U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, Fort Worth District, P.O. Box 17300, 819 Taylor Street, Attn: CESWF-CT, Fort Worth, TX 76102-0300

C -- UP TO THREE INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACTS FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY SERVICES (ARCHITECTURAL, CIVIL, STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL) WITHIN THE SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION BOUNDARIES, THE UNITED STATES AND ITS TRUST TERRITORIES SOL DACA63-99-R-0035 DUE 092299 POC Bob Gilbert, Engineering Manager, 817/978-3583 WEB: Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, Contracting, http://ebs.swf.usace.army.mil/. E-MAIL: Sharon Hair, Contract Specialist, sharon.hair@SWF02.usace.army.mil. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Multidiscipline Design or other Professional Services, procured in accordance with PL-582 (Brooks A-E Act) and FAR Part 36, are required for Design, Drafting, Planning, Construction Cost Estimating, Topographic Surveys, On Site Management, Studies and Site Investigation associated with new projects and/or renovations and alterations of existing facilities. Environmental studies/surveys and abatement design services may also be required. All work must be done by or under the direct supervision of licensed professional Engineers or Architects. SIC Codes 8711 and 8712 apply to this announcement. For submittal information contact Bob Gilbert (817) 978-3583. The contracts are anticipated to be awarded on or about December 1999. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. Estimated A-E Fee Including Options: $3,000,000.00 maximum ($1,000,000.00 basic; $1,000,000.00 each for 2 option periods), with a maximum Task Order amount of $1,000,000.00. If a large business firm is selected for this announcement 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 Fort Worth District goal on work to be subcontracted is that a minimum of 61.2% of the Contractor's total intended subcontract amount be placed as follows: 9.1% be placed with Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB); 9.4% be placed with Historically Black Colleges/Universities or Minority Institutions; 4.5% be placed with Women Owned Small Businesses (WOB); and the remaining 38.2% be placed with Small Businesses (SB) for a total of 61.2%. The plan is not required as part of this submittal. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under this contract must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act. The proposed services will be obtained by Negotiated Firm-Fixed Price Contract. Projects outside the primary area of responsibility may be added upon approval of all parties. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Submittals should be sent to CESWF-EC-AM ATTN: Sharon McLellan. The work may involve Design, Drafting, Planning, Studies, Site Investigations, Ground and/or Topographic Surveys, On Site Management and Geotechnical Investigations associated with an Indefinite Delivery Contract for projects which are primarily of an Architectural, Engineering or Environmental nature. Projects are expected to be for maintenance, repair or alterations to existing facilities and/or new construction. Work may also include designs/studies for value engineering, landscaping, architectural hardware, electronic communications, environmental or EPA regulatory considerations. Services during a project's construction phase may also be required. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See CBD Note 24 (Monday issue) for general description of the A-E selection process. Selection criteria in descending order of importance are as follows: (a) Specialized Experience and Technical Competence: (1) The selected team must demonstrate recent (within the past 5 years) and significant experience in the design of facilities and infrastructure at Military Installations, paying particular attention to area architecture and conditions, utility systems, landscaping, interior design, value engineering and environmental issues. (2) Firms must have personnel with at least three years experience in Fire Protection and Life Safety Design that are familiar with the use and application of NFPA codes 80 and 101 and MIL-HDBK-1008C. (3) Demonstrate experience in design for water quality, i.e. prevention of contamination and/or treatment. Design teams must also have prior experience in abatement of asbestos, lead-based paint and the handling/disposal of other toxic and regulated substances. (4) Firm must demonstrate past designs, which comply with Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. (5) Firms must demonstrate the capability to insure that the hardware, software and information technology systems separately or in combination with each other or other elements specified in the documents developed under this contract shall be Year 2000 compliant in accordance with FAR 39.106. (6) Firm must demonstrate success in prescribing the use of recovered materials, achieving waste reduction, pollution prevention, energy efficiency and conservation in facility design. (7) Firms must show experience in evaluating contractor's submittals and performing construction surveillance. (b) Professional