U.S. Army Engineer District, Alaska, ATTN: CENPA-EN, P.O. Box 898, Anchorage, AK 99506-0898 (Physical Address: Bluff & Plum Streets, Building 21-700 (Rm 250), Elmendorf AFB, AK 99506-0898)

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES CONTRACT FOR HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY AND RELATED SERVICES, VARIOUS LOCATIONS, ALASKA SOL DACW85-95-R-0021 POC Administrative Inquiries: Ms. Michelle Mandel, 907/753-5633 or Technical Inquiries: Mr. B.J. Adams, 907/753-2757, Contracting Officer: Ms. Gail West 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. All responders are advised that this project may be canceled or revised at any time during the solicitation, selection, evaluation, negotiation and final award. The contract shall be an indefinite delivery firm fixed price. The limit for each delivery order shall be $150,000.00 with a contract limit of $750,000.00 for a 1 year period. The contract may include an option for an additional year and an additional $750,000.00. More than one AE firm may be selected. Contract(s) award is anticipated for Aug. 95. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan ON THAT PART OF THE WORK IT INTENDS TO SUBCONTRACT. The Alaska District goals are that 60.3% of the work be subcontracted to small businesses with 9.8% of that to small disadvantaged businesses. THE PLAN IS NOT REQUIRED WITH THIS SUBMITTAL. Responding firms must address each discipline, clearly indicate which shall be subcontracted, and provide a separate SF254 and SF255 for each subcontractor necessary. The contractor shall employ, for the purpose of performing that portion of the contract work in the State of Alaska, individuals who are residents of the State, and who, in the case of any craft or trade, possess or would be able to acquire promptly the necessary skills to perform the contract. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The AE selected would be required to have sufficient staff, flexibility, and capability to be available on an as-needed basis. Typical types of services to be provided are hydrographic project surveys for harbors and channels. The firm must demonstrate ability to provide CAD formatted drawings, compatible with Alaska District CAD system (AutoCAD Version 12), for all projects. LOCATION: Various Locations, Alaska. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The following selection criteria headings are listed in descending order of importance (weighted equally): (a) professional personnel in the following disciplines: minimum in-house requirements are two surveyors who possess a current land surveyor's license with the State of Alaska and are certified by the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) as an ''Inshore Certified Hydrographic Surveyor'' (b) specialized experience and technical competence in: (1) The AE must have 5 years surveying experience with at least 3 years of specialized experience in hydrographic surveying of navigable harbors and channels. (2) The AE must have available in-house: knowledge of modern electronic horizontal positioning systems including Global Positioning System (GPS); capability of providing sub-meter accuracy in dynamic mode and depth finding equipment utilizing modern surveying software; experienced staff available for operation of a vessel during survey operations; and electronic positioning and depth finding system. (c) capacity to maintain schedules and accomplish required work on two simultaneous delivery orders (d) location of the firm in general geographical area of the projects and knowledge of locality: availability of AE staff to meet frequently with Corps personnel in the Alaska District Corps of Engineers' office in Anchorage and ability to mobilize staff to Alaskan project sites on relatively short notice; (e) past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with schedules; (f) volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24; and (g) 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. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Firms submitting SF 254s and 255s (1 copy only) should include: (1) organization of proposed project team, (2) responsibilities and authority of key project personnel, (3) relationship of project team to overall organization of the firm, (4) a quality control plan, and (5) in block 8c of the SF 255 include a POC and phone number. Submittals must be received at the address indicated above not later than COB (4:00 p.m. Alaska time) on the 30th day from the date of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day. No additional information shall be provided, and no faxed submittals shall be accepted. This is not a request for proposal. (0082)

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