THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY FOR ALASKA ENVIRONMENTAL FENCE TO FENCE. OFFERS OR PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS NOTICE. THIS IS NOT A PRE-SOLICITATION.
The Alaska District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting market research to facilitate a determination of acquisition strategy prior to releasing a solicitation for this anticipated project. The determination of acquisition strategy lies solely with the government and will be based on market research and information available to the government from other sources. Please note that this Sources Sought is for information only and does not constitute a solicitation for competitive offers/proposals and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. However, all interested parties who believe they can meet the requirement are invited to submit information describing their capability to provide the required services.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK:
The new contract is for Fence-to-Fence (F2F) Environmental Services at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Eielson Air Force Base (EAFB), Clear Space Force Station (Clear) and environmental tasks at 611 Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) installations located in Alaska, Hawaii, and Wake Island to provide professional services for a full range of environmental compliance support activities necessary to meet Air Force Civil Engineer Center Environmental Directorate (AFCEC/CZ) requirements. The 611 CES is stationed at JBER, Alaska and has responsibility for mission operations at Wake Island and the two locations in Hawaii. The scope outlines the current known Environmental Compliance requirements as identified by the Department of the Air Force (DAF), United States Air Force (USAF), United States Space Force (USSF), and regulatory authorities.
Installations include:
- Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER)
- Eielson Air Force Base (EAFB)
- Clear Space Force Station (CSFS)
- Barter Island (BTI) Long Range Radar Site (LRRS)
- Cape Lisburne (LUR) LRRS
- Cape Newenham (EHM) LRRS
- Cape Romanzof (CZF) LRRS
- Cold Bay (CDB) LRRS
- Fort Yukon (FYU) LRRS
- Indian Mountain (UTO) LRRS
- Kotzebue (OTZ) LRRS
- Murphy Dome (MPY) LRRS
- Oliktok (OLI) LRRS
- Point Barrow (BRW) LRRS
- Sparrevohn (SVW) LRRS
- Tatalina (TLJ) LRRS
- Tin City (TNC) LRRS
- Eareckson Air Station (EAS)
- King Salmon Divert Airfield (KSDA)
- Ka'ala Air Force Station (KAFS), Hawaii
- Koke'e Air Force Station (QKK), Hawaii
- Wake Island Airfield (WIA)
Summary of Requirements:
- Hazardous Waste (HW) Management to include HW facility support, HW disposal, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) permit compliance, and HW management plan support.
- Hazardous Material (HM) Management to include Installation Hazardous Materials Program (IHMP) support and reporting.
- Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) data management, collection, and reporting.
- Air Quality Compliance and Resource Management Program to include Clean Air Act (CAA) compliance, Air Emission Inventory and Title V Permit renewal.
- Sampling, Testing, Analysis, and Monitoring to include installation Air Quality, Water Quality, and Permitted Landfill requirements.
- Waste Water and Storm Water to include Water permits, Clean Water Act (CWA) Plan support and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements.
- Solid Waste Management to include Landfill Permit renewal and Solid Waste Plan support.
- Pollution Prevention (P2) to support compliance with the Pollution Prevention Act and brass recycling.
- Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants (POL) Management to include Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plan, Facility Response Plan, and Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan (ODPCP), and tank support.
- Eielson Water Treatment Plant Manganese Discharge management requirements
The Contractor shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, and fulfill the performance objectives in a manner that is consistent with relevant Department of Defense and Air Force policy for the duration of the contract. The Contractor shall adhere to both the general requirements and installation-specific requirements. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to accomplish the requirements of this contract.
The type of contract shall be firm-fixed price. Service Contract Act wage rates shall apply. The estimated award date of this contract is June 2025. This procurement is subject to the availability of funds.
If the project is cancelled, all proposal preparation costs will be borne by the offeror. If a large firm is selected for this contract, the firm must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirements for a subcontracting plan for that part of the work it intends to subcontract.
All offerors are advised that they must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (www.sam.gov) before submitting a proposal. Joint ventures must also be registered in SAM as a joint venture. Offerors are advised to begin this process when they prepare their proposal in order to ensure registration is in place should they be selected for award. Lack of registration in the SAM database would make an offeror ineligible for award.
The intent of this Sources Sought is to solicit interest from qualified firms with a primary North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code of 541620 – Environmental Consulting Services, which has a small business size standard of $19 Million dollars. In accordance with FAR 19.501 paragraph (c) The contracting officer shall conduct market research and review the acquisition to determine if this acquisition will be set aside for small business or considered for an award to a small business under the 8(a) Program (see FAR subpart 19.8), HUBZone (see FAR subpart 19.13), service-disabled veteran-owned (see FAR subpart 19.14), or women-owned small business program (see FAR subpart 19.15). If the acquisition is set aside for small business based on this review, it is a unilateral set-aside by the contracting officer.
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT OPEN TO ALL QUALIFIED PRIME CONTRACTOR FIRMS (Large and Small Businesses under NAICS 541620). All interested firms are encouraged to respond to this announcement no later than 15 November 2024, by 2:00 PM Alaska Standard Time, by submitting all requested documentation listed below to: US Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, ATTN: CEPOA-CT (Gosh), PO Box 6898, JBER, AK 99506-0898 or via email to Jennifer.Gosh@usace.army.mil and George.G.Nasif@usace.army.mil.
Interested prime contractor firms are encouraged to submit a capabilities package (not exceeding 5 pages) demonstrating the ability to perform the work described above. Packages should include the following information regarding their company:
1. Company Name, Address, UEI Number, Cage Code, Business Size under the applicable NAICS above, and Point of Contact information including email and phone number.
2. SAM status, Large or Small Business status under the applicable NAICS above, and type of small business (8a, HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned, etc.)
3. Demonstration of the firm’s experience as a prime contractor on projects of similar size, type, and complexity within the past six years. List actual projects completed and include project title, location, and a brief description of the project.
4. Your company’s intent to propose on the Alaska Environmental Fence-to-Fence project as a prime contractor.
Interested parties are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought by the response time stated above. Please submit all documentation by email in PDF format. Responses received after this time and date may not be reviewed.
