SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- Architect-Engineer Services for an Indefinite Delivery Contract To Support The Design Program for the Mobile District, South Atlantic Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
- Notice Date
- 4/20/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- US Army Engineer District, Mobile, P. O. Box 2288, 109 Saint Joseph Street (zip 36602), Mobile, AL 36628-0001
- ZIP Code
- 36628-0001
- Solicitation Number
- W91278-05-R-0044
- Response Due
- 6/8/2005
- Archive Date
- 8/7/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- 8a Competitive
- Description
- POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS MR GEORGE V. POIROUX. SUBMIT QUESTIONS TO FAX 251 694-3626. Architect-Engineering (A-E) Services are required for an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to Support the Design Program for the Mobile District, a nd South Atlantic Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This procurement is TOTAL 100% 8(a) SET-ASIDE. The contract will be awarded for a term not to exceed a total of five (5) years. Work under this contract to be subject to satisfactory negotiation of individual task orders, with the total IDC contract value not to exceed $5,000,000 over the five-year life of the contract. There is a possibility that multiple contracts may be awarded on this solicitation. Selection of A-E firms is not based upon competi tive bidding procedures, but rather upon the professional qualifications necessary for the performance of the required services. A firm fixed price contract will be negotiated. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this action is 541330. PROJECT INFORMATION: Specific projects are not known at this time but are expected to include renovation/repair projects, such as, building renovations and additions, preparation of project definition and programming documents, charrettes, prepa ration of the technical portions of design-build solicitations, environmental permit applications, and design of new vertical and horizontal construction projects. The vast majority of the work will be on military installations, however work may also inclu de a variety of projects under the Support for Others program. The selected firm must have the capability to perform surveying and mapping and geotechnical subsurface investigations. Design drawings will be produced in a format fully compatible with AutoCA D Version 2002 or higher and/or MicroStation version V8 or higher. Technical specifications will be produced with SPECSINTACT software using Unified Facilities Guide Specifications. Responses to design review comments will be provided using the Corps of En gineers DrChecks system. The majority of the work will be located in the southeastern United States; however, work may be located in Central or South America, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other locations that may be assigned to the Mobile Dist rict and South Atlantic Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). A. Professional Qualifications: The sel ected firm must have, either in-house or through consultants, the following disciplines, with registration required where applicable: (1) Architect; (2) Civil Engineer (Registered in the States of Alabama and Florida); (3) Mechanical Engineer; (4) Electric al Engineer; (5) Structural 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 desi gn of sprinkler fire protection systems); (7) Interior Design (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 pers onnel in comprehensive interior design, including space planning, pre-wired workstations, furniture specification, and knowledge of the acquisition process including applicable FAR and funding limitations; (8) Communications Specialist (Registered Communic ations Distribution Design (RCDD)) (9) Geotechnical Engineer; (10) Environmental Engineer; (11) Corrosion Engineer (NACE Certified Corrosion Specialist, NACE Certified Cathodic Protection Specialist, or registered professional corrosion engineer) with a mi nimum of five years experience (type specific) in the design of cathodic protection systems; (12) Surveyor (Registered in the States of Alabama and Florida); (1 3) Landscape Architect; (14) Cost Estimators. The firms cost engineering specialist(s) must be certified by a professional organization, such as AACE, ICEC, PCEA, etc. The firm's and/or consultant's cost engineering or estimating specialist(s) for each re quired design discipline applicable to this project, such as architectural, structural, civil, mechanical or electrical, etc., must be specifically identified and his (their) competence indicated by resume(s). The evaluation will consider education, regist ration, and relevant experience in the type work required. Resumes (Block E of the SF 330) must be provided for these disciplines, including consultants. In the resumes under Project Assignments, use the same discipline nomenclature as is used in this anno uncement; B. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence: (1) Experience in design of military projects, including production of programming documents, plans and specifications; (2) Design of government and commercial facilities; (3) Experience using a utomated cost estimating systems (MCACES and PACES); (4) Comprehensive Interior Design for Government projects including space planning and applicable Code of Federal Regulation rules, pre-wired workstations, furniture specifications, and knowledge of the acquisition process including applicable FAR and funding limitations; (5) Sustainable design; (6)Technical competence and experience using the International Building Code (IBC); (7) Interim Department of Defense Antiterrorism/Force Protection Construction Standards and Army Security Engineering Manuals TM 5-853-2 and -3; (8) Engineering experience in preparing permit applications relating to construction projects with the various permitting agencies in the States of Alabama and Florida; (9) Performance of s urveying and mapping in accordance with A/E/C CADD Standards and nondestructive techniques for locating underground utilities; (10) Automated design tools such as CADD, SPECSINTACT, DrChecks, etc. (11) In Block H of the SF 330 describe the firm's quality m anagement plan, including quality assurance process, project design-to-cost control, coordination of the in-house work with consultants, and prior experience of the prime firm and any significant consultant. C. Capacity to Accomplish the Work: The capacity to accomplish at least two (2) $250,000 individual task orders simultaneously; D. Past Performance: Past performance on Department of Defense (DOD) contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. Evaluat ions will be based on established ACASS ratings and other credible documentation included in the SF 330. E. Knowledge of Locality: Knowledge of climatic conditions, means of moisture and humidity control, seismic conditions, and permit requirements relatin g to construction projects in the states of Alabama and Florida. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested Architect-Engineer firms having the capabilities to perform this work are invited to submit one (1) completed paper copy of their SF 330 (Architect-Enginee r Qualifications) to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, CESAM-EN-DW, ATTN: Mr. George V. Poiroux, 109 St. Joseph Street, Mobile, AL 36602. SF 330 6/2004 edition must be used, and may be obtained from the Government Printing Office or from the f ollowing web site: http://contacts.gsa.gov/webforms.nsf/22f268ed0a398629852569a4006ed7cc?OpenView&Start=30. All fonts shall be at least 10 or larger. Submittals must be received no later than 3:00 P.M. Central Time on 08 June 2005. 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 3:00 P.M. Central Time on the closing date specified in this announcement. Include ACASS nu mber in SF330 PART I, Section B, of Block 5. To obtain ACASS number, call the ACASS Center at 503-808-4591. A maximum of ten (10) projects including the prime a nd consultants, will be reviewed in PART I, Section F. Use no more than one page per project. When listing projects in PART I, Section F an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with multiple Task Orders as examples is not considered a project. A task order e xecuted under an IDC contract is a project. In Block G-26, along with the name, include the firm the person is associated. PART I OF THE SF330 SHALL NOT EXCEED 45 PAGES. A Part II is required for each branch office of the Prime Firm and any Subcontractors that will have a key role in the proposed contract. 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 13 June 2005. As required by acquisition regu lations, interviews for the purpose of discussing prospective contractors qualifications for the contract will be conducted only for those firms considered most highly qualified after submittal review by the selection board. Interviews will be conducted b y telephone and will most likely occur the same week that the Selection Board convenes. Phone calls to discuss the solicitation are discouraged unless absolutely necessary. Personal visits for the purpose of discussing this solicitation are not allowed. 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. URL http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Engineer District, Mobile 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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