U.S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, MOBILE, ATTN: CESAM-EN-MN, P.O. BOX 2288, MOBILE ALABAMA 36628-0001 OR 109 ST., JOSEPH STREET MOBILE AL 36602

T -- IND DEL CONTRACT FOR SURVEYING, MAPP & PHOTOGRAMM SERVC TO SUPP THE MOBILE DIST MILTARY PROGRAM; DACA01-97-R-0015 SOL AEMXXX-97XX-0005 POC Contact Mr. Jack Pruett, 334/441-5755; Contracting Officer, Edward M. Slana (Site Code W31XNJ) 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: A-E services are required for an Indefinite Delivery Contract for Surveying, Mapping, and Photogrammetry Services. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. The Contract will be awarded for a one year peiod. Work to be subject to satisfactory negotiation of individual task orders with the total contract not to exceed $500, 000 for the contract period. Selection of AE firms is not based upon competitive bidding procedures, but rather upon the professional qalifications necessary for the performance of the required services. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The Contractor selected will be required to perform services in Alaska with work in other locations as may be assigned to the Mobile District. The selected firm will be required to perform services of the following types: Select and evaluate existing monuments for stability and siting; write digital descriptions; set airport ontrol stations including concrete monuments, disk in bedrock and rod marks; establishcontrol by high accuracy Global Positioning System; process data from GPS observations; provide written reports with diagrams, sketches, tables, photographs, and data prcessing files in bluebooking format that is acceptable to NGS; performance of both boundary and land surveys. The contract requires the capability to provide digital surveying and mapping data that is readable and fully operational on an Intergraph computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) system. Current operating software is Intergraph Microstation version 5.0 and delivery of files on 3.5 disk, CD-om and/or in Intergraph Optical Disk Storage format. All land survey work must be performed under the direction of a Registered Land Surveyor registered in the state where the work is performed. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection procss. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria A thru E are primary. Criteria F thru H are secondary and will only be used as "tie-breakers" among technically equal firms. A. Professional Qualifications: The contract will require the following disciplines: Use the nomenclature for disciplines as noted in thisadvertisement. (1) Project Managers; (2) Party Chiefs. Resumes (Block 7 of the SF 255) must be provided for these disciplines, including consultants. Additional evaluation factors are provided in order of importance: B. Specialized experience and technicalcompetence in: (1) Surveying In Alaska and/or Other Cold Regions; (2) Global Positioning System Services; (3) Use of Dual Frequency Receivers; (4) Setting Monuments By Driving Stainless Steel Rods to Refusal; (5) Work On And Around Airports; (6) Detailed Topography; (7) Boundary Surveys: (8) Use of CADD systems in surveying & mapping applications; (9) In Block 10 of the SF 255 describe the firms' quality mangement plan, including the team's organization including an organizational chart, quality assurance, cost control, and coordination of the in-house work with consultants. C. Capacity to Accomplish the Work: The capacity to field a minimum of five GPS receiers with personnel to operate the receivers and process the data. D. Past Performance: Past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; E. Knowledge of the Locality: Knowledge of surveying & mapping in very cold climatic conditions; F. Geographic Location: Geographic location with respect to Alaska. G. Small Business, Smal Disadvantaged Business, and Women Owned Business Participation: Extent of participation of Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Women Owned Businesses, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Minority Institutions in the proposed cntract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort; H. Equitable Distribution of DOD contracts: Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submissions requirements. Firms must submit a copy of their SF 254 and SF 255, and a copy of each consultant's SF 254. The 11/92 edition of the forms must be used, nd may be obtained from the Government Printing Office. A Summary of Capability Worksheet must be requested and submitted with the proposal. The worksheet in Microsoft Word Format (3.5" unformatted Disk must be provided) should be requested by sending a sef addressed envelope or Floppy Disk Mailer with return postage to: District Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer District, Mobile, ATTENTION: CESAM-EN-MS, Post Office Box 2288, Mobile, Alabama 36628-0001. These must be received in the Mobile District Office (CESAM-EN-MN) not later than close of business on the 30th day after the date of publication of this solicitation in the Commerce Business Daily. If the 30th ay is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business on the next business day. Regulations requires that any submittals received after this date cannot be considered by the Selection Board. Include ACASS number in Block 3b an RFP Number in Block 2b of the SF 255. Call the ACASS Center at 503-326-3459 to obtain a number. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal. As required by acquisition regulations, interviews for the purpose of discussing prospective contractors' qualifications for the contract will be conducted only for those firms considered highly qualified after submittal review by theselection board. (0355)

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