SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- Nationwide Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract for Architect-Engineer Services for Transportation Planning and Implementation
- Notice Date
- 7/19/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- DSC-CS Contracting Services Division National Park Service P.O. Box 25287 Denver CO 80225
- ZIP Code
- 80225
- Solicitation Number
- 1443C2000060500
- Response Due
- 8/18/2006
- Archive Date
- 7/19/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Architect and Engineering Services Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract(s) request for SF330 due August 18, 2006. The Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Denver Service Center (DSC), 12795 West Alameda Parkway, Denver, Colorado 80225-0287, is seeking firms or organizations with transportation planning, road engineering, and transit engineering to provide Architect and Engineering (A/E) services under an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract throughout the United States, District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. In addition to the National Park Service other federal agencies within the U.S. Department of the Interior and the USDA Forest Service may utilize this contract working through the DSC. In order to maximize competition, the National Park Service is encouraging A/E joint venture arrangements as well as prime/subcontractor relationships for this solicitation. The DSC has the responsibility for contracting, project management, and coordinating as the contracting officer's representative (COR) various transportation planning and design projects developed within the National Park Service (NPS). As part of this effort, the DSC serves over 380 national parks, recreation areas, and historic landmarks throughout the United States. Projects involve transportation planning and road design, vehicle congestion management, alternative transportation systems (ATS), multimodal user connections, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), and transit operational management strategies which are all tools to improve park circulation and achieve the agency mission and objectives. This contract may also involve transportation site data collection and analysis, vehicle congestion management, scenic byway and general management studies, Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), Environmental Assessments (EA) socio-economic studies, public information documents, and facility planning and design services. EXAMPLES OF PROJECT TYPES: Pedestrian circulation; hiking and bike trails; vehicle congestion management; multimodal transportation; alternative transportation; intelligent transportation systems; signage; financial analysis and pro-forma's; NEPA/106 compliance; EIS's; EA's, transportation operations and maintenance; alternative fuels; mass transit systems and types (land and water based); backcountry trail design; context sensitive design solutions; sustainable transportation facilities (including shelters and buildings); transportation planning, design and construction drawings. PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINES required to be on the team of the A/E or qualifying subcontractors thereof: Transportation Planner; Transportation Engineer; Urban Planner/Designer; Community Planner; Landscape Architect; Cultural Landscape Architect; Architect and related Engineering for transit facilities; Civil Engineering; Structural Engineering (bridges and structures); Geotechnical and Hydrological Engineering (subsurface analysis and drainage); Regional Planner; Natural and Cultural Resources Specialist (NEPA/106 Compliance); Environmental Planner; Cost Estimator; LEED Certified Designer; Economist; Writer Editor; Facilitator; Public Involvement/Information Specialist; Web Developer/Designer. TASKS: The work will consist of transportation project tasks working at both the regional, state, and site specific locations. Tasks will consist of planning and design efforts such as: Determination of economic, technical, and environmental feasibility of alternative transportation modes; Collection and analyses of data related to transportation and resource impact issues; Transportation planning studies; Congestion management plans; Visitation and demand management plans; Scenic byway planning and analysis; Operational financial evaluations; Visitor surveys; Intelligent transportation systems; Transportation design guidelines; Information and sign technologies; Road and parkway planning and design; Pedestrian pathways and trails; Transportation shelters and facility design details; Vehicle and ferry technologies, operations and maintenance, and procurement; Clean alternative fuel technologies; Project implementation and phasing strategies; Transportation operational guidelines; Graphic systems for visitor interpretation or trip planning; Reservation system, ticketing, and fee collection planning; Other transportation or system-wide planning and/ or design issues. PROJECT TASKS will also consist of transportation planning and design efforts at individual locations and may encompass: Collection and analysis of existing and projected visitation use patterns, multi-modal circulation systems, visitor traffic, visitor use patterns, and parking data; Congestion analysis; Parking and visitor use; Visitor experience and resource protection; Alternatives development - transportation modes and facilities, roads and parking, bicycle, pedestrian and multi-use trail systems, and existing operational improvements; Community-based land use and multi-modal transportation planning in multi-jurisdictional, politically sensitive environments; Traffic safety evaluations; Community vision workshops including multiple stakeholder design charettes and meetings; Visitor carrying