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C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SEVICES FOR SPECIALIZED BRIDGE MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES AND ALASKA SOL N68711-99-D-6631 DUE 060399 POC Steve Cannon, Contract Specialist, Phone (619) 532-2439, Fax (619) 532-3180, Email: CannonSL@efdsw.navfac.navy.mil. Vickie Ball, Contracting Officer, Phone (619) 532-1536, Fax (619) 532-3180, Email: BallVB@efdsw.navfac.navy.mil WEB: Click on "SWDIV Advertised Solicitations" to review, http://www.efdswest.navfac.navy.mil/pages/Index.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via, CannonSL@efdsw.navfac.navy.mil. Potential Indefinite Quantity/Firm Fixed Price. This Unrestricted procurement is to Provide Architect and Engineering for specialized bridge maintenance inspections at various locations in the western United States and Alaska. These projects will be accomplished under Task Orders written against an Indefinite-Delivery-Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Contract. The contract will consist of a base year and one option year. The total maximum aggregate value for the base and the option period shall not exceed $600,000 or 24 months, whichever occurs first. The individual delivery order limitation may not exceed $200,000. The guaranteed minimum contract amount for the base year is $5,000. Required services include: initial, routine, damage, in-depth, special and underwater inspections of bridges as required by the Code of Federal Regulations Title 23 Chapter 1 Section 650 Subpart C, scour evaluations for bridges, load rating of bridges, ultrasonic testing to evaluate the structural integrity of steel structural bridge members, evaluation of induced current and sacrificial anode cathodic protection systems on submerged structures, original bridge maintenance reports, supplemental bridge maintenance reports, preparation of structural calculations, preparation of cost estimates, and preparation of step II, and 1391 documentation for funding approval. See Note 24 for general selection process. Criteria numbers one and two are of equal importance and the others are shown in descending order of importance. (1) Recent specialized experience of the firm and /or proposed consultants in: conducting structural maintenance inspections of concrete, steel and wood bridge structures, condition evaluation and reporting, the structural design of concrete and steel bridge structures, load rating of bridges, identification and evaluation of the effects of corrosion and fatigue cracking in steel structural members, identification and evaluation of flexural and shear cracking in concrete structural members, identification of common parasites in wood structural members and conducting underwater inspections of wood concrete and steel structures. DO NOT list more than a total of 10 projects in block 8 of SF 255. Include point of contact name and phone number in block 8c for each project listed. Indicate which consultants from the proposed team, if any, participated in the projects listed. In addition, provide an organizational Chart of your key personnel listed in block 8. (2) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance or required services Including professional registration of team members of the firm and outside consultants to include capabilities of the staff to be assigned to this contract in: conducting structural maintenance inspections of concrete, steel and wood bridge structures, condition evaluation and reporting, the structural design of concrete and steel structures, load rating of bridges, identification and evaluation of the effects of corrosion and fatigue cracking in steel structural members, identification and evaluation of flexural and shear cracking in concrete structural members, identification of common parasites in wood structural members, and conducting underwater inspections of wood concrete and steel structures. Working knowledge of the team members to be assigned to this project with the requirements of the AASHTO Manual for Maintenance Inspections of Bridges and Bridge Inspector's Training Manual/90. Also, working knowledge of the Recording Guide for the Structural Inventory and Appraisal of the Nation's Bridges, and submission of data to the FHWA. List only the team members who will actually perform major tasks under this contract. (3) Past performance on contracts with government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control (describe the process and qualifications of key personnel responsible), quality of work and process for compliance with performance schedules (and key individuals responsible). This list of previous contracts should include the name and telephone number of the person who was the point of contact representing the Government or private industry for each contract. (4) Quality Control program and the success of the program used by the firm. Briefly describe internal quality assurance and cost control procedures and indicate effectiveness. Also describe in your QA/QC procedures how the firm will ensure quality of work from subcontractors. Indicate team members who are responsible for monitoring these processes. List recent awards, commendations and other performance evaluations (do not submit copies). (5) Locations in the general geographic area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project, provided that the application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of firms given the nature and size of this project. (6) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time. Indicate the firm's present workload and the availability of the project team (including consultants) for the specified contract performance period and indicate specialized equipment available and prior security clearance. (7) List the small or disadvantaged or women- owned business firms used as primary consultants or as subconsultants. All interested Architect-Engineers are reminded that in accordance with the provisions of PL 95-507, they will be expected to place subcontracts to the maximum practicable extent, consistent with the efficient performance of the contract with small and small disadvantaged firms. If a large business concern is selected for this contract, it must comply with the FAR 52.219-9 clause regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The firm will be required to submit a subcontracting plan that should reflect at least a minimum goal of 5% each to small disadvantaged business(es) and woman-owned business(es) of the amount to be subcontracted. A firm that submits a plan with lesser goals must submit written rationale to support goals submitted. The detailed plan is not required to be submitted with SF 255. The plansto do so should be specified within the appropriate portion of the SF 255 submitted. The Standard Industrial Code is 8711 and the annual size standard is $2.5 million. It is estimated that this contract will be awarded in AUGUST 1999. Those firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement and wish to be considered must submit one completed copy each of a SF 255, US Government Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project and one completed SF 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for the firm and each of their consultants listed in block 6 of the firm's SF 255. One copy of the submittal package is to be received in this office no later than 03 June 1999, 3:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Savings Time at the address shown above to the attention of Code 02R3.SLC, Stephen L. Cannon. Submittals received after this date and time will not be considered. Additional information requested of applying firms: indicate announcement number in Block 2b, DUNS number(for address listed in Block 3), Cage Code number and Tax Identification Number (TIN) number in block 3, telefax number (if any) in Block 3a and discuss why the firm is especially qualified based on the selection criteria in Block 10 of the SF 255. For firms applying with multiple offices, indicate the office which completed each of the projects listed in Block 8 and list which office is under contract for any contracts listed in Block 9. Use Block 10 of the SF 255 to provide additional information desired. Personal interviews may not be scheduled prior to selection of the most highly qualified firm. SF 255's shall not exceed 30 printed pages (double -sided is two/pages/organizational charts and photographs excluded, exception: photographs with text will be considered as a page). All information relating to the firms qualifications must be included on the SF 255 (cover letter, other attachments and pages in excess of the 30 page limit will not be included in the evaluation process). Inclusion by reference toother materials is not acceptable. An organizational chart is required for showing your key personnel. Firms not providing the required information in the desired format (i.e. listing more than 10 projects in Block 8, not providing a brief description of the Quality Control Plan, not providing an Organizational Chart, not listing which office of multiple office firms completed projects listed in Block 8, etc.) directed by this synopsis may be negatively evaluated under selection criteria (2). Solicitation packages are not provided for A-E contracts. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. Telegraphic and facsimile SF255s will not be accepted. Site visits will not be arranged during the submittal period. In addition, all DoD contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) in order to receive a DoD contract or be paid by a DoD paying office. Please ensure your firm is registered by checking the CCR Website: http://ccr.edi.disa.mil. See Numbered Note 24. Posted 04/27/99 (W-SN325028). (0117)

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