U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia, Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 191907-3390

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR COMPREHENSIVE COASTAL PLANNING SERVICES Contact Robert M. Bencal, 215-656-6606. Contract Information: The Philadelphia District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to award up to two (2) one year Architect-Engineer Indefinite Delivery Contract(s) for Comprehensive Coastal Planning Services to support civil works and work for others missions assigned to the District. The contract(s) shall be for a period of one year with an option for one additional year. The maximum delivery order limit is $150,000.00. The cumulative total for all delivery orders in either the base or option year shall not exceed $400,000.00. The cumulative total of all delivery orders for both the base and option year shall not exceed $500,000.00. In addition, the total Federal Information Processing (FIP) work allowed under each contract including both the base and option years is $100,000.00. 2. Project Information: The primary sites of work under this contract will include: the Delaware River and Bay and tributaries and the Atlantic Ocean coastline which includes the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey. Work may be required outside the noted areas under this contract. The selected A/E will primarily provide assistance to the Coastal Planning Section within the District, by making planning, design, engineering and economic investigations pertaining to various Corps of Engineers projects or studies. Work with other groups within the Philadelphia District or outside the Philadelphia District may be required. The firms will be used primarily for coastal water resources planning, coastal engineering designs and investigations, coastal analysis and modeling, environmental restoration and design along the coast, and preparation of studies and reports. Other related work will include but not be limited to: structural and civil engineering and other engineering and sciences related to rivers, flooding and related environmental evaluations. Firms must have available professionals experienced in the following fields: coastal data acquisition, coastal processes and engineering, environmental analysis and engineering, cost engineering, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) plan formulation, hydrology and hydraulics, economics, institutional studies and financial analyses, public involvement and graphic arts and report writing. The firm(s) must be qualified in the work areas described and be familiar with Corps of Engineers requirements and regulations for preparation of planning reports. Design will be in metric (SI) units. 3. Selection Criteria: Significant selection evaluation in relative descending order of importance will include: (1) Specialized experience in coastal and other types of work noted and Corps procedures and regulations; (2) Professional qualifications of the staff in the work noted: (3) Capacity of the firm to accomplish multiple delivery orders simultaneously within the required time and cost limitations; (4) Past performance, especially on Department of Defense contracts; (5) Location within the general geographic area will be a consideration in the selection, provided a sufficient number of qualified firms respond to this announcement; (6) Demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design; (7) 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. As a requirement for negotiations, the selected contractor will submit for government approval a quality control plan which will be enforced through the life of the contract. The district reserves the right to terminate negotiations with firms that do not respond to Government requests for proposals, information, documentation, etc. in accordance with established schedules. 4. Submission Requirements: Responding firms must clearly present billing amounts for all USACE work as well as all other DOD work for the 12 months prior to the date of this announcement. Firms which desire consideration and meet the requirements described in the announcement are invited to submit a completed SF 254 and SF 255 (revised edition dated 11/92) for the prime and SF 254 for each consultant, to the above address not later than the close of business on the 30th days after the date of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday or Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business the next business day. Include ACASS number in Block 3b. of the SF 255. Call the ACASS Center At 503-326-3459 for information on obtaining an ACASS number. This is not a request for proposals. No other notification to firms for this project will be made. (338)

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