B--Analytical Laboratory Services for Environmental Sample Analysis

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, intends to negotiate an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) for Analytical Laboratory Services for Environmental Sample Analysis. The firm will be used primarily, but not exclusively, to perfor m various field investigations for hazardous, toxic and radioactive waste (HTRW) projects that involve collection of primary samples, split samples, and quality assurance samples from various hazardous and toxic waste sites located inside and outside Distr ict Boundaries. Performance of work must be by a USACE certified laboratory. The period of performance shall be for one (1) year from the date of contract award and will include (2) option years. The estimated maximum in contract value per year is $300, 000 with options NTE $900,000. The solicitation shall be in the form of a Request for Proposals (RFP). The acquisition will be a negotiated, best value procurement using the procurement process prescribed in FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items. Proposals shall be evaluated on the basis of the following factors listed in descending order of importance. The subfactors within each factor will be of equal importance. 1) Technical capability consisting of detection and reporting limits for test par ameters and VOCs and professional qualifications and expertise of the firm in the Environmental field, 2) Past performance with similar size and type of work, as well as capability to handle multiple projects issued simultaneously, 3) Management Approach c onsisting of providing data results in electronic format directly from Laboratory Information Management System, internet access, same day courier services, providing quality assurance manual, and ability to retain analytical data for five years, and 4) Su bcontracting Efforts. Contractors must submit proposals in two parts: a technical proposal and a price proposal. Technical proposals will be evaluated based on content, form, and technical acceptability. The technical section of the proposal is the mos t important and will be weighted over price. Award of a contract will not be based solely on a lowest-price basis. Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal offers the best value to the Government in terms of the factors as stated. Contractors mus t register on the Internet and download the solicitation package and all amendments from the following address: https://ebs.nap.usace.army.mil on or after the issue date of the solicitation. If any information changes during the advertisement period, cont ractors are responsible to make changes to their user profile on the Internet. Failure to make changes in their user profile may cause a delay in receiving notice of the solicitation or any amendments. Hard copies will not be available. Solicitation Num ber W912BU-04-R-0010 will be issued on or about 23 January 2004 with an offer due date on or about 24 February 2004. Offerors are responsible for printing paper copies of the solicitation. This procurement is unrestricted. The NAICS Code is 541380 with a size standard of $6 MILLION. Affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract. Award will be made as a whole to one offeror. No other notification to firms for this project will be made. All contractor s must be registered in the DoD’s Central Contract Register before award as required by DFARS 204.7300 and must be in compliance with the VETS 100 reporting requirement. Instructions will be included in the RFP.