C--IDC for Environmental Services for the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, USACE.

This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiations based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work. Architect-Engineer Environm ental Services are required for projects assigned to Districts within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division geographical boundaries to include Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Huntington, Louisville, Nashville and Pittsburgh Distr icts. The majority of the work under this contract will be done within the boundaries of the Huntington District. If work is required outside the Huntington District, wage rates will be furnished and new line items included by modification. One indefini te delivery contract will be negotiated and awarded with a base year and two option years. Contract amount will not exceed $3,000,000.00 over the life of the contract. Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed price task orders. The contract is antic ipated to be awarded in February 2008. North American Industrial Classification System code is 541330, which has a size standard of $4.5 million in average annual receipts. This announcement is an 8(a) set-aside. To be considered eligible for set-aside procedures, firms must clearly indicate on their SF 330 appropriate certification as an 8(a) contractor. Quality Control Plans will also be required at the time of award. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under the re sulting contract must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act, as determined relative to the employees office location (not the location of the work). To be eligible for contract award, a firm must b e registered in the DoD Central Contractor Registration website (CCR). Register via the CCR Internet site at http://www.ccr.gov or by contacting the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at +1 (555) 000-0000. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Work under this co ntract will include but is not limited to: preliminary assessments; site investigations; remedial investigations; remedial design; services during construction; feasibility/corrective measures studies; site assessments; hazard ranking system packages; pres umptive site assessments and engineering evaluation and cost analysis; treatability studies; pilot scale studies; general investigation and design activities in support of CERCLA, RCRA or other regulatory compliance; geophysical surveys; groundwater and su rface water sampling and modeling; laboratory analysis; data management; GIS support; web site development and maintenance; database development and maintenance; oversight of field operations; construction management support; human and ecological risk asse ssments; community relations; preparation of decision documents and records of decision; various engineering and technical support of corrective measure implementation activities. Additionally, the work will include asbestos inspections, lead paint inspec tions, UST investigations, AMD projects, Brownfields projects and ecosystem restoration projects. The A-E will provide additional services as required to support the Huntington Districts environmental mission. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection crite ria for this particular contract are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria A through E are primary. Criteria F-G are secondary and will only be used as a tie-breaker among firms t hat are essentially technically equal. A. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence. The firm must demonstrate specialized experience and technical competence in: (1) Successfully managing and performing broadly scoped environmental projects, site/op erable unit complexity, and technical challenges as those present or anticipated within Huntington Districts environmental mission; (2) Successful integrated ma nagement and execution of environmental projects requiring significant coordination of simultaneous activities, real-time integration of customer and regulatory agency coordination and input, and development of effective solutions to quickly arising techni cal/managerial challenges without a lapse of performance; (3) Environmental site assessments to determine the potential for site contamination as a result of site activities or from activities on adjoining sites; (4) Site characterization to determine natu re and extent of contamination including design and/or performance of sediment, soil, air and water sampling programs, subsurface investigation programs, installation of monitoring well networks, performance and/or oversight of other investigation techniqu es such as electromagnetic surveys, ground penetrating radar, soil gas surveys, application of surface geophysical techniques, design performance and analysis of in-situ aquifer hydraulic tests, performance and/or oversight of tracer surveys; acquisition a nd analysis of other data to support corrective measure decision-making; (5) Selecting alternatives and developing designs/specifications for alternatives for remedial/removal actions or corrective measures and/or environmental projects of equivalent scope ; (6) Development of typical deliverables supporting HTRW activities such as: Phase I Environmental Assessments, Phase II Environmental Assessments, Work Plans, Health & Safety Plans, Quality Control Plans, Sampling & Analysis Plans, Field Sampling Plans, Monitoring Well Installation Plans/Reports, Monitoring Well Abandonment Reports, Community Relations Plans, Project Surveys, Project Management Plans, Quality Management Plans, Data Management Plans, Investigation Derived Waste Plans, detailed project sche dules, Closure Plans and Reports, technical reports to support decision-making such as site