WALLA WALLA DIST, CORPS OF ENG, WALLA WALLA WA 99362-1876

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES FOR PROFESSIONAL SURVEYING AND MAPPING SERVICES FOR THE WALLA WALLA DISTRICT SOL DACW68-97-R-0014 DUE 061297 POC Contract Specialist Bryan Stroud (509) 527-7213 (Site Code DACW68) CONTRACT INFORMATION: Professional surveying and mapping services, procured in accordance with PL 92-582 (Brooks A-E Act) and FAR Part 36, are required for various civil works projects within the Walla Walla District boundaries (all or portions of Washington, Oregon, Wyoming, and Idaho). One indefinite delivery contract will be negotiated and awarded, with a base period not to exceed one year and two option periods not to exceed one year each. The amount of work in each contract period will not exceed $1,000,000. An option period may be exercised with the contract amount for the base period or preceding option period has been exhausted, or nearly exhausted. Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed-price task orders. The contract is expected to be awarded in December 1997. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for this acquisition is 8713. The small business size standard is average annual receipts for its preceding 3 fiscalyears must not exceed $2.5 million. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The subcontracting goals for the Walla Walla District are: (1) at least 55% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB), including small disadvantaged businesses (SDB) and woman-owned small businesses (WOSB); (2) at least 8.5% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with SDB; and, (3) at least 3% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be place with WOSB. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under these contracts must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act. PROJECT INFORMATION. Primary services required consist of bathymetric surveys of rivers and ports for topographic mapping of submerged features and adjoining shore land, and land-based surveys requiring the establishment of horizontal and vertical geodetic control utilizing differential Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and other conventional line of site techniques for project control, topographic, and boundary surveys. Related cartographic services in support of planning studies and civil site designs are required. Primary work assignments will be for the Pacific Northwest region of the continental United States, encompassing the geographic boundaries of the Walla Walla District, but work may be assigned in any area requiring district support. Assignments shall be accomplished in full compliance with established Corps of Engineers engineering manuals, health and safety requirements, and policies requisite to special site conditions or job requirements. All services shall be supervised by a Professional Land Surveyor(s) registered and licensed to practice in the states of Washington, Oregon, Wyoming, and Idaho. SELECTION CRITERIA. See Note 24 for the general selection process. Criteria "a" through "c" are primary. Criteria "d" through "i" are secondary. Criteria "h" and "i" will be utilized as 'tie-breakers' between technically equal firms. The selection criteria are listed in descending order of importance. a. Evaluation of professional qualifications of project assigned personnel will consider education, training, registration, firm tenure and relevant experience in hydrographic, land-based surveying, and CADD mapping. The following disciplines will be evaluated: (1) Supervisory Land Surveyor, (2) Project Land Surveyor, (3) Survey Party Chief/Instrument Person, (4) Hydrographic Computation/Computer Technician (5) Computation/CADD Technician, (6) Survey Aid/Technician, (7) Boat/Vessel Operator. b. Evaluation of specialized experience, technical competence and qualifications will consider specialized experience on hydrographic projects, quality management procedures, and technical capabilities consisting of equipment and resources to perform the required services. The following is a minimum: (1) Firms with specialized experience and technical competence in hydrographic surveying of river ports, harbors, and inland navigation projects. Experience shall fully exemplify the use and expertise of fully automated methods of digital data collection, processing, and production of resulting bathymetric mapping. (2) Firms with recent (previous 2 years) specialized experience and technical competence in swath (multibeam) sonar technology. Specific experience with heave, pitch, and roll sensors. Capability of utilizing real time ship velocity and digital heading data shall be demonstrated. (3) Firms with recent (previous 2 years) experience in interfacing sensors and data collection systems such as swath (multibeam) sonar systems, automatic tide gauge, echo sounders, conventional and GPS positioning systems, and gyros into computer-based systems. (4) Firms with specialized experience and technical competence in side scan sonar, sub-bottom profiling, acoustic doppler profiling, ground penetrating radar, seismicrefraction and reflection, grab sampling techniques for data collection of rivers, ports, harbors, and inland navigation projects. Experience shall fully exemplify the use and expertise of fully automated processing and production of resulting maps and reports required to depict surface and subsurface conditions. Experience in the presentation of map data in Intergraph Microstation DGN files shall be presented. (5) Firms that presently have an automated hydrographic survey vessel of 19-30 foot length capable of being trailered to and operating in inland and coastal navigation projects. The vessel must have a capability for being optionally equipped with full motion compensation, side scan sonar imaging for underwater hazardous object strike detection, and multibeam acoustic imagery from a single transducer source. The vessel shall have a demonstrated speed of 20 knots when in work capacity (fully equipped and manned). Vessel tracking and/or positioning via GPS shall be able to communicate five miles to a base station without the use of a radio repeater. (6) Firms retaining technical personnel having expertise in survey and mapping procedures relative to hydrographic, topographic, geodetic, and boundary surveying. (7) Firms retaining technical personnel having expertise in kinematics and high accuracy GPS data collection, field data processing, and survey adjustments. (8) Firms retaining technical personnel having expertise in the creation of Intergraph Microstation three-dimensional DGN files for CADD application to bathymetric and land based topography 3d map production. (9) Firms which possess GPS equipment capable of sub- centimeter accuracy, utilize the latest static kinematic technology, and currently employ CADD/GIS data processing equipment. (10) Firms with a work boat having a minimum length of 10 feet with equipment capable of performing accurate positioning and depth measurements in shallow draft areas of rovers and backwater areas. c. Past performance on contracts with government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. Unsatisfactory or marginally unsatisfactory past performance evaluations (poor or below average) will be considered in the selection process. d. Proposed project organization, lines of authority, disciplines proposed, and team backup personnel. e. Demonstrated capability and capacity of the firm to perform the preceding tasks to meet short suspense dates. f. Proposed equipment, survey instruments, computers, software, and other pertinent surveying equipment utilized by the firm. g. Location in the general geographic region of the Walla Walla District with the capability of rapid response to and from the Walla Walla District office and potential work sites in the vicinity from McNary Dam to Lewiston, Idaho. h. Extent of participation of SB, SBD, WOSB, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. i. Volume of DOD contract awards in the previous 12 months, as described in Note 24. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS. See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capability to perform this work must submit two copies of SF 255 (11/92 edition), and two copies of SF 254 (11/92 edition) for the prime firm and all consultants/subcontractors, to the above address not later than the close of business on the 30th day after the date of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day. Include the firm's ACASS number in SF 255, Block 3b. For ACASS information, call 503/326-3459. In SF 255, Block 10 described owned or leased equipment that will be used to perform this contract, as well as CADD capabilities. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal. (0127)

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