Geotechnical Engineering Consultant

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for Geotechnical Engineering Consultant for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); RFP FERC-14-R-0061. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation (SF1449) will not be issued. The solicitation number is FERC-14-R-0061. The solicitation is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-76, effective July 25, 2014. This procurement is total small business set-aside. The NAICS code for this procurement is 541330 (Engineering Services); the small business size standard is $14M. NOTICE: This procurement is a total small business set-aside. Offers are solicited only from small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not small businesses concerns shall be considered nonresponsive and will be rejected consistent with FAR 52.219-6(c)(1). This procurement is a follow-on to a previous procurement FERC-09-BPA-90006 which expired on July 6, 2014. The incumbent contractor was Dr. Alfred J Hendron, PhD; Savoy; IL. The list of contract line item numbers and items, quantities, and units of measure (including options) are provided in the attached solicitation document. The objective of this contract is secure the services of a geotechnical engineering consultant on a labor hour basis to provide geotechnical engineering support to the Office of Energy Projects - Division of Dam Safety and Inspections in performing in-depth reviews of: - All factors leading to a determination that a dam requires remedial measures, due to geotechnical deficiencies in order to assure safe and reliable operation; and - Proposed remediation and construction alternatives to ensure that the selected remediation alternative is constructed using best engineering practices. A more detailed description of requirements, dates and place of performance are provided in the attached solicitation document. The FOB point and acceptance point for deliverables are destination (FERC Headquarters, 888 First Street NE, Washington DC 20426.) The provisions at 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; an addenda to 52-212-1 is provided in the attached solicitation document. The provision at 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items does not apply to this acquisition; the evaluation procedures and evaluation criteria are provided in the attached solicitation document. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. If the offeror's annual representations and certifications are current in the U.S. Government System for Award Management (SAM), the offeror may merely state that the offeror's representations and certifications are available through SAM in lieu of submitting the annual representations and certifications as part of the offeror's proposal. The clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items with Alternate I applies to this acquisition; an addenda to 52-212-4 is provided in the attached solicitation document. The clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; additional FAR and other clauses applicable to this acquisition are included in the attached solicitation document. Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS) does not apply to this acquisition. Questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in electronic format to the contracting officer at contact@example.gov not later than 10:00 AM (EST), August 14, 2014. Proposals shall be submitted in electronic format to the contracting officer at contact@example.gov not later than 10:00 AM (EST), September 9, 2014. The point of contact for this acquisition is Glenn Emig, +1 (555) 000-0000, contact@example.gov