ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIOLOGICAL SERVICES
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, intends to initiate a negotiated, best-value Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) for Environmental and Biological Services Related to Marine and Navigable Waterways at Civil Works Activities in the Philadelphia District. The period of performance will be for one (1) year from the date of contract award plus four (4) one-year options in accordance with the terms and conditions of Request for Proposal (RFP) Number W912BU-18-R-0044. Services and investigations covered under this contract may be conducted on various types of sites including, but not limited to, stream and river floodplains, disposal areas, beach areas, open water (Ocean) borrow sources and wetlands within the Philadelphia District. Some of the labor categories that may be required in this solicitation are: Archaeologist, Biologist/Ecologist, Environmental Scientist, Field Technician, Fisheries Specialist, GIS Specialist, Senior Underwater Archaeologist, Laboratory Technician, Historian, Oceanographer, Water Resource Scientist, UXO Technician III, Principal Investigator (Cultural) and other technical and clerical labor categories. The acquisition will be solicited using the procurement process prescribed in FAR Part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. Proposals will be reviewed for completeness in satisfying the requirements of the RFP. Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal offers the best value to the Government in terms of the factors as stated. Technical factors, when combined, are more important than price. Technical factors are listed in descending order of importance. Award of a contract will not be based solely on a lowest price basis. Offerors shall submit their proposals in two separate parts; a price proposal and a technical proposal. Each technical proposal shall be evaluated on the basis of the following factors: 1) Professional Qualifications and Expertise of the firm in the Environmental field, 2) Past Performance 3) Management Plan, 4) Extent of Small and Small Disadvantage Business Participation and 5) Price. Questions regarding this RFP must be submitted no later than close of business on 01 November 2018. The Government may award a contract on the basis of initial proposals received without discussions; therefore, each proposal should contain the offeror's best terms. Solicitation No. W912BU-18-R-0044 proposals must be emailed to Akiba.t.muldrow@usace.army.mil on or before 16 November 2018 at 12:00 p.m. EST. Solicitation documents, plans, and specifications will only be available via the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) homepage located at https://www.fbo.gov/. Registration for plans and specifications should be made via FBO Internet homepage and hard copies will not be available. No written or fax requests will be accepted. It is the contractor's responsibility to monitor FBO for any amendments. Offerors are responsible for printing copies of the RFP and any amendments. Affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract. Award will be made as a whole to one offeror. All contractors are required to be registered in the DOD's Central Contract Register before award as required by DFARS 204.7300. Information on getting registered may be obtained by phoning 1-888-227-2423 or by accessing the following internet website: http://www.ccr.gov. Also, contractors who receive a federal contract of $25,000.00 are required by legislation (FAR 22.1310(b)) to submit an annual VETS-100 Report on your employment of targeted veterans. Information on submitting your report may be obtained by calling 703-461-2460 or by accessing the following internet web site: https://vets100.vets.dol.gov/. This procurement is Unrestricted. The NAICS code is 541620 with a Size Standard of $15 million. W912BU18R0044 Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Philadeplhia
10/2/18, 12:23 PM BioEnvironmental Services
Added: May 17, 2018 12:51 pm This is a Sources Sought Notice and is for information purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS, OR BIDS. NO SOLICITATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.A Market Survey is being conducted to determine if there are adequate Small Businesses, HUBZone, 8(a), Women Owned, or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business contractors for the following proposed contract: Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) for BioEnvironmental Services in support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Philadelphia District. USACE, Philadelphia District, is establishing a continuing program of intermittent biological, environmental and chemical investigations at various locations on Federally owned projects and in areas (Federally and privately owned) that are under study for proposed Federal projects or Federally-licensed projects. The work contained herein pertains to the full spectrum of marine and navigable waterways and associated tributary and wetland functions assigned to the Environmental Resources Branch including Project-oriented engineering and science, and environmental analysis supporting major District elements involved in advanced and continuing planning, operations and maintenance, regulatory functions, and resource and floodplain management. Services required may include documentary research, field investigations, documentation, laboratory and data analysis, chemical sampling, assessment of project impacts, development of mitigation plans, agency coordination, cultural investigations, benthic sampling, and all phases of report production. Services may be required on short notice, necessitating close contact between the Contractor and personnel in the District Office. Services may be required anywhere within the geographical area of responsibility of the Philadelphia District Corps of Engineers. The Philadelphia District's five-state area encompasses nearly 13,000 square miles of the Delaware River Basin, including most of Delaware, eastern Pennsylvania, western and southern New Jersey, a portion of northeastern Maryland at the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, and several counties in the western Catskills area of New York at the headwaters of the Delaware River. In some cases, the contractor may also be asked to perform tasks outlined in the SOW for other Corps Districts within the North Atlantic Division. These Districts include New York, New England, Norfolk and Baltimore.The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, supplies, transportation and services required to accomplish the work described herein and in subsequent task orders under this contract. The Principal Investigator (PI) shall be responsible for all work performed and shall be the point of contact between the Contractor and the Contracting Officer Representative (COR). This Scope of Work does not grant the Contractor the exclusive right to provide environmental services for the Philadelphia District; similar services may be obtained from sources other than the Contractor at the discretion of the DistrictThe period of performance shall be for a base year of 12 months plus 4 option years. The total for the base and all option periods shall not exceed $10,000,000.00. NAICS for this project is 541690 with a size standard of $15.0 million.DISCLAIMER:This Sources Sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Request for Proposal or a promise to issue a Request for Proposal in the future. This Sources Sought is for information, planning, and market research analysis only; therefore, it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to procure at this time. This Sources Sought is not a formal solicitation nor is it a request for proposals (RFP). Any formal solicitation will be announced separately. This request does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. Respondents are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this Sources Sought. All information received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to the Sources Sought will not be returned. In accordance with (IAW) FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought. Response to this RFI from industry is strictly voluntary.RESPONSE FORMATThe Government requests that your firm select and describe current, successful contract actions or have actions completed within two years that accurately represent the technical, operational, and management capabilities applicable to this effort. Responses to the subject areas below by letter designation are requested to assist in assessing the depth and range of businesses with the interest, requisite skills and past performance to meet the requirements.A. A. Contractor Identification Data, to include:1. Contractor data (Name, Address, Zip Code)2. Cage Code3. DUNS4. Contract numbers5. Dates of contract performance6. Socioeconomic designationB. Provide a short Executive Summary of your company's prime area of business (No more than one page at 12 pitch for each contract the aforementioned work is performed). Start each description with the contract number and the government Contracting Officer's name, e-mail address and phone number.C. Provide the name, position, address and phone number of your firm's central point of contact for the submitted information in the event clarification of your firm's capabilities is warranted.D. Small Business should include a statement assuring the capacity of the firm to accomplish multiple task orders within time and cost limitations for these requirements.E. Each submission should not exceed 5 pages total.POINT OF CONTACTResponses should be sent via email to Akiba Muldrow at Akiba.t.muldrow@usace.army.mil not later than 12:00 p.m. EST on or before May 29, 2018. No other notification to firms for this project will be made. W912BU18R0044 Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Philadeplhia
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