capacity studies, including spatial analysis and projection of visitation patterns; System capacity modeling; Public participation planning with diverse user populations and adjacent communities, utilizing visitor surveys, meeting facilitation, and focus groups; Transportation needs assessment, planning, and service development; financial asset inventories, maintenance, and operating plans for transportation systems; Cost estimating and development of financial proforma alternative analysis; Planning and design for multi-modal transportation facilities, transportation operations and maintenance facilities, and system infrastructure components; Development of intelligent transportation system components; Planning and development of multi-use trail systems; Information systems and way finding for national and international visitors; Graphic design tasks - website information design, transportation system graphics, printed materials, brochures, reports; Socio-economic analysis - visitor demographics and surveys; Demand management techniques; Forecasting analysis and economic analysis of transportation systems or operational improvement impacts; Transportation fee and revenue models and funding source identification; Environmental compliance, including preparing Environmental Assessments (EA) and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS); Public information/involvement campaigns including web site design and maintenance, newsletters, fact sheets, posters, and transit schedules; Context sensitive design solutions as well as sustainable planning and design; value engineering/analysis - Choosing by Advantages (CBA);. ADDITIONAL WORK may include leading community/stakeholder transportation planning efforts and development of partnering relationships with entities outside park boundaries. This contract may require design and specification preparation to be performed or approved by a licensed/registered professional in the state or territory of the work location. All work performed by the A/E shall be under the direction of a professional engineer and other registered professionals as required. Professional LEED certification will also be a necessary in the design of visitor facilities. The proposed work may extend over several fiscal years, involving projects at various stages, which will require that the selected firm(s) must be capable of providing and managing a multi-disciplinary teams from within the firm or in conjunction with sub-consultants. The A/E will need to have direct contact with federal, state, or local regulatory agencies to assure compliance with regulations, codes, and policies. In accordance with Public Law 100-418 and Executive Order 12770, all Federal design work is to be performed using metric systems of weights and measures. Design work under this contract(s) may be subject to this requirement. The Government will not indemnify the selected firm against liability involving hazardous or non-hazardous materials or waste; that is no clause holding the firm harmless will be included in the contract(s). CONTRACT PERIOD: Contract work will be performed under an indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contract and individual task orders will be issued for each project. The total of all task orders for the base and option years for each contract awarded will not exceed $8,000,000.00. The A/E is guaranteed a minimum of $25,000.00 during the life of the contract. The term of the contract shall be one year with four one-year options. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN: The National Park Service has adopted sustainable design as the guiding principal for park planning and development. In practice, sustainable design utilizes best available solutions within the design tradition of the NPS and conserves global resources, utilizes energy efficiently, recycles materials and waste, and specifies ecologically responsible methods, practices, and materials in the construction of park infrastructure. Accordingly, the selected firm(s) must exhibit current credentials and demonstrated competency in sustainable design certifications and memberships in professionally recognized organizations that promulgate sustainable practices. EXECUTIVE ORDER: In accordance with Public Law 100-418 and Executive Order 12770, as of January 1994, all federal design work will be done using the metric system of weights and measures. Work done under this contract may be subject to this requirement. SPECIALIZED SERVICES: In the course of doing business with A/E firms under contract with the Denver Service Center, the DSC occasionally needs to obtain specialized services from subconsultants under the prime contract or technical specialists (TS) within a joint venture. In these instances, the majority of the work may be performed solely by the subconsultant or TS with little involvement of the prime contractor. Even though the work is performed primarily by the subconsultant or TS, DSC will ensure that the prime or lead contractor is involved in all discussions and all correspondence is routed through the prime or lead contractor. Prime contractors have indicated their concerns with the ceiling amounts and the effect these "pass-throughs" would have on the cap. This has been taken into consideration in establishing the maximum contract amount for this solicitation and the resultant contract(s). Prime contractors submitting statements of qualifications are advised that the DSC will continue to acquire such specialized services. The DSC does not intent to allow the prime consultant an administrative handling or coordination fee on subconsultant's or TS services. TECHNICAL EVLUATION CRITERIA: Statements of Qualification will be evaluated by a selection committee based upon the following primary criteria. Evaluation criteria, (includes all subcontractors and consultants) in descending order of importance, are as follows. 