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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 05, 2005 FBO #1195
SOLICITATION NOTICE

C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY TASK ORDER CONTRACT FOR SOIL BORINGS, SOIL TESTING, AND GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT

Notice Date

3/3/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541310 — Architectural Services
 

Contracting Office

US Army Engineer District, New Orleans, ATTN: CEMVN-CT, P.O. Box 60267, New Orleans, LA 70160-0267
 

ZIP Code

70160-0267
 

Solicitation Number

W912P8-05-R-0018
 

Response Due

4/4/2005
 

Archive Date

6/3/2005
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: A-E Services are required for an Indefinite Quantity Task Order Contract NTE $1,000,000 each for the base period with two option periods NTE $1,000,000 (per period). Contract is scheduled for award on or about July 2005. T he base period and each option period shall not exceed one year each. Work assignments will be via fixed price task orders. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Work will consist of: (a) Field assignments may include locating borings in the field and providing locat ion information consisting of elevation, latitude and longitude, and station and offset; making soil borings and sealing bore holes; setting permanent bench marks as well as installing piezometers, slope inclinometers, wells, settlement plugs, and settleme nt plates. Conducting pile driving analysis, obtaining subsurface information by using cone penetrometer and performing noise and vibration monitoring. Hand auger, soil probe, general type (3-inch x 42-inch thin wall Shelby tube), splitspoon and 5-inch x 4.5-foot undisturbed fixed-piston type methods are to be used in the soil boring operations. Samples from the thin wall Shelby tube and split spoon samplers must have a min. diameter of 2-7/8 inches ID and 1-3/8 inches ID respectively. Some borings will require hard access (marsh, swamp or heavily forested areas) and work over water requiring special equipment. Samples must be delivered promptly to the testing lab, either Government or A-E, as specified by the task order. The sampling head device for 5- inch diameter sampling, 5  inch diameter sample tubes, and sample extruder for five (5) inch undisturbed borings will be furnished by the Government. Corps representative will inspect field operations to verify geotechnical investigations are being perfor med in accordance with Corps EM 1111-1-1804. (b) Testing laboratory assignments may include classifying, determining water content and Atterberg limits, performing unconfined compression tests, performing (Q) and (R) triaxial compression shear tests; per forming direct shear (S) tests, consolidation tests and mechanical grain size analysis; performing 15-blow and 25-blow compaction tests on selected samples; computing and compiling test results; furnishing boring and laboratory data in both text and CADD f iles fully compatible with the Intergraph/Bentley Microstation CADD software (Version 7) and in the form of plotted boring logs. The A-E contractor will perform extruding of 5-inch undisturbed samples under controlled lab environment. Laboratory soil test ing shall be performed in accordance with Corps EM 1110-2-1906. Other ASTM tests may be assigned. (c) Design assignments may include selection of design parameters; stability analyses of levees, reinforced embankments, dikes and other earthen structures; s tability analyses of slopes for revetments, channels and excavations; pile capacity curves; settlement analyses; cantilevered, anchored, and braced sheetpile analyses; bearing capacity determinations; retaining and flood walls analyses; seepage analyses; dewatering design, ground water study and operation and interpretation of data obtained from A-E provided pile driver analyzer. Design plates will be furnished as paper copies and as Microstation compatible design files. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selecti on criteria are listed below in order of precedence: (a) Specialized work experience and technical competence of the firm and its key personnel to perform the services listed above. (b) Capacity (personnel and equipment) to accomplish work in the required time. Provide the following minimum personnel to perform work: two 4-person drill crew; one 2-person survey crew; four (4) soils lab technicians (assigned task); six (6) Registered Professional Engineers specialized in Geotechnical Engineering practice; one engineering technician; and one CADD draftsperson. Demonstrate capacity to produce CADD drawings utilizing CADD programs fully compatible with the Intergr aph/Bentley Microstation CADD software, Version 7. Provide the following minimum equipment to be utilized for the project: Two core drill rigs with off road access capability (undisturbed drill rig Failing 1500 or equivalent), one pile driving analyzer, one soil probe, one cone penetrometer, two vibration monitoring devices, two noise monitoring devices, five (5) Triaxial test cells, ten (10) Consolidometers and one (1) Direct-shear machine. Provide adequate temperature controlled space for storage of und isturbed samples before testing. (c) Knowledge of geology, geotechnical engineering practices of alluvial soils and geographic area within the limits of the New Orleans District. (d) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of req uired services. Firm must have a Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) water well contractor license and the soil testing laboratory must / will need to be validated by Corps of Engineers Material Testing Center, in accordance with ER 1110-1-261 (dated 28 Apr 1999) and ER 1110-1-8100 (dated 31 December 1997), at Vicksburg, MS. (e) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry. (f) Safety plan outline and past performance (man-hours lost to accidents in the last 10,000 man-hours of work by firm). (g) Quality control plan outline. (h) Location of the design firm in the general geographical area of the anticipated projects and the New Orleans District Headquarters. (i) Extent of participation measured as a percentage of total contract by Small Disadvantaged Business, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Minority Institutions. (j) Volume of DOD work within the last 12 months. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: . Firms which meet the requirements des cribed in this announcement are invited to submit 7 copies of SF 330 (6/2004) for the prime contractor as well as all subcontractors and consultants to the address below not later than 30 days after the date of this publication. For criteria (f) and (g) comprehensive outlines of safety and quality control plans will be satisfactory; complete plans will be required after contract award. Safety performance data (man-hours lost in the last 100,00 hours worked) must be submitted including data for any subco ntractors. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday, or a Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day. Include the firms ACASS number on the top of page 5 of the SF 330 under the title H. Additional Information. For ACA SS information, call (503) 326-3459. Overnight or courier type mail should be sent to the following address: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Contracting Division, CEMVN-CT-E, Room 172, ATTN: Edward C. Foley, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118-3651. S olicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal. Refer to Solicitation No. W912P8-05-R-0018.
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Army Engineer District, New Orleans ATTN: CEMVN-CT-E, ROOM 172, 7400 LEAKE AVE. New Orleans LA

Zip Code: 70118-4307

Country: US
 

Record

SN00762026-W 20050305/050303212121 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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