SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- A/E CWPPRA Surveys
- Notice Date
- 7/16/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Louisiana State Office, 3737 Government Street, Alexandria, Louisiana, 71302
- ZIP Code
- 71302
- Solicitation Number
- AG-7217-S-13-0009
- Archive Date
- 9/21/2013
- Point of Contact
- Vicki L. Supler, Phone: 318-473-7645
- E-Mail Address
-
vicki.supler@la.usda.gov
(vicki.supler@la.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Louisiana requires the services of a professional surveying firm with experience in performing surveys for various water resources projects. This acquisition process is being conducted in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. The primary NAICS code is 541330, which has a size standard of $14M. For purposes of this announcement, a concern is considered to be a small business concern if its average annual receipts for the past three years, do not exceed $14 million. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this requirement or any follow up information requests. This announcement constitutes the only notice. The government anticipates the award of a firm fixed priced indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity type (IDIQ) contract as a result of this competition. The initial contract period will be for one (1) year and the Government may, at its option, extend the contract to a maximum of five (5) years by exercising each of the four (4) one-year renewal options. Work under the contract will be subject to satisfactory negotiation of individual Task Orders. The price of any single task order shall be at least $5,000 but shall not exceed $500,000. The maximum order amount for any contract period (base year and each option year) shall be $1,000,000. The guaranteed minimum is $5,000 for the base year year. Task Orders will be negotiated as firm fixed-priced procurements for individual projects. PROJECT INFORMATION: The selected firm must be able to work on sites which are landbased, shallow draft and deep draft marine and marshland-based areas. The selected firm will perform the following services: Surveys required may consist of but are not limited to any part, one or all of the following activities: boundary surveys, topographic/planimetric surveys, magnetometer surveys, hydrographic/bathymetric surveys, horizontal and vertical control surveys, design surveys, development of graphical representations of survey data collected, construction layout/as-built surveys, construction checks and surveys for quantity computations. Perform quantity computations from survey data collected for excavation and fill used in typical construction activities utilizing various engineering methods and software. A typical project would require knowledge and experience in all aspects of surveying, surveying equipment, and CAD programs. The firm will be required to perform surveys in accordance with NRCS standards. All survey drawings shall be computer generated in..dwg or.dxf format. PRE-SELECTION CRITERIA will be based on the firm having a minimum of three licensed in-house surveyors employed on a full time basis. 1) At least one surveyor must be a Professional Land Surveyor licensed in the state of Louisiana with a minimum of ten years experience. 2) At least two in-house draftspersons employed on a full time basis, one with a minimum of ten years CAD experience and one with a minimum of three year's experience and 3) At least two fully equipped 3 man survey crews with each under the supervision of a party chief, one party chief having a minimum of ten years experience and one party chief having a minimum of five years experience. SELECTION CRITERIA: Each firm will be evaluated on the following: 1. Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance. Evaluation will be based upon the number of qualified personnel, certifications/professional registrations, education, years of experience and qualified personnel's knowledge and level of experience associated with the requirements above, and their availability to perform work on this contract. 2. Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required. Evaluation will be based on the extent of directly related experience in performing the types of surveys described; specialized education at the university level, and all other applicable education, training, and certifications/professional registrations. Preferential consideration will be given to those firms with knowledge of and direct experience in the application of the described requirements in the coastal marsh environment in Louisiana. Examples of past survey work shall be provided for review, as well as a description of the type, variety and complexity of the work performed. Previous work samples will be evaluated based on complexity of work performed. 3. Capacity to accomplish the work. Evaluation will be based on the number of qualified personnel available to work on this contract, the array, precision level and quantity of field/office equipment units and software/hardware units available to work on this contract, and the quantity of work currently under contract and the completion dates of existing contract work. Examples of equipment and software considered in the evaluation are: number/size/type of boats, trucks, GPS- RTK units, data collectors, echosounders, magnetometers, AutoCad,, plotters, computers, Hypack, gradiometer, side scan sub-bottom sonar, etc. 4. Past performance on contracts with government agencies and private industry. Evaluation will be based upon the firm's past experience with other government agencies and the private sector in performing the requirements described and the quality and timeliness of performance under previous contracts. References with telephone numbers must be provided for the work performed under previous contracts. 5. Location in the general geographic area and knowledge of the locality. Evaluation will be based on the past work experience in Louisiana where surveys were performed. Firms shall indicate the locality of their past work experience. Preferential consideration will be given to firms that have performed the requirements described above in coastal areas of Louisiana. The evaluation factors listed above are ranked in their order of importance, with criteria (1) being the most important. In order to comply with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, all contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management System (SAMS) to be considered for an award of a Federal contract. For information regarding registration contact the SAMS Web Site at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. Firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit 4 copies of Standard Form 330, Architect-Engineer Qualifications, Parts I and II, and any other supplemental information deemed by the Offeror to respond to the selection criteria. Do not submit cover letters, binders, elaborate coverings, spiral bound material or company brochures/pamphlets, etc. Submit only what is requested on 8 ½ x 11 inch bond paper with a minimum of 12 pitch font. The proposal submittal, including the SF 330 Parts I and II shall not exceed 100 pages in length (includes all attachments, subcontractor, consultant information, etc.). Offerors exceeding the maximum page limitations may not be considered. Cover pages, tab pages, and divider pages will not count towards the 100 page limit. Submissions include single or double sided sheets, but shall not exceed the 100 page limitation. Offerors may include 11 x 14 inch paper for the exclusive presentation of tables or figures. These pages will not count towards the page limitation. Interested firms must submit their SF-330's no later than September 6, 2013, 2:00 p.m. CT, to the attention of Vicki Supler, Contracting Officer, USDA-NRCS, 3737 Government Street, Alexandria, LA 71302. Only those firms responding by that time will be considered for selection. Firms responding to the announcement before the closing date will be considered for selection, subject to any limitations indicated with respect to size and geographic location of the firm, specialized technical expertise, or other requirements listed. Facsimile transmissions and email transmissions will not be accepted. Solicitation packages are not provided and no additional project information will be given to firms during the announcement period. Any questions should be addressed to the contracting officer. NOTE: Work will be located throughout the State of Louisiana. PRICE PROPOSALS: Once the evaluation of firms has been completed, the most highly qualified firm shall provide a price proposal within the requested time period to be identified by the Government (DO NOT SUBMIT UNTIL REQUESTED). The proposal shall include, but is not limited to, a description of direct labor categories, direct labor rates, G&A rates, Overhead rates, laboratory rates, equipment rates, and other recurring costs. The proposal will be negotiated and incorporated into the resultant contract. Should the most highly qualified firm fail to negotiate an acceptable price with the Contracting Officer, it will be ineligible for award. The contractor agrees to submit a Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data as required by FAR 15.406-2(a) for awards exceeding $700,000. OTHER INFORMATION: The proposal will be evaluated and negotiated for fair and reasonable price. If a fair and reasonable price cannot be negotiated, the Government may request a proposal from the next highest ranked firm and the process will continue until a contract has been awarded. Selection of firms for negotiation shall be made in order of ranking based on the demonstrated competence and qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance in accordance with the specific selection criteria listed in this announcement.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Various Parishes, Louisiana, United States
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