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C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY FOR A-E SERVICES FOR PROJECTS LOCATED ALONG THE CA, AZ, NM, AND TX SOLICITATION RFP 99-22031599 SOL RFP 99-22 DUE 031599 POC Gerald M. Touchton, 915-832-4124, Ext 3 WEB: usibwc.acqdiv, http://www.ibwc.state.gov. E-MAIL: usibwc.acqdiv, ibwc09@whc.net. The U.S. Section, International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, (USIBWC), intends to award an Architect Engineer (A-E) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for A-E services for projects located along the U.S./Mexico border in the United States (States of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California) and the Republic of Mexico (States of Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, Coahuila, Chihuahua, Sonora and Baja California). One A-E firm will be selected from this announcement. The selected firm must be able to team with firm (s) in Mexico to assist in the projects. A Firm-Fixed Price (IDIQ) contract is contemplated for a basic year with four (4) option years. The USIBWC presently has five (5) existing IDIQ A-E contracts in force for sanitation and water quality projects. No task orders for sanitation and water quality projects will be issued under this new contract until such time as the existing contracts expire. The expected minimum and maximum task order amounts are $5,000 and $1,000,000 respectively. The expected maximum total contract amount is $5,000,000. The A & E contractor must possess sufficient qualifications and experience to provide the full range of A-E services necessary for the projects under the subject contract, as determined necessary by the USIBWC. Such services may include but will not be limited to the following: (a) Inventory of facilities; data acquisition, measurement and recording, development of studies, investigations, evaluations, facility plans for water and wastewater infrastructure, operations and maintenance studies, space utilization studies, safety plans, standard operating procedures, network analysis schedules, and conceptual, preliminary and final designs. (b) Design services for rehabilitation, renovation, repair, maintenance, and new construction for civil works associated with surface and subsurface water deliveries, flood control and hydropower, including water conveyance and flood control structures, hydroelectric power plants, buildings, roads and paving, erosion control and bridges. Design services for rehabilitation, renovation repair, maintenance, and new construction for civil environmental works, including wastewater (both advanced primary and secondary treatment) and water treatment plants, wastewater collection and conveyance facilities, and potable water treatment, storage and distribution systems. Preparation of conceptual designs and final construction plans, specifications and cost estimates in the areas of architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation engineering in either the English or Spanish language, or both, and using English or Syst me International (SI) units, or both. Review and evaluation of studies, reports, investigations, proposals, conceptual designs, and plans and specifications in both the English and Spanish language and English and SI units. (c) Environmental services and technical support related to projects for compliance with the following regulatory requirements, including but not limited, to the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response, and Compensation and Liability Act such as associated recycling, waste minimization and pollution prevention initiatives. Services may include but are not limited to preliminary site assessment investigations, feasibility studies, inventories, and characterizations of soil, air, hazardous waste, surface water, groundwater, wastewater, and sludge. The characterizations shall include but not be limited to multimedia sampling, testing by a certified analytical laboratory. Samples shall be analyzed based on the nature of known or suspected contaminants. Services may also include but are not limited to the preparation of management, response, implementation, and closure plans; permits; site remediation and site remediation designs; corrective and removal action designs; design of hazardous waste containment systems; underground storage tank upgrades and remediation; biosolids and hazardous materials treatment and disposal evaluations/recommendations; long term monitoring and post-closure care requirements; and industrial pretreatment control investigations. (d) Geotechnical services, including concrete core sampling and testing; soil drilling, logging, sampling and testing; monitoring well construction and logging; cone penotrometer testing; subsurface soil and groundwater investigations for determination of structural design criteria; and design of dewatering and protective shoring systems. (e) Surveying, aerial photography, photogrammetry and geographic information systems, database development, including both conventional and Global Positioning System surveys of land and easement and related field data collection; topographic mapping (preparation of base maps from aerial photography); and preparation of rectified orthophotography. (f) Hydraulic and hydrologic studies, including but not limited to groundwater and surface water studies; flood routing, river morphology studies, backwater modeling, reservoir routing, sediment transport modeling; dambreak analysis; sedimentation and scour studies; and aquifier studies. (g) Bidding services -- Bidding services may include but are not limited to responding to questions during bidding of projects, attending meetings, issuing addendums, preparing schedules, maintaining files and documents and other construction related bidding procedures. (h) Construction assistance services, including but not limited to review of shop drawings and other construction contractor submittals, review of requests