MODIFICATION
C -- A Study on the Role of Well-Designed Transportation Projects Enhancing Communities
- Notice Date
- 1/9/2006
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 541310
— Architectural Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Acquisition Management, HAAM, Room 4410 400 7th Street, S.W., Washington, DC, 20590
- ZIP Code
- 20590
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-PR66016018
- Response Due
- 1/18/2006
- Archive Date
- 2/2/2006
- Point of Contact
- Christian Hellie, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 366-6714, Fax (202) 366-3705, - Rick Murray, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 366-4250, Fax (202) 366-3705,
- E-Mail Address
-
christian.hellie@fhwa.dot.gov, rick.murray@fhwa.dot.gov
- Description
- THIS SOLICITATION IS AMENDED TO EXTEND THE PROPOSAL DUE DATE FROM 16 JANUARY 2006 TO 18 JANUARY 2006. TITLE: A Study on the Role of Well-Designed Transportation Projects Enhancing Communities* ACTION: As prescribed by SAFETEA-LU, Section 1925 entitled ?Community Enhancement Study,? this is a notice of availability of funding for transportation research under a program to encourage relationships among transportation, community, and system preservation plans and practices and identify private sector-based initiatives to improve such relationships. The FHWA anticipants awarding one cost reimbursement contract of up to 16 months in duration and $2 million to a national organization representing architects who have expertise in the design of a wide range of transportation and infrastructure projects, which include the design of buildings, public facilities, and surrounding communities to conduct the study.* SUMMARY: The FHWA will fund transportation research to conduct a study on the role of well-designed transportation projects enhancing communities in: 1. Promoting economic development; 2. Protecting public health, safety and the environment; and 3. Enhancing the architectural design and planning of communities; and the positive economic, cultural, aesthetic, scenic, architectural, and environmental benefits of such projects for communities.* The study shall address the following: 1. The degree to which well-designed transportation projects have positive economic, cultural, aesthetic, scenic, architectural, and environmental benefits for communities. 2. The degree to which such projects protect and contribute to improvements in public health and safety. 3. The degree to which such projects use inclusive public participation processes to achieve quicker, more certain, and better results. 4. The degree to which positive results are achieved by linking transportation, design, and the implementation of community visions for the future. 5. Facilitating the use of successful models or best practices in transportation investment or development to accomplish each of the following: a. Enhancement of community identity. b. Protection of public health and safety. c. Provision of a variety of choices in housing, shopping, transportation, employment, and recreation. d. Preservation and enhancement of existing infrastructure. e. Creation of a greater sense of community through public involvement.* GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Responses submitted for this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) must adhere to the format and content instructions set forth below. These instructions have been specifically tailored to the process and the evaluation criteria to be applied during proposal evaluation. Failure to submit any of the information requested by this BAA may be cause for unfavorable consideration. Any inconsistencies between the various sections of an Offeror?s response must be fully explained. A significant inconsistency, if unexplained, may raise a fundamental question of the Offeror?s understanding of the work required, and ability to perform the contract.* The Offeror?s response should demonstrate their understanding of this procurement and capability for performance in a concise, logical manner and should not contain superfluous material, which is not directly related to this procurement.* The Government will process late submissions of proposals in accordance with FAR 52.215-1. If a proposal is received late and is not eligible for consideration, then the Government will reject that proposal without evaluation.* BUDGET/COST PROPOSAL The total value of the award will not exceed $2,000,000 as follows: $1,600,000 basic requirement + $400,000 option.* The budget for the basic requirement is $1,600,000. All Offerors shall propose to complete the required deliverables as specified below within this budget.* FHWA acknowledges that requests for special studies could arise during the course of this effort. Therefore, an optional financial set aside is available to support such analysis. Each Offeror shall propose an unburdened plug number of $400,000 as a line item in the cost proposal entitled ?Special Studies.? The Special Studies option may be exercised at the Government?s discretion and negotiated with the contractor during the course of this effort.* NOTE: Cost sharing is encouraged. Proposals may exceed the basic requirement budget ceiling and total budget ceiling if the additional resources are proposed as cost share. Any cost share shall be included in detail in the Cost proposal.* DELIVERABLES At a minimum, the Offeror shall provide the following deliverables. The Offeror is not limited to these deliverables, and may elect to propose additional deliverables as part of their proposal.* The Contractor shall provide quarterly status reports to the Government providing an increasingly detailed outline of the Community Enhancement Study, including research undertaken and proposed for each 3-month period of the task. The Government will meet with the Contractor at 4-month intervals to discuss progress on the study and to assess the need for ?Special Studies.? These meetings may occur via telephone, videoconference, or in person. The Contractor will provide at the end of the contract a final report detailing the findings from the Community Enhancement Study.* The Contractor shall provide all report deliverables in camera-ready hard copy and an electronic copy in Microsoft Office 2000 or equivalent on a CD-ROM(s). In addition, electronic files containing the word processing, graphic, and table data may be required as deliverables. The Contractor shall establish electronic file transfer capabilities such that correspondence and deliverables can be communicated electronically to the FHWA Program Office.* All products submitted under this announcement become the property of FHWA and may be disseminated or used for government purposes subsequent to the completion of the work. The developer of the material also may have continued incidental use of the products for the purpose of additional research or marketing but may not sell or offer the products without prior approval of FHWA.