SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- IDIQ A&E GEOTECHNICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL SVCS
- Notice Date
- 1/7/2009
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, US Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, 1000 Liberty Avenue, W.S. Moorhead Federal Building, 21st Floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15222-4186
- ZIP Code
- 15222-4186
- Solicitation Number
- W911WN09R0004
- Response Due
- 2/6/2009
- Archive Date
- 2/21/2009
- Point of Contact
- Linda L. Bressler,, Phone: 4123957508, James Costantino,, Phone: 412-395-7474
- E-Mail Address
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linda.l.bressler@usace.army.mil, james.m.costantino@usace.army.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Contracting Office Address Pittsburgh District Contracting Branch, 1000 Liberty Avenue, W.S. Moorhead Federal Building, Suite 2100, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4186 Description 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Pittsburgh District will require an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Architect-Engineer (A-E) Contract for Geotechnical, Environmental and related Services. This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act as implemented in FAR subpart 36.6. Selection of firms for negotiation shall be made based on the demonstrated competence and qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance in accordance with the specific selection criteria listed in this announcement. The contract will be a maximum of five years or $6,000,000, whichever occurs first. The contract will have a base period of performance not to exceed one year with up to four additional one year option periods. An option period may be exercised at the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Tasks will be directed by individually issued Task Orders; individual task orders will not exceed $1,000,000. Also, more than one Task Order may be issued concurrently. This announcement is RESTRICTED/Set-aside for Small Business Concerns. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Projects will be located within the geographical boundaries or mission assignments of the USACE Great Lakes and Ohio River Division (LRD), which includes Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Huntington, Louisville, Nashville and Pittsburgh Districts. The A-E Services to be provided under this contract will be primarily Geotechnical, Environmental and Drilling to support the Pittsburgh District's and other LRD Districts' missions to plan, design, construct, operate and maintain navigation projects (locks and dams), and multi-purpose reservoirs and dams, local flood protection projects, river basins, aquatic ecosystem restoration (wetland construction and enhancement, acid mine drainage (AMD) mitigation, habitat enhancement, urban stream restoration), water treatment and distribution facilities, waste water and sewage treatment facilities, recreation and other facilities. The contract will provide specific A-E design services for: (a) Geotechnical services including, but not limited to, concrete mix design, concrete rehabilitation and inspection, stream bank erosion studies, aggregate material investigations, geophysical studies, seismological studies, deep and shallow foundation design analysis, rock and soil anchor design, material quantities and cost estimates, geotechnical design analysis, slope stability analysis, seepage analysis, geotechnical evaluations and reports, formulation of subsurface investigations, field observations and site inspections, literature searches, determination of soil properties (shear strength, compressibility, etc.), geotechnical computer programming and instrumentation design and monitoring requirements. Geotechnical services also include permitting activities such as development of erosion and sediment control plans and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) applications and design of processes for compliance thereof. Specialized geotechnical services with respect to construction applications include design of soil mix walls, slurry walls, tieback walls, anchor walls, jet grouting and drilled shafts, in addition to providing engineering support during construction. (b) Environmental services including, but not limited to, all studies and related documentation to comply with federal environmental and cultural resource statutes, executive orders and policies, their implementing regulations and Corps of Engineers' policy. This work will include interpretations and recommendations regarding compliance with environmental and cultural resource law and regulations; performance of fish and wildlife studies; archaeological and historic preservation studies; Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) studies; Risk Assessments; Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments; and investigations involving environmental soil sampling, sediment sampling, ground and surface water sampling, site characterization and analysis of laboratory and field investigations. It also includes conducting studies and developing reports pertaining to flood control, navigation, flood insurance, ecosystem restoration, and related studies to include economic, recreation, land u se, and other water resource issues. (c) Drilling services may involve, but are not limited to, drilling on land, dam galleries, dam tunnels, and floating plant on rivers and other intercoastal waters. Drilling services include drilling, sampling, field testing, laboratory testing and installation of instrumentation, monitoring wells and dewatering wells, HTRW (environmental) drilling and sampling, test pit excavation, Menard pressure meter testing, hydraulic pressure testing using packers, laboratory testing of soils, rock and HTRW samples. Work shall be accomplished in full compliance with federal, state and local regulations, established USACE manuals, policies, standards and practices, and other professional practices and standards as necessitated by project conditions and job requirements. