U. S. Army Engineering District, Charleston, Corps of Engineers, P.O. Box 919, Charleston, SC 29402-0919

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR SURVEYING AND RELATED SERVICES WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OR ASSIGNMENTS OF THE CHARLESTON DISTRICT, (STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA) SOL DACW60-99-R-0001 POC Bob Driscoll 843-727-4694 The selected firm will be responsible for performing various types of surveys and services. Work may include, but not necessarily limited to, the following: (1) topographic; (2) traverse and triangulation (2nd and 3rd order GPS capabilities); (3) levels for vertical control (2nd and 3rd order); (4) route location; (5) quantity surveys; (6) land surveys; (7) construction layout surveys; (8) hydrographic surveys; (9) geodetic surveys; (10) drafting services; and (11) electronic data base. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. The firm must have the ability to perform the work for the Government in addition to its own existing workload without sacrificing quality or timeliness to the Government. Firms must address on their SF 255: The ability to perform basic horizontal and vertical control surveys to GPS standards including, but not limited to: topographic, traverse, triangulation, route location, earthwork, quantity, property, construction layout, plane table topography, and transfer all field-gathered data into final drafted plan or map form. The firm shall have computer-aided drafting capability that is absolutely compatible with the Intergraph IGDS System format. The recording of all final survey into a documentation computer file is required. The selected firm must demonstrate experience and have in its employ personnel with the experience in performing the various types of the above listed surveys. Also, the firm must have at least three years experience in hydraulic surveying of navigable channels and have either current land surveyor's or professional engineer's license in the state(s) where the surveys will be performed. Modern electronic horizontal positioning and depth-finding equipment shall be available for the surveys to be performed. Typical information that will be required as a minimum includes the name, model, and year of manufacturer's stated positioning accuracy and capability of the equipment proposed for usage. In addition the contractor must provide information that safe and suitable vessels are available for operation in the waters where the surveys are to be performed as well as the electronic positioning and depth-finding equipment. An indefinite-delivery type contract for services based on firm-fixed unit prices is contemplated with an option year. The total amount for the base year will not exceed $250,000; total contract amount including the option year will not exceed $500,000; services performed on individual delivery orders with no one delivery order exceeding $150,000. The Government obligates itself to obtain no less than $5,000 in services during the first year and no less than $2,500 in services during the option year. The Government reserves the rights to exercise the contract option period before the expiration of the base contract period, if the contract amount for the base period has been exhausted or is nearly exhausted. All work is subject to the availability of funds. The primary purpose of this proposed contract is to provide services for projects located within the geographic boundaries of the Charleston District. Secondarily, the contract may be used to provide services within the geographic boundaries of any other U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District. The contractor will have the right to refuse orders for services to be performed outside the geographic boundaries of the Charleston District. The estimated award date is Sep 1999 for a period of one year or $250,000, whichever comes first at the predetermined rates. See Note 24 for general selection process. The selection criteria are listed in descending order of importance as follows: (1) Professional capabilities; (2) Specialized experience and technical competence as required; (3) Past performance on contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules; (4) Geographical location and knowledge of locality of projects; (5) Capability to accomplish the work in the required time; (6) Volume of work previously awarded to a firm by DOD. (7) Extent of participation of small business and small disadvantaged business in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. Rankings of firms will include determination of contractor's capacity to respond quickly to unscheduled work. This will includes an analysis of in-house capability versus the need to subcontract portions of the work. Firms desiring consideration shall address the above requested data and submit as described in Note 24 to be received in the office shown above not later than the close of business on the 30th day after the date of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day. SF 255 (11/92 edition) in single copy only is required. Include the firm's ACASS number and business size in Block 3 of the SF 255. Call the ACASS Center at 503-326-3459 to obtain a number. The SIC Code for this requirement is 8713 and a size standard of $2.5 Million. Although this requirement is open to large and small business, for other reasons we would like to know the firm's business size. To be considered a Small Business under this SIC Code a firm can not have more than $2.5 Million in average annual gross revenue over the last 3 fiscal years. See Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 19 for more information on size standards. Firms having a current (less than 12 months) SF 254 on file with the North Pacific Division, Corps of Engineers, Portland, Oregon, need not submit a SF 254 (11/92 Edition) with their SF 255. All Department of Defense contracts awarded to the firm and all affiliates (except consultants) during the last twelve months, the total dollar value of each award, and point of contact must be listed in Block 10 of the SF 255. Failure to include the aforementioned data will reflect negatively upon the firm during the evaluation process. This is not a request for proposal. Solicitation packages are not provided. Cover letters and unnecessarily elaborate brochures, or other presentations beyond those sufficient to present a complete and effective response are not desired. Phone calls and personal visits are discouraged. See numbered Note 24. Posted 03/26/99 (W-SN313272). (0085)

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