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 HYDROLOGIC, HYDRAULIC, WATER RESOURCES AND RELATED ENGINEERING SERVICES SOL DACW59-95-R-0025 POC Michael S. DeStefano, Contract Specialist, (412)644-4953 or Mark O. Philips, (412)644-6830. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, will require one Indefinite Delivery Contract for Architect-Engineer services for Hydrologic, Hydraulic, Water Resources, and Related Engineering Services. The location of services may be required anywhere within the boundaries or assignments of the Pittsburgh District. Work in areas outside of the Pittsburgh District may be required. 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 is $300,000 with an option year ceiling of $190,000. Pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program established by PL 100-656, ''Business Opportunity Development Act of 1988'', this procurement will be unrestricted and any resulting award will be made pursuant to the above program. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The A-E contractor will be required to provide the appropriate personnel, materials and equipment necessary to perform site investigations, studies, reports and designs related to flood control, water supply, water quality, hydrology, hydraulics, fluvial hydraulics and associated water resources development. Surveys, sample collection, and testing and analysis may be required. The primary work sites include the Allegheny, Monongahela, Beaver and upper Ohio River basins. Work in other river basins may be required. The A-E will provide expertise in the fields of Hydrology and Water Resources to include, but not limited to streamflow frequency analysis, systems analysis, hydropower and reservoir regulation analyses of existing and proposed projects for flood control, water supply, low flow augmentation and water quality control, water quality modeling of lakes, reservoirs and river channels. Hydraulic Design and analysis of dams and related structures to include but not limited to: dam spillways, reservoir intakes and outlet works (including selective withdrawal systems), hydraulic analysis of natural and modified river channels, flood mapping and dambreak analysis. The firms must be qualified in the work areas described and be familiar with the Corps of Engineers, EPA, FEMA, and other agencies requirements and regulations that have jurisdiction. Items to be accomplished will be varied. The work may include the complete or partial preparation of reports and studies 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 projects, 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, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. (g) Volume of work awarded by the Department of Defense (DOD) during the previous 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 12 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 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. This is not a request for proposal. (0165)

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