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

C -- INDEFINATE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR MISCELLANEOUS ARCHITECTURAL-ENGINEERING SERVICES AT FT. MCCOY, WISCONSIN SOL DACA45-98-R-0030 POC John M. Miller (402)221-4176 WEB: Omaha District Contracting Division Homepage, http://ebs.nwo.army.mil/EBS/CONTRACT.HTM. E-MAIL: Diana Vanderzanden, Diana.L.Vanderzanden@usace.army.mil. CONTRACT INFORMATION: An Indefinite Delivery Type contract will be awarded for a base period and may include two additional option periods. The contract amount will not exceed $750,000 in any period. The base period and option periods will not exceed one year each, but option periods may be exercised when the contract amount for the current period has been reached. Task Orders will be issued from time to time as the need arises during the contract period. Work will be issued by negotiating firm-fixed-price task orders. The amount of the task orders will not exceed the contract amount in any period. Contract award is anticipated in December 1998. Types of services required will include site investigations, studies, reports, surveying, concept design, final design and construction phase services. 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 that it intends to contract. This plan is not required with this submittal. The subcontracting goals for this contract are that a minimum of 61.2% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB), 9.1% be placed with small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), and 4.5% be placed with women-owned small businesses (WOSB). PROJECT INFORMATION: Task Orders under this contract will consist primarily of design for routine maintenance and repair of major building components and systems and minor alterations on a variety of facility types including administrative facilities; military operations and training facilities; maintenance facilities; roads, bridges and grounds improvements; utility distribution systems; storage facilities; housing and community facilities and medical clinics. Task orders may require design of special building systems including Energy Management and Control System (EMCS), building fire protection and alarm systems and security alarm and protection systems. Design for UST removal, asbestos and lead paint removal and construction cost estimating, surveying, interior design and may also be required for some task orders. Drawings will be prepared in a format fully compatible with Bentley Microstation SE and AutoCAD version 14 or later. 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 additions, alterations and minor new construction on administrative facilities, military operations and training facilities, and maintenance facilities. (2) Design of projects for maintenance and repair of major building components and systems. (3) Design of special building systems including EMCS, fire alarm and protection, security alarm and protection. (4) Design of roads, bridges, parking and storm drainage systems. (5) Design of utility distribution systems including mechanical, electrical, water supply/treatment, waste treatment, fire protection and cathodic protection. (6) Design of UST removal and asbestos and lead paint remediation. (7) Experience with multi-discipline task order type contracts that require the ability to respond quickly to task order requests for proposals and to complete short schedule projects with a minimum of supervision. (8) Demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design. (b) Quality control procedures and effective coordination and management of the project team as described in the Design Management Plan (see SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS). (c) 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; master planning; civil, sanitary (water and wastewater treatment), environmental (hazardous waste), mechanical, electrical, structural and cost engineering; geology; biology; hydrology; surveying and asbestos/lead paint remediation. (d) Knowledge of the locality of Ft. McCoy. (e) Past performance on previous contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. (f) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time, including the ability to complete more than one task order at a time. (g) Use of and compatibility with CADD systems as described above. (h) Location in the general geographic area of Ft. McCoy. (i) 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. (j) 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. 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 CDT on August 13, 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. In block 3 of SF 255 provide the submitting firm's number (six or seven digits) assigned by the Northwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, for the Architect-Engineer Contract AdministrationSupport System (ACASS) and the firm number for any consultants in block 6 of the SF 255. If unknown, so state. To receive information on how to obtain an ACASS number, call (503) 808-4591. Personal visits for this solicitation to the Omaha District offices or the Ft. McCoy Directorate of Public Works offices will not be scheduled. Posted 07/13/98 (W-SN222331). (0194)

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