MODIFICATION
C -- Modification to Previous Presolicitation Notice, Indefinite Delivery Contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, South Atlantic Division in Support of the U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM)
- Notice Date
- 11/25/2002
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- US Army Engineer District, Mobile - Military, P. O. Box 2288, 109 Saint Joseph Street (zip 36602), Mobile, AL 36628-0001
- ZIP Code
- 36628-0001
- Solicitation Number
- DACA01-03-R-0011
- Response Due
- 1/14/2003
- Archive Date
- 3/15/2003
- Point of Contact
- Sonya White, (251) 441-5582
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to US Army Engineer District, Mobile - Military
(sonya.m.white@sam.usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NA CONTRACT INFORMATION: This modification replaces the Presolicitation notice posted on 15 November 2002 in its entirety and hereby serves as the official solicitation for this project. A-E services are required for an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, South Atlantic Division in Support of the U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM). This contract will be primarily for Architectural, Mechanical, Electrical, Civil design services and Healthcare Planning. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. The contract will be awarded for a one-year base period with options to extend the contract for two additional one-year periods, not to exceed a total of three years. Work under this contract to b e subject to satisfactory negotiation of individual task orders, with the total IDC contract value not to exceed $3,000,000 over the three-year life of the contract. (If the established value for an option period is exhausted or nearly exhausted prior to 1 2 months after the start of the period, the next option period may be exercised). There is a possibility that multiple contracts may be awarded on this solicitation. Selection of A-E firms is not based upon competitive bidding procedures, but rather upon t he professional qualifications necessary for the performance of the required services. All interested Architect-Engineers are reminded that, in accordance with the provisions of PL 95-507, they will be expected to place subcontracts to the maximum practica ble extent consistent with the efficient performance of the contract with small and small disadvantaged firms. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan for that part of the work it intends to subcontract. A firm fixed price contract will be negotiated. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this action is 541330 (previous SIC code was 8711). PROJECT INFORMATION: The selected firm must have capabilities for programming, planning and design of military healthcare projects in the areas of: Architecture; Engineering; Healthcare Planning; Interior Design; Space Evaluation and Programming; Medical Equipment Planning; Master Planning, the des ign of new medical facilities, and expansions and renovations to existing medical facilities. The selected firm is required to travel to the sites to establish any and all the documents required for the modification, repair and acquisition of mechanical, e lectrical, architectural, structural, geo-technical, fire alarm/security, life safety, energy, and plant management system (PMS) for DOD installations. Design efforts may include preparation of contract documents (studies, plans, and specifications) for mo difications or additions to existing facilities, the correction of existing deficiencies, the design of new systems or facilities, and modifications and upgrades to existing mechanical, electrical, and fire alarm/security systems, and hazardous materials s urveys and abatement (it will not be possible for the Government to indemnify the selected firm against liability claims connected with asbestos). Site investigations will include coordination with the Agency Program Manager requesting the work. Also inclu ded will be such services as construction phase services (submittal review, transition planning, commissioning, etc.); on site Quality Assurance inspections; studies, concept and complete final designs for repair/construction projects executable with local authority; repair/construction project development brochures; cost estimates; economic analysis; environmental assessments; concept drawings; and master planning documents to include utility systems (mechanical, electrical, architectural, structural, life safety), and code deficiencies. The majority of the work will be located in the Continental United States; however, work may be located in Central or South Ame rica, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Korea, Japan, Africa, the Middle East, Thailand, Europe and other worldwide locations as supported by MEDCOM. SELECTION CRITERIA: See government-wide Numbered Note 24 for general selection process. The selectio n criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria A thru D are primary. Criteria E thru F are secondary and will only be used as tie-breakers among technically equal firms. A . Professional Qualifications: The selected firm must have, either in-house or through consultants, the following disciplines, with registration required where applicable: (1) Architect (with at least ten years experience in the planning and/or design of h ealthcare facilities (military healthcare experience preferred); (2) Mechanical Engineer (with experience in medical gas systems, plumbing systems, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems); (3) Electrical Engineer (with experience in electro nics systems, emergency and normal power systems, and lighting); (4) Structural Engineer (with experience in seismic design and analysis, and design and evaluation of building structures); (5) Geotechnical Engineer; (6) Fire Protection Engineer (four years experience with all current nationally recognized codes such as N.F.P.A. and U.B.C., with special emphasis on NFPA 101 Life Safety with at least two years experience in the design of sprinkler fire protection systems); (7) Civil Engineer; (8) Interior Des igner (registered architect with specialized experience in interior design, registered interior designer or NCIDQ certified interior designer) with evidence of experience by both the firm and key personnel in comprehensive interior design, including space planning, prewired workstations, furniture specification, and knowledge of the acquisition process including applicable FAR and funding limitations (impact of UNICOR, sole sourcing, etc on project planning); (9) Certified Industrial Hygienist (with experie nce in asbestos abatement and lead based paint); (10) Cost Engineer or Estimating Specialist. The firms and/or consultants cost engineer or estimating specialist for each required design discipline applicable to this contract, such as architectural, struct ural, civil, mechanical or electrical, etc., must be specifically identified and his/her competence indicated by his/her resume in block 7 of the Standard Form 255. The cost engineer or estimating specialist for this contract must be a full-time profession al cost engineer or estimating specialist. The evaluation will consider education, registration, and relevant experience in the type work required. Resumes (Block 7 of the Standard Form 255) must be provided for these disciplines, including consultants. In the resumes under Project Assignments, use the same discipline nomenclature as is used in this announcement; B. