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 SURVEY, HYDROGRAP & MAPP SERVC TO SUPP MOB DIST CIV WKS PROG OPER DIV, PANAMA CITY SITE OFFICE; RFP # DACW01-97-R-0016 SOL AEMXXX-97XX-0006 POC Contact Mr. Jack Pruett, 334/441-5755; Contracting Officer, Mrs. Sue L. Speights (Site Code W31XNJ) 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: A-E services are required for an Indefinite Delivery Contract for Surveying, Hydrographic, and Mapping Services to Support the Mobile Districts Civil Works Program, Operations Division, Panama City Site Office. This announcemnt is open to all businesses regardless of size. The Contract will be awarded for a one year period with an option to extend the contract for two additional periods, not to exceed a total of three years. Work to be subject to satisfactory negotiation of inividual task orders with the total contract not to exceed $1,000,000 for each contract period. (If the $1 million limit for a contract period is exhausted or nearly exhausted prior to 12 months after the start of the period, the option for the next contract period may be exercised.) Selection of AE firms is not based upon competitive bidding procedures, but rather upon the professional qualifications necessary for theperformance of the required services. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan for that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The subcontracting goals for his contract are a minimum of 52.5% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with Small Businesses (SB), including Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), and Women-Owned Business, 8.8% be placed with SDB, and 5% for Women-Owned Business. The subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The contract will primarily be used to: (A) perform hydrographic survys of rivers, bays, and channels that extend into the Gulf of Mexico (all soundings will be compensated via Heave Compensation Devices as per the U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers Hydrographic Survey Manual EM 110-Z-1003 dated 28 February 1991); (B) perform Toographic surveys within the Panama City Area Office project area; (C) perform Global Positioning System Surveys for high order control; (D) perform traverse and triangulation of second or third order accuracy, levels for vertical control of second or third order accuracy, route locations, roads, levees, dikes, and channels, quantity surveys for preconstruction and/or final cross-sections, and computatons of quantities using TIN (Triangulated Irregular Network). (E) all data collected shall be compatible with the Panama City Site Office, Corps of Engineers software format. The work will be in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, or other locations within the obile District civil boundaries when such work is assigned to the Panama City Site Office. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria A thru D are primary. Criteria E thru G are secondary and will only be used as "tie-breakers" among technically eqal firms. A. Professional Qualifications: The contract will require the following disciplines: Use the nomenclature for disciplines as noted in this advertisement. (1) Registered Land Surveyor(s) in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida; (2) Project Manager; (3) Hdrographic Party Chief; (4) Land Party Chief; (5) CADD Operator. 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 technical competence in: (1) Fully Automated Hydrographic Systems, Either DGPS, Range/Range Or Range/Azimuth; (2) Differential Global Positioning ystem (DGPS) real time positioning; (3) Topographic surveys using a Total Station with data collector; (4) Control surveys using Global Positioning System; (5) Providing the data in digital format compatible to AutoCad Release 12; (6) In Block 10 of the SF255 describe the firms' quality management 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 ability, equipment, and expertise to field up to three (3) hydrographic survey parties with a sustained effort of two (2) hydrographic parties. D. Past Performace: Past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; E. Geographic Location: Geographic location with respect to the southeast United States. F. Small Business, Small Disavantaged 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 contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort; G. Equitable Distribution of DOD contracts: Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months a 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, and may be obtaind from the Government Printing Office. A Summary of Capability Worksheet must be requested and submitted with the proposal. The worksheet in Microsoft Word Format, version 97.1 (3.5" unformatted Disk must be provided) should be requested by sending a self addressed envelope or Floppy Disk Mailer with return postage to: District Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer District, Mobile, ATTENTION: CESAM-EN-MS, Post Ofice 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 da 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 and 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 arequest 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. (0358)

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