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

C -- INDEFINATE DELIVERY ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES FOR WASHINGTON, OREGON AND MONTANA SOL DACA67-00-R-0018 DUE 120999 POC Contract Specialist Patricia J Holmes (206) 764-6588 (Site Code DACA67) WEB: http://www.nws.usace.army.mil/cntrct/, http://www.nws.usace.army.mil/cntrct/. E-MAIL: patricia.j.holmes@usace.army.mil, patricia.j.holmes@usace.army.mil. 1. PROJECT INFORMATION: Provide multi-discipline Architect-Engineer (A-E) design services for Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. The intent is to select two separate Architect-Engineer (A-E) firms or teams, one primarily for east of the Cascades and another primarily for west of the Cascades. Services will be required for architectural, landscaping/civil, mechanical, electrical and structural engineering design related to the Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers mission. Some asbestos and lead paint abatement work may be required. The A-E will be required to prepare plans, specifications, design analyses, and cost estimates, as required for a variety of maintenance, repair, alteration and minor construction projects and provide construction support services. Some task orders will involve preparation of request for proposals (RFPs) for design build contracts. 2. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria for this particular project are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria a-e are primary. Criteria f-h are secondary and will only be used as "tie- breakers" among technically equal firms. PRIMARY CRITERIA: a. Specialized experience and technical competence of the firm in the type of work required for the Seattle District, U.S. Corps of Engineers customers in the geographical area for this contract; b. Professional qualifications of firm's staff and consultants to be assigned to this project, which are necessary for satisfactory performance of required services; c. Capacity of the firm to accomplish the work required in the required time including whether the firm is currently under contract to the Seattle District, U.S. Corps of Engineers; d. Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; e. Demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiently in facility design. SECONDARY CRITERIA: f. Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project; provided, that application of this criterion leaves appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project; g. Extent of participation of small and disadvantaged business or woman-owned firm and their use as a primary consultant; h. Volume of work awarded in the past 12 months by DoD to the firm and consultants to be used on this project.3. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Multi-discipline Architect-Engineering (A-E) design services for Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana procured in accordance with PL 92-582 (Brooks A-E Act) and FAR Part 36 are required for architectural, landscaping/civil, mechanical, electrical and structural engineering design related to the Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Two indefinite delivery contracts will be negotiated and awarded, each with a base period not to exceed one year and two option periods not to exceed one year each. The amount of work in each contract period will not exceed approximately $1,000,000. An option period may be exercised when the contract amount for the base period or preceding option period has been exhausted or nearly exhausted. Work will be issued by negotiated firm fixed-priced task orders not to exceed the base contract amount. The contracts are anticipated to be awarded in April 2000. The Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC) is: 8712. The Size Standard is: $4 million. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan or that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The subcontracting goals for the Seattle District which will be considered in the negotiation of this contract are: (1) at least 55% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with Small Businesses (SB); (2) at least 9% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB) or Historically Black College or University and Minority institution; and, (3) at least 5% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered in the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Register via the CCR Internet site at http://ccr.edi.disa.mil or by contacting the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414. Qualified firms desiring consideration shall submit one copy of SF 255, including organization chart of key personnel to be assigned to this project, current SF 254, and consultant's current SF 254's. No additional project information will be given to A-E firms. Phone calls are discouraged unless absolutely necessary. This is not a request for proposal. Posted 11/04/99 (A-SN398408). (0308)

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