IDIQ Remedial Action Contract (RAC), geographic boundaries of the North Atlantic Division mission area, majority of the work performed shall be specific to the Elizabeth Mine Superfund Site, South Strafford and Thetford, Vermont.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is soliciting prospective contractors for a Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Remedial Action Contract (RAC) which will have the geographic boundaries of the North Atlantic Division mission area although the location of the majority of the work to be performed under this contract shall be specific to the Elizabeth Mine Superfund Site, South Strafford and Thetford, Vermont. The work under this IDIQ will included performing relocation and consolidation of tailing and waste rock; grading of tailing and waste rock; installation of a geosynthetic material including a geomembrane and drain net; placement of vegetative support and topsoil along with the other design components of the cover system; surface water and stream channel relocation and restoration; metals removal treatment system installation; groundwater monitoring well installation. Work shall be performed in accordance with CERCLA, the EPA Action Memoranda signed in September 2002 and March 2004, the record of Decision signed in September 2006, the NTCRA Design, Remedial Design, and the State of Vermont Solid Waste and Sediment and Erosion Control requirements. Additional remedial action type activities will also be required and will be outlined in the request for proposal documents. The solicitation is issued as a 100% small business set-aside. The NAICS code for the work described above is 562910 with a size standard of 500 people. Work will begin in the summer 2010 and include a base period of one year and four option periods for a possible total of five years. The total IDIQ contract ceiling shall not exceed $20,000,000 over the life of the contract. The Government may issue either firm fixed price or cost reimbursable task orders. If a cost reimbursement task order is issue the contractor will be required to have an approved accounting system; however, this requirement may be met after award but before any cost reimbursable task order is issued. A small business awardee who does not have an approved cost accounting system is eligible for award but will be required to participate in a government audit by a cognizant government accounting agency prior to receipt of the first cost reimbursement task order. This audit will be initiated by and coordinated with USACE. The estimated issue date for the solicitation is on or about 27 January 2010 with a projected award date in April 2010. Interested bidders can download the solicitation via the Federal Business Opportunities website (www.fbo.gov). The due date for the bid will be stated in the solicitation. Requests for solicitation documents by telephone, fax, or email will not be honored. Instructions for bid submissions will be provided in the solicitation. The Government intends to make award to the offeror that represents the best value to the Government, with price and non-price factors considered. Instructions and evaluation factors will be provided in the request for proposal.