SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- Proposed Indefinite Delivery Type Architect-Engineer Contract for Hydraulic and Hydrologic and Environmental Engineering Design Services.
- Notice Date
- 11/21/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Engineer District, Portland, Portland District, US Army Corps of Engineers, Contracting Division (CENWP-CT_, P.O. Box 2946, Portland, OR 97208-2946
- ZIP Code
- 97208-2946
- Solicitation Number
- W9127N09R0009
- Response Due
- 5/1/2009
- Archive Date
- 6/30/2009
- Point of Contact
- Trevor Laughter, 503-808-4613<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR HYDRAULIC AND HYDROLOGIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION. Hydraulic, hydrologic and environmental engineering design services are required to support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District mission. An architect-engineer (A-E) indefinite delivery contract will be awarded under this solicitation. The contract shall be for a base period of one year at $2,000,000. The contract shall contain the option of four additional periods of one year, at $2,000,000 each. An option period may be exercised at the discretion of the Government before expiration of the previous period. The maximum of each task order will not exceed the annual contract amount. The estimated start date is April 2009. The contract will be available for use by other USACE elements. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.21909. Subcontracting goals for this contract are a minimum of 50.0% of the proposed subcontracting amount be placed with small businesses (SB), including small disadvantaged business (SDB) 6.2%, small women-owned businesses 7.0%, HUBZone small businesses 9.8%, Veteran Owned small businesses 3.0%, and Service Disabled Veteran owned small business 0.9%. 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, as determined relative to the employees office location (not the location of the work). To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered in the DoD Central Contract Registry (CCR). Register via the CCR Internet site at http://www.ccr.gov or by contacting the CCR Help Line at 1-888-227-2423. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION. Typical services to be provided will include a wide range of engineering and technical studies in the water resources civil works field. The A-E will be expected to perform all levels of hydraulic design and analysis of fish passage facilities related to juvenile and adult passage on the Columbia and Willamette Rivers; hydraulic design and analysis for spillways, outlet works, power facilities, canals, navigation locks, high and low velocity channels, hydraulic portions of dam safety studies, and on-site investigation and analysis related to civil works projects. Additional services anticipated include, but are not limited to: on-site investigations and analyses related to civil works projects; assessment of site conditions relevant to coastal project performance and design; design of water quality sampling needs; modeling and evaluation of water quality information; ground surveys of channel and overbank cross sections of streams; analysis of hydrologic processes including precipitation, runoff, water supply forecast, etc.; collection and analysis of sediment transport and bed materials samples; preparation of study, technical and value engineering reports; preparation of contract plans and specifications; design of navigation channels and harbor and coastal improvements; analysis of sediment transport in rivers, streams, lakes, estuaries and in coastal areas; development of sediment yield estimates for volcanic or mountains watersheds; development of design values for wave height determination to include fetch length, and wind speed and duration; determination of applicable wave climate for a coastal site; calculation of wave forces, wave overtopping, and wave transmission; preparation of Water Control Manuals for civil works projects; statistical analyses of hydrological data to produce pertinent statistical relationships as specifically needed; and the performance of hydraulic analysis of channels using 1-dimensional and 2-dimensional analyses for steady and unsteady flow situations and 3-D modeling in dam forebay and tailrace environments. Preparation of design documents, on-site investigation and analysis related to civil works projects are included. A-E must have capability to perform physical and numerical modeling of hydraulic features of projects are well as develop and execute prototype data collection activities including hydro-acoustic surveys and water quality sampling. Numerical modeling includes development and/or modification of 1-D, 2-D, and 3-D numerical models; display and documentation of results using visualization software. Selected firms must be able to produce drawings, data sheets, reports, etc., in electronic format compatible with Portland District software capability; MicroStation DGN format, ArcView/ArcInfo GIS format (ArcInfo export files), and MicroSoft Office and SEDQUAL