* REPORTING The Contractor shall submit a brief monthly report until the work is completed. The report should describe in brief (e.g. in outline format) work completed the prior month, work anticipated in the upcoming month, approximate percent of work completed and approximate amount of resources expended.* INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS Each proposals shall include: 1. The full name, address, point of contact, a telephone number, fax number and an electronic mail address for the organization. 2. A detailed description of proposed work describing a. Need or problem statement (1 page) b. Technical approach (30 pages) c. Past performance relevant to current proposal with points of contact (up to two pages and may include references to readily accessible documents) 3. The period of performance (time line) for the work and submission of deliverables (up to one page); 4. Tailored biographies of key staff including relevant expertise (1 page for each key researcher and 1 page (inclusive) for all other staff); 5. Description of facilities and equipment needed to support the proposal (2 pages); and 6. A cost proposal indicating staffing levels, hours, hard costs for the total project and amount of funding expected from FHWA (Not To Exceed $2,000,000 in Federal funding).* DATES: Please be aware that the security procedures in the Nassif Building prohibit individuals from delivering material directly to offices in the building. Individuals visiting the building must report to the southwest guard station at the Nassif Building. All materials left there will be examined and x-rayed before being delivered to Room 4410 through the normal internal mail delivery procedures. As this can take up to several working days, offerors must make allowances to assure that proposals arrive in Room 4410 by 4:00 p.m. on January 16, 2006. Proposals received after the due date and time will be considered late in accordance with FAR 52.215-1.* If so requested, the guard will call the Acquisition Office (x66714) to have someone come down and accept the material once it has been examined. Offers must be received and date/time stamped in Room 4410 by the prescribed date and time to be considered timely, not just delivered to the guard station, the Nassif mailroom or loading dock. While we will do our best to accommodate such requests, FHWA is not responsible if someone is not immediately available to pick up your proposal.* Further, please be advised that all of our mail (items handled by the US Postal Service) is sent out of town for scanning and irradiation prior to delivery to this building. This process can take several days, so even if you mailed us something from across the street, it may be a week before it actually arrives here. FedEx and United Parcel Service do have direct access to the building and offices. Please keep these factors in mind as you determine the best means to deliver your proposal so as to ensure delivery in room 4410 by no later than 4:00 PM (local time).* Submittals must be printed hard copies consisting of one original and four copies along with one electronic copy on CD-ROM.* CONTRACT TYPE: FHWA anticipates awarding one cost reimbursement type contract.* ADDRESSES: Proposals must be delivered to Christian Hellie in the FHWA Office of Acquisition Management, 400 7th Street, S.W., Room 4410, Washington, DC 20590 (Mail Stop HAAM-30E). Please not that current security procedures may result in delays of USPS mail delivery.* For further information about the Community Enhancement Study, please contact Kenneth Petty in the FHWA Office of Planning at 202-366-6654 or kenneth.petty@fhwa.dot.gov.* EVALUATION GENERAL The Government will award a contract to an acceptable Offeror who is the best overall value, basing its source selection decisions on three factors ? Technical, Cost/Price, and Business Factors among the competing offerors. 1. The Government may reject any or all proposals if such action is in the Government?s best interest. 2. The Government may waive informalities and minor irregularities in proposals received. 3. Exchanges with offerors after receipt of a proposal do not constitute a rejection or counteroffer by the Government. 4. A cost realism analysis may be performed, and the source selection authority may consider cost realism in evaluating performance or schedule risk.* EVALUATION CRITERIA* QUALIFICATION To be considered for award, as prescribed in SAFETEA-LU, SEC. 1925, the Offeror must be a national organization representing architects who have expertise in the design of a wide range of transportation and infrastructure projects, which include the design of buildings, public facilities, and surrounding communities. Proposals from Offerors who do not meet this criterion will not be evaluated and not considered for award.* The Government will evaluate the qualified competing offers on the basis of the following factors: A) TECHNICAL IMPORTANCE AND INNOVATION (listed in descending order of importance) 1) Alignment with planning program and Agency research goals 2) Justification of need or problem identification 3) Realistic work plan and technical approach/ Demonstrated likelihood of successful completion 4) Demonstration of necessary facilities and equipment to successfully perform the work 5) Clear identification of a specific audience or audiences* B) COST/PRICE (listed in descending order of importance) 1) A relative reasonableness and realism to determine the Offeror?s understanding of the work 2) Overall value of deliverables in support of FHWA planning research* C) BUSINESS FACTORS (listed in descending order of importance) 1) Demonstrated knowledge and experience on other projects of a similar nature 2) Demonstration of completing deliverables and meeting project objectives 3) Demonstrating a commitment to subcontracting goals (i.e. small Disadvantaged Business Enterprise firms (DBE), small Women-owned Business Enterprise firms (WBE), and Minority Institutions (MI)) 4) Demonstrating of a commitment to customer satisfaction* BASIS FOR AWARD The Government will accept the offeror that is considered the best value and most advantageous to the Government. Of the three evaluation factors, Technical importance and innovation, Cost/Price and Business Factors, Technical is more important than Cost. Business factors are of less importance than Technical or Cost. As the ratings of competing Offerors approach being essentially equivalent in any of the three areas, the remaining areas will become more important in the selection decision.
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