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C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR PROJECTS INVOLVING CIVIL/SANITARY ENGINEERING SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES SOL 1443-CX-2000-97-022 POC Edward L. Tafoya 303/969-2116 E-MAIL: National Park Service, Denver Service Center, contracts_dsc@nps.gov. The National Park Service (NPS), Denver Service Center (DSC), and other Department of the Interior (DOI) agencies are seeking a qualified firm(s) or organization specializing in civil and sanitary engineering services to provide Architect/Engineer (A/E) services under an indefinite quantity contract for miscellaneous projects in the United States, including Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and territories. The Government may elect to award a single task order contract or to award multiple task order contracts for the services to be to provided to two or more sources under this solicitation. The Government reserves the right to award contracts, based on the selection board's final selection list, in order of preference, of the firms considered most highly qualified to perform the work. Each awardee shall be provided a fair opportunity to be considered for task orders to be issued. The Government will use such factors as past performance, quality of deliverables, or other factors that the Contracting Officer, in the exercise of sound business judgment, believes are relevant to the placement of orders. Civil and sanitary engineering projects include, but are not limited to: water supply, treatment, distribution and storage systems; wastewater collection, treatment and disposal facilities; wastewater reclamation and reuse (both potable and nonpotable) facilities; water and wastewater pumping facilities; drainage and stormwater management systems; roads, intersections, and parking areas; civil and sanitary engineering aspects of such projects as visitor centers, administrative facilities, maintenance buildings, and residences. Sizes of projects will range from very small (5,000 gallons per day capacity) to larger (over one million gallons per day capacity). Complexity will range from that of groundwater wells with disinfection to complete treatment facilities for surface water, or desalination, and from that of on-site septic tank/drainfield systems to wetlands, lagoons, and conventional wastewater treatment plants. Required disciplines include civil and sanitary engineering. Secondary disciplines which may be required for some projects include: structural, electrical, mechanical, and instrumentation engineering; architecture; landscape architecture; and cost control/estimating. Projects may include, but are not limited to: (a) Title I Services: predesign and preliminary design services, which include site and feasibility investigations; laboratory testing; investigation and analysis of existing systems; research and analysis of pertinent federal, state and local regulations and codes; preliminary design, including alternatives analysis, schematic design and design development; preliminary drawings; and design analysis, including acquisition of data pertaining to local construction practices and material availability, outline specifications, and preliminary construction cost estimates; and peer review of NPS in-house or other A/E designs. (b) Title II Services: preparation of working drawings and constructionspecifications and preparation of construction cost estimates for civil and sanitary engineering projects, including repair, rehabilitation and modification of existing buildings as well as new construction; and peer review of NPS in- house or other A/E designs. (c) Title III Services: construction observation, review of submittals, site visits, field testing, preparation of operation and maintenance manuals and consultation during construction. Much of the work to be performed in historic buildings and sites will require continuous attention to compliance with historic preservation guidelines, techniques and oversight. The proposed work may extend over several fiscal years, involving projects at various stages, which will require that the selected firm must be capable of providing and managing a multi-disciplinary team from within the firm or in conjunction with subconsultants. All work will be guided by NPS policies and directives. The NPS has adopted sustainable design as the guiding principle for park planning and development. By definition, this means meeting present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In practice, sustainable design, utilizes best available solutions within the design tradition of NPS, and incorporates environmentally sensitive construction methods, seeks to conserve non-renewable global resources, utilizes energy efficiently, recycles materials and waste, and specifies, ecologically responsible methods, practices, and materials in the construction of park infrastructure. In accordance with Public Law 100-418 and Executive Order 12770, all Federal design work is to be performed using the metric system of weights and measures. Design work under this contract may be subject to this requirement. Projects will require coordination with various review and design entities. The following criteria, in descending order of importance, shall be used in the evaluation of the prospective firms. Please note that these criteria shall be used by the NPS inlieu of the criteria listed under Note 24. 1. Demonstrated professional experience and technical competence of the firm, including its consultants and project personnel, with projects of types described both in urban and remote locations. Emphasis will focus on familiarity with and project experience in applying principles of sustainability in various climatic regions (for example, high mountains, heavy snow areas, arid deserts, and permafrost) for the types of projects described and utilization of appropriate materials and construction techniques, with sensitivity to natural and cultural resources, as well as aesthetic considerations appropriate for National Park settings. 2. Professional qualifications and expertise of the principles and key staff of the firm and consultants as related to the types of projects decribed above, including registration of key professionals in California, New York, Alaska, and the states where reciprocity of such registration is recognized. 3. Demonstrated ability of the firm or organization to communicate, coordinate and facilitate work expediently, demonstrated ability to design portions of a multidisciplinary design project independently, to participate in reviews, and to facilitate coordination into a multidisciplinary design product. 4. Capacity to respond to short time frames and accomplish more than one project at a time within the desired schedules, while maintaining a high standard of quality of work and control of costs. The firm or organization selected shall be primarily engaged and specialize in civil and sanitary engineering work. All services will be provided under an indefinite quantity contract. The total of all task orders per year will not exceed $2,000,000 and each task order will not exceed $500,000. The A/E is guaranteed a minimum amount of $50,000 during the life of the contract. The term of the contract will be one year with four one-year options. This procurement is open to small and large business and is subject to Public Law 100-656. To the fullest extent, the National Park Service welcomes the participation of small business firms including women and minority owned and operated A/E firms and encourages large business firms to include small business firms as part of their team. If the apparent successful offeror is a large business, they will be required to submit a subcontracting plan which will separate percentage goals for using small business concerns and small disadvantaged business concerns as subcontractors. The government will not indemnify the firm selected against liability involving asbestos or other hazardous materials; that is, no clause holding the firm harmless will be included in the contract. Firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit a Letter of Interest and completed Standard Forms 254 for each firm and a Team Standard Form 255 in an original only. Submission of any additional material is allowed only to the extent that it graphically (via drawings and photographs) substantiate the relevant projectwork specifically described on Standard Forms 254/255. In support of the sustainable practices of resource conservation and material recycling, submissions should be concise, make wise use of recycled/recyclable paper and other materials, and be organized in such a manner that the recyclable material can be easily removed after evaluation. To the extent possible, printed/copied double- sided paper documents will be submitted. Responses must be received before 5:00 p.m., 30 calendar days from the date of this publication (first work day following a weekend or holiday) in order to be considered for selection. This is not a Request for Proposal. (0069)

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