database. Metadata will be provided with all geo-referenced data files. Capability of developing and maintaining new Regional Data Base Management System (RDBMS) based data models for storing temporal and geospatial water resources data as well as develop software tools that work with those data. In all of the services covered by this contract, the contractor may be asked to work with the Portland District Data Systems Integration Team (DSIT) to ensure proper data management of information utilized and generated as part of the task orders. Environmental engineering capabilities must include, but are not limited to, characterization design, data collection and reporting, following guidance of current regional (Dredge Material Evaluation Framework DMEF) and national (Ocean, Inland and Upland) manuals developed to implement the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA). Characterization may include physical, chemical, and biological methods such as bathymetric and benthic surveys, bioassay and bioaccumulation methods. Sampling methods will include various surface grab and coring methods such as Sediment Profile Imaging (SPI), box core, gravity core and vibra coring devices, in both deep and shallow water bodies. The selected firm is expected to be familiar with future climate scenarios and the Global Climate Models (GCMs) that are contained in the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released in 2007. The Contractor should have the capability to incorporate climate change scenarios into risk informed decision making. Services that may be requested are taking outputs from GCMs and running them through regional and local distributed hydrologic models (as opposed to lumped-sum model techniques) to produce new hydrographs. Selected firm should have familiarity with shared vision modeling concepts. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA. Department of Defense regulations with regard to selection of A-E firms is based on the professional and technical qualifications necessary for the performance of the required services rather than competitive bidding procedures. Selection criteria for this project will be based on the following, listed in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria a i are primary, criteria j k are secondary, used only as tie breakers among technically equal firms. a. Specialized Experience. Demonstrated specialized experience and technical competence in hydraulic, hydrologic and environmental engineering design utilizing state of the art methodology in the areas of structural, fluvial and dam hydraulics; hydrology, river engineering, sedimentation, sediment physical, chemical, and biological characterization; channel morphology, coastal engineering and reservoir systems analysis in the Pacific Northwest Region. Experience must have been performed within the last three years. (1) Hydraulic design of migrant fish facilities (juvenile and adult), high and low head dam facilities, navigation facilities. (2) Performance of physical hydraulic model and prototype testing studies. Performance of physical costal models and wave flume studies. (3) Development of numerical (1-D, 2-D and 3-D) models of hydraulic, coastal and riverine structures; water quality modeling of reservoirs and rivers, and estuarine modeling. Utilization of model results to channel restoration projects in natural open channel river systems (i.e. relating habitat to conveyance); extrapolation of numerical model water quality parameters, bed material, sedimentation; 3-D modeling of estuarine environments. (4) Procurement and interpretation of hydro-survey data obtained from stilling basins, streams, and waterway channels for model development and condition assessment. (5) Performance of Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) and Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV) data collection, processing and interpretation of river velocities and flows around structures. (6) Meterorologic analyses, data collection, precipitation, storms and evapotranspiration; wind setup and wave run-up. (7) Statistical and probability analyses, discharge, precipitation, risk and uncertainty evaluations; hypothetical storm development, period-of-record evaluations, ungaged basin evaluations, rainfall runoff analyses, Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP), snowmelt, hydrographs, spillway design hydrograph development. (8) Channel design, channel morphology, ecosystem restoration/channel restoration, process based channel design, bank protection, riprap sizing, river training structures (groins, pile dikes, etc.). (9) Water resources planning and development, reservoir analyses, flood control, conservation, flood warning systems, system analyses, flood warning systems, system analyses, ESA flow issues, real-time operational studies (runoff, flood, etc.), and real-time reservoir management for flood control. (10) Sediment and water characterization (physical, chemical, and biological) of ocean and fresh water systems. (11) NELAP/NELAC validated laboratory for WA/Sediment samples. (12) Familiarity