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C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY-TYPE MASTER PLANNING CONTRACTS FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SOL DACA31-00-R-0004 DUE 021400 POC Susan Sonenthal 410-962-7646 E-MAIL: susan.j.sonenthal@nab02.usace.army.mil, susan.j.sonenthal@nab02.usace.army.mil. DACA31-00-R-0004: 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: This CBD announcement is for Architect-Engineering services for support of the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) and other Baltimore District projects. This announcement solicits architectural, engineering and planning services for all aspects of master planning for schools. Up to three negotiated indefinite delivery contracts may be awarded from this one announcement. These will be independent contracts with a maximum total value of $3,000,000 each. This is not a multiple award scenario as defined under FASA. Contracts will be issued based on the order of ranking of the firms by the selection board. The number of contracts that will be issued will be dependent on the amount of work that will be required. The contract(s) will each be for a 12-month period and will contain an option to extend for up to two additional 12-month periods. Individual task orders will not exceed the $1,000,000 amount for a period. An option period may be exercised when the ongoing period contract amount has been exhausted or nearly exhausted or up to a year from issuance which ever comes first. Negotiated rates remain in effect for one calendar year and do not change if options periods are exercised. The District's workload and the firm's performance will determine if the option periods are exercised. Task orders will be assigned based on the AE's workload, geographic area, specialized experience, and project requirements. The majority of work will be for the DCPS but may be used for other Baltimore District projects. This procurement is unrestricted and therefore is open to all businesses regardless of size. The first contract is anticipated to be awarded in April, 2000, and the remaining contracts awarded as needed but no longer than 8 months from the initial contract award. SUBCONTRACTING PLAN REQUIREMENTS: If a large business is selected, a subcontracting plan with the final fee proposal will be required, consistent with Section 806 (b) of PL 100-180, PL 95-507, and PL 99-661. A minimum of 65% of any subcontracting dollars shall be placed with small business concerns. At least 15% of any subcontracting dollars shall be placed with small disadvantaged businesses, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities or Minority Institutions, 8% with small, women-owned businesses, and 1.5% for HUBZone small businesses. The plan is not required with this submittal. However, the submission must identify all firms on the team that will comprise the subcontracting plan. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Firms submitting their 255/254 documents will be judged on their experience with the required services. Master planning for schools will include school demographics, educational specifications, design standards, and geographic information system development, including modification and sustainment. Firms must demonstrate substantial experience with such elements as: generation and analyses of demographic changes and their impacts; pupil enrollment projections; development of strategic use of facilities encompassing items such as functional capacity analyses; experience with grade level organization and space utilization data to define strategies for cost effective and efficient delivery of educational programs for elementary, middle and high schools; participatory community involvement from initial discussions to final plan presentations, technology planning, and development of alternatives for optimizing operations and minimizing capital budget costs in housing the students and instructional programs. Firms must have experience in planning for special education programs for elementary, middle and high school students. Familiarity with development, modification and implementation of prototype school designs is necessary. Firms may be tasked with conceptual design development to accompany study results. Detailed design will not be undertaken within these contracts. Firms must demonstrate experience with the National Capital Regulatory Agency requirements, i.e., National Capital Planning Commission, Commission of Fine Arts, District of Columbia Historic Preservation Office, etc. The A/E will also be required to develop and sustain GIS and related databases. Ongoing system maintenance as well as long-term GIS improvement and refinement are potential tasks within these contracts. Firms must demonstrate experience with various GIS platforms. The specific platform is dependent on the customer requirements. Translation from one platform to another is not acceptable. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in order of descending importance: (1) Knowledge, recent relevant experience and technical competence in school planning. (2) Recent relevant experience and technical qualifications in GIS data development, operation and sustainment, and associated database and network management for multiple users. A/E must demonstrate experience using GIS to maintain the master plan as a living document. (3) Capacity of the A/E to accomplish the magnitude of work necessary to support the customer in the processing of their facility management, master planning and programming missions. The A/E must be capable of responding to multiple work orders concurrently, and be highly skilled and capable of leading in the development, improvement and sustainment of GIS. (4) Qualified professional personnel in the following key disciplines: urban/community planner, architect, educational planner, landscape architect, GIS expert, GIS technician, CADD expert, cost estimator, ecologist, biologist, archeologist, and historic and cultural resource analyst. Registered or certified professionals are required in the following disciplines: planning, civil, mechanical and electrical engineering, architecture, and landscape architecture. The evaluation will consider overall and relevant experience, education, training, registration and certification. (5) Past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. (6) Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capability to perform this work must submit a copy of SF 255 (11/92 edition) for the proposed team and one copy of SF 254 (11/92 edition) for the prime firm and one copy for each of their consultants to the above address not later than 4:00 PM on 14 February 2000. The Baltimore District does not retain SF 254's on file. The SF 255 and SF 254 shall clearly indicate the staffing of the offices indicated to do the work. In SF 255, Block 9 provide contract award dates for all projects listed in that section. Telephone interviews will be conducted with the firms that are short-listed. In order to comply with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, all contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be considered for award of a Federal contract. A paper copy may be obtained from the DOD ElectronicCommerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414 or Contact CCR web site at http://www.ccr2000.com. Solicitation packages are not provided. Mailing address -- ATTN.: Susan Sonenthal, Room 7000, 10 South Howard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. For questions, Susan Sonenthal can be reached on 410-962-7646 and via Internet, susan.j.sonenthal@nab02.usace.army.mil This is not a request for proposals. Phone calls to discuss this announcement are discouraged unless absolutely necessary. Personal visits for the purpose of discussing this announcement will not be scheduled. Posted 01/12/00 (W-SN415310). (0012)

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