National Park Service, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, P.O. Box 278, Keystone, South Dakota 57751

C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITIES CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES, IN NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, WYOMING AND NEBRASKA Sol CX-1500-95-005. POC: Donna Kalvels, 605-574-2523. The National Park Service is seeking an Engineering firm or team to perform an indefinite quantities contract for miscellaneous projects in North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Nebraska. The scope of work includes preparation of preliminary and comprehensive designs, and other Title I Services including engineering feasibility studies and other special studies; Title II Services including preparation of construction drawings, specifications, and cost estimates; and Title III Services including construction of observation, site visits, consultation, review of submittals and shop drawings and preparation of Operation and Maintenance Manuals. Disciplines including civil, sanitary, structural, mechanical, electrical, computer, and SCADA engineering and surveying will be required and shall be included as part of the submittal. While the anticipated projects will primarily be engineering, the team shall also include architectural and landscape architectural disciplines. Types of projects anticipated include small to medium (3,000 to 100,000 gallons per day (GPD)) water and wastewater systems, site development, drainage structures, secondary road design, small utility structures. Mechanical projects include, but are not limited to HVAC, plumbing, fire sprinkler systems, and emergency power plants. Electrical projects include, but are not limited to, electrical power distribution, lighting, HVAC and wastewater electrical controls, overhead and underground distribution systems. The initial project will be the preparation of construction contract documents for a new estimated 140,000 GPD wastewater treatment facility to be located at Mount Rushmore National Memorial. An analysis of the existing plant and projections for future loading will be necessary in order to properly size the facility. Plant process will utilize a sequencing batch reactor system. Other design considerations include a laboratory capable of performing NPDES parameter analysis as well as daily process control, stand-by power system, sludge handling system, chlorine gas system, aerobic digester, automated disinfection system, tertiary treatment (filtration) system, associated mechanical and electrical systems, office space and shop. The total of all task orders for one year shall not exceed $1,000,000. The A/E firm is guaranteed $50,000 over the life of the contract. The term of the contract is one year with four one-year options. All work will be guided by National Park Service policies and directives. The firm/team selected shall have professionally registered engineers in compliance with each of the States listed above. The following criteria shall be used in the evaluation of the prospective firms in descending order of importance, in lieu of criteria listed under Note 24: 1. Professional qualifications of the firm and staff in the area of wastewater treatment system design, water production, storage and distribution, tertiary treatment potable water plants, including examples of successful projects; 2. Professional qualifications of the firm and staff in the area of sequencing biological reactors including examples of successful projects; 3. Professional qualifications of the firm and staff in the area of long-term calibration and controls including programmable logic controllers for whole plant control systems design, design of stand-by power systems. 4. Familiarity with the environmental and engineering considerations for projects in the described geographical region; 5. Performance record of the firm or team on previously completed contracts, regarding quality, cost and meeting project completion dates. This procurement is open to small and large businesses and is subject to Public Law 100-656. To the fullest extent, the National Park Service welcomes the participation of small business firms including women and minority owned and operated A/E firms and encourages large business firms to include small business firms as part of their team. If the apparent successful offeror is a large business, they may be required to submit a subcontracting plan which will provide for separate percentage goals for using small business concerns and small disadvantaged business concerns subcontractors. The Government will not indemnify the firm selected against liability involving any work performed under the contract, including work involving asbestos and other hazardous materials; this is, no clause holding the firm harmless will be included in the contract. Firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit a Letter of Interest and completed Standard Forms 254 for each firm and a team Standard Form 255. Submissions of office brochures is encouraged only to the extent that they graphically (via drawings and photographs) substantiate the work specifically described on Standard Forms 254/255. See Note 24. Responses must be received before 4:00 pm, 30 calendar days from date of this publication (first workday following a weekend or holiday) in order to be considered for selection. This is not an RFP. (192)

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