SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- FTA Woodward Avenue Light Rail Transit Project - Package #1
- Notice Date
- 10/6/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, 55 Broadway, Kendall Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02142-1093
- ZIP Code
- 02142-1093
- Solicitation Number
- DTRT57-11-Q-80006
- Archive Date
- 1/6/2011
- Point of Contact
- Karen M. Marino, Phone: 6174942437
- E-Mail Address
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karen.marino@dot.gov
(karen.marino@dot.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Instructions to Offerors This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. DTRT57-11-Q-80004 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), FAR Part 13.5 and FAR Part 12. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-45, effective October 1, 2010. The NAICS Code is 541990 and the Small Business size standard is $23.0M. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price Purchase Order on a competitive basis to conduct a Section 106 historical research review of 36 buildings for the Federal Transit Authority (FTA) light rail transit project in Detroit, Michigan, in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW) below. Statement of Work (SOW) - (Begin) HISTORICAL RESEARCH UNDER SECTION 106 NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT Federal Transit Administration Woodward Avenue Light Rail Transit Project I. 1.0 INTRODUCTION Under an Interagency Agreement, the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) is providing environmental compliance support to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). As part of this effort, a historical research review under the Section 106 regulations under the National Historic Preservation Act will be performed on approximately thirty six (36) historic structures either already listed on or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The effort will include effects determinations for the 36 structures. The Woodward Avenue Light Rail Transit (LRT) project would extend approximately 8.5 miles from Downtown Detroit near the Detroit River north to 8 Mile Road along Woodward Avenue; total project length, including circulation in Downtown Detroit, would be 9.3 miles. The majority of the project corridor falls within the City of Detroit, with approximately two miles (from Webb Street to McNichols Street) located within the City of Highland Park. All construction, including tracks, rails, and stations, would take place in existing roadway rights-of-way and within travel lanes and/or median areas/sidewalks. The width and depth of ground disturbance would vary from approximately 28 to 48 feet wide and from 0 to 3 feet deep. The Woodward Avenue LRT project would consist of a 9.3-mile fixed guideway LRT system along the Woodward Avenue corridor in Detroit and Highland Park, Michigan. The proposed system would use steel-wheel LRT vehicles with a typical train consisting of two cars. The system would be street running. The alignment would typically be located in the center median area of Woodward Avenue between 6 Mile Road to north of State Fair Avenue. South of 6 Mile Road to north of Grand Boulevard, the tracks would be located primarily in the center of the roadway. II. 2.0 HISTORICAL RESEARCH 2.1 BACKGROUND Originally, a Native American trail, Woodward Avenue became the main thoroughfare for the City of Detroit and eventually stretched twenty-seven miles from the Detroit River in urban Downtown Detroit through rural and later suburban areas northwest of the city to the City of Bloomfield Hills. In 1863, horse-drawn rail car lines were installed along four major Downtown Detroit roads, including Woodward Avenue from Jefferson Avenue to Alexandrine Street. Electric streetcar service replaced horse-drawn rail cars in late 1892. Streetcar operations along Woodward Avenue ended in April 1956. Today, the Detroit People Mover, a 2.9-mile elevated light rail system, provides local service between buildings and neighborhoods in Downtown Detroit. The Woodward Avenue LRT project traverses a diverse area containing commercial, institutional, civic, recreational, industrial, and residential uses. Woodward Avenue remains a major thoroughfare from the Detroit River and the Central Business District of Downtown Detroit north to 8 Mile Road. Throughout the proposed project corridor along Woodward Avenue, commercial, institutional, and industrial land use is most common, with sprawling residential areas frequently located beyond development immediately fronting Woodward Avenue. Both modern redevelopment and vacant and cleared land is most common between I-75/Fisher Freeway and I-94/Ford Freeway. Despite some modern development, older buildings and neighborhoods are located throughout the corridor. Many historic buildings and neighborhoods along Woodward Avenue have been listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and/or have been locally designated as historic by the appropriate local municipality or by the State of Michigan. The portion of the Area of Potential Effect (APE) considered in this application, between Downtown Detroit and I-75/Fisher Freeway, is the southernmost portion of the study area. The APE in this portion encompasses the densely developed Downtown Detroit area and includes many of Detroit's most prominent historic sites, civic buildings, and cultural attractions, including Campus Martius Park, the Fox Theatre, major league sports arenas, and the Cobo Convention and Exhibition Center. Buildings in Downtown Detroit are predominately skyscrapers interspersed with smaller commercial buildings. A phased historic property identification effort was deemed appropriate for the Woodward Avenue (LRT) project and coordinated with the State Historic Preservation Office. An application for Section 106 Review was prepared for the City of Detroit Department of Transportation in September 2010. As part of this effort, a historical research review under the Section 106 regulations under the National Historic Properties Act is required on approximately thirty six structures. 2.2 TASKS TO BE PERFORMED The main focus of the historical research is to conduct effects determinations under the Section 106 regulations under the National Historic Properties Act using three (3) architectural historians who meet the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards. The Contractor will need to coordinate their historical research effort with the current contractor, Parsons Brinkerhoff Michigan, Inc., the City of Detroit and the FTA. The above tasks shall include all travel and related expenses. 