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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 13, 2006 FBO #1690
SOLICITATION NOTICE

C -- Unrestricted Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Contract(s) General Design Support Services and Multidisciplinary Planning Primarily Within the Limits of the New Orleans District

Notice Date

7/11/2006
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541330 — Engineering Services
 

Contracting Office

US Army Engineer District, New Orleans, ATTN: CEMVN-CT, P.O. Box 60267, New Orleans, LA 70160-0267
 

ZIP Code

70160-0267
 

Solicitation Number

W912P8-06-R-0199
 

Response Due

8/31/2006
 

Archive Date

10/30/2006
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

INDEFINITE DELIVERY, INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT(S)GENERAL DESIGN SUPPORT SERVICES AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY PLANNING PRIMARILY WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Contract Specialist: F. Walker Pitts, Jr. (504) 862-1819. E-Mail: FREDERICK.W.PITTS@MVN02.USACE.ARMY.MIL.This contract(s) is being procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Firms will be se lected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work. North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541330. This is an UNRESTRICTED solicitation. All qualified business concerns may submit offe rs. Offers from large business firms must comply with FAR 19.7 and FAR Clause 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for submission of a subcontracting plan. The US Army Corps of Engineers FY 06 subcontracting goals are for specified percentages of the contrac tor's total planned subcontracting amount to be placed with the following: Small Business 51.2%; Small Disadvantages Business, 8.8%; Women-Owned Small Business, 7.3%; Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, 1.5%; and HUB Zone Small Business, 3.1%. T o be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered in the Department of Defense (DoD) Central Contractor Registration (CCR) via the CCR Internet site at http://www.ccr.gov or by contacting the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-33 4-3414. ATTENTION: Effective January 1, 2005, all contractors who submit an offer/bid are required to register in the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). See FAR clauses 52.204-7 and 52.204-8 for requirement information. The w eb site for ORCA is http://orca.bpn.gov. ORCA registration replaces some of the Representations and Certifications. An Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Firm-Fixed Price (FFP),contract will be negotiated and awarded with a base period not t o exceed one year and two option periods not to exceed one year each. Multiple contracts may be awarded. Anticipated award date on or about November 2006. Contract ceiling will not exceed $3,000,000 or 3 years in duration whichever comes first. $20,000 is guaranteed for the original contract period, and $10,000 per year for each additional option year. The Government reserves the right to exercise the contract options before the expiration of the base contract period or preceding option period, if the contract amount for the base period or preceding option period has been exhausted or nearly exhausted. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under the resulting contract(s) must be at least equal to those determined relativ e to the employees office location (not the location of the work).Work will be assigned by negotiated task orders. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. If a large business is selected for this contract it must comply with FAR 52 .219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan for work it plans to subcontract. The plan is not required with this submittal. The primary purpose of this proposed contract(s) is to provide services for projects located within the geographic bo undaries of the New Orleans District. Secondarily, this contract(s) may be used to provide services within the geographic boundaries of any other U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District. The contractor will have the right to refuse orders for services to be performed outside the geographic boundaries of the New Orleans District. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: a. The work may involve investigations, comparisons, data evaluations, analysis, design, technical writing, geotechnical design, hazardous, toxic and radioactive waste (HTRW) and CADD drafting for design reports, feasibility studies, plans and specif ications or other engineering documents, database design and management, engineering design support during construction, and other water resources problems and needs. Surveying and the use of aerial mapping are required to support this work. b. The work may involve the following disciplines: Structural, Civil, Geotechnical, Hydraulic, Mechanical, Electrical, Cost Engineering, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Engineering, Biology, Computer Programming, and Surveying. c. The work may involve the following types of projects, and projects may be at any stage, may involve new or existing structures: Hydraulic structures such as locks, floodgates, flood control structures, floodwalls, levees, navigation structures, dr ainage canals and structures, prestressed and post tensioned concrete structures, pumping stations; marine structures such as bulkheads, dolphins, fenders, guide walls, jetties; highway work such as roads, culverts and bridges; buildings such as warehouses , pump houses, or offices related to the structures above; flood control and hurricane protection projects; navigation projects, environmental and