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R -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY ORDER (IDO) CONTRACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES SOL DACW07-95-R-0005 POC Ofelia (Offel) R. Rosales, Contract Specialist, (415)744-3304. For Technical Information, contact Peter LaCivita, (415)744-3342.. Indefinite Delivery Order (IDO) Contract for Environmental Services within the San Francisco District Army Corps of Engineers boundaries, generally being the coastal drainage basins in California from northern San Luis Obispo County to the Oregon border, plus the Klamath River drainage basin in Oregon. Environmental research, planning and report preparation, including preparation of federal environmental statements and assessments may be required under the contract. A general scope of services and cost rates for task performance will be negotiated prior to contract award, with specific scopes of work issued and level of effort negotiated during the course of the contract. Applicable SF 254 experience profile codes are (environmental aspects) 001, 004, 019, 020, 028, 033, 037, 038, 041, 042, 047, 059, 078, 079, 088, 092, 095, 097, 099, 102, 104, 107, 110, 114, 115 and 117. Item 4 of SF 255 shall indicate personnel strength of the principal firm at the office where work is to be accomplished. Additional personnel strength, including consultants, may be indicated parenthetically. To be considered for selection, you must note in Block 10 of the SF 255 all DOD contracts awarded to your firm and all affiliates (do not include consultants) during the last 12 months along with the dollar amount of the awards and the total amount awarded. 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 for this contract are that a minimum of 40% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses, including small disadvantaged businesses, and 8% be placed with small disadvantaged businesses. The subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal. The A-E Pre-Selection Board will use a numerical scoring system to establish maximum scores for each firm on each of the six evaluation criteria stated in relative importance in Note 24 including the following sub-criteria: Criteria 1 thru 5 are primary. Criteria 6 thru 8 are secondary and will only be used as tie breakers among technically equal firms. 1. Professional Qualifications: General Biology, Marine Biology, Civil and Geotechnical Engineering, Economics, Air & Water Quality, Environmental Resource Planning, Wetlands and Aquatic Ecology, Archaeology and Anthropology. The evaluation will consider education, training, registration, overall and relevant experience, and longevity with the firm. 2. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence: (a) Documented experience in NEPA or other federal environmental documents (as 404 reports, Section 7 consultations); (b) documented experience in specialized environmental studies on such subjects as fishery, marine, or wetland biology, land use planning, historic preservation, etc.; (c) documented experience in breadth and level of in-house environmental, report writing and editing expertise; (d) familiarity with IBM-compatible programs ''Harvard Project Manager'' and ''Lotus 1-2-3''; (e) must be capable of preparing reports with IBM-compatible ''Multimate'' or Wordperfect word processing programs. 3. Capacity to Accomplish Work in Required Time: Ability to meet the schedule of the overall project and/or certain phases. Ability to provide a minimum number of teams for data collection or surveys. Ability to accomplish a certain number of delivery orders simultaneously for an ID contract. 4. Past Performance: Demonstrated ability to meet cost and scheduling requirements. 5. Knowledge of Locality: Knowledge of California and Oregon State Plane Coordinate Systems. 6. Extent of participation of small business, small disadvantaged business, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. 7. Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24. 8. Geographic Location: Location of the essential staff for this project (or a commitment to locate) in the general geographical area of the projects. The A-E Selection Board will use the same numerical scoring system as the A-E Pre-Selection Board. Those firms qualified to provide the services described in this announcement and submitting SF 254 and SF 255 to reach this office no later than the 30th day after the date of this publication will be considered for selection. An estimated indefinite delivery order contract is expected to be awarded for a 12 month period starting on or about 95 Nov 01. Cumulative total for all work orders will not exceed $750,000. for the term of the contract and each work order will not exceed $150,000. This contract may be renewed for an additional one year period with an additional ceiling of not to exceed $750,000. Submission of examples of related work is encouraged and will be returned if so requested at time of submission. Further information may be obtained by contacting Mr. Peter LaCivita at (415)744-3342. Firms desiring consideration shall submit appropriate data as described in numbered Note 24. THIS IS NOT A REQUESTS For PROPOSALS (RFP). (0125)

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