SLDA FUSRAP Remediation

Please see attached Amendment 5. Offerors are permitted to ask for clarifications on any answered questions. Requests for clarifications are due 19 Feb 2016. For clarification requests, offerors need to identify the Amendment number and question/answer number. The Government anticipates responding to the clarification requests no later than 26 Feb 2016. The response due date to this solicitation is now extended to 08 March 2016.

The Government is currently finalizing responses to all remaining questions.  It is anticipated this amendment will be released no later than 16 Feb 2016.  It is also anticipated that offerors will be permitted to ask clarifications on any answered questions.  Any clarifications will be due to the Government no later than 19 Feb 2016.  For clarifications on answered questions, offerors will need to identify the Amendment number and question/answer number.  The Government anticipates responding to the questions no later than 26 Feb 2016.  The Government anticipates extending the due date to 08 March 2016.  No futher extensions are anticipated.  Please do not send any additional questions until the next amendment is posted.  This information is provided for the convenience of potential offerors and no changes are being made to the solicitation at this time.  The current due date is still 26 Feb 2016. 

Please see attached amendment 4. 

Please see the attached amendment. Also, please note the Small Business size standard for NAICS 562910 has been increased to 750. (Reference: Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 16 / Tuesday, January 26, 2016 / Rules and Regulations).

Amendment 2 is attached.  USACE is currently working on the additional questions received to date.  It is anticipated the sign in roster from the site visit will be posted on 25 Jan 2016.

The site address for the site visit is as follows:

2992 River Road
Vandergrift, PA 15690

Since the site visit will be restricted to the haul road, parking areas, the west end of the MPB, and the existing office trailers, no specific PPE is required (no hard hats and no steel toe boots are required).  However, please dress appropriately for the weather.  Additionally, please ensure vetted personnel bring a Government issued ID. 

Please see the attached Amendment.  The remaining questions are still be finalized. 

Regarding the site visit, all requestors who submitted information on or before 08 Jan 2016 should have received a reply on 12 Jan 2016.  If you submitted information prior to 08 Jan 2016 and haven't received a reply, please send an email to Buffalo-Contracting@usace.army.mil  Any requests received after 14 Jan 2016 at 1200 local time will likely not be cleared in time for the site visit.   Please ensure you are cleared (and received confirmation) prior to traveling to the site.  If you haven't been cleared (regardless of when you sent the request), you will not be permitted to enter the site. 

The Government is currently preparing two amendments to answer questions received through 08 Jan 2016.  It is anticipted these amendments will be issued no later than 19 Jan 2016 (target is by 15 Jan 2016).  It is anticipated the second amendment will extend the proposal due date to 17 Feb 2016.

Please see the attached solicitation and the associated attachments.  Please note the site visit is scheduled for 20 Jan 2016.  Please note the following from the solicitation:

2.6 Site Visit: 20 Jan 2016 at 1pm EST. Due to required escorts, all attendees shall be present at the gate NLT 1245. Late arrivals may not be granted access to the site. The site visit will be located at the SLDA site: 2992 River Rd, Route 66, Vandergrift, PA 15690

2.6.1 Site Visit. The purpose of the site visit is to allow prospective Offerors an opportunity to view the SLDA site. Due to the nature of the contamination at the SLDA site, and requirements for a Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program (CBDPP) prior to accessing the site, the site visit will be restricted to the haul road, parking areas, the west end of the materials processing building (MPB), and the existing office trailers. Security vetting WILL be required for all attendees. As such, all interested vendors are required to send an email to the address is paragraph 1.7 of this section NLT 12pm EST on 08 Jan 2016 for guaranteed access (assuming the security vetting is successful). Required information for each person shall include: full name, date of birth, place of birth, social security number and citizenship. Due to the extra time required for vetting, foreign nationals will not be granted access to the site. Required information will be accepted through 15 Jan 2016, but we cannot guarantee access to those individuals submitting information after 08 Jan 2016. Offerors will be notified if their personnel are vetted and will be allowed on the site.

It is anticipated the ROD Amendment will be signed on 16 Dec 2015.  Once the ROD Amendment is signed, the record will be prepared for public release.  The RFP will not be released until the documentation is publicly available.  Currently, the RFP is anticipated to be released on 21 Dec 2015.  The site visit is tentatively scheduled for 13 Jan 2016, and the proposal due date is tentatively planned for 10 Feb 2016. 

The release date for the RFP has been delayed.  The Government is still finalizing the ROD Amendment. Currently, it appears the RFP release will be delayed until at least mid December. As updates become available, they will be posted to fbo.  

Please see attached Questions & Answers.

The US Army Corps of Engineers has a requirement, under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP), to remediate the Shallow Land Disposal Area (SLDA) site located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh of Special Nuclear Material (SNM). The outcome of the remediation will result in the removal and disposal of all material of concern to achieve unrestricted use for the site.

It is anticipated the release of the RFP will occur no later than 3 Dec 2015 with a proposal due date of approximately 19 Jan 2016.

This is an unrestricted opportunity.