Department of the Army, Baltimore District, Corps of Engineer, 10 South Howard Street, Room 7000, Baltimore, MD 21201-1715

C -- ARCHITECT ENGINEER SERVICES ARE REQUIRED FOR ONE INDEFINITE DELIVERY-TYPE SURVEYING CONTRACT FOR THE BALTIMORE DISTRICT THAT MAY BE USED TO SUPPORT VARIOUS BALTIMORE DISTRICT MISSIONS SOL DACA31-98-R-0023 DUE 021998 POC Susan Sonenthal 410-962-7646 E-MAIL: susan.j.sonenthal@usace.army.mil, susan.j.sonenthal@usace.army.mil. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: The contract will be for one base period and will contain an option to extend for up to two additional periods. The contract amount for the base period and any option period will not exceed $750,000. The total contract amount is $2,250,000. Individual task orders shall not exceed the contract amount. Task orders will be assigned based on the AE's workload, geographic area, specialized experience and project requirements. The concentration of work will be for the Baltimore District but may be used throughout the United States. SIC is 8713. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Work may consist of performing topographic, hydrographic, aerial, geodetic, and cadastral surveys, along with utility investigation, monumentation, preparation of survey plats and legal descriptions and the associated research effort, preparation of drawings and computation of volume quantities for various project areas within the Baltimore District boundaries. Surveys shall be provided in digital format using AutoCAD release 14 or later software an/or the latest version of Microstation. Topographic surveys that are provided in AutoCAD shall have existing contours produced by a TIN of the surveyed point data using Softdesk version 8 software. The firm shall be able to acquire and provide multi-beam hydrographic data when requested. The firm selected shall have minimum of two (2) licensed land surveyors and one (1) ACSM-certified Inshore Hydrographer. The firm shall be experienced with the Corps of Engineers Hydrographic Manual, Topographic Manual, Survey Markers and Monumentation. SUBCONTRACTING PLAN REQUIREMENTS: If the selected firm is a large business concern, a subcontracting plan with the final fee proposal will be required,consistent with Section 806 (b) of PL 100-180, 95-507, and 99-661. A minimum of 30% of the total planned subcontracting dollars shall be placed with small business concerns. At least 15% of total planned subcontracting dollars shall be placed with small disadvantaged businesses, including Historically Black College and University or Minority Institutions, and 8% with women-owned small businesses. The plan is not required with this submittal. Participation of small businesses (SB), small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), historically black colleges and universities (HBCU), and minority institutions (MI) will be considered regardless of whether the SB, SDB, HBCU or MI is a subcontractor or teaming partner. 3. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. (Note 24 is written in detail in any Monday issue of the CBD). Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit: SF 255 & SF 254for the prime and joint venture(s) and SF 254 for all the consultants of the proposed team. In SF 255, block 3b, provide the ACASS number for the prime firm. In SF 255, Block 6, provide the ACASS numbers for each consultant, (if available). Proposals are due by 19 February 1998 to US Army Corps of Engineers, City Crescent Building, 10 South Howard St., Room 7000, Baltimore, MD 21201. Solicitation packages are provided only to the selected firm after selection approval. Shortlisted firms will be Interviewed by telephone. Point of contact can be reached at Internet: Susan.J.Sonenthal @usace.army.mil or 410-962-7646. This is not a request for proposal. (0019)

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