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C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY-TYPE (PAVER) CONTRACT FOR CENTER OF PUBLIC WORKS, WORLDWIDE, ALEXANDRIA, VA SOL DACA31-97-R-0023 POC Charlene V. Brown, 703-805-2987, Contracting Officer, William C. Ryals, 410-962-3495 CONTRACT INFORMATION: Engineering services are required for Implementation of the MICRO PAVER Pavement Maintenance Management Systems as directed by U. S. Army, Center for Public Works, Alexandria, VA, Worldwide. Contract will be for a 12 month base period with a two (2) option periods. The base and option periods will not exceed twelve (12) months each. The cumulative total of all task orders will not exceed $1,000,000.00 and individual task orders will not exceed $1,000,000. Anticipated contract award date is July 1997. Contract will be firm fixed price. Task orders will be issued based on the following criteria: Ability to anticipate the customers need, satisfaction, demonstrated ability and other criteria that the Contracting Officers finds to be appropriate. Subcontracting Plan Requirements: If the selected firm is a large business concern, a subcontracting plan with the final fee proposal will be required, consistent with Section 806(b) of PL 100-180, PL 95-507, and PL 99-661. A minimum of 25% ofthe total planned subcontracting dollars shall placed with small business concerns. At least 8% of total planned subcontracting dollars shall be place with small disadvantaged business (SDB), including Historically Black Colleges and Universities or Minority Institutions, and 5% with Women-Owned Businesses (WOB). This plan is not required with this submittal. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The selected firm will be required to conduct technical inspections, investigations, obtain data, establish data base and furnish drawings reports or other documents as specified in scope of work. The AE shall have the capability to perform the following task: a) Perform evaluation of and determine the kind of specific assistance required by an Army installation to implement the MICRO PAVER maintenance management systems; b) Conduct field inspection of pavement distress review existing records and drawings for pavement construction dates and surface type data; c) Collecting data regarding drainage and other roadway structures in pavement network; d) Perform economic analysis; e) Prepare and input data into a computer database; f) Develop maintenance and repair policies, network and project level analysis and multi-year network analysis; g) Prepare maps, drawings, sketches, and final reports on work performed; h) Conduct non- destructive testing (NDT); and i) Conduct testing and give exit briefing to installation personnel. Selected firm should have CADD capability, indicating the type of equipment to be utilized and ability to translate data files between systems, (i.e. AutoCADD, intergraph, etc). Related services such as furnishings drawings, specifications, reports, cost estimates, and life cycle cost reports may also be required. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general AE selection process. Selection of the AE firm shall have the capabilities to provide civil engineering and pavement evaluation expertise. Key personnel must have attended the MICRO PAVER Comprehensive Course with the University of Illinois or American PublicWorks Association (APWA) within the past two (2) years. Firms must have direct supervisory experience and expertise related to the PAVER management systems and non-destructive pavement testing. In addition, sufficient professional and technical support is required. Persons having signature authority on technical documents (reports, drawings, studies, etc.) shall be engineers who have obtained professional engineering registration. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit a SF 255 and SF 254. A SF 255 must be submitted for prime and joint ventures. A SF 254 must be submitted for prime, all firms involved in joint venture, and for each consultants. Notwithstanding the statements to the contrary in General Note 24 and Block 6 of the SF 255, only SF 254's submitted with the SF 255 will be considered in the evaluation. SF 254's are not maintained on file at this office. In SF 255 Block 3b, provide the firm's ACASS number. In SF 255, Block 6 provide ACASS number for each consultant. For ACASS information, call (503) 326-3459. The SF 255 and SF 254 shall clearly indicate the staffing of the office(s) indicated to do the work. Responses to this announcement received within 30 days from the date of this issue will be considered for selection. Street address: City Crescent Building, ATTN: Charlene V. Brown, Room 7000, 10 South Howard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. Technical questions should be directed to Ali Achmar (703) 806-6058. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal. (0083)

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