USACE VICKSBURG DISTRICT, 4155 CLAY STREET, VICKSBURG MS 39180-3435

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY TYPE CONTRACT FOR MISCELLANEOUS DESIGN SUPPORT SERVICES WITHIN ENGINEERING DIVISION (CONTRACT NOS. 1 AND 2) SOL W807PM-6311-0031 POC LAURA CESPEDES (601) 631-5575 (Site Code CW38) Due 23 December 1996, Point of Contact: Laura Cespedes, 601/631-5575. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Two indefinite delivery contracts will be negotiated and awarded, each with a base period of $1,000,000.00 and two option periods of $1,000,000.00 each. The options may be exercised at any time upon the exhaustion of funds during the current period. Tasks will be divided based on specialized experience, past performance, project schedules and/or current A-E workload. The contracts are anticipated to be awarded in July, 1997. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The work consists of professional services for miscellaneous design of items which are part of major civil design projects being accomplished within and contiguous to the Vicksburg District. Work may be comprised of civil, structural, hydraulic, hydrologic, geological, sanitary, electrical, mechanical, surveying, mapping and architectural design. Work may include, but is not limited to studies, preparation of sketches, conceptual drawings, related drafting, cost estimates, specifications, contract drawings, and design analyses. Studies, designs, and drawings shall be in English and/or metric units as directed. 3. PRESELECTION CRITERIA: Pre-Selection criteria will be based on the following considerations which are of equal importance. The firm (either inhouse or through association with a qualified consultant) must: a. Demonstrate design experience in civil, structural, geological, hydraulics, hydrologic, sanitary, mechanical and electrical engineering and surveying and mapping, drafting, architecture, and cost estimating. b. Demonstrate capability and experience in design of channels, levees, weirs, channel stabilization, grade control structure projects, drainage structures (pipes and culvert) flood control structure projects (small gated dams and pump stations and office buildings. c. Employ qualified registered professional personnel in the following key disciplines: civil, structural, geologic, hydraulic, sanitary, mechanical and electrical engineering, surveying and architecture. d. Demonstrate experience in use of CADD systems. All drawings shall be furnished in Intergraph Microstation design file compatible format. Deliverables shall be provided (on media approved by the contracting official); 3.5'' diskette in DOS format, 8mm exabyte tape scpio saveset (UNIX), compact disc, file transport protocol through the Internet; and/or plotted hardcopy. The aforementioned files and backups must be of current version in operation by the Vicksburg District at time of contract award. Design file specification, level assignments, line styles, and line weights shall be in accordance with Engineer Manual EM-1110-1-1807 (all parts) and/or as indicated by contracting official. Responding firms must, as a part of their response, state the type of CADD system to be used in this effort and explain in detail how the system will be made compatible with the Vicksburg District Graphics System. Firms failing to submit as part of their response information on how they will achieve complete CADD compatibility with the Vicksburg District System, will not be considered). 4. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 of the CBD for the general selection process. The selection criteria are listed in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria A-E are primary. Criteria F-H are secondary and will only be used to rank the most highly qualified firms. (A) Specialized experience and technical competence of the firm and consultants in the work described above in preselection item b. (B). Professional qualifications: The firm must indicate professional registration and work experience of key personnel. The firm should emphasize professional registration, advanced degrees, and specific work experience of key personnel. The selected firm should also indicate adequate management personnel with required qualifications and experience to assure prompt response to assignments. (C). Capacity to perform the work in a timely manner. (D). Past performance: Consideration will be given to ratings on previous DoD contracts. Consideration will also be given to firms which have above average performance on the type of work described in selection criteria (B). (E). Knowledge of the locality. (F). Geographic proximity to Vicksburg, Mississippi, (G). DoD contract awards in the past 12 months. The greater the awards the lesser the consideration, and (H) Extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) and minority institutions (MI) in the contract team. Participation will be measured as a percentage of the total anticipated contract effort, regardless of whether the SB, SDB, HBCU or MI is a prime contractor, subcontractor, or joint venture partner, the greater the participation, the greater the consideration. In the final selection process, the most highly qualified firms will be interviewed. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested firms must send one copy of SF 255 (11/92 edition) and one copy of SF 254 (11/92 edition) for the prime and all consultants to U.S. Army Engineer District, Vicksburg, ATTN: A-E Services (CELMK-ED-AC), 4155 Clay Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180-3435. All telephone calls should be directed to Mrs. Laura Cespedes, (601) 631-5575. This is not a RFP. A fee proposal will be requested at a later date. Along with the fee proposal, the selected firm (if a large business) will be required to submit a Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR 19.702. The objective of the plan is to offer subcontracting opportunities to small business concerns and small disadvantaged business concerns to the maximum practicable extent consistent with the efficient performance of the contract. The subcontracting plan shall separate percentage goals composed of direct cost, indirect cost, or a combination of the two for using small business and small disadvantaged business subcontractors. Questions relative to the subcontracting plan may be directed to Mrs. Shirley Reed, Small Business Specialist, 601/631-5347. See Notes 24 and 25.(0319)

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