SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- Fishway Engineering Services for the following northern states within Region 1 of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
- Notice Date
- 7/1/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- Division of Contracting and General Services U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service911 NE 11th Avenue Portland OR 97232
- ZIP Code
- 97232
- Solicitation Number
- 10181AR697
- Response Due
- 7/30/2010
- Archive Date
- 7/1/2011
- Point of Contact
- Karl Lautzenheiser Contracting Officer 5032312052 Karl_Lautzenheiser@fws.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- FedBizOpps Notice Fishway Engineering Services 7/1/10 The Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking Architectural/Engineering firms to submit a Standard Form (SF) 330 with licensed/registered multi-disciplinary architect-engineer services for the geographical locations identified as: Oregon, Washington and Idaho (Region 1 or Northern Area). Offerors may choose the area(s) in which they would like to work. Work consists of, but may not be limited to, supplying all the labor, transportation, equipment, materials and supplies necessary to provide consultations and technical assistance to Ecological Services Field Office Staff regarding the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and effectiveness monitoring of fishways and other fish passage facilities, including but not limited to fishways; fish ladders; fish lifts, locks, and elevators; fish traps and collectors; nature-like fishways; transportation; fish screens and bypasses; fish louvers and fences; breaches and notches; spillways; tailrace barriers; and behavioral guidance systems, for anadromous and riverine salmonids, Pacific lamprey, and other fish species at hydropower dams and other water resource developments constituting a barrier to the upstream and/or downstream movement of fish. Description of work is further clarified under the following ten tasks: 1. Provide technical assistance and consulting services to Field Office Staff on the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and effectiveness monitoring of fishways, fish passage structures, facilities, and devices, or fishway modifications associated with hydropower dams and other barriers to fish movement. 2. Perform site reconnaissance and evaluations and provide documentation of findings to Field Office Staff to support the assessment of fish passage needs and fishway design. 3. Attend meetings. Support Field Office Staff in negotiations, conferences, and on inter-agency committees to resolve questions concerning fish passage facility design, construction, operation, maintenance, and effectiveness monitoring at proposed and existing hydropower dams and other barriers to fish movement. 4. Review and provide expert analysis and comments to Field Office Staff on plans for fishways, screens, and other fish passage facilities of both public and private ownership for adequacy in satisfying fish protection requirements. 5. Assist Field Office Staff with the development of recommendations for hydraulic studies needed to develop functional designs for fishways, fish screens, fish traps and collectors, effectiveness monitoring, and other fish passage facilities to be constructed. 6. Assist Field Office Staff with the development of guidelines and design criteria for upstream and downstream passage of juvenile, sub-adult, and adult bull trout, and juvenile and adult Pacific lamprey. 7. Provide technical consulting services to Field Office Staff regarding the adequacy of hydraulic studies developed to analyze flow conditions and hydraulic forces within fish passage facilities and evaluate their effects on fish behavior, movement, and physical condition. 8. Advise Field Office Staff, other State and Federal agencies, power companies, consulting engineers, Native American tribes, and private groups regarding the various facets of the problems in setting up and conducting fishway investigations, modeling, and evaluation, and the resolution of fish passage problems associated with water resource development. 9. Prepare various reports and correspondence for Ecological Services Field Offices and/or the Assistant Regional Director-Ecological Services. 10. If deemed necessary by the Assistant Regional Director-Ecological Services, serve as an expert witness in trial-type hearings pursuant to 43 C.F.R. Part 45 to resolve disputed issues of material fact with respect to fishway prescriptions that that the Department of the Interior (DOI) may develop for inclusion in a hydropower license issued under subchapter I of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 791 et seq., and/or in hearings before the Federal at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on fish passage facilities matters. The desired Fishway Engineer Qualifications are defined as follows: 1. Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and experience in hydrology, hydraulics, river mechanics, fluid dynamics, and civil engineering applied to fish passage projects with the ability to lead and review work cooperatively and maintain effective working relationships with people with diverse perspectives and expertise. 2. Demonstrated knowledge of technical fishways including lifts and locks, pool and weir type, and chute type; salmonid, lamprey, or other species specific fishways; nature-like fishways; fish traps and collectors; transportation; fish screens and bypasses; fish louvers and fences; breaches and notches; spillways; tailrace barriers; behavioral guidance systems; and other upstream and downstream fish passage and collection devices with the ability to acquire and apply scientific findings to resolve ecologically and socially complex fish passage problems using traditional and innovative techniques. 3. Knowledge and skills in hydrology, hydraulics, and civil engineering applied to dams, levees, water control structures, road crossings or other water development projects with the ability to apply computer applications, implementation methodologies, and scientific findings to resolve fish passage issues and concerns and avoid or minimize impacts to the upstream and/or downstream movement of fish. 4. Working knowledge of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's hydropower project licensing regulations (18 CFR Subchapter B). 5. Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate technically complex concepts and resource management objectives to a variety of engineering, biological, scientific, managerial, and non-professional audiences, both orally and in writing. 