The U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM) intends to award a contract for the operation and management of the Newport Chemical Depot (NECD), a Government-owned Contractor-operated (GOCO) facility to provide care, maintenan ce, surveillance, security and collateral support services related to the storage and demilitarization efforts at NECD. The facility operates in a modified caretakers status and was formerly a production facility for the chemical agent VX and the explosi ves, TNT and RDX. Currently the depot is a stockpile storage site for bulk chemical agent VX. Mason and Hanger Corporation is currently the on-site operating contractor. The Government anticipates awarding an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity cont ract under which task orders will be issued for yearly basic mission functions. Additional task orders would be issued for collateral requirements. The objective of this solicitation is to obtain an on-site operating Contractor for a period of five years whose responsibility will be to provide support services which include but are not limited to: program management services for the Chemical Stockpile Storage Program (CSS), Chemical Treaty Compliance Program (CTC), Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedne ss Program (CSEPP), environmental management and compliance, natural and cultural resources, custodial services, trash removal, water treatment plant operation and distribution, maintenance of buildings and equipment, security, safety, grounds maintenance, and administrative support. The Contractor is further tasked to support the Environmental Restoration (E, RA) Program, the Program Manager for Elimination of Chemical Weapons (PM ECW) (formerly the Program Manager for Chemical Demilitarization (CSDP)) an d the Non-Stockpile Materiel (NSCM) Program. This will be a two-phase solicitation. Phase 1, Part 1 consists of potential offerors demonstrating that they meet Special Standards of Responsibility by submission of their qualifications, capabilities and exp erience. The Offeror shall submit information by Close of Business 28 March 2005 that demonstrates it has a current government-approved capability to conduct chemical surety operations in compliance with Army Regulation (AR) 50-6. The government will the n evaluate these submissions against the Special Standards of Responsibility to identify qualified sources. Contractors who receive an Acceptable rating will be notified via electronic mail or telephone. For Phase I, Part 2 sources qualified under Phase I, Part 1, are to submit their Transition Plan and Past Performance Information. Offerors who receive an Acceptable rating on their Transition Plan will be requested to submit a full proposal, which will be evaluated using Best Value Procedures. Requ est for Proposal (RFP) W911SR-05-R-0009 was issued on 17 March 2005. The RFP and other documents will be posted on the following website: https://abop.monmouth.army.mil/ibophome.nsf/homepage3?Open. Select the Robert Morris Acquisition Center-Active. Th is site requires registration by offerors and can take a couple of days. It is recommended that registration be done immediately by interested offerors if not already registered. Please direct all questions to the Contract Specialist. The Contract Speci alist is Nancy Kefauver at
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