US Army Corps Of Engineers, Nashville District, P.O. Box 1070, Nashville,

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR BIOENGINEERING SERVICES AND WETLAND RESTORATION SOL 96-0001 DUE 012696 POC POC, Kimberly M. Spicer (615)736-2040, Technical Assistance, Daphne Jackson (615)736-5940, Contracting Officer, Lacy A. Campbell (615)736 7276. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Contract time period will be for 1 year with an optional 1 year extension clause. Tasks will be directed by individually issued delivery orders. Groups with prime-sub relationships or joint ventures will be considered as well as firms having all disciplines in-house. Responding groups or firms must have demonstrated competence and experience in the areas noted above. The total cumulative amount of all delivery orders, including the optional year, will not exceed $500,000 with no one delivery order exceeding $150,000. The minimum award under this contract will be $10,000. The contract is anticipated to be awarded in March 1996. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The projects will consist of design drawings of various bioengineering techniques. The design concepts shall be compatible with the wildlife habitat environment and pose the least hazard to waterfowl. Designs shall include use of native vegetative materials supplemented with nursery stock as needed. Waste timber such as drift and other cleared debris from streambank stabilization projects shall be incorporated and used in the biotechnical concepts. The designs shall consist of a general plan, detailed sections, specifications and preliminary cost estimates. The design expertise will be required for projects in the Cumberland and Tennessee river basins or assignment area of the Nashville District. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance. Criteria a-d are primary. Criteria e-f are secondary and will only be used as ''tie-breakers'' among technically equal firms. a. Professional qualifications of the key project management and technical personnel to be assigned to the contract. Evaluation factors will include the education, training, experience, and registration of these personnel. Qualified professional personnel are required in the following disciplines: hydraulics, geotechnical, hydrogeology, landscape architecture, ecology, and water quality, b. Specialized experience and technical competence of the prime firm nd any subcontractors in the type of work required. Responding firms must also demonstrate qualifications in blending several disciplines to develop biotechnical designs. Other factors will include the effectiveness of the proposed management structure and the prior working relationship between a prime firm and any subcontractors. A single point of contact between the A-E and the Government project managers must be clearly demonstrated, c. Capacity of the firm to accomplish the work. Work may require simultaneous action on several design tasks at any one time. Capability to respond to these tasks in a quick and effective manner must be demonstrated, d. Past performance and experience on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with schedules, e. Geographical proximity of the office responsible for delivery order negotiations and production of the work in relationship to the Nashville District office and the general geographical area of the Nashville District, f. Volume of DOD contracts within the last twelve months with the object of effecting an equitable distribution of contracts among qualified A-E firms including small and small disadvantaged business firms. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS; Firms desiring consideration are invited to submit and updated and accurate SF 254 and SF 255 by Close of Business (COB), 26 JAN 1995. A current SF 254 is also required for all subconsultants. If the prime contractor to perform the work is located in a branch office, the SF 255 shall reflect key disciplines and experience for the branch office only. Firms submitting SF 254 and SF 255 by the closing date will be considered for the work. No other general notification to firms under consideration for this work will be made and no further action is required. This is a 100% Small Business Set-A-Side. Sic Code is 8711. This is not a Request for Proposal. Personal visits for the purpose of discussing the work are discouraged. Telephone calls are welcomed. For SF 254 and SF 255 submittal by express mail, the delivery address is: U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Estes Kefauver Building, 110 Ninth Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203, ATTN.: CEORN-CT, Room A-604. (0348)

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