SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) A&E Services - Request for Qualifications
- Notice Date
- 6/9/2009
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Michigan State Office, 3001 Coolidge Road, Room 100, East Lansing, Michigan, 48823-6350
- ZIP Code
- 48823-6350
- Solicitation Number
- AG-5D21-S-09-0003
- Archive Date
- 7/25/2009
- Point of Contact
- Gay Mullen, Phone: 517-324-5236
- E-Mail Address
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gay.mullen@mi.usda.gov
(gay.mullen@mi.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SF-330, Part 2 SF-330 This is a Request for Qualifications (SF-330) for multiple Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ), A&E services contracts, utilizing Firm-Fixed Price delivery/task orders in accordance with FAR 16.500 for work throughout the State of Michigan. The contract will include one base year and four option year periods. Work under this contract will be subject to satisfactory negotiation of individual task orders. The price of any single task order shall be at least $500.00 but shall not exceed $500,000. The awarded contract(s) shall have a guaranteed minimum contract amount of $500.00 (there shall be no guaranteed minimum for option years, if exercised) and shall be limited to a maximum contract amount of $2,500,000.00 (total for all contracts) over a five year period. The applicable NAICS code is 541330 with a size standard of $4.5 million. Task orders could include performance of any part or all operations necessary to provide solutions to natural resource concerns by performing A&E services including site investigations, permit application information development, engineering planning, engineering surveys, engineering designs, and construction quality assurance for the installation of projects funded through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), the Wetland Reserve Program (WRP), the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP), or other Natural Resources Conservation Service Programs and any of the soil and water conservation practices approved under these programs as listed in Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) for the State of Michigan. Tasks will focus on conservation practices associated with animal waste management systems. Tasks may also include conservation practices associated with, but are not limited to, wetland restoration, agrichemical handling systems, stream restoration, and erosion control systems. This procurement will be evaluated using Brooks Act procedures. The government contemplates the award of three to four possible Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ), A&E services contracts utilizing Firm-Fixed Price delivery/task order type contracts. The Government reserves the right to exercise the option(s). Firms must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). Visit www.ccr.gov to register. Additionally, firms are encouraged to complete the On-line Representations and Certifications at www.orca.gov. Firms will be selected for negotiation based on selection criteria for the required work. Contracts may be negotiated and awarded up to one year after completion of the selection process. The period of performance for the basic year will run from contract award through September 30, 2010. Work under each of the contracts will be subject to satisfactory negotiation of individual task orders. Task orders will be negotiated as firm-fixed price procurements for the A&E services. The A&E firm will be required to perform engineering planning, engineering surveys, engineering designs and construction services, as indicated below, for the installation of soil and water conservation practices in accordance with NRCS standards as listed in Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) and certify that all engineering planning documents, engineering surveys, engineering designs, and construction services meet NRCS standards, specifications, policy, handbooks, and documentation requirements. Engineering planning activities required may consist of, but are not limited to, any part of the preparation of engineering planning documents for scheduling the installation of selected alternatives with associated cost estimates and quantity estimates for the installation of soil and water conservation practices. Engineering planning activities may include, but are not limited to: collecting resource information, providing technical requirements, developing alternatives to protect resources and meet other objectives of the landowner, informing the landowner of potential operation and maintenance requirements, conducting site investigations and preliminary surveys as needed, informing the landowner of potential construction requirements, and needed permits, and/or preparing damage survey reports (DSR) for emergency recovery work. Engineering surveys may consist of but are not limited to any part or all of the following activities: topographic/planimetric surveys, hydrographic/bathymetric surveys, horizontal and vertical control surveys, survey quality GPS surveys, design surveys, development of graphical representations of survey data collected, construction layout and certification surveys, and surveys for quantity computations. Engineering design activities required may consist of, but are not limited to, any part or all of the following activities: preliminary field investigations, geologic and soils investigations, design of soil and water conservation practices, designing emergency recovery work, repair and replacement of existing systems, preparing construction specifications, preparing engineering