USACE VICKSBURG DISTRICT, 4155 CLAY STREET, VICKSBURG MS 39180-3435

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY TYPE CONTRACT FOR SURVEYING SUPPORT SERVICES WITHIN ENGINEERING DIVISION, PROPOSED CONTRACTS NOS. 98-S1 AND 98-S2. SOL W807PM-7107-0122 POC Contract Specialist GLEN E. SMITH (601) 631-5350 (Site Code CW38) Due 13 June 1997, Point of Contact: Laura Cespedes, 601-631-5575. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Two indefinite delivery contracts will be negotiated and awarded as a result of this announcement. Work will be accomplished under two (2) Indefinite Delivery Contracts NTE $750,000 (each with an option period with an additional $750,000) by the issuance of individual task orders, NTE $750,000. Allocation of task orders will be based on the following factors: specialized knowledge or expertise which would enhance execution, past experience or knowledge of the locality, availability of appropriate staff, performance on previous task orders, magnitude of task order relative to remaining contract capacity, equitable workload distribution. The work consists of professional services in connection with surveying required at various locations primarily within the limits of the Vicksburg District which includes parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Use of the metric system of measurement may be required for sometask orders. Preselection criteria will be based don the following considerations which are of equal importance. The firm, either in-house or through association with any qualified consultant(s) must: A. Have one or more registered land surveyors in each of the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. B. Have a minimum of 3 years of demonstrated experience in the following areas: GPS surveys, automated hydrographic surveys utilizing DGPS, gage and discharge surveys, automated topographic surveys utilizing total stations and data collectors, cadastral surveys, OTF or RTK surveys, and multi-beam or fan-sweep hydrographic surveys. C. Have demonstrated experience in the performance of first order horizontal and vertical control surveys. D. Have the necessary equipment, boats and personnel with demonstrated experience in the performance of the above type of surveys. E. Have demonstrated experience in the use of CADD systems. All drawings shall be furnished in Intergraph Microstation design file compatible format. Deliverables and backups must be of current version in operation by the Vicksburg District at time of contract award. Responding firms must, as a part of their response, state the type of CAD system to be used by their firm and explain in detail how the system will be made compatible with the Vicksburg District Intergraph CADD system. Firms failing to submit as a part of their response, information on how they will achieve complete CADD compatibility with the Vicksburg District's system, will not be considered. Selection criteria will be based on the following considerations and are listed in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria A through E are primary. Criteria F through H are secondary and will only be used as a "tie-breaker", if necessary, in ranking the most highly qualified firms. A. Specialized experience in first-order horizontal and vertical control surveys, GPS control surveys, automated hydrographic surveys in real time utilizing DGPS technology, gage and discharge surveys on large and small streams, topographic surveys utilizing total stations and data collectors formatted for entry into Intergraph computer systems, topographic surveys utilizing vehicle-mounted OTF or RTK Differential GPS systems, multi-beam or fan-sweep hydrographic surveys, and cadastral surveys including large land areas accepted by state or Federal courts to settle boundary disputes. B. Capacity in terms of personnel, including management personnel, with demonstrated experience and qualifications in all areas of surveying required above, and necessary equipment to assure prompt response to and completion of surveying assignments. C. Professional qualifications of employees designated to work under this contract, including professional recognition, professional registration, advanced degrees, and recognized designations of industry professional organizations. D. Knowledge of locality in terms of terrain features, area working conditions, location of major land forms, and river basins, etc. E. Past performance -- consideration will be given to ratings on previous A-E DoD contracts for engineering services. F. Extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) and minority institutions (MI) in the contract team. Participation will be measured as a percentage of the total anticipated contract effort, regardless of whether the SB, SDB, HBCU or MI is a prime contractor, subcontractor, or joint venture partner, the greater the participation, the greater the consideration. G. Geographic proximity to Vicksburg, Mississippi. H. DoD contract awards in the past 12 months. The greater the awards the lesser the consideration. In the final selection process, the most highly qualified firms will be interviewed. The contracts will be awarded on or about October 1997. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested firms having the capabilities for this work are invited to submit one copy of a combined SF 255 and separate SF's 254 for prime and each consultant to U.S. Army Engineer District, Vicksburg, ATTN: A-E Services Group (CELMK-ED-AC), 4155 Clay Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180-3435. Include ACASS numbers in Blocks 3b and 6 of SF 255. Call the ACASS Center at (503) 326-3459 to obtain a number. All telephone calls should be directed to Mrs. Laura Cespedes, (601) 631-5575. This is not a RFP. A fee proposal will be requested at a later date. Along with the fee proposal, the selected firm (if a large business) will be required to submit a Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR 19.702 .etc., to Mrs Shirley Reed, Small Business Specialist, (601) 631-5347. See Notes 24 and 25. (0121)

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