SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for Architect-Engineer (A-E) Services for NOAA, Project Planning and Management Division, Eastern Region
- Notice Date
- 5/8/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541310
— Architectural Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division-KC, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106, United States
- ZIP Code
- 64106
- Solicitation Number
- NAAJ5731-12-01940
- Archive Date
- 6/23/2012
- Point of Contact
- Charlene A. Yaple, Phone: 816-426-7531, Jackie S Smith, Phone: 816-426-2068
- E-Mail Address
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charlene.a.yaple@noaa.gov, jacqueline.s.smith@noaa.gov
(charlene.a.yaple@noaa.gov, jacqueline.s.smith@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Government intends to award up to three Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract(s) for professional Architectural/ Engineering (A/E) services to be performed for the United States Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Project Planning and Management Division - Eastern Region (PPMD-ER) from this announcement. The contract's performance period is for a five year period. The primary geographical area is roughly the eastern half of the United States consisting of over 35 states and territories. PPMD-ER reserves the right to utilize the A/E Contractor in other locations within the U.S. and its territories on an exception basis. The purpose of the contract is to obtain professional architectural, engineering, and construction management services associated with the repair, renovation, alteration, new construction and expansion of DOC/NOAA facilities that incorporate design excellence and adherence to sound design practices, resulting in projects that meet NOAA's requirements and are delivered in a cost effective and efficient manner. As an environmental agency, NOAA has unique and important stewardship responsibilities and strives to implement its projects and their delivery in an environmentally friendly manner utilizing sustainable design. Typical A/E services include the following: architecture, engineering (i.e., structural, mechanical/plumbing, electrical, civil, fire protection, geotechnical, sanitary, etc.), laboratory design, environmental assessment, energy design, schedule development, programming, landscape and site development design, energy audits, site investigations/surveys, facility investigation/surveys, surveying (boundary and topographical), preliminary design, cost estimating, economic analyses, value engineering, implementation of USGBC LEED guidelines where appropriate, construction administration/management, commissioning, quality control/assessments, coastal engineering/marine and coastal restoration, seawater systems, peer reviews, and post occupancy evaluations. Typical projects include: Design of new facilities, design of renovation of facilities, seismic design, seismic design retrofit in existing facilities, fire-life safety design in accordance with applicable codes and NFPA, investigation/evaluation and reporting of existing facility conditions; site investigation including offsite utilities; development and/or design of new construction; repair, alteration, improvement, renovation, and remodeling of existing building exteriors, interior spaces, and building systems and features, such as: mechanical, plumbing, electrical, structural, fire protection, roofing system design, seawater systems, elevator/escalator, and roofing components/systems. Repair, alteration, improvement, renovation, and remodeling of existing historic building exteriors, interior spaces, and building systems and features, such as: mechanical, plumbing, electrical, structural, fire-life safety, elevator/escalator, and roofing components/systems. Repair to existing as well as to new construction of piers and jetties. Typical facilities include: office buildings, historic structures, warehouses and storage buildings; electronic laboratories; fisheries laboratories; research laboratories, observatories, and wharf/pier structures; educational and visitor centers; and communications installations. Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed-price task orders with a cumulative amount not to exceed $3,000,000 over the life of the contract. A minimum of $2,500 in task order work shall be awarded during the contract period. To be considered under this solicitation, firms must demonstrate the capability of providing the following minimum requirements: 1) Architectural, civil/structural, geotechnical, seismic design engineering, mechanical, electrical, marine, fire-life safety engineering, and LEED design in conformance to each project jurisdiction; 2) Services shall be provided under the direction of an Architect or Engineer licensed in the project jurisdiction. Selection Criteria: Selection of the firms will be based upon the following evaluation factors, which are listed in descending order of importance: 1) Professional qualifications of the staff to be assigned to the project, with emphasis on key personnel, including consultants and subcontractor personnel, 2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the following: a) type of projects and facilities listed herein, and b) demonstrated knowledge of sustainable design and energy conservation programs and proven success in achieving energy efficiency in facility design (i.e., prescribing the use of recovered materials, and waste reduction), 3) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time, 4) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and/or private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules, and 5) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project; provided, that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit six (6) copies of their Standard Form 330, "Architect-Engineer Qualifications," to be received at the address listed below no later than 4:00 p.m. CDT June 8, 2012. Submittals received after this date will not be considered. Submissions shall be limited to a total of 80 pages (single-sided; 40 pages double sided), thus, conciseness and simplicity are encouraged. These forms must be submitted to Ms. Charlene Yaple, Contract Specialist, at NOAA, Eastern Acquisition Division (EAD), 601 E. 12th Street, Suite 1756, Kansas City, MO 64106. Eastern Acquisition Division, requires that all Contractors doing business with this officer be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). No award can be made to a company not registered in CCR. For additional information to register in CCR, please access the following web site: http://www.ccr.gov. In order to register, all firms must have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at https://www.dnb.com/product/eupdate/requestOptions.html or by phone at (800) 333-0505. Contractors should submit their Certifications and Representations thru the on-line Business Partner Network (BPN). The BPN is the single source for vendor data for the federal government. Contractors are encouraged to go on-line at www.orca.bpn.gov to complete its representations and certifications.
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