SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) A-E Contract for Civil Works for Civil and Water Resources Engineering for South Pacific Division (SPD)
- Notice Date
- 3/12/2008
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- US Army Engineer District, Sacramento, 1325 J. Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
- ZIP Code
- 95814
- Solicitation Number
- W91238-08-R-0014
- Response Due
- 4/11/2008
- Archive Date
- 6/10/2008
- Point of Contact
- Carolyn E Mallory, 916-557-5203
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to US Army Engineer District, Sacramento
(Carolyn.E.Mallory@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. One firm will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work. See government-wide numbered notes 1 and 24. A-E services required encompass all aspects of civil and water resources engineering including performance of hydrology evaluation/analyses, hydraulic designs and analyses, floodwall and levee analyses and des ign, dam analyses and design, sediment engineering, geotechnical engineering, geology, surveying, Geographic Information System (GIS), civil/site engineering, structural engineering, mechanical and electrical engineering for Civil Works projects. Proj ects will primarily be located in Northern and Central California, but may also be used within the civil and military boundaries of the Sacramento District (SPK) area of responsibility (AZ, CA, NM, NV, UT, and parts of CO, WY, OR and ID), within the South Pacific Division (SPD) (Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Albuquerque Districts) area of responsibility. The projects may be in the preauthorization phase or authorized by Congress to proceed to construction. It is anticipated that this contract will be utilized significantly on channel and river projects such as South Sacramento County Streams in Sacramento, CA, but not limited to this type of project. This work will include all A-E services and related services necessary to complete the assign ed task orders for studies, design and engineering services. A specific scope of work and services required will be issued with each task order. The North American Industrial Classifications System code (NAICS) is 541330, Engineering Services, which has a small business size standard of maximum $4.5 million of average annual receipts for the preceding 3 fiscal years. The Standard Industrial Code (SIC) is 8711. This requirement is a 100% small business set-aside. The contract will be negotiated and award ed within one year after the required response date to this announcement. A Firm Fixed-Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract will be negotiated and is anticipated to be awarded in July 2008. The contract will be for a maxi mum of a one-year base period from the date of award and will contain options to extend four (4) additional one-year periods. The contract amount for the base period and any option will not exceed $2,000,000 for each period. The total contract amount sha ll not exceed $10,000,000. Individual task orders shall not exceed the annual contract amount. The options may be exercised at the discretion of the Government. At the discretion of the government, the option years may be exercised early if the Total Es timated Price is exhausted or nearly exhausted. If the option is exercised prior to the one-year anniversary of the contract award date, or the anniversary of exercising an option, the new option year rates will take effect on the anniversary date of the contract period. If the Total Estimated Price of the base year or any option year is not awarded within that years 12-month performance period and the Government has elected to exercise a subsequent option year, the remaining unused dollar amount may be added on to the Total Estimate Price of the option period being exercised. At the discretion of the Government, if an option year is exercised early and unused capacity is rolled over, the Government may extend the period of service to coincide with the a nniversary date of that period. The minimum guarantee for the base year of the contract will be $40,000. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under these contracts must be at least equal to those determined by the Depart ment of Labor under the Service Contract Act, as determined relative to the employees office location (not the location of the work). Firms should indicate pe rsonnel and subcontractors selected to work on the contract and state their management structure. To be eligible for contract award, a firm or joint venture must be registered in the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Register via the Internet Sit e at http://www.ccr.gov/, or by contacting the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334.3414 and complete annual representations and certifications at https://orca.bpn.gov. Contractor Performance Evaluations: In accordance with the provisi ons of Subpart 36.604 (Performance Evaluation) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), A-E contractors performance shall be evaluated throughout the performance of the contract. The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) follows the procedure s outlined in Engineering Pamphlet (EP) 715-1-7 to fulfill this FAR requirement. For A-E contracts awarded at or above $30,000.00, the USACE will evaluate contractors performance and prepare a performance