Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo Area Office, Branch of Contracts and Property Management, P.O. Box 1060, Gallup, New Mexico 87301-1060

C -- ARCHITECT EGINEERING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES SOL 9-0228 DUE 052188 POC James Harjo, Area Contracting Officer, Telephone No.: (505) 863-8252 The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo Area Office, Gallup, New Mexico intends to award an Architect-Engineer Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract for Services of a Professional Engineer. This prospectively Firm Fixed Price contract will consist of delivery orders requiring various Services of a Professional Engineer to provide Professional Certification as to the completion of corrective actions performed in response to the Environmental Protection Agency at various locations on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. This acquisition is set aside for 51% Indian-owned and controlled firms under the Buy Indian Act, 25 USC 47. Joint Ventures are not acceptable, and Indian entities will be required to have business offices within 600 miles of Gallup, New Mexico. Specific statement of work and services required will be issued with each delivery order. Work subject to negotiation under each delivery order shall not exceed $20,000, with a total for each one year period not to exceed $50,000.00. Selection evaluation criteria in descending order of importance will include: (A) Descriptions of various projects the bidder has performed. Individual projects will receive higher consideration than corporate projects. Factors to be considered in the selection of the finalist under this contract advertisement are specialized experience in a full range of environmental construction or corrective/remedial action services, including projects under the Resource Conservation Recovery Act, Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures, Oil Pollution Act, Asbestos Hazards Emergency Response Act, comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation Liability Act, USTs, ASTs, tank farms, Lead Paint discovery and abatement, mercury cleanups, corrective/remedial designs or actions under other statues. Removals, disposal operations and closure operations under environmental laws are also considered. (B) Experience or projects relevant to educational entities or facilities. (C) Past Performance: Past performance ratings on government contracts and private industry as to cost control, quality of work and compliance with schedules. (D) Accessibility of Contract: Project office must be convenient to Gallup, New Mexico office must be manned during the core hours 0800 -- 1700, Monday through Friday. Contact means, i.e. phone, mobile, FAX, etc., must be explicit. Firms meeting the requirement described in the announcement and desiring consideration are invited to submit a completed Standard Form 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire and Standard Form 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Projects to the address shown above, James Harjo. The SF-254s and SF-255s must be received in the office shown above no later than 4:00 P.M. local time on May 21, 1999. The most highly qualified firms will be issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) and be requested to submit a technical and cost proposal and a health and safety plan. Award of a contract is anticipated in May or June, 1999. Offerors can request for copies of listing for BIA -Locations through Telefax No. (505) 863-8245. This is not a Request for Proposal. Posted 04/26/99 (W-SN324445). (0116)

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