US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT ST LOUIS CE, ATTN: CEMVS-CT, 1222 SPRUCE STREET, ST LOUIS MO 63103-2833

T -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY A-E CONTRACTS FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRIC MAPPING AND AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY SOL EDHG00-7083-0003 POC Contract Management Section, MICHAEL D. HOUSER, (314) 331-8306; Contracting Officer, T. M. LAWS, (314) 331-8500 (Site Code DACW43) Due to revised information concerning the number of contracts that may be awarded and the requirement for security clearance, this synopsis is being reissued. The original synopsis was published in the CBD issue of Tuesday, June 10, 1997. Firms who previously submitted SF 254s and/or SF 255s are requested to update their submittals within the time frame indicated below to address the issue of security clearance as stated herein. I. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Services of qualified A-E firms are sought to provide Aerial Photography, Remote Sensing, Aerotriangulation, Large and Small-Scale Topographic Maps, and Landuse/Landcover Mapping for the St. Louis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. At least two contracts but not more than ten contracts will be negotiated and awarded. The solicitation does not supersede contracts previously awarded for similar work by other Corps Districts. Each contract will have a base period not to exceed one year and two option periods not to exceed one year each. The amount of work in each contract period will not exceed $1,000,000. An option period may be exercised when the contract amount for the base period or preceding option period has been exhausted or nearly exhausted. Work will be issued by negotiated task orders not to exceed the contract amount. The Contracting Officer will consider the following factors in deciding which contractor will be selected to negotiate an order: performance and quality of deliverables under the current contract, current capacity to accomplish the task order in the required time, uniquely specialized experience, and equitable distribution of work among contractors. The first contract is anticipated to be awarded in January 1998 with the remaining contracts to be awarded at approximately one (1) month intervals thereafter. The 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 on that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The sub-contracting goals for each contract are that a minimum of 40% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB), including small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), 10% be placed with SDB and 5% with woman-owned small businesses. The plan is not required with this submittal. II. PROJECT INFORMATION: Work will be for mapping and aerial photography of sites for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other Local, State, and Federal agencies such as, but not limited to: U.S. Army CE, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Defense, Department of the Interior, NOAA, DOT, etc. While services will primarily be for areas throughout the United States, services may also be required for selected areas throughout the world. The potential exists that some requested services will include data classified up to SECRET, therefore, prior to award, the architect-engineer shall demonstrate the ability to achieve interim secret clearance for facilities, personnel and equipment involved in producing photogrammetric products consisting of aerial photography, analytical aerotriangulation, stereomapping compilation, orthophotography, and landuse/landcover interpretation. The contractor shall further demonstrate capability and capacity of photographic laboratory reproduction and enlargement equipment (enlargements up to and including 40" x 60") and supporting personnel. Final secret clearance for personnel and facilities is required within 120 days of award of each contract. III. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. The selection criteria are listed in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by sub-criterion). Criteria A through D are primary. Criteria E and F are secondary and will only be used as a "tie-breaker", if necessary, in ranking the most highly qualified firms. A. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence: (1) experience in photogrammetric production; (2) photogrammetric equipment including owning orleasing airworthy aircraft, currently certified precision aerial mapping camera, photographic lab for reproducing aerial photographic and mapping products, hardware and software to perform fully analytical aerotriangulation, analytical stereoplotter instrumentation interfaced for digital data collection of planimetric and topographic features, DTM, DEM data collection and manipulation of terrain data, digital data editing facilities, ability to provide orthophoto products (hardcopy and digital), and airborne GPS capabilities for aircraft navigation and photo control; (3) technical production expertise consistent with utilization of photogrammetric equipment; (4) capability to collect and deliver digital data (2D and 3D) properly formatted on appropriate media; (5) ability to acquire and utilize remotely sensed data to incorporate into existing mapping data bases and/or generate thematic maps; (6) facilities and capability to gather historical photos from hardcopy and/or digital sources and perform photo image interpretation to detect landuse and change analysis utilizing digital softcopy techniques and manually via hardcopy; (7) contractor facilities must have capability to deliver digital data on CDROM, optical rewritable disks, 8mm tapes, magnetic 9-track computer tapes, 5.25" high density floppy disks and 3.5" (1.0 MB) micro disks. Digital data must be readable and fully operational with U.S. Geological Survey DLG-3, AutoCAD, ARC/INFO (GIS), ERDAS, MIPS, GRASS and Intergraph system formats. B. Capacity to Accomplish the Work: (1) capacity of firm to furnish equipment and personnel to accomplish work as required to maintain delivery of a quality product on a timely schedule; (2) ability to provide necessary survey equipment (GPS and conventional) and personnel to accomplish airborne global positioning system (ABGPS) controlled photogrammetry on a timely schedule; (3) demonstrate Secret Compartmented information security clearances for personnel, facilities and equipment involved in the analysis, interpretation, cartographic, digitizing, and photographic reproduction of photogrammetric services required for each project. C. Professional Qualifications: The evaluation is to consider education, training, registration, overall and relevant experience, longevity with the firm and personnel strength. D. Past Performance: Past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules. E. SB and SDB Participation: 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. F. Volume of DOD Contract Awards: Volume of DOD contracts awarded in the last 12 months as described in Note 24. IV. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Firms having capabilities to perform this work and who desire to be considered must submit one copy of completed SF 255 (11/92 edition) and one copy of SF 254 (11/92 edition) for the prime firm and all consultants, 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. Requests should be submitted to the above address, Attn: CEMVS-ED-CC and shall make reference to solicitation number DACW43-97-R-0716 and/or DACW43-97-R-0718. Firms who wish to be considered for the above proposed contracts are required to submit only one copy of the SF 254/SF 255 and should include the firm's ACASS number in SF 255 Block 3b. For ACASS information, call 503-326-3459. In SF 255 Block 10, describe owned or leased equipment that will be used to perform this contract, as well as CADD capabilities. No other notification to firms under consideration for this work will be made. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a Request For Proposal. (0248)

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