Capabilities: These types of Indefinite Delivery Contracts will require, per contract, (either in-house or through consultant) as a minimum, the following: three Registered Architects, one Landscape Architect, one Architectural Hardware Specialist, three Registered Electrical Engineers, three Registered Mechanical Engineers, three Registered Civil Engineers, three Registered Structural Engineers, one Fire Protection Specialist, one Life Safety Specialist, three Environmental Specialists, one Value Engineer, two Cost Estimators, one Registered Surveyor, one Lab for testing including air monitoring expertise. None of the above should be dual disciplined. (c) Firms must show adequate team capacity to design three task orders concurrently meeting all schedules. (d) Demonstrate past performance with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. (e) Geographical Location: Firms must show familiarity with the Texas, New Mexico and Louisiana areas and their applicable architecture, building codes, environmental regulations, seismic requirements and regulatory agencies. Firms must address fast response capabilities. (f) Firms must demonstrate the capability to prepare specifications, (using Government furnished program, Specsintact), and construction cost estimates, using M-CACES (Software will be provided). All narrative text, other than specifications, shall be completed using Microsoft Office 97 (Microsoft Word and Excel) on IBM compatible equipment. (g) Firms must show the ability to submit drawings in both Auto CADD and Microstation utilizing current versions. (h) Firms must show experience and the capability of creating .CAL files of all drawings. Firms must also show experience in creating .PDF files of specifications and the use of transmitting data by File Transfer Protocol (FTP). (i) Firms must show the capability of providing files for submittal on CD-ROM discs. (j) In Block No. 10 of the SF 255, firms must show their last 12 month's DOD awards stated in dollars. (k) Subcontracting: Firms must show the extent of participation of SB, SDB, HBCU/MI and WOSB in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. (l) The primary means of communication between all active participants on the task orders will be via electronic mail. Some task orders may have a requirement to have common data and information available to responsible individuals and organizations, including design review data, which will be accessed on the World Wide Web via a dedicated secure web page. Therefore, the firm must show the capability to create and maintain this web page, through links from the A-E Company's Home Page. (m) In Block No 10 of the SF 255, include a draft Design Quality Control (DQC) Plan. It should include a brief presentation of internal controls and procedures that you use to insure that a quality design is produced. (n) Block No. 10 will be limited to ten pages maximum. 4. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENT: (a) See Note No. 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms, to be considered, must provide one submittal package including an original SF 254 and SF 255 no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 30th day after the date of this announcement appears in the hard copy of the CBD. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday or Federal Holiday, the deadline is 4:30 p.m. of the next business day. The 11/92 version of the forms must be used. (b) Responding firms must submit a current (updated and signed within the past 12 months) and accurate SF 254 for themselves and each proposed consultant. It must be provided for the specific office proposed to do the work. Indicate in Block No. 4 of SF 254 if your firm is a Large, Small, Small and Disadvantaged or Woman-Owned Small Business. To be classified as a small business, a firm's average annual receipts or sales for the preceding three fiscal years, must not exceed $4 million. (c) Submit only one SF 255, completed in accordance with the instructions. It must contain information in sufficient detail to identify the team (prime and consultants) proposed for the contract. (d) Include CBD announcement number in Block NO. 2b of the SF 255. (e) In Block No. 4 of the SF 255, insert the number of personnel proposed for the contract (not necessarily total capacity), Consultants as (A) and in-house as (B). (f) In Block No. 6 of the SF 255, identify the discipline/service to be supplied by each consultant. Provide brief resumes of the on-staff or consultant employees you intend to use to perform the work in the anticipated design time and the type of projects they will perform in Block No. 7 of your SF 255. Block No. 7 may be repeated as needed to identify all the major disciplines and key team members. Selection will be based on the total team members presented in your SF 255, primarily in Block No. 4. Resumes must be submitted for all personnel listed in Block No. 4 to meet the minimums stated in 3b. (g) Personal visits to discuss this project will not be scheduled. (h) Solicitation packages are not provided for A-E contracts. This is not a request for proposal (see Note No. 24). Posted 08/18/99 (W-SN369364). (0230)

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