MODIFICATION
C -- Indefinite Delivery Contract for Hydrographic Surveying Services
- Notice Date
- 12/4/2002
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- US Army Engineer District, Philadelphia - Civil Works, 100 Penn Square East, Wanamaker Bldg (RM 643), Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390
- ZIP Code
- 19107-3390
- Solicitation Number
- DACW61-03-R-0005
- Response Due
- 1/6/2003
- Archive Date
- 3/7/2003
- Point of Contact
- Lane Gary, 215-656-6776
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to US Army Engineer District, Philadelphia - Civil Works
(Lane.M.Gary@nap02.usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NA The Philadelphia District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to award an Indefinite Delivery Contract for Hydrographic Surveying Services. The contract will be for a period not to exceed one year with options for two additional twelve (12) month period s. The fee for any one task order cannot exceed $400,000.00 with the cumulative amount of all task orders in either the base period or in each of the two option periods estimated to be about $700,000.00. The cumulative amount of all task orders for the b ase and option periods shall not exceed $2,100,000.00. Options may be awarded based on value or time at the discretion of the Contracting Officer. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Work will normally be conducted within the civil works geographic boundaries of t he Philadelphia District, including, but not limited to the Delaware River and Bay and their tributaries in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware, the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and the coastal regions of New Jersey and Delaware. Work outside the Dist rict?s civil works boundaries may be required. The primary work under this contract is hydrographic survey work, which is to be performed in accordance with surveying procedures as outlined in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrographic Surveying Manual, EM 1110-2-1003, dated 1 January 2002. The contractor must provide information that all vessels are safe, suitable and meet U.S. Coast Guard requirements and are available and will be used for operations in the waters where the referenced surveys are to be co nducted and that qualified and experienced staff are available and will be utilized to operate the vessel and related surveying equipment. The selected contractor must have the ability to furnish and use state-of-the-art electronic data collection equipme nt, including Differential Global Positioning and the ability to post process collected data into the required digital formats including but not limited to AutoCAD-14 and ARC/INFO. The selected contractor shall have documented experience in the following surveying applications, which is typical of the work required under this contract: (1) Single transducer hydrographic surveys, utilizing industry standard depth recorders at both high and low frequencies; (2) All modes of GPS, which shall include code, ca rrier, RTK2 and OTF procedures and post processing; (3) Multi-beam Sweep Surveys; (4) Side scan sonar surveys; (5) Bottom sampling, testing and analysis; (6) Magnetometer Surveys; (7) Environmental monitoring surveys and studies; (8) Wreck and underwater o bstruction/site investigations; (9) Beach profile surveys utilizing state-of-the-art methods; (10) Jetty/groin surveys; (11) Topographic survey capabilities to augment hydrographic surveys; (12) Overbank surveys; (13) Hydrological/hydraulic surveys/studies ; (14) Monitor dredge disposal sites; (15) 40-hour OSHA training for work for HAZMAT sites. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: Significant evaluation criteria in relative descending order of importance are: (1) Specialized experience (demonstrated minimum of 3 yea rs) in hydrographic surveying procedures and related work, as outlined above under Project Information; (2) Professional qualifications of the available staff necessary for performance of the services (have either a current land surveyor?s license or prof essional engineer?s license). The evaluation of professional qualifications will consider education, training, professional registration, organizational certifications, overall relevant experience and longevity with the firm. (3) Capacity of the firm to ac complish multiple task orders within time and cost limitations; (4) Past performance on relevant Department of Defense contracts will be a factor, however, lack of such performance will not necessarily preclude a firm from consideration; (5) Location of th e firm in the general geographic area of the district and knowledge of the locality of the project will be a secondary selection criteria element provided a suf ficient number of qualified firms respond to this announcement; (6) Extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. As a requirement for negotiations, the selected contractor will submit for government approval a quality control plan which will be enforced through the life of the contract. The district reserves the right to terminate negotiations with firms that do n ot respond to Government requests for proposals, information, documentation, etc. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Responding firms must clearly present billing amounts for all Corps of Engineers as well as Department of Defense work for the 12 months prior to the date of this announcement. Firms which desire consideration and meet the requirements described in the announcement are invited to submit a completed SF 254 and SF 255 revised 11/92 for the prime firm and SF 254 for each consultant, to U.S. Army Co rps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, Wanamaker Building, Room 702, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390, ATTN: Robert M. Bencal, not later than the close of business on the 30th day after the published date of the announcement. If the 30 th day is a Saturday, Sunday or Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business the next business day. Include your ACASS number in block 3b of the SF 255. Call the ACASS Center at (503) 808-4591 for information on obtaining an ACASS number. All Contractors are advised that registration in the DOD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database is required prior to award of a contract. Failure to be registered in the DOD CCR Database may render your firm ineligible for award. All firms are encour aged to register as soon as possible. Information regarding this registration may be obtained by accessing Web Site http://ccr.dlsc.dla.mil or you may call 1-888-227-2423. This is not a request for proposals. No other notification to firms for this proj ect will be made. LINDA M. TOTH Chief, Contracts Branch
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Engineer District, Philadelphia - Civil Works 100 Penn Square East, Wanamaker Bldg (RM 643) Philadelphia PA
- Zip Code: 19107-3390
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 19107-3390
- Record
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