MODIFICATION
C -- HYDROGRAPHIC AND QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEY FOR CIVIL WORKS PROJECTS FOR INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR CIVIL (COASTAL) ENGINEERING FOR CIVIL WORKS PROJECTS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE LOS ANGELES DISTRICT
- Notice Date
- 2/19/2004
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- US Army Corps Of Engineers, Los Angeles, P.O. Box 532711, Los Angeles, CA 90053-2325
- ZIP Code
- 90053-2325
- Solicitation Number
- W912PL-04-R-0004
- Response Due
- 3/12/2004
- Archive Date
- 5/11/2004
- Point of Contact
- MaryAnn Powers, (213)452-3254
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to US Army Corps Of Engineers, Los Angeles
(mpowers@spl.usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 1.    CONTRACT INFORMATION: This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6.    Firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work.    Th e services will consist of hydrographic and quality assurance survey for civil works projects for Indefinite Delivery Contract for Civil (Coastal) Engineering for Civil Works Projects at Various Locations in the Los Angeles District.    This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size.    If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on    that part of the work it intends to subcontract.    The subcontracting goa ls for this contract are that a minimum of 60% of the contractors intended subcontract amount will be placed with small businesses (SB), including small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), 10%, woman-owned small businesses (WOB) 10.0%, HUBZone 3% and Service-D isabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses 3%.    The plan is not required with this submittal.    Yearly cumulative amount of individual task orders per contract not to exceed $1,000,000.00.    The contracts will include an option for extension for second and third    year with additional amount for each optional year not to exceed $1,000,000.00.    If contract amount for the base year period or preceding option year periods has been exhausted or nearly exhausted the Government has the option to exercise contract options    before the expiration of the base year period or preceding option year periods.    The estimated contract start date is January 2004 for a period of 12 months (through January 2005).    Work is subject to availability of funds.    Estimated construction cost is    not applicable.    The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this action is 541370.    The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under these contracts must be at least equal to those determined by the Depa rtment of Labor under the Service contract Act, as determined relative to the employees??????s office location (not the location of the work).    To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered in the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Register via the CCR Internet site at http://ccr.gov or by contacting the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414. 2.    PROJECT INFORMATION:    The work and services shall consist of coastal and oceanographic engineering studies, which wi ll require capabilities in marine field data collection, surveying, and mapping for navigation and shore protection Civil Works projects at various locations in the Los Angeles District (Southern California).    Specific types of marine field data collection    include: multi-beam and single beam bathymetric sonar, side scan sonar, geophysical sub-bottom profiling, beach and surf bathymetric profiling, tidal and water level instrumentation, ocean wave and/or current instrumentation, and sediment tracer instrumen tation. A-E services required in support of Quality Assurance includes hydrographic surveying in protected and exposed coastal waters to depth of approximately 70 feet, underwater hazard detection, dredging measurement and fill placement progress monitorin g, terrestrial surveying, aerial photography and photogrammetry to document fill progress, data management and processing, and CADD/GIS analysis.    Work will require differential Global Positioning System (GPS) and conventional survey techniques. The firm s elected for this contract will be expected to submit a quality control/quality assurance plan and to adhere to it during the work and services required under the contract.    In Block 10 of the SF 255 describe the firms Design Quality Control Plan (DQCP), in cluding Design Quality Assurance Plan (DQAP) of subcontractor(s) work.    The plan must be prepared and approved by the Government, as a condition of contract awa rd, but is not required with this submission.    3.    SELECTION INFORMATION:    The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance.    Criteria A through E are primary:    Criteria F through H are secondary and will only be used as tie-breake rs among technically equal firms: A. Professional Qualifications: (1) Civil Engineering including Coastal and/or Ocean Engineering, (2) Marine Geophysicist, (3) Marine and/or Land Surveying.    Supporting disciplines will include Digital Signal Processing. B . Specialized experience and technical competence in:    (1) multi-beam and single beam bathymetric sonar applications and analysis, (2) side scan sonar applications and analysis, (3) marine geophysical interpretation and analysis, (4) kinematics Differentia l Global Positioning System capabilities, (5) electronic navigation control capabilities, (6) full heave/pitch/roll motion compensation capabilities, (7) digital signal processing capabilities to reduce/decimate/analyze oceanographic field data described i n this solicitation, and (8) specialized equipment typically associated with the types of marine field data collection described in this solicitation. C. Capacity to accomplish the work and services in the required time and the availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines.    D. Past performance on DoD and other contracts with respected cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. E. Knowledge of the locality such as hydrographic features, climatic conditions , oceanographic conditions, and ellipsoidal and geoidal differences. F. Geographic proximity (physical location) of the firm to the location of the project(s). G. Extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities, and minorit y institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. H. Volume of DoD contract awards in the last 12 months with the objective of effecting an equitable distribution    of DoD A-E contracts among qualified firms, in cluding SB and SDB.    4.    SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:    Interested A-E firms having the capabilities for this work are invited to submit one (1) completed Standard Form (SF) 254 and 255, revised editions dated November 1992, Architect-Engineer and Related Servi ces Questionnaires for the prime and one (1) SF 254 for each subcontractor/consultant, by addressing a transmittal letter to the office shown.    Lengthy cover letter and generic corporation brochures, or other presentation (such as BINDING of SF 254 and 255 ) beyond those to sufficiently present a complete and effective response are not desired.    Phone calls and personal visits are discouraged.    Response to this notice must be received within 30 calendar days from the date of issuance of this synopsis.    If th e 30th day is a weekend day or a Federal Holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day.    Include ACASS number of the office that will perform the work in Block 3b.    Call the ACASS center at (503) 326-3459 to obtain a number.    No o ther general notification will be made of this work.    Solicitation packages are not provided for A-E contracts.      Point of Contact Contracting Division, West Region Branch:    Mary Ann Powers,    (213) 452-3254, Technical Information, Alan Nichols (626) 401-4010
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Corps Of Engineers, Los Angeles P.O. Box 532711, Los Angeles CA
- Zip Code: 90053-2325
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 90053-2325
- Record
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