U. S. Army Engineer District, Savannah, P.O. Box 889, Savannah, Georgia 31402-0889

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT SOR MASTER PLANNING, GIS, DESIGN, AND OTHER ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS OFFICES, U.S. ARMY INSTALLATIONS, U.S. AIR FORCE BASES, U.S. NAVAL AND MARINE BASES, OR OTHER FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OWNED FACILITIES, INSTALLATIONS, O SOL DACA21-98-R-0014 POC Rob Callahan, Project Manager -- 912/652-5246 WEB: Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Contracting, http://www.sas.usace.army.mil. E-MAIL: Sandra B. Meyers, Contract Specialist, 912/652-5324, sandra.b.meyers@sas02.usace.army.mil. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: The Savannah District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, requires the services of an A-E firm for an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract for master planning, GIS, project programming, design and other engineering support for projects assigned to Savannah District. The proponderance of work under this contract is anticipated to occur within the Savannah District region; however, the contract may be used for other U.S. Army Corps of Engineer offices, U.S. Army installations, U.S. Air Force bases, U.S. Naval and Marine bases, or other Federal Government owned facilities, installations, or real estate under their control. The contract is anticipated to be awarded in April 1998. The contract will consist of a basic ordering period and two option periods, each period not to exceed one year, for a total of three years. The total of all task orders during each ordering period may not exceed $1,000,000. Individual task orders may not exceed $1,000,000. The total amount of the contract over the three year ordering period may not exceed $3,000,000. This announcement is open to all firms regardless of size. Large business offerors must identify subcontracting opportunities with small business and small disadvantaged business on SF 255. If selected, the large business offeror will be required to submit a small/small disadvantaged & women owned subcontracting plan in accordance with FAR 52.219.9 and DFARS 219.704/705 as a part of the Request for Proposal package. The following subcontracting goals are the minimum acceptable goals to be included in the subcontracting plan. OF THE SUBCONTRACTED WORK, 60% TO SMALL BUSINESS, 10% TO SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS (A COMPOSITE OF SMALL BUSINESS). 5% TO WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS (A COMPOSITE OF SMALL BUSINESS). Large business firms that intend to do any subcontracting must convey their intent to meet the minimum subcontractor goals on the SF 255, Block 6. Written justification must be provided if the minimum goals cannot be provided. The wage and benefits of service employees (See FAR 22.10) performing under this contract must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act. For additional information, please contact Ms. Sandy Meyers, Contract Specialist, at 912/652-5324. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Task orders to be issued under this contract will be used for preparation of all or parts of master plans, facility development plans, general plans or comprehensive plans; privatization studies; creation, development or operation of GIS's or other engineer automated systems; project programming; small project planning and design; environmental planning or assessments; surveying; or other related engineering work/utility studies. Typical work may include: (1) Master plans, comprehensive plans, or future development plans and reports (2) Project programming documents (DD Forms 1391 and similar methods), cost estimating, or economic analyses (3) Capital venture initiatives or other privatization or commercial activities studies (4) Engineering/utility studies, plans, or analyses involving facilities, infrastructure, or operational activities (5) Project Development Brochures, Customer Concept Documents, and area development plans (6) Capital Investment Strategies and Tabulations of Existing and Required Facilities (7) Historic structures surveys and studies (8) Siting alternative analyses (9) Installation Design Guides or other projects associated with aesthetics or design standards for facilities and grounds (10) Analyses and mapping of safety, environmental, or other factors affecting future development (11) Brochures, renderings, models, videos or other comparable visual or graphic tools (12) Traffic engineering studies (13) Geographical information systems (14) Automated Mapping/Facilities Management and digital floor plans (15) Evaluation of needs for hardware or software (16) Scanning maps, drawings, plans, photos, or building plans (17) Integrating CADD or GIS with other engineer automated systems (18) Verification of existing databases, database scrubs, database design and development, and records conversion (19) Developing macros and user commands for MDL, Micro CSL, MGE/MGA or other systems environments or languages (20) Small engineering project concept and final designs (21) Planning and design of building interiors (22) Computer Aided Design and Drafting (23) Subsurface soils investigations (24) Environmental plans, assessments, or impact statements (25) Hazardous materials identification and remediation recommendations (26) Archeological and cultural resources impact and mitigation recommendations (27) Aerial black and white or color or false color infrared photography and photogrammetric products derived from these (28) Field instrument surveys (29) Establishing horizontal and vertical ground control using GPS or other surveying techniques (30) Field surveys or metering for data collection on utilities systems, environmental or safety constraints, buildings, or other real property located within the confinesof a government facility. (31) Arranging conferences in any of the areas listed above (32) Other narrative, tabular, graphic, or mapped products related to master planning, design, environmental analysis, surveying, or engineer systems automation or integration not specifically mentioned above. (33) On-site training of Government personnel or placement of employees of the firm at customer locations for technical support in any of the areas listed above. (34) Development and presentation of briefings on any of the subjects listed above 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance. Criteria a-e are primary. Criteria f-g are secondary and will only be used as "tie-breakers" among technically equal firms. a. Specialized experience and technical competence in: (1) Comprehensive master planning (2) development and maintenance of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) (3) Project development and preparation of programmingdocuments (4) privatization/commercial activity studies (5) infrastructure engineering studies (6) environmental studies (7) archeological/cultural/historical studies (8) small project design. The Architect Engineer team's 254/255 submittal must address qualifications of each of these areas separately and in sufficient detail to allow Government reviewers to evaluate and rate the experience. b. Past performance on DoD and other contracts with respect to cost control quality of work and compliance with performance schedules. c. Capacity to provide the following disciplines: 2 planners, architect, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, civil engineer, structural engineer, fire protection engineer, environmental engineer, traffic engineer, cost estimator, privatization specialist, landscape architect, historic architect, project manager, computer programmer, CADD operator, interior designer, industrial hygienist, graphic illustrator, archeologist, survey crew, safety specialist, model maker, video producer, photogrammetrist, economist, and GIS systems specialist. These disciplines MUST be shown in BLOCK 4 of SF 255. Please disregard the "to be utilized" statement at Block 4 of SF 255 and show the total strength of each discipline. d. Professional qualifications of key management and professional staff members. The design team must include a Registered Fire Protection Engineer whose principle duties are fire protection engineering or a Registered Architect or Registered Engineer who is a full member in good standing of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE). e. Knowledge of locality as it pertains to military installations in the three state area, GA, SC & NC. f. Degree of participation of SB, SDB, WOB, HBCU or MI as prime contractor, subcontractor or joint venture partner. g. Volume of DoD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24; 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested firms having capabilities to perform this work must submit one (1) copy of SF 255 (11/92 edition) for PRIME andone (1) copy of SF 254 (11/92 edition) for prime and all consultants, to the following address: US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, SAVANNAH, ATTN: CESAS-EN-EA, 100 WEST OGLETHORPE AVENUE, SAVANNAH, GA 31401-3640 not later than the close of business 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 Block 3b of SF 255. For ACASS information, call 503/808-4591. No faxed submittals will be accepted. Cover letters and extraneous material (Brochures, etc.) are not desired and will not be considered. PHONE calls are discouraged unless absolutely necessary. PERSONAL visits for the purpose of discussing this announcement will not be scheduled. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL. (0349)

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