U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, Pittsburgh District William S. Moorhead Federal Building, 1000 Liberty Avenue, Room 727, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4186

R -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR A&E SERVICES FOR MISCELLANEOUS GEOTECHNICAL AND CIVIL ENGINEERING, DRILLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES SOL DACW59-97-R-0005 POC Point of Contact -- Janet E. Laukaitis, Contract Specialist, (412) 644-4157. Contracting Officer Michele R. Hutfles, (412) 644-6928. WEB: :The Corps of Engineers, :http//www.gpo.gov/procurement/index/html. POC Janet E. Laukaitis, Contract Specialist (412) 644-4157 or David E. Carlson, Technical POC (412) 644-2844. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District will require an Indefinite Delivery Contract for Architect-Engineer services for the design of miscellaneous items for navigation locks and dams and flood control structures and their related features as well as other civil works projects within the Pittsburgh District. A firm fixed price Indefinite Delivery contract will be negotiated. It is anticipated the contract will be for a base period of one year, with two, one year option periods. An option period may be exercised when the amount of the current period cost ceiling has been exhausted. The cost ceiling per period is $ 1 Million per contract annum/period, with no limitation on the cost ceiling of individual task order(s), other than not to exceed the annum ceiling of $1 Million. Pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program established byPL 100-656, "Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988", this procurement will be unrestricted and any resulting award will be made pursuant to the above program. FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan must be complied with relative to this requirement. The subcontracting goals for this contract are that a minimum of 20% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB), including small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), and 5% be placed with SDB. The Subcontracting Plan is not required with this submission. Service Contract rates must be paid where applicable. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The services to be provided under this contract include Geotechnical and Civil Engineering Services, Drilling Services, and Environmental Services for Phase I and Phase II Assessments, and other related Technical Services. The services required will primarily consist of, but are not limited to, partial or complete designs of miscellaneous civil works projects. The work issued may include the complete or partial preparation of contract drawings, specifications, quantities, and or MCACES cost estimates, as would be necessary for each project. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. The selection criteria in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each subcriterion) The selection criteria, listed as (a) through (d) shall be considered the Primary Selection Criteria for evaluation: (a) Professional qualifications including education, experience and professional registration of individuals within the firm which are necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. (b) Specialized experience and technical competence of the firm and its staff in the following areas: Geotechnical and Civil Engineering, including but not limited to, mine studies, streambank erosion studies, dam safety inspections and administration of training seminars, project condition and inspection reports, seepage studies, stability analysis, material investigation studies, geophysical exploration studies, geological field mapping studies, seismological studies, water well location studies, field geotechnical evaluations and observations, geotechnical literature search, earth retaining structure design, structural foundation design, dewatering system design, pavement design, foundation analysis and design, Quality Control (QC) reviews; drilling services; services for Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, groundwater studies, Environmental Risk Assessments; experience related to other types of civil works consistent with the Pittsburgh District's mission. (c) Capacity of the firm to accomplish the anticipated work in the required time. The evaluation will consider the experience of the firm and any consultants in similarly sized projects, and the size and the qualifications of the firm's staff (and its consultants) in key disciplines. (d) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules (ACASS reports will be used for past performance on Government projects). Criterion (e) through (g) are secondary and will only be used as "tie breakers" among technically equal firms. (e) Location and knowledge of the general geographical area of Pittsburgh District; provided, that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the contract. (f) Extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measure as a percentage of the total estimated effort. (g) Volume of work awarded to the primary firm by DOD (Department of Defense) during the previous 12 months, as described in Note 24. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Architect-Engineer firms meeting the requirements set forth in this announcement are requested to submit two copies of the completed Standard Form 255 (11/92 edition), Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project and any supplemental data which documents the firm's qualifications. Each SF 255 must include a description of the firms's formalized QC Procedures relating to design work, and the firm's proposed Subcontracting Plan. The QC Procedures should explain the processes by which the firm and its subcontractors produce quality designs which are free of errors and omissions. Any firm that does not have a current (within the past 12 months) Standard Form (SF) 254 and (11/92 edition), Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire on file in this office must also furnish two complete copies of the SF 254. Firms responding within 30 calendar days after date of this announcement will be considered for selection. No other general notification to firms under consideration for this project will be made and no further action is required. For subcontracting and partnering opportunities, please contact the following: U.S. Small Business Administration, Attn.: John Brown, 960 Penn Avenue, Administration, Attn.: John Renner, 111 Superior Avenue, Suite 630, Cleveland, Ohio Doug Aspy, P.O. Box 1608, Clarksburg, West Virginia, 26302-1608 (304) 632-5631. This is not a request for proposal. (0024)

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