SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE; INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY FOR ARMY FACILITIES COMPONENT SYSTEM(AFCS) FOR CONUS/OCONUS
- Notice Date
- 4/4/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- USACE HNC, Huntsville, P. O. Box 1600, Huntsville, AL 35807-4301
- ZIP Code
- 35807-4301
- Solicitation Number
- W912DY-10-R-0038
- Response Due
- 5/4/2011
- Archive Date
- 7/3/2011
- Point of Contact
- Michael Ashworth, 256-895-1835
- E-Mail Address
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USACE HNC, Huntsville
(michael.d.ashworth@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Description CONTRACT INFORMATION: This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act as implemented in FAR 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work. The objective of this Architectural Engineering (A-E) contract is to procure highly specialized services to provide continued technical, maintenance, and design support of the AFCS program. In order to accomplish this objective, the Huntsville Center proposes to award a Restricted Small Business (SB), Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC). The award will be for one base year and four option years under which firm-fixed price (FFP) task orders (T.O.) will be negotiated. It is anticipated that this acquisition will result in the award of one indefinite delivery type contract, with the Government reserving the right not to award a contract if it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government. The North American Industrial Classification System code is 541330, with small business size standard of $4.5M. The total requirements expected to be awarded under this AFCS A-E contract is anticipated to equal approximately $30,000,000 over a period of five (5) years. This acquisition is a competitive 100% small business restricted competition. In accordance with FAR 36.209, the A-E Contractor and its subcontractors, suppliers, and consultants selected for award will not be considered eligible for DoD construction design-build contracts or any T.O. that relate to any A-E T.O. awarded under this contract. It is expected that the Government may provide the awardee three (3) task orders per year exceeding $3,000. All work shall be in accordance with (IAW) the most current edition of all applicable codes. However, detail instructions shall be specified in T.O. particularly OCONUS work are subject to requirement of host nations. PROJECT INFORMATION: AFCS designs are reviewed and updated constantly to utilize state-of-the-art technology in construction designs, materials, and techniques within Army transformation to conserve resources, standardized and simplified designs for essential facilities that are developed. Designs developed for this contract must use commercial, off-the-shelf material to the greatest extent possible; be modular in nature and require only some skilled work for assembly; and be readily adaptable to local climates and material. Services to be provided include, but are not limited to: (1) The development, conversion, and revision of drawings, bill of materials (BOM), Labor and Equipment Estimates (LEE) and construction process management estimates for a variety of facilities used for Army contingency operations; (2) Input of drawings, bill of materials (BOM), Labor and Equipment Estimates (LEE) and construction process management estimates into the AFCS database; (3) Revision and maintenance of Army Facilities Component System (AFCS) standards ; (4) Analysis of Theater of Operations (TO) Army Construction and facility requirements and preparation of criteria and plans for updating AFCS designs and Theater Oriented Guide Specs (TOGS) to satisfy those requirements and (5) Preparation of AFCS drawings using Computer-Aided Design and provision of digitized drawing in AFCS input format. Award of this contract shall not limit the Government's authority to secure similar AFCS related support from other contract sources. 2.1.All work shall be in accordance with (IAW) the most current edition of the Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC); copy available at www.wbdg.org and Army Regulation 415-16 http://www.apd.army.mil/jw2/xmldemo/r415_16/cover.asp. In accordance with FAR Part 16.505(a)(8)(ii) and DFARS clause 252.236-7009, Option for Supervision and Inspection Services, the Government may direct the Contractor to perform any part or all of the supervision and inspection services for the construction contract. Studies and designs will be prepared in the English and/or metric system of measurement. Cost estimates will be prepared on IBM-compatible personal computers using Corps of Engineers' Computer Aided Cost Estimating System: software provided by the Government, M II Cost Estimating System, or similar approved software. Design drawings will be produced in a format fully compatible with the latest versions of Microstation and AutoCAD at time of contract award. Knowledge and experience with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), and other sustainable design & energy conservation legislation is not required. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria for the basic IDIQ contract is listed below in descending order of importance (first by primary criterion and then by each sub-criterion)." Criteria (1) through (5) are primary. Criteria (6) is secondary and will only be used as a "tie-breaker" among firms that are essentially technically equal. Price will not be used as a criterion. 1. Specialized Corporate Experience and Technical Competence: specialized experience and technical competence in which the primary purpose is to provide technical support, maintenance and design of the AFCS database, including experience and technical capabilities to maintain highly sophisticated equipment and systems. The prime firm and key subcontractors (i.e. any subcontract which equals 10% or more of the prime contract) should have experience working together. Letters of commitment will need to be submitted for any key subcontractor from the firm and any key personnel. The contractor shall provide examples of three (3) to five (5) projects that demonstrate recent relevant experience in sub criteria 1, 2, 3 and 4. Recent experience is experience within the last 3 years from the date of this announcement. (1) Experience in design of Army austere facilities in support of military overseas contingency operations (temporary standard facilities, pre-engineered, relocateable, Modular, panelized and stick built building systems). (2) Experience in the development and maintenance of bill of materials (BOM) and labor and equipment estimates (LEE). (3) Ability and knowledge to develop, update and maintain contingency designs in both English and metric units/dimensions. (4) The contractor shall demonstrate design quality control management approach tailored to this procurement. Specifically, how will the contractor maintain the quality of the design and control cost. Define the system that will be in place to assure the design quality is maintained. Provide a comprehensive description of how the Quality Control process will be executed including designation of the primary professionals who, apart from the key personnel design team members, will be responsible for quality review. 