US ARMY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, SEATTLE DISTRICT, PO BOX 3755, SEATTLE WA 98124-3755

C -- CADD SUPPORT SERVICES FOR VARIOUS MILITARY AND CIVIL PROJECTS ASSIGNED TO SEATTLE DISTRICT SOL DACA67-97-R-0033 DUE 052297 POC Contract Specialist John M Norway (206) 764-6659 (Site Code DACA67) The purpose of this contract is to produce final construction documents using CADD (Computer-Aided Design and Drafting), for civil and military projects assigned to Seattle District. Disciplines involved in any one project may include architectural, civil, structural, electrical and mechanical specialties. Individual work orders to be assigned under this contract will set forth specific requirements. Significant evaluation criteria in descending order of importance are: (1) Specialized experience and technical competence of the firm in types of work required, including knowledge of the locality of the work to be done. (2) Professional qualifications of firm's staff and consultants to be assigned to this project, which are necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. (3) Capacity of the firm to accomplish the work in the required time. (4) Past performance on DoD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. NOTE: The following criteria are considered secondary factors and will only be used at Final Selection as tie-breakers. (5) Location of the firm in the general geographic area of the project. (6) Extent of participation of Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), historically black Colleges and Universities and minority Institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of estimated effort. (7) Volume of DoD contract awards to the prime A-E in the last 12 months. Responding firms should indicate ability to access an electronic bulletin board and automated review management system (ARMS) via modem. Proposed procurement will result in a one-year, fixed price indefinite delivery contract with option to extend for two additional years; delivery orders of NTE $150,000 each to be issued as requirements arise. Total contract amount shall not exceed $250,000 per year. Start and completion dates are scheduled for 1 Aug 97 and 31 Jul 98 respectively. Qualified firms desiring consideration shall submitone copy of SF 255, including organizational chart of keypersonnel to be assigned to this project, current SF 254, and consultant's current SF 254's, to: US Army, Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CENPS-CT-CB-MU Norway, 4735 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, WA 98134-2385. No additional project information will be given to A-E firms. Phone calls are discouraged unless absolutely necessary. This project is open to both large and small businesses. This is not a request for proposal. It is anticipated that the selected firm will be required to submit a subcontracting plan with its fee proposal if it is a large business. For this procurement, a large business is a concern for which the annual average gross revenue taken for the last three (3) fiscal years exceeds $2.5 million. The plan must be consistent with Section 806(b) of PL 100-180, PL 95-507 and PL 99-661. If a large firm chooses to subcontract, it is recommended that 50 percent of the total planned subcontracting dollars should be placed with Small Business (SB)concerns, 8 percent with Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), or Historically Black Colleges and Universities or Minority Institutions, and 5 percent to Women-Owned Businesses (WOSB). WOSB's may not qualify as SDBs for federal contracts. (0056)

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