report using the Architect-Engineer Contract Admi nistration Support System (ACASS), which is now a web-based system. After an evaluation (interim or final) is written up by the USACE, the contractor will have the ability to access, review and comment on the evaluation for a period of 30 days. Accessing and using ACASS requires specific software, called PKI certification, which is installed on the users computer. The certification is a Department of Defense requirement and was implemented to provide security in electronic transactions. The certificatio n software could cost approximately $110-$125 per certificate per year and is purchased from an External Certificate Authorities (ECA) vendor. Current information about the PKI certification process and for contacting vendors can be found on the web site: http://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil. If the Contractor wishes to participate in the performance evaluation process, access to ACASS and PKI certification is the sole responsibility of the Contractor. The Secretary of the Army Contractor Manpower Reporting (CM R) requirement will be incorporated into the anticipated contract. The annual CMR requirement will apply to each task order which is funded by Army dollars; supports an Army mission; which benefits or supports any Army military, civilian, or contractor pe rsonnel; or when the Army is the executive agency for the mission being supported. The A-E will be allowed to include their costs for compliance with the CMR requirement as a line item in their price proposal for each task order subject to the CMR require ment. Further information is available at https://cmra.army.mil. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The A-E services are for all aspects of civil works projects, including hydraulic designs and analyses, floodwall and levee analyses and design, and sediment engineering and construction phase services as applicable to the Corps of Engineers Civil Works Construction mission areas. Capabilities in other disciplines, such as Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Environmental Impact Study, including cultural resources and air quality monitoring, groundwater studies, hydrology evaluation/analyses, Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD), topographic survey, MCACES Cost Engineering, civil and structural designs, and geotechnical exploration are also important elements of the proposed contract. Project support efforts include site reconnaissance, environmental and wetland assessments. Providing public and regulatory agency meeting support may be required. Task orders to be issued under this contract may incl ude Civil Works project studies and designs involving levees, floodwalls, dams, spillways, various mechanical gate structures, stilling basins, hydraulic flow control structures and bridges. Civil Works studies may include, but not limited to, the evaluat ion of flood damage, preparation of engineering analysis, acquisition of topographic and hydrographic survey data, and environmental restoration to include wetl and development. Construction Phase Services may also be required. Contractor will be responsible for obtaining independent technical review (ITR). If agreed, the ITR may be performed by the Corps. The contractor shall be responsible for designs and dr awings using computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), per the A/E/C CADD Standard (see https://tsc.wes.army.mil/products), and delivering the three dimensional drawings in the Bentley MicroStation software, Version 8.5 or higher, electronic digital forma t. The Government will only accept the final product in full operation, without the need for conversion or reformatting, in the Bentley MicroStation format Version 8.5 or higher format on the target platform specified herein. The target platform is a Pen tium 3.0 GHz, 1 GB Ram, and 250 GB Hard Drive with Microsoft Windows XP operating system. Advanced application software used in preparing drawings shall be delivered in versions compatible with MicroStation V8.5. Drawings produced by scanning drawings of record or containing photographic images shall be delivered in a raster format compatible with the Raster Reference Manager built into MicroStation V8.5, Bentleys Descartes V8.5, or ZI Imaging's IRAS/C version 8.7 or higher, or Bentleys IRAS/B Version 8.5 or higher. Additionally, the contractor shall have the capability of producing designs and drawings in full operational status, without the need for conversion or reformatting, in the AutoDesk AutoCAD release 2004 format on the target platform specified herein. Drawings produced by scanning drawings of record or containing photographic images shall be delivered in a raster for mat compatible with the target platform and AutoCAD electronic digital format. Drawing files shall also be delivered in Adobe Ac robat Portable Data Format (PDF). The specifications will be produced in SPECSINTACT with Extensible Markup Language (XML) using the Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS). In addition to the format specified above, specification files shall also be delivered in Abode Acrobat Portable Data Format (PDF). Documents provided by the contractor to the Government must be compatible with MS Word 2000 or 2003 on the target platform. Spreadsheet products provided by the contractor to the Government must be compatible with MS Excel 