SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY CIVIL WORKS ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE DISTRICT
- Notice Date
- 6/10/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- US Army Engineer District, Albuquerque - Civil Works, CESPA-CT, 4101 Jefferson Plaza NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109-3435
- ZIP Code
- 87109-3435
- Solicitation Number
- DACW47-02-R-0017
- Response Due
- 7/10/2002
- Archive Date
- 8/9/2002
- Point of Contact
- Andrea Leal, 505-342-3453
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to US Army Engineer District, Albuquerque - Civil Works
(andrea.a.leal@spa02.usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- NA CONTRACT INFORMATION: An Indefinite Delivery Contract will be awarded for Architect - Engineer (A-E) services for a period of one year with two options for one additional year each. The Civil Works contract will be primarily for A-E studies and design on flood control, fish and wildlife habitat restoration and erosion protection projects within the Albuquerque District Corps of Engineers (COE) boundaries, which include Southern Colorado, New Mexico and Southwest Texas. However, the Contractor may be requ ired to work outside this area. The successful firm may be utilized for complete projects or in support of in-house efforts. Services during construction may include construction inspection, shop drawing review and as-built drawing preparation. This Con tract will be procured in accordance with PL 92-582 (Brooks A-E Act) and FAR Part 36. Work will be negotiated and initiated by issuance of delivery orders, which will not exceed $3,000,000 over the life of the contract. The successful firm is guaranteed no less than $20,000 for the basic year and, if the option years are exercised, the firm shall be guaranteed $10,000 for each option year. The anticipated Contract award date is November 2002. This procurement is 100% set-aside for small business A-E fir ms. Firms averaging less than $4,000,000 per year in revenues averaged over the past three years are eligible to compete for this procurement. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under this contract must be at least equa l to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act. To be eligible for contract award, a firm or Joint Venture must be registered in the DOD Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Register via the Internet Site at http://ccr. edi.disa.mil or by contacting the DOD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The work may include any and all types of engineering studies and reports, preliminary and final designs to include cost estimates, pl ans and specifications, associated site surveys and mapping, and services during construction. Some designs may be developed using the metric system of measurement. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: Responding firms? qualifications will be evaluated based on the selection criteria stated below. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria a through e are primary. Criteria f through h are secondary and will be used a s tie-breakers among technically qualified firms. a. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence: Firms must have, and demonstrate experience in: Preparation of studies, designs, plans and specifications, and construction cost estimates for flood c ontrol structures (dams, levees, basins and channels), streambank stabilization, streambed grade control, environmental restoration measures, roads, parking areas, bridges and design of utility improvements. 2) Bridge inspections. 3) Engineering analys is of fluvial systems. 4) MicroStation InRoads? software. 5) The ability to accomplish construction cost estimates utilizing M-CACES Gold or Composer Plus software. 6) The ability to create drawings in MicroStation? V8 or MicroStation? J , and narrati ves compatible with MS Word? format. 7) Implementation of a Design Quality Management Plan. 8) Energy conservation, pollution prevention, the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction. b. Qualified Professional Personnel in the followi ng disciplines: Firms must be able to provide registered professionals assigned in the positions for Project Management, Civil Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering and Structural Engineering. The firm must also be able to provide Civil Engineering Technici ans and CADD Operators/Drafters experienced with InRoads? and the Architectural Engineering and Construction (AEC) CADD Standards Release 2.0. The firm must be able to provide a cost estimator with M-CACES Gold or Composer Plus experience. Cost Estimators formally trained in using M-CACES or Composer Plus is advantageous. The Project Manager must have experience managing design of COE Civil Works type projects. The design team must be familiar with relevant COE design criteria. c. Knowledge of the Locality: The firm?s knowledge of the area encompassed by the Albuquerque District boundaries will be a consideration. d. Past performance on DOD and other contra cts in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules shall be evaluated. e. The firm must demonstrate the capacity to accomplish two concurrent delivery orders. f. Location of the firm's office to accomplish the work with respect to Albuquerque, New Mexico. g. Volume of DOD contract awards in the previous 12 months considering equitable distribution of work among A-E firms including small and small disadvantaged firms that have not had prior DoD contracts. h. Exte nt of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions, women owned, and HUB zoned business in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. In-house capabilities will be weig hted heavier than subcontracted work in the evaluation process. The selected firm must be able to accomplish at least 50% of the work. Joint Venture Firms will be considered as having capabilities in-house. Joint Venture Firms that include a large busine ss within the Joint Venture, are ineligible for this procurement. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit one copy of SF 255 (11/92 edition) inclusive of the prime firm and all consultants, a nd one copy of SF 254 (11/92 edition) for each of the firms identified to perform work under this contract, to the above address not later than the close of business on the 30th day after the date of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunda y or Federal Holiday, the deadline is the close of business the next business day. Solicitation packages are not provided. The solicitation number is DACW47-02-R-0017. Only data furnished by the responding firm on the SF 254 and SF 255 will be considere d in the selection process. Personnel qualifications of all key subcontractors should be included in block 7 of the SF 255. Responding firms are requested to clearly identify tasks to be performed in-house and tasks to be subcontracted. In addition, fir ms shall identify the office locations at which the in-house and subcontracted tasks will be performed. The SF 255 should specifically address the requirements of this announcement. Responding firms are requested to summarize their Quality Management Pla n and identify all relevant computer capabilities in block 10 of the SF 255. Firms responding as Joint Ventures must state the intent in block 5 of the SF 255. FIRMS SHALL LIMIT BLOCK 10 OF THE SF 255 TO NO MORE THAN 10 PAGES. The POC is Linda J Anderso n (505) 342-3451. No other general notifications will be made and no further actions will be required from firms under consideration. This is not a Request For Proposal.
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Engineer District, Albuquerque - Civil Works CESPA-CT, 4101 Jefferson Plaza NE, Albuquerque NM
- Zip Code: 87109-3435
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 87109-3435
- Record
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