US Army Corps of Engineers, Ft. Worth District, P.O. Box 17300 ATTN: CESWF-ED-MC, Room 6A18, 819 Taylor Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102-0300

C -- POTENTIAL FIXED PRICE CONTRACTS FOR A-E SERVICES IN DESIGN OF REPAIR/UPGRADE OF UTILITY OF UTILITY SYSTEMS IN THE FORT WORTH DISTRICT AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY, PRIMARILY LA, NM, AND TX SOL DACA63-95-R-0057 POC Jerrell Freeman, (817/334-2262). 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: The work may involve Design, Drafting, Planning, Studies and Site Investigation associated with this type of project. All work must be done by or under the direct supervision of licensed professional Engineers or Architects. The intent of this announcement is to gather responses from firms interested in performing this type work for the Fort Worth District. When a project is identified we will select a firm from this list, until that time no selection actions will be done. This list of firms will be used for this type of project through July 1996. No firm will receive more than one award from this announcement. The estimated maximum amount per contract is $1,500,000.00. If a large business firm is selected for a contract under this announcement and the amount exceeds $500,000.00 it must comply with the FAR clause 52.219-9 requirement for SB/SDB subcontracting plan. The Fort Worth District goal is that 60.3% of the intended subcontracted amount be set aside for SB, SDB and Women Owned Businesses (WOB) with minimums of 2.9% for WOB and 9.8% for SDB. The plan is not required as part of this submittal. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Utility systems could include primary/secondary electrical distribution, potable water, natural gas, sanitary sewer, storm drainage, steam-condensate distribution, fire protection water and similar systems, including all necessary appurtances. New systems and upgrade or renovation of existing systems may be required. Size of projects may be major work throughout an installation or small localized projects. All types of materials associated with each individual system may be encountered. There is a possibility of encountering HTW problems on some of the projects. Projects may require application for local, state, federal permits, for compliance with safety/environmental requirements etc.. Projects may require design using the metric system. Services during the project construction phase may also be required. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See CBD Note 24 (Monday edition) for general description of selection process. Selection criteria in descending order of importance are as follows: (a) Specific Experience and Technical Competence: The selected team must demonstrate recent expertise in the design of Repair/Upgrade of Utility Systems. It must have designed at least one project of this type within the past five years. The team proposed must have recent experience in complying with NPDES pollution prevention plan for at least one of the three states listed, current knowledge of fire protection codes including MIL- HDBK-1008B and general experience in the possible specialty areas associated with Utility Systems as listed above. (b) Professional Capabilities: This type of project will require expertise in the disciplines of electrical, mechanical, civil and structural engineering, cost estimating, landscape architecture, and environmental design/remediation expertise. (c) Firms must show adequate team capacity to design a project of construction cost of $5,000,000.00 within a 6 month period. (d) Demonstrated past performance with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. (e) Preparation of specifications, construction cost estimates on IBM compatible equipment. Use of M-CACES software. Auto CADD and Intergraph compatible CADD system. (f) Extent of participation of WOB, SB and SDB in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. (g) Amount of DOD contract awards 12 months prior to the selection. 4. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: (a) See Note No. 24 for general submission requirements. To be considered interested firms must provide one submittal package including an original SF 254 and SF 255 no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 30th day after the date of this announcement to be considered. The 11/92 version of the forms must be used. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday or Federal Holiday, the deadline is 4:30 p.m. of the next business day. (b) Responding firms must submit a current and accurate SF 254 for themselves and each proposed consultant. It must be provided for the specific office proposed to do the work. Indicate in Block No. 4 of SF 254 if your firm is a Large, Small, Small and Disadvantaged or Woman-Owned Business. To be classified as a small business, a firm's average annual receipts or sales for the preceding three fiscal years, must not exceed $2.5 million. (c) Submit only one SF 255, completed in accordance with the instructions. It must contain information in sufficient detail to identify the team (prime and consultants) proposed for the contract. (d) Include CBD announcement number in Block NO. 2b of the SF 255. (e) In Block No. 4 of the SF 255, insert only the number of personnel proposed for potential project (not necessarily your total capacity). Consultants as (A) and in-house personnel as (B). (f) In Block NO. 6 of the SF 255, identify the discipline/ service to be supplied by each consultant. (g) Provide brief resumes of the on-staff or consultant employees you intend to use to perform the work in the anticipated design time and the project assignment they will perform in Block No. 7 of your SF 255. Block No. 7 may be repeated as needed to identify all the major discipline and key team members. Selection will be based on the total team members presented in your SF 255, primarily block No. 7. (h) In Block 10 of your SF 255 include a draft design quality control plan. It should include a brief presentation of the internal controls and procedures that you us to insure that a quality design is produced. (i) Solicitation packages are not provided for A-E contracts. This is not a request for proposal (see Note No. 24). (0131)

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