Contracting Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, 1240 East Ninth Street, Rm. 2179, Cleveland, Ohio 44199-2060

C -- A/E SERVICES Sol DTCG83-96-R-30Z231. Contact Audrey L. Overholt, (216) 522-3954, Ext. 683. Provide professional A/E services for miscellaneous Ocean Engineering inspections, investigations and design. Services may be required anywhere in the United States but primarily in or near the waters of the Great Lakes, Mississippi River and its tributaries, the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays and the mid-Atlantic coast from Manasquan Inlet, New Jersey to the southern border of North Carolina. Services may include but are not limited to: Investigation of design options and final design of offshore structures in a wide range of water depths, soil, wind, wave and ice conditions. Acquisition of wind, wave, ice and other environmental data for proposed design sites. Evaluation of bulkheads and piers and designing repairs or replacements. Bulkhead and waterfront facility design. Provide submarine soil borings and evaluations (including pile drivability analysis). Computer modeling of marine structures to include pile structure/soil interactions. Evaluate and when necessary, modify existing offshore structure designs. Under and above water inspection and evaluation of offshore and near shoe structures, piers, wharfs and waterfront facilities to include reports of material condition, repairs required, and repair options and associated costs. Specification development for construction, demolition and disposal of offshore structures. Investigation and understanding of local permitting and regulatory requirements (i.e. environmental, ACOE, SHPO, etc). Criteria to be evaluated in the selection of the A/E firm will include the following: 1) Recent specialized experience of the firm in a wide range of Ocean Engineering assignments; (a) Offshore and Inshoe marine structure design including tower and marine foundation design; (b) Geotechnical submarine soil investigations; (c) Design of structures in an ice environment; (d) Static and dynamic computer modeling of structures; (e) Historic structure repair and rehabilitations; (f) Offshore structural inspection and evaluation; (g) Corrosion engineering and protection of marine materials; (h) Understanding and working with diving services and industry; (i) Design and repair of piers, wharfs and waterfront facilities. 2) Professional qualifications of present staff and consultants (if any); (a) Qualifications and experience of present staff and management; (b) Qualifications and experience of consultants; (c) Demonstrated repeat business with consultants. 3) Past performance on contracts in terms of the following: (a) Cost control Techniques employed by the firm as demonstrated in the ability to establish an accurate project budget and design within the budget evidenced by the low bid amount; (b) Quality of work, demonstrated by past design related change orders issued during construction; (c) Demonstrated compliance with performance schedules; (d) Demonstrated long term professional relationships and repeat business with Government and private customers. 4) Ability to provide detailed, accurate cost estimating for marine construction work. 5) Quality control procedures proposed for utilization in projects of this nature. The firms will be evaluated on the effectiveness of their internal quality control program used to ensure technical accuracy and discipline coordination of plans and specifications. 6) Ability to produce AUTOCAD drawings using release 12 in the allotted design time using the CEU CE-CADD standards. 7) Ability to provide qualified marine construction inspection services. 8) Ability to provide designs and analysis of general civil, mechanical and electrical engineering work. 9) Adequate representation of minorities and women personnel qualified and available to work on design projects in comparison to number of equally qualified and paid minorities and women located in the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area of performance. The basic contract will be limited to a maximum price of $500,000.00 for each year of the contract, with a $200,000.00 maximum per individual order. The term of the contract will be for one year from the date of award with an option for one year. The government reserves the right to exercise the option year of the contract. The total duration of the contract, including the exercise of any option shall not exceed two years. The government reserves the right to make multiple awards. This procurement is open to small and large businesses in accordance with the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program (Public Law 100-656). Firms desiring consideration are invited to submit SF-254 and SF-255 prior to the close of the working day on 12 August 1996 to the CEU Cleveland Office, Attn: Audrey L. Overholt. Label the lower right corner of the envelope with the solicitation number, DTCG83-96-R-30Z231. No solicitation shall be issued. This is not a request for proposal. (162)

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