Officer In Charge of Construction, Bldg 2004, PO Box 1855, Quantico, VA 22134-0855

C -- IDQ MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL AND ENVIROMENTAL DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES SOL N62477-99-R-1015 DUE 022499 POC Debbie R. Lockett, Contracting Officer (703) 784-2976, ext. 223 Indefinite Quantity Contract for Miscellaneous Civil and Environmental Design and Engineering Services at the Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia 22134-0855 SOL N62477-99-R-1015 DUE 022499 POC Debbie R. Lockett, Contracting Officer, Public Works Branch, Facilities Division, Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia. The award of an indefinite quantity contract is planned for a base year period with two (2) one-year options. The IDQ contract shall have a capacity of $1,050,000.00 as follows, $350,000.00 for the base year and $350,000.00 for each of the two (2) one-year options. The estimated construction cost for each project range from approximately $100,000.00 to $2,000,000.00 . The average construction cost is expected to be around $700,000.00. The SIC Code is 8711, Engineering Services. Multiple Awards are anticipated. This will be a firm fixed price A&E contract. The contract will cover a range of civil and environmental designs for maintenance, repair, and construction projects at Marine Corps Base, (MCB), Quantico. Work consists of preparing detailed plans, specifications, calculations, and cost estimates. These shall be provided on electronic media as well as paper copy. Consultation, review of shop drawings, contract submittals, and specialized studies may also be required. MCB, Quantico covers an area of approximately 60,000 acres. There are over 1200 permanent buildings built between 1920 and 1998. Portions of the base are in historic districts. The type of facilities includes barracks, administrative facilities, training buildings, ranges, an airfield, hangars, schools and family housing. Quantico has approximately 97 miles of paved roads, 15 bridges, three water plants, two sewage plants, and 23 sewage pump stations. The selection evaluation critera, in relative order of importance are: (1) PROFESSIONAL QUALFICATIONS necessary for satisfactory performance of required services; a) provide the professional qualifications of all proposed staff, engineers, and designers; b) a professionally registered project manager shall be assigned to this contract; c) provide professional qualifications of all proposed consultants; d) provide the length of employment with the firm, of all proposed personnel; e) provide information on other professional affiliations. (2) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE and technical competence in the type of work required; a) firms must demonstrate specialized experience on Department of Defense bases, or similar government installations, dealing with a wide variety of civil and environmental projects in the price range given above. Projects shall include studies, new construction, maintenance, and repair. Past successes of the firm as demonstated by its performance evaluations on government work shall be provided. Identify specific personnel and consultatnts that worked on these projects; b) demonstrate experience with NAVFAC design manuals, design criteria, and specifications; c) demonstrate specialized experience with NEPA documentation, life cycle cost analysis, and energy conservation; d) demonstrate experience in hazardous material testing and abatement, including lead base paint, asbestos, and PCBs; e) demonstrate experience in working with adverse soil conditiions and remediation of sub-standard soils. (3) CAPACITY OF THE FIRM TO ACCOMPLISH THE WORK IN THE REQUIRED TIME; a) Show capacity, either in-house or through consultants, to perform civil/environmental design and associated design work; b) list other DOD IDQ design contracts within the past 18 months. Provide the value, the number of options, and the start and finish dates; c) explain how work under this contract will integrate with the firm's current and projected workload. (4) PAST PERFORMANCE on contracts with government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, and compliance with performance schedules; a) demonstrate how design costs, design schedules, and construction budgets have bene managed. Use examples of actual projects similar in size and type, to the work required on this contract. Provide examples of accelerated projects and projects constrained by government fiscal year time lines; b) provide information comparing original construction budgets to bid costs to final construction costs; c) describe your cost estimating system. (5) LOCATION IN THE GENRAL GEOGRAPHICAL AREA of the project and knowlege of the locality of the project; a) demonstrated knowledge and experience working with the federal, state and local regulatory agencies that have cognizance over designs at MCB, Quantico. An example is the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality; b) demonstate knowlege and experience working with local utility providers serving the MCB to include, electrical power, water, and natural gas; c) state the location of all offices of the firm to be utilized for this contract, and what type and percent of work will be done at each. (6) QUALITY CONTROL including performance of quality control on prior contracts; a) describe current methods for quality (QC) control of designs. Note specific cases of error and omissions, which the firm's QC methods have corrected. Describe how the firm's QC has been improved over time; b) describe how review comments are managed; c) explain which CADD systems are used and which drawing standards are followed; d) describe and demonstrate how the firm manages client input. Firms, which meet the requirements listed in this announcement, are invited to submit one copy each of the completed standard forms (SF 254 and SF 255, U. S. Government Architect-Engineer Qualifications), to the office indicated below. The proposed contract is being solicited on unrestricted basis. Should the due date fall on a weekend or an official government holiday, the SF 254 and SF 255 is due the first workday thereafter. Interested firms are requested to include Telefax numbers, Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number and Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) on the SF 254 and SF 255 in block 3a and 1, respectively. IMPORTANT: Firms must submit complete data on all the selection criterias, including each specific sub-element requested by the closing date. Specific, clear, detailed submissions will receive higher consideration over generic, or inocmplete submissions will receive higher consideration over generic, or incomplete submissions. Only SF 254 and SF 255 will be reviewed. Information in the cover letter and other attachments will not be included in the official selection process. Following an initial evaluation of the qualification and performance data submitted, firms considered to be the most highly qualified to provide the type of service required, will be chosen for interviews. Interviewed firms may be required to provide examples of their work. Selection of firms for negotiations shall be based on the demonstrated competence and qualifications specified in the selection criterias noted above and considered necessary for the satisfactory performance of the type of professional services required. All firms responding to this announcement before the closing date will be considered for selection. This is not a request for a proposal. Selected firms may be subject to an advisory audit performed by the Defense Contract Audit Agency. EEO Compliance is required. Preaward Clearance must be obtained prior to award. Large firms should provide a subcontracting plan to meet small disadvantaged set-aside goals of not less than 5%. The women-owned, small business set aside goals of not less than 5%. The women-owned, small business set-aside goals in that subcontracting plan shall not be less than 5%. This does not apply if the prime firm is a small business concern. Submit SF 254 and SF 255 to the Officer in Charge of Construction, Building 2004, Mann Hall, Barnett Avenue, Suite 211, P O Box 1855, Quantico, Virginia 22134-0855 (ATTN: Code 20) by 2:30 PM on or before the due date. Faxed copies of the SF 254 and SF 255 will not be accepted. Posted 01/21/99 (W-SN290100). (0021)

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