Department of the Army, Baltimore District, Corps of Engineers, P.O. Box 1715, Room 7000 Baltimore, MD 21203-1715

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY-TYPE CONTRACT FOR CENTER OF PUBLIC WORKS, WORLDWIDE, ALEXANDRIA VA SOL DACA31-96-R-0042 POC Charlene V. Brown, (703)805-2987, Contracting Officer Marie E. Raglind, (703)805-2970 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Engineering services are as directed by required for civil/structural engineering experience related to the inspection and rating of bridges, as directed by U. S. army Center for Public Works, Alexandria VA to support Center for Public Works Worldwide. Contract will be for a 12 month period with an option to extend for an additional 12 mont period. Cumulative total of all delivery order may not exceed $750,000.00 and individual delivery orders should exceed $150,000.00. Anticipated contract award date is September 1996. Subcontracting Plan the AE shall be required submit a subcontracting plan with the proposal that is consistent with Section 806(b) of PL 100-180, PL 95-507, and 99-661. A minimum of 25% of the total planned subcontracting dollars shall placed with small disadvantaged business (SDB), including Historically Black Colleges and Universities or Minority Institutions, and 5% with Women-Owned Businesses (WOB). This plan is not required with this submittal. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The selected firm will be required to: 1) Conduct initial, routine, in-depth and damage inspections of in-services bridges, establish or update the Structural Inventory and Appraisal data required by the Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) using the Corps of Engineers Bridge Inventory System (CEBIS) conduct scour evaluation and analysis, determine the civilian and military load capacity of the structure, and provide an in-depth technical report and other documents as specified in the scope of work. 2) Provide consultant services in evaluating the design and construction of bridges, dams, locks, and other large hydraulic structures. This includes massive concrete structures, prestressed concrete, steel structures and components, and substructure design. 3) Development of comprehensive sets of standards which apply to these structures on a national and international scale. Including developing detailed technical manual standards for design, inspection and evaluation of individual structures. 4) The breadth of projects shall cover conventional design practices but also includes state-of-the-art methods for such areas as analysis of massive concrete structures, prediction of services life for steel and concrete structures, development of reliability models, and soil- structure interaction. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general A-E selection process. It must also include knowledge, training, and experience with bridge inspection an analysis in accordance with the National Bridge Inspection Standards and U. S. Army and Corps of Engineers regulation including underwater inspection and scour analysis. The AE must have a combined team knowledge and experience of structural, geotechnical and hydraulic engineering pertaining to scour evaluation and analysis. The AE must have experience and knowledge in completing the Structural Inventory and Appraisal Sheets for the Federal Highways Administration. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit one copy of SF 255. A SF 255 must be submitted for prime and joint ventures. A SF 254 must be submitted for prime, joint ventures, and consultants. The SF 255 and SF 254 shall clearly indicate the staffing of the office(s) indicated to do the work. Responses to this announcement received within 30 days from the date of this issue will be considered for selection. Street address: City Crescent Building, ATTN: Carol A. Williams, Room 7000, 10 South Howard street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. Technical questions should be directed to Terry Stanton (703)806- 6058. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal. (0089)

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