U.S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, MOBILE, ATTN: CESAM-EN-DW, P.O. BOX 2288, MOBILE ALABAMA 36628-0001 OR 109 ST., JOSEPH STREET MOBILE AL 36602

C -- IDC TO SUPPORT THE SOUTH ATLANTIC DIVISION'S HYDROELECTRIC DESIGN PROGRAM SOL DACW01-98-R-0081 DUE 110698 POC Contact Dewayne Brackins, (334)694-3743; Contracting Officer, Sue L. Speights (Site Code W31XNJ) CONTRACT INFORMATION: A-E services are required for an Indefinite Delivery Contract to Support the South Atlantic Division's Hydroelectric Design Program. This announcement supercedes the two (2) previous announcements published on 18 August and 28 September 1998, respectively and all submittals submitted for those announcements will be accepted. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. There is a possibility that multiple contracts may be awarded on this solicitation. The contracts will be awarded for a one year base period with options to extend the contracts for two additional one year periods, not to exceed a total of three (3) years. Work under this contract to be subject to satisfactory negotiation of individual task orders, with the total contract not to exceed $250,000 for each contract period. (If the $250,000 limit for a contract period is exhausted or nearly exhausted prior to 12 months after the start of the period, the option for the next contract period(s) may be exercised). There is a possibility that multiple contracts may be awarded on this solicitation. Selection of AE firms is not based upon competitive bidding procedures, but rather upon the professional qualifications necessary for the performance of the required services. Qualifications shall be confirmed by the submittal of five verifiable customer references of similar work performed by the AE within the past three (3) years. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan for that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The subcontracting goals for this contract are as follows: 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 5.0% be placed with women-owned small businesses (WOSB). The subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal. The firm's and/or consultant's cost engineering or estimating specialist(s) for each required design discipline applicable to this project, such as architectural, structural, civil, mechanical or electrical, etc., must be specifically identified and his (their) competence indicated by resume(s) in block 7 of the SF 255. The cost engineer(s) or estimator(s) for this project must be full-time professional cost engineer(s) or estimator(s). The estimates for this project will be required to be prepared utilizing IBM/MS-DOS compatible "MCASES GOLD" estimating software. The firm selected must demonstrate experience utilizing this software either through training or use. The software, user manual and databases will be provided by the Mobile District free of charge to the successful A-E. PROJECT INFORMATION: The selected firms will be required to perform services of the following types: Designs for hydropower facilities including replacement or refurbishment of hydrogenerators' stators, turbines, governors, exciters and the power train; designs for uprate and/or maintenance of all electrical-mechanical equipment relative to high, medium and low voltage systems; designs for maintenance and replacement of electrical-mechanical equipment utilized for water control and containment structures including powerhouse gates, gating at remote structures, sump pumps, cooling water pumps, potable water pumps, water treatment stations and all associated piping and other flow passages. Provide design services for the upgrade and maintenance of Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA), microwave communication, video security and cathodic protection systems. The contract will also include general Civil, Structural, Electrical and Mechanical investigations for equipment and facility assessments, initial appraisals, reconnaissance studies, feasibility studies, generator uprate studies, plans and specifications, and Engineering During Construction. In addition to furnishing hard copy reports, the contractors must be able to furnish reports on CD ROM. The majority of the work will be located inthe southeastern United States, with possible work in South and Central America or other locations as may be assigned to the Mobile District. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 in the Monday publication of the Commerce Business Daily 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-D are primary. Criteria E-G are secondary and will only be used as "tie-breakers" among technically equal firms. A. Professional Capabilities: The contract will require the following disciplines, with registration required where applicable: Use the nomenclature for disciplines as noted in this advertisement. (1) Structural Engineer; (2) Civil (site) Engineer; (3) Electrical Engineer; (4) Electronics Engineer; (5) Mechanical Engineer; (6) Hydraulic Engineer. Resumes (Block 7 of the SF 255) must be provided for these disciplines, including consultants. Use the nomenclature as shown in this announcement. Additional evaluation factors are provided in order of importance: B. Specialized experience and technical competence in: Specialized experience and technical competence in the following areas shall be confirmed by the submittal of five (5) verifiable customer references of similar work performed by the AE within the past three (3) years: (1) hydroelectric power houses; (2) Preparation of mathematically based precision design studies / documents relating the results of fault / coordination / load flow studies, fluid flow rate / air flow rate calculations, structural loading calculations, turbine performance analyses and generator uprate studies; (3) Engineering design via Microstation; (4) Electrical design including relay logic and PLC programming; (5) Mechanical design including HVAC and large electric crane inspection and testing; (6) Civil (site) Engineering including surveying and percolation tests; (7) Quality Management Plan: Describe in Block 10 of the SF 255 the firm's quality management plan, including the team's organizational chart, quality assurance, cost control, and coordination of the in-house work with consultants. C. Capacity to Accomplish the Work: Capacity to do at least three (3) $75,000 individual task orders simultaneously. The selected firm must have the capability to perform multiple taskings concurrently; D. Past Performance: Past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; E. Geographic Location: Geographic location with respect to Southeastern United States. F. Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business and Women- Owned Small Business Participation: Extent of participation of small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort; G. Equitable Distribution of DOD contracts: Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24 of the Monday publication of the Commerce Business Daily. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 in the Monday publication of the Commerce Business Daily for general submissions requirements. Firms must submit one (1) copy of their SF 254 and SF 255, and one (1) copy of each consultant's SF 254. The 11/92 edition of the forms must be used, and may be obtained from the Government Printing Office. To be considered, submittals must be addressed as follows: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, CESAM-EN-DW, ATTN: Mr. Dewayne Brackins, 109 St. Joseph Street, Mobile, AL 36602; or P.O. Box 2288, Mobile, AL 36628-0001. Submittals must be received no later than 4:00 P.M. local time on 6 November 1998. Regulation requires that any submittals received after this date cannot be considered by the Selection Board. Include ACASS number in Block 3b and RFP Number in Block 2b of the SF 255. Call the ACASS Center at 503-326-3459 to obtain a number. A maximum of ten (10) projects, including the primeand consultants, will be reviewed in Block 8. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal. As required by acquisition regulations, interviews for the purpose of discussing prospective contractors' qualifications for the contract will be conducted only for those firms considered highly Posted 09/28/98 (I-SN255243). (0271)

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