JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT OFFICE, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, P.O. BOX 4970, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32232-0019

C -- A-E SERVICE FOR INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR HYDROGRAPHIC, TOPOGRAPHIC, GEODETIC, PROPERTY, BOUNDARY AND CONSTRUCTION SURVEYS WITHIN PUERTO RICO, AND THE USVI SOL DACW17-97-R-0012 DUE 033197 POC Al Morris (904) 232-2430 (Site Code DACW17) One contract will be awarded from responses to this announcement. The contract will be an Indefinite Quantity Contract for a period of one year from date of award, with an option to extend two additional years; not to exceed a total of three years. The Government reserves the right to exercise the contract option period before the expiration of the base contract period or preceding option period, if the contract amount for the base period preceding option period has been exhausted or nearly exhausted. Work will be assigned by negotiated task orders. Maximum order limits are $1,000,000 for each contract year and up to $1,000,000 per task order. The work will consist of detailed hydrographic surveys, beach erosion surveys, tidal surveys, and other related surveys. The contractor shall be capable of performing automated hydrographic surveys using microprocessor guidance control devices; topographic surveys for engineering design site plans, property/boundary surveys, record or as-built construction surveys, and geodetic control, as performed for planning, design, construction operation, and/or maintenance of various engineering projects. The contractor shall furnish all equipment, land/floating plant, instrumentation, supplies, and personnel to accomplish required services and provide the Government with completed maps, tracings, plats, computations, reports, tapes, disks, etc. to document work performed. Two survey crews shall be required to support the contract. Additional crews may be required by the Chief of Survey Section. 1. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE: The firms must clearly demonstrate experience in large scale mapping and related drafting for detailed design and construction of major engineering projects, construction layout alignment surveys, boundary, property, mean high water (tidal) demarcation and ordinary high water demarcation surveys, surveys of surface/subsurface detail on beaches, levees, canals, breakwaters, groins, embankments, and other similar structures, and horizontal and vertical geodetic control surveys; performing Hydrographic surveys for large scale river and harbor construction and maintenance. The firm shall have the capacity to provide digital surveying and mapping data that are readable and fully operational on Intergraph computer-aided design and drafting system; furnish all drawing in Intergraph Microstation (PC or 32) Version 5.09 of higher, AT&T System V Unix, CLIX R3.1 Vr. 6.3.2 format on CD-ROM. 2. SIZE AND EXPERTISE OF STAFF: The firm must have and adequate number of qualified surveying and computing personnel including surveyor registered in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, field party chiefs, instrumentman, rodmen, draftsmen and computer persons. It must have direct full time availability of necessary equipment to accomplish required work, including but not limited to Theodolite, transits, levels, plane tables, electronic distance measurement instruments, electronic total station devices, computational and plotting equipment, hydrographic survey boat, Fathometers, offshore EDM positioning device, etc. 3. CAPACITY TO ACCOMPLISH WORK IN THE REQUIRED TIME: The firms must have the capacity to proceed with work and accomplish it in a timely manner once the notice to proceed is given. No mobilization/demobilization costs from the United States to Puerto Rico will be paid. 4. GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF FIRM TO THE WORKSITE: Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands firms, or United States firms with Puerto Rico or U.S. Virgin Islands branch offices requiring minimal mobilization/demobilization cost will be given preference, provided there is an adequate number of qualified firms for consideration. 5. PAST PERFORMANCE: Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry regrading cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules will be reviewed. Past DOD experience data available to the Government through the Architect Engineer Contract Administration System (ACASS) will be utilized for prior performance evaluation. 6. VOLUME OF PAST DOD CONTRACT AWARDED TO FIRM: Work previously awarded to the firm by DOD will be reviewed with the objective of effecting equitable distribution of contracts among equally qualified firms. Those firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement and wish to be considered, must submit one copy each of SF254 and SF255 for the firm or joint-venture and an SF 254 for each subcontractor. In block 4 of SF 255 list only the personnel for the office to perform the work indicated in block 3B. Additional personnel strengths, including consultants, should be indicated parenthetically and their source clearly identified. In block 7G of the SF 255, indicate specific project experience for key team members and indicate the team member's role on each listed project (architect, project manager, etc.). Submittal of supplemental attachments to SF 255 per evaluation factors 1-4 is strongly recommended. Submittal package is to be received in this office at the address indicated below no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 31 Mar 97. Submittals received after this date and time will not be considered. Unnecessarily elaborate brochures or other presentations beyond those sufficient to present a complete and effective response to this announcement are not desired. Small and Small Disadvantaged firms are encouraged to participate as Prime Contractors or as members of Joint-Ventures with other Small Businesses and all interested firms are reminded that the successful firm will be expected to place subcontracts to the maximum practical extent with Small and Small Disadvantaged firms in accordance with the provisions of Public Law 95-507. If a Large Business firm is selected, a Small Business subcontracting plan will be required prior to award. Response to this ad should be in writing only; telephone calls and personal visits are discouraged. The required forms shall be submitted to the following address: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CESAJ-EN-DC, 400 West Bay Street, Room 1044, Jacksonville, FL 32202-4412 or U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CESAJ-EN-DC, P.O. Box 4970, (0057)

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