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C -- 3) INDEFINITE DELIVERY TYPE CONTRACTS FOR CIVIL WORK PROJECTS, USAED, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI SOL DACW41-00-R-0002 DUE 020700 POC Brad Cornell 816 983 3844 SUBJECT: INDEFINITE DELIVERY TYPE CONTRACT FOR PLANNING AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR CIVIL WORKS AND OTHER PROGRAMS ASSIGNED TO THE US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, KCD. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Architect and engineering services, procured in accordance with PL 92-582 (Brooks A-E Act) and FAR Part 36, are required to support Civil Works and other programs within or assigned to the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Selection will be made for up to three Indefinite Delivery Type Contracts with a base period not to exceed one year and two option periods not to exceed one year each. The amount of work in the base and each option period will not exceed $1,000,000 and the total contract will not exceed $3,000,000. An option period may be exercised when the contracts amount for the base period or preceding option period has been exhausted or nearly exhausted. Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed-price task orders not to exceed the base contract amount. Anticipated award for the first contractis June 2000. 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 on the work subcontracted. The subcontracting goals for the Kansas City District are as follows: a minimum of 61.2% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount placed with small businesses (SB), 9.1% placed with small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), 4.5% placed with women-owned small businesses (WOSB) and 1% placed with HubZone small business. The subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal. The small business standard for this effort is based on the average annual receipts of the concern and its affiliates for the preceding three (3) fiscal years. A business is small for this effort if its average annual receipts do not exceed $4.0 million. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under these contracts must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act, as determined relative to the employee's office location (not the location of the work). 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. This contract will include continuing funding clauses. Task orders may be assigned for any work within the jurisdiction of Northwestern Division but the selection will be based on criteria within the Kansas City District. If more than one contract is awarded based on this solicitation, task orders will be assigned based on experience, user requirements and knowledge of requirements at the project location. PROJECT INFORMATION: Work will include preparation of flood damage reduction studies, hydrologic and hydraulic studies, reconnaissance and feasibility reports, plan formulation studies and reports, design and preparation of plans and specifications, environmental assessments and studies, fish and wildlife habitat restoration reports and designs, cultural resource surveys and reports, economic surveys and reports, estimating, geographic information systems (GIS), value engineering studies and engineering services during construction. Limited HTRW work may be required. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for a general description of the AE selection process. Selection criteria are listed in order of importance. Criteria a. through e. are primary. Secondary criteria in f. through h. will only be applied as a tiebreaker. a. Specialized experience and technical competence: In addition to the 10 relevant projects allowed in Block 8, an additional five military projects may be listed. Military projects will be used as a tiebreaker for specialized experience. (1) Experience in flood damage reduction reconnaissance and feasibility studies, hydraulic studies of open channel flow (steady and unsteady state conditions utilizing HEC programs), levee and channel modification design; roadway and drainage structure design, hydrologic studies to include rainfall -runoff analysis and reservoir yield computations, river mechanics, stream bank stabilization, and sediment transport, fish and wildlife habitat restoration, economic analysis, risk and uncertainty analysis and value engineering studies. Preparation of NEPA documents and related socioeconomic studies, wetland inventories, and cultural resource surveys and reports as necessary to support the engineering and planning effort will be used as secondary experience. Military project include design of new facilities and repair and maintenance. (2) Describe the firm's quality management procedures including internal processes, assigned responsibility and sub-contractors roles. A detailed quality control plan is not required with this submission. (3) Experience with analytical tools and criteria for civil works analysis and design. (Block 10 of SF 255) (4) Experience in preparing drawings in two and three-dimensional format fully compatible with current versions of Bentley Systems, Inc. Microstation software. (Block 10 of SF 255). (5) Experience in preparing construction cost estimates utilizing MCACES for Windows. (Block 10 of SF 255) b. Professional Qualifications: Cite qualified professionals and lead designers in the following key disciplines: civil engineering, hydraulic engineering, hydrology, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, economists, cost engineering, biologist, archeologist, CADD and GIS operation, mechanical and electrical engineering. The evaluation will consider education, registration, overall and relevant experience, and longevity with the firm. c. Past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules, as determined from ACASS and other sources. d. Capacity to initiate designs and complete within the time parameters of the project. The evaluation will consider the availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines. e. Knowledge of local conditions within the Kansas City District civil works boundaries, specifically the lower Missouri and tributary river systems, climatic conditions, local construction methods and the local construction market's impact on cost. f. Extent of participation of SB (including WOSB), SDB, historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total contracted effort. g. Geographic proximity. h. Volume of DOD contracts awarded in the last 12 months to the prime A-E firm. Firms should cite all contract numbers, award dates and total negotiated fees for any DOD contract awarded within the last 12 months. Include delivery orders awarded your firm by DOD agencies within the last 12 months under indefