Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks Architect-Engineer (A-E) Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiations based on... 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks Architect-Engineer (A-E) Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiations based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work. Architect-Engineer Indefinite Delivery Contract for Hazardous, Toxic, and Radiological Waste (HTRW) support for the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division (LRD) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Geographical boundaries for the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division include Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Huntington, Louisville, Nashville, and Pittsburgh Districts. The majority of work under this contract will be to support the Huntington District’s Section 202 Nonstructural Flood Damage Reduction Program in West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina and Kentucky, as well as to support the District’s Intergovernmental and Interagency Support program, and other Civil Works projects. Work may also be ordered for other districts within LRD as needed, covering such states as Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, and New York. One indefinite delivery contract will be negotiated and awarded with a one year base period and four, one year option periods. The amount of the contract will not exceed $3,000,000.00 over the life of the contract. Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed price task orders. This announcement is restricted to small businesses only. The North American Industrial Classification System code (NAICS) is 541620, which has a standard size of $16,500,000.00 in average annual receipts. Limitations on subcontracting are referenced in FAR clause 52.219-14(c)(1), at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern. A corporate Quality Control Plan will be required at the time of award. Each task order will require a task specific Quality Control Plan and if site work is required, a Site Specific Safety and Health Plan in accordance with the USACE Engineering Manual (EM) 385-1-1. To be eligible for contract award, firms must be registered in the System Award Management (SAM) at the time of submission (FAR 4.1102). Register via the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The A-E services shall include, but shall not be limited to, conducting Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), asbestos investigations, lead-based paint investigations, etc. for projects such as navigation (locks and dams), flood control dams, local protection (floodwalls and levees), sanitary and water, recreation, residential and commercial floodproofing/acquisitions, bank protection and channel improvement, Superfund Sites, and/or other sites where the USACE is otherwise authorized to respond. The majority of the work will be to support residential and commercial floodproofing/acquisitions under the 202 program. Features of work to be performed include, but are not limited to: information gathering and records review; preparation of drawings, sketches, charts and graphs; environmental field investigations; underground storage tank (UST) and aboveground storage tank (AST) investigations, sample collection (including but not limited to lead paint, asbestos, soil, groundwater, sediment, and air); evaluations and consultation; laboratory analysis; data definition/collection; digital photography; preparation of technical reports, and other environmental services as required to support the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division’s mission. The Contractor shall furnish all items necessary to perform the required work, including, but not limited to, sample bags, jars, boxes, crates, tools, personal protective equipment, laboratory, vehicles, etc. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria for this particular contract are listed below in descending order or importance. Criteria A through E are primary. Criteria F is a secondary factor and will only be used as a “tie-breaker” among firms that are essentially technically equal. A. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence B. Professional Qualifications C. Past Performance D. Capacity E. Knowledge of the Locality F. Equitable Distribution of DoD Contracts A. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence: As listed below in descending order of importance; firms must demonstrate relevant specialized experience and technical competence, availability of both staff and equipment to perform, monitor, and otherwise accomplish the defined work: i. Successfully managing and performing broadly scoped environmental projects, site/operable unit complexity, and technical challenges as those present or anticipated within Great Lakes and Ohio River Division’s environmental mission; ii. Successful integrated management and execution of environmental projects requiring significant coordination of simultaneous activities, real-time integration of customer and regulatory agency coordination and input, and development of effective solutions to quickly arising technical/managerial challenges without a lapse of performance; iii. Environmental site assessments to determine the potential for site contamination as a result of site activities or from activities on adjoining sites; iv. Site characterization to determine nature and extent of contamination including design and/or performance of sediment, soil, air and water sampling programs, subsurface investigation programs, installation of monitoring well networks, acquisition and analysis of other data to support corrective measure decision-making; v. Selecting alternatives and developing