SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- IDIQ A&E Contract for Hydrologic Analysis/Modeling Services
- Notice Date
- 4/24/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Louisiana State Office, 3737 Government Street, Alexandria, LA, 71302
- ZIP Code
- 71302
- Solicitation Number
- NRCS-15-LA-02
- Response Due
- 6/10/2002
- Archive Date
- 6/25/2002
- Point of Contact
- Ralph Broome, Contracting Officer, Phone 318-473-7781, Fax 318-473-7831, - Patti Woods, Contracting Officer, Phone 318-473-7645, Fax 318-473-7682,
- E-Mail Address
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ralph.broome@la.usda.gov, patti.woods@la.usda.gov
- Description
- The USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service intends to award a one-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) A&E Contract for hydrologic analysis and modeling services throughout the state of Louisiana, emphasis on coastal marshes. The contract will include one base year and three option year periods. The price of any single task order shall be at least $5,000 but shall not exceed $1,000,000. The maximum order amount for each contract period shall be $1,000,000. The minimum order amount for each contract period shall be $5,000. Each task order shall require the contractor to complete one or more of the following services: 1. Existing Data Compilation - includes the identification, compilation, review, and evaluation of any existing pertinent data to determine its utility for the implementation of a hydrologic study of a project area. Data that may be required under this item could include existing water level, siphon discharge, salinity, rainfall, wind, topography, bathymetry, etc. NRCS will approve any data to be used in the subsequent analysis. 2. Additional Data Collection - includes field collection of additional data if determined to be necessary by NRCS and the contractor. 3. Hydrologic Analysis/Model Selection - consists of the formulation of a report detailing proposed method for performing hydrologic study of the project area. Methodology shall contain, at a minimum, the formulas and rationale used for a mathematical simulation and/or a description of the software used for a model. The report will justify the method selected and explain why it was determined to be the most appropriate method. 4. Hydrologic Analysis/Model Setup - NRCS will provide questions to be answered by the hydrologic analysis/model. Contractor will identify and provide rationale for all parameters, including assumptions used for geometric setup, boundary configuration and data input. Setup criteria will be approved by NRCS before calibration begins. 5. Hydrologic Analysis/Model Calibration - calibration shall be performed to reasonably assure that the assumptions, setup parameters, and methodology used for the analysis is capable of simulating observed responses. An acceptable level of accuracy, to be determined upon model selection, shall be attained before applying scenarios. 6. Hydrologic Analysis/Model Scenarios - includes the simulation of specific scenarios for the given project area. NRCS will provide guidance regarding project boundaries, scenarios and time frames for which the analysis will be performed. 7. Hydrologic Analysis/Model Results - consists of the formulation of a report containing the following: (a) narrative of items 1-6 of this project description, to include all calculations and documentation used to support the model conclusions. (b) GIS map showing the project area, project features and any data locations used for the simulation. (c) narrative and graphics of the results of the scenarios evaluated. (d) sealed by a Professional Engineer. Contractor will be expected to provide a work plan with time and cost estimates for each applicable work item of each task order. Each work item shall be completed within the timeline agreed to at the start of the task order. Each work item shall be completed before a subsequent work item is begun. Firms must meet and address each of the following criteria to be considered for selection: PRESLECTION CRITERIA: A/E firm must have at least one licensed Professional Engineer in-house, with a minimum of five (5) years experience in hydrologic analysis or modeling. SELECTION CRITERIA: 1. Specialized experience and Technical Competence in the type of work required. Evaluation will be based upon the professional engineering registration and qualified personnel work experience associated with coastal wetland hydrology, and their availability to work on this contract. Examples of previous work shall be provided for review, as well as a description of the type of analysis previously performed and references with phone numbers. Previous work examples will be evaluated based on the complexity of work and analysis demonstrated. 2. Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance. Evaluation will based on the extent of directly related experience in performing hydrologic analysis or modeling; specialized education at the university level, and all other applicable education and training in the engineering and modeling disciplines. 3. Capacity to accomplish the work. Evaluation will be based on the number of qualified personnel available to work on this contract, the quantity of work currently under contract and the completion dates of existing contract work. 4. Knowledge of the locality. Evaluation will be based on the past work experience in coastal areas where wetland hydrology analysis was performed. Firms shall indicate the locality of their past work experience. 5. Past performance on contracts with government agencies and private industry. Evaluation will be based on the quality and timeliness of performance under previous contracts. The above evaluation factors are listed in their order of importance (1. being most important). Interested A/E firms that meet the criteria outlined above, are invited to submit four (4) copies each of SF-254 (Architect Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire), SF-255 (Architect Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for a Specific Project) and any other information relative to the selection criteria to the contracting office address listed above by close of business June 10, 2002. Only those firms responding by that time will be considered for selection. This is not a Request for Proposal.
- Record
- SN00065324-W 20020426/020424213204 (fbodaily.com)
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