Commanding Officer, Offshore Facilities Contracts Branch, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Contracts Office, 901 M Street, SE, Building 218, Washington, DC 20374-5063

C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR MISCELLANEOUS DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR UNDERWATER FACILITY ASSESSMENTS OF GOVERNMENT WATERFRONT FACILITIES, VARIOUS LOCATIONS, WORLDWIDE SOL N47408-98-R-3774 DUE 061898 POC Ms. Anita Norris, Contract Specialist, (202) 433-5310 or Ms. Rita D. Palmore, Contracting Officer, (202) 433-5313 This effort is 100% set-aside for 8(a) firms. The work includes an indefinite quantity contract for miscellaneous design and engineering services for underwater facility assessments of Government waterfront facilities at various locations, worldwide. The general intention is for the contractor to provide design and engineering services that will be described and procured through appropriate delivery orders. Underwater assessment includes, but is not limited to, underwater inspection; engineering analysis of existing conditions in comparison with design requirements, previous inspection reports and/or drawings of the facilities; engineering calculations for structural analysis with or without previous design calculations; documentation of findings; and recommendations with cost estimates for follow-on actions. All underwater assessments will be performed under the direct control and supervision of registered professional engineer-divers. For each underwater assessment, one registered professional engineer-diver shall be appointed as the engineer-in-charge (EIC). That EIC shall supervise the diving, dive at least 50% of the time, supervise the writing of the detailed inspection report, and write at least 50% of the detailed inspection reports. The other engineers that are on-site may write the balance of the report. The EIC shall ensure that all diving is done in accordance with OSHA standards. US citizenship is required for all individuals to gain access to inspection sites. Additional products and services may include construction contract drawings and SPECSINTACT specifications; bid analyses; post construction award services (PCAS); TITLE II Inspection Services; engineering report review; database design, construction, and population; procedures reports; engineering calculations; static and dynamic mooring analysis using computer modeling; watertank inspections in accordance with applicable standards of the American Waterworks Association and NAVFAC MO-210.9; and FHWA certified inspections using NBIS standards of overland and overwater bridges. A waterfront facility is defined as any structure which is located on the waterfront, in connection with, or potentially in contact with, water or the marine environment. This would include inland structures that require underwater investigations. Waterfront facilities include, but are not limited to, piers, wharves, bulkheads, quaywalls, offshore towers, potable water storage tanks, instrument support structures, dry docks, moorings, bridges, underwater cables, or any similar structures. The duration of the contract will be for a period of one year. The contract guaranteed minimum amount shall be $10,000. The total amount contracted for shall not exceed $250,000. The estimated start date is October 1998. The selected firm will be required to provide a fee proposal within ten days after receiving the Request for Proposal for each delivery order. Each delivery order will be a firm fixed price A&E contract. Selection evaluation criteria, in relative order of importance, are as follows: (1) Professional qualifications, specialized experience, and technical competence in conducting the required services. This criterium requires evidence of the firm's diving experience; diving techniques; experience in diving in cold water, turbid water, and confined areas; and use of various type of diving apparatus and tools. (2) The experience of the firm in providing design and engineering services for repairs of waterfront structures. This includes use of the SPECSINTACT system, Post Construction Award Services (PCAS) and Title II construction inspection services. (3) Firm's experience in evaluating structural conditions of facilities using destructive and non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques. (4) Firm's experience in evaluating both impressed current and sacrificial anode type cathodic protection systems on submerged structures. (5) Capacity of the firm to do the work in the required time; reports are required 60 to 120 days after the inspection, depending on the number and size of the facilities inspected. (6) Firm's quality control and safety assurance procedures for underwater inspections, report preparation, and design services. Submittal of the firm's safe diving practices manual, or diving operations manual, is required for review (this manual will not be returned). (7) Firm's past performance and performance ratings on jobs of similar size and scope. The above stated criteria is specific to agency needs, however, all interested parties should see Note 24 for General Guidance. (0139)

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