2. Professional Qualifications: Identify the professional qualifications and credentials of personnel in the key disciplines shown below that will be necessary for satisfactory performance of the required services. The Government will consider the qualifications, education, relevant and specialized experience, and training of licensed, registered, and/or certified key personnel. Letters of commitment will need to be submitted for any key personnel that are not current employees of the submitting firm. The lead architect or engineer in each discipline must be registered or certified to practice in the appropriate professional field and must have energy savings planning and design experience. In addition, if a subcontractor to the primary firm is a part of this proposal then they must show how long they have worked together with primary firm and what part they played in each of the relevant projects the firm provided as examples of their experience. Resumes shall be provided in Section E for the following personnel: project management (architect or engineer), architecture, fire protection engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, structural engineering, civil engineering, and cost engineering. The Cost Engineer should be certified as Certified Cost Engineer (CCE) or Certified Cost Consultant (CCC). The evaluation will consider education, certifications, training, registration, overall and relevant experience, and longevity with the firm. Firm must provide the resume for a LEED Accredited Professional (AP), which can be one of the personnel listed above. 3. Past Performance: Past performance of the prime firm and any key subcontractors on recent (i.e. completed within the past three (3) years from the release of this announcement) contracts with the primary purpose of temporary standard and pre-engineered facility as determined from Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) and other sources. PPIRS will be queried for all prime firms to assess performance risk. Performance evaluations for any key subcontractors may also be considered. The Government may elect to consider any credible information obtained from other sources in addition to those identified by the firm if adequate information is not available in PPIRS. In the event that adverse past performance information is obtained from other sources, the firm will have the opportunity to respond to any adverse information received which it had not had a previous opportunity to comment. 4. Capacity: Demonstrate capacity or an effective organization structure, project team and quality management plan to accomplish up to an estimated three (3) task orders simultaneously in a one year period of time as a restricted small business respondent. 5. Geographical Capability: Capability to perform work Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) and throughout the Continental United States (CONUS), District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. Territories and possessions. Firms should demonstrate their capability to perform work in multiple geographic locations. Greater consideration will be given to the A-E firms with the capability to perform work in diverse locations rather than only having experience in one geographic area. Secondary Selection Criteria 6. Volume of work: Volume of work awarded by DoD during the previous 12 months, with the objective of effecting an equitable distribution of DoD A-E contracts among qualified firms, including small businesses and small disadvantaged businesses. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Firms must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be eligible for award. Firms may register via the CCR internet site at http://www.ccr.gov. SF-330 submissions will be received until 1400 (2:00 pm) Central Time, Monday, May 2, 2011. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform the work described above must submit seven (7) hard copies of the SF 330 Part I and SF 330 Part II for the prime firm and all key subcontractors to the Contract Specialist as follows: US Army Engineering and Support Center, CEHNC-CT-B, ATTN: Mr. Michael Ashworth, 4820 University Square, Huntsville AL 35816-1822. All hard copy submissions shall be identical in content. The SF 330 Part I shall not exceed 50 pages (8.5" x 11"), including no more than 5 pages for Section H. Each side of a sheet of paper is considered one page. The hard copy is to use no smaller than 12 font type. However, firms may use no smaller than 10 pt font on organizational charts, graphs, tables and matrices. Include the firm's DUNS number in the SF 330, Part I, Section H. In Section H, indicate the estimated percentage of involvement of each firm on the proposed team. Facsimile transmissions will not be accepted. Solicitation packages are not provided and no additional project information will be given to firms during the announcement period. This is not a request for proposal. Award is anticipated to be made in Fall 2011. Hand carried submissions shall be dropped off at US Army Engineering & Support Center, Huntsville at 4820 University Square mailroom by the person delivering the package. The mailroom entrance is located at the North side of the building and is clearly marked from the outside. The mailroom personnel will receive the packages, date stamp, x-ray as appropriate and call the person identified on the package. The mailroom hours for bid package deliveries are 0800-1500, Monday-Friday, excluding holidays. Points of Contact (POC) Michael Ashworth Contract Specialist, 256-895-1835 Michael.D.Ashworth@usace.army.mil Tonju L. Butler Contracting Officer Tonju.L.butler@usace.army.mil Potential Firms are to post questions at www.projnet.org using bidder inquiry key TST367-293FLD. The deadline for posting questions is 1600 (4:00 pm) Central Time, Monday, April 18, 2011. Place of Performance Contractor's facilities and project sites OCONUS & CONUS throughout the United States, including Alaska, Hawaii, and all U.S. Territories
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USACE HNC, Huntsville P. O. Box 1600, Huntsville AL
- Zip Code: 35807-4301
- Zip Code: 35807-4301
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