DA, CE, Vicksburg Dist, CE, 2101 N Frontage Rd, Vicksburg, MS 39180-5191

C -- PROPOSED INDEFINITE DELIVERY TYPE (IDT) CONTRACTS FOR SURVEYING SUPPORT SERVICES WITHIN ENGINEERING DIVISION SOL EDAEDF-4333-0317. DUE 013195. POC Tommy Wardlaw, 601/631-5486. Due by 31 January 1995, Contact Point, Mr. Tommy Wardlaw, 601-631-5374. three contracts will be awarded as a result of this announcement. Work will be accomplished under an Indefinite Delivery Contract NTE $750,000 (plus an option year with an additional $750,000) by the issuance of individual delivery orders, NTE $150,000. The work consists of professional services in connecton with surveying required at various locatons primarily within the limits of the Vicksburg District which includes parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Pre-selection criteria will be based on the following considerations which are of equal importance. The firm (either in-house or through association ith a qualified consultant) must: A. Firm must have one or more registered land surveyors in each of the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. B. Have demonstrated experience in the use of GPS and DGPS for both topographic and hydrographic surveys. C. Have demonstrated experience in the performance of first order horizontal and vertical control surveys, gage and discharge surveys, and have a minimum of 3 years of demonstrated experience in the performance of automated topographic surveys utilizing total stations and data collectors, and cadastral surveys. D. Have demonstrated experience in performance of multi-beam or fan-sweep hydrographic surveying. E. Have the necessary equipment, boats, and personnel with demonstrated experience in the performance of the above type surveys. F. Demonstrate experience in use of CADD systems. All drawings shall be furnished in Intergraph Microstation design file compatible format. Deliverables shall be provided on one of the following types of media, subject to prior approval from the contracting official: nine (9) track tape 6250 bpi-VMS backup utility, 8mm Exabyte tape scpio saveset (UNIX), or 3.5'' diskette cpio saveset (UNIX). The aforementioned files and backups must be of current version in operation by the Vicksburg District at time of contract award. Design file specification, level assignments, line styles, and line weights shall be in accordance with Engineer Manual EM-1110-1-1807 (all parts) and/or as indicated by contracting official. Responding firms must, as a part of their response, state the type of CADD system to be used in this effort and explain in detail how the system will be made compatible with the Vicksburg District Graphics System. Firms failing to submit a part of their response information on how they will achieve complete CADD compatibility with the Vicksburg District System will not be considered. Selection criteria will be based on the following: A. Specialized experience in first-order horizontal and vertical control surveys; automated sydrographic surveys in real time utilizing DGPS technology; topographic surveys utilizing total stations and data collectors formatted for entry into intergraph computer systems; topographic surveys utilizing differential GPS on-the-fly or real time kinematic systems; cadastral surveys including large land areas accepted by state or Federal courts to settle boundary disputes. B. Professional qualificatons of employees designated to work under this contract (includes professional recognition and work experience of key personnel, professional registration, advanced degrees, and specific work experience of key personnel, adequate management personnel with required qualifications and experience in land surveying to assure prompt response to surveying assignments). C. Past Performance. D. Capacity in both available personnel and equipment to accomplish the work in a timely manner (includes indicating sufficient personnel and equipment to staff four 4-man survey parties simultaneously). In the final selection process, the most highly qualified firms will be interviewed. Location of the office(s) to perform and/or manage the work, amount of DoD work for the past 12 months, extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities, and university institutions in the contract team, and the interview results will be considerations in establishing the final ranking. The first contract will be awarded on or about August 1995, and the other two awarded immediately thereafter. Responses received by 31 January 1995 will be considered. Responding firms should send SF255 (1192 edition) and SF254 (11/92 edition, for the prime and all consultants to U.S. Army Engineer District, Vicksburg, Attn: A-E Coordination Team (CELMK-ED-ACE), 2101 N. Frontage Road, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180-5191. All telephone calls should be directed to Mr. Tommy Wardlaw, (601)631-5486. This is not a RFP. A fee proposal will be requested at a later date. Along with the fee proposal, the selected firm (if a large business) will be required to submit a Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR 19.702. Thenobjective of the plan is to offer subcontracting opportunities to small business concerns and small disadvantaged business concerns to the maximum practicable extent consistent with the efficient performance of the contract. The subcontracting plan shall separate percentage goals composed of direct cost, indirect cost, or a combination of the two for using small business and small disadvantaged business subcontractors. Questions relative to the subcontracting plan may be directed to Mrs. Shirley Reed, Small Business Specialist, 601-631-5347. See Notes 24 and 25. (011)

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