U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District William S. Moorhead Federal Building, 1000 Liberty Avenue, Room 727 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-4186

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES FOR MISCELLANEOUS DESIGN SERVICES SOL DACW59-95-R-0020 POC Michael S. DeStefano, Contract Specialist, (412)644-4953 or William A. Karaffa, Civil Engineer, (412)644-3596. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: The U.S. Army Corps of Enginers, Pittsburgh District, will require one Indefinite Delivery Contract for Architect-Engineer services for the design of miscellaneous items for navigation and flood control structures and their related features as well as other civil works projects within the Pittsburgh District. The contract will have a base period of one year and an option period of one year. Individual, fixed-price delivery orders will not exceed $150,000 and the annual ceiling for the base year and option year is $750,000. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. 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 subcontracting goals are that a minimum of 25% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB), including small disadvantaged businesses (SDB) and 5% be placed with SDB. The plan is not required with this submittal. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Items to be accomplished will be varied and include architectural design; structural analysis and design; multi-disciplinary civil engineering services including geotechnical, environmental, water and wastewater treatment and distribution, sanitary; mechanical and electrical engineering; and other related technical services. The work will primarily consist of, but not be limited to, partial or complete designs of miscellaneous items, mostly related to navigation and flood control structures. The work may include the complete or partial preparation of plans, specifications and quantity and/or cost estimates, as would be necessary for each project. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: Selection criteria shall be as outlined in FAR 36.602-1 and DFARS 236.602-1(a)(6) which includes, but not limited to, the following, listed in order of importance: (a) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. (b) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required. (c) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time. The evaluation will consider the experience of the firm and any consultants in similar size projcts, and the availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines. (d) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. (e) 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, given the nature and size of the project. (f) Extent of participation of SB, SDB, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. (g) Volume of work awarded by Department of Defense (DOD) during the previous twelve (12) months. Criteria (a) thru (d) are primary. Criteria (e) thru (g) are secondary and will only be used as ''tie breakers'' among technically equal firms. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Architect-Engineer firms meeting the requirements set forth in this announcement are requested to submit a completed Standard Form 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Projects and any supplemental data which documents the firm's specialized qualifications. Each SF 255 must include a description of a formalized Quality Control (QC) plan relating to design and specifically tailored to this work. The QC plan will explain how the firm and all subcontractors will produce a quality design which is free of errors and omissions. The QC plan will be considered as an element in the selection factors. Any firm that does not have a current (within the past twelve months) Standard Form 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire on file in this office must also furnish a complete SF 254. SF 254 and SF 255 forms were revised (Revision 11-92) by Federal Acquisition Circular 90-16, effective 19 February 1993. The previous Revision 10-83 of these forms is obsolete and will not be used. Only the 11-92 edition of these forms will be accepted. Interested firms shall provide submittals to the above address not later than the close of business on the 30th day after 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. Submittals received after this date and time will not be considered for selection. No other general notification to firms under consideration for this project will be made and no further action is required. For subcontracting and teaming opportunities, please contact the following: U.S. Small Business Administration, Attn: John Brown, 960 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (412)644-2787; U.S. Small Business Administration, Attn: John Renner, 111 Superior Avenue, Suite 630, Cleveland, OH 44114 (216) 522-4180; U.S. Small Business Administration, Attn: Doug Smith, P.O. Box 1608, Clarksburg, WV 26302 (304) 623-5631. This is not a request for proposal. (0124)

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