MODIFICATION
C -- A-E DESIGN OF A MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURE TEST & EVALUATION FACILITY, FORT DETRICK, MARYLAND
- Notice Date
- 12/23/2010
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- USACE District, Baltimore, 10 South Howard Street, Baltimore, MD 21203
- ZIP Code
- 21203
- Solicitation Number
- W912DR-11-R-0026
- Response Due
- 1/21/2011
- Archive Date
- 3/22/2011
- Point of Contact
- Robert A. Wood, Phone: 301-619-1961, Nora Burrows, Phone: 301-619-6909
- E-Mail Address
-
robert.a.wood@usace.army.mil, nora.burrows@usace.army.mil
(robert.a.wood@usace.army.mil, nora.burrows@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SYNOPSIS FOR SELECTION OF A FIRM FIXED PRICE CONTRACT FOR A-E DESIGN OF A MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURE TEST & EVALUATION FACILITY, FORT DETRICK, MARYLAND UNRESTRICTED COMPETITION 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. It is anticipated that (1) firm fixed price "C" contract will be awarded for design services required for the construction of a Medical Countermeasure Test & Evaluation Facility located on the National Interagency Biodefense Campus at Fort Detrick, Maryland. The estimated construction cost of this project is in the range of $400 million to $800 million. The contract will be negotiated as a fixed fee with a base scope of work and options as deemed necessary and may include fast-track design packages under Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) procedures. Selection of A-E firms is based upon the professional qualifications necessary for performance of the required services. A-E services are required for site investigation, planning, programming, survey and geotech report (option), engineering studies including permit application, schematic design (charrette), concept design, final design, commissioning (option), and construction phase services (option) for the subject project. Construction phase services will include laboratory/vivarium bio-containment commissioning, preparation of operation and maintenance manuals, and shop drawing review and approval. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this action is 541330. The Product Service Code (PSC) is C118, Research and Development Facilities. This is an unrestricted acquisition and is open to all businesses regardless of size. A firm fixed price A-E contract will be negotiated with a 7-year period of performance; to include approximately two (2) years for design deliverables and five (5) years for the construction phase services. The contract is anticipated to be awarded by June 2011. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it plans to subcontract. The plan is not required with this submittal. SUBCONTRACTING PLAN REQUIREMENTS: In accordance with FAR 19.702(a)(1), a subcontracting plan is required if the firm is a large business. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers goal for small business utilization is 50.0% to small business (SB) dispersed as follows; 17.0% to small disadvantaged business (SDB), 18.0% to women-owned small business (WOSB), 10.0% to HUB Zone small business, 8.5% to Veteran Owned Small Business, and 4.0% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). While these are Department of the Army Small Business Subcontracting Goals for FY11, it is the contractor's responsibility to provide realistic, challenging, and achievable goals set forth in a subcontracting plan and will be negotiated prior to contract award. Subcontracting plans will be evaluated IAW FAR 19.705-4, and must receive a rating of "acceptable". Failure to submit and negotiate an acceptable Small Business Subcontracting Plan will make any Large Business Offeror ineligible for contract award. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION This project will provide dedicated animal testing and evaluation facilities for biodefense and infectious disease countermeasure development, including products and procedures as a result of research. The project will provide an approximately 460,000 square-foot, new multi-story medical research facility at Fort Detrick, Maryland. The facility will house biological safety level (BSL) - 2, 3, 3E and 4 animal research laboratories, holding, testing and evaluation areas for studies to include refinement of dose, schedule, route of exposure, identification of clinical endpoint, preliminary demonstration of efficacy using humanized dosing; pilot efficacy studies; and pivotal efficacy studies; administrative and support space. Support facilities include an approximately 2,000 square-foot pedestrian entry control point facility, utilities (water, sewer, gas, HVAC, steam), logistics, cage and glass wash, mechanical and bio-waste interstitial zones, effluent steam sterilization, electrical services, paving, walks, curbs, gutters, parking, fencing, storm drainage, communication and information systems, fire protection and alarm systems, and site improvements that include landscaping and new access drives. The project will also require design services to support a central mechanical/electrical plant or coordination of connection to an existing Fort Detrick central utility plant (CUP). The project will be designed in accordance with the Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 4-510-01; DoD Medical Military Facilities Design and Construction Criteria; UFC 4-010-01; DoD Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings; UFC 4-300-01 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Facilities; Centers for Disease Control and National Institutes of Health, Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 5th edition; National Research Council Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (NRC 1996); National Research Council Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (NRC 1999); AR 385-69 as implemented by DA PAM 385-69, Biological Defense Safety Program; DoDM 6055.18-M, Safety Standards for Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories; provide barrier-free design in accordance with DoD criteria and the Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum "Access for People with Disabilities" dated 10/31/2008 where it does not compromise bio-safety or bio-surety; applicable energy conservation legislation. All required antiterrorism and force protection (AT/FP) measures will be provided and may include structural hardening and progressive collapse analysis. The design is required to include criteria to qualify for the Silver certification rating as defined by the U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. The design will be prepared using the English system of measurement. Construction cost estimates will be prepared using the US Army Corps of Engineers' Computer Aided Cost Estimating System (M-CACES GOLD). Design drawings will be produced in a format fully compatible with the latest release of AutoCAD. Building Information Modeling (BIM) software will be utilized during the design phase and will also be developed for use by the general contractor and subcontractors during construction. The specifications will be produced in SPECSINTACT using Unified Facilities Guide Specifications. Design review comments and their responses will be provided using the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Review Management System Proj/Net/DrChecks. