C--Up to Three Set Aside Service Disabled Veteran Owned Indefinite Delivery Type Environmental Architect Engineering Service Contracts within the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Mission Boundaries and the Nationwide Reserve Missions

Document Type:	Presolicitation Notice
Solicitation Number:	W912QR-71625430A
Posted Date:	Jan 25, 2008
Original Response Date:	Feb 26, 2008
Current Response Date:	Feb 26, 2008
Original Archive Date:	Apr 26, 2008
Current Archive Date:	Apr 26, 2008
Classification Code:	C -- Architect and engineering services
Set Aside:	Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned
Naics Code:	541330 -- Engineering Services

Contracting Office Address

US Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville, 600 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Place, Room 821, Louisville, KY 40202-2230

Description

1) CONTRACT INFORMATION:     The Louisville District intends to award up to three Indefinite Delivery Type contracts, each for a three year base period with an option to extend each contract for an additional two years, at the discretion of the Governme nt.     Each contract will not exceed $5,000,000 including the option period.     Task Orders typically range from $100,000 to $1,000,000.     Firm fixed price Task Orders will be issued; not to exceed the contract amount.     Contract award is anticipated on or about     June 2008.     Some projects may require participation at partnering meetings which could require the AEs to attend an approximate one-day partnering meeting to define expectations of the AE, create a positive working atmosphere, encourage open communication , and identify common goals.     Significant emphasis will be placed on the AEs quality control procedures as the District will perform quality assurance only on each project.     The Government intends to award a second contract from this solicitation within o ne year from the date of this solicitation.     The Contracting Officer will consider the following factors in deciding which contractor will be selected to negotiate an order:     performance and quality of deliverables under the current contract, current capac ity to accomplish the order in the required time, uniquely specialized experience, and equitable distribution of work among the contractors.     The top ranked firm will be awarded the first contract.     If necessary, secondary selection criteria (e-g listed be low) will be used as a tie-breaker among technically equal firms.     Contracts awarded as a result of this announcement will be administered by the Louisville District.     This is a competitive procurement under NAICS Code 541330, open to only Service Disabled     Veteran Owned small businesses.     A firm must be registered in the DOD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) system.     Register via the CCR Internet Site at http://www.ccr.gov.     For further questions and/or concerns, please contact CCR Assistance at (888) 2 77-2423 Monday thru Friday, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, or Electronic Commerce Information Center (ECIC) at (800) 334-3414 Monday thru Friday, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.     To be eligible for award, a firm must have a DUNS number and be registered in the DoD Central Contra ctor Registration (CCR) database, via the CCR Internet site at http://ccr.gov or by contacting the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at (800) 334-3414.     Register to provide representations and certifications at http://orca.bpn.gov.    

2)     PR OJECT INFORMATION:     The work to be performed under this contract will be within the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Mission Boundaries and the nationwide reserve missions to support the Louisville District missions.     The general scope of services under     these contracts is:     performing environmental studies, designs and support of compliance issues under RCRA, CERCLA, other federal programs, and state and local environmental laws and regulations; conducting site surveys and assessments; performing NEPA do cumentation; conducting archaeological surveys; performing ground and aerial surveys; performing risk assessments; conducting surface/subsurface soil, sediment, and rock sampling/testing; water sampling/testing; conducting HTRW laboratory analyses (water, soil, lead paint, asbestos etc); and providing cost estimates for remediation work.     Task orders will be issued with a project/site specific Scope of Work under the general scope of the contract.    

3)     SELECTION CRITERIA:     The selection criteria are     listed below in descending order of importance.     Items (a) thru (d) are primary criteria and (e) thru (g) are secondary, and will only be used as a tie-breaker among technically equal firms.    

(a)     Professional Qualifications of the key management and technical personnel to include appropriate education, training, registration/certification, overall and relevant experience with and knowledge of design and     selection of remediation technologies is required.     The evaluation will consider education, training, registration, certifications, and relevant experience and longevity with the firm.     Firms will be evaluated in terms of professional qualifications and t echnical competence in the type of work required as exhibited by evaluation of the firms staff with regard to experience and roles of staff members specifically on projects addressed in selection criteria (b).     Two resumes are required for the following p ersonnel project assignments, with at least one registered professional in each discipline:     environmental engineer, geotechnical engineer, geologist, hydrogeologist (PE or PG), chemical engineer, civil engineer, structural engineer, mechanical engineer, e lectrical engineer, architect, surveyor (registered Land Surveyor).     In addition, one resume for a professional, qualified by education, training, certification and/or specialized experience is required in each of the following fields:     project manager, ce rtified industrial hygienist (CIH) accredited by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH), chemist, historic architect, hydrologist, hydraulic engineer, cost estimator, environmental law specialist, safety professional, health physicist (for radiolo gical projects), regulatory specialist, human health and ecological risk assessment specialist, archaeologist (masters degree is required to perform as the Primary Investigator), and wildlife and aquatic biologist.     The states of registration and certific ation of each team member must be included on each resume in Block E of SF330.     Block G may also include a matrix that displays the discipline, degree, years of experience, state(s) of registration/certification in each of the specialized experience catego ries for each person on the proposed team.     Individuals proposed for the prospective team may not be dual hatted.

