C--Indefinite Delivery Architect-Engineer Services Contract For HTRW, Primarily Various Locations, Alaska

1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: No additional information shall be provided and no solicitation will be issued. Interested firms shall respond by submitting a SF 330 listing their qualifications in accordance with the instructions below. Submittals must be received at the address indicated above not later than COB (4:00 pm Alaska time) on October 18, 2007. This is not a request for proposal. This Indefinite Delivery contract(s) is being procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act as implemented in FA R Subpart 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work. North American Industrial Classification System code is 541330, which has a size standard of $4,500,000 in average annual re ceipts. To receive award contractors must be registered in the CCR. This announcement is set-aside for Small Business firms. The contract shall be indefinite delivery firm fixed price with a contract limit of $7,500,000 over five years. There is no spe cific task order limit except the limit of the contract. The contract award is anticipated for December 2007. This District currently has a contract in place for like services. The allocation of requirements to each of these contracts will be based on t he assessment of best value for the Government and may include an assessment by the Government of any or all of the following factors. a. Equitable allocation of work among contracts; b. Specific and unique capabilities; c. Apparent capacity of the contra ctor to perform the anticipated type of work; d. Past performance on earlier orders under the contract, including quality, timeliness and cost control; e. Ability to accomplish the order in the required time, and meet required delivery schedules. f. Exper ience and/or ongoing work (locality and/or type); understanding of local factors and geography. g. Remaining contract capacity to include potential impact on other orders placed with the contractor. h. Minimum order requirements. i. Available personnel. j. The amount of time contractors need to make informed business decisions on whether to respond to potential orders. All responders are advised that this contract may be canceled or revised at any time during the solicitation, selection, evaluation, ne gotiation, and final award. In addition, no projects are yet authorized and no funds are presently available. This solicitation does not guarantee work to selected firms. To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered in the DoD Central Co ntractor Registration (CCR) and Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). Register via the CCR Internet site at http://www.ccr.gov or by calling the CCR Assistance Center at +1 (555) 000-0000 or +1 (555) 000-0000. For ORCA, register at https:// orca.bpn.gov/login.aspx Responding firms must address each discipline, clearly indicate which shall be subcontracted, and provide a separate SF330 for each subcontractor. The AE contractor shall employ, for the purpose of performing that portion of the c ontract work in the State of Alaska, individuals who are residents of the State, and who, in the case of any craft or trade, possess or would be able to acquire promptly the necessary skills to perform the contract. (This means that work physically comple ted in the state of Alaska must use Alaska residents. Please contact the Administrative POC above if you require further explanation.). 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The selected A-E firm would be required to have sufficient staff, flexibility, and capability to be available on an as-needed basis. The Corps HTRW program covers planning and design for cleanup of unsafe, hazardous, toxic, and radiological wastes, and debris at various locations in Alaska. The selected firm must have the skills for and may perf orm any or all of the following tasks: technical expertise in all phases of environmental and HTRW management; chemical sampling; resource and regulatory agency coordination; RCRA/CERCLA/SARA/TSCA compliance as appropriate for specific sites or projects; community relations; developing conceptual site models; supervising and performing assessments; site investigation; remedial investigation/feasibility studies; d ebris inventory; establishment of Data Quality Objectives (DQOs); developing and implementing sampling, chemical QA/OC, and health and safety plans; assessment of chemical data quality and development of chemical quality assurance reports, reviewing and in terpreting chemical sampling analysis, and developing alternative cleanup levels; performing hazard assessments; selecting the most appropriate, cost effective remedial action; scoring the site using the EPA Hazard Ranking System (HRS); preparing remedial action plans and cost estimates; perform chemical data validation that complies with current USEPA Level IV functional guideline requirements; perform underground storage tank assessment work (requires Quality Assurance Program Plan (QAPP) approved by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation); and technical support during the construction phase. The selected firm must demonstrate the ability to provide AutoCAD formatted drawings and all support files that conform to and are compatible with the A laska District CAD systems through the life of this contract, for all projects. Firms should have access to laboratories participating in the EPA Contract Laboratory Program (CLP) or the equivalent capabilities required for the CLP. The lab facilities wi ll require Corps of Engineers validation for all required testing. The validation requires a comprehensive laboratory Quality Control (QC) manual, successful analyses of performance audit (PA) samples, laboratory facility inspection, and personnel interv iews. 3. LOCATION: Various Locations, Alaska. 4. SELECTION CRITERIA: The candidate A-E firms shall be ranked in accordance with the selection criteria. The following selection criteria are listed in descending order of importance. Criteria (A)-(D) ar e primary selection criterion: (A) Minimum requirements for professional qualifications: (1) Two (2) senior level staff each with a minimum of 10 years experience of which 5 years are specifically related to environmental and HTRW activities; One (1) se nior chemist with a minimum of 5 years experience with EPA and ADEC test methods; One (1) biologist experienced with the National Environmental Policy Act and the ecological assessment of hazardous waste sites under CERCLA; One (1) professionally registere d engineer (either Civil, Environmental, or Chemical Engineer) with a demonstrated background in environmental engineering, site investigations and remediation. One (1) industrial hygienist; One (1) registered geologist/groundwater hydrologist; One (1) en vironmental consultant skilled in public involvement and community relations, with emphasis on rural Alaska communities; and One (1) field chemist (The field chemist must have a minimum of 2 years chemical and environmental sampling experience). (2) AE Fi rm(s) should be multi-disciplined in the environmental field but may subcontract certain specialized work such as: underground storage tank assessment work; preparation of risk assessment and treatability studies; and chemical data validation to comply wit h USEPA Level IV. Responding firms must address each discipline, clearly indicate which shall be subcontracted, and provide a separate SF330 for each subcontractor. (B) Specialized experience and technical competence in investigative and remediation desi gn/HTRW-type of work; (C) Capacity to maintain schedules and accomplish required work in the required time; (D) Past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with schedules; NOTE: Criteria (E)-(F ) are secondary and will only be used as 'tie-breakers' among firms which are rated as technically equal after the interview phase of the selection process. Th e secondary selection criteria in descending order of importance are: (E) Geographic Proximity. (F) Volume of DoD Contract Awards. 5. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Firms submitting their qualifications should provide ONLY 1 copy and must include the followi ng additional information as indicated: a) Part I, block c (11): include if previously worked with subcontractor and estimated percentage involvement for each team member; b) Part I, block F (24): include separate values for professional fee and construct ion for each project identified; and c) Part I, block H (3): address how your team meets each selection criterion. Include an organization chart of the key personnel to be assigned to the project. The 6/04 edition of the SF330 MUST be used, and may be ob tained from the Government Printing Office at: http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/formslibrary.do?formType=SF or from commercial software suppliers for use with personal computers and laser printers in both Adobe Acrobat PDF and Form Flow formats. Part I-H of the SF 330 describes the firms overall Design Quality Management Plan. A detailed contract-specific Design Quality Management Plan, which includes quality control and quality assurance plans, must be prepared for Government approval as a condition of contract award, but is not required with this submission. Part I and II of the SF 330 must be submitted. Submittals must be received at the address indicated above not later than COB (4:00 pm Alaska time) on the above response date. Any submittals recei ved after this date will not be considered. Note regarding hand carried submittals, express mail or mail delivered commercially: VISITORS TO ELMENDORF AFB: NOTE: BE ADVISED THAT DUE TO BASE SECURITY MEASURES, YOU WILL NEED EXTRA TIME TO PROCESS THROUGH THE GATE. You are required to have the following to obtain a base pass: current Anchorage emissions control inspection certificate, driver's license, DOD ID card (if applicable), proof of insurance, Alaska vehicle registration, and Contracting Division po int of contact/telephone number. In addition, contractor must submit a request for pass at least 48 hours prior to desired date and time of base entry. For a day pass request, please contact Roger D. Williams, at +1 (555) 000-0000 or e-mail request to roger.d contact@example.gov. Requests forwarded after this date will not be considered. No additional information shall be provided, and no faxed or e-mailed submittals shall be accepted. This is not a request for proposal.