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by primary criterion and then by each secondary). Criteria (a) through (e) are primary. Criteria (f) through (h) are secondary and will only be used as "tie-breakers" among technically equal firms. Primary: (a) Specialized Experience and Technical Competence: The firm (the firm shall be considered the prime firm and all subcontractor(s)) and its staff will be evaluated with respect to (a) geotechnical services, (b) environmental and cultural services, and (c) drilling services as identified in Section 2, PROJECT INFORMATION. In addition, the firm shall be evaluated based on demonstrated experience involving project team working relationships in: (1) using innovative design concepts/engineering practices and state-of-the-art technologies; (2) conducting studies and designing projects within constrained schedules and funding limitations; and (3) producing and delivering CADD drawings in a format fully compatible with MicroStation Version 8.5 or later. Drawing standard shall conform to the CADD/GIS Technology Center – A/E/C CADD Standards Release 2 (http://tsc.wes.army.mil). Firms are required to demonstrate compatibility by submitting relevant CADD (MicroStation Ver 8.5) drawing samples on CD-ROM. Data for all submissions shall be provided in both, hard-copy and electronic format. All electronic data files will be delivered via compact disc-read only memory (CD-ROM) or as specified by the District. In addition, the firm shall specifically demonstrate in Section H, Block 30 of the SF 330 the ability to furnish, on schedule, and utilize the following minimum amount and type of drilling equipment: (i) one skid-mounted core drill rig having minimum power rating of 40HP and NW rotary drilling capability to 200 feet. The drill rig shall have a base width less than 54 inches and gross weight less than 5,000 pounds. (ii) three truck-mounted core drill rigs having minimum torque output of 5,500 ft-lbs and NW rotary drilling capability to 500 feet. (iii) one small track-mounted core drill rig having minimum torque output of 2,500 ft-lbs and NW rotary drilling capability to 400 feet. The drill rig shall have a base width less than 72 inches and gross weight less than 12,000 pounds. (iv) one track or rubber-tire all terrain vehicle (ATV) mounted core drill rig having minimum torque output of 5,500 ft-lbs and NW rotary drilling capability to 500 feet. (v) one portable air driven drill rig suitable for tunnel and gallery drilling and capable of advancing holes with or without sample recovery to depths of 100 feet. (b) Professional qualifications of the lead project management and technical personnel to be assigned to the contract team and perform the required services as listed in Section 2, PROJECT INFORMATION. The lead designer in each discipline must be registered to practice in the appropriate professional field. The evaluation of professional qualifications will consider: (1) education (2) training and certifications (3) professional registration (4) overall and relevant experience (5) longevity with the firm. The firm must staff necessary Registered/Licensed Engineers, Geologists, Architects, Landscape Architects, and Surveyors having professional qualifications and specialized experience to perform and/or oversee that all work is accomplished as required by law and professional engineering, architectural, estimating, scheduling and surveying practices. The firm should indicate professional registrations/licenses, certificates from commercial organizations, professional recognition, professional associations, publications, advanced training, and specific work experience of lead personnel for each major discipline.. (c) Past Performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of project management, cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules. ACASS will be used as the primary source for information on past performance. Performance evaluations for significant subcontractors will also be considered. (d) Capacity of the firm to accomplish the anticipated work in an efficient manner. The evaluation will consider the experience of the firm in similarly sized projects, and the size and qualifications of the firm's staff in the required disciplines, and any significant equipment (to include specialized hardware and/or software) currently possessed and used by the firm. The firm must demonstrate capability of responding to multiple task orders concurrently and within specified performance periods. (e) Knowledge of Locality. The firm shall have knowledge of the geological features, climatic conditions or local construction methods that are unusual or unique to the Pittsburgh District and the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division. Secondary: (f) Extent of participation of Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, HUBZone small businesses, women-owned businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. (g) Location of the firm in the general geographic area of the Pittsburgh District. (h) Volume of work awarded to the primary firm by DoD during the previous 12 months. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Firms responding to this announcement before the closing date will be considered for selection, subject to any limitations indicated, specialized technical expertise or other requirements listed. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit five (5) current complete Standard Form 330s (SF 330,REV. 6/2004), Architect-Engineer and Related Services Qualifications, Part I and Part II, and any supplemental data, which document the firm's qualifications. The entire SF 330s qualifications package is limited to 125 (8.5”x11”) pages excluding sample CADD compatibility CD ROM). Section H, Block 30 of the SF 330 shall include a discussion/specific examples of why the firm is especially qualified based upon the specific selection criteria listed in Section 3, SELECTION CRITERIA. Front and back side use of a single page will count as 2 pages. Use font size no smaller than 12 point. Pages in excess of the maximum listed above will be discarded and not used in the evaluation of the proposal under the selection criteria. Firms must submit a detailed quality control plan with their proposal that outlines specific quality control procedures for this contract and specifically addresses quality control procedures between the prime firm and any subcontractors. Firms must also submit a list of all significant equipment and software, including email and File Transfer Protocol (FTP) capabilities that are to be used on this contract. Firms shall include their ACASS DUNS Number in the SF 330 Part II, Block 4 for the firm and all sub-contractors, this information will be used for past performance purposes under the SELECTION CRITERIA. All firms submitting must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR); registration can be completed on-line at http://www.ccr.com. Representations and Certifications must be completed electronically via the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) website at http://orca.bpn.gov within the last 12 months. No other general notification to firms under consideration for this work will be made, and no further action is required. Personal visits to the Pittsburgh District office will not be scheduled. For SF330s being submitted by Express Mail, the delivery address is: US Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: Linda L. Bressler, 1000 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Contract Specialist for this requirement is: Linda L. Bressler, Linda.L.Bressler@usace.army.mil, Phone 412-395-7508. Firms that hand carry their submission are to deliver the package to the 21st floor, Room 2116. Interested firms must provide submittals to the above address not later than 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on (30 days from posting of this advertisement). Submittals after this date and time will not be considered.
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