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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 23, 2006 FBO #1609
MODIFICATION

C -- US Army Corps of Endineers, pittsburgh District proposes to obtain up to two Indefinite Delivery Architect-Engineer (A-E) contract for engineering, design and related services.

Notice Date

4/21/2006
 

Notice Type

Modification
 

NAICS

541330 — Engineering Services
 

Contracting Office

Pittsburgh District Contracting Division, 1000 Liberty Avenue, W.S. Moorhead Federal Building, Room 727, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
 

ZIP Code

15222
 

Solicitation Number

W911WN-06-R-0012
 

Response Due

5/15/2006
 

Archive Date

7/14/2006
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Section 1, Section 2, Section 3(d) and Section 3(e) of the original synopsis are hereby replaced in their entirety with the following: REVISED SECTION 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, proposes to obtain the services for up to two (2) Indefinite Delivery Architect-Engineer (A-E) contracts for engineering, design and related services. These contracts are being procured in accordance with Brooks A-E Act as implemented in FAR subpart 36.6. Firms will be sel ected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for required work. One of the two contracts will be awarded initially with the remaining one, if awarded, will be awarded within 12 months depending on workload and contracting requ irements. The criteria to be used in allocating task orders among the contracts will be based on the following: (1) Contract Minimums, task orders will be distributed to assure the guaranteed minimums are met; (2) Past performance on previous task orders, the quality and timeliness of work delivered on prior task orders under the current contract; (3) Current capacity to accomplish the task order in the required time; (4) Unique specialized experience; (5) Equitable distribution of work among the contractor s. Each contract duration will be a maximum of three years. Tasks will be directed by individually issued task orders. More than one task order may be issued concurrently. For these contracts the total accumulative amount will not exceed $3,000,000.00 each in three years with no one task order exceeding $1,000,000.00. Each contract will have a base period not to exceed one year with up to two additional option periods, not to exceed one year each that may also be awarded. An option period may be exerc ised at the discretion of the Contracting Officer (CO) when the contract amount for the base period or preceding option period has been exhausted or nearly exhausted. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. If a large business is se lected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work that it intends to subcontract. The current subcontracting goals for this district are that a minimum of 43.0% of the co ntractor's intended subcontracted amount be placed with Small Business (SB), including 16.5% placed with small disadvantaged business (SDB), 5.7% placed with women-owned business and 1.5% for service-disabled veteran-owned small business and 8.0% for HUBZo ne business. These goals are advisory only. REVISED SECTION 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Projects will primarily be located within the Pittsburgh District. However, projects may also be located within the geographical boundaries or mission assignments of the U SACE Great Lakes and Ohio River Division (LRD), or other mission assignments (i.e. Support of Hurricane Relief Operations, etc.) assigned to the Pittsburgh District. The Great Lakes and Ohio River Division includes Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Huntington, Lo uisville, Nashville, and Pittsburgh Districts. The A-E Services to be provided under this contract will be multidisciplinary in nature to support the Pittsburgh District and other LRD organization's mission to plan, design, construct, operate and maintain navigation projects (locks and dams), flood control reservoirs and dams, local flood protection projects, river basins, aquatic ecosystem restoration (wetland construction and enhancement, AMD Mitigation, habitat enhancement, urban stream restoration), rec reation and other facilities. Services will include, but not be limited to, Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Structural, Specification, Geotechnical, Sanitary, Environmental, Hydrologic and Hydraulic Engineering, Architectural Design and the necessary engine ering support services such as CADD, surveying, value engineering, and cost estimates. The Contractors will be required to provide appropriate personnel, materi als, equipment, management, quality, and cost controls to perform all phases of engineering and architectural services to include, but not be limited to, engineering investigations/studies; designs; reports; construction plans and specifications; prelimina ry cost estimates; general construction and engineering type surveys; and Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD). Work shall be accomplished in full compliance with established Corps of Engineers manuals, policies, standards and practices and other pro fessional practices and standards as necessitated by project conditions or job requirements. Work to be accomplished may be required to be performed using the metric system of measurement. REVISED SECTION 3(d) Capacity of the firm to accomplish the antici pated work in an efficient manner. The evaluation will consider the experience of the firm in similarly sized projects, the size and qualifications of the firm's staff in the required disciplines, and any significant equipment (to include specialized hardw are and/or software) currently possessed and used by the firm.. The firm's staff must be capable of responding to multiple task orders concurrently and within specified performance periods. REVISED SECTION 3(e) Knowledge of Locality, geologic, climatic and regulatory (State and local) (both the Pittsburgh District and the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division). Response to questions posed by prospective offerors will be posted in a separate document to this announcement. Interested firms must provide their submittal to the designated location no later than 3:00 PM Eastaern Standard Time on May 15, 2006.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Pittsburgh District Contracting Division 1000 Liberty Avenue, W.S. Moorhead Federal Building, Room 727 Pittsburgh PA

Zip Code: 15222

Country: US
 

Record

SN01032863-W 20060423/060421221126 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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