H--The contracts would consist of the sampling and testing of dredged material following procedures described in the 1992 NYD/EPA Region 2 Regional Testing Manual on Dredged Material Proposed for Ocean Disposal (RTM)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District (NYD) intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) to award two unrestricted Indefinite Delivery Contracts for its Operations Division. The contracts would consist of the sampling and testing of dredged material following procedures described in the 1992 NYD/EPA Region 2 Regional Testing Manual on Dredged Material Proposed for Ocean Disposal (RTM) (http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/business/buslinks/contract/pdf/guidance.pdf), the 1991 Green Book (www.epa.gov/OWOW/oceans/gbook/index.html), and subsequent updates to these two documents. Task orders would include all or some of the following: sediment and water collection (on contractor supplied ship); sample handling, processing and shipping; physical and chemical analyses (e.g., sediment, water, and tissue analyses); QA/QC procedures, and necessary corrective actions. Reports containing the sampling logs, all testing results and QA/QC information in a format required by NYD would have to be provided by the contractor for each task order. All sampling would be performed within the Port of New York & New Jersey, the length of the Hudson River, in the Atlantic Ocean at the Historic Area Remediation Site (HARS) and its Reference Site, and in Long Island Sound at the Western and/or Central Disposal Sites. A detailed description of work required for these contracts will be provided in its entirety upon issuance of the complete solicitation. Prior to issuance of the solicitation, it is highly recommended that interested parties read both the Green Book and the RTM in order to obtain a thorough understanding of the work required in the NYD/EPA Region 2 dredged material testing program, including procedures for satisfying Demonstration of Capability (DOC) requirements. In addition to sampling and testing for ocean placement, NYD also requires that contractors be capable of performing testing procedures such as the Synthetic Precipitation Leaching Procedure (SPLP) which is required for upland placement of dredged material. The duration of the contracts is one year plus four optional years. One contract will be awarded to the lowest bidder who has currently (within the last 18 months) demonstrated to NYD and EPA Region 2, through submission of actual data, that they are capable of performing work in our program. A bidder will be considered to have demonstrated they are capable if there is documentation in the NYD/EPA Region 2 dredged material testing progam (within the last 18 months) stating that the laboratory has submitted data that is fully acceptable or acceptable with qualification, or that they have satisfied DOC requirements for the NYD/EPA Region 2 dredged material testing program. This contract will be up to $2,000,000 for the base year and up to $1,500,000 for each of the four option years. A second contract will be awarded to the next lowest bidder (or to the lowest bidder, if the next lowest bidder was awarded the contract described above). This second contractor will have up to one year to obtain a statement from the NYD/EPA Region 2 dredged material testing program indicating that they have submitted data (in the form of either actual project data for evaluation in our program or through the DOC process) that is fully acceptable or acceptable with qualification, or that they have satisfied DOC requirements for the NYD/EPA Region 2 dredged material testing program. This contract will be up to $500,000 for the base year and up to $1,500,000 for each of the four option years. If the contractor does not receive a statement indicating that they have submitted data (in the form of either actual project data for evaluation in our program or through the DOC process) that is fully acceptable or acceptable with qualification, or that they have satisfied DOC requirements for the NYD/EPA Region 2 dredged material testing program, they will be paid only the minimum guarantee of $14,000 and the option years will not be exercised. Individual task orders will be awarded based on several criteria including cost for required analyses, laboratory capacity/availability for the required amount of work, the type of project requiring testing, and the satisfactory and timely completion of previous task orders for performing work for the NYD/EPA Region 2 dredged material testing program. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541380. The small business size standard is $12,000,000. The SIC CODE is 1542. Large business concerns must submit as part of their bid a subcontracting plan for this project in accordance with FAR Clause 52.219-8 and FAR Clause 52-219-9. Failure to submit an acceptable subcontracting plan may make the Offeror ineligible for award of the contract. The small business subcontracting goals for this procurement are 50% of the total subcontracting dollar value. Of that 50%, 17% should be placed with Small Disadvantaged Businesses, 18% with Women Owned Small Businesses, 10% with HUBZone Small Businesses, 4% with Veteran Owned Small Businesses and 4% with Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses. Specifications for the Solicitation will be available on or about 18 May 2012. Bid Opening date is on or about 19 June 2012 at 2:00 P.M. (Eastern Standard Time). Bid opening will be held in Room 1841 of 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York 10278. The media selected for issuance of the synopsis/solicitation and amendments shall solely be at the discretion of the Government; accordingly, the media utilized for this project shall be the Internet. Paper copies of this solicitation and amendments if any will not be available or issued. Interested parties may download and print the solicitation at no charge at http://www.fbo.gov. All vendors who want to access solicitations will be required to register with Central Contractor Registration (CCR) (www.ccr.gov) and Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov) Business opportunities can be located on Federal Business Opportunities (www.fedbizopps.gov) or the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) Acquisition Business web site (https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi). There will be no automated email notification of amendments. To keep informed of changes, check www.fedbizopps.gov frequently. Some contractor tools are the following: 1. Register to receive Notification and 2. Subscribe to the Mailing List for the specific solicitation at Federal Business Opportunities (www.fedbizopps.gov) or utilize the Vendor Notification Service in ASFI (https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi). A hyperlink posted in FedBizOpps will direct vendors to download solicitations, Plans, Specifications and amendments. Project specification files and drawings are portable document files (PDF) and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using A5. Internet Explorer 6.0 the recommended Browser. However, Internet Explorer 4.x, Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater, Netscape 4.x (except 4.7) and Netscape 5.x are also compatible with FBO. Utilization of the Internet is the preferred method. Registration Requirements: DFARS 252.204-7004 Required Central Contractor Registration (CCR) applies to this procurement. Prospective contractors must be registered in the Department of Defense (CCR) Database prior to award. Lack of registration in the CCR will make an offeror ineligible to download the solicitation and for award. Information on CCR registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by calling +1 (555) 000-0000 or via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov. The Federal Acquisition Regulation requires that Past Performance Information (PPI) be collected on DoD contracts. The Government has now implemented a web-enabled application that collects and manages contractor past performance data. Effective 1 Apr 2007, the system, CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (CPARS) requires both the contractor and government to submit their portion of the CPARS report via the internet for service contracts in excess of $1,000,000. More definitive guidance and instructions will be incorporated in the solicitation and resultant contract. In the meantime, to become familiar with the system, the CPARS website has a computer based training module and a practice session for your use at http://www.cpars.gov/ by following the links to Training. The Point of Contact is Albert Rumph, Contract Specialist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 1843 New York, New York 10278-0090 Phone: +1 (555) 000-0000; Fax: +1 (555) 000-0000.