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA The selection criteria in descending order of importance are as follows: A. Professional Qualifications: The selected firm must have, either in-house or through consultants, the following key disciplines: project management; biomedical and vivarium space planning for high containment; biomedical and vivarium engineering for high containment; architecture; mechanical, electrical, fire protection, structural, civil, communication engineering; cost estimating; laboratory and vivarium commissioning expert; certified industrial hygienist; biomedical equipment planning for laboratory and vivarium facilities; interior design; operation and maintenance systems specialist. Resumes contained in Standard Form (SF) 330, PART I, Section E, Page 3 shall be completed for each discipline. Resume shall not exceed one page in length. Registered professionals are required in the following disciplines: project manager, architecture, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, structural, certified industrial hygienist, and civil engineering. The evaluation will consider education, training, registration, overall and relevant experience, and longevity with the firm. B. Specialized experience and technical competence of the team: (1) Design of new bio-medical research, laboratory, vivarium and support facilities to include BSL - 2, 3 and 4 laboratories and vivarium facilities. (2) Life safety and fire protection design of medical research facilities, vivarium and high level biological containment elements of such facilities. (3) Application of construction cost control through appropriate design and estimating techniques on complex projects during fluctuating markets to insure the project remains within budget through a fast-track construction process. (4) Experience in the commissioning of high-containment laboratory and vivarium facilities. (5) Preparation of phased or staged fast-tracked design packages to allow for simultaneous design and construction progress. (6) Experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials. (7) Sustainable design using an integrated design approach and emphasizing environmental stewardship, with experience in energy efficiency, use of recovered materials; waste reduction; reduction or elimination of toxic and harmful substances in facilities construction and operation; efficiency in resource and materials utilization; development of healthy, safe and productive work environments, and employing LEED evaluation and certification methods. (8) Familiarity with DoD anti-terrorism/force protection (AT/FP) design criteria and construction standards. (9) Experience in construction manager at risk projects (CM@Risk) or similar and addressing the collaborative effort for partnering required between the A-E and the selected preconstruction services contractor. (10) Experience with Unified Facilities Criteria and DoD Medical Military Facilities Design and Construction Criteria. C. Capacity to Accomplish the Work in the Required Time: Provide an overview of the team's staffing; capabilities; and ability to meet schedules, demonstrate flexibility and adjust efforts based on external influences while performing the design tasks. D. Past Performance: Past performance on projects with Government Agencies and private industry in terms of quality of work, cost control, and compliance with performance schedules will be considered. The evaluation will be based on established ACASS ratings and other credible documentation included in the SF 330. E. Knowledge of the Locality: SF 330 submission shall clearly indicate the primary office where the work will be performed and the staffing at this office. Firms shall convey knowledge of, and familiarity with, the project locality to include, but not limited to; geographic features, climate, state and local permitting requirements, and local construction methods. F. Experience producing quality designs based on a firm's design quality management plan (DQMP). The DQMP should include an organization chart and briefly address management approach, team organization, professional registration, quality control procedures, cost control, value engineering, coordination of in-house disciplines and subcontractors, and prior experience of the prime firm and any significant consultants on similar projects. Indicate how the prime firm has collaborated with the proposed consultant(s) and identify the projects, including the names of the team members and the year of participation. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Offerors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) system to be eligible for award. Firms may register via the CCR internet site at http://www.ccr.gov. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit four (4) completed paper copies of their SF 330 (Architect-Engineer Qualifications) to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, 10 South Howard Street, ATTN; Contracting Division (ATTN: Nora Burrows) Baltimore, MD, 21201 (Mailing address: P.O. Box 1715, Baltimore, MD 21203-1715), no later than 4:00 P.M. Eastern Time on January 21, 2011. Submissions received after that deadline will not be considered. Email or fax transmissions will not be accepted. Include your DUNS number in SF 330, PART II, Block 4. The page limit for the Part 1 SF 330 is 125 pages. A page is defined as one side of a sheet. Use font size 12 or larger. A Part II of the SF 330 is required for each branch office of the prime firm and any subcontractors that will have a key role in the proposed contract. This is not a request for proposal. Solicitation packages are not provided and no additional project information will be given to firms during the announcement period. These firms will be contacted on the exact time and place of the interviews. Phone calls to discuss the solicitation are discouraged unless absolutely necessary. Firms may submit inquiries by email to the point of contact identified below by January 14, 2011. Personal visits for the purpose of discussing this solicitation are not allowed. Point of Contact Nora Burrows, Contract Specialist, (301) 619-6909 Email your questions to US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore at Nora.Burrows@USACE.ARMY.MIL Place of Performance Contractor's facilities and the project site in Fort Detrick, Maryland.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Fort Detrick US Army Garrison Porter St Frederick MD
- Zip Code: 21702
- Zip Code: 21702
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