SOURCES SOUGHT
C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND GENERAL ENGINEERING SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 7/24/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541310
— Architectural Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, US Army Engineer District, Philadelphia, 100 Penn Square East, Wanamaker Bldg (RM 643), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107-3390
- ZIP Code
- 19107-3390
- Solicitation Number
- W912BU-09-R-0050
- Archive Date
- 9/24/2009
- Point of Contact
- Michele N. Evans, Phone: 2156566894
- E-Mail Address
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Michele.n.Evans@usace.army.mil
(Michele.n.Evans@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: The Philadelphia District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to award up to three (3) Indefinite Delivery Contracts for Architectural and General Engineering Services. Each contract will be for a base period with options for up to four (4) additional periods. A contract period shall not exceed 12 months. The maximum task order is not expected to exceed $1,000,000.00. The cumulative amount of all task orders is estimated to be about $1,000,000.00 in either the base or any of the option periods. The cumulative total for the base and the option periods shall not exceed $5,000,000.00. An option will be awarded at the discretion of the Contracting Officer based on reaching the value limit first and then reaching the time limit. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The selected firm will be used primarily for Architectural and General Engineering type services. The work under these contracts will primarily be in support of Military Installations, Civil Works, and the Work for Others Program, and missions assigned to the Philadelphia District may be a part of this contract. Most work will be within the Philadelphia District boundaries. Those boundaries include portions of the States of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, and Delaware. Work may be required outside of these boundaries. Primary work under this contract will involve but not be limited to; the construction, renovation and/or alteration to institutional, industrial, commercial, residential, and recreational type facilities. Other secondary work will include: repair and maintenance to institutional, industrial, commercial, residential, and recreational type facilities. Types of related work including but not limited to highway, other paved surfaces, utility systems, site work, interior design, and landscaping shall be a part of both the primary and secondary work. Both primary and secondary work shall include: architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, geotechnical, interior design, support during construction, and landscaping. Other related work shall include historical preservation, life safety analysis, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) conformance, economic and life cycle cost analysis, planning, site investigations, design analysis, claims analysis, schedule preparation, surveying, studies, reports, and expert witness efforts. The Third level of work under this contract shall include but not be limited to: preparation of concept, preliminary and detailed designs for the removal/remediation/abatement/restoration of facilities and/or areas with environmental hazards including soil and groundwater, lead paint, asbestos, PCB's, and other contaminated wastes. Professional qualifications in the Primary areas shall include but not be limited to: architect, civil, geotechnical, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection engineers, landscape architect, interior designer, surveyor, specification writer and cost estimator for these efforts. Technical support, including drawing production, and other related efforts shall be required. Secondary professional qualification for other related and secondary design efforts shall include but not be limited to: environmental engineer, environmental scientist, certified industrial hygienist, biologist, geologist, chemist, hydrology, hydraulic engineering, Technical support, including drawing production, graphics, and other related efforts shall be required. Responding firms shall indicate their experience with the automated Document Review and Checking System (Dr. Checks), the Corps of Engineers M-CACES 2nd Generation (MII) cost estimating system, the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Computerized Specifications (SPECSINTACT), the production of drawings and graphic data in AutoCAD and MicroStation systems of computer aided drafting and design system (CADD), and the development and use of Building Information Models (BIM). The Contractor shall adhere to the Tri-Service spatial Data Standards. The firms must be qualified in the work areas described and be familiar with the requirements and regulations of the Corps of Engineers, Air Force, Army, Building Codes (IBC, State, and Local), EPA, and other agencies which have jurisdiction. Codes shall be those enforced at the time of award. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: Significant evaluation criteria in relative descending order of importance are: (1) Specialized experience of the firm in the primary types of work required and where appropriate, experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials; (2) Specialized experience of the firm in the other, secondary and third level types of work required and where appropriate, experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials; (3) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services; (4) Capacity of the firm to accomplish multiple task orders within time and cost limitations; (5) Past performance on relevant Department of Defense contracts will be a factor, however, lack of such performance will not necessarily preclude a firm from consideration; (6) Extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort; (7) Location of the firm with respect to work sites will be a secondary consideration provided that a sufficient number of qualified firms respond to this announcement. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Firms which desire consideration and meet the requirements described in the announcement are invited to submit a completed SF 330 (revised 6/04) for the prime firm and for each consultant to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, Wanamaker Building, Room 702, 100 Penn Square East, ATTN: Paul Bacani, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390 not later than the 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. All contractors are advised that registration in the Department of Defense (DOD) Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database is required prior to the award of a contract. Failure to be registered in the DOD CCR Database may render your firm ineligible for award. All firms are encouraged to register as soon as possible. Information regarding this registration may be obtained by accessing Web Site http://www.ccr.gov or you may call the CCR Assistance Center at (888) 227-2423 or email dlis_support@dlis.dla.mil (available 24 hours, 7 days a week). As a requirement for negotiations, the selected contractor(s) will submit for government approval a quality control plan that will be enforced through the life of the contracts. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to terminate negotiations, with firms that do not respond to Government requests for proposals, information, documentation, etc. in accordance with established schedules. The NAICS Code is 541310 with a size standard of $4.5 M. This is not a request for proposals. No other notification to firms for this project will be made.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: U.S. Army Engineer District, Philadelphia, 100 Penn Square East, Wanamaker Building (Room 643), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107-3390, United States
- Zip Code: 19107-3390
- Zip Code: 19107-3390
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