N6247023R9010_2024 Water Compliance Contract Sources Sought Notice.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT REFERENCE NUMBER N62470-23-R-9010

Title: Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract for Architect-Engineer Services for Compliance with Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), Clean Water Act (CWA) Compliance Program and All Other Environmental Media Regulations to Support Navy, Marine Corps, Other DoD Installations and Federal Agencies Worldwide.

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING

PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) AND NO

CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

This is a sources sought announcement to conduct market research to determine the availability and adequacy of potential business sources including the use of any appropriate small business programs prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a solicitation for architect-engineer services. A Statement of Capabilities must be submitted as specified at the end of this sources sought synopsis.

The intent of this sources sought synopsis is to identify potential qualified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB), Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB) certified under the Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) 8(a) Business Development Program, Historically Underutilized Business Zone Small Businesses (HUBZone SB) certified by SBA, and all other small businesses are encouraged to respond.

Design or Engineering Services are required for an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract for Architect-Engineer (A-E) Services in support of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and Clean Water Act (CWA) compliance program. A-E or Engineering Services include preparation of studies, plans, specifications, design, reports, cost estimates, and all associated engineering services. This procurement will result in one Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for multi-discipline Architect-Engineer (AE) services for water compliance services in the Naval Facilities Engineering System Command Atlantic (NAVFAC LANT’S) area of responsibility (AOR), but may also include work worldwide. The principal geographic area includes the continental United States and areas outside the continental United States (OCONUS).

Responses to this notice will determine the feasibility and/or basis for the Navy’s decision to proceed with an acquisition. Information received in relation to this notice will be used to assist the Government in developing an overall acquisition strategy, including the type and number of contracts and use of small business concerns.

The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis.

Large business submittals will not be considered. Upon review of industry response to this Sources Sought Synopsis, the Government will determine whether a set-aside acquisition in lieu of full and open competition is in the Government’s best interest.

The Government is contemplating the award of a Single Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract. The work will occur worldwide, including Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic's (NAVFAC LANT’s) Area of Responsibility (AOR), which includes the continental United States (CONUS) and areas outside the continental United States (OCONUS).

The principal geographical regions encompassed by this contract include the following Commander Navy Installations Command (CNIC) Navy Regions:

- Naval District Washington (NDW)

- Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (CNRMA)

- Commander, Navy Region Southeast (CNRSE)

- Commander, Navy Region Europe Africa Central (CNREURAFCENT)

The Government intends to solicit and award a single award IDIQ contract with an estimated ceiling of $60,000,000 million and an anticipated guaranteed minimum of $10,000. The contract term is estimated to be for a base year and four one-year option periods. Services will be procured in accordance with Public Law 95-582 (Brooks Act) and FAR Part 36. The NAICS code is 541330, Engineering Services, with a size standard of $25.5 Million

A proposed contract will involve the accomplishment of work in the following major categories:

1. Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance

Projects can be categorized as design or engineering services projects. Firms must have specialized experience handling projects related to drinking water quality compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act, Overseas Environmental Baseline Guidance Document (OEBGD), and Environmental Final Governing Standards (FGSs). Such specialized experience includes, but is not limited to:

compliance and condition assessments of water and wastewater treatment plants (including full water analysis capability), which may include modeling, mapping and treatability studies;

source and sanitary surveys;

water system vulnerability assessments and auxiliary services such as operator training programs and operations and maintenance manuals;

physical, chemical, biological, and membrane treatment for drinking and waste waters;

mapping of distribution systems;

vulnerability assessment;

source water protection;

wellhead protection assessments/plans;

preparation of reports and applications to be used in compliance and permit negotiations with regulators; and preparation of detailed construction scoping documents with budget estimates and witness data sketches (DD Form 1391).

Knowledge of all applicable federal, state, regional, and local laws and regulations, as well as overseas environmental laws and regulations associated with water, is required.

Applicable laws and regulations include, but are not limited to, the SDWA, OEBGD (DOD Publication 4715.05-G, June 2020), and FGSs, and CNIC Instructions where published.

Tasks may have very short timeframes as they result from enforcement actions directed to Navy or Marine Corps permittees by regulators. Tasks may include enhanced treatment for Cryptosporidium evaluation to support compliance with EPA Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule published in the Federal Register January 5, 2006.

2. Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans and Clean Water Act Compliance

Firms must have specialized experience in the areas of storm water management and permitting, and Clean Water Act (CWA) compliances. Specialized experience related to storm water management and CWA compliance includes, but is not limited to:

preparation of Phase I and Phase II storm water permit applications;

preparation and revision of Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs);

investigation and evaluation of illicit discharges; and management of construction site storm water runoff control and post construction storm water management regulations in CONUS and OCONUS areas.

conduct Comprehensive Site Compliance Evaluations at permitted facilities.

Tasks can also include engineering evaluation and development of structural and non-structural best management practices (BMPs) for storm water quality control measures for Military bases, and may also include development of storm water management programs for military facilities classified as small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems; sampling and characterization of complex wastewater matrices including storm water mixed with industrial wastewater; sampling tidally influenced outfalls, clean sampling, and analysis techniques; development of storm water mapping and the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS); and use of innovative storm water management techniques such as low impact development (LID) and analyses in support of LID. This could also include design and analysis low-impact development features and studies to analyze cost effectiveness.

