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

C -- INDEFIITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR PLANNING SERVICES FOR THE OMAHA DISTRICT SOL DACA45-97-R-0045 POC For procedural questions: John M. Miller (402)221-4176; technical: Rick Miner (402)221-3135 WEB: Omaha District Contracting Division Homepage, http://ebs.mro.usace.army.mil/EBS/CONTRACT.HTM. E-MAIL: Lynette Black, Lynette.M.Black@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 $1,000,000 in any period. The base period and option periods will not exceed one year each, but option periods may be excercised 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 December 1997. Types of services required will include concept design, site investigations, surveying, preliminary assesments, studies and reports. 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: Resultant task orders will include data collection and analysis to assist the Omaha District in preparing various studies and reports. Work may consist of engineering design studies, flood damage studies, flood control alternative studies, and include environmental and socioeconomic impact analyses, fish and wildlife mitigation requirements, social and economic projections, and recreation and natural resources master plans in support of the above studies. Work may also consist of design memoranda, engineering feasibility reports, environmental statements and assessments, reconnaissance reports and cultural resource reports. SELECTION CRITERIA: Criteria for selection, in order of importance, are: (a) Recent specialized experience and technical competence of the firm (including consultants) in: (1) Providing the designs, reports, studies, assessments and analyses listed in Project Information. (2) Management of projects of similar size and scope by the prime as evidenced by the firms example projects and as described in the firms Management Plan. (3) Effective coordination and management of the project team, including consultants as described in the firms Management Plan. (4) Producing quality products as evidenced by the firm's quality control procedures as described in the firms 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: civil, structural, environmental, geotechnical, hydraulic, hydrologic, agricultural and cost engineering; architect; landscape architect; surveyor; community planner; water resources planner; recreation planner; geologist; biologist; ecologist; soil scientist; agronomist; archaeologist; environmental scientist; Geographic Information Systems (GIS) specialist; geographer; economist; sociologist; computer scientist; architectural historian; cultural resources specialist; real estate estimator; real estate specialist; computer aided drafting and design (CADD) technician and technical report writer. (c) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time, including the ability to complete more than one task order at a time. (d) Past performance on previous contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. (e) Location in 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-Efirms. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: Solicitation packages are not provided for A-E contracts. This is not a request for proposal. Firms desiring consideration must submit two copies of a combined SF 255 and separate SFs 254 for prime and each consultant. To be considered, submittals must be addressed as follows: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, CENWO-ED-C, ATTN: John M. Miller, 215 N. 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-4978. Submittals must be received no later than 4:00PM CDT on July 14, 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. 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) 808-4591. Personal visits to the Omaha District offices for this notice will not be scheduled. (0161)

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