PRESOL | C | Architectural and Engineering services for Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract for various projects at Acadia National Park and St. Croix Island International Historic Site.

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 22, 2011 FBO #3680
SOLICITATION NOTICE

C -- Architectural and Engineering services for Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract for various projects at Acadia National Park and St. Croix Island International Historic Site.

Notice Date: 12/20/2011
Notice Type: Presolicitation
Contracting Office: NER - New England MABO Charlestown Navy Yard, Bldg I-1 Boston MA 02129
ZIP Code: 02129
Solicitation Number: P12PS50583
Response Due: 1/19/2012
Archive Date: 12/19/2012
Point of Contact: Diane E. McKenzie Contract Specialist 6172425787 Diane_McKenzie@nps.gov;
E-Mail Address: Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
Small Business Set-Aside: Total Small Business
Description: The National Park Service is requesting Architectural and Engineering qualifications from interested parties for an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract for various projects at Acadia National Park and St. Croix Island International Historic Site. These sites are located in Maine near the towns of Bar Harbor, Winter Harbor, and Calais. Potential work locations include sites on Mount Desert Island, Schoodic Peninsula, Isle au Haut, Little Cranberry Island, Red Beach, and St. Croix Island. Facilities to be worked on may include buildings and historic buildings used for visitor and administrative services, paved and unpaved roads and parking areas, utility systems, trails, and developed landscapes. Work will include, but is not limited to facility and site investigations; surveying and mapping; soils and hazardous materials testing; preparation of preliminary studies, sketches, layouts, outlines, and advance cost estimates; comprehensive planning; conceptual and schematic designs and value analysis; construction drawings, specifications, and estimates; construction management; and other related services. Products will include, but not be limited to NEPA and Section 106 compliance documents and required permits; historic structures and archeological reports; hazardous material surveys; topographic and boundary surveys; site plans; preliminary, schematic, construction, and as-constructed drawings; and other architectural, engineering, landscape architectural, and facility related products. REQUIRED DISCIPLINES AND SERVICES A) Required disciplines include, but are not limited to architecture; landscape architecture; civil, electrical, mechanical, fire protection, geotechnical, plumbing/sanitary, and structural engineering; surveying; cost estimating; historic architecture and historic landscape architecture; hazardous materials surveys; archeology; writing and editing; materials testing; meeting facilitation and environmental science. SERVICES: For the purpose of this contract, the services to be provided will primarily be: A) Pre-Design Services: Site Analysis, Site Program, and Facility ProgramContextual AnalysisIntegrated Design NarrativeMeeting management including facilitation and recording B) Supplementary Services and ComplianceArcheological surveyInventory, Resource surveys, Wetland DelineationsHistoric Structure and Cultural Landscape Reports and AssessmentsNEPA CompliancePermittingOther Environmental Compliance (i.e. fish habitat assessments, biological assessments, statement of findings for floodplains and wetlands, coastal zone management consistency determinations)Topographic surveyBoundary survey C) Design Services:Schematic DesignValue Analysis and Value-based decision makingDesign DevelopmentConstruction DocumentsConstruction SupportSustainability/LEED documentationCost Estimating, including Life Cycle Costing and Total Cost of Ownership D) Construction ManagementSubmittal ReviewSite visits and office supportAs-constructed drawingsProject SchedulingRisk AnalysisCommissioning POLICY REQUIREMENTS Information governing executive orders, laws and policies, standards, definitions, practices and guidelines including information on sustainable design as a guiding principle can be found at http://www.nps.gov/dsc/workflows/index.htm SELECTION CRITERIA: The following factors will be assessed and rated in descending order of importance. Factor 1. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS. This factor assesses the individual experience and professional qualifications of the key personnel for required disciplines assigned to the project team. Submit resumes for all proposed key individuals including information on professional licenses, registrations, and/or certifications. Factor 2. PAST PERFORMANCE. This factor assesses the past performance in the previous five years of the project team with respect to quality of work, cost control, compliance with performance schedules, cooperation and responsiveness. The Government may consider information provided by the firm, references, Government databases, and other publicly available sources. Include records of all claims in excess of $2,500 against the firm. Factor 3. LOCATION IN THE GENERAL GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF THE PROJECT AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE LOCALITY OF THE PROJECT. This factor assesses expertise in the local area's geological features, climatic conditions, natural resources, architectural context, local construction methods, local and state building codes and permit requirements as well as the ability to respond quickly, efficiently, and economically to project needs. This factor evaluates the distance of the firm's project office from Acadia National Park, the extent of the firm's knowledge about the coastal Maine area, and the knowledge and experience of the firm pertaining to state, county and local project requirements. Factor 4. PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY CONTROL. This factor assesses the ability to oversee and manage