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C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR BASIN PLANNING SERVICES DUE 091597 POC Robert Bencal, 215/656-6606 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: The Philadelphia District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to award a one-year Indefinite Delivery Basin Planning Services Contract with options for two additional one-year periods. The maximum task order limit is $400,000.00. The cumulative total for all task orders in either the base or any option year shall not exceed $400,000.00. The cumulative total of all task orders for the base and option years shall not exceed $500,000.00. The base or an option period shall not exceed 12 months. The award of an option shall be based on reaching the dollar limit or the time period at the discretion of the contracting officer. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the contract is to support the Corps in carrying out its missions in the Delaware River Basin and Estuary, which includes portions of the states of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware. The A/E will primarily provide assistance to the Project Development Branch within the District, by making planning, engineering, economic, and environmental investigations pertaining to various Corps of Engineers projects or studies. Work under this contract may also include other locations, support to other Corps Districts and work under the Work for Others Program. The contract will require primary specialized experience in water resources planning and engineering investigations, and preparation of studies and reports. Specialized experience in environmental sample collection, testing and analysis will be a secondary evaluation factor. Firms must have available professional disciplines experienced in the following fields: flood control, plan formulation, institutional studies and financial analysis, public involvement, economics, hydrology and hydraulics, engineering (civil, structural, geotechnical), draftsman/illustrators, environmental scientists, estimators, geologists, systems analysts, technicians, report writers, and word processors. The firm shall provide demonstrated environmental sample collection and testing and analysis capabilities which meet Federal, State and local codes and regulations. Other sample collection, testing, analysis, and site investigation efforts may be required. The firm must also be able to develop and/or use computer software to analyze and organize the various data collected. This work is classified as Information Technology (IT) and work under this contract shall not exceed $100,000.00 over the life of the contract, pursuant to Delegation of Procurement Authority (DPA) CENAP-97-036. In addition, experience with particular methodologies may be necessary including Incremental Flow Instream Methodology (IFIM) and the Rosgen methodology of stream/river classification and concepts of morphologically natural channel stability and restoration. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: Significant selection evaluation criteria in relative descending order of importance will include: (1) Specialized experience of the firm in the primary work required and familiarity with Corps procedures and regulations; (2) Professional qualifications necessary to complete the work; (3) Capacity of the firm to accomplish multiple projects simultaneously within required time and cost limitations; (4) Past performance, especially on Department of Defense contracts; (5) Location of the firm in the general geographic area of the District will be secondary selection criteria element provided a sufficient number of qualified A/E firms respond to this announcement; (6) Extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions on the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. As a part of this submittal, it is required that all responding firms clearly present billing amounts for all Corps of Engineers work as well as all other Department of Defense work for the 12 months preceding this announcement. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Firms which desire consideration and meet the requirements described in the announcement are invited to submit a completed SF 254 (revised 11/92) and 255 (revised 11/92) for the prime firm and SF 254 for each consultant, 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. As a requirement for negotiations, the selected contractor will submit for government approval a quality control plan which will be enforced through the life of the contract. The contracting officer reserves the right to terminate negotiations, with firms that do not respond to Government requests for proposals, information, documentation, etc. in accordance with established schedules. Include ACASS number in block 3b, of the SF 255. Call the ACASS Center at (503) 808-4591 for information on obtaining an ACASS number. This is not a request for proposals. No other notification to firms for this project will be made. ***** (0225)

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