C--INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) Contract for engineering services for Asbestos and other Hazardours material projects in NAVFAC SE Area of Responsibility (AOR)

MODIFIED SYNOPSIS DATED 09 MAY 2007 - THE ONLY CHANGE TO THIS INFORMATION IS THE SOLICITATION NUMBER N69450-07-R-0069 vs N62467-07-R-0069, AND THE PROPOSED CONTRACT NUMBER WOULD BE N69450-07-D-0069. THE CORRECT SOLICITATION NUMBER IS N69450-07-R-0069. THE CORRECT PROPOSED CONTRACT NUMBER WOULD BE N69450-07-D-0069. The proposed contract N62467-07-R-0069, ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH THE NAVYS ASBESTOS, LEAD BASED PAINT, PCBS, MOLD AND OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIAL PROGRAMS WITHIN NAVFAC SOUTHEASTs GEOGRAPHIC REGION OF RESPONSIBILITY. The area covers Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Bahamas(Andros Islands), Cuba (Guantanamo), and Puerto Rico. The contractor may also, on occasion, be tasked to provide services described herein to any Department of Defense (DOD) or other Federal agency facilities worldwide. These projects will be assigned on a case-by-case basis as approved by the Contracting Officer. The Pre-Solicitation N69450-07-R-0069 listed herein is being considered for 100% 8(a) Business set-aside. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement. All interested 8(a) concerns will notify this office via email of their intention to submit a proposal on the proposed contract as Prime no later than June 11, 2007. NOTE: 8(a) Business - The contract will be identified as N62467-07-D-0069. The scope of work will primarily include, but is not limited to, the following professional services: perform 3rd party monitoring at various locations. Work includes investigations and studies to determine potential hazards at Navy installations due to presence of Asbestos Containing Material (ACM), Lead Based Paint (LBP), PCBs, Mold and other Hazardous Materials. Recommendations concerning best workable solutions for abatement actions, and preparation of plans and specifications for removal of other Federal facilities within NAVFAC Southeast area of responsibility to adequately determine the ACM, LBP, PCB?s Mold and other Hazardous Material information and compliance status as cited above. The contractor personnel should have an understanding of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) standards, practices and policies to allow products and deliverables developed under this contract to be leveraged to support and promote the EMS and Other Environmental Liabilities (OEL) programs of the Navy, DOD and other Federal agencies. Work performed under this contract involves conducting field work to adequately determine the Asbestos/Lead Based Paint/Radon information and compliance status as cited above. Permit applications necessary for compliance must be developed or modified as appropriate. The format for all reports shall include both a hard copy and electronic copy. In addition to the services described above, work to be performed under the life of the contract may include developing or modifying inter-relational databases, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS); preparing GIS and AutoCAD drawings; preparing or updating Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Manuals; building foreseeable environmental projects and estimates for budget planning which requires familiarity with Environmental Program Requirement Web, the Navy Requirements Guidebook and Navy compliance policies; conducting EMS reviews, inspection/gap analyses and/or progress reviews to ensure conformance to a specified standard such as ISO 14001, Navy EMS policy or other standards; conducting OEL assessments, updates, data management and reports particularly in regards to Asbestos/Lead Based Paint/Radon related liabilities; preparing plans and specifications with construction cost estimates; obtaining environmental permits; reviewing shop drawings; providing construction consultation and construction or Title II inspection services; and preparing Asbestos/Lead Based Paint/Radon g construction record drawings. This contract may use agreed-to fee schedules and may include additional ordering agents. The contract will be awarded as a firm fixed-price indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract not to exceed 365 days from the date of the contract award. This contract will include an option for four one-year extensions and fee including all options will not exceed $5,000,000. No new work can be added after one year following award of the initial work unless the option year is exercised. There will be no future synopsis in the event the options included in the contract are exercised. The Government guarantees a minimum amount of $20,000 for the base year paid only once for the life of the contract. The total fee available in any given year will be negotiated at the time of the award. Proposal may be subject to an advisory audit performed by the Defense Contract Audit Agency. TO ORDER THE SOLICITATION PACKAGE: The Government intends to issue the Solicitation Package only on the WEB. It is anticipated the Solicitation will be issued not later than Tuuesday, 08 May 2007 with Proposals due on Monday, 11 June 2007 at 4:00pmEDT. The entire solicitation, including any plans and the specifications, will be available for viewing and downloading at http://esol.navfac.navy.mil upon issuance. Prospective Offerors MUST, and should immediately register on the web site. The official plan holders list will be maintained and can be viewed and printed from the web. Amendments will be posted on the web site. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments; therefore, IT IS THE OFFERORS RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THE WEB SITE PERIODICALLY FOR ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE SOLICITATION. It is imperative that all offerors ensure the information loaded on the website, i.e., email address, telephone number, point of contact, is accurate in order to receive the proper updates. Offerors must also be registered in the Contractors Central Registration in order to participate in this procurement. The website for CCR is http://www.ccr.gov. No new work can be added after one year following award of the initial work unless the option year is exercised. The total fee available in any given year will be negotiated at the time of the award. Proposal may be subject to an advisory audit performed by the Defense Contract Audit Agency. NAICS is 541330: A/E Services and Size Standard is $4.5M. All interested 8(a) Set-Aside concerns will notify this office via email to contact@example.gov. no later than June 11, 2007. YOUR RESPONSE MUST include all the requirements listed above. The following selection evaluation criteria, in relative order of importance, will be used in the evaluation of the A-E firms: 1. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Recent experience at all levels of the Navy/DOD and industry in: (a) Asbestos, lead based paint, and hazardous material management providing Operations and Maintenance( O&M) and Renovation/Demolition Surveys; (b) preparing plans and specifications with construction cost estimates; (c) obtaining environmental permits; (d) reviewing shop drawings; (e) providing construction consultation and construction or Title II inspection services; f) preparing construction record ( as-built ) drawings; (g) OSHA and EPA regulations concerning asbestos and lead based paint; (d) Design of abatement projects. 2. PERFORMANCE: (a) Demonstrated ability to apply technical expertise in Asbestos/Lead Based Paint/Radon quality compliance and management to guide (Navy/DOD) facilities towards improved regulatory compliance as part of normal operating practices. Examples of this include, Asbestos/Lead Based Paint/Radon but are not limited to: forecasting clients needs; providing clients not only what they have requested, but based on expertise, recommending (prior to execution) what they really need (if the two are different); sharing with clients (on a routine basis) programmatic, policy and project-specific expertise obtained during performance of projects and from day-to-day professional contacts so as to enhance client program effectiveness; and (b) Past performance on contracts with government agencies and private industry in terms of quality of work, cost control, and compliance with performance schedules. 3. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: (a) Technical competence (including education and professional registration and recent experience in similar work) and knowledge of the Navy/DOD?s Asbestos/Lead Based Paint Quality/Radon programs and (b) Team members shall have a formal understanding of Asbestos/Lead Based Paint/Radon and shall be familiar with all Federal and State specific quality regulations in the NAVFACSE geographic AOR, all Federal Asbestos/Lead Based Paint/Radon quality regulations including Asbestos/Lead Based Paint/Radon but not limited to 29 CFR 1910, 29 CFR 1926, 40 CFR 61, 40 CFR 763, HUD Lead Based Paint Standards, and Navy policy including OPNAVINST 5090.1B. 4. CAPACITY: (a) Demonstrated professional ability to perform multiple complex projects , in multiple states, concurrently and (b) Ability to sustain the loss of key personal without adverse impact upon assigned tasks and project schedules. 5. LOCATION: (a) Demonstrated knowledge of probable site conditions and state/local regulations and policies in the NAVFACSE geographic AOR and (b) Geographic location of the firm in relation to the NAVFAC Southeast geographic AOR in order to ensure timely response to requests for on-site support. 6. VOLUME OF DOD WORK: Firm(s) will be evaluated in terms of work previously awarded to them 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. In order to assist the committee to more efficiently review all applications, a summary of specialized experience, performance, professional qualifications, 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 your most relevant projects for each type of project required under the specialized experience category. For each of the presented projects, provide the following information where applicable: (a) project description/location; (b) project cost as compared to your estimates and owner?s programmed amount; (c) currently proposed team members that worked on the project; (d) an owner point of contact, with telephone number; (e) project schedule including any owner approved extensions and final execution schedule, (f) 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 name(s), years with each firm, and type of experience with each firm. 3. List number the of individuals in each discipline NOT assigned to the proposed team who could be used to augment the proposed team in the event of a loss of personnel or failure to maintain schedules. Provide the information requested for the proposed team members in Paragraph 2 above for the additional staff available to augment the proposed team. 4. A-E?s 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 processes used. In addition to the QAPP, be prepared to provide a listing of present business commitments with their required completion schedules; financial and credit references (include name and telephone numbers of officers at their financial institutions) and performance references other than NAVFAC Southeast (include 3 or more with names and telephone numbers of the contract administrators).