U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, 215 North 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-4978

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR SURVEYING, MAPPING AND GIS APPLICATIONS FOR THE OMAHA DISTRICT SOL DACA45-97-R-0044 POC For procedural questions: John Miller (402)221-4176; Technical: Brian Hunter (402)221-4668 WEB: Omaha District Contracting Division Homepage, http://ebs.mro.usace.army.mil/EBS/CONTRACT.HTM. E-MAIL: Kevin McElroy, Kevin.P.McElroy@usace.army.mil. CONTRACT INFORMATION: An Indefinite Delivery Type contract will be awarded for a base period and may include two additional option periods. The contract amount will not exceed $750,000 in any period. The base period and option periods will not exceed one year each, but option periods may be exercised when the contract amount for the current period has been reached. Task Orders will be issued from time to time as the need arises during the contract period. The amount of the Task Orders will not exceed the contract amount in any period. Contract award is anticipated in November 1997. Types of services required will include surveying and mapping. Allocation of task orders from among firms with IDT contracts for similar work will be based on the following factors: specialized knowledge or expertise which would significantly benefit a specific customer or enhance execution, past experience with a specific customer 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. If a large business is selected for this project, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to contract. This plan is not required with this submittal. The subcontracting goals for this contract are that a minimum of 55% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB), 8.5% be placed with small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), and 3% be placed with women-owned small businesses (WOSB). PROJECT INFORMATION: Work under this contract will be on civil or military projects located primarily within the Omaha District but may include projects anywhere in the U.S. subject to higher headquarters approval. Task orders may include topographic surveying and mapping and boundary surveying delivered as digital databases. Three dimensional (3-D) data collection techniques will be required, including breakline technology (TIN/DTM compilation); production of digital orthographic photography and locating and verifying both above and below ground utility systems. Boundary surveys will also be required, including courthouse research (adjoiners, outgrants and easements), and licensed land surveying. Global Positioning System (GPS)surveying will be required utilizing static, fast static and kinetic procedure to obtain three-dimensional coordinate values. Projects will involve locating underground utilities using all available means (e.g. radio frequency locators and ground penetrating radar). National Map Accuracy Standards requirements and control survey standards are required for all deliverables. SELECTION CRITERIA: Criteria for selection, in order of importance, are: (a) Recent specialized experience and technical competence of the firm (including consultants) in: (1) Topographic surveying and mapping as described above. (2) Boundary surveying and courthouse research as described above. (3) GIS and Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) and ability to produce CADD deliverables fully compatible with one of the following: Intergraph NT System 5 Microstation 32 (version 5.0 or later; Intergraph MS-DOS Microstation PC (version 5.0 or later) and GIS deliverables compatible with IRASC, GIS(MGE) and modules, ARC/INFO GIS(Version 7.0 or later) and all modules, SOLARIS and SUN/OS. (4) Utlization of latest technology which improves efficiency of effort, e.g. Airborne Differential GPS, electronic leveling instruments, etc. (5) Locating above and below ground utilities (6) Producing quality products as evidenced by the firm's quality control procedures outlined in the Management Plan. (7) Effective coordination and management of the project team, including consultants as outlined in the Management Plan. (b) Professional qualifications and specialized experience in providing services similar to those listed above of the proposed team members (including consultants) in the following disciplines: land surveying (licensed); civil, mechanical or electrical engineering (registered) for utility location; survey party chief; photogrammetry; GIS specialist and CADD specialist. (c) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time, including adequate equipment and the ability to provide more than one survey team at a time. (d) Past performance on previous contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with peformance schedules. (e) Location with respect to the general geographic area of the Omaha District. (f) Extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. (g) Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months with the object of effecting an equitable distribution of DOD A-E contracts among qualified A-E firms. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: Solicitation packages are not provided for A-E contracts. This is not a request for proposal. To be considered, firms must submit two copies of a combined SF 255 and separate SFs 254 for prime and each consultant to the following address: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, CEMRO-ED-C, ATTN: John M. Miller, 215 N. 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-4978. Submittals must be received no later than 4:00 PM CDT, on July 10, 1997. In block 10 of the SF 255, provide the following: (a) Management Plan. The plan should be brief and include an explanation of the firm's management approach, management of subcontractors (if applicable), specific quality control procedures used and an organizational chart showing the inter-relationship of management and various team components (including subcontractors). (b) The firm's present workload and the availability of the project team (including consultants) for the specified contract performance period. (c) A list of surveying, mapping, GIS and CADD equipment available to the team. In block 3 of SF 255 provide the submitting firm's number (six or seven digits) assigned by the North Pacific Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, for the Architect-Engineer Contract Administration Support System (ACASS) and the firm number for any consultants in block 6 of the SF 255. If unknown, so state. To receive information to obtain an ACASS number, call (503) 326-3459. Personal visits for this solicitation to the Omaha District offices will not be scheduled. (0157)

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