US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, SEATTLE, PO BOX 3755, SEATTLE WA 98124-3755

C -- A-E INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT, PUBLIC WORKS, FORT LEWIS, WA SOL DACA67-99-R-0023 DUE 120998 POC Contract Specialist Nancy L Briar (206) 764-6801 (Site Code DACA67) Architect-Engineer Indefinite Delivery Contract for Civil and Environmental Design and Construction Support Services for Public Works Fort Lewis, WA. The A-E will be required to prepare plans, specifications, design analysis, construction estimates and studies for a variety of maintenance, repair, alteration and minor construction projects. Projects are primarily civil with emphasis on environmental with related mechanical, electrical and architectural work. Some examples of projects include renovation of existing drainage systems including earthwork, paving and utility systems; abatement of asbestos; traffic engineering, including road realignment, intersection design, repair of railroads; renovation of industrial waste facilities, sewage treatment plants, storm water collection and fallout; environmental programs related to military operations; construct new facilities and renovate existing facilities to support military operational functions and recreational activities; conduct studies for breakout of solvents to minimize hazardous waste volume and develop plans for new landfill cells and closure at existing landfill cells; perform reviews of technical documents to include various environmental studies/reports such as ecological and human health risk assessments and hazardous waste site investigations involving toxicology, chemistry, hydrology, and biology; provide construction support services to include such things as evaluation of contractor designs, review and recommendation of material submittals, provision of random construction inspection, and coordination with other Government agencies to obtain necessary permits. Significant evaluation criteria in descending order of importance are: (1) Specialized experience and technical competence of the firm in types of work required. (2) Professional qualifications of firm's staff and consultants to be assigned to this project which are necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. (3) Capacity of the team to accomplish multiple simultaneoustask orders in the required time. (4) Past Performance of DoD, government and industry contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedule. NOTE: The following criteria are considered secondary factors and will only be used at Final Selection as tie-breakers (5) Ability of the firm to respond to numerous quick turnaround projects and knowledge of locality of project involved. (6) Extent of participation of Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of estimated effort. (7) Volume of DoD contract awards to the prime A/E Firm in the past 12 months. AE will be required to use MCACES for cost estimating on this project. The software will be furnished by the Corps of Engineers after contract award. Responding firms should indicate ability to access an electronic bulletin board and Automated Review management System (ARMS) via modem. The proposed contract will result in a fixed price contract. The contract will consist of one base period and two option periods, which shall not exceed one year each, for a total of three years for the entire contract. Task orders will normally be less than $150,000 but not to exceed $300,000. The contract amount shall not exceed $500,000 for each period or a cumulative total of $1,500,000 for the entire contract. The Government may exercise an option before expiration of the base contract period (or option period) if the contract amount for the base period (or option period) has been exhausted or nearly exhausted. Qualified firms desiring consideration shall submit one copy of SF 255, including organizational chart of key personnel to be assigned to this project, current SF254, and consultant's current SF254s. No additional project information will be given to A-E firms. Phone calls are discouraged unless absolutely necessary. The street address is : U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, Attn: CENWS-CT-CB-MU (Briar), 4735 E. Marginal Way South., Seattle, WA 98134- 2385.It is anticipated that the selected firm will be required to submit a subcontracting plan with its fee proposal if it is a large business. For this procurement, a large business is a concern for which the annual average gross revenue taken for the last three (3) fiscal years exceeds $2.5 million. If a large firm chooses to subcontract, it is recommended that 55 percent of the total planned subcontracting dollars should be placed with Small Business (SB) concerns. It is recommended that 9.5% of subcontracted dollars go to, Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), and 5% to Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB's). WOSB's may not qualify as SDBs for federal contracts. This project is open to both large and small businesses. Standard Industrial Classification Code 8712. This is not a request for proposal. Posted 11/10/98 (I-SN269850). (0314)

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