SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- Notice for an IDC for A & E Svcs in Support of the Mobile District Mission Primarily in Central, South America, the Caribbean, & SAD, USACE Design Program.
- Notice Date
- 4/16/2009
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, US Army Engineer District, Mobile, US Army Engineer District, Mobile, P. O. Box 2288, 109 Saint Joseph Street (zip 36602), Mobile, AL 36628-0001
- ZIP Code
- 36628-0001
- Solicitation Number
- W91278-09-R-0053
- Response Due
- 5/27/2009
- Archive Date
- 7/26/2009
- Point of Contact
- Terricka D. Leonard, 251-441-6500<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Partial Small Business
- Description
- POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS MRS. MARY F. BRELAND. SUBMIT QUESTIONS VIA E-MAIL TO mary.f.breland@usace.army.mil. This notice is posted in its entirety and hereby serves as the official solicitation for this project. CONTRACT INFORMATION: A-E services are required for an Indefinite Delivery Contract in support of the Mobile District mission primarily in Central and South America and the Caribbean Islands, and to support of South Atlantic Division, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Design Program. This announcement will result with at least two (2) contract awards. It is the intent to initially award one (1) contract on an unrestricted basis, and one (1) contract on a small business competitive basis. There is a possibility that multiple awards may be made on this solicitation meaning that more than one contractor may be selected from either of the two pools, a small business and unrestricted. The unrestricted basis is open to all interested parties regardless of business size. The small business size standard is a maximum of $4.5 million of average annual receipts for its preceding 3 fiscal years. All firms responding to this solicitation MUST identify in which category they are submitting. Firms should state the words (UNRESTRICTED) or (SMALL BUSINESS) after the solicitation number in PART I, A Block 3 of form SF 330. A separate response (SF 330) MUST be submitted for each category in which the firm wants consideration. Only firms considered highly qualified will be awarded a contract. No one firm will receive more than one award. Contracts awarded will not exceed a term of five (5) years for both unrestricted and a small business. A firm fixed price contract will be negotiated. Work under this contract to be subject to satisfactory negotiation of individual task orders, with the total IDC value of the unrestricted contract not to exceed $7,000,000 over the life of the unrestricted contract and the with the total IDC value of the small business contract not to exceed $6,000,000 over the small business contract. Rates will be negotiated for each 12-month period of the contract. Selection of A-E firms is not based upon competitive bidding procedures, but rather upon the professional qualifications necessary for the performance of the required services. All interested Architect-Engineers are reminded that, in accordance with the provisions of PL 95-507, they will be expected to place subcontracts to the maximum practicable extent consistent with the efficient performance of the contract with small and small disadvantaged firms. 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 that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The subcontracting goals for this contract are as follows: a minimum of 70.0% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB), 6.2% be placed with small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), 7.0% be placed with women-owned small businesses (WOSB), 9.8% be placed with HUB Zone small business, 3.0% be placed with Veteran-Owned Small Business, and 0.9% be placed with Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. If a large business is selected for this contract, the firm will be required to submit a detailed subcontracting plan during contract negotiation. If the selected firm intends to submit a plan with lesser goals, it must submit written rationale in the plan why the above goals cannot be met. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this action is 541330. PROJECT INFORMATION: The contract will primarily be used for projects which will include a variety of site/civil designs, such as roads, grading, drainage, air craft parking areas, aircraft aprons, air fields, geotechnical investigations, foundation designs, topographic surveys, and other miscellaneous civil items as well as architectural, mechanical, electrical and structural design including rehab, new construction, or a combination thereof. Ancillary environmental work may be associated with these projects. Some projects will include completion of partial designs, including cost estimates, accomplished by in-house (Government) disciplines. Projects will also include design/build proposal packages requiring A-E design review assistance. Some limited Master Planning may be required. Designs must be provided in metric format. The selected firm must have the capability to provide surveying and mapping and geotechnical subsurface investigations. Design drawings shall be produced in the AutoCAD 2007 format or MicroStation v8 format. The format will be specific to each project and will be specified in the AE scope of work for the specific project. Should the AE choose to develop design drawings using Autodesk Architectural Desktop (ADT), the resulting drawings shall be delivered with un-exploded 3D ADT objects. Technical specifications will be produced with SPECSINTACT software using Unified Facilities Guide Specifications. Responses to design review comments will be provided using the Government web-based Design Review and Checking System (DrChecks) located at www.projnet.org. The normal task order can be expected to be in the range of $50,000 to $200,000 for projects with normal construction values of less than $3 million. There may be rare exceptions for larger projects. The majority of the work will be located in Central or South America or the Caribbean Islands; however work may be located in the southeastern United States and other locations that may be assigned to the Mobile District and South Atlantic Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria A thru D are primary. Criteria E thru F are secondary and will only be used as tie-breakers among technically equal firms. A. Professional Qualifications: The selected firm must have, either in-house or through consultants, the following disciplines, with registration required where applicable: (1) Project Manager; (2) Civil Engineer; (3) Surveyor; (4) Architect; (5) Electrical Engineer; (6) Geotechnical Engineer; (7) Structural Engineer; (8) Mechanical Engineer; (9) Environmental Engineer; (10) Geologist; (11) Cost Estimator; (12) Force Protection Specialist Consultant. The