U.S. Army Engineer District, Alaska, ATTN: CEPOA-EN, P.O. Box 898, Anchorage, AK 99506-0898 (Physical Address: Bluff & Plum Streets, Building 21-700 (Rm 250/Wohlbach), Elmendorf AFB, AK 99506-0898)

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES CONTRACT FOR HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY & RELATED SERVICES, VARIOUS LOCATIONS, ALASKA AND THE PACIFIC RIM SOL DACW85-97-R-0021 POC Point of Contact -- Administrative Inquiries: Ms. June Wohlbach, 907/753-5624 or Technical Inquiries: Mr. Andrew Brewer, 907/753-2754, Contracting Officer: Ms. Gail West 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan for that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The FY97 subcontracting goals for this contract are a minimum of 55% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses, 8.5% small, disadvantaged businesses, and 3.0% to woman-owned businesses. The subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal. All responders are advised that this project may be cancelled or revised at any time during the solicitation, selection, evaluation, negotiation and final award. The contract shall be an indefinite delivery firm fixed price. The contract limit is $600,000.00. The contract may include options for two additional option years and an additional $600,000.00 per year. There will be no specific delivery order limit except that of the yearly contract limit. Contract award is anticipated for Jan 98. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The AE selected would be required to have sufficient staff, flexibility, and capability to be available on an as-needed basis. Typical types of services to be provided are hydrographic surveys for harbor and channel projects. The firm must demonstrate ability to provide CAD formatted drawings, compatible with Alaska District CAD system (autoCAD Version 12 or 13), for all projects. LOCATION: Various Locations, Alaska. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The following selection criteria headings are listed in descending order of importance: (A) a minimum of 1 in-house surveyor who possesses a current land surveyor's license with the State of Alaska and is certified by the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) as an "Inshore Certified Hydrogrpahic Surveyor." Firms that choose to provide any subcontracted disciplines MUST address each discipline, clearly indicate which shall be subcontracted, and provide a separate SF254 and SF255 for each subcontractor necessary. The contractor shall employ, for the purpose of performing that portion of the contract work in the State of Alaska, individuals who are residents of the State, and who, in the case of any craft or trade, possess or would be able to acquire promptly the necessary skills to perform the contract. (B) specialized experience and technical competence in: (1) the AE must have 5 years surveying experience with at least 3 years of specialized experience in hydrographic surveying of navigable harbors and channels, (2) the AE must have available in-house staff with the knowlede of modern electronic horizontal positioning systems including the Global Positioning System (GPS) with the capability of providing sub-meter accuracy in the dynamic mode; (3) experienced staff available for operation of a vessel during survey operations, and (4) electronic positioning and depth finding system utilizing modern surveying software; (C) location of the firm in general geographical area of the projects and knowledge of locality: staff with knowledge of Alaskan weather and water conditions, availability to meet frequently with Corps personnel at the Alaska District Headquarters in Anchorage, and the ability to mobilize to Alaskan sites on short notice; (D) capacity to maintain schedules and accomplish required work on 2 simultaneous delivery orders; (E) past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with schedules; (F) volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months; and (G) 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. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Firms submitting SF 255s (1 copy only) should include: (1) organization of proposed project team, (2) responsibilities and authority of key project personnel, (3) relationship of project team to overall organization of the firm, (4) a quality control plan, and (5) in block 8c of the SF 255 include a POC and phone number. The 11/92 edition of the forms MUST be used, and may be obtained from the Government Printing Office, by calling the administrative contact named above, from commercial software suppliers for use with personal computers and laser printers, or on-line in both Adobe Acrobat PDF and FormFlow formats (http://www.gsa.gov/pbs/pc/hw_files/254-255.htm). Submittals must be received at the address indicated above not later than COB (4:00 pm Alaska time) on the 30th day from 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. Any submittals received after this date cannot be considered. No additional information shall be provided, and no faxed submittals shall be accepted. Solicitation packages are not provided. (AC0616044-02) (0168)

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