SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- Indefinite Delivery Contract for Architect-Engineer Services within the jurisdiction of the North Atlantic Division, Norfolk District, Corps of Engineers
- Notice Date
- 2/1/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541310
— Architectural Services
- Contracting Office
- US Army Engineer District, Norfolk, 803 Front Street, Norfolk, VA 23510-1096
- ZIP Code
- 23510-1096
- Solicitation Number
- W91236-06-R-0010
- Response Due
- 3/3/2006
- Archive Date
- 5/2/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Partial Small Business
- Description
- CONTRACT INFORMATION: Partial small business set-aside. Indefinite Delivery Contracts for Architect Engineer Services are required primarily for execution of Military Programs requirements within the North Atlantic Division, Norfolk District, but c ould 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 locat ed anywhere within the boundaries of the North Atlantic Division, or as indicated in this announcement or resultant task orders. More than one contract may be awarded in each category from this announcement. These contracts will be managed by Norfolk Dis trict and will consist of both 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 Small Business Set-Aside contracts , competitive acquisition, 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 Regulation, 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-ye ar base period, and one year 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 contra cts 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 investiga tions, topographic surveys, geotechnical analyses, cost estimating, value engineering, anti-terrorism force protection analyses, studies, reports, inspections, load ratings, concept designs, final designs, and construction phase services. Allocation of ta sk orders from among firms with IDC contracts for similar work will be based on one or more of the following factors: specialized knowledge or expertise which would significantly benefit a specific customer or enhance execution, past experience with a spec ific 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 co ntract 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 Smal l 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 goal s reasonable and achievable for fiscal year 2006 (a) Small Business: 57.2% of planned subcontracting dollars. (b) Small Disadvantaged Business: 10% of planned subcontracting dollars*. (c) Women Owned Small Business: 10% of planned subcontracting dollars*. (d) Service-disabled Veterans: 3% of planned subcontracting dollars*. (e) Hubzones: 3% of planned subcontracting dollars*. *- Small business concerns owned and controlled by. PROJECT INFORMATION: Task orders under this contract will consist primarily o f design for new, addition to, and remodel of facilities 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, environmental remediation projects, infrastructure design for facility-related site utilities and grounds, site pla nning and design, landscaping, and roads and bridges. Finally, task orders may include requirements for facility-related special designs including specialized structural load analysis related to force protection and anti-terrorism, fire protection, undergr ound storage tank removal/replacement, interior design CID/SID, asbestos/lead paint removal, communications and LAN/WAN Systems, and Energy Management Control Systems, EMCS. Construction cost estimates will be required for all of the design tasks listed a bove. All task orders will be managed by utilizing the Earned Value Method of work management. Consultant will submit monthly progress charts formatted as Earned Value Analysis showing budget and schedule analyses for progress to date. Work will be pri marily located within the geographic boundaries of the North Atlantic Division, but may be anywhere in the U.S. subject to approval of all parties and with Norfolk 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. Construction cost estimates will be prepared using the Corps of Engineers Micro-Computer Aided Cost Estim ating 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 (latest edition) minimum depending on specified task order requirements. A higher rating may be achieved for those firms that can demonstrate the ability to work in both formats. Construction specifications are to be prepared utilizing SpecsIntact software developed from standard UFGS sections. Consultants must be capable of providing PDF format specifications for advertisement. SELECTION CRITERIA: Criteria for selection, in order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria a-e are primary. Criteria f-h are secondary and will only be used as tie-breakers among technically equal firms. A. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE: a. Demonstrated recent experience and technical competence of the firm Including consultan ts in: 1. Design for new, addition to, and remodel of facilities including, but not limited to administrative, operations, training, maintenance facilities, dining facilities, child development centers, and other MILCON type projects. Include any related past experience within North Atlantic Division, NAD, 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 actua l project construction award amounts in Part I, F of SF 330. 2. Design of infrastructure for facility-related site utilities and grounds, site planning and design, landscaping, and roads and bridges including inspections, load ratings, scour evaluations, design, etc. Include related past experience within NAD 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 act ual project construction award amounts. 3. 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 info rmation on LEED certified personnel and specific project applications. 4. Design of specialized building systems such as structural load analysis and design re lated 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. 5. Experience in compliance with laws, regulations, us er criteria, 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. 6. Use of t he MCASES Gold cost estimating system. List specific project examples in the last five years that MCASES Gold was used. 7. Earned Value Analyses. List specific project examples where Earned Value Analyses has been utilized to track and manage design pr ogress. b. Quality control 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 standa rds without detailed 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 consultant s. B. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS. Professional 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; architec ture; 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, asbesto s/lead remediation. Registered Professional Engineers and Architects are required in all applicable design professions listed. Certified Interior Designers and Cost Engineers are also required. LEED Certified professionals are also required. C. C APACITY TO ACCOMPLISH THE WORK 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, requ ests for proposals, and completion of projects on an accelerated schedule. D. 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 dem onstrate familiarity and recent experience with project planning and design within the geographic boundaries of the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. E. COST CONTROL. Itemize by Command past performance with respect to cost control, design t o cost, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules for all projects completed for Army and Air Force Customers and Installation Tenants. g. File formats: Compatibility with CADD systems for projects and work as described above. The success ful firm will show competency with Bentley Microstation V8.5 and AutoCAD (latest edition) minimum with the ability to deliver electronic CADD and CALS files, as well as mylars and prints. Capability to use SpecsIntact and Adobe Acrobat to prepare PDF sol icitation files. Higher ratings are issued to firms that are capable of working in both CADD systems. F. EXTENT OF PARTICIPATION OF SB, SDB, and historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measu red as a percentage of the estimated effort. G. 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 . H. GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY: As described in Note 2 4. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: Solicitation packages are not provided for A-E contracts. This is not a request for proposal. Firms desiring consideration mus t submit one copy 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, Norfolk District, CENAO-BR-C, ATTN: Debora Gray, 803 Front Street, No rfolk, VA 23510-1096. Submittals must be received no later than 2:00 PM EST on March 3, 2006. 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 in clude an explanation 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 sub contractors. B. Provide the submitting firm's number six or seven digits assigned by the 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 num ber for any consultants. If firms have no number, so state. NAICS Code 541310, SIC 8711. For questions contact Ms. Debora Gray (757) 201-7551. Personal visits for this solicitation to the Norfolk District offices will not be scheduled. E-mail your questions to U.S. Army Engineer District, Norfolk, Virginia, Debora.S.Gray@usace.army.mil. ALL FIRMS ARE ADVISED THAT REGISTRATION IN THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR) DATABASE IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO AWARD OF A CONTRACT. Failure to be registered in the DOD CCR database may render your firm ineligible for award. All firms are encouraged to reg ister as soon as possible. Information regarding this registration may be obtained by accessing the web site at http://ccr2000.com. Please note: Online Representations and Certifications Applications (OCRA) apply to this solicitation. With ORCA, you n ow have the ability to enter and maintain your representations and certification information, via the Internet at http://orca.bpn.gov. You no longer have to submit representations and certifications with your proposal. Instead this solicitation contain s a single provision that will allow you to either certify that all of your representations and certifications in ORCA are current, complete and accurate as of the date of your signature, or list any changes. Additional information regarding this policy is located on our website. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. SOLICITATION PACKAGES WILL NOT BE PROVIDED.
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Engineer District, Norfolk 803 Front Street, Norfolk VA
- Zip Code: 23510-1096
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 23510-1096
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