Joint Base Andrews (JBA) Optimized Remediation Contract (ORC)

SOURCES SOUGHT Joint Base Andrews (JBA) Optimized Remediation Contract (ORC) PANNAD-19-P-0016 INTRODUCTION The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for the Joint Base Andrews (JBA) Optimized Remediation Contract (ORC). The intention is to procure these services on a competitive basis Based on the responses to this Sources Sought Notice/Market Research, this requirement may be set-aside for Small Businesses (in full or in part) or procured through Full and Open COMPETITION. All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered. At this time the Baltimore District only requests capability statements from any Small Business, Certified 8(a), Certified HUB Zone, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. DISCLAIMER "THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A "REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)" TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT." PROGRAM BACKGROUND The requirement is for an Environmental Services contract to support the Air Force at Joint Base Andrews (JBA), MD in executing its Environmental Restoration Program via a performance-based Optimized Remediation Contract (ORC). The work will consist of performance of environmental remediation activities necessary for investigation, design, remedial action, remedial construction, and long term monitoring (LTM) to achieve minimum performance objectives and stretch goals and support progress to Site Closeout (SC) at up to twenty two (22) Installation Restoration Program (IRP) and nine (9) Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) sites in various phases of remediation. The period of performance for this contract will be ten (10) years. JB Andrews is in Camp Springs, MD, approximately 15 miles southeast of Washington, D.C. The 4,300-acre main base includes the runways, aircraft support facilities and the administrative, housing and recreational facilities. Remote facilities include the eight-acre Brandywine Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office (DRMO) and the Davidsonville Receiver site, consisting of 863 acres and an eight-acre housing annex. Land use immediately surrounding the base is primarily residential and commercial. The mission at JB Andrews is to provide a secure and robust infrastructure that supports the President, national leadership, mission partner organizations and the well-being of our Joint Team and their families. The facility serves as the home of the Presidential air fleet, including Air Force One. Remediation activities at JB Andrews are being conducted pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), and National Oil and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan (NCP) requirements. Regulatory oversight is provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), and the Prince George's County Health Department. JB Andrews manages two separate National Priorities List (NPL) listings: JB Andrews (EPA ID# MD0570024000) and Brandywine Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office (DRMO) (EPA ID# MD9570024803). JB Andrews and Brandywine DRMO were both placed on the NPL on 10 May 1999. JB Andrews and Brandywine DRMO are being administered under two Federal Facility Agreements (FFAs) signed by EPA. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The AF is required to implement remedies as necessary to enable the mission, protect human health and the environment and comply with laws. The goal of the ORC initiative is to ensure the AF continues to fulfill all facets of its Environmental Restoration Program (ERP) mission, while effectively and efficiently managing the program in a performance-based, results-oriented and cost conscious framework. The AF desires all sites be cleaned up to standards that allow for the current or reasonably anticipated future land use of the property. The intent of the ORC initiative is to advance site cleanup during the Period of Performance (POP) in the most efficient and cost effective manner as supported by a business case analysis that achieves the greatest reduction in life-cycle cost (LCC). The AF is interested in substantial reduction of long-term environmental liabilities and LCCs, through optimization of environmental restoration activities for all sites included in this contract while complying with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations; and applicable base-specific orders, agreements, or rules. General performance objectives pursuant to Air Force goals are listed below: 1. Achieve SC or RC during the PoP. 2. For any site not achieving at least RC during the PoP, achieve, in order of priority: a. Remedy in Place (RIP) b. The furthest objective within the regulatory structure for each site (e.g. Decision Document (DD), Preliminary Assessment/Site Inspection (PA/SI), etc.) 3. Develop an Optimized Exit Strategy (OES) for sites that have an approved DD prior to, or during the PoP, but do not achieve SC. Additional information is available at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) on-line Administrative Record (AR) located at: http://afcec.publicadmin-record.us.af.mil/ ELIGIBILITY The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 562910 - Environmental Remediation Services with a Small Business Size Standard of 750 Employees. The Product Service Code is F999, Other Environmental Services, Studies, and Analytical Support. At this time the Baltimore District only requests capability statements from any Small Business, Certified 8(a), Certified HUB Zone, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (CAPABILITIES STATEMENT) Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten (10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch in one (1) .pdf file. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 2 pm, EST, 10 January 2019. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be e-mailed to trevor.l.chambers@usace.army.mil and Kathryn.E.Brown@usace.army.mil This documentation must address at a minimum the following items: 1.) Company name, address, phone number, and email address of the point of contact. 2.) Indicate businesses size in relation to the NAICS code 562910. Provide your company's System for Award Management (SAM) Cage Code and DUNS number to verify your businesses status as a Qualified Section 8(a), Contractors must be registered in SAM at time of bid/proposal due date. Please see https://sam.gov/portal/SAM/ for additional registration information. 3.) Indicate the primary nature of your business and an overview of your firm's capabilities. 4.) Provide at least two (2) but no more than three (3) examples of projects similar to requirements described above that have been completed within the past three years. Narratives should include a description of the services performed, project references (including owner with phone number and email address), and size of project and/or capacities. 5.) Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your company's ability to perform at least 50% of the anticipated contract cost. The estimated period of performance consists of a base year and four one year options with performance commencing in June 2019. The contract type is anticipated to be a Firm Fixed Price Contract. The proposed contract is anticipated to include tasking that would be accomplished by labor categories that are subject to the Service Contract Act or a collective bargaining agreement. Upon evaluation of the capability statements, if it is determined that this requirement will be an unrestricted competition, the Government intends to evaluate the Small-Business responses and conduct further market research to identify a subcontracting goal. Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, MAJ Trevor Chambers in Portable Document Format (PDF), via email trevor.l.chambers@usace.army.mil and the Contracting Officer Ms. Kathryn Brown, Kathryn.E.Brown@usace.army.mil. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government. No phone calls will be accepted. All questions must be submitted to the contract specialist identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.