U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, 477 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226

C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR A/E SERVICES POC Sammie Hart (313) 226-6358. (1.) CONTRACT INFORMATION: Planning, Engineering & Design services, to include topographic and hydrographic surveying, geotechnical investigations and environmental sampling/testing, is required for various civil works (navigation, flood control, environmental remediation) projects within the Detroit District boundaries. The contractor selected will need sufficient resources and flexibility to be able to furnish a full range of professional planning, engineering and design services related to civil works projects in the upper Great Lakes area. Expected services may include, but are not limited to, the following: topographic site surveys & mapping; real estate and boundary surveys; hydrographic surveys; geotechnical site investigations, boring, sampling & testing; environmental (soil, sediment & water quality) sampling & testing; hydraulic modeling and analysis for the Great Lakes connecting channels, hydrologic modeling and analysis for Great Lakes basin water supply studies, coastal engineering and processes studies for Great Lakes shoreline and erosion projects; design of navigation project structures, facility repairs/improvements, flood control structures, shoreline protection & remediation, dredged material disposal confinement facilities, containerized HTW remediation; and preparation of planning & design report documents, construction plans and specifications & cost estimates (utilizing Corps of Engineers standard microcomputer programs-MCACES/SPECSINTACT) for the aforementioned projects. An indefinite delivery contract will be negotiated and awarded for a base period of one year, and two option periods, each one year in duration. The proposed services will be negotiated and obtained through the issuance of individual, fixed-price delivery orders, not to exceed $1,000,000.00 per order. The annual ceiling for the base year and option years is $1,000,000.00 per year. It is anticipated that more than one indefinite delivery contract with similar scope of work will be in place during the period of this contract. Criteria to be used in allocating orders will include capacity to accomplish the order in the required time, uniquely specialized experience and equitable distribution of work among the contractors. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of their 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 on the part of this work it intends to subcontract. 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), to include 9% with small disadvantaged businesses (SDB) and 3% with women owned small businesses (WSB). The detailed subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal. 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 (2.) PROJECT INFORMATION: The majority of the professional services are required for work related to the design of rehabilitation of existing navigation and other structures and HTW remediation. Anticipated project sites are within the geographic limits of the Detroit District, and are located in Michigan, eastern Minnesota, eastern Wisconsin and northern Indiana. The estimated range of construction costs for the projects range from $50,000.00 to $10,000,000.00. (3.) SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for the general selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria a-c are primary. Criteria d-f are secondary and will only be used as "tie-breakers" among technically equal firms. (a) Qualified registered professional personnel in the following key disciplines: engineers (practicing in the state where the project is located, i.e., registrations/certifications required for Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin & Indiana); land surveyor; hydrographic surveyor (ACSM or Professional Land Surveyor). (b) Specialized Experience and Technical Competence in: harbors jetties & piers (042), or, related special (navigation) structures (042); rivers, canals, waterways & flood control (092); rehabilitation of buildings structures & facilities (089); coastal structures including erosion protection (211); reservoir modeling, inflow studies, water quality modeling (115); mathematical modeling (238); earth and rock dams, dikes & levees (025); foundations (097); dredging & dredged disposal facilities (215); solid waste disposal & land fills (099); environmental protection projects (276); and, underground storage tanks (274); site, installation and project planning (079); soils & geologic studies (097); marine sediment sampling (236); water resources, hydrology & ground water (114); computer aided design (CAD) (272); computer aided drafting & design (CADD) (273); surveying, platting, mapping, floodplain studies (102); boundary surveys & title searches; construction contract layouts & quantity takeoffs; dredging (hydrographic) surveys (92); use of global positioning systems (GPS) (278); environmental testing & analysis (221); use of Intergraph CADD software and hardware/software necessary for submittal of files in Microstation 95 IGDS 3-D format, including drawings, surveys, and digitizing and scanning products; establishing horizontal & vertical 2nd order control by conventional surveying and mapping methods; establishing horizontal & vertical 2nd order control by GPS; accomplishing topographic surveys; performing hydrographic surveys in flowing water (rivers & streams), in Great Lakes Harbors, and along the Great Lakes shorelines; performing hydrographic flood control surveys; familiarity with and geotechnical sampling/testing of Great Lakes subsurface geology; performing soil and rock borings up to 150 feet in depth in rough terrain; installation of ground water monitoring & sampling wells and piezometers; obtaining up to 5 inch diameter undisturbed samples in cohesive soils; familiarity with the Great Lakes aquatic systems including sediment, water and tissue sampling and testing; use of various software packages (standard HEC, WES, NWS programs) for hydraulic/hydrologic engineering and one- and two-dimensional open channel hydraulic modeling; development and/or operation of both mathematical and physical coastal process models to address erosion of Great lakes coastlines; determination and forecasting of net basin supplies and watershed studies including a variety of hydrometeorlogic parameters. (c) Capacity to Accomplish the Work: The selected firm shall have available for work on delivery orders adequate professional and technical personnel in the following disciplines: civil engineering, structural engineering, geotechnical (foundation) engineering, geologists or soils engineering, hydraulic engineering, hydrologists, coastal engineers, surveying, cost estimating, specification writers, CAD/CADD experts (draftsmen), engineering technicians, environmental engineering, environmental technicians, industrial hygienists, chemists, taxonomists, and HTW certified survey, geotechnical sampling & environmental sampling crews. In addition to the preceding professional staffing, firms shall submit for consideration a list of all computers and software available to accomplish the work. In order to demonstrate their capability to perform hydrographic and land surveys, firms are required to submit a list of survey, horizontal positioning, and sounding equipment intended for use on this contract. In order to demonstrate their capability to perform geotechnical and environmental sampling, firms are required to submit a list of field sampling and laboratory testing equipment. In order to demonstrate capability to accomplish data collection and sampling on the water, firms are required to submit a list of the type & size of boats & equipment which will be used for this work. (All boats must meet U.S. Coast Guard requirements). For geotechnical sampling and testing, the drilling and sampling must be accomplished under the direction of a graduate soils engineer or geologist, the laboratory must be COE certified in accordance with EM 1110-2-1261 or demonstrate capability of achieving certification via past certification or documented inspections and certification from other Federal or State agencies, have the capability of performing "Q" and "R-bar" tests, and have a successfully established QA/QC program with personnel identified. For environmental testing, the laboratory must be COE validated or demonstrate capability of achieving validation via documented inspections and certifications from other Federal or State agencies and have a successfully established QA/QC program with personnel identified. (d) Past performance on DoD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. (e) Extent of participation of small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. (f) Volume of DoD contract awards in the last twelve months as described in Note 24. (4.) SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having capabilities 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 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 2b. For ACASS information, call (503) 326-3459. This is not a request for proposal. This procurement is UNRESTRICTED. 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