with future climate scenarios and GCMs as specified in the IPCC AR4. Familiarity with working with spatially distributed hydrologic modeling systems that are able to take outputs from GCMs. b. Software Proficiency. The Contractor must demonstrate the following in regards to software programs: (1) The ability to build, develop and execute CFD models using Star CD and other CFD programs. (2) Capability to develop grids using grid generation software such as Grid Gen or ICEM-CFD and to present results in visualization software such as TechPlot. (3) Documentation and visualization of numerical and/or physical model results and conclusions using TechPlot or similar graphics program, GIS and CADD programs. (4) Demonstrated capability to use the following (or similar) programs: * River Engineering and Hydrologic Programs: HEC-HMS, HEC-GeoHMS, HEC-RAS, HEC-UNET, HEC-FFA, HEC-6, HEC-FDA, HEC-ResSim, DSSVue, and SMS * Water Quality Programs: CE-Qual-W2 (COE 2D reservoir/river model), WESTEX (COE 1D reservoir temperature model), QUAL2E (EPA 1D, steady state river model), HEC5Q (COE 1D reservoir/river model) MIKE11 (DHI 1D dynamic river model), * System Operation and Data Analysis Programs: HEC-5 (HEC-RSS), HEC-ResSim, HEC-DSS, HEC-4, HEC-FFA; and * Coastal Engineering Programs: ADCIRC, STWAVE, CGWAVE. c. Professional Qualifications. Evaluation of professional qualifications of personnel to be assigned to the project will consider education, training, registration, and longevity of relevant experience. Personnel provided for these services must be professional engineers with experience in hydraulic design projects. The following disciplines will be evaluated: (1) Project Manager (2) Hydraulic Engineer (3) Biologist (4) Hydrologist/Hydrologic Engineer (5) Coastal Engineer (6) CADD (7) GIS Analyst (8) Toxicologist (9) Environmental Engineer d. Physical Model Capability. Evaluation shall consider physical model facilities and model data collection equipment and capabilities. e. CADD/GIS Capability. The ability to meet CADD and GIS requirements specified in paragraph 2, above. f. Design Quality Assurance. (1) Description of quality control processes used by the firm. (2) Description of management approach firm would use on this contract if successful offeror. Should address coordination of disciplines and subcontractors, and include organizational chart showing inter-relationship of management and design team components. g. Past Performance. Past performance of contracts with government agencies and private industry with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules within the last seven years. h. Capacity. The capacity to perform multiple task orders concurrently in the required time, flexibility to add resources when required, and strength of project management to include communications, project tracking, and issue resolution will be clearly documented. i. Knowledge of the Locality. The Contractor must demonstrate knowledge of having performed hydraulic modeling and prototype testing studies for design of migrant fish facilities, high head dam facilities, and navigation facilities within the Oregon and Southwestern Washington areas, primarily in the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. The Contractor shall demonstrate knowledge of Pacific Northwest Meteorology (climate and weather), quarter quality, geography, and geology as they affect hydrologic, geomorphic, and design parameters for water resource evaluation and design. j. Small Business Participation. In the event of a tie, the extent of participation of small business, small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions, veteran owned small businesses, and service disabled veteran owned small businesses in the proposed contract team will be considered. This information shall be clearly presented in the submittal. k. Volume of DOD Work. In the event of a tie, the volume of DOD contract awards within the last 12 months will be evaluated. 5. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS. A-E firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit one copy of Part I and Part II of the SF 330 (6/2004) for the prime and all consultants, to the below address not later than close of business on the 30th day after the date of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday or Federal Holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day. Address for submission is USACE Portland District, Attn: CENWP-CT-C, 333 SW First Avenue, Portland, OR 97204-3495. This procurement is open to both large and small businesses. The small business size standard for this procurement and NAICS code (541330) is a firm with average annual sales or receipts, including all affiliates, for the preceding three years not in excess of $4.5 million. Technical questions should be directed to Bob Buchholz (503) 808-4870. Administrative questions should be directed to Kathleen Seitz (503) 808-4628. This is not a request for proposal. Solicitation packages are not provided. Reference W9127N-09-R-0009.
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