US ARMY ENGINEER DISTR, ALBUQ, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, P.O. BOX 1580, ALBUQUERQUE NM 87103-1580

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE DISTRICT SOL DACA47-95-R-0030 DUE 062395 POC Contract Specialist Linda J. Anderson (505) 766-2680 (Site Code DACA47) 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: One Indefinite Delivery Geotechnical Services Contract will be awarded for a period of one year with an option for one additional year. This contract will be procured in accordance with PL 92-582 (Brooks A-E Act) and FAR Part 36. The contract will be primarily for civil works and military projects primarily within the Albuquerque District boundaries, which include Southern Colorado, New Mexico and Southwest Texas, however, the Contractor may be required to work outside this area. Work will be negotiated and initiated by issuance of delivery orders. The total contract is Not to Exceed $500,000.00 and each delivery order Not to Exceed $150,000.00. The Contractor is guaranteed no less than $10,000.00 in the basic year and if the option year is exercised the Contractor shall be guaranteed $5,000.00. The anticipated contract award date is September 1995. This procurement is unrestricted. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under this contract must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The geotechnical engineering work may include geotechnical analyses, investigations, studies, design, plans and specifications, dam safety inspections, dam safety training and construction monitoring. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. The selection criteria in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria a-d are primary. Criteria e-g are secondary and will be used as ''tie-breakers'' among technically qualified firms. a. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence; The firm must demonstrate experience in the following types of work: (1) Studies/presentation of data in report form to include; (a) Seismic analyses and geotechnical related studies for all types of engineering structures, (b) Seepage Analysis and studies, (c) Geologic and materials investigations and studies, (d) General and Feature design memorandums, (e) Foundation reports. (2) Design (construction drawings, engineering calculations, material quantities, specifications, and shop drawing review) to include; (a) Design of earth structures, (b) Foundation design for buildings and hydraulic structures, (c) Flexible and rigid pavement design. (3) Inspection to include; (a) Inspection of civil works (flood control) type projects during construction and (b) Safety inspection of existing earth or concrete dams. (4) Dam safety training for Corps of Engineers Dam operations and maintenance (O&M) personnel. The firm must also indicate the ability to deliver final drawings in AutoCAD (trademark) version 12 and Intergraph Microstation (trademark) version 5.0 usable format, and all narratives in Wordperfect (Trademark) version 6.0 compatible format. b. Professional Qualifications; The firm must be able to provide engineering geologist(s) and registered professional personnel assigned in the positions for project management and civil (geotechnical) engineering. In addition, firms must be able to provide engineering technicians. Firms with in-house geotechnical capabilities will be given preference. c. Past Performance; Past performance on DoD and other contracts in terms of cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules; d. Capacity; Capacity to accomplish two concurrent delivery orders. e. Geographic Location; Location of the firm with respect to Albuquerque, New Mexico, provided there are a sufficient number of qualified firms in the area. Since much of the work will supplement larger COE in-house efforts, the need for continual close coordination is essential. f. SDB Participation; 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 Work; Volume of DoD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24. Joint Venture Firms will be considered as having capabilities in-house. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit one copy of SF-255 (11/92 edition) and one copy of SF-254 (11/92 edition) for the prime firm and all consultants 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 in the close of business the next business day. The solicitation number is DACA47-95-R-0030. Only data on the SF-254 and SF-255 will be considered in the selection process. Key personnel qualifications of all subconsultants are to be included in block 7 of the SF-255. Responding firms are requested to clearly identify those tasks to be performed in-house and at what office and those tasks to be subcontracted and at what office. The SF-255 should specifically address the requirements of this announcement. Responding firms are requested to summarize their Quality Management Plan and identify all relevant computer capabilities in Block 10 of the SF-255. Firms responding as Joint Ventures must state the intent in Block 5 of the SF-255. FIRMS SHALL LIMIT BLOCK 10 OF THE SF-255 TO NO MORE THAN 10 PAGES. The Point of Contact is Linda J. Anderson (505) 766-2680. NO other general notifications will be made and no further actions will be required from firms under consideration. This is not a Request for Proposal.(0143)

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