SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACTS FOR MISCELLANEOUS ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR CIVIL AND MILITARY REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE NORTHWESTERN DIVISION, OMAHA DISTRICT
- Notice Date
- 12/5/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- US Army Corps of Engineer - Omaha District, 106 S. 15th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-1618
- ZIP Code
- 68102-1618
- Solicitation Number
- W9128F-06-R-0005
- Response Due
- 1/11/2006
- Archive Date
- 3/12/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Partial Small Business
- Description
- For procedural questions contact Ms. Sharon Spohn (402) 221-4102; for technical issues contact Mr. Richard Smutny, P.E. (402) 221-4528. Personal visits for this solicitation to the Omaha District offices will not be scheduled. E-mail your questions to U.S. Army Engineer District, Omaha, Nebraska, Sharon.a.spohn@nwo02.usace.army.mil. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Partial small business set-aside. Up to five Indefinite Delivery Contracts for Architect Engineer Services are required primarily for Military Prog rams requirements within the Northwestern Division, Omaha District, but could also be used to support Civil Works or Environmental Remediation Programs. The Contracts will be acquired in accordance with PL 92-582 Brooks Architect-Engineers Act, 40 U.S.C. 541 and FAR part 36. The specific requirements may be for projects located anywhere within the boundaries of the Northwestern Division, or as indicated in this announcement or resultant task orders. These contracts will be managed by Omaha District: thr ee unrestricted competitive acquisition firm-fixed price contracts, maximum award amount $3 Million, unless awarded to small business then the maximum award amount will be up to $5 Million, and two Small Business Set-Aside contracts, competitive acquisitio n, firm-fixed price, maximum award amount up to $5 Million. The selection process and award of a contract under this Federal Business Opportunities, FBO, announcement shall be subjected to the prohibitions and restrictions of the Federal Acquisition Regul ation, FAR, Subpart 9.5, Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest. Services will be acquired in accordance with PL 92-582 Brooks A-E Act and FAR Part 36. Awards will be for Indefinite Delivery Contracts with a one-year base period, and one y ear options not to exceed a total of three years OR up to five years if awarded to small business. There will be no minimum or maximum per delivery orders. Offerors shall indicate in order of preference which of the above contracts they are qualified and interested in being considered. No firm will be selected for more than one contact as a prime. Contract Options may not be awarded if not supported by sufficient workload. Types of services required will include site investigations, studies, reports, in spections, load ratings, concept designs, final designs, and construction phase services. Allocation of task orders from among firms with IDT contracts for similar work will be based on one or more of the following factors: specialized knowledge or expert ise which would significantly benefit a specific customer or enhance execution, past experience with a specific customer or knowledge of the locality, availability of appropriate staff, performance on previous task orders, magnitude of task order relative to remaining contract capacity, and equitable workload distribution. All firms prior to the award of a contract may be subjected to a Defense Contract Audit Agency audit, to be determined by the Contracting Officer. SUBCONTRACTING PLAN REQUIREMENTS: If the Architect-Engineer selected through the unrestricted portion of the solicitation is an Other than Small Business concern, the A-E shall be required to submit a subcontracting plan with the final proposal as required by Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers considers the following goals reasonable and achievable for fiscal year 2006 (a) Small Business: 43.0% of planned subcontracting dollars. (b) Small Disadvantaged Business: 16. 5% of planned subcontracting dollars*. (c) Women Owned Small Business: 5.7% of planned subcontracting dollars*. (d) Service-disabled Veterans: 1.5% of planned subcontracting dollars*. (e) Hubzones: 8.0% of planned subcontracting dollars*. *- Small busine ss concerns owned and controlled by. PROJECT INFORMATION: Task orders under this contract will consist primarily of design for new, addition, and remodel of fa cilities including, but not limited to administrative, operations, training, maintenance and production, medical, and housing and community improvements. Task orders may also include water resource related projects, environmental restoration projects, en vironmental remediation projects, infrastructure design for facility-related site utilities and grounds, site planning and design, landscaping, and roads and bridges. Finally, task orders may include requirements for facility-related special designs includ ing specialized structural load analysis related to force protection and anti-terrorism, fire protection, underground storage tank removal/replacement, interior design CID/SID, asbestos/lead paint removal, and Energy Management Control Systems, EMCS. Cons truction cost estimates may be required for any of the design tasks listed above. Work will be primarily located within the geographic boundaries of the Northwestern Division, but may be anywhere in the U.S. subject to approval of all parties and with Oma ha District approval. It is likely that use of the metric system of measurement may be required for some deliverables under the proposed contract; however, metric system experience is not a selection criterion and is not required for selection. Constructi on cost estimates will be prepared using the Corps of Engineers Micro-Computer Aided Cost Estimating System, M-CACES Second Generation MII. M-CACES software will be provided to the successful firm after contract award. Requirements for drawing preparation format are to be fully compatible with Bentley Microstation V8.5, or AutoCAD 2002 minimum depending on specified customer requirements. A higher rating may be achieved for those firms that can demonstrate the ability to work in both formats. SELECTION C RITERIA: Criteria for selection, in order of importance, are: a. Demonstrate recent experience and technical competence of the firm Including consultants in: 1. Design for new, addition, and remodel of facilities including, but not limited to aviation fac ilities, administrative, operations, training, maintenance facilities, child development centers, and other MILCON type projects. Include any related past experience within Northwestern Division, NWD, and its customers. List only experience that has occu rred within the last five years, include design start and completion dates, and include project programmed amounts, associated design fees, and actual project award amounts in Part I, F of SF 330. 