F--CHEROKEE COUNTY - WACO SUBSITE

Pre-solicitation notice - NAIC code 562910 for procurement of environmental remediation services for mine wastes at the Waco subsite portion of operable unit 6 (OU6) of the Cherokee County Superfund Site, immediately west of the Kansas/Missouri state line. The selected remedy consists of excavation, consolidation, and disposal of mining wastes and associated soils contaminated with heavy metals. This requirement will be issued as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside. Approximately 220 acres of the Waco subsite will be addressed under this requirement and is divided into three work areas: Area 1 - Butte-Kansas; Area 2 - Acme No. 1 and American Fee South 40; and Area 3 - Acme No. 2. These areas represent former mining lease locations where historic work was conducted and wastes are present. The actual work areas comprise approximately 142 acres of the 220 total acres. The contractor shall be required to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Remediation will be conducted pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), and National Contingency Plan (NCP) requirements. EPA anticipates issuing a firm fixed price contract consisting of a Base year and 2 Option Years which will contain incentives for performance of these services. Estmated dollar value for this procurement if all Option Years are exercised is $7,500,000.00. The IFB is aniticipated to be issued on or about December 29, 2007. The IFB will be posted at: www.epa.gov/oam/regions/index.htm .