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence in: (1) Master Planning for Military Health Care Facilities; (2) Surveying medical facilities f or NFPA 101 and related JCAHO deficiencies, and preparation of deficiency reports and equivalency studies; (3) Economic analysis for Military Health Care planning; (4) Functional review of layout of Medical Facilities; (5) Design of upgrades to medical fac ilities; (6) Interim Department of Defense Antiterrorism/Force Protection Construction Standards and Army Security Engineering Manuals TM 5-853-2 and -3; (7) Seismic evaluation and rehabilitation of buildings in accordance with FEMA 273 Guidelines for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings and TI 809-05 Seismic Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Buildings; (8) Interior design of medical facilities; (9) Medical equipment planning and use of MIL-STD-1691, Medical Equipment Schedule for Military Medical Facilit ies; (10) Design of Plant Management Systems (PMS) using Direct Digital Control (DDC); (11) Construction phase services (submittal review, transition planning, commissioning, clarification of design requirements, etc); (12) Long term on-site Quality Assurance representation; (13) Design and evaluation of medical facilities, with experience in military medical facilities design and evaluation within the last five years; (14) Preparation of scope documents for execution by design-build renovation/repair contractors; (15) Planning of military and/or civilian healthcare repair/construction projects; (16) Preparing cost estimates utilizing IBM/MS-DOS compatible MCACES GOLD and PACES 2000 estimating software; (17) In Block 10 of the Standard Form 255 describe the firm's quality management plan, including the team's organization with an organizational chart, quality assurance, cost control (including designing to cost), a nd coordination of the in-house work with consultants; C. Capacity to Accomplish the Work: The capacity to accomplish at least three (3) $300,000 individual task orders simultaneously; D. Past Performance: Past performance on Department of Defense (DOD) contracts with respect to cost control (including both control of design costs, and success in designing within the repair/construction project's programmed cost), quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; E. Small Business, Small Disadv antaged Business and Women-Owned Small Business Participation: Extent of participation of small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the propose d contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort; F. Equitable Distribution of DOD contracts: Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in government-wide Numbered Note 24. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See gover nment-wide Numbered Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested Architect-Engineer firms having the capabilities to perform this work are invited to submit one (1) completed copy of their Standard Form 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Servic es Questionnaire for themselves and one for each of their subcontractors and one (1) completed copy of their Standard Form 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project for themselves to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobi le District, CESAM-EN-DW, ATTN: Mr. Dewayne Brackins, 109 St. Joseph Street, Mobile, AL 36602-3630. The Standard Form 254 and Standard Form 255 are to be submitted even if they are currently on file. The 11/92 editions of the forms must be used, and may be obtained from the Government Printing Office or http://www.gsa.gov. Submittals must be received no later than 3:00 P.M. Central Time on 14 January 2003. Regulation requires that the Selection Board not consider any submittals received after this time and date. Late proposal rules in FAR 15.412 will be followed for submittals received after the closing date of this announcement. In Block 2b of the Standard Form 255 include RFP Number and in Block 3a list two (2) principal contacts of firm. In Block 3b inclu de the ACASS number of all the participating offices that are proposed to perform work. To obtain ACASS number, fax your Standard Form 254 to the ACASS Center at 503-808-4596 or call the ACASS Center at 503-808-4591. A maximum of ten (10) projects, includi ng the prime and consultants, will be reviewed in Block 8. In Block 9 of the Standard Form 255, responding firms must indicate the number and amount of fees awarded on DOD (Army, Navy, and Air Force) A-E contracts during the 12 months prior to this notice, including change orders and supplemental agreements for the submitting office only. Response to Block 10 is limited to 25 single-sided pages. A project specific design quality control plan must be prepared and approved by the Government as a condition of contract award, but is not required with this submission. This is not a request for proposal. Solicitation packages are not provided. The A-E Evaluation Board ( Selection Board) is tentatively scheduled to commence on 21 January 2003. As required by acquisition regulations, interviews for the purpose of discussing prospective contractors' qualifications for the contract will be conducted only for those firms consi dered most highly qualified after submittal review by the selection board. Interviews will be conducted by telephone. The Selection Board chairperson will notify, in writing, all firms of their selection status within 10 days after approval of the selectio n. To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration database. For instructions on registering with the CCR, please see the CCR Web site at http://www.acq.osd.mil/ec.
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Engineer District, Mobile - Military P. O. Box 2288, 109 Saint Joseph Street (zip 36602) Mobile AL
- Zip Code: 36628-0001
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 36628-0001
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