THE INTENT OF THIS NOTICE IS TO DETERMINE THE INTEREST OF SMALL BUSINESSES (e.g. small business, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, VOSB.)

The following is a Sources Sought Notice. The Government is seeking to identify qualified sources under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 562910 – Environmental Remediation Services. This Sources Sought Notice is for market research information only and is to be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested and none will be accepted in response to this notice. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS, AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE, nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any cost incurred in preparation of a response to this notice. 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District seeks qualified Environmental Remediation Services firms interested and capable of conducting remedial action activities at the Roebling Steel Superfund Site, Village of Roebling, Florence Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.

A standalone Cost-Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contract is being contemplated to support the Roebling Steel Superfund Site: (the following information is in the early planning stages and may be subject to change):

The Roebling Steel Site is a 200-acre property bordered by Second Street and Hornberger Avenue in the Village of Roebling, Florence Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. The Site is bordered on the north and east by the Delaware River and Crafts Creek, respectively. The site is currently inactive except for portions of the property that have been remediated and redeveloped.

The site was occupied by a steel and wire manufacturing facility from 1906 to 1982. The production of steel products resulted in the generation of significant quantities of waste materials in both liquid and solid forms. The majority of liquid wastes were discharged to Crafts Creek and the Delaware River. Large quantities of solid wastes including slag, mill scale, spent refractory materials, and other production residues were disposed at the Site. Slag material was used to fill in a large portion of the bordering Delaware River shoreline. Approximately 70 buildings on the main plant area of the Site contained contaminated process dust on the walls and floors, contaminated process equipment, tanks, pits and sumps, underground piping systems, and damaged friable asbestos. The lack of properly operated environmental control facilities resulted in several regulatory agencies issuing notices of noncompliance to site owners and operators.

Due to the numerous sources of contamination and various pathways for exposure, EPA is addressing the remediation in a phased approach. There are five remedial phases or operable units, each covered by a Record of Decision (ROD). Operable Unit 1 (OU1) addresses the removal of drums, transformers, tanks, baghouse dust, chemical piles, tires, and contaminated park soil. Operable Unit 2 (OU2) addresses contaminated soil in another park. Operable Unit 3 (OU3) addresses the cleanup of the slag area by installing a soil cap that supports a storm water management system and shoreline stabilization. Operable Unit 4 (OU4) addresses removal and disposal of underground storage tanks, above-ground tanks, pits, sumps, underground piping, process dust, friable asbestos abatement, decontamination and demolition of buildings, and historic mitigation activities. Operable Unit 5 (OU5) addresses the remediation of site-wide soils, river and creek sediments, and groundwater. The designs associated with this contract are associated with OU4 and OU5.

The work shall consist of environmental remediation services to support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District in the installation of a soil cap, building demolition, artifact restoration, building restoration, and construction of a new building. Environmental remediation services may include, but are not limited to the following:

•    Preparation of work plans and preconstruction documents.
•    Obtain necessary permits and approvals from applicable federal, state, and local regulatory agencies.
•    Capping of contaminated soil.
•    Implementation of a long-term groundwater sampling and analysis program to monitor the contaminant concentrations in the groundwater at the site, to assess the migration and attenuation of these contaminants in the groundwater over time; and,
•    Institutional controls in the form of a Classification Exception Area (CEA) to restrict the installation of wells and the use of contaminated groundwater in the vicinity of the site.
•    Primary (gross) decontamination, demolition, and on-site management of selected demolition