US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, NEW YORK DISTRICT, Attn: CENAN-EN-MR 26 Federal Plaza, Rm 2143, New York, N.Y. 10278-0900

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES FOR INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT #39 FOR WORK AT FORT MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY SOL CBAEEN7168-0015 POC Willien Cunningham, Procurement Assistant 212-264-9123. Location of work: Fort Monmouth, NJ Scope of services required: The work will entail Environmental Engineering and other A/E services. The A/E will conduct goephysical Investigations to locate hazardous waste sites, underground storage tanks, asbestos, lead, and cultural and natural resources. Investigate water quality and air pollution and make reccomendations for clean air clean water and prepare Environmental Assessments reports. These services will be provided under an indefinite delivery contract. The cumulative amount of all delivery orders for this contract will not exceed $750,000, and each delivery order will not exceed $150,000. Delivery orders may be issued for a period of one year from the date of contract award. The contract will include an option for one additional year under the same terms and conditions as the basic contract. The Government's obligation is to guarantee a minimum amount of $15,000 for the first year and $7,500 for the second year (should the option for the additional year be exercised). Technical capability required: The preference is for a well-staffed firm which is capable of performing all the work in house, a firm which has previous experience with environmental work on Army and Air Force installations. Firms must demonstrate in block 10 how they will manage subcontractors and in-house staff to insure quality control. The (prime) firm must identify in its submittal the quantity and disciplines of personnel in their working office. The selected firm must be able to provide services to Fort Monmouth and Installations supported by Fort Monmouth within 75 miles of the post. These specific abilities are required: The firm must have lead disciplines in environmental and geotechnical e3nineering. In addition firm must have a certified esbestos specialist and industrial hygienist, structural, mechanical, civil, electrical engineer and an architect. Special Qualifications: The firm must have experience in preparation of environmental assessments reports and familiarity with the procedures of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection regulations, the firm's ability to remove asbestos, PCB and other hazardous material, water quality, lead and clean air. Responding firms should indicate their ability to: a. Access a Corps electronic bulletin board and Automated Review Management System (ARMS) via a Hayes or Hayes compatible modem, through an IBM compatible PC. b. To use the M-CACES Gold edition estimating package. c. To produce designs and/or studies in the Metric System. d. Submittals should include in section 10 of SF255 examples of design work on similar projects that demonstrate the re-use of construction materials to achieve waste reduction and energy efficiency. e. Firms should have CADD capability which is compatible with the Director of Public Work's (DPW) Integraph system. Closing date for submitting SF 255: 30 days after advertising date. If this date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a Holiday, the closing date will be on the next business day. Firm's should submit theirqualifications on 11-92 version of SF255 and SF 254. SF254 should reflect the overall firm's capacity, whereas SF255 should reflect only the personnel dedicated to the specific project referenced in the submittal. If subconsultants are to be utilized, SF254 must be submitted for each subconsultant. These guidlines should be closely followed, since they constitute procedural protocol in the manner in which the selection processis conducted. Evaluation factors in descending order of importance: a. Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. b. Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required. c. Capacity to accomplish the work within the required time. d. Past performance on contracts with government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules. e. Location in the general geographical area of Fort Monmouth and knowledge of the localities, provided that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project. f. Demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste and reduction and energy efficiency in facility design. g. The extent or participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges, and universities, and minority institutions is secondary selection criterion and will be used as a "tie- breaker, if necessary. h. Volume of work previously awarded to the firm by the Department of Defense, with the object of effecting an equitable distribution among qualified A/E firms, including small and small disadvantaged business firms and firms that have not had prior DoD contracts. This is a secondary selection criterion which will be used as a "tie-breaker" if necessary. Start: MARCH 1998 Completion: MARCH 2000 Small and small disadvantaged firms are encouraged to participate as prime contractors or as members of joint ventures with other small businesses, and all interested contractors are reminded that the successful contractor will be expected to place subcontracts to the maximum practicable extent with small and disadvantaged firms in accordance with Public Law 95-507. Three copies of the entire submittal should be sent to Ms. Willien Cunningham, CENAN-EN-MR, Room 2133, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278, (212) 264-9123. 12. Only those submittals incorporating the 11-92 Revisions of the SF 254 and SF 255 will be considered. Furthermore, special attention should be given to the manner in which these forms are completed. The SF 254 should reflect the overall capacity of the firm, whereas, the SF 255 should reflect only the personnel dedicated to the specific project referenced in the submittal. These guidelines should be closely followed, since they constitute procedural protocol in the manner in which the selection process is conducted. (0168)

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