Huntington District Corps of Engineers, 502 Eighth Street, Huntington, WV 25701-2070

C -- ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING SERVICES FOR THE HUNTINGTON DISTRICT POC Cheryl Brunty, CONTRACT SPECIALIST (304)529-5006, Paul R. Berns, CONTRACTING OFFICER 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Engineering and Environmental services, procured in accordance with PL 92-582 (Brooks A-E Act) and FAR Part 36, are required for an Indefinite Delivery Contract to support the Huntington District's Civil Works and Military mission in support of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division as well as the District's "Work for Others" Program. Contract period will be for a base period of one year with two option years. Individual fixed-price work orders will not exceed $1,000,000.00 and the annual ceiling for the base year and the option years is $1,000,000.00 per year. An option period may be exercised when the contract amount for the base period or preceding option period has been exhaused or nearly exhausted. Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed price task orders. Groups with prime-sub relationships or joint ventures will be considered as well as firms having all disciplines in-house. Responding groups or firms must have demonstrated competence and experience in each of the task areas noted below. This 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 plan is NOT required with this submittal. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under the resulting contract must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: A-E services may include, but are not limited to planning services, economic analysis, hydraulic and hydrology assessments, geotechnical analyses, general civil and environmental engineering, landscape architecture and site planning; archaeological and cultural resources inventories; bioengineering studies; environmental assessments; NEPA documentation; and biological services including endangered species surveys and wetland delineation for the Huntington District's Civiland Military Works Program. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by sub-criterion). Criteria a-c are primary. Criteria d. is secondary and will only be used as a "tie-breaker" among technically equal firms. a. Professional Qualifications of the Key Project Management and Technical Personnel to be assigned to the contract. Evaluation factors will include the education, training, experience and registration of these personnel; b. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence of the prime firms and any subcontractors in the type of work required. Evaluation factors will include the effectiveness of the proposed management structure and the prior working relationship between a prime firm and any subonctractors. A single point of contact between the A-E and the Government project managers must be clearly identified; c. Capacity of the Firm to Accomplish the Work. Work will often require simultaneous action on several tasks at any one time. Capability to respond to these tasks in a quick and effective manner must be demonstrated; d. Geographical proximity of the firm in relationship to the Huntington District Office and the general geographical area of the Huntington District. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capability to perform the work and who desire to be considered must submit two copies of SF 255 (11/92 edition) and two copies of SF 254 (11/92 edition) for the prime firm and all consultants/subcontractors, 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 will be the close of business of the next business day. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is NOT a request for proposal. (0036)

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