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C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY-TYPE (RAILER) CONTRACT FOR CENTER OF PUBLIC WORKS, WORLDWIDE, ALEXANDRIA, VA!! SOL DACA31-97-R-0029 POC Contract MARY A. RICHE (410)962-4880, Contracting Officer WILLIAM C. RYALS (410)962-3495. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Engineering services are required for implementation to the MICRO RAILER Railroad Track Maintenance Management Systems as directed by U.S. Army Center for Public Works, Alexandria, VA, for Worldwide Contract that will be for a 12 month base period with three (3) 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 $1,000,000.00. Anticipated contract award date is July 1997. The contract will be firm fixed price. Task orders will be issued based on the following criteria: Ability to anticipate the customers need, satisfaction, demonstrate ability and other criteria that the Contracting Officers find 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 99-661.A minimum of 25% of the total planned subcontracting dollars shall be placed with small business concerns. At least 8% of total planned subcontracting dollars shall be placed with Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), including Historically Black Colleges and Universities or Minority Institutions, and 5% with Women-Owned Small 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 and other documents as specified in scope of work. The AE shall have the capability to perform the following tasks: a) Perform evaluation of and determine the kind of specific assistance required by an Army installation to implement the MICRO RAILER Maintenance Management Systems; b) Conduct field inspection of existing railroad track records and drawing for railroad construction dates and other misc track type data; c) Collecting data regarding drainage and other railroad structures in railroad track 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 will 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 furnishing 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. AE firm will have the capabilities to provide civil engineering and Railroad evaluation expense. Key personnel must have attended the MICRO RAILER Comprehensive Course with the University of Illinois orAmerican Public Works Association (APWA) within the last two (2) years. Firms must have directed supervisory experience and expertise related to the Railer management systems and non-destructive railroad testing. In addition, sufficient professional 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 ventures, and for each consultant. Notwithstanding the statement 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 3.b., 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 Jim Routson (703)806-6058. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal.***** (0105)

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