and construction plans (drawings), preparing land rights work maps, preparing quantity and cost estimates, preparing bid schedules, quantity computations, preparing breach analysis, preparing water surface profiles, preparing hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, preparing design documentation folders, and preparing supporting documentation for applicable federal, state and local permits. The firm will be required to interpret geotechnical reports and accurately apply the data to the design of the soil and water conservation practice measures where available. Construction services may consist of, but are not limited to, any part or all of the construction layout, construction inspection, construction quality assurance (inspection), quantity computations, construction checkout and certification of completed soil and water conservation practices including emergency recovery work. Construction services do not include actual construction of the soil and water conservation practices. The A&E services may involve direct consultation, inspection of construction for a specific project, including reviews of shop drawings, material selections, and quality control testing such as those associated with concrete placement and earthfill compaction. Applicable references include Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide, National Engineering Handbook series, the Engineering Field Handbook, Agricultural Waste Management Field Handbook, the National Engineering Manual and Michigan supplements to the referenced documents. More information may be found at the following website: http://www.mi.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/engineering/index.html.The Field Office Technical Guide (eFOTG) can be located at: www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/efotg/. All drawings will be computer generated in *.dwg format. All reports shall be be *.doc, *.pdf, or *.xls formats. Electronic copies and original hard copies are to be furnished to NRCS. These contracts could include review of services provided by other A&E firms. Responses should include proposed sub-consultants for all disciplines for engineering planning, surveying, civil, hydrology, hydraulics, environmental, geotechnical, and soil mechanics engineering, and biological knowledge of wetland science. Response should also include the qualifications of personnel, sub-consultants and descriptions of facilities, materials, equipment, and services to perform the type of tasks described by this notice. PRESELECTION CRITERIA: Firms must meet the following criteria in order to be considered for an award under this requirement. (1) Have an office located within 100 miles of the Michigan State Office (2) Have a minimum of two engineers as key personnel for this contract (i.e. Principal Engineer and Project Engineer). The Principal Engineer must be a Registered Profession Engineer in the state of Michigan with a minimum of five years experience in engineering planning, engineering surveys, engineering designs, and construction services for soil and water conservation practices as listed in the Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide or equivalent experience. (3) Have a dedicated Project Manager who will be the primary contact for each individual task order with a minimum of five years experience in managing projects that address natural resource problems as described above. (4) Have a minimum of one surveyor or one civil engineering technician (CET) or as key personnel for this contract with a minimum of ten years experience in engineering surveys and construction services for soil and water conservation practices or equivalent experience. (5) Have a minimum of one draftsperson as key personnel for this contract, with a minimum of five years of CADD experience. SELECTION CRITERIA: Firms meeting the pre-selection criteria will be evaluated and ranked using the following selection criteria: (1) Professional qualification necessary for satisfactory performance. Evaluation will be based upon the number of qualified personnel and their knowledge and level of experience associated with the requirements above, and their availability to perform work on this contract. (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required. Evaluation will be based on the extent of directly related experience in performing engineering planning, engineering surveys, engineering designs, and construction services of the types of projects described; specialized education at the university level, and all other applicable education, training, and certifications. Consideration will be given to those firms with knowledge of and direct experience in the application of the described requirements in all phases of engineering planning, engineering surveys, engineering design, and construction services for application of soil and water conservation practices in Michigan or equivalent practices. Evaluation will include experience using applicable computer software such as Agricultural Waste Management (AWM), WINTR55, and EFH2, following design criteria and guidelines as outlined in the Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide or equivalent standards and specifications, hydrologic and hydraulic design of simple and complex soil and water conservation practices, designing complex foundation and drainage features, designing emergency recovery work, and previous experience in engineering planning, engineering survey, engineering design, construction services of NRCS soil and water conservation practices. Evaluation will include experience and technical competence in the areas of