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C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR A-E SERVICES FOR MATERIALS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN WITHIN SAD SOL DACW21-98-R-0030 POC Lane Tison, 770/919-5296 or Julie Oliver, 912/652-5899 WEB: Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Contracting, http://www.usace.army.mil. E-MAIL: Julie Oliver, julie.oliver@sas02,usace.army.mil. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Architectural-Engineering (A-E) services for an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract to provide geotechnical and construction material analysis and design. The works will consist of providing analysis and design involving services in support of planning, design, construction and operation of civil works, military programs, and support for others. The area involved in the work will principally be the southeastern United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Tasking under the contract could come from Mobile District, Jacksonville District, Savannah District, Charleston District and/or Wilmington District. This contract will consist of a base 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 this 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 disadvantage 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 subcontract plan. Of the subcontracted work 62% 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 subcontracting goals on the SF 255, Block 6. Written justification must be provided if the minimum goals cannot be provided. For additional information concerning SUBCONTRACTING PLAN requirements, please contact Ms. Julie Oliver, Contract Specialist at 912/652-5899. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The A-E firm selected must have equipment and personnel capable of performance of analyses to determine the properties of materials affecting engineering behavior that must be analyzed or used to establish construction control criteria, to determine whether certain properties of a particular material are within specified limits, and to insure compliance with contract specifications. The firm must have testing capabilities for testing soils, aggregates, concrete, bituminous, masonry, stone, rock and geosynthetics. The work will include, but not be limited to design of concrete mixtures for structures and pavements, soil-cement mixtures, bituminous mixtures for roadways and airfields, and aggregate blends. The work could include investigation and evaluation of potential earth borrow sources and quarries. **** 3. SELECTION CRITERIA IN RELATIVE ORDER OF IMPORTANCE: 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 each sub-criterion). Criteria A through E are primary. Criteria F through H are secondary and will only be used as "tie-breakers" among technically equal firms. A. Specialized experience: Firms must show specialized experience in materials sampling, testing, evaluation and design extensively throughout the southeastern United States including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Firms must show experience for both prime and/or sub-contract laboratories experience having met ASTM E 329, ASTM D 3740 and ASTM C 1077 as evaluated in accordance with ASTM E 548. firm must include a Quality Assurance and Management Plan with the SF 255 submittal. B. Past Performance: Firm must demonstrate its past performance in the accomplishment of similar work. Items to be addressed are: "Past performance on DoD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules." C. Capacity: Firm must demonstrate capacity to handle fifteen (15) simultaneous task orders of varying type and location and provide the following minimum staffing: 3 project managers, 8 geotechnical/civil /structural engineers, 6 geologists, 20 field techs and 20 lab techs. D. Professional Qualifications: Firm must have experienced personnel, including but not limited to, professional engineers and geologists registered in the states of MS, AL, FL, GA, SC, NC, TN, PR & V.I. ****. E. Knowledge of the locality as it pertains to knowledge of geological features sampling and data collection and testing in the southeastern states and PR and VI. **** F. Degree of participation of SB (including WOSB), SDB, historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated efforts. G. Location of team with respect to the project area. H. Volume of DoD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capability to perform this work must submit ONE (1) copy of SF 255 (11/92 edition) for Prime and ONE (1) copy of SF 254 for Prime and all consultants to the following address: U.S. Army Engineer District, Savannah, ATTN: Linda Smulevitz at CESAS-EN-S, 100 W. Oglethorpe, Savannah, GA 31401-3640, no 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 is the close of business the next business day. No faxed submittals will be accepted. Include the firm's ACASS number in the SF 255, Block 3b. For ACASS information call 503/808-4591. Cover letters and extraneous materials (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. (0103)

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