This is a Sources Sought Synopsis. The intent of this synopsis is to identify potential Section 8(a) small business concerns, Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small business concerns, woman-owned small business concerns (WOSB), service disabled veteran owned small business (SDVOSB) concerns and small business concerns (SBC) that are capable of providing professional Architect-Engineer (A-E) services in support of the Department of the Navy’s (DoN’s) Environmental Restoration (ER) Program consisting of the Installation Restoration (IR) Program and Munitions Response (MR) Program in compliance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and other similar programs.
The work to be ordered under this contract will be performed at various locations within the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Pacific area of responsibility. Work may be predominantly located in NAVFAC Pacific’s Area of Responsibility for Environmental Restoration Program. Although these are the principal geographical areas of performance, the Contractor(s) may be required to perform at other locations within the NAVFAC Pacific area of responsibility including Japan, Okinawa, Diego Garcia, and other areas in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Work may also be added and performed anywhere outside of the NAVFAC Pacific area of responsibility, as required by the Government. The exact location of the required effort will be specified in the individual Contract Task Orders (CTOs). The Contractor may also, on occasion, be tasked to perform work for other NAVFAC Components, Department of Defense (DoD) or federal agencies as required by the Government. This contract may include performance of work on private, county, or state lands that are associated with the environmental sites identified above. Technical and engineering services will be accomplished in the Contractor’s office, with the exception of such items as required at the project site (e.g., inspection, sampling, sample analysis, etc.), and places as may be directed by the Contracting Officer in accordance with the provisions of this contract and individual CTOs as issued. These services will be procured in accordance with 40 USC Chapter 11, Selection of Architects and Engineers, as implemented by FAR Subpart 36.6 and will result in a Cost-Plus-Fixed Fee (CPFF), Indefinite Quantity-Indefinite Delivery (IDIQ) type contract.
The Government is seeking the most highly qualified firm to perform the required services, based on the demonstrated competence and qualifications, in accordance with the selection criteria. All work performed during the life of the contract will be ordered by the Government on an as-needed basis through the issuance of CTOs. Award of a CTO is contingent upon the Government and the Contractor agreeing on the estimated cost and fixed fee amount. The contract term is anticipated to be a 12-month base period with four (4) 12-month option periods or $980,000,000, inclusive of fixed fees, whichever occurs first.
There is no limit on the total value for all TOs awarded except that no award or combination of awards shall cause the maximum value of the contract to be exceeded. Individual contract Task Orders will be issued with statements of work which describe the nature of work to be performed and requirements for the period of performance. The Government makes no representation as to the number of Task Orders or the actual amount of work to be ordered.
NAVFAC Pacific will use the responses to this Sources Sought synopsis to make the appropriate acquisition decision for the planned procurement. This is not an announcement of the availability of a solicitation nor is it a means of generating a plan holder’s list. After evaluation of the responses to this synopsis, a pre-solicitation announcement will be published in the System for Award Management, https://SAM.gov if the Government intends to proceed with this procurement.
The type of services expected to be performed under this contract consist of, but are not limited to, evaluating existing site information; preparing project planning documents; performing field investigations; analyzing environmental samples; validating and evaluating analytical data; performing human health and ecological risk assessments; participating in meetings with the Navy, natural resource trustees, and regulators; providing community relations support; preparing remedial designs; performing construction oversight; and preparing project reports. Examples of the types of reports that may be produced under CERCLA include Preliminary Assessment/Site Inspection (PA/SI), Supplemental Site Inspection (SSI), Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS), Remedial Design (RD), Remedial/Removal Action (RA), Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (EE/CA), Action Memorandum (AM), Proposed Plan (PP), Decision Document (DD), Record of Decision (ROD), Remedial Action Work Plans (RAWP), and Remedial Action Completion Reports (RACR), CERCLA Five-Year Review, Interim RACR (I-RACR), Final RACR, Remedial Action Alternatives Report
