C -- 100% 8(a) Set-Aside ID/IQ Solicitation for the Navy's Oil & Hazardous Substances Spill Prevent & Response Programs & UST Compliance & Remediation Programs

The Southern Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Charleston, SC, Office of Contracting is currently seeking 8(a) firms for Solicitation N62467-04-R-0131, as a 100% 8(a) Set-Aside. This solicitation is for an Indefinite Quantity of a Variety of Engineering Services Associated with the Navy's Oil and Hazardous Substances Spill Prevention and Response Programs, and with the Navy's Underground Storage Tank (UST) Compliance and Remediation Programs within NAVFAC Southern Division's Area of Responsibility (AOR) that encompasses the following 26 States: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming. However, work may also be added and performed anywhere as required by the Government. The Small Business Size Standard is NAICS (formerly SIC) classification 541330, Engineering Services and the size standard is $4 million dollars. This solicitation will result in the award of one contract. Contract award is contingent on availability of funds. Contract is for one year (approximately $1,000,000/year) with two (2) additional one (1) year option periods. The maximum contract value shall not exceed $3,000,000. A minimum fee of $25,000 is guaranteed for the first year. This guaranteed fee is a recordable obligation at the time of award and as such shall be fully funded. Total value of orders placed the first year serves as the minimum fee for the option period. No one-delivery order will exceed $500,000. NOTE: When a small business receives an award as prime contractor as a result of a small business set-aside solicitation, the small business prime will be required to comply with FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on subcontracting, which states that - at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern. The contract requires that the selected firm have an on-line access to E-mail via the Internet for routine exchange of correspondence, and have Central Contractor Registration. The work will primarily include, but is not limited to, the following professional services: 1. Initial development of, or revision to existing, Oil Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plans. 2. Initial development of, or revision to existing, Oil and Hazardous Substances Facility Spill Response Plans (FRP) and Integrated Contingency Plans (ICP). 3. Development and accomplishment of spill drills and exercises to test the effectiveness of response plans and readiness of Activity response personnel. 4. Initial development, or revision to existing, Marine Fueling Operations Manuals for vessel fueling evolutions. 5. Accomplishment of spill prevention and response training courses. 6. Accomplishment of Incident Command System (ICS) training. 7. Providing Natural Resource Damage Assessment planning and implementation services. 8. Preparation of petroleum UST related studies and reports consistent with Federal Environmental Regulation 40 CFR 280 and applicable state environmental regulations. 9. Consultation on the design, construction, operation and maintenance of petroleum UST systems. 10. Initial development of, or revision to existing, tank management plans. 11. Development of contamination assessments procedures and documentation associated with leaking petroleum storage tanks. 12. Development of release response and corrective action plans. 13. Design of release detection systems. The following criteria (numbered in order of importance) will be used in the selection process: 1. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: a. Technical competence (including education, professional registration and recent experience in similar work). b. Team members shall have an understanding of all applicable Federal and State Regulations pertaining to OHS spill prevention/response and underground storage tank management issues. 2. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Team members shall have recent experience in: a. Developing and revising SPCC plans; b. Developing and revising OHS/FRP/ICP Plans; c. Developing and revising Fueling Operations Manuals; d. Accomplishing spill drill exercises; and conducting spill prevention/response and ICS training; e. Preparation of UST petroleum release site characterization studies and remediation plans, tank management plans, groundwater monitoring plans, and UST removal site closure reports 3. PERFORMANCE: Past performance on contracts with DOD agencies and private industry in terms of quality of work, cost control and compliance with performance schedules. 4. CAPACITY: a. Professional ability to perform multiple projects concurrently; and b. Ability to sustain the loss of key personnel while accomplishing the work within the required time limit. 5. LOCATION: a. Knowledge of probable site conditions; b. Geographic location of the firm with respect to the contract area. 6. VOLUME OF DOD WORK: Firms will be evaluated in terms of work previously awarded to the firm by the DOD within the past twelve months with the objective of affecting an equitable distribution of contracts among qualified A-E firms including small and small disadvantaged business firms and firms that have not had prior DOD A-E contracts. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Standard Form (SF) 254 and 255 will not be used and is replaced with Standard Form 330. If the SF 254/SF 255 is submitted for this solicitation, it will not be reviewed or considered. The package is to include one original SF 330. The form can be found on our website at http://www.esol.navfac.navy.mil/, when you are at the solicitation, click on the box for get solicitation files to download the form. The SF 330 form should be typed, one-sided and not less than 12 pitch font. Do not submit more than 25 pages, this includes the first six pages of the SF 330. In order to assist the committee to more efficiently review all applications, include an attachment after Section C. On the attachment present an organizational chart of the proposed team showing the names and roles of all key personnel listed in Section E and the firm they are associated with as listed in Section C. Please include your DUNS, CAGE and TIN numbers in block 30 of the SF 330, as discussed in the DOD FAR Supplement, Part 204. All interested 8(a) concerns will submit two (2) copies of the completed SF 330, verifying their qualifications, to this office VIA E-MAIL to Susan.gerber@navy.mil or by mail to, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southern Division, P. O. Box 190010, 2155 Eagle Drive, North Charleston, SC 29419-9010, no later than Wednesday 30 June 2004, by 4:00 pm Eastern Time. Facsimile responses will not be accepted. Label lower right corner of outside mailing envelope with A-E Services, ATTN: ACQ21SG Submittals received after this date and time will not be considered. Site visits will not be arranged during advertisement period. The Contracting Officer for this solicitation is Chris Cotton.