Commanding Officer, Southern Division,Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 2155 Eagle Drive, P. O. Box 190010, North Charleston, SC 29419-9010

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY/QUANTITY SOLICITATION FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE NAVY'S UTILITY SYSTEM PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITHIN THE SOUTHERN DIVISION AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY SOL 99-R-1025 DUE 083199 POC Ms. Frances J. Mitchell (843) 820-5749 One firm will be selected from this solicitation. The contract shall be for engineering services to support the Department of the Navy's Utility System Privatization program for projects in the states of: AL, AR, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, OH, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, WI, and WY. The contractor may also, on occasion, be tasked to provide the services described herein at government activities outside the Southern Division geographical area of responsibility (AOR) listed above. Work will include the following utility systems: electrical distribution and generation systems; natural gas distribution systems; potable water supply/storage/treatment and distribution systems; domestic wastewater collection and treatment systems; industrial wastewater collection and treatment systems; steam generation and distribution systems; co-generation plants; hot-water generation and distribution systems; and compressed air generation and distribution systems. Engineering services are required to develop system inventories; produce and update AutoCAD site maps and one-line diagrams; review and evaluate exiting studies, reports, and assessments; conduct visual condition and capacity assessments of plants, distribution systems, storage systems and collection systems; prepare engineering cost estimates to determine system replacement costs, make determination and prepare cost estimates of depreciated system values to aid in the determination of fair market system value; determination of plant and system upgrade requirements and cost estimates to meet current industry standards, codes, and safety requirements; prepare engineering reports and system data packages that will be included as part of the Request for Proposal (RFP) for utility system privatization process. Data packages may include any or all of the preceding information. Services may also be required to prepare life-cycle cost analyses and to conduct civil site surveys to define system boundaries. The contract requires that the selected firm have an on-line access to e-mail via the Internet for routine exchange of correspondence. The compiled data package will be required to be submitted in Portable Document File format (.pdf) format as well as MS-Word, MS-Excel, and AutoCAD-14. Services are required for Naval and Marine Corps shore facilities that receive support services from the Southern Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (SODIV) and Engineering Field Activity (EFA) Midwest. Work will be required simultaneously on multiple task orders in multiple geographic areas. The firm must demonstrate their, and each key consultant's, qualifications with respect to the published evaluation factors for all services. The firm selected and its affiliates, consultants, and subcontracts under this contract shall be ineligible to bid or participate, in any capacity, in any contractual effort resulting from the data packages developed. This contract shall be awarded as an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract for engineering services contract with a guaranteed minimum of $100,000. The anticipated value of this contract is $4,500,000; however, the yearly maximum is not anticipated to exceed $2,500,000. The duration of this contract will be for one year from the date of initial contract award and four option years. We will use the following criteria for selection listed in descending order of importance: 1. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Firms will be evaluated in terms of a) their past experience in performing/providing the types of services listed above. 2. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: In regards to professional qualifications and technical competence in the type of work required: firms will be evaluated in terms of their staff's: a) active professional registration; b) experience (with present and other firms) and roles of staff members specifically on projects addressed in Selection Criteria (1. 3. CAPACITY: Firms will be evaluated on their demonstrated ability to perform work at five or more sites simultaneously (a site may be comprised of any combination of the above listed utility systems) at different geographic sites and successfully meet compressed contract schedules. 4. PERFORMANCE: Firms will be evaluated in terms of quality of performance of work including past performance on projects with this Command, other DOD agencies, and private companies; demonstrated long-term business relationships and repeat business with Government and private customers, with emphasis on projects addressed in Selection Criteria (1). 5. LOCATION: Firms will be evaluated on the firm's office location in the general geographical project areas and work experience of the project areas listed above. 6. VOLUME OF DOD WORK: Firms will be evaluated in terms of work previously awarded to them by DOD within the past 12 months. The objective is equitable distribution of contracts among qualified engineering services' firms. This includes small and small disadvantaged business firms and firms that have not had prior DOD engineering services contracts. 7. JOINT VENTURES, TEAMING, OR SUBCONTRACTOR UTILIZATION: Firms will be evaluated on the extent to which they identify and commit to, in the performance of this contract: a) Small businesses; b) Small disadvantaged businesses; c) Historically Black colleges and universities; or d) minority institutions. In order to assist the committee to more efficiently review all applications, a summary of experience, proposed team staffing and depth of additional staff support is requested in Block 10 of the SF 255 to discuss why the firm is especially qualified based upon synopsized Selection Criteria. For Selection Criteria (1) provide the following information for only the staff proposed for this work using these column headings: NAME, RELATED PROJECTS WORK, YEAR, FIRM, AND TECHNICAL ROLE. Use Block 10 of the SF 255 to provide any additional information desired and continue Block 10 narrative discussion on plain bond paper. All information must be included within the SF 255. Provide a synopsis of the scope of work, point of contact, and telephone number for each project listed in SF 255 Block 8. Firms responding should prepare to provide their Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) prior to selection interviews once a short list has been approved. The QAPP will include an explanation of the management approach, an organizational chart showing the inter-relationship of management and team components and specific quality control processes used; and their approach to successfully completing tasks under this contract including their demonstrated work with key consultants on similar projects. Submit only one package. The package is to include one original SF254 and SF 255 (LIMITED TO 25 PAGES, 8 1/2" x 11", ONE-SIDED -- NOT LESS THAN 12 PITCH FONT. Every page that is not a SF 254 will be included in the 25-page count). The submittal must be received in this office not later than 4:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME on TUESDAY 31 AUGUST 1999. Late responses will be handled in accordance with FAR 52.215-10. Facsimile responses will not be accepted. The qualification statements should clearly indicate the office location where the work will be performed and the qualifications of the individuals anticipated to work on the contract and their geographical location. If additional firms are needed for consideration, SF 254s already on file will be used. Include telefax numbers in Block 3a and Contractor Establishment Code (formerly the DUNS number), Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Codes, if known, and Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) in Block 3. The DUNS, CAGE and TIN are discussed in the DOD FAR Supplement, Part 204 Subpart 204.671-5. Label lower right corner of outside mailing envelope with "A-E Services, 99-R-1025". This is not a request for proposal. Site visits will not be arranged during advertisement period. This proposed contract is being solicited on an unrestricted basis, therefore, replies to this notice are requested from all concerns. SIC code is 8711 and standard is $4.5M. ADDRESS ALL RESPONSES TO ATTN: CODE 0213FM. Posted 07/29/99 (W-SN360889). (0210)

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