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C -- ATCHAFALAYA HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY BOOK, NAVIGATION FOLIO, LEVEE BASE MAPS AND RELATED PRODUCTS SOL DACW29-96-R-0016 POC Contract Specialist, Glenda Perez at (504) 862-2890 Contracting Officer, Martha P. Sloan at (504) 862-1163 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: A-E services are required for topographic and hydrographic surveys, mapping and related graphic and digital services for the Atchafalaya River Hydrographic Survey Book, Navigation Maps and Plan Maps, and the Atchafalaya Basin Levee Base Maps and REEGIS Data Set. This announcment is open to all businesses regardless of size. A firm fixed-price contract between $1,000,000 and $3,000,000 will be negotiated. The contract is anticipated to be awarded in August 1996 and work completed by July 1998. 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 plan is not required with this submittal. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Services shall include automated hydrographic surveys; use of DGPS; topographic surveys; scanning; photogrammetric mapping; development of GIS data in Corps REEGIS format; CADD drafting and plotting; processing and recording data on CD-ROM disks; and photographic reproduction for the updating and production of about 137 Atchafalaya River hydrographic survey map sheets with overlays, 33 navigation maps of the Atchafalaya River with overlays, 185 Atchafalaya Basin levee base maps with overlays, 24 Atchafalaya River plan maps with overlays and about 20 associated indexes, legends and miscellaneous sheets. Surveys shall consist of about 1455 hydrographic survey ranges that cross the Atchafalaya River and channels and about 2930 overbank survey ranges adjacent to the Atchafalaya River. Automated positioning and sounding systems shall be used for hydrographic surveys, except that conventional methods may be used at obstructions. All survey data for each range, no matter how the data are obtained, shall be edited, combined, and furnished on 3 1/2 inch 1.5 megabyte, high density floppy diskettes that are compatible with DOS based computer systems. The survey shall be stamped and certified by a registered land surveyor as to the required accuracy. The contractor shall utilize aerial photography and photogrammetric control provided by the government in addition to his own surveys to produce mapping of the required accuracy and quality. The CADD/GIS system used must be directly compatible with the Intergraph CADD/GIS or translatable to the Intergraph Microstation (Version 5.0) and MGE system (Version 5) with Oracle database (Version 7). 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria are listed below in order of precedence (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria 1-7 are primary. Criteria 8-10 are secondary and will only be used as ''tie-breakers'' among technically equal firms. (1) Specialized experience and technical competence (to include key personnel and firm) in the type of work requried. (2) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time. All major items of equipment and key personnel available for project assignment must be listed along with other pertinent data. To be considered for selection a firm must demonstrate in its SF 255 the availability of at least the following: Registered land surveyor (1); 4-person shore control/topographic survey crews (3); 2-person automated hydrographic survey crews (2); certified photogrammetrist (1); computer specialist (1); cartographic technicians (4); cartographic draftspersons (2); engineering technicians (computer) (2); draftspersons (6); stereoplotter operators (4); photo technicians (1); automated positioning and sounding systems (2) boat, 21' or longer (2); scanner capable of 800 DPI (1); analytical stereoplotters (2); and computer and plotter for processing survey data and capable of producing a position plot. (3) Knowledge of the project locality. (4) Past performance on contracts in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. (5) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. (6) Quality control plan. (7) Safety plan and performance (manhours lost to accidents in the last 100,000 manhours of work by firm). (8) Geographic proximity to Atchafalaya Basin and New Orleans District Headquarters. (9) Extent of participation (measured as a percentage of total contract) by Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions. (10) Volume of DOD Work. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 general submission requirements. Firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit 5 copies of SF 254 and 255 (11/92 edition) for the prime and all subcontractors and consultants not later than 30 days after the date of this publication. Address the minimum personnel and equipment requirements and each of the Selection Criteria in BLock 10 of the SF 255. For criteria (6) and (7), comprehensive outlines of safety and quality control plans will be satisfactory. Complete plans will be required after contract award. Safety performance data (manhours lost) must be submitted, including data for any subcontractors. If the 30th day is a Saturday or Sunday, or a Federal Holiday, the due date is the close of business the next business day. For courier deliveries, the physical address is U.S. Army Engineer District, New Orleans, Foot of Prytania Street, New Orleans, LA 70118-1030. The more highly qualified firms will be required to make in-person presentations to the selecting officials at the New Orleans District, to describe their approach to the accomplishement of the project. Presentation shall be limited to less than 1 1/2 hrs. Evaluation factors for this in-house presentation portion shall be forwarded upon receipt of SF 254's and SF 255's. This is not a RFP. Refer to Solicitation No. DACW29-96-R-0016. (0066)

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