US 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)

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