U.S. Army Engineer District, Rock Island, Corps of Engineers, Clock Tower Building, P.O. Box 2004, Rock Island, Illinois 61204-2004

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY ARCHITECT/ENGINEER CONTRACT PRIMARILY FOR MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR DESIGN OF NEW CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION AND REPAIR PROJECTS POC Barbara J. Voss (309)794-5485 or Bonnie R. Donelson (309)u794-5241 I. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Services of qualified A-E firms are sought to provide A-E Service primarily for Mechanical / Electrical Engineering Services for the Rock Island District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other State and Federal Agencies. At least two Indefinite Delivery contracts will be negotiated and awarded. Contracts will consist of individually negotiated work orders not to exceed $250,000 each, with a cumulative total not to exceed $1,000,000 during a one year period, with an option to extend for two additional years. Contractor is guaranteed no less than $20,000 the first year and $10,000 for each option year, if extended. If concurrent multiple contract awards are made, work orders will be allocated based upon the Contracting Officer's determination of the special qualifications of the firm, the nature of the work, the immediacy of the work and availability of the firm. Distribution of the work will be a secondary consideration. None of the projects have been authorized for design and funds are not presently available for any contracts (see FAR 52.232-18). The first contract award is anticipated in August 1998 with the remaining contract to be awarded approximately one (1) year later. 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 subcontracting goals for each contract are that a minimum of 61.2% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB), including small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), 9.1% be placed with SDB and 4.5% with woman-owned small businesses. The plan is not required with this submittal. Service Contract Act (FAR 22.10) Rates will be applicable. II. PROJECT INFORMATION: Types of M/E projects may include: studies, reports, design and analysis, plans, specifications and cost estimates on the following: (a) Rehabilitation and/or replacement of existing mechanical and electrical equipment at Locks and Dams, facilities and buildings on the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers, (b) Energy efficient heating and cooling systems for existing and new buildings, (c) Existing and new pumping stations, (d) Operating machinery and electrical controls, including remote control equipment for water control gates on dams. Drawings may be required in English or Metric System units. Work and services may include special projects for other Federal, State and Local Agencies. Designs and drawings shall be accomplished using computer-aided design & drafting (CADD) in accordance with EM 1110-1-1807 and Intergraph Microstation 5.X or later formatted design files. Services will primarily be for areas within the geographical boundary of the Rock Island District (IA, IL, WI, MN, MO), but they may also be required throughout the United States. 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 E are primary. Criteria F through H are secondary and will only be used as a "tie-breaker," if necessary in ranking most highly qualified firms. SELECTION CRITERIA are: A. Recent (less than 5 years) specialized experience and technical competence including (1) Professional registration, in-house capability, and office locations in the geographic area of the projects (IA, IL, WI, MO) in order to provide good work coordination. (2) Rehabilitation and/or replacement of existing mechanical and electrical equipment at Locks and Dams, facilities and buildings on the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers; Energy efficient heating and cooling systems for existing and new buildings; Existing and new pumping stations; Operating machinery and controls, including remote control equipment for water control gates on dams. (3) GIS and Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) and ability to produce CADD deliverables fully compatible with one of thefollowing: Intergraph NT System 5 Microstation 32 (version 5.0 or later)or Intergraph MS-DOS Microstation PC(version 5.0 or later. (4) Latest technology for improved efficiency e.g., Global Positioning System, Thermal Imaging Camera's, Vibration Monitoring, instrumentation and Digital Camera's. (5) Above and below ground utilities locations. (6) Management's Quality Control Plan for the Project Team. B. Professionally qualified team members in the following disciplines: engineers and architects (licensed), mechanical engineers, electrical engineers and CADD specialists. C. Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time, including adequate equipment. D. Past performance on previous contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. E. Knowledge of the local conditions local laws and regulations. F. Location with respect to the general geographic area of the District to provide good work coordination. G. 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. H. Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months with the object of effecting an equitable distribution of DOD A-E contracts among qualified A-E firms as described in Note 24. IV. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Qualified firms desiring consideration shall submit 1 copy of the SF 255 (11-92 Edition) including organizational chart of key personnel to be assigned to this project, a current SF 254 (11-92 Edition) and any subcontractor's current SF 254 to this office within 30 calendar days from this announcement. Firms ACASS No. is to be shown on SF 255, Block 2b. (Call ACASS Center 503-808-4591 for number.) The dollar value of all work for DOD and Corps of Engineers for the past year must be clearly stated in Block 9 of SF 255. Responding firms are required to clearly identify tasks to be performed in-house and those to be subcontracted. A General Quality Control Plan is to be submitted at this time and specific plans as required by Work Orders. Firms must submit the names and supporting qualifications data of all subcontractors. Firms which do not comply with requirements will be considered non-responsive. No other general notification to firms under consideration for this project will be made and no further action is required. This procurement is unrestricted. The SIC Code is 8711. No additional project information will be given to A-E Firms. Phone calls are discouraged unless absolutely necessary. Personal visits for this solicitation will not be scheduled. (0082)

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