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C -- STRUCTURES AND BRIDGES INSPECTION PROGRAM WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT SOL DACW29-97-R-0004 POC Contract Specialist, Valerie Sanders at (504) 862-1665, Contracting Officer, Martha Sloan at (504) 862-1161 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: An Indefinite Quantity Task Order Contract NTE $500,000 for the base period with two optional periods NTE $500,000 (per period) is scheduled for award about April, 1997. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Work will consist of: (1) inspection of completed civil works structures to include locks, pumping stations, floodgates, control structures, drainage structures, floodwalls, hydroelectric structures and bridges by inspection teams qualified by experience and knowledge; (2) Non-destructive weld testing and inspection of steel components; (3) preparation of preinspection and inspection reports; (4) CADD drafting service in support of the inspection program. 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. Selection evaluation factors in order of precedence are: (1) specialized experience of the firm and its key personnel; (2) capacity (personnel) to perform the work in the required time; (3) professional qualifications of the personnel available for the satisfactory performance of the required service. Firms must have at least the following minimum personnel: one civil engineer, one structural engineer, one geotechnical engineer, one electrical engineer, one mechanical engineer, and one level II and one level III weld inspector; (4) past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry; (5) knowledge of geographic area within the limit of the New Orleans District; (6) Safety plan and past performance (manhours lost to accidents in the last 100,000 manhours of work by firm); (7) Quality control plan; (8) Location in the general geographic area; (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; and (10) Volume of DOD work. To be considered for selection, a firm must clearly identify in its SF 254 or Block 10 of the SF 255 experience in the types of work cited above, identify experience and knowledge in the design, construction and operation of the types of structures to be inspected, identify capacity to produce CADD drawings that are fully compatible with Microstation Version 4.0 or higher, identify availability of individuals qualified to conduct inspections in each of the following disciplines: civil, structural, geotechnical, electrical and mechanical engineering and have a registered professional engineer. In addition, relative to bridges, the firm must clearly indentify individuals meeting the requirements in appendix A of Section 650.307 National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS). Relative to weld inspection and testing, the firm must clearly identify Level II and III weld inspectors, qualified (certified) in accordance with the American Society of Non-Destructuve Testing. Corporate certification of Level III weld inspector in accordance with (ASNT) Practice No. SNT-TC-1A will be acceptable. 4. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Firms which meet the requirements in this announcement are invited to submit 5 copies each of SF 254 and SF 255 to the office shown below, including those for subcontractors and consultants, within 30 days after the date of this publication. The ten evaluation factors, an organization chart outlining key personnel and use of subcontractors must be addressed in responses that comply with this announcement. For criteria (6) and (7) comprehensive outline 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, Sunday, or Federal Holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day. This is not a Request for Proposal. Evaluation factors listed above must be addressed in Block 10 of the SF 255. Include the firm's ACASS number in SF 255, Block 3b. For ACASS information, call (503) 326-3459. For courier deliveries, the physical address is the U.S. Army Engineer District, CELMN-CT-T, Attn: Valerie Sanders, New Orleans District, Foot of Prytania Street, New Orleans, LA 70118-1030. Solicitation packages are not provided. Refer to announcement No. DACW29-97-R-0004. (0295)

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