2000 or 2003 on the target platform. Geographic Information System (GIS) products provided by the contractor to the Government must be compatible with ArcMap-ARC/INFO 9.0 run on a Windows based system. The contractor shall hav e the capability to utilize ArcIMS, 3D Analyst, Spatial Analyst, and Image Analyst. The contractor must have ARC/INFO GRID and TIN modeling capability. Contractor must use Spatial Data Standards for Facilities Infrastructure and Environment (SDSFIE lates t Version and the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Metadata Standards latest version. In general, Civil Works products will be generated in MicroStation and Military products will be generated in AutoCAD. Responding firms must show computer and I nternet capability for accessing the Criteria Bulletin Board system (CBBS) and the DrChecks for design review. Estimates shall be prepared using Corps of Engineers Computer Aided Cost Estimating system (MCACES Gold) (software provided by Government) softw are. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance. Criteria (a) through (d) are primary. Criteria (e) through (g) are secondary and will only be used as tie-breakers among technically equal firm s. a. Specialized experience and technical competence in the following essential areas of expertise. 1) Hydraulic numeric modeling, steady and unsteady open channel flow. 2) Civil design work to produce Plans & Specifications, i.e. quantities, constr uction drawings, cost estimating using MCACES, and produce specifications using SPECSINTACT. 3) Structural design work to produce Plans & Specifications of flo od walls, culverts, and bridge modifications. 4) Geotechnical Exploration. 5) Topographic surveying, both aerial and field surveyed cross-sections, to produce detailed topographic mapping for floodplain and river analyses and designs. 6) Environmental I mpact Study. b. Past performance on Corps of Engineers and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules. c. Qualified professional personnel in the following key disciplines: Project Manag ement, Architectural, Civil, Structural, Electrical, Mechanical, Geotechnical, Hydraulic, Hydrologist, Landscape, Cost Engineering, Wetland Specialist, Topographic Surveyor, Geographic Information Specialist, CADD Operator, Environmental Specialist and Cer tified Industrial Hygienist. The evaluation will consider education, training, registration, overall relevant experience and longevity with the firm. d. Capacity of the lead firm to accomplish work in the required time frame including professional qua lifications of firms staff and consultants to be assigned to the projects which are necessary for satisfactory performance in the required services, and capacity to accomplish work in multiple locations. e. Volume of DoD contract awards in the last 12 months as described below. f. Location of the firm in the general geographical area of the Sacramento District office. g. Extent of participation of small business, small disadvantaged business, woman-owned small business, HUBZone small business, v eteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, historically black colleges and universities or minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. 4. SUBMISSION R EQUIREMENTS: Interested Architect-Engineer firms having the capabilities to perform this work are invited to submit ONE (1) completed SF 330 (6/2004) US Government Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project for themselves a nd ONE (1) completed SF 330 Part II (6/ 2004 edition) for themselves and one for each of their subcontractors to the office shown above, ATTN: A-E Administration Section. The SF 330 shall not exceed 100 pages. In block E of the SF 330 provide resumes for all key team members, whether with the prime firm or a subcontractor; list specific project experience for key team members; and indicate the team members role on each listed project (i.e. project manager, design engineer, etc). In block D of the SF 330, provide the quality management plan and organization chart for the proposed team. In block H of the SF 330 indicate the number and amount of fees awarded on DoD (Army, Navy, and Air Force) contracts during the 12 months prior t o this notice, including c hange orders and supplemental agreements for the submitting office only. A task specific quality control plan must be prepared and approved by the Government as a condition of contract award, but is not required with this submission. Responses received by the close of business (4:00 pm) the day of the closing date will be considered for selection. If the closing date is a Saturday, Sunday or Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business on the next business day. No other notification will be made and no further action is required. Facsimile transmissions will not be accepted. Solicitation packages are not provided for A-E contracts and no additional project information will be given to firms during the announcement period. This is not a request for proposals. All responsible sources may submit the required SF 330 which shall be considered by the agency. POINT OF CONTACT: Mr. Stanley Ho (916) 557-6677.
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Engineer District, Sacramento 1325 J. Street, Sacramento CA
- Zip Code: 95814
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 95814
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