Environmental Services/Support

This is a Sources Sought Notice in accordance with FAR Part 10, Market Research.  This is for planning purposes only and there is no solicitation available at this time.  All responses will be used for market analysis in determining the availability of interested and capable 8(a) companies and may be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy. 

The Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) is seeking potential sources for a Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Contract in accordance with FAR 16.504 for Installation-wide Environmental Services/Support in maintaining compliance will all applicable Federal, State and Local environmental laws and regulations.  The intention is to procure these services as a competitive 8(a) set-aside.  The previous Multiple Award IDIQ was competed under the 8(a) program and seven (7) contracts were awarded in the Fiscal Year 2017.

INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS:

Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-side for small business under the 8(a) Program.  All qualified 8(a) Small Businesses shall be registered under the Dynamic Small Business Search Engine located at http://dsbs.sba.gov/dsbs/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm.  Telephone inquiries will not be accepted, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.  The contractor shall provide a wide range of Environmental Support Services (to include facility maintenance activities or construction and demolition or both), to comply with federal and state environmental laws and regulations at properties within the control of Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG). The Contractor shall execute work to meet the objectives/milestones in specific task order performance work statements.

Examples of the types of environmental subject areas or tasks include the following:

• Air Injection
• Air Quality surveys and/or Emissions Reporting
• Archeological Resources
• Asbestos Abatement
• Asbestos Regulations and Requirements
• Bald Eagle Monitoring and Research
• Bioremediation
• Chemical Oxidation/Ultraviolet (UV) Systems
• Compliance Cleanup (CC) Sites
• Conceptual Site Models for Installation Restoration Program (IRP), Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP), and CC Sites
• Conventional Water Treatment
• Construction
• Cultural Resources
• Data Management
• Debris Removal
• Demolition
• Dredging
• Drinking Water
• Emergency Response related activities
• Endangered Species
• Energy Audit and Compliance
• Engineering including chemical, civil, electrical, environmental, mechanical, radiological
• Environmental Compliance Assessments/Surveys
• Environmental laws, regulations, and best Management Practices including Department of the Army, Department of Defense, and APG regulations and policies
• Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Support
• Excavation/Soil Management
• Facility Repair and Maintenance
• Geology
• Geotechnical Studies
• Ground Water Assessment and Remediation – such as IRP, MMRP, CC Sites Groundwater Extraction/Dewatering – such as IRP, MMRP, CC Sites
• Hazardous Materials Management
• Hazardous Waste Management
• Health Physics support to include the following:
  • Radiation Sampling
  • Monitoring
  • Inspection
  • Analysis;
  • Training;
  • Literature search of historic documents;
  • Review of health and safety plans/work plans for radiological remediation efforts;
  • Procedure writing;
  • Inventory maintenance;
  • Quality Control Audits;
  • Radioactive waste handling and transport; and
  • Other tasks related to the radiation protection program as identified within the specifications of the initiating delivery order(s).
  • Establish protocols, and /or schedules and coordinate them with the COR for approval before initiating data collection. Individual task orders will specify reporting requirements.
• Heavy Metal Disposal/Treatment
• Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) Management
• Hydrogeology
• Installation Restoration Program (IRP)
• Laboratory Testing
• Landfill Closure And Long-Term Management
• Lead-Based Paint Surveys And Abatement
• Maryland Critical Area Requirements And Compliance
• Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP)
• Modeling Including Fate And Transport Analysis
• National Environmental Policy Act
• Natural Attenuation
• Natural Resources
• National Contingency Plan (NCP) Reporting
• Noise
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Permitting
• Pest Control
• Pollution Prevention
• Storm Water
• Quality Assurance/Quality Control
• Radiation
• Recovery Operations From Reportable Spills
• Regulatory Analysis For All Task Orders
• Response Action IRP And CC Sites
• Response Action Of Munitions Response Sites
• Response Action Of Radioactive Sites
• Risk Assessments (Human Health And Ecological)
• Sampling and Analysis
• Sediment and Erosion Control Measures
• Slurry Walls/Subsurface Barriers
• Soil Vapor Extraction
• Soil Washing
• Soil/Sludge Stabilization/Solidification
• Solid Waste Management
• Storm Water Management (inspections, maintenance and repair)
• Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV)
• Surface Water Quality
• Thermal Destruction/Desorption
• Treatment/Disposal Of Investigation-Derived Wastes and Decontamination-Derived Wastes
• Underground Storage Tank Removal/Closure/Replacement
• Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Detection
• Vapor Intrusion
• Wastewater Management
• Wetlands

 All work shall be performed on individual task orders at one of the following areas:  Aberdeen Area, Edgewood Area, Churchville Area, Carroll Island Area, Spesutie Island Area, and Grace’s Quarters Area, and Adelphi.  For plans, the contractor shall design sediment and erosion control plan, storm management plan, and critical area plan, and must obtain Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) and State of Maryland Critical Area Commission approvals, respectively.  

The planned length or duration of this contract is five (5) years (one base year and four option years.) Estimated total value of this contract, including a base and four (4) option years is between $20-25 million for the entire multiple award.

If your company interest and capacity to perform this work, please provide the following information:  1) Company name, address, email address, web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership of the company; 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capabilities, companies must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM).  To register, go to https://sam.gov.  If subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, companies should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.   Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than twenty (20) pages in length in Times New Roman or Ariel font of no less than 10 font size.    

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 541620 with a Small Business Size Standard of $16.5 million.

The deadline for response to this request is no later than 2 pm, EST, 22 June 2020.  All responses/inquiries under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to sandra.a.anderson12.civ@mail.mil. 

This Sources Sought should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose.  Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought is strictly voluntary and will be used solely for the purposes of market research and acquisition planning.   Please be advised that all submissions become the property of the Government and will not be returned.  Questions on this notice shall be submitted to the email address above for Sandra Anderson, Contract Specialist.