ecosystem restoration projects; freshwater diversion projects; contaminant waste investigations, and other mu lti-purpose projects. d. The work may involve the following types of related work: site layout, development of real estate rights-of-way drawings, architectural treatments, landscaping, perform soil borings, soil testing to determine soil properties and provide boring log s in accordance with the Corps New Orleans District geotechnical criteria, pile capacity curves, soil pressures, seepage and dewatering analysis, stability analysis, surveys and the use of aerial photographic coverage to locate features and develop topogr aphic maps, contour maps, profiles and sections, both land based and hydrographic, performing environmental assessments, ecologic modeling, project management, data design and management. e. The instrumentation and evaluation work may involve the following: (1) Surveying and instrumentation data gathering for specific features of existing civil works structures such as survey cross sections and profiles, settlement mark readings, joint movement readings, joint alignment readings and piezometer readings. Th e surveys may include hydrographic, overbank, horizontal distances and control data. Firms must indicate their capability of utilizing Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and total stations with a data collector system. (2) Compiling the field data into the appropriate digital format for use in various software (e.g. government provided data collector program, government provided cross section plot program, Excel spreadsheet with graphics); (3) Producing CADD and Excel plots and plates from the compiled data; (4) Analyzing the field data and preparing instrumentation evaluation reports with photos and documentation of the site visit by Engineers. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in order of precedence. Criteria (a) thru (e) are primary. Criteria (f) thru (h) are secondary and will be used only as tie-breakers among technically equal firms. a. Specialized experience and technical competence of the firm and its key personnel to perform the services and produce the engineering documents listed in paragraph 2 above. b. Professional qualifications of the key design personnel, including professional registration in engineering, architecture and surveying, available to work on this contract in the following disciplines: Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Hy draulic Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Cost Engineering; Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Surveying and CADD technology, Environmental Engineering, Biology, and Computer Programming. c. Capacity (personnel and equipment) to perform the work in the required time using all of the latest versions of commercial and Corps software packages utilize d by the Corps; produce georeferenced CADD drawings in the MicroStation format; perform soil borings and soil testing and analysis in accordance with the Corps New Orleans District geotechnical criteria; perform land based and hydrographic surveys; and pr ovide the following minimum personnel: two structural engineers, four civil engineers, two geotechnical engineers, one hydraulic engineer, one cost engineer, one electrical engineer, one mechanical engineer, one architect, one landscape architect, one regi stered land surveyor and three microstation CADD technicians, two 4-person survey parties, one computer technician, one environmental engineer and one biologist. d. Knowledge of geographic/geological area within the Limits of the New Orleans District. e. Past performance on Department of Defense and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules. f. Location of the design firm in the general geographical area of the New Orleans District. g. Extent of participation of small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, HUB Zone small businesses, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions on the proposed contract term as measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. h. Volume of DoD A-E Contract Awards in the last 12 months with the objective of affecting an equitable distribution of DoD A-E contracts among qualified firms, including SB and SDB. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms, which meet the requirements described in this announcement, are invited to submit 5 copies of SF 330 2004 (SF 330 replaced both SF 254 and SF 255 which are no lo nger accepted) for the prime firm and all subcontractors and consultants to the address below not later than 4:30 p.m. on _August 10,2006. Include the firm's ACASS number in SF 330, Block H. For ACASS information, call (503)808-4590. In Block E of the SF 3 30, include an organizational chart, equipment requirements, the use of subcontractors or consultants and describe the firm's design quality control plan, including coordination of subcontractors and consultants. Complete Safety Plan will be required after contract award. Safety performance data (person-hours lost) must be submitted including data for any subcontractors. A detailed Quality Control Plan must be received and approved by the Government prior to contract award. For Overnight or courier delive ries, the physical address is U.S. Army Engineer District, New Orleans, 7400 Leake Avenue, ATTN: CEMVN-CT-W, Room 184, New Orleans, LA 70118-1030. This is not a Request for Proposal. Refer to Solicitation No. W912P8-06-R-0199.
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Army Engineer District, New Orleans ATTN: CEMVN-CT, P.O. Box 60267 New Orleans LA

Zip Code: 70160-0267

Country: US
 

Record

SN01086613-W 20060713/060711221232 (fbodaily.com)
 

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