soil mechanics, hydrology, hydraulics, surveying, structural design, CADD, wetland science, erosion control, and animal waste management. Evaluation will include previous experience with NRCS standards and specifications as outlined in Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide or equivalent standards and specifications, and previous experience in construction services including construction layout, construction inspection, construction checkout and certification of completion of equivalent conservation practices. Examples of work shall be documented for review, as well as a description of the type of work performed on Standard Form 330. These work descriptions will be evaluated based on documented complexity of work performed. (3) Capacity to accomplish the work. Evaluation will be based upon the number of personnel available in the disciplines described above, the quantity of existing work under contract, the schedules for completion of the existing work, and the capacity to provide personnel for multiple contracts. (4) Past performance on contracts with government agencies and private industry. Evaluation will be based upon the firm’s past experience with other government agencies and the private sector in performing the requirements described; the quality and timeliness of performance under previous contracts. References with name and telephone numbers must be provided. (5) Location in the general geographic area and knowledge of the locality and the natural resource concerns. Evaluation will be based upon the firm’s proximity to the State of Michigan and the knowledge of specific natural resource concerns or conditions and regulations that affect conservation practice implementation in Michigan. Firms must clearly indicate the office location where the work will be performed and the qualifications of the individuals proposed to work on this contract. The above evaluation factors listed in their order of importance, are (2) 35% being most important, factor (4) 25% being important, factors (1) 15% and (5) 15% being equally important, and (3) 10%. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: Firms, which meet the requirements described in this announcement, are invited to submit 5 copies of a Standard Form 330 (SF-330), Architect-Engineer Qualifications. Interested firms must submit their SF-330 no later than July 10, 2009, 3:00 p.m. EDT, to the attention of the Contracting Officer. Clearly indicate the office location where the work will be performed and the qualifications of the individuals and subcontractors proposed to work on the contract and their geographical location. Include an organization chart, and qualifications of key personnel. Firms are also requested to send in information on how well they previously worked with Contracting Officers and Contracting Officer’s Technical Representatives. Firms responding to this announcement before the closing date will be considered for selection, subject to any limitations indicated with respect to size and geographic location of the firm, specialized technical expertise, or other requirements listed. Only those firms responding by the time listed above will be considered for selection. After an initial evaluation, which takes approximately 30 days, the most highly rated firms will be selected. Selected firms will then be sent a solicitation to provide their proposals. Firms must provide a customer reference list with addresses and telephone numbers for all projects listed as related experience and project workload schedule showing proposed personnel members for the project period. Interviews for the purpose of discussing prospective firm’s qualifications will be conducted either in person or by teleconference. All firms must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) to be considered for an award of a federal contract. For information regarding registration, contact the CCR website at www.ccr.gov. This is not a Request for Proposals. Any questions should be addressed to the Contracting Officer. Number Note #24. This acquisition is for architect-engineer (A-E) services, and is procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act as implemented in Subpart 36.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. A-E firms meeting the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit: (1) a Standard Form (SF) 330, Architect-Engineer Qualifications, Parts I and II, and (2) any requested supplemental data to the procurement office shown. Firms registering for consideration for future Federal A/E projects are encouraged to electronically submit SF330 Part II, General Qualifications, to http://www.bpn.gov/orca/login.aspx, and to update at least annually. Firms with a SF 330 Part II on file in this central Federal database do not need to submit a Part II for this acquisition unless directed by the announcement. Firms responding to this announcement before the closing date will be considered for selection, subject to any limitations indicated with respect to size and geographic location of firm, specialized technical expertise or other requirements listed. Following an evaluation of the qualifications and performance data submitted, three or more firms that are considered to be the most highly qualified to provide the type of services required will be chosen for negotiation. Selection of firms for negotiation shall be made in order of preference based on the demonstrated competence and qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance in accordance with the specific selection criteria listed in the announcement.
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