3.0 DELIVERABLES A technical report will be prepared and submitted to the FTA and that documents potential project effects to up to thirty six (36) historic properties located within the APE that are listed in or determined eligible for listing in the NRHP. The Contractor shall prepare the following required deliverables in the quantities described below: -(One) hard copy of the historical research report -(One) electronic copy of the historical research report 4.0 SCHEDULE Work must begin immediately after contract award and the final historical research report must be received no later than November 10, 2010. 5.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED INFORMATION The government will provide maps of the project showing the project and all structures to be evaluated, National Register of Historic Places status for all structures (listed or eligible to be listed), photographs and descriptions of all structures and methodology used to determines potential effects of the project on the structures. Below is a list of the properties to be examined. Woodward Light Rail Transit NRHP Listed and Eligible Properties in Areas 3 and 4 October 1, 2010* Area Property Address NRHP Status: 3 Michigan Bell Telephone Company Madison Central Exchange Building 105 East Bethune Street Eligible 3 Metropolitan United Methodist Church 8000 Woodward Avenue Listed 3 Virginia Park Historic District Listed 3 8300 Woodward Avenue 8300 Woodward Avenue Eligible 3 Woodward Avenue Presbyterian Church 8501 Woodward Avenue Listed 3 First Baptist Church of Detroit 8601 Woodward Avenue Listed 3 The North Woodward Congregational Church 8715 Woodward Avenue Listed 3 Henry M. Utley Branch Library 8726 Woodward Avenue Eligible 3 Temple Beth-El 8801 Woodward Avenue Listed 3 8747 Woodward Avenue 8747 Woodward Avenue Eligible 3 St. Joseph's Episcopal Church 8850 Woodward Avenue Listed 3 Considine Little Rock Family Center 8904 Woodward Avenue Eligible 3 Central Woodward Christian Church 9000 Woodward Avenue Avenue Listed 3 Northern High School 9026 Woodward Avenue Eligible 3 Boston-Edison Historic District Listed 3 Arden Park-East Boston Historic District Listed 3 Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrement 9844 Woodward Avenue Listed 3 Lawrence-Webb Historic District Eligible 3 City of Highland Park Robert B. Blackwell Municipal Building 12050 Woodward Avenue Eligible 3 Highland Heights-Stevens' Historic District Listed 3 Detroit Edison Company Cortland Street Substation 25 Cortland Street Eligible 3 Highland Park Presbyterian Church 14 Cortland Street Listed 3 Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church 12375 Woodward Avenue Listed 3 Trinity United Methodist Church 13100 Woodward Avenue Listed 3 Young Women's Christian Association Detroit Northern Branch 13130 Woodward Avenue Eligible 3 Highland Park Post Office 13215 Woodward Avenue Eligible 3 Young Men's Christian Association 13220 Woodward Avenue Eligible 4 City of Highland Park Municipal Buildings Historic District Eligible 4 S.S. Kresge Company Highland Park Branch Stores 13871 Woodward Avenue; 13933 Woodward Avenue Eligible 4 Highland Park Ford Plant 91 Manchester St Listed 4 Detroit Terminal Railroad Bridge Eligible 4 First United Methodist Church of Highland Park 16300 Woodward Avenue Listed 4 Easonwood Apartment Building 10 Eason Street Eligible 4 Palmer Park Apartment Buildings Historic District Listed 4 Palmer Park Log Cabin Eligible 4 Palmer Park Substation Eligible 4 Palmer Woods Historic District Listed 4 Michigan State Fairgrounds Historic District 20110 Woodward Avenue Listed 4 Woodlawn Cemetery 19975 Woodward Avenue Eligible *This is a preliminary list only. All determinations of eligibility are subject to change upon further review. Several resources in both Areas 3 and 4 are still under evaluation at this time. 7.0 POINTS OF CONTACT The point of contact for this effort shall be: Karen M. Marino Contracting Officer USDOT/RITA/Volpe Center/RVP-32 55 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02142 (617)494-2437 Email: Karen.Marino@dot.gov STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) --- (END) Proposal Pricing: The Contractor shall provide pricing in accordance with the above SOW and the attached Instructions to Offerors. The item is as follows: Line Item 0001: Please provide a firm fixed price proposal for all labor, travel, materials and services to conduct an effects determinations under Section 106 regulations under the National Historic Properties Act, in accordance with the above Statement of Work (SOW) and Instructions to Offerors, Total Price $___________. Instructions to Offerors: The signed offer must be submitted electronically via email to Karen.Marino@dot.gov no later than 2:00 P.M. EST on October 12, 2010. The offer should be addressed to the following: U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Attn: Karen Marino, RVP-32, 55 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142. The offeror shall provide a separate cost proposal and a separate technical proposal and provide 2 copies of the technical proposal. FAR 52.212-1, Instruction of Offerors-Commercial Items is hereby incorporated by reference; All Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. The Offeror is reminded that as of January 1, 2005, it must provide Certifications and Representations online at least annually via ORCA at the following website: http://orca.bpn.gov. FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, (OCT 2010) is hereby incorporated by reference. FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items is hereby incorporated by reference. Additional clauses cited in 52.212-5 that apply to this acquisition are: 52.203-6, 52.214-35, 52.222-3, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.223-16, 52.225-13, 52.232-33, 52.232-34, and 52.222-41. FAR Clause 52.223-18, Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving, applies to this requirement. These references may be viewed at www.arnet.gov. No telephone requests will be honored. When award is made a firm fixed-price purchase order is anticipated. The Government will not pay for any information received. The following notice is provided for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. ATTENTION: Small and Disadvantaged (SDB), Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs). The Department of Transportation's (DOT) Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation-related contracts. The Maximum line of credit is $750,000. The STLP loan has a variable rate, which is connected to the prime rate. The current rate may be found on the OSDBU website http://osdbuweb.dot.gov or call 1-(800) 532-1169.
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