designs/specifications for alternatives for remedial/removal actions or corrective measures and/or environmental projects of equivalent scope; vi. Development of typical deliverables supporting HTRW activities such as: Phase I Environmental Assessments, Phase II Environmental Assessments, Work Plans, Health & Safety Plans, Quality Control Plans, Sampling & Analysis Plans, Field Sampling Plans, Monitoring Well Installation Plans/Reports, Monitoring Well Abandonment Reports, Investigation Derived Waste Plans, detailed project schedules, Closure Plans and Reports, Groundwater Monitoring Reports, Action Memorandums, Determination of No Further Action, Cost Estimates, Oversight Trip Reports w/ photos, and other related deliverables; vii. Oversight and/or performance of chemical analytical services typically required to support remedial/corrective measure decision-making at sites with multi-media environmental contamination from various industrial sources including, but not limited to, those in the current United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) guidance documents and documenting a level of laboratory internal Quality Assurance and Quality Control services consistent with that referenced in current USEPA guidance/requirements resulting in legally defensible data for inclusion into project deliverables, including demonstrated ability for timely identification of problems/issues in acquired data and alerting the client to the impacts of these issues as well as making recommendations for their resolution; viii. Appropriate management of investigation derived waste; ix. Oversight and/or performance of intrusive site investigations such as geoprobe, drill augers, trenching, standard penetration sampling, undistributed soil sampling, piezometer installations, monitoring well installations, groundwater well installations, well abandonment and rock coring, to support site investigations and/or site operations during a remedial/corrective action; x. Asbestos sampling; xi. Lead-based paint sampling; B. Professional Qualifications: The evaluation of professional qualifications will consider relevant experience (including years of relevant experience), education, professional registrations/licenses/certifications, and longevity with the firm. The firm should indicate professional registrations/licenses/certifications, and specific work experience of key personnel. Describe the professional qualifications of your firm. Provide the number and qualifications of professional personnel in the following areas: project management, engineering disciplines such as civil, chemical, environmental and geotechnical; chemists, geologists, hydrogeologists, biologists, toxicologists, and environmental scientists; safety professionals, risk assessment specialists, cost estimators/schedulers; environmental technicians; asbestos inspectors; lead-based paint inspectors; industrial hygienists. Registration, licensure, or certification as required by law and regulations of the appropriate state will be necessary. Submitting firms should demonstrate the education, training, registration, overall and relevant experience, and longevity with the firm of key management and technical personnel. C. Past Performance: Firms must demonstrate past performance during the past 5 years in work similar in technical scope on DoD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, ability to work independently and compliance with performance schedules as determined from the Contract Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), and other sources. Verifiable, documented evaluations from sources outside CPARS and FAPIIS may be considered, but the government is not required to seek other information on the past performance of a firm if none is available from CPARS and FAPIIS. D. Capacity: Ability to perform approximately $500,000 in work of the required type in a one year period through multiple task orders, and accomplish the anticipated work in an efficient manner. The evaluation will consider the availability of an adequate number of qualified personnel in key disciplines to manage and complete multiple concurrent task orders and meet unforeseen schedule changes while maintaining delivery of a quality product on a timely schedule. E. Knowledge of the Locality: Knowledge of the geotechnical characteristics as well as local laws and regulations for environmental projects within the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division. F. Equitable Distribution of DoD Contracts: Volume of DoD A-E contract awards in the last 12-months, with the objective of effecting an equitable distribution of DoD A-E contracts among qualified firms, including small business (SB) and small disadvantaged businesses (SDB). SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: ALL RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY. Hand carried delivery or USPS/UPS/FEDEX delivery of hard copies and or CD-ROMs are not authorized. Facsimile submission is not authorized. Electronic Proposal Submission is required through the Army’s Electronic File Sharing Service, DOD SAFE (https://safe.apps.mil).Instructions for uploading submissions has been added to the beta.sam.gov announcement. You must follow these instructions. Electronic proposals must be received to the Government NLT 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on May 6, 2021. The SAFE Instructions clearly define what constitutes a timely electronic submission. Include the A-E's DUNS number in SF 330, Part II, Block 4. Solicitation packages are not provided and no additional project information will be given to A-Es during the announcement period. This is not a request for proposal. The POC for this procurement is Thomas P. Hartman, II. Thomas.p.hartman@usace.army.mil.