U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, 215 North 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-4978

C -- IDT FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT OF AIRFIELDS AND ROADWAYS WORLDWIDE SOL DACA45-97-R-0022 POC For Administrative and procedural questions, call John M. Miller at (402)221-4176 WEB: Omaha District Contracting Division Homepage, http://ebs.mro.usace.army.mil/EBS/CONTRACT.HTM. E-MAIL: Jim Opitz, Jim.B.Opitz@mro01.usace.army.mil. CONTRACT INFORMATION: An Indefinite Delivery Type contract for construction management of airfield and roadway pavements projects will be awarded for a base period and may include an option for two additional periods. The base period and any option periods will not exceed one year each. A contract option may be exercised before the expiration of the base contract period or preceding option period if contract amount for the base period (or preceding option period) has been exhausted or nearly exhausted. Each Task Order issued under this contract will not exceed $1,000,000 with cumulative amount of contract not to exceed $1,000,000 per performance period. The Task Orders will be issued from time to time as the need arises during the contract periods and may be issued by any of the Corps of Engineers offices. The government will provide office trailer with phone, utilities, and furniture or construction management firm will be required to co-locate in Corps of Engineers office. Contract awardis anticipated in August 1997. Submitters are advised that the contract may not be awarded if not supported by sufficient workload. Types of services required will include construction phase services and may require studies and reports. If a large business is selected for this project, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to contract. This plan is not required with this submittal. The subcontracting goals for this contract are that a minimum of 55% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB), 8.5% be placed with small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), and 3% be placed with women-owned small businesses (WOSB). PROJECT INFORMATION: Work under this contract will include the construction management of military and civil works airfields and roadways at locations throughout CONUS (Continental United States) and OCONUS (outside CONUS). The majority of all work will be CONUS. Task orders under this contract may include but not limited to: Full time on-site quality assurance; Oversight of paving and airfield lighting; Oversight of airfield support facilities; Review of submittals and shop drawings; Troubleshooting paving and material problems; Comparison of scheduled work compared to actual for construction contractor payments; Operate computer programs related to pay-for-performance specifications and have other general computer skills; Operate a profilograph for pavement smoothness determination; General office engineering duties such as writing change orders, preparing cost estimates, drafting correspondence and related items; Conducting quality assurance and partnering meetings; Preparing daily quality assurance and safety reports; Construction management for over-all surveillance including final inspections and close-out; Conduct sampling and laboratory quality assurance testing on asphalt and PC concrete pavements and inspection of batch plants; Inspection of contractors paving equipment; Review and recommend approval or disapproval of deviations in asphalt job mix formulas and PCC mixture proportions; Coordinating work with airfield personnel, Corps of Engineers and construction contractor; Provide administrative and clerical support related to the above services. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. Criteria for selection, in order of importance, are: (a) Recent specialized experience and technical competence of the firm (including consultants) in: (1) Construction management of airfield maintenance and repair projects including inspection, shop drawing and submittal review, and claim analysis. (2) Construction management of new airfield pavement and lighting. (3) Laboratory testing of materials related to asphalt and Portland cement concrete pavements. (4) Knowledge of U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force airfield criteria and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards. (5) Effective coordination and management of the project team, including consultants as described in the Construction Management Plan. (See SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS) (6) Quality control procedures as described in the Construction Management Plan. (7) Construction cost estimating and preparation of estimates. (b) Professional qualifications and specialized experience, in providing services similar to those listed above, of the proposed team members (including consultants) in the following disciplines: Civil (airfield) Engineer, Construction Pavement Engineer, Construction Inspector, Materials Engineer, Geotechnical Engineer, Estimator, Electrical (navigational aids) Engineer, Draftsman, Typist, Computer Technician and Soil/Paving Laboratory Technician. (c) Capacity to respond to the work in the required time, including the ability to complete more than one task order at a time. Task Orders may require the employees at up to 4 different locations at the same time. Duration of the task orders will normally be in the range of six months to two years. Construction management firm should have access to mobile laboratory testing equipment associated with paving. (d) Past performance as described in Note 24. (e) Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: Solicitation packages are not provided for this type contract. This is not a request for proposal. Selection of a construction management firm for this contract is not based upon competitive bidding procedures, but rather upon the professional qualifications necessary for the performance of the services. Firms desiring consideration shall submit two copies of a combined SF 255 and separate SF 254 for prime and each consultant. To be considered, submittal must be addressed as follows: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, CEMRO-ED-C, ATTN: John M. Miller, 215 N. 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-4978. Submittal must be received no later than close of business on the 30th day after the date of publication of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday or Sunday or a federal holiday, the deadline will be the close of business on the next business day. In block 10 of the SF 255, provide the following: (a) Construction Management Plan. The plan should be brief and include an explanation of the firm's management approach, management of subcontractors (if applicable), and an organizational chart showing the inter-relationship of management and various team components (including subcontractors). (b) The firm's present workload and the availability of the project team (including consultants) for the specified contract performance period. In block 3 of SF 255 provide the submitting firm's number (six or seven digits) assigned by the North Pacific Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, for the Architect-Engineer Contract Administration Support System (ACASS) and the firm number for any consultants in block 6 of the SF 255. If unknown, so state. To receive information to obtain an ACASS number, call (503) 326-3459. Personal visits for this solicitation to the Omaha District offices will not be scheduled. 24. Architect-Engineer firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit: (1) a Standard Form 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, (2) a Standard Form 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project, when requested, and (3) any requested supplemental data to the procurement office shown. Firms having a current Standard Form 254 on file with the procurement office shown are not required to register this form. Firms desiring to register for consideration for future projects administered by the procurement office (subject to specific requirements for individual projects) are encouraged to submit annually, a statement of qualifications and performance data, utilizing Standard Form 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire. Firms responding to this announcement before the closing date will be considered for selection, subject to any limitations indicated with respect to size and geographic location of firm, specialized technical expertise or other requirements listed. Following an initial evaluation of the qualification and performance data submitted, three or more firms that are considered to be the most highly qualified to provide the type of services required, will be chosen for negotiation. Selection of firms for negotiation shall be made through an order of preference based on demonstrated competence and qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the type of professional services required, that include: (1) professional capabilities; (2) specialized experience and technical competence, as required; (3) capacity to accomplish the work in the required time; (4) past performance on contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; (5) geographical location and knowledge of the locality of the project, provided that application of the criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project; (6) any other special qualification required under this announcement by the contracting activity. In addition to the above qualifications, special qualifications in the Department of Defense include the volume of work previously awarded to the firm by the Department of Defense, with the object of effecting an equitable distribution of Department of Defense architect engineer contracts among qualified architect-engineer firms including small and small disadvantaged business firms, and firms that have not had prior Department of Defense contracts. (0065)

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