U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, 215 North 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-4978

C -- DESIGN OF SATELLITE MISSION CONTROL STATION, F.E. WARREN AFB, WYOMING SOL DACA45-98-R-0009 POC for procedural questions: John M. Miller (402)221-4176; technical: Daniel Saniuk (402)221-3828. WEB: Omaha District Contracting Division Homepage, http://ebs.mro.usace.army.mil/EBS/CONTRACT.HTM. E-MAIL: Kevin McElroy, Kevin.P.McElroy@usace.army.mil. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Types of services required will include site investigations, studies, reports, concepts, final design (option), construction phase services (option). A Firm Fixed Price Contract will be negotiated for these services. Estimated completion date of design is June 1999 with an anticipated start date for study of May 1998. If a large business is selected for this project, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to contract. This plan is not required with this submittal. 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), 8.5% be placed with small disadvantaged businesses (SDB) and 3% be placed with women-owned small businesses (WOSB). The A-E selected for this project will be required to submit for approval a project-specific design quality control plan as a condition of contract award. This plan is not required with this submittal. The on-site data gathering and charrette process will be used on this project. PROJECT INFORMATION: Project consists of facility planning study followed by design of a 2,991 SM satellite command and control system for the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS). Functional spaces will include offices, conference rooms, computer rooms with access flooring, communications rooms, guard station, sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF) and a power plant with emergency generators. Project will include design of building structure, HVAC with digital energy management and control system (EMCS), plumbing, fire protection, lighting, power, lightning protection and interior design. Site work will include landscaping, walks, roads and parking lot paving, lighting, utility connections and security fencing with motion sensors. Special systems will include building and site intrusion detection and alarms, optical fiber communications, low and high frequency grounding, power filters, surge arrestors, uninterrupted power supply (UPS) and electrical relay switching for the emergency generator. The estimated construction cost is between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000. Construction cost estimates will be prepared using the Corps of Engineers Micro-Computer Aided Cost Estimating System (M-CACES) Gold version. (M-CACES software will be provided.) Drawings will be prepared in a format fully compatible with Bentley Microstation 95 and AUTOCAD version 13 or later. Delivery of electronic CADD and CALS files, as well as vellums and prints, will be required. Use of the metric system of measurement may be required for some deliverables under the proposed contract, however, metric system experience is not a selection criterion and is not required for selection. The selected firm must be able to obtain Secret security clearances for the members of the project team. SELECTION CRITERIA: Criteria for selection, in order of importance, are: (a)Recent specialized experience and technical competence of the firm (including consultants)in: (1) Design of military satellite control facilities with building and site intrusion detection and alarm systems including, optical fiber communications systems and electrical systems (grounding, power filters, surge arrestors, relays, emergency generator) as described above. (2) Design of power plant systems similar to that described above. (3) Effective coordination and management of the project team, including consultants as described in the Design Management Plan.(see SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS) and the ability to produce quality designs as evidenced by the firm's quality control procedures described in the Design Management Plan. The A-E must be able to provide designs that meet guidance, criteria and quality standards without detailed review by the District. (4) Use of and familiarity with the charrette process. (5) Use of and compatibility with CADD system as described above and experience and use of cost estimating system as described above, or a similar system. (6) Producing award winning designs. (7) Energy conservation, use of recovered materials and waste reduction in facility design. (b) Professional qualifications and specialized experience in providing services similar to those listed above of the proposed team members (including consultants) in the following disciplines: architecture; landscape architecture; interior design; civil, environmental (sanitary), structural, HVAC, plumbing, lighting, power and communications engineering. (c) Capacity to perform the work in the required time. (d) Past performance on previous contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. (e) Location of the firm and knowledge of the locality of the project. (f) Extent of participation of SB, SDB, and, if appropriate, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. (g) Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months with the object of effectingan equitable distribution of DOD A-E contracts among qualified A-E firms. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: Solicitation packages are not provided for A-E contracts. This is not a request for proposal. Firms desiring consideration must submit two copies of a combined SF 255 and separate SFs 254 for prime and each consultant. To be considered, submittals must be addressed as follows: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, CENWO-ED-C, ATTN: John M. Miller, 215 N. 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-4978. Submittals must be received no later than 4:00 PM CST on March 2, 1998. In block 10 of the SF 255, provide the following: (a) Design Management Plan (DMP). The plan should be brief and include an explanation of the firm's management approach, management of subcontractors (if applicable), specific quality control procedures used and an organizational chart showing the inter-relationship of management and various team components (including subcontractors). (b) The firm's present workload and the availability of the project team (including consultants) for the specified contract performance period. (c) A list of significant architectural design awards received by the firm in the past five years. (d) The firm's past performance and familiarity with the charrette process through use of in-house staff or consultant. In block 7 of SF 255 include team member's experience in participating on interactive conceptual design teams (charrettes). In block 3 of SF 255 provide the submitting firm's number (six or seven digits) assigned by the North Pacific Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, for the Architect-Engineer Contract Administration Support System (ACASS) and the firm number for any consultants in block 6 of the SF 255. If unknown, so state. To receive information to obtain an ACASS number, call (503) 808-4591. Personal visits for this solicitation to the Omaha District offices or the project site will not be scheduled. (0026)

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