USDA -- Forest Service, Ottawa National Forest, E6248 U.S. 2, Ironwood, MI 49938

C -- A&E -- ENVIRONMENTAL IDIQ (INDEFINITE-DELIVERY INDEFINITE-QUANTITY) SOL R9Z-97-05-SS DUE 011797 POC For technical information contact Rick Kell at 906-932-1330; For contractual information contact Janet Peterson at 715-362-1168 The work contemplated for this contract includes environmental engineering services for the investigation, design and inspection of projects involving hazardous materials (HAZMAT) within the seven National Forests and at the North Central Forest Experiment Station sites located in the states of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Work may occasionally be performed outside of these states and for other federal agencies. Projects may include environmental investigations of hazardous waste sites, emergency response to hazardous spills, remediation plan preparation, remedial cleanup, PRP searches, environmental property assessments, sewer and water system design, geotechnical and geophysical exploration of sites, training, CERCLA and NEPA document preparation, perform Natural Resource Damage Assessments in accordance with established federal guidelines, and various other special engineering projects. Due to the variety of projects anticipated, the selected firm(s) must possess a wide range of professional services including environmental engineering, civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, geology, hydrogeology, botany, biology, and public affairs. The selected firm(s) will be required to possess the necessary permits, registrations and licenses that may be required to carry out the tasks ordered under this contract. The firm(s) shall have a broad range of experience with environmental projects performed in accordance with the National Contingency Plan, 40 CFR 300, and under state authorities in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. Award of the contract is planned for on or about May 1, 1997, for a base period of one year with four optional, 1-year extensions. The services ordered under this contract will be Fixed Price. In order to receive further consideration, the applicant must submit Standard Form (SF) 254 and SF 255 addressing the basic evaluation criteria in Note 24, substituting USDA Forest Service where the Department of Defense is shown. Additional criteria to be evaluated include: (6) Demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design. (7) Computer-assisted design capability and capacity (where such design is required). The following information is required to supplement the SF 254 and SF 255: (a) In Block 4 on SF 255, list ONLY people employed by the office submitting the form that will be responsible for the fulfillment of the work, exclusive of any subcontractor or branch offices. (b) In Block 8 on SF 255, list applicable experience in the states listed above that the firm has COMPLETED to the SATISFACTION of the applicable STATE or FEDERAL agency within the last 5 years. (c) In Block 6 of SF 255, identify discipline/service to be supplied by each branch office or subcontractor, including the number of individuals employed by each. (d) Firms must have either in-house or through association with qualified subcontractors and/or consultants, the normal staff and equipment to handle any task so ordered. (e) Indicate the location of firm in relation to the following cities: Cass Lake, Minnesota; Duluth, Minnesota; Park Falls, Wisconsin; Rhinelander, Wisconsin; Ironwood, Michigan; Escanaba, Michigan; and Cadillac, Michigan. Include the location of any branch offices, subcontractors or laboratories that will be involved. Unnecessarily elaborate proposals beyond that required to present a complete, concise, and effective response are not desired. The estimated volume of work is unknown; however, a guaranteed amount of $5, 000 will be ordered annually. No single task order will exceed $500, 000. Annual orders will not exceed $1, 000, 000. Typical delivery orders will range between $10, 000 and $70, 000. See Note(s): 24. (0354)

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