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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 7,1996 PSA#1717US Army Corps of Engineers, LRD (CESWL-ED-MC), PO Box 867, Little Rock
AR 72203 R -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL
FIELD SURVEYING SERVICES FOR VARIOUS CIVIL AND MILITARY PROJECTS SAS
AND MISSOURI SOL DACW03-97-R-0001 POC Virginia A. Moore, Contracting
Officer, (501) 324-5072 Sharon Bowers, Civil Engineer, (501) 324-5668.
1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: One or Two Indefinite Delivery A-E contracts
for Field Surveying Services, procured in accordance with PL 92-582
(Brooks A-E Act) and FAR Part 36, are required for various military and
civil works projects in or assigned to the Little Rock District. Two
indefinite delivery contracts may be negotiated and awarded, with a
base period of one year, and two option periods of one year each. The
contract option year may be exercised before the expiration of the base
contract period (or preceding option period), if the contract amount
for the base period (or preceding option period) has been exhausted or
nearly exhausted. Individual fixed-price delivery orders will not
exceed $150,000, the annual ceiling for the base year and each option
year is $750,000 for each period. The minimum guaranteed amount for the
base year is $15,000. Projects outside the primary area of
responsibility may be added at the Government's discretion upon
agreement of the selected firm. Ordinarily, delivery orders will be
placed with the contract (the primary contract) corresponding to the
location of work. However, a delivery order may be placed with the
other contract if the primary contractor does not have the capacity to
complete the order in the required time period, the primary contractor
has performed unsatisfactorily on previous orders under the subject
contract, and/or significantly less work has been placed under the
other contract. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless
of size. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must
comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting
plan on that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The
subcontracting goals for the contract are: a minimum of 55% of the
contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with Small
Businesses (SB), including Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), of
8.5%, Woman-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB) of 3.0% and Historically
Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MIs) of
5.5%. The plan is not required with this submittal. The wages and
benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under this
contract must be at least equal to those determined by the Department
of Labor under the Service Contract Act. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Work
includes Topographic, Cadastral, Geodetic/Control, Construction Layout,
Hydrographic, and Engineering surveys. Final products must be submitted
in either hard copy E-size drawings or in Intergraph Design Files
(DGN), or both, as called for in the orders. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See
CBD Note 24 (Monday Edition) for a general description of the A-E
selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in
descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by
each sub-criterion). Criteria items a-e are primary. Criteria items f&g
are secondary and will only be used as ''tie-breakers'' among
technically equal firms. a. Professional qualifications. (1) Must have
Registered Professional Land Surveyors in Arkansas and Missouri. Must
have survey technicians with the experience to perform all types of
required surveys. Must have CAD technicians capable of timely
production of DGN and digital terrain files to COE standards. b.
Specialized experience and technical competence: (1) Expertise in
topographic, cadastral, and engineering surveys. This will include, but
is not limited to site surveys, flood plain studies, cross-sections
with volume computation, and differential leveling. (2) Expertise in
control, hydrographic and construction layout surveys. This will
include, but is not limited to, large and small area control networks,
photogrammetric mapping control, small boat hydrographic surveys
(14-18 foot boat with shallow water capability) on rivers, streams and
lakes, and building, road, utility, channel, or other construction
layout. (3) Must have the capability of producing CADD files in
Intergraph compatible design and digital terrain model files that
require no translation or other manipulation by District personnel and
have computer software capable of same. c. Capacity. Firms will show
the capacity to field a minimum of 2 fully equipped and qualified
four-man survey crews with the ability to accomplish the above-listed
surveys. The firms will have a minimum of the following: two approved
total stations with electronic field books, two automatic levels, a
fully equipped 16-foot (minimum length) boat, a 9-12 foot boat, a
4-wheel (minimum) ATV, all accessory survey equipment necessary to
perform the surveys, expendable plots on paper or mylar. CADD files
will be submitted in 5.25'' or a 3.5'' floppy disk formatted in MS-DOS.
Firms must demonstrate sufficient personnel and equipment to perform
the required work in a timely manner. d. Past performance on DOD and
other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and
compliance with performance schedules. e. Location. Specific knowledge
of, and experience with, Arkansas and Missouri state and local
boundary laws and regulations will be given additional consideration.
f. Extent of participation of SB, SDB, and HBCU/MIs in the proposed
contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort.
g. Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in
Note 24. 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 (11/92 edition), and one copy of
SF 254 (11/92 edition) for the prime firm and all consultants, to the
above address not later than the close of business on the 30th day
after the date of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday,
Sunday, or Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business of
the next business day. Include the firm's ACASS number in SF 255, Block
3b. For ACASS information, call 503-326-3459. Indicate in Block 4 of
the SF 254 if your firm is a Large, Small, Small Disadvantaged or
Woman-Owned Business. To be classified as a Small business, a firm's
average annual receipts or sales for the preceding three fiscal years
must not exceed $2.5 million. The SF 255 must contain information in
sufficient detail to identify the team (prime and consultant) proposed
for the contract. In Block 4 of the SF 255 insert the number of
personnel proposed for the contract (not necessarily total capacity),
consultants as (A) and in-house as (B). In SF 255, Block 10, describe
owned or leased equipment that will be used to perform this contract,
as well as CADD capabilities. Block 10 should also include a Design
Quality Control Plan Outline. It should include a brief presentation of
internal controls and procedures that you use to insure that a quality
design is produced. Personal visits for the purpose of discussing the
contract are discouraged. This is not an RFP. (0310) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0071 19961106\R-0002.SOL)
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