firm and/or consultant cost engineering or estimating specialist(s) for each required design discipline applicable to this project, such as architectural, structural, civil, mechanical or electrical, etc., must be specifically identified and his (their) competence indicated by separate resume(s). Resumes contained in Standard Form (SF) 330, PART I, Section E must be provided for these disciplines, including consultants. ROLE IN THIS CONTRACT, Block 13 under PART I, Section E must use the same discipline nomenclature as is listed in this announcement. If an individual will serve in more than one discipline, then those disciplines shall be clearly indicated in Block 13, PART I, Section E. Evaluation of each discipline will consider education, registration, relevant experience, and longevity with the firm. B. Specialized experience and technical competence in: (1) Site/Civil Design for projects in Latin America; (2) Architectural Design for projects in Latin America; (3) Experience with design/build and Site Adapt proposal documents; (4) Experience with site investigation and design for projects in Latin America; (5) Experience hiring field investigation performing topographic and hydrographic and electrical surveys and mapping in accordance with A/E/C CADD Standards; (6) Master Planning Experience in Central and South America; (7) Experience in Environmental design and permitting; (8) Experience in providing accurate Cost Estimates for Central and South America; (9) Experience preparing 1391s Central and South America; (10) Experience and knowledge of applying the applicable requirements of the International Building code; (11) Department of Defense Antiterrorism/Force Protection Construction Standards and Army Security Engineering Manuals TM 5-853-2 and -3; (12) In Block H of the SF 330 describe the firm's quality management plan, including quality assurance process, project design-to-cost control, coordination of the in-house work with consultants, and prior experience of the prime firm and any significant consultant. C. Knowledge of Locality: (1) Knowledge of work in Central and/or South America with respect to local construction standards, techniques, and materials; (2) Knowledge of security threats and risk reduction procedures; (3) Demonstrated ability to travel to remote locations and coordinate access requirements. D. Capacity to Accomplish the Work: The capacity to accomplish at least three (4) $300,000 individual task orders simultaneously, providing high quality products in short timeframes is extremely important. E. Past Performance: Past performance on Department of Defense (DOD) contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. Evaluations will be based on established ACASS ratings and other credible documentation included in the SF 330. F. While not a requirement, firms having team members with Security Clearances of Secret or above will be viewed favorably. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested Architect-Engineer firms having the capabilities to perform this work are invited to submit one (1) completed paper copy of their SF 330 (Architect-Engineer Qualifications) for each category to be considered, to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, CESAM-EN-DW, ATTN: Mrs. Mary F. Breland, 109 St. Joseph Street, Mobile, AL 36602. SF 330 6/2004 edition must be used, and may be obtained from the Government Printing Office or from the following web site: http://contacts.gsa.gov/webforms.nsf/22f268ed0a398629852569a4006ed7cc?OpenView&Start=30. All firms responding to this solicitation MUST identify the category they wish to be considered. Firms should state the word (UNRESTRICTED) or (SMALL BUSINESS) after the solicitation number in PART I, A Block 3 of form SF 330. A separate response (SF 330) MUST be submitted for each category in which the firm wants consideration. All fonts shall be at least 10 pitch or larger. Pages shall be 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches. PART I OF THE SF 330 SHALL NOT EXCEED 60 PAGES. Blank sheets/tabs separating the sections within the SF 330 will not count against the maximum page count for PART I. Include DUNS number in SF 330 PART I, Section B, Block 5. A firm located within the United States may obtain a DUNS number by calling Dun and Bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711 or via the Internet at http://www.dnb.com/us/. If the firm is located outside the United States, the local Dun and Bradstreet office should be contacted. The organization chart required in section D and the matrix required as Section G, Part I of the SF 330 may be presented on a sheet up to 11 inches by 17 inches. If an 11 inch by 17 inch sheet is used it shall be neatly folded to 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches, bounded in the SF 330 at the proper location, and counted as one page. A maximum of TEN (10) projects including the prime and consultants will be reviewed in PART I, Section F. Use no more than one page per project. It shall be noted that a task order executed under an Indefinite Delivery Contract is considered a Project. In Block G-26, along with the name, include the firm with whom the person is associated. A Part II is required for each branch office of the Prime Firm and any Subcontractors that will have a key role in the proposed contract. Submittals must be received no later than 3:00 P.M. Central Time on 27 MAY 2009. Regulation requires that the Selection Board not consider any submittals received after this time and date. Late proposal rules in FAR 15.412 will be followed for submittals received after 3:00 P.M. Central Time on the closing date specified in this announcement. This is not a request for proposal. Solicitation packages are not provided. The A-E Evaluation Board (Selection Board) is tentatively scheduled TO COMMENCE ON OR ABOUT 01 JUNE 2009. As required by acquisition regulations, interviews for the purpose of discussing prospective contractor qualifications for the contract will be conducted only for those firms considered most highly qualified after submittal review by the selection board. Interviews will be conducted by telephone and will most likely occur the same week that the Selection Board convenes. Phone calls and personal visits for the purpose of discussing this solicitation are not allowed. To verify your proposal has been delivered, you may e-mail Mary Breland at: mary.f.breland@sam.usace.army.mil. To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration database. For instructions on registering with the CCR, please see the CCR Web site at http://www.ccr.gov/.
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- Address: US Army Engineer District, Mobile P. O. Box 2288, 109 Saint Joseph Street (zip 36602) Mobile AL<br />
- Zip Code: 36628-0001<br />
- Zip Code: 36628-0001<br />
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