Work should include assistance with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits and general construction permits in conjunction with executive orders and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, section 438. Incidental storm water requirements may also include: Annual Comprehensive Site Compliance Evaluations;

incidental cross connection integrity studies; Integrated Contingency Plans; Storm Water Discharge Management Plans (SWDMPs); installation-specific requirements; storm water and other related permit applications; SWPPP notices of intent; SWPPP notices of termination; annual monitoring/sampling/evaluation reports; storm water toxicity testing;

storm water annual reports; storm water discharge visual observations; storm water discharge management plans; storm water point source sampling; compliance with waste discharge requirements or storm water general permits; standard operating procedure (SOPs) for BMP implementation; developing construction and post-construction storm water management plans; Illicit Discharge Elimination Plans and educational materials; surveys of oil/water separators, stormwater treatment units (ie, grit traps and cyclone separators), backflow preventers, and baseline storm water watershed surveys. Field activities may involve monitoring of storm drainage systems including Illicit Connection/Illicit Discharge (ICID) Surveys.

3. Industrial Pre-Treatment/Wastewater Treatment Plants and Permit Compliance

Firms must have specialized experience in the areas of industrial pre-treatment/wastewater treatment and permitting, collection system and industrial pre-treatment/wastewater treatment plant design, operations and maintenance, and operator training; and sludge characterization and disposal/minimization. Treatment processes such as biological nutrient removal, activated sludge, as well as membrane pre-treatment technologies may be included. Preparation of permit applications for direct and indirect discharges of industrial wastewaters at military installations, development of pretreatment programs and regulations, effluent guidelines and water quality standards, industrial and domestic wastewater treatment process evaluations and source surveys; industrial wastewater characterization and treatability studies, and headworks analysis with local limits development; preparation of Sewer System Management Plans; application of GIS and management information system, and development of project documentation (DO Forms 1391); preparation of slug prevention plans.

4. Laboratory Services

Firms must have access to an accredited laboratory or be able to perform laboratory services to include sampling and analytical testing for toxins and contaminants in water, wastewater, groundwater, incidental storm water, and other environmental compliance media as required by the individual task orders. Services may require twenty-four-hour laboratory testing response time for water testing for specified contaminants and preparing an analytical report of the results including electronic data transfer upon request of the Navy.

Laboratories must possess appropriate state or host nation certification when available and/or be accredited by a nationally recognized laboratory accreditation, which include:

National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program, and the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation Program. The scope of the laboratory’s accreditation shall include the test methods required by the contract and/or certificate to operate. Furnish to the Contract Officer a copy of the certificate of accreditation, scope of accreditation, and latest directory of the accrediting organization for accredited laboratories. Accreditation information will be required during negotiation from the selected firm.

5. Miscellaneous Tasking

Miscellaneous tasking to support other environmental compliance technical requirements (air; radon, asbestos, hazardous waste; or petroleum, oil, and lubricants (POL) spills) that may affect water quality or otherwise as it relates to water issues, such as follow-on studies;

GIS mapping; computer aided design and drafting (CADD) drawing production; database development and/or management; pilot studies; audits; surveys; inventories; monitoring;

inspections; production of reports, work plans, and safety plans; development of specialized environmental compliance training; and other Architect Engineering (AE) services as specified by contract task order. Collection and management of Other Environmental Liabilities (OEL) data as well as engineering studies and other environmental compliance support for the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) environmental program may also be required.

Statement of Capabilities Submittal Requirements: The Statement of Capability (SOC) will determine the feasibility and/or basis for the Navy’s decision to proceed with acquisition.

Interested firms must submit a SOC, which describes, in detail, the firm’s capability of providing these services at various Military and other Federal facilities worldwide.

Your SOC shall include the following:

1. Full name and address of the firm

2. Year firm was established

3. Name of two principals (including titles, telephone and fax numbers)

4. Small Business Designation (include all socioeconomic categories)

5. Indication of System for Award Management (SAM) registration include Unique

Entity ID Number (UIEN) and CAGE Code;

6. Provide information that illustrates your qualifications for this proposed contract. It is requested that interested firms submit a brief SOC to demonstrate the ability to meet and execute the requirements as set forth below. The SOC must be complete and sufficiently detailed to allow for a determination the firm’s qualifications to perform the defined work. The SOC must be on 8 by 11-inch standard paper, single spaced, Times New Roman, 12-point font minimum and is limited to twenty (20) single-sided pages (including all attachments). The Government will evaluate sources’ capabilities based on the following:

List up to five projects performed within the last five years that demonstrate this experience. Provide information on experience of key personnel showing experience in providing listed services. Provide the following information for each project listed:

a. Contract number and project title

b. Name of Contracting Activity

c. Administrative Contracting Officer’s name, current telephone number

d. Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative or primary point of contact name and current telephone number

e. Contract type (e.g. cost plus, requirements, firm fixed-price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, or combination)

f. Period of performance (start and completion date)

g. Basic contract award amount and final contract value

h. Summary of contract work that demonstrates your firms capability in the areas identified in this sources sought

i. If award fee or award term incentivized, average performance rating received

7. Professional qualifications and capabilities of the staff to be assigned to the resulting contract; include experience within the past five years in the types of work addressed above. Firms will be evaluated in terms of their staff’s active professional registration, role expected to play in this contract, and roles played in the projects addressed in item 1 above.

8. Provide a brief description on the management plan for this contract; in particular, illustrate management’s approach/plan for managing multiple concurrent task orders for this contract and personnel roles in the organization.

9. If you are considering entering into a teaming arrangement, provide the name of all teaming partners and the anticipated type of teaming arrangements, address the specific services each member will provide, include applicable professional qualifications and experience for each member and to what extent your firm has worked with proposed subcontractors in the past.

10. Statement as to your ability to perform the work within the Continental United States (CONUS), outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) or both CONUS and

OCONUS.

Responses are due on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 by 2:00 p.m. EST

The package shall be sent either by electronically to kimberly.y.king.civ@us.navy.mil.

Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Kimberly King by e-mail kimberly.y.king.civ@us.navy.mil or by telephone (757) 322-8100.

The Government will not provide a debriefing on the results of this notice. All information submitted will be held in confidential manner and will only be used for the purpose intended.