2. Design of infrastructure for facility-related site util ities and grounds, site planning and design, landscaping, and roads and bridges including inspections, load ratings, scour evaluations, design, etc. Include related past experience within NWD and its customers. List only experience that has occurred within the last five years, include design start and completion dates, and include project programmed amounts, associated design fees, and actual project award amounts. 3. Design of specialized building systems such as structural load analysis and design relate d to force protection and anti-terrorism, fire protection, security detection and alarm systems, communications voice/data, mass notification systems, and Energy Management Control Systems, EMCS. 4. Experience in compliance with laws, regulations, user cr iteria, or other critical project criteria as related to general project design and construction, and for special asbestos/lead paint removal, underground storage tank removal/replacement, and permitting required for project construction. 5. Use of the MC ASES Gold cost estimating system. List specific project examples in the last five years that MCASES Gold was used. 6. Experience with Sustainable Design or Green Building design concepts including energy efficiency, use of recovered materials, waste re duction and pollution prevention in facility design. Provide pertinent information on LEED certified personnel and specific project applications. b. Quality c ontrol procedures and team organization, including consultants as described in the Design Management Plan , see SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS. The selected A-E firm must be able to provide designs that meet guidance, criteria and quality standards without detaile d review by the District. The firm must also present a logical team organization organizational chart or matrix that provides an effective method of coordination and communication between the individual team members as well as consultants. c. Profession al qualifications and specialized experience in providing services similar to those listed above of the proposed team members including consultants in the following disciplines: project manager; architecture; interior design; landscape architecture/master planning; civil; sanitary -water and wastewater treatment; environmental hazardous waste; mechanical; fire protection; electrical; structural; cost engineering; soils engineering; surveying; and, asbestos/lead remediation. d. Capacity to accomplish the wo rk in the required time, including the ability to complete more than one task order at a time. Describe experience with multi-discipline task order type contracts that require the ability to respond quickly to task orders, requests for proposals, and comp letion of projects on an accelerated schedule. e. Past performance ACASS on previous contracts with respect to cost control, design to cost, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. Proposing firms must demonstrate familiarity and rece nt experience with project planning and design within the geographic boundaries of the Omaha District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. f. Itemize by Command past performance with respect to cost control, design to cost, quality of work, and compliance with p erformance schedules for all projects completed for Hq. Air Force Space Command, Hq. Air Combat Command, U.S. Air Force Academy, CO., Ft Carson, CO., Army Space & Missile Defense Command, Hq. Army Strategic Command, Hq. NORAD/U.S. Northern Command, Hq Air Force Reserve Command, and Army Reserve Command. g. Compatibility with CADD systems for projects and work as described above. The successful firm will show competency with Bentley Microstation V8.5 and AutoCAD 2002 minimum with the ability to deliver elect ronic CADD and CALS files, as well as vellums and prints. Higher ratings are issued to firms that are capable of working in both systems. h. Extent of participation of SB, SDB, and, if appropriate, historically black colleges and universities, and minor ity institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. i. Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months with the object of effecting an equitable distribution of DOD A-E contracts among qualified A-E firms . SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: Solicitation packages are not provided for A-E contracts. This is not a request for proposal. Firms desiring consideration must submit two copies of a combined SF330 and separate information for prime and each consultant. To be considered, submittals must be addressed as follows: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, CENWO-CT, ATTN: Sharon Spohn, 106 South 15th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-1618. Submittals must be received no later than 2:00 PM CDT on 11 January 2006. Per sonal visits for this solicitation to the Omaha District offices will not be scheduled. As additional information in the SF330, provide the following: A. Design Management Plan DMP. Include in Part I, Section H. The plan should be brief and include an e xplanation of the firm's management approach, management of subcontractors if applicable, specific quality control procedures used, and an organizational chart showing the inter-relationship of management and various team components including subcontractor s. B. Provide the submitting firm's number six or seven digits assigned by the Northwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, for the Architect-Engineer Contract Administration Support System ACASS. If firms have no number, so state. Provide the ACASS firm number for any consultants. If firms have no number, so state. NAICS Code 237990, $28.5 million small business, SIC 8711, Federal Supply Code R425.
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Corps of Engineer - Omaha District 106 S. 15th Street, Omaha NE
- Zip Code: 68102-1618
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 68102-1618
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