Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract for Toxicity Laboratory Services, NAVFAC Hawaii, Oahu, Hawaii

The proposal due date is postponed pending issuance of Amendment No. 0002.

The original synopsis was posted through the Navy Electronic Business Opportunities website known as NECO, however, the website at www.navy.neco.mil is currently down.  The purpose of this amendment is to ensure all solicitation/synopsis documents previously posted to NECO are available in FEDBIZOPPS.  Please see attachments.

Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract for Toxicity Laboratory Services, NAVFAC Hawaii, Oahu, Hawaii. The work includes, but is not limited to, providing laboratory analysis services as needed for Naval Facilities Engineering Command Hawaii (NAVFAC Hawaii). Analyses are required to comply with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) testing and reporting requirements as specified in the EPA/State of Hawaii Department of Health Waste Water Discharge Permits issued to Navy Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTP). The work shall include, but is not limited to, chronic whole effluent toxicity (WET) tests using the following invertebrate species and EPA test methods: Trypneustes gratilla, Hawaiian sea urchin, using Hawaiian Collector Urchin, Trypneustes gratilla (hawa’e) Fertilization Test Method (3116198).

Updated versions of the test method shall be used as required by the current permit. Waste water samples which are delivered to NAVFAC Hawaii Environmental Lab from the WWTP shall be turned over to the Contractor who shall provide all material (including sea urchins) and equipment to perform the required testing. Analyses shall be performed and completed the same day the samples are received at NAVFAC Hawaii Environmental Lab. Contractor shall comply with all specified test and reporting requirements including, but not limited to, scheduling, concentrations, frequencies, hold time, turn-around time, species requirements and pass/fail requirements. Testing shall be performed when ordered.

Contractor may be required to show proficiency in performing the tests. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541380 and the annual size standard is $14,000,000. The contract term will be a base period of one year plus four option years. Only the base period of the contract will offer a minimum guarantee. The total term of the contract, including all options, will not exceed 60 months. The Government will not synopsize the options when exercised. IDIQ work will be issued via the DOD EMALL, a web-based ordering system, using Government purchase cards. This is a new procurement. It does not replace an existing contract. No information exists on prior contracts. Offerors can view and/or download the solicitation at https://www.neco.navy.mil/ when it becomes available.

All interested offerors shall register at the website. No notice of solicitation activity will be provided to interested offerors. Large business concerns shall submit a subcontracting plan. The solicitation utilizes source selection procedures which require offerors to submit a technical, past performance, and price proposal for evaluation by the Government. Proposal receipt date is approximate.