U. S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, MOBILE, ATTN: CESAM-EN-MN, P. O. BOX 2288,, MOBILE ALABAMA 36628-0001 OR 109 ST., JOSEPH STREET MOBILE AL 36602

C -- IND DEL CONTRACT FOR INSPECTION & SUPERVISION OF CONSTRUCTION, TUSCALOOSA & COLUMBUS SITE OFFICES SOL AECW**-96**-0004 POC Contact Mr. Jack Pruett, 344/441-5755; Contracting Officer, Toni S. Carney (Site Code W31XNJ) 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: (Refer to RFP: DACW01-96-R-0016). A-E services are required for an Indefinite Delivery Contract for Inspection and Supervision of Construction, Tuscaloosa and Columbus Site Offices, Operations Division, Mobile District Office. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. The contract will be awarded for one year with an option to extend the contract for one additional year. Work under the contract to be subject to satisfactory negotiation of individual delivery orders not to exceed $150,000 each, with a total not to exceed $400,000 during each 12-month period. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan for that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The subcontracting goals for this contract are a minimum of 52.5% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with Small Businesses (SB), including Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), and Women-Owned Business; 8.8% be placed with SDB, and 3% for Women-Owned Business. The subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The selected firm will be required to perform work of the following types: Inspection services for dredging, disposal area management, and dike construction on various projects administered by the Columbus and Tuscaloosa Site Offices. Services furnished shall consist of construction inspection, review, and monitoring as the Government may require during the period of this contract. Performance requires furnishing qualified personnel in adequate numbers to inspect dredging and construction work under contract to the Government. The Contract Inspectors may be assigned to hydraulic pipeline dredges, hopper dredges, bucket dredges, disposal area construction and/or other construction activities as required. The Contract Inspectors will assist the Resident Inspector in insuring that the work is being accomplished in accordance with the plans and specifications. In ddition, the Contract Inspector will monitor the operation for safety violations, conduct periodic labor interviews, perform turbidity testing, verify quantity calculations, check environmental compliance, and submit daily reports of operation being monitored. Work under this contract will be in the States of Mississippi and Alabama. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria A thru D are primary. Criteria E thru G are secondary and will only be used as ''tie-breakers'' among technically equal firms. A. Professional Qualifications: The selected firm must have, either in-house or through consultants, the following: (1) Registered Civil Engineer with registrations for Alabama, and Mississippi; (2) Supervisor of Construction; (3) Contract Inspector. Resumes (Block 7 of the SF 255) must be provided for these disciplines, including consultants with a minimum of four (4) years of directly related experience. In Block 7c, Project Assignment, of the SF 255, use the nomenclature for disciplines as noted in this advertisement B. Specialized experience and technical competence in: (1) Inspection services for dredging; (2) Disposal area management; (3)Dike construction; (4) Describe in Block 10 of the SF 255 the firm's quality management plan, including the team's organizational chart, quality assurance, cost control, and coordination of the in-house work with consultants. C. Capacity to Accomplish the Work: The capacity to accomplish the work within the required time. D. Past Performance: Past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. E. Geographic Location: Geographic location with respect to Tuscaloosa and Columbus Site Offices. F. Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, and Women-Owned Business Participation: Extent of participation of Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Women-Owned Businesses, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Minority Institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort; G. Equitable Distribution of DOD contracts: Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission reuirements. Firms must submit a copy of their SF 254 and SF 255, and a copy of each consultant's SF 254. The 11/92 edition of the forms must be used, and may be obtained from the Government Printing Office. These must be received in the Mobile District Office (CESAM-EN-MN) not later than close of business on the 30th day after the date of publication of this solicitation in the Commerce Business Daily. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business on the next business day. Include ACASS number in Block 3b and RFP Number in Block 2b of the SF 255. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal. As required by acquisition regulations, interviews for the purpose of discussing prospective contractors' qualifications for the contract will be conducted only for those firms considered highly qualified after submittal(0324)

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