(b)     Specialized Experience and technical competence of the firm and proposed team (including consultants) in the expected activities identified above, to include experience in:     performance of environmental studies and designs conducted under CERCLA and RCRA regulations as well as appropriate state regulations.     Additionally, firms must have expertise in human health and ecological risk     assessment, cost engineering, hydrogeology, Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP), Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC), environmental statistics, NEPA regulations, hydrology, GIS and CADD.     Those projects conducted under the following regulator y authorities will be rated more favorably:     EPA Region 5, EPA Region 4, State EPA authorities for Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio.     Other project characteristics that will be rated more favorably include:     chlorinated solvents in soil and g roundwater; explosives contamination in soil and groundwater; karst hydrogeology, NIKE sites; monitored natural attenuation; land use control plan implementation; IRP sites; FUDS sites; BRAC sites; and projects utilizing the Department of Defense Quality S ystems Manual for Environmental Laboratories (DOD QSM) with the Louisville QSM Supplement, or the Louisville Chemistry Guide (LCG) protocols for chemical laboratory analysis and data validation.     In addition, a brief Study/Design Quality Management Plan in cluding an explanation of the firms management approach, management of subcontractors (if applicable), quality control procedures, firms procedures to insure that internal resources are not overcommitted, and an organizational chart showing the inter-rel ationship of management and various team components (including subcontractors) must be included in Block H of the SF330.     In block H, also indicate the estimated percentage of involvement of each firm on the proposed team.     The prime must self certify  in dicate the percentage of work to be performed by the prime.    

(c)     Capacity to perform concurrent multiple task orders and sufficient staffing and/or tea m to accomplish the same.    

(d)     Past performance with respect to cost control, quality of work compliance with performance schedules on DOD and non-DOD contracts.     Firms must list POC names and phone numbers for each project shown in block F.    

(e)     Superior performance evaluations on recently completed DOD contracts.    

(f)     Knowledge of the locality of the project to include knowledge of local conditions and local codes.    

(g)     Volume of DOD contract awards in the last twelve m onths listed in block H of the SF330.    

4.     SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS:     Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit one paper copy and one electronic copy on one CD of the SF 330, Part I, and one paper copy of SF 330, Part     II for the prime firm.     Each branch office that will have a key role in the proposed contract must also submit a copy of the SF 330 Part II.     Responding firms must submit a current and accurate SF330, Part II, for each proposed consultant.     The proposal s hall be submitted as one file using Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf).     One paper copy of the proposal shall also be submitted.     Font size shall be 10 or larger.     Any firm with an electronic mailbox responding to the solicitation should identif y such address in the SF330, Part I.     Please identify the Dun & Bradstreet number of the office(s) performing the work in Block 5b of the SF330, Part I.     Dun & Bradstreet numbers may be obtained by contacting 1-866-705-5711, or via the internet at www.dnb. com.     The SF 330 will be no longer than 100 pages in length (excluding the SF330, Part IIs) and Block H will be 20 pages or less in length.     Each printed side of a page will count as one page.     Release of firm status will occur within 10 days after approva l of any selection.     All responses on SF330 to this announcement must be received no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on 26 February 2008.     No other information, including pamphlets or booklets, is requested or required: No other general notification to fir ms under consideration for this project will be made.     Facsimile transmissions will not be accepted.     Solicitation packages are not provided and no additional project information will be given to firms during the announcement period.     Submit responses to U S Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: 600 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Pl., Room 821, Louisville, KY 40202-2267.    

Contracting Point Of Contact: Lisa Roseberry (502) 315-6190,
Email     lisa.a.roseberry@usace.army.mil.

Point of Contact

Lisa Roseberry, 502-315-6190

Email your questions to US Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville at lisa.a.roseberry@lrl02.usace.army.mil

Place of Performance

Address:	US Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville 600 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Place, Room 821, Louisville KY
Postal Code:	40202-2230
Country:	US

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