Huntington District Corps of Engineers, 502 Eighth Street, Huntington, WV 25701-2070

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR DESIGN SERVICES POC Janice C. Swann, CONTRACT SPECIALIST (304)529-5961, Shelia L. Lewis, CONTRACTING OFFICER CONTRACT INFORMATION: Architect-Engineer design services, procured in accordance with PL 92-52 (Brooks Act) and FAR Part 36, are required for various types of civil works projects located within the boundaries of the Huntington District geographical boundaries (all or portions of West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina). One indefinite delivery contract will be negotiated and awarded, with a base period not to exceed one year and two option periods not to exceed one year each. The amount of work in each contract period will not exceed $1,000,000.00. An option period may be exercised when the contract amount for the base period or preceding option period has been exhausted or nearly exhausted. Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed-price task orders. This contract is anticipated to be awarded in May 1999. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. If a large business is selected for this 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 plan is NOT required with this submittal. Quality Control Plans will also be required at the time of award. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under the resulting contract must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act. PROJECT INFORMATION: A-E services will include the reconnaissance, feasibility, and final design, layout, preparation of design computations, contract drawings,, specifications, and estimates. Drawings must be prepared on a CADD System and must be directly compatible with the Intergraph CADD System or translated at 100% compatibility by the A-E. Capability for scanning hard copy into the CADD and 3D design are also preferred. Work may require using the metric system. Specifications shall be prepared with a personal computer compatible with IBM AT Computers and using SPECSINTACT format. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general A-E 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-e are primary. Criteria f-h are secondary and will only be used as "tie-breakers" among technically equal firms. a. Professional Qualifications: Qualified registered professional personnel in the following key disciplines: Civil Engineers, Structural Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Sanitary Engineers, Architects, Specification Writers, Estimators, Engineering Technicians and Draftsmen/CADD Operators. (The evaluation will consider education, training, registration, HTRW certification and experience), b. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence: firm must demonstrate experience in educational and public buildings, residential and commercial floodproofing, local protection, floodwalls and levees, sanitary and water projects, pump stations, recreation, bridges, roads, bank protection/channel improvement, portions ofnavigation (locks and dams) projects, flood control dams, HTRW and computer capability. c. Past Performance: experience with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. d. Capacity to perform approximately $1,000,000 in work of the required type in a one-year period. The evaluation will consider the availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines. e. Knowledge of the Locality: West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, and North Carolina. This should include geological features, construction and material standards and construction and permits and licenses. f. Geographic Proximity: Location of the firm in the general geographical area of the Huntington District. g. Extent of participation of Small Business (including Women Owned Small Business), Small Disadvantaged Business, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. h. Volume of DoD contracts awarded in the previous 12 month period as described in Note 24. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capability to perform the work must submit two copies of SF 255 11/92 edition) and two copies of SF 254 (11/92 edition) for the prime firm and all consultants, to the above address not later than the close of business on the 30th day after the date of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday or Sunday, or Federal holiday, the deadline will be the close of business of the next business day. Include the firm's ACASS number in SF 255, Block 3b. For ACASS information, call 503-326-3459. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal. Posted 02/12/99 (W-SN297995). (0043)

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