1. Professional qualifications and experience of the staff and principals assigned to this contract, including depth of expertise in: Transportation planning and design; Traffic engineering and road design; Multimodal transportation systems, Pedestrian pathways and trails, Operations and financial planning; Financial Pro-forma analysis, Community and urban planning expertise, Landscape architecture and architecture related to sustainable site design (or context sensitive design solutions), transportation planning and road design; Civil Engineering for transportation design and systems, facilities and support infrastructure; Transit and ferry fleet selection and procurement, including new technologies and alternative fuels; Intelligent transportation system (ITS) design and specifications; Project management and construction implementation; Environmental analysis processes and procedures, including NEPA and Section 106 compliance; Visitor carrying capacity studies, including visual and spatial analysis; Social and economic data collection, analysis, and impact assessment for transportation systems and visitor experience; Public involvement; Visitor management systems (i.e. reservation systems); Visitor information systems and way finding; Planning and design of multi-use trail systems; website development and graphic design. 2. The extent to which the firm or organization has expertise and experience in projects similar in nature to those proposed. 3. Past record of timeliness and within budget performance. Firms or organizations will be evaluated and assigned ranking based on demonstrated expertise and experience in the above evaluation criteria. 4. Past work experience dealing with similar environmental, cultural and politically sensitive areas. 5. Ability to provide geographically located teams for the East Coast, Midwest, and West Coast park locations. Teams may be aligned combinations consistent with NPS regions-Northeast, National Capital, Southeast, Midwest, Intermountain, Pacific West, and Alaska. To receive full consideration, respondents must completely address each criterion. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The Government may elect to award a single contract or award multiple contracts for services to two or more sources under this solicitation. The Government reserves the right to award contracts, based upon the selection board's final selection list, in order of preference, of the firms considered most highly qualified to perform the work. Each awardee shall be provided a fair opportunity to be considered for task orders to be issued. The Government will use such factors as past performance, quality of deliverables, or other factors that the Contracting Officer, in the exercise of sound business judgment, believes are relevant to the place of orders. SUBCONTRACTING PLAN REQUIREMENT: If the apparent successful respondent is a large business, the respondent will be required to submit a subcontracting plan. The subcontracting plan, which in accordance with Public law 97-507, requires the A/E firm to provide the maximum practicable opportunities for small, small disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. The selected firm, if a large business must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The subcontracting goals for this contract are that a minimum of 19% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be places with small businesses, 3% shall be placed with small disadvantaged businesses, 5% shall be placed with women-owned businesses, 3% shall be placed with veteran-owned small businesses, 3% shall be placed with service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses; and 5% shall be placed with HUBZone certified firms. The subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal; however, contract award is contingent upon negotiation of an acceptable subcontracting plan. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Firms that fully meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit a Letter of Interest and a completed SF330 for each firm, a Team Standard Form 330, and an organization chart of the team. The organization chart shall include the names of the key personnel, firms, disciplines, roles and responsibilities and/or technical expertise. Submission of any additional supporting material is encouraged, but only to the extent that it graphically (via drawings and photographs) and substantiates the relevant project work specifically described on SF330. Additional information should not exceed 20 double-side pages. It is recommended that submissions be spiral bound and developed and assembled in a manner that chronologically corresponds and addresses the Technical Evaluation Criteria. Submissions received via e-mail or facsimile will NOT be accepted. In support of the sustainable practices of resource conservation and material recycling, submissions should be concise, make wise use of recycled/recyclable paper and other materials, and be organized in such a manner that the recyclable materials can be easily removed after evaluation. To the extent possible, printed/copied double-sided paper documents should be submitted. Registration in Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) is encouraged in responding to this solicitation (http://www.bpn.gov). In addition, active registration in CCR is required in order to conduct business with the Federal Government. . Responses must be received by 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time, August 18, 2006 at the following address: National Park Service; Attn: Alice Greenstreet; 12795 West Alameda Parkway, Denver, Colorado 80225-0287. Note: This is not a Request for Proposals.
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