6. Demonstrated ability to manage and administer numerous assignments from a number of field offices, including maintaining technical files, databases, and design criteria in the accomplishment of field station programs and projects. 7. Ability to drive safely to, from, and on the work site; walk over rough terrain; climb ladders; work on elevated surfaces; and maneuver through encumbered work spaces. Must possess a valid driver's license and not have any medical condition that would make it unsafe to work around heavy equipment. Meeting and Deliverables are defined as follows: A. When requested by an Ecological Services Field Office, attend project meetings at the project site or other locations determined by Field Office Staff. B. When requested by an Ecological Services Field Office, develop, review, and/or provide written analysis, comments, and recommendations on proposed fishway designs and plans; the development of fishway alternatives; hydraulic and biological studies designed to monitor and validate fishway effectiveness, and other fishway study plans. C. Maintain well organized files of project information, designs, clarifications, reports, evaluations, comments and recommendations, submittals, and other paperwork arranged in reverse chronological order with the most recent paperwork on top/front. These files will remain the property of the FWS and will be submitted to the appropriate Ecological Services Field Office upon completion of the assignment. Measurement and payment are defined as follows: A. Maintain an accurate accounting of the days and hours worked to the quarter hour on a given assignment and submit the roster to the assigning Ecological Services Field Office for review monthly for payment. Accountable (billable) hours are limited to time engaged in the following activities, but excluding time for meals, picking up equipment/materials/supplies, processing film, or similar activities: 1. Productive time engaged in site visits; meetings; negotiations; consultations with Program Staff; reading drawings, specifications, study proposals, and reports; preparing correspondence, technical reports, briefings and scientific materials; and work related phone calls. 2. Payment shall be based on the hourly rate times the number of hours in productive performance of work during the pay period submitted. Hourly rate shall reflect all labor, equipment, materials, travel, lodging, per diem, and other incidental expenses associated with the performance of all duties needed to complete a given assignment. B. Payment will be made monthly for approved work performed in accordance with the contract requirements. Prior to submitting the invoice, work completed-to-date will be reviewed with the assigning Ecological Services Field Office. Submit each invoice with an original signature with the accompanying worksheet indicating itemized work accomplishments to: Up to three (3) firm-fixed, Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Architect-Engineer contracts may be awarded to cover all three states, but as few as two or one A/E IDIQ contract may be awarded if an A/E firm chooses to cover more than one state. Duration of IDIQ contract(s) will not exceed: 5 years (base year, plus 4 one year renewable options). No project work is anticipated to be awarded at this time. One task order will be issued against each IDIQ contract for the fiscal year with a not-to-exceed amount of approximately $25,000.00 for which required services from Ecological Service Field office will bill against. Ecological Service Field Office project leaders will direct work to the IDIQ contractor that covers their state. Projects from each field office may vary in size, but are expected to be in the $1,000 to $25,000 range. The minimum amount of work amount shall be $5,000.00 for the duration of the contract. The maximum work amount shall be $60,000.00 annually. Firms will be not be considered for evaluation unless an application consisting of a completed SF-330, Parts I and II is received by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by July 30, 2010. Architect/Engineering firms will be ranked based upon the following selection criteria: 1) Experience a) Firms that score high in the evaluation will typically be State-licensed (for the state(s) they choose to cover) b) Firms with experience working on Federal government projects, in particular with FWS, will receive higher scores. c) Higher scores will be given to firms that have completed a variety of projects that vary in complexity and costs. d) Higher consideration will be given to firms who show experience with projects in the states they plan to work. 2) Past Performance: Firms that score high in the evaluation will typically be firms that show they can effectively manage subcontractors, satisfy their clients, accomplish the projects in a timely manner, charge a fair price, achieve high-quality workmanship, have effective communications between key design team members as well as the client, effectively resolve problems, and are cooperative and have a high enough customer satisfaction rate that the customer would hire them again. Firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit two (2) copies of their SF330 and other proposal documents by close of business on July 30, 2010, to the Contracting Officer, Karl Lautzenheiser, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232-4181. Offerors should submit information on 5-10 projects with a maximum of two pages per project. All projects must have been completed within the last 5 years and be located in the state(s) that the proposal is submitted against. Based upon the evaluation criteria listed above, it is the intent of the Contracting Officer to negotiate with the most qualified top three firms for each state. If a fair and reasonable price is negotiated, up to three firm fixed IDIQ contracts may be awarded. If the USFWS cannot negotiate a fair and reasonable price with any of the three top ranked firms for each state, the Contracting Officer will commence negotiations with the next top ranked firm for any of these states. Interested contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and complete Online Representations and Certifications (ORCA) at "http://www.bpn.gov". A requirements documents consisting of the complete technical specification is available by emailing a request to Karl_Lautzenheiser@fws.gov. Reference the project number 10181AR697 on your request. Telephone requests will not be accepted. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) codes is 541330 that applies to this procurement. Announcement is open to all businesses, regardless of size.
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