multiple in-house resources and subcontractors on a single project, while ensuring projects are kept on schedule, of high quality and within budget. The selected firm(s) must be capable of providing and managing a multi-disciplinary team from within the firm or in conjunction with subconsultants while ensuring compliance with regulations, codes and policies. The firm should also demonstrate their ability to administratively track and invoice for multiple task orders. Firms shall demonstrate through a plan and/or examples how their Quality Assurance and Quality Control processes and multi-disciplinary team approach results in high quality products that meet the project requirements within available construction funds. Factor 5. CAPACITY TO ACCOMPLISH THE WORK IN THE REQUIRED TIME. This factor assesses the ability to perform multiple task orders with similar completion schedules and overlapping delivery dates. Proposals should indicate the firm's present workload, and demonstrate the capacity to perform up to $1,500,000 of work in a one year period and to complete the work on time. Factor 6. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE IN THE TYPE OF WORK REQUIRED. This factor assesses competence in specialized areas such as sustainability, cost estimating, environmental compliance for federal government agencies, rehabilitation of historic structures, and use of digital technology. CONTRACT STRUCTURE This contract shall be procured in accordance with the Brooks Act and Federal Acquisition Regulations Part 36.6. The NAICS code is 541320 and the small business size standard is $7 million. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. Submission packages will only be accepted from small businesses. It is the National Park Services' intention to make a single award from this announcement. Services will be provided under an Indefinite Quantity/Indefinite Delivery contract with individual delivery orders (task orders) issued against the contract. The contact ceiling shall not exceed $7,500,000. There will be a base year and potential for four additional one year option periods. The total work per contract year will not exceed $1,500,000. The contracted firm is guaranteed a minimum of $5,000 per year. All work will be guided by NPS policies and directives. There may be an occasional need to obtain specialized services from subconsultants under the prime contract. In these instances, the majority of the work may be performed solely by the subconsultant with minimal involvement of the prime contractor. Everything, e..g. task order issuance, direction, etc., must go through the prime contractor and not directly to the subconsultant. The prime contractor has to approve the use of "pass throughs" to their subconsultants. When the work is performed primarily by the subconsultant the prime contractor is involved in all discussions and all correspondence. Even though the prime is not allowed to add a mark up or coordination fee on subconsultant work to the task order, the prime is entitled to add principal or project management time to review and coordinate placement and administration of the task order. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS ALL INFORMATION NEEDED FOR INTERESTED PARTIES TO SUBMIT A STANDARD FORM (SF) 330, ARCHITECT ENGINEER QUALIFICATIONS, IS CONTAINED HEREIN. THERE IS NO SEPARATE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) PACKAGE TO DOWNLOAD. Firms having the capabilities to perform the services described herein are invited to respond by submitting a completed Standard Form 330, Part I for the firm and joint ventures. Standard Form 330, Part I shall be limited to no more than 50 pages, double sided pages shall be counted as two pages. Any pages in excess of the 50 page limit on Part I will not be included in the evaluation process. Firms with branch offices and consultants must submit Part II of Standard Form 330 that shall include project samples. There is no page limitation for Standard Form 330, Part II. The SF330's shall be typed and shall use a type pitch that is no smaller than a standard eleven-point font type, with the exception of charts, graphs, or tables, which shall use a pitch no smaller than 10-point. As an attachment, provide an organization chart of the proposed team showing the names and roles of all key personnel listed in Section E with the associated firm as listed in Section C. Organization chart will not be subject to the page limitation set forth above. Firms shall separately address the evaluation factors and relate where information can be found in the submittal package relevant to each factor. The submittal should be forwarded by a cover letter that references the solicitation number. The cover letter is not subject to the page limitation. Please include your DUNS, CAGE, and TIN numbers in Section H, Block 30 of the SF 330. All firms are advised that registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database is required prior to award of a contract. Failure to register in the CCR Database may render your firm ineligible for award. For more information check the CCR Website: http://www.ccr.gov. Interested firms shall submit one original and three copies of their submission package. Submittal packages must be received no later than 2:00 p.m. local prevailing time on January 19, 2012 to the following address: Boston National Historical Park, Charlestown Navy Yard, NER New England MABO, Building I-1, Boston, MA 02129-4543, Attention: Diane E. McKenzie, Contract Specialist. The deadline for questions is January 12, 2012 by 2:00 p.m. Submit all questions by email only to diane_mckenzie@nps.gov.
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Place of Performance: Address: Acadia National ParkBar Harbor, Maine; Zip Code: 04609
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C -- Architectural and Engineering services for Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract for various projects at Acadia National Park and St. Croix Island International Historic Site.