FY23 Carolina Group OPTIMIZED REMEDIATION CONTRACT

This is a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Carolina Group Optimized Remediation Contract (ORC). This acquisition is being offered as a 100% Small Business set-aside and will result in a Firm Fixed Price Contract Award.  Please note that the only change between the draft RFP and this final RFP is the CLIN Description.  Base year and Option Year and been changed to Base Task Year x, and Option Task Year x. 

Description of Work. This requirement is for environmental remediation activities at Joint Base Charleston-Air (JBCA), Joint Base Charleston-Weapons (JBCW), and North Auxiliary Airfield (NAAF), in South Carolina (SC); and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (SJAFB), in North Carolina (NC).  This Performance Work Statement (PWS) defines the scope of environmental services necessary to conduct site restoration under the Optimized Remediation Contract (ORC).  The range of activities includes maintenance of established remedies, optimization at applicable sites, and achievement of site-specific objectives.  The Contractor shall undertake Environmental Remediation activities to achieve Performance Objectives (POs) at fifty-four (54) Installation Restoration Program (IRP) sites and eleven (11) Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) sites.

Period of Performance: Ten (10) years.

Note: This solicitation is being issued in electronic format only.  The proposal due date is 27 March 2023 at 1:00pm Eastern.  No additional media (CD-ROM, floppy disk, faxes, etc…) will be provided.  Any prospective offeror must register in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov. After completing SAM registration, interested Contractors and their subcontractors must then register at https://sam.gov in order to obtain solicitation documents, plans and specifications and other solicitation documents for this requirement.  Contractors that have an existing account should be able to use their existing login to search for the solicitation number once it is released https://sam.gov. 

Proposals shall be submitted electronically via Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module by the due date and time for submission of proposals. NOTE: The only authorized transmission method for proposals in response to this solicitation is PIEE solicitation module. NO OTHER TRANSMISSION METHODS (EMAIL, FACSIMILE, REGULAR MAIL, HAND CARRIED, ETC. To submit an electronic proposal through the PIEE Solicitation Module website, Offerors shall follow the following steps:

a. Step 1: Complete vendor registration on https://piee.eb.mil/. Instructions for registration can be found through: https://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/ce/cap/docs/piee/PIEE_Solicitation_Module_Vendor_Access_Instructions.pdf

b. Step 2: Upload offer in the Solicitation Module through https://piee.eb.mil/. Instructions for uploading an offer can be found through: https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/solicitation/proposals.xhtml

Note: Only those with a PIEE vendor registration as ‘Proposal Manager’ may upload an offer.

c. FILE DESCRIPTION: Include a File Description for each file(s) you upload. The File Description will be included in the email notice to each of the recipients you choose to access your file(s). Do not enter Privacy Act Data (Personal Identification Information (PII) in the File Description). File description should be provided in the following format:

Solicitation Number_Offerors Company_Volume

(e.g. W912HN23R1000_CompanyXYZ_Volume_I.pdf; W912HN23R1000_CompanyXYZ_Volume_II.pdf; etc.)

d. Offerors are cautioned to log into PIEE Solicitation Module with sufficient time to ensure the electronic proposal package is completely uploaded and time-stamped in the system prior to the date and time specified for receipt of proposals. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to ensure their proposal is received by the date and time for submission of proposals.

e. It is the responsibility of the Prospective Offeror to promptly notify the Contract Specialist, David A. Jimenez at david.a.jimenez@usace.army.mil and the Contracting Officer, Chad A. Arnett at chad.a.arnett@usace.army.mil if there are any issues with submitting proposals through PIEE Solicitation Module.

f. The Government will not be responsible for proposals delivered to any location or to anyone other than those designated to receive proposals on its behalf. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that proposals are submitted so as to reach the designated recipient of proposals. Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the proposal to be received in accordance with the instructions provided.

It is the Offeror’s responsibility to check the internet address provided as necessary for any amendments that may be posted to this solicitation.  Paper copies of this solicitation will not be available.  Other methods of requesting a package will not be honored. Contractual questions should be forwarded to the contract specialist, Mr. David A. Jimenez at david.a.jimenez@usace.army.mil or to the attention of the Contracting Officer, Mr. Chad A. Arnett at chad.a..arnett@usace.army.mil.

Attachments and Enclosures:

Enclosures to the Request for Proposal

RFP Enclosure 1 - AFCEC Chemistry Data Quality Fact Sheet April 2020

RFP Enclosure 2 - AFCECCZTE Chemistry UFP-QAPP

RFP Enclosure 3 - AFGM2019-32-01, AFFF Related Waste Mgmt Implementation Guidance 5 September 2019_508

RFP Enclosure 4 - Interim Guidance on 1-4 Dioxane, Environmental Restoration Program

RFP Enclosure 5 -  JBCA_Bldg 532 JG10E-2423 SVE Manual

RFP Enclosure 6 - JBCA_Bldg 543 SVE Manual_Optimized

Attachments to the Request for Proposal Section L, Instructions to Offerors

Attachment 1 – Proposal Data Sheet

Attachment 2 – Past Performance Questionnaire Summary Sheet

Attachment 3 – Past Performance Questionnaire

Attachment 4 – Proposal Schedule

Enclosures to the Performance Work Statement

PWS Enclosure 1 - ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS

PWS Enclosure 2A - Admin Record_Charleston AFB-Air SC_Aug 01 2022

PWS Enclosure 2A - Admin Record_Charleston-Weapons Station SC_Aug 01 2022

PWS Enclosure 2A - Admin Record_Seymour Johnson AFB NC_Aug 01 2022

PWS Enclosure 2B - GFI Spreadsheets 2.0

PWS Enclosure 2C - SITE ADDED CONSIDERATIONS SUMMARIES

PWS Enclosure 3 - CIP Update PWS and Outline v2

PWS Enclosure 4 - FY23 Carolina Group ORC_Final Sub-CLINs

PWS Enclosure 5 - CPSMR template- 25Aug2019

PWS Enclosure 6 - ORC PMP Guidance v3.1_20221201

Enclosures to the Site Visit

Site Visit Enclosure 1 - Joint Base Charleston Base Access Worksheet - Form 111 (Aug 22)

Site Visit Enclosure 2 - SJAFB Special Events Pass Request

Site Visit Enclosure 3 - SJAFB Special Events Pass Request - Guest Info Sheet