for changes and/or deviations, change order preparation and review of contractor proposals, responding to questions during construction (including requests for information/requests for clarification), submittal and schedule monitoring, construction cost estimating, provision for training, preparation of draft and final operations and maintenance manuals, preparation of record drawings (as builts), and performance of inspection services. (I) Start-up services, including preparation of staffing plans, and implementation of training programs, quality control and safety programs; monitoring of facility start-up and operation for a specified period of time after completion of construction, including assistance for resolution of warranty items; revising operation and maintenance manuals, and certifying facility performance. (j) Permitting support, including performance of additional engineering analyses, studies, computations, and preparation of applications and drawings necessary to obtain all required permits for construction and operation of proposed or constructed facilities. (k) Technical support services for environmental documentation in support of the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance with the Council of Environmental Quality's regulations, including review of environmental documentation, public meeting support for project scoping and presentation of draft documents; negotiations with regulatory agencies; mitigation design and implementation measures, and post-project monitoring. A-E SERVICES EVALUATION FACTORS, will be based on the following criteria in descending order of importance: (1) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required under this contract. Evaluation will be based upon demonstrated experience within the past five years in the following types of projects: (a) Studies, analysis and design of hydraulic structures and aquatic systems, including river channels, levees, dikes, dams, and reservoir embankments. Experience with Southwest USA aquatic systems is important. (b) Design and design modifications of wastewater plants, including advanced primary, secondary, and lagoon type plants, and upgrading from advanced primary to secondary. (c) Design of hydroelectric powerplant rehabilitation /upgrades (d) Master planning for wastewater facilities and flood control operations and maintenance (e) Site assessment and remediation, with emphasis on hydrocarbon contamination.(2) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services: (a) Complete cadre of professional engineers: hydraulic, structural, mechanical, environmental, electrical, civil, and architects (b)State registration/licensing for architects and engineers in CA, AZ, NM, TX and Mexico (c) Technical support staff, including: CADD operators, sampling techs, geotechnical personnel, natural resource specialists (3) Past Performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules: (a) Quality of work as evidenced by, but not limited to, evaluations and database for AEs (b) Demonstration of managerial ability for multiple projects through documented history of timely completion of past projects with efficient organizational framework. (c) Regional or national awards (d) Demonstration of satisfactory performance on fast track design projects. Government evaluation forms and a list of five recent, similar projects with a point of contact will be used to verify performance level. (4) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time: (a) Number and availability of personnel/current staff workload; composition of team (in- house or subcontracted) (b) Demonstration of availability of equipment, facilities, and other resources needed to perform all required data analysis, design work, and preparation of plans and specs including, but not limited to, computer hardware and software; field equipment, vehicles. (c) Demonstration of availability of personnel to perform short turn around, high priority work at various locations in border area. (5) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project; provided, that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project: (a) Demonstrated knowledge of and familiarity with border area, including the Colorado and Rio Grande rivers, and sewage facilities along theUS/Mexico border. (b) An established office for Project Manager and key personnel, preferably located in CA, AZ, NM or TX. This procurement is open to all businesses, regardless of size (UNRESTRICTED). If a large business is selected for the contract it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The contract will require the Government to order services priced at not less than $5,000 per year. All A-E firms who meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit Standard Forms (SF) 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, and 255 Architect-Engineer and Related Questionnaire for Specific Project (November 1992 Editions)1 to the office shown above. SF 254s and 255s must also be submitted for all proposed suncontractors. Six (6) copies of the SFs 254 and 255 shall be submitted. The SF 255 must clearly indicate the office where the work will be performed and the qualifications of the individuals and subcontractors proposed to work on the contract and their geographical location. The SF 255 should also address the firm's capability to perform all services. The SF 254s and 255s must be received in this office no later than 4:00 p.m., Mountain Standard Time March 15, 1999. Any submittals received after this date cannot be considered and will be handled in accordance with FAR Clause 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors-Competitive Acquisition. Telephone calls and personal visits are discouraged. Administrative and procedural questions shall be directed to Gerald M. Touchton at (915) 832-4124, extension 3. This is not a request for a price proposal. Posted 02/08/99 (W-SN296128). (0039)

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