findings and correlated management concerns shall be summarized and recommendations offered on priority short- and long-term management goals, programs and activities to be pursued by MCBH alone and/or in cooperation with regional stakeholder partners to improve regional Hawaiian stilt recovery; and, 3) develop an Invasive Species Management Plan (ISMP) that incorporates the current exemplary control and management programs, enhance the existing but deficient nuisance wildlife control program, coordinate vertebrate pest control with the Base Pest Management Plan, and integrate the invasive species control with the landscape/grounds maintenance concerns. Each task shall be incorporated in the MCBH NEPA compliant Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan (INRMP). The proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria in order of importance (Best Value): 1)Qualifications of Personnel- Provide resumes of people actually doing the work. Limit each resume to two pages per person being proposed. 2)Past Performance- Each offeror must provide three references for previous performance. Include the dollar amount of the reference, a brief description of work (no more than one page) and a current point of contact. The offeros should be sensitive to Hawaiian cultural concerns. The winning offeror will interact with state and local Hawaiian organizations/Government. They must demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of guidelines and policies applicable to the work defined in the Statement of Work; such as NEPA, State of Hawaii, DOD, and Marine Corps Natural and Cultural Resource Protection guidelines and policy compliance. Include this in Past Performance Description and/or provide a one page description of the applicable areas previously mentioned. 3)Technical Approach- Each offeror shall provide a clear understanding of the technical requirements of the Staement of work. Limited to three pages. Failure to provide any of the information requested in the solicitation can cause your offer to be non-responsive. The proposed purchase order is a 100% small business set-aside. The RFQ may be obtained by downloading a copy from the Navy website: esol.navfac.navy.mil after 1 September 2000. Any questions, please contact Raymond Brothers, telephone (805) 982-6209, FAX (805) 982-3015. See Note 1. Posted 08/25/00 (W-SN490421). (0238)

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