SOURCES SOUGHT
C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 4/25/2006
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- US Army Engineer District, St. Louis, ATTN: CEMVS-CT, 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, MO 63103-2833
- ZIP Code
- 63103-2833
- Solicitation Number
- W912P9-06-R-0717
- Response Due
- 5/26/2006
- Archive Date
- 7/25/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR AREAS SELECTED BY THE ST. LOUIS DISTRICT, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS This announcement is restricted to small businesses. POC Geotechnical and HTRW Branch, Roy E. Parks, (314) 331-8447, Contracting, Deborah A. Krems at (314)331-8515. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Services of a qualified Architect-Engineer (A-E) firm are sought for geotechnical engineering evaluation for components of major projects for the St. Louis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The boundaries of the St. Louis District will be the primary area for the contract, but the Government may, at its discretion and upon concurrence of the Contractor, accomplish work in other Districts within the Mississippi River Division. One indefinite delivery contract will be negotiated and awarded, with a contract period not to exceed three years. The amount of work in the contract period will not exceed $1,000,000; however, the Government reserves the right to award the cont ract for a lesser amount. Work will be issued by negotiated firm fixed-price task orders not to exceed the contract amount. The contract is anticipated to be awarded in September, 2006. The Governments minimum obligation under this contract is 2.0% of the base period amount. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under this contract must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act, relative to the employees office loca tion. Prior to contract award, a firm must be registered in the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Register via the CCR Internet site at http://www.ccr.gov or by contacting the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at (1-800-334-3414). 2. P ROJECT INFORMATION: The services will be applicable to civil works projects such as locks and dams; project visitor centers; administration and maintenance buildings and facilities; flood control structures; roadway and railroad closure structures and mis cellaneous small projects at locks and dams and reservoir projects. 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 requir ed for selection. Firms considered must have a full range of capability for these types of projects. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria are in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria a-d are primary and criteria e-f are secondary and will be used as tie breakers among technically equal firms. a. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence: (1) Geotechnical engineering investigations, planning, analysis, risk and reliability anal ysis, design and reporting related to levees, locks, dams, cofferdams, pumping stations, deep and shallow foundations, dewatering, groundwater analysis, seepage, rock mechanics and rock foundations, pavements, concrete mix design, cement and chemical grout ing, urban drainage projects, erosion, collection and evaluation of geotechnical data for the safety assessment of dams and local flood protection projects and providing expert advice on construction related problems; (2) Investigations and analysis in geo logical engineering, geology, seismology and geophysics, mine subsidence, rock excavation and blasting, grouting, environmental geology, hazardous and toxic waste, and geotechnical instrumentation analysis, design and installation, tunneling and micro tunn eling; (3) Soil and rock drilling, sampling and testing where needed to perform geotechnical analysis for all features described above including hazardous and toxic waste areas requiring Level C protection in accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration Regulation 29 CFR 11910.120. All testing shall be performed by a Corps of Engineers validated commercial testing laboratory. (4) Environmental analysis and HTRW remedial designs; (5) Firms should have or express the capability to acquire subcontractors with experience and equipment for any of the above as needed; (6) Quality management procedures to include Quality Control Plans; (7) Effectivene ss of the project team including management structure; coordination of disciplines, subcontractors; and prior working relationships; (8) ability to deliver CADD files in the Bentley Microstation Version 8 format. b. Professional Qualifications: Qualified and registered key personnel in the disciplines of geotechnical and civil engineering. The evaluation will consider education, training, registration, relevant experience, and longevity with the firm. c. Past performance on similar Department of Defense Contracts and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. d. Capacity to accomplish up to three major task orders simultaneously in a one-year period as required to maintain delivery of a qual ity product on a timely schedule. The evaluation will consider the availability of an adequate number of key personnel and equipment availability. e. Geographic Proximity to the St. Louis District office headquarters. f. Volume of DoD contract awards i n the last 12 months. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested firms having capabilities to perform this work must submit three copies of SF 330 for the prime firm and all consultants not later than the close of business on the 30th day after the date of this announcement. I f the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday or Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day. Responses to this announcement shall be submitted to the above address, Attn: CEMVS-EC-G, and shall make reference to solicitation num ber as well as contract title. Include the firm's ACASS number in SF 330. For ACASS information, call (503) 808-4590. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal.
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Engineer District, St. Louis ATTN: CEMVS-CT, 1222 Spruce Street St. Louis MO
- Zip Code: 63103-2833
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 63103-2833
- Record
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