U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, 600 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Place, Room 821, Louisville, Kentucky 40202-2230

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES FOR DESIGN OF UTILITY UPGRADES WITHIN THE LOUISVILLE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES OF KY, IL, IN, TN, OH, AND MI POC Contact Mrs. Robin Woodruff, (502) 582-5598 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: a. Nature of Work: A- E services are expected to be required for the design of utility upgrade projects within the boundaries of the Louisville District. A-E services may include site investigation, planning, engineering studies, concept design and final design. The A-E contracts will be awarded between June 1995 and May 1996. It is our intent to enter into a Partnering Agreement on all projects. This could require the selected A/E to attend an approximate one-day partnering meeting prior to negotiation to define the District's expectations of the A/E, create a positive working atmosphere, encourage open communication, and identify common goals. Greater emphasis will also be placed on the A/E's quality control procedures as the District will not review quality into the project. The A/E selected for a project under this solicitation will be required to submit a project-specific design quality control plan for approval as a condition of contract award. This plan is not required with this initial submittal. Metric design, in whole or in part, could be required for the authorized projects. Construction cost estimating must be accomplished using the Micro- Computer Aided Cost Estimating System (M-CACES) software (software and database will be furnished). Specifications must be electronically developed using Corps of Engineers Guide Specifications (CEGS). Drawing development may be by any CADD system but submittals must be in accurately-translated Intergraph Microstation format unless otherwise specified. b. Contract Award Procedure: This will be the only announcement for the design of Utility Upgrades within the Louisville District during the next 12 months. A separate firm-fixed price contract will be negotiated and awarded for each project or combination of projects. A list of at least three most highly qualified and technically equal firms will be selected using the primary criteria listed below. The firms will be selected for negotiation using the secondary criteria listed below. A firm receiving a contract in this manner will not be given consideration again within this time frame until all firms on the most highly qualified list have been offered contracts. None of the projects have been authorized for design and funds are not presently available for this procurement. The Government's obligation hereunder is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for the contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for payment of any money shall arise unless and until funds are made available to the contracting officer for this procurement and notice of such availability to be confirmed in writing by the contracting officer is given to the contractor. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. If a large business is selected to negotiate a contract estimated to exceed $500,000, the firm shall be required to present an acceptable Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with Public Law 95-507, prior to award of the contracts. The current subcontracting goals are 69% to Small Business, 6.3% to Small Disadvantaged Business and 2.9% to Women- owned Business. These percentages are applied to the total amount of subcontracted dollars. The proposed services will be obtained by a negotiated Firm Fixed Price Contract. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Activities such as preparation of plans, specifications, construction cost estimates, technical studies, hazardous material surveys and analysis and abatement methodology in the support of design studies of utility upgrades at various military installations will be required. Expected projects would involve sanitary and storm sewers; water, communication, electric, and mechanical systems; pavement repair; general site grading; and corrosion control. Asbestos, lead paint, radon, and PCB investigations and abatement design may also be required. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. The selection criteria in descending order of importance are listed below. Criteria a-d are primary and e-f are secondary: a. Specialized experience and technical competence in design of utility upgrade projects as evidenced by the personnel assigned to this project is required. A brief Design Management Plan including an explanation of the firm's management approach, management of subcontractors (if applicable), specific quality control procedures used and an organizational chart showing the interrelationship of management and various team components (including subcontractors) must be included in paragraph 10 of the SF 255. b. Design and/or review of design by qualified registered professional personnel in the following disciplines with experience pertinent to that required for this project: civil, sanitary, hydraulic, geotech, structural (independent of Civil), mechanical, and electrical engineering; industrial hygiene; hazardous material inspection and abatement methods; surveying; and corrosion control is required and must be indicated by resumes in the SF 255. A designer and checker in architecture and each specified field of engineering are necessary with at least one in each field professionally registered. The hygienist must be a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) as certified by the American Board of Industrial Hygienist (ABIH). The field inspector must have successfully completed an EPA approved course for building inspectors and asbestos management planners. In addition, a laboratory accredited in Bulk Asbestos Fiber Analysis given by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) must be identified. Only resumes identifying the professionalism and specialized experience of the design group are necessary. Other available personnel may be specified in paragraph 10 of the SF 255. c. Capacity to perform the work in the required time. d. Past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. e. Geographic proximity to the Louisville District. f. Extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. g. Volume of DOD contract awards in the 12 months as described in Note 24. 4. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: a. See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Firms which are interested and meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit one completed SF 255 (Revision 11-92), U.S. Government A/E and Related Services for Specific Projects to the office shown above. SF 255 (Revision 10-83) is obsolete and only the 11-92 edition of SF 255 will be accepted. All responses on SF 255 to this announcement must be received no later than 4:30 pm Local Time on the 30th calendar day after the date of this publication to be considered for selection. The day following this CBD announcement counts as day number 1. If the 30th day falls on Saturday, Sunday or a U. S. Gov't. holiday, the deadline is the close of business on the next Gov't. business day. b. It is requested that interested firms list the fee amount and date of all DOD contracts awarded during the last 12 months to the firm and all subsidiaries in Block 9 of the SF 255. c. Responding firms must submit a current and accurate SF 254 for each proposed consultant. Additionally, all responding firms which do not have a current (within the past 12 months) SF 254 on file with the North Pacific Division, Corps of Engineers, must also furnish a completed SF 254. If a SF 254 is included, only the 11-92 edition of the form will be accepted. The business size status (large, small and/or minority) should be indicated in Block 3 of the SF 255. Definition: A concern is small if the annual receipts averaged over the past 3 fiscal years do not exceed $2.5 million. d. No other information including pamphlets or booklets is requested or required. e. No other general notification to firms under consideration for this project will be made and no further action is required. Solicitation packages are not provided for A/E contracts. This is not a request for proposals. (0080)

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