Department of the Army, US Army Engineer District, Buffalo, 1776 Niagara Street, Buffalo, NY 14307-3199

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY ARCHITECT ENGINEER SERVICES POC Contact Point - Barbara Mansfield (716) 879-4256 Miscellaneous civil, geotechnical, coastal, electrical, hydraulic, hydrologic, mechanical, structural, and value engineering; civil works planning services; architectural services; economic, environmental, and cultural resource analysis; technical writing and editing; specification writing and editing; quantity and cost estimating; drawing production; topographic and hydrographic surveying; Value Engineering studies; and construction inspection services for a variety of civil works and military construction projects within the boundaries of the Buffalo District. Work may include streambank and shoreline protection; beach erosion control; flood protection; navigation structure rehabilitation and/or new construction; and military installation rehabilitation and/or new construction. Tasks may include preparing feasibility, reconnaissance, initial appraisal and detailed project reports; water resource planning; construction inspection; and preliminary and final design for civil works and military construction projects. Drawings and other applicable data shall be furnished in electronic format and be 100% compatible with the district's Intergraph/Microstation CADD Systems. Quantity and cost estimates shall be prepared using CASES software and furnished in electronic format. Specifications shall be 100% compatible with the SPECSINTACT systems and furnished in electronic format. The contractor selected would be required to have sufficient flexibility and capability to be available on an as-needed basis for a period not to exceed one year. The contractor would be issued individual work orders not exceeding $150,000 each, and the sum of which would not exceed $750,000. The following selection criteria, listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by sub-criterion), will be used to select a contractor. Criteria a) to e) are primary. Criteria f) to h) are secondary and will only be used as ''tie-breakers'' among technically equal firms. a) Professional Qualifications: (1) Professional and supporting disciplines, including registration, licensing or certification. (2) Specific experience and training. (3) Minimum numbers of personnel in various disciplines available. b) Specialized Experience and Technical Competence: (1) Experience of firm and its consultants in Corps of Engineers type work and\or features of work. (2) Experience between prime firm and significant subcontractors. (3)Knowledge of Corps of Engineers design requirements and criteria, including knowledge of Engineering Regulations, circulars and Design Manuals. (4) Knowledge of Corps of Engineers computer based design programs. (5) Design quality management approach. c) Capacity to Accomplish the Work: (1) Ability to provide two teams simultaneously for surveying, data collection or similar services. (2) Ability to accomplish two $150,000. delivery orders simultaneously. d) Past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. e) Knowledge of the Buffalo District to include geological features, climatic conditions, construction methods, and laws and regulations. f) Locations of the firm in the general geographic area of the Buffalo District. g) 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. h) Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 24 months as described in Note 24. Firms having the capabilities for this work and desiring consideration for selection are invited to submit a completed SF 254, unless a current copy is on file at the address listed below, and SF 255, no later than 30 calendar days following publication of this notice. Responding firms are requested to state whether they are Large Business, Small Business, Disadvantaged business and/or Women-owned Business in Block #4 of the SF 254. No other general notification of firms under consideration for this contact will be made, and no further action is required. This is not a Request For Proposal. US Army Engineer District, Buffalo, ATTN'' Contracting (Mansfield), 1776 Niagara Street, Buffalo, New York 14207-3199 (0012)

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