C -- Environmental Services for Water/Wastewater

The North American Classification System (NAICS) for this procurement is 541620 and the Size Standard is $6.5 Million. Work includes study, evaluation, and/or design of potable water and domestic/industrial wastewater systems within the geographical regions of NAVFAC Washington, District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. The Contractor may also, on occasion, be tasked to provide the services described herein to any DOD or other Federal agency activities worldwide. These projects will be assigned on an exception basis, and will be used for example, to take advantage of the contractor?s specialized expertise to address unique technical problems, and where necessary, undertake expedited response action, as determined by the Contracting Officer on a case-by-cast basis. Work pertaining to potable water may include, but is not limited to, everything the condition and capacity requirements of the supply, treatment, distribution, and storage systems; performing studies pertaining to cross connection control, water distribution operations and maintenance, disinfectants and disinfection byproducts, sanitary surveys, corrosion control in distribution systems, water conservation, and well head protection; performing computerized hydraulic analyses of the potable water distribution system using Hardy Cross techniques; developing unidirectional flushing programs; preparing/updating Operation and Maintenance (O&M)manuals; providing SCADA control system assistance; conduction flow and/or leak detection testing within the distribution system; and performing vulnerability assessments and emergency response plans for water treatment facilities. Work pertaining to domestic/industrial wastewater may include, but is not limited to, evaluating the condition, capacity, and optimization requirements of the treatment and associated collection systems; performing studies pertaining to Total Maximum Daily Loads and predictive evaluations (e.g. mixing zones), water quality modeling, infiltration/inflow, wastewater reuse, alternative disinfection, wastewater characterization and treatability, oily waste/waste oil, and EMS policy or other standard; reviewing and developing utility services industrial wastewater management; preparing/updating O&M manuals; providing SCADA control system assistance; and preparing Federal and/or state point and non-point National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit and industrial pretreatment permit applications and Low Impact Development (LID) System. In addition to services described above, work pertaining to potable water and domestic/industrial wastewater systems during the life of the contract may also include developing/modifying Geographical Information Systems (GIS)and AUTOCAD drawings; conducting Environmental Management System (EMS) reviews, inspection/gap analyses and/or progress reviews to ensure conformance to a specified standard such as ISO 14001, Navy contract requirements and modifications; identifying environmental project requirements and preparing military project justifications (e.g., DD form 1391); preparing plans and specifications with construction cost estimates; conducting asbestos surveys, soil investigations, and various testing; obtaining environmental permits; reviewing shop drawings; providing construction consultation and construction or Title II inspection services; and preparing construction record drawings. Projects listed in Section 8 of the SF 330 should not be slanted to the above-described work. Interested firms should be capable of obtaining security clearance, if required. Contract award is contingent upon the availability of funds. The contract period is one year with four one-year options for the completed services described above. The total maximum contract value shall not exceed $7,500,000.00 over a 5 year period (approximately $1,500,000.00 per year). The selection process will consider the firm?s ability to accomplish the services described above within the geographical requires of NAVFAC Washington. The following criteria, listed in the order of importance, will be used: 1. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Recent experience of the proposed team in: a) Evaluation of potable water supply, treatment, distribution, and storage systems; b) Evaluation of wastewater collection and treatment systems; c) Environmental compliance and permitting, as applicable, for potable water, domestic and industrial wastewater programs; d)Integrated informational management systems, including GIS applications and relational databases; e) Development and implementation of Environmental Management Systems, including EMS; f) Review and development of water/wastewater utility service contract requirements and modifications; g) Preparation of military project justifications (e.g., DD Form 1391) with associated cost estimates and data sketches; h) Design of potable water and wastewater treatment plants and distribution/collection systems at military installations. 2. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: a)Experience (with present and other firms) and roles of staff members specifically addressed in evaluation criterion number one; b) Technical qualifications of the firm?s team members to evaluate and design environmental systems, particularly potable water and wastewater systems; c) Experience with and knowledge environmental regulations, particularly with the Safe Drinking Water Act, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and Resource Conservation Recovery Act; d) Knowledge of Navy regulations and design criteria through recent design experience; e) Professional registration of the engineering staff which includes states within the geographical regions previously listed. It will not be necessary for prospective firms to hold registrations in all 3 states at the time of submission of the SF 330, but the ability and willingness to obtain registration where it may be needed will be considered in evaluating qualifications. 3. PERFORMANCE: Past performance/ratings of government agencies (Federal, State, local) and private industry contracts in terms of cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules. 4. CAPACITY: Professional ability to perform multiple projects simultaneously; and b)Ability to sustain the loss of key personnel without adverse impact upon assigned tasks. 5. LOCATION: Location of the firm(s) in relation to NAVFFAC WASHINGTON geographic regions in order to ensure timely response to unanticipated requires for on-site support. Firm(s) must be located within a 180 mile radius of the Washington metropolitan area. 6. VOLUM OF WORK: Firm(s) will be evaluated in terms of work previously awarded to the firm by DoD within the past twelve months with the objective of effecting 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. 7. JOINT VENTURE, TEAMING OR SUBCONTRACTOR UTILIZATION: Team will be evaluated on the extent to which potential contractors identify and commit to small business and small disadvantaged business, historically black colleges and universities, or minority institutions in performance of the contract, whether as a joint venture, teaming arrangement, or subcontractor. In order to assist the committee to more efficiently review all applications, a summary of experience, proposed team staffing and depth of additional staff support is requested as part of or in addition to the SF 330 as follows: 1. Summarize in descending order of significance, at least three of you most relevant projects for the type projects required under the experience category. For each of the presented projects give the following information where applicable: a) costs; b) project team members that worked on the project; c) an owner point of contact (with telephone number); d) number and dollar value of change orders. 2. Summarize proposed team in tabular form with the following data: a) firm name; b) individual?s name; c) work history with the individual consultant firm; d) office location (home or branch office); e) Professional degree(s), and date(s); f) Professional Registration(s), date(s) and state(s); g) assigned team responsibility; h) percentage of time committed to this team; and i) synopsis of experience including firm names(s), years with each firm and type of experience with each firm. 3. List number of individuals in each discipline NOT assigned to proposed team who could be used to augment the proposed team (in event of loss of personnel or failure to maintain schedules. 4. A&E responding should be prepared to provide their Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) prior to selection interviews once a short list has been approved. The QAPP will include an explanation of the management approach, an organization chart showing inter-relationship of management and team components and specific quality control process used; a listing of present business commitments with their require completion schedules; financial and credit references (include name and telephone numbers of officers at their financial institutions and performance references other than NAVFAC WASHINGTON, (include 3 or more with names and telephone numbers of the contract administrators) Each firm?s ACASS past performance(s) and performance ratings will be reviewed during the evaluation process and can affect the selection outcome. Firms which meet the requirements listed in this announcement are invited to submit one copy each of the completed SF 330, U.S Government Architect Engineer Qualifications to the office indicated below. Site visits will not be arranged during the advertisement period. This requirement is set-aside for small businesses only. Interested firm(s)are requested to include telefax numbers, DUNS number and Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) on the SF 330. Interested firms are also requested to include their A&E Contractor Appraisal Support System (ACASS) number on the SF 330. Only the SF 330 will be reviewed. Experiences identified in the SF 330 should not be more than 5 years old. The A&E contractor?s are required to register their firms in the Central Contractor Registration database prior to receiving an award. Registration can be accomplished through the Worl Wide Web at http//www.acq.mil.ec. Proposals shall be submitted no later than 2:00 PM, February 7, 2008. Proposals shall be submitted to Ms. Denise Wilson, 1314 Harwood Street SE, Building 212, First Floor Mailroom, Washington navy Yard, Washington, DC 20374.