characterization reports including chemical fate and transport models, Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments, HRS Packages, RCRA Facility Assessments, PA/SI Reports, RFI Reports, RI/FS Reports, CMS Reports, CM/RD Reports, Groundwater Monitoring Reports, Records of Decision, Decision Documents, Action Memorandums, Determination of NFA, EE/CA Reports, Cost Estimates, Oversight Trip Reports w/ photos, and other r elated deliverables; (7) Oversight and/or performance of chemical analytical services typically required to support remedial/corrective measure decision-making at sites with multi-media environmental contamination from various industrial sources including, but not limited to, those in the current USEPA guidance documents and documenting a level of laboratory internal QA/QC consistent with that referenced in current USEPA guidance/requirements resulting in legally defensible data for inclusion into project d eliverables, including demonstrated ability for timely identification of problems/issues in acquired data and alerting the client to the impacts of these issues as well as making recommendations for their resolution; (8) Appropriate management of investiga tion derived waste; (9) Oversight and/or performance of intrusive site investigations such as geoprobe, drill augers, trenching, standard penetration sampling, undistributed soil sampling, piezometer installations, monitoring well installations, groundwate r well installations, well abandonment and rock coring, to support site investigations and/or site operations during a remedial/corrective action; (10) Evaluation of sites impacted by acid mine drainage and design and cost estimation of corrective treatmen t systems; (11) Support of community relations/stakeholder involvement activities; (12) Utilization of GIS (ARCVIEW/ARCINFO) and utilizing the Tri-Service Spatial Data Standards; (13) Producing GIS-compatible and CADD (Microstation) graphics in accordance with A/E/C CADD Standards; (14) Oversight and/or performance of site surveys utilizing traditional surveying techniques or GPS to support site investigations an d/or site operations during a remedial/corrective action; (15) Asbestos sampling; (16) Lead paint sampling; (17) Technical support for litigation related to execution/implementation of environmental restoration activities; (18) Produce cost estimates. On the SF 330, cite whether the experience is that of the prime, joint venture partner or subcontractor. Work cited that is experience of the prime (or joint venture) from an office other than the main office shall be so labeled. B. Professional Qualificatio ns. Qualified professional personnel in the following areas: project management, engineering disciplines such as civil, chemical, environmental and geotechnical; chemists, geologists, hydrogeologists, biologists, toxicologists, and environmental scientists ; Licensed Remediation Specialists (WV only); safety professionals, risk assessment specialists, cost estimators/schedulers; environmental technicians; asbestos inspectors; drillers; surveyors. Registration, licensure, or certification as required by law a nd regulations of the appropriate state (Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia) will be necessary. Submitting firms should demonstrate the education, training, registration, overall and relevant experience, and longevity with the firm of key management and technical personnel. C. Past Performance. Past Performance on DoD and other environmental contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules, as determined from PPIRS and other sources . The Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) is the primary source of information on past performance. However, any credible, documented evaluations may be considered, but the government is not required to seek other information on the past performance of a firm if none is available from PPIRS. D. Capacity to perform approximately $1,000,000 in work of the required type in a one-year period. The evaluation will consider the availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines . Include an organization chart of the key personnel to be assigned to the project. Firms should demonstrate strong ability to provide comprehensive program and project management for complex work; strong ability to provide comprehensive environmental te chnical and compliance support; ability to provide necessary personnel for expedited, complex and unexpected field, laboratory and regulatory compliance support; ability to initiate, manage and complete multiple concurrent task orders and the ability to me et unforeseen schedule changes. E. Knowledge of the Locality. Submitting firms should demonstrate knowledge of the area and federal, state and local regulators and regulations for Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia. F. Geographic Proximity: Location of the firm in the general geographical area of the Huntington District headquarters. G. Equitable Distribution of DoD Contracts: Volume of DOD A-E contract awards in the last 12-months, with the objective of effecting an equitable d istribution of DoD A-E contracts among qualified firms, including small business and small disadvantaged businesses. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested firms having the capability to perform this work must submit two copies of SF 330 Part I and two c opies of SF 330 Part II for the prime firm and all consultants, to the above address not later than 4:30 PM on September 18, 2007. Include the firms DUNS number in SF 330, Part II, Block 4. Facsimile transmissions will not be accepted. Solicitation pack ages are not provided and no additional project information will be given to firms during the announcement period. This is not a request for proposal. Only timely SF 330s will be considered.