WALLA WALLA DIST, CORPS OF ENG, WALLA WALLA WA 99362-1876

C -- ARCHITECT- ENGINEERING AND DRAFTING SERVICES FOR ONE OR TWO OPEN-END CONTRACTS ON MISCELLANEOUS CONSTRUCTION GENERAL, O&M PROJECTS FOR THE WALLA WALLA DISTRICT SOL DACW68-96-R-0006 DUE 030696 POC Contract Specialist Donald H. Stiller (509) 527-7205 (Site Code DACW68) 1. SERVICES REQUIRED: Architect-Engineering and Drafting Services on Miscellaneous Construction and O&M Projects for the Walla Walla District. A-E services including electrical, mechanical, structural, hydraulics, geotechnical, and civil engineering disciplines are required for preparation of plans and specifications and/or other engineering documents for various civil works projects within the Walla Walla District boundries. One or two indefinite delivery contracts will be negotiated and awarded, each with a base period of one year and an option period of one year. The number of contracts to be awarded will be determined at time of selection. Individual, fixed price delivery orders will not exceed $150,000 and the annual ceiling for the base year and the option year of each contract is $750,000. The contracts are anticipated to be awarded in August 1996. Delivery orders will be placed with both contractors to evenly distribute work and monetary value as much as possible. However, a delivery order may be placed with one contractor if the other contractor does not have the capacity to complete the order in the required time period or if the other contractor has performed unsatisfactorily on previous orders under the subject contract. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The subcontracting goals for each contract are that a minimum of 60.3% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB), including 9.8% with small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), and 2.9% with women-owned small businesses (WOB). The plan is not required with this submittal. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for this acquisition is 8711. The small business size standard is that average annual receipts for its preceding 3 fiscal years must not exceed $2.5 million. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The work to be performed under this contract shall consist of, but not be limited to, furnishing all necessary labor, materials, supplies, and equipment required for professional architect engineering services as defined in this contract and as specified by individual delivery order issued by the Contracting Officer. Professional services including electrical, mechanical, structural, hydraulic, geotechnical, and civil engineering disciplines are required for preparation of plans and specifications and/or other engineering reports. Professional qualifications, experience, and capability to perform engineering services relating to: (a) various mechanical systems including heating/ventilating and air conditioning, plumbing, pump plants, piping water and sewer, compressed air, hydraulics, fire protection, and machine design; (b) complex electrical control systems, fire alarm systems, power distribution systems, heating systems, and lighting systems technology; (c) structural/architectural elements of hydraulic structures, bridges, and buildings; (d) exploration by boring, soil sampling, geophysical surveys, geologic mapping, field testing, and groundwater studies; (e) capability to build and test physical hydraulic models of hydroelectric projects including powerhouse intakes, spillways, navigation lock filling and emptying systems, fishways, and related features; (f) roads and highways, railroad relocations, utility relocation, water supply systems, sanitary sewage disposal systems, storm sewer systems, drainage structures, and boat docks; (g) drafting services using CADD that is compatible with ''Intergraph micro station CADD'' software; (h) design and analysis of both open channel and pressure conduit systems; and (i) preparation of complete detailed construction drawings and performance type specifications. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general A-E selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance. Criteria a-e are primary. Criteria f-g are secondary and will only be used as ''tie-breakers'' among technically equal firms. (a) Professional qualifications, necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. (b) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work discussed in items 2a through 2i above. (c) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time; within 48 hours on small work orders. (d) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of costs control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. (e) Location in the general geographical area of the Walla Walla District with the capacity of quick turn around to and from Walla Walla. (f) Extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges, universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. (g) Volume of DoD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit three (3) copies of Standard Form (SF) 254 not already on file at the COE ACASS Center in Portland, Oregon, and three (3) copies of SF 255 for the prime and all consultants to the above address not later than the close of business on the 30th day after publication of this notice. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day. Only the 11/92 edition of the SF 254 and SF 255 are acceptable. Include the solicitation number in Block 2b of SF 255. Include the firm's ACASS number in Block 3b of SF 255. In SF 255, Block 10 describe owned or leased equipment that will be used to perform this contract, as well as CADD capabilities. Personal visits to discuss this project will not be scheduled. This is not a request for proposal and no other general notification will be made.(0033)

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