U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, 600 M.L. KING, JR. PL., RM 821, LOUISVILLE KY 40202-2230

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES ARE REQUIRED FOR INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR MASTER PLANNING, MAPPING AND FACILITIES ANALYSIS SUPPORT, VARIOUS LOCATIONS. SOL W22W9K-6204-6186 POC Contract Specialist B. J. Durrett (502) 582-6796 (Site Code DACA27) CONTRACT INFORMATION: This contract is in support of the U.S. Army Center for Public Works, Alexandria, Virginia. The proposed services will be obtained by a negotiated Firm Fixed Price Contract. The maximum amount of the contract shall not exceed $500,000 and no individual delivery order shall exceed $150,000. The contract period is one year from the date of award, with an option for one additional year with no additional increase in the contract amount. Before award of this contract, the firm (if not a small business concern) shall be required to present an acceptable Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with Public Law 95-507. To meet the current subcontracting goals, 52.5% of the total subcontracted dollars must go to small business firms, 8.8% must go to small disadvantaged business firms, and 3.0% must go to woman- owned firms. The plan is not required with this submittal. PROJECT INFORMATION: Delivery orders to be issued under this contract include master planning, contingency planning, capital investment strategies, special facility analysis related to Base Realignment and Closure, requirements analyses, force structure evaluations, aerial photography and mapping. Also, analyses using automated systems that would require expertise in systems and database development using the following software: Microstation and MDL; Dbase; FOXPRO; NOMAD; ORACLE; FOCUS; and C or C++ on mainframes, personal computers, or workstations are required. Services to be provided also include development and evaluation of AM/FM and GIS systems to include evaluation of existing hardware, software and communication systems used at Army installations to support planning and real property management. SELECTION CRITERIA: Submittals will be evaluated against the general evaluation factors listed in Note 24 in descending order of importance. Additional specific evaluation criteria is as follows. Criteria a-e are primary and f-h are secondary: a. Documented experience in the preparation of master planning, mapping, and facility analysis documents by experienced and qualified personnel in the fields of Project Management, Planning, Computer Programming, Computer Systems Analysis, Aerial Photography, and Mapping are required and must be indicated in the SF 255 form. b. The firm's recent specialized experience and technical competence with the current regulations, practices, criteria and automated systems that support Army master planning and real property management described in Project Information to include: Master Plan regulations; troop and family housing practices; Army criteria tracking and information systems; project programming and the DD1391 Processor; the Integrated Facilities System (IFS/DR REAL); the Army Stationing and Installation Plan (ASIP); facility planning, allowances and requirements analysis systems; and the Real Property Planning and Analysis System (RPLANS) must also be indicated in the SF 255. c. Experience in conducting special studies of automated systems used in master planning and facilities management systems (Automated Mapping/Facilities Management and Geographic Information Systems) for both the active and reserve components of the Army and the ability to provide deliverables in both Intergraph Microstation or Autocad format is also to be in the SF 255. d. Capacity to complete work in the required time. e. Past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to quality of work, cost control, and compliance with performance schedules. e. Knowledge and experience in completing work at locations both domestic and abroad. f. Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24. g. Superior performance evaluations on recently completed DOD contracts. h. Extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black collages and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Firms which are interested and meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit one completed SF 255, U.S. Government A/E and Related Services for Specific Projects to the office shown above. All responses on SF 255 to this announcement must be received by 30 calendar days after the publication to be considered for selection. The day following this CBD announcement counts as day number 1. If the 30th day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a US Government holiday, the deadline is the close of business on the next Government business day. It is requested that interested firms list the fee amount and date of all DOD contracts awarded during the last 12 months to the firm and all subsidiaries in Block 9 of the SF 255. The business size status (large, small and/or minority) should be indicated in Block 3 of the SF 255. The business is small if its annual receipts averaged over the past three fiscal years do not exceed $2.5 million. All responding firms which do not have a current (within past 12 months) SF 254 on file with the North Pacific Division, Corps of Engineers must also furnish a completed SF 254. No other information including pamphlets or booklets is requested or required. No other general notification to firms under consideration for this project will be made and no further action is required. This is not a request for proposals.(0229)

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