US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, SEATTLE, PO BOX 3755, SEATTLE WA 98124-3755

C -- MISCELLANEOUS PLANNING SERVICES FOR CIVIL/MILITARY PROJECTS IN THE STATES OF WA, OR, ID, MT, ND, SD, NE, CO AND WY SERVICED BY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS SOL DACA67-99-R-0044 DUE 061799 POC Contract Specialist Leslie J Lovata (206) 764-6865 (Site Code DACA67) WEB: http://www.nws.usace.army.mil/cntrct/, http://www.nws.usace.army.mil/cntrct/. E-MAIL: leslie.j.lovata@usace.army.mil, leslie.j.lovata@usace.army.mil. The purpose of this solicitation is to acquire miscellaneous planning services on various civil works and military projects serviced by the Corps of Engineers in the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming. The work will consist of but not limited to the following types of projects: ecosystem restoration, navigation, flood control, marina development, emergency rehabilitation reports for flood protective works, storm damage/shoreline erosion reduction, endangered species related projects, major rehabilitation of hydropower projects and hydropower. Sample work items may include the following: project/study management, site specific reconnaissance reports, hydraulic engineering, site investigation and mapping, survey, plan formulation, feasibility reports, environmental studies and impacts, endangered species assessments/evaluations, technical review of reports, economic and financial analysis, design analysis of alternatives, developing construction plans and specifications, public involvement, comprehensive real estate (to include but not limited to appraisals, ownership, acreage, mapping, relocations, rights of entry, attorneys opinion of compensability, and real estate plan), and cost estimating. Significant evaluation criteria in descending order of importance are: (1) Specialized experience of firm in types of work required, including familiar knowledge of the locality of the work to be performed. (2) Professional qualifications and/or experience of firm's staff and inspectors to be assigned to this project, which are necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. (3) Past performance on DoD, government and industry contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. (4) Capacity of firm to accomplish the work in the required time. (5) Capacity of the team to accomplish multiple simultaneous Delivery Orders in the required time. NOTE: The following criteria are considered secondary factors and will only be used at Final Evaluation as tie- breakers. (7) Location of firm in the general geographical area of the project. (8) Extent of participation of Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), historically black Colleges and Universities and minority Institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of estimated effort. (9) Volume of DoD contract awards to the prime A-E firm in the last 12 months. Construction support services may be included as an option. A-E will be required to use M-CACES for cost estimating on this project. The software will be furnished by the Corps of Engineers after contract award. Responding firms should indicate ability to access an electronic bulletin board and automated review management system (ARMS) via modem. The Government intends to award two contracts as a result of this procurement. Proposed procurement will result in two one-year, fixed price indefinite delivery contracts with option to extend for two additional years; delivery orders of NTE $150,000 each to be issued as requirements arise. Total contract amount for each contract shall not exceed $500,000 per year with a NTE amount of $1,500,000 over three years. Start and completion dates are scheduled for 1 October 1999, 1 October 2000, and 1 October 2001 respectively. Qualified firms desiring consideration shall submit one copy of SF 255, including organizational chart of key personnel to be assigned to this project, current SF 254, and consultant's current SF 254's. Street address for sending submittals is: 4735 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, WA 98134-2385. No additional project information will be given to A-E firms. Phone calls are discouraged unless absolutely necessary. This project is open to both large and small businesses. This is not a request for proposal. It is anticipated that the selected firm will be required to submit a subcontracting plan with its fee proposal if it is a large business. For this procurement, a large business is a concern for which the annual average gross revenue taken for the last three (3) fiscal years exceeds $2.5 million. If a large firm chooses to subcontract, it is recommended that 50 percent of the total planned subcontracting dollars should be placed with Small Business (SB) concerns. It is recommended that 9% of subcontracted dollars go to, Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), and 5% to Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB's). WOSB's may not qualify as SDBs for federal contracts. Posted 05/12/99 (A-SN330913). (0132)

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