C -- A&E Services water systems and wastewater systems Oregon and Washington

C – Architect and Engineering Services, USDA, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region Civil and Sanitary Architect/Engineering Services for water systems and wastewater systems, including design, contract document preparation, engineering reports, independent design review, construction technical assistance, troubleshooting, project design management, securing approvals for designs from State and other agencies, and other similar work. As support for these services, provide Electrical Engineering for power systems and control systems (both electromechanical and PC based) and Mechanical Engineering. Expertise in green energy design and development, such as recycled products, photovoltaics, fuel cells, wind or hydro power, along with firm location near where the actual project will take place, would be advantageous. The engineer of record shall be a professional engineer in the area of emphasis appropriate for the work defined in the task order. Typical water and wastewater systems are small and not the usual municipal system. Often they are in remote locations, seasonally operated and lack commercial power or phone. They serve campgrounds, day use areas, visitor centers, maintenance facilities, employee housing, offices, warehouses and air tanker bases. The size of facilities served may be as small as one single family residence or may be as large as a site with multi-family housing, offices, warehouse and a work center. The complexity of the water systems ranges from simple groundwater wells and springs with a storage tank to the more complex surface sources with a water treatment plant. Wastewater systems range from onsite residential primary treatment and disposal (such as septic tanks, disposal trenches and lagoon systems) to more advanced treatment processes required for nitrogen removal at the air tanker bases. Project locations are on or near National Forests in both eastern and western Oregon and Washington states. The Forest Service intends to award to a mix of firms to assure even distribution of work. This solicitation will result in multiple awards of an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract for three years. Submit SF 254 and SF 255 to the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, 10600 NE 51st Circle, Vancouver, WA 98682; attn: Yvonne J Sterud, Contracting Officer. Deadline for receipt of responses is close of business, local time, January 23, 2004.