Federal Highway Administration, Central Federal Lands Highway Division (HPC-16), P.O. Box 25246, Denver, CO 80225-0246; (street address - RM 458, 555 Zang Street, Lakewood, CO 80228-1010

C -- MULTIPLE AWARD FOR INDEFINITE DELIVERY, INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACTS FOR GEOTECHNICAL ARCHITECT-ENGINEER (A&E) SERVICES, VARIOUS LOCATIONS SOL DTFH68-96-D-00007 DUE 040996 POC POC: Norman L. Hyndman, (303)969-5932/Contracting Officer: Edward F. Voelsing, Jr. (303)969-5932 This is a partial set-aside acquisition. Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD) of the Federal Highway Administration, anticipates a maximum of five individual contract awards; up to two awards are planned non-set-aside; up to three awards are planned set-asides for Small Business. Each contract is to operate with individually negotiated task orders issued in accordance with the terms of the contract. Each contract awarded will consist of 1 base year with the potential of four 1-year options. A guaranteed contract minimum of $5,000 will be provided with a maximum value of the contract not to exceed a five year total of $2.5 million for small business or $5.0 million for large business. Small business, for the principal nature of services required, is defined by SIC code 8711, ''Other Engineering Services''. Specific task order limitations will be a point of discussion and agreement during the initial negotiation. Geotechnical services are required for indefinite delivery - indefinite quantity type contracts to perform geotechnical investigations in support of highway & bridge design and other pertinent highway work. This work will be associated with Federally funded projects for various Federal agencies (National Park Service, Forest Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Military, etc.). The predominant geographic area includes but is not limited to the following states: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, California, and Hawaii. Firms will be required to perform the predominant amount of work with in-house forces and must demonstrate their ability to satisfactorily accomplish all work items (either in-house or through qualified subcontractors). Specific task orders will be negotiated as needed to provide geotechnical investigations, analysis, and reports (these may be item specific or included within a general task order for the geotechnical design of a particular highway segment), pavement design, foundation design, retaining wall design, cut and fill slope ratio recommendations, cut and fill shrink/swell factors, identification of geologicql hazqards, rock slope stability, geotechnical instrumentation, culvert condition surveys, soil stability, landslide investigations, laboratory testing and analysis (including source data and compliance with construction specifications), and other geotechnical concerns. Agency coordination, document preparation, and other public/agency involvement may be required. Geotechnical services shall be performed in accordance with current AASHTO policy, Federal Lands Highway procedures, and/or specific project requirements as determined by the CFLHD. Development and preparation of certain permit applications may be required. Plans and drawings shall be delivered in an Intergraph Microstation CAD format unless otherwise noted in individual task orders. Firms must comply with Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) requirements, in accordance with FAR 22.8. Large businesses will be required to submit a subcontracting plan, in accordance with FAR 19.702. All firms responding to this request will be evaluated on the following criteria: (1) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required; (2) Professional qualifications; (3) Capacity to perform the work in a high quality and timely manner; (4) Past performance in terms of quality, cost control, and timeliness: (5) Proximity of firm's facilities to CFLHD; and (6) Demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in highway design. Firms desiring to be considered must submit two copies of completed SF 254 and SF 255. Only responses received in this office by 3:30 p.m., April 9, 1996, local time, will be considered. No other general notification to firms will be made and no further action is required. This is not a request for proposal. No solicitation package is available. Selection of firms for award will be in accordance with FAR 36.602-3 and 36.602-4. See Note 24. (0066)

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