The required services may also include environmental and engineering services to support various other DoD programs such as: Underground Storage Tank; Subsurface Oil Recovery; Asbestos Abatement; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and development and maintenance of the Navy Installation Restoration Information System (NIRIS); Electronic Data Management System (EDMS); web page development and maintenance; Geographic Information System (GIS) and graphic support. Additional requirements for MRP or in locations where there is known or potential MEC. The Contractor shall be required to support site investigation of MEC (UXO, DMM), and associated MC, potentially including chemical, biological and radiological constituents, in accordance with DoD regulations specific to DoDM 4140.72, Management of Material Potentially Presenting an Explosive Hazard (MPPEH), May 7, 2021 or latest edition and DoD and EPA Management Principles for Implementing Response Actions at Closed, Transferring, and Transferred (CTT) Ranges, March 2000, or latest edition. Until DoD regulations are promulgated specific to UXO remediation, the remedial process will be consistent with CERCLA, the NCP, the Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP), and the programs of the DoD Explosives Safety Board (DDESB). Services include the entire suite of UXO investigation stages consistent with CERCLA and entire Section C.6.1.d, progressing from a PA/SI to a RI/FS through the RD/RA in accordance with an explosive safety submission (ESS) or ESS determination request (ESS DR). Services shall also include preparing UXO methodologies for detection, clearance, removal, and safety, anomaly identification and avoidance; preparing ESSs or ESS DRs; vegetation removal; interviews with knowledgeable persons; preparation of required work plans; preparation of required Health and Safety Plans; investigation in all media types (i.e. soil, water, air etc.); preparation of completion/after action reports; investigation reports; conduct site monitoring; implement innovative technologies; community relations, and complete final disposition of any MC, MEC and material potentially presenting an explosive hazard (MPPEH) to material documented as safe (MDAS) or material documented as an explosive hazard (MDEH) or other debris resulting from munitions response activities. The munitions response actions may be conducted in terrestrial or aquatic environments.
Additionally, the munitions response work may involve working with other Navy support or oversight contractors during any of the phases of work and may include performing anomaly avoidance for support or oversight activities (e.g., biological surveys, site visits, etc.), hazardous/toxic wastes assessment/remediation projects, archaeological studies, flora and fauna studies, geotechnical studies, emergency response plans, public evacuation/safety plans and execution, public coordination, and other environmental and/or engineering studies). The work may involve but would not be limited to disciplines in the following areas: explosive safety, hazardous/toxic wastes management, noise quality, air quality, water quality, risk assessment, occupational health, industrial hygiene, safety, and public health. The work may also be conducted at non-CERCLA sites involving construction or maintenance and subject to all applicable policy, laws and regulation
All work shall be performed in accordance with all applicable Federal, State, and local policy, guidance, regulations, and laws including, but not limited to: CERCLA, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), RCRA, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90), the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act (HMTUSA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA).
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual, EM-385-1-1, and all other regulations, policies, and guidance required for contaminant or munitions investigation. Additionally investigation work shall also be performed in accordance with munitions safety instruction, including but not limited to: NAVSEA Ordnance Pamphlet 5 (OP 5), Department of Defense (DoD) 6055.9-STD Ammunition and Explosive Safety Standard, Naval Ordinance Safety and Security Activity (NOSSA) instructions 8023.11B and 8020.15 (ESS), 32 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) PART 179 Munitions Response Site Prioritization Protocol (MRSPP), DoD Instruction 4140.62 Material Potentially Presenting an Explosive Hazard (MPPEH), and all other regulations, policies, and guidance required for contaminant or MEC investigation, identification, removal, handling, storage, disposal, documentation, audit, and safety. The Contractor shall also comply with the requirements of the most current issue of the Navy Environmental and Readiness Program Manual (OPNAVINST 5090.1D), the NAVFAC Pacific ER Program Project Procedures Manual, NAVFAC design manuals and other authorized instructions.
The Government will evaluate responses based upon specialized recent experience of the firm and the key personnel; relevant past performance, and financial capacity. Offerors shall complete and submit the attached Questionnaire, Attachment 1, and if applicable, the Customer Evaluation (Attachment 2). If your firm has CPARS evaluations for the projects submitted in Attachment 1, do not solicit evaluations from your customers. Submit the CPARS evaluations instead. If you do not have CPARS evaluations for the projects submitted in Attachment 1, please solicit evaluations from your customers on Attachment 2 and submit it with Attachment 1.
Firms having the capability to perform this work are invited to submit the required information by 10:00 AM HST on 04 November 2024. Documents may be submitted via electronic mail to Ms. Samantha Tomisato: samantha.e.tomisato.civ@us.navy.mil and Ms. Kori-Ann Tanaka: koriann.k.tanaka.civ@us.navy.mil. Complete information must be submitted as the Government may not seek clarification of information provided. This market survey is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market survey or otherwise pay for the requested information.
The Government will not provide a debriefing on the results of this survey. All information will be held in a confidential manner and will only be used for the purposes intended.
