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C -- HIGHWAY AND BRIDGE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR DC DPW SOL DTFH71-00-R-00001 DUE 013100 POC Colin B. Kelly, A/E Procurement Engineer, 703-404-6280 The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (EFLHD) anticipates awarding multiple contracts for engineering services, to assist the District of Columbia Department of Public Works (DCDPW), for projects in Washington, DC. The work will be primarily highway and bridge planning and design services but may include other related work such as transportation planning, surveys, mapping, geotechnical investigations, inspections, providing on-site engineering support, environmental studies, etc. The purpose of this procurement is to select firms highly qualified to provide these engineering services. The firm shall have in-house primary services capability. This procurement is being made under the Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC 8711, PSCC 122), and is open to all businesses, but some contracts may be set-aside for emerging small business enterprises (ESBE) under the Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program. ESBE is defined in Part 19 of the FAR which includes having annual average gross receipts of less than $2,000,000 over the last 3 fiscal years. Firms meeting this requirement must address this in their submission. Architect-Engineer selection procedures will be used and selection will be non-project specific through the preselection and interview stage. Firms will be preselected solely on data contained in the Standard Form (SF) 255's and SF-254's, and preselected firms will be interviewed. Once the interviews are complete, the selection process will be put on hold, and selections will occur as specific project needs are identified. When a specific project is identified, the preselected firms will be ranked and the first ranked firm sent a Request for Proposal. If additional projects are identified, the ranking process will be repeated. All preselected firms will be ranked for each project, unless designated as an ESBE set-aside, and an individual contract will result from each such ranking. Preselected firms will be eligible for selection and ranking onspecific projects for 3 years following the notification by the EFLHD. The Government may extend this qualification period for an additional 2 years. The EFLHD does not guarantee any contract from this synoposis but estimates that there will be 10 to 20 contracts of $25,000 or more awarded over the 3-year period with an estimated cumulative dollar value of $1,000,000 to $10,000,000. Contracts awarded will be either a firm-fixed price or other appropriate contract type. Plans and specifications must be in formats compatible with Microstation and GEOPAK software. Familiarity with DCDPW, FHWA, and AASHTO policies are desired. Preselection and selection will be based on the following criteria:(1) Professional qualifications of the personnel to be assigned this work-weight 25; (2) Geographic location of the firm in relationship to Washington, DC. Primary preference will be given to firms in Washington, DC, with secondary preference given to firms within a 20 mile radius of Dupont Circle-weight 25; (3) Familiarityof the firm's staff, specifically the engineers, with applicable FHWA and DCDPW regulations, criteria, standards, and procedures with respect to planning, design, and approval of highway and bridge projects-weight 20; (4) Specialized experience and professional qualifications of the firm in performing highway and bridge designs and related engineering services, specifically with the DCDPW-weight 15; (5) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies, specifically the DCDPW. Provide references that may be contacted, a point of contact and phone number, contract number, and any other relevant data. Include any performance awards received by the firm-weight 15; (6) Capacity and capability of the firm to complete and deliver a specific contract in the required time-weight 10; (7) Quality control procedures-weight 10; and (8) Identify percent of proposed use of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE's), percent of minority and women employed with the prime contractor, and participation in the Welfare to Work program-weight 10. No solicitation package is available. Interested firms having the capabilities for this work are invited to submit one (1) completed SF 254 and 255, revised edition dated November 1992, for the prime and one (1) SF 254 for each subcontractor/consultant, by addressing a transmittal letter to the office shown. Part 10 of the SF 255 may be expanded, if necessary, to address the selection criteria fully. Firms desiring to be placed or updated in our A-E data file should submit a separate unbound copy of the SF 254. No additional material other than a transmittal letter should be attached. Brochures and promotional material will be discarded. Submittals due on January 31, 2000 at 3:00 pm, local time, at the Federal Highway Administration address listed above, Attn: Office of the A/E Procurement Engineer, Room 371. Clearly label the submission with references to HPC-15, DTFH71-00-R-00001, in a prominent location on the submission. Although this solicitation is open to all firms, the following is provided for minority, women, and disadvantaged business enterprises only: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned, and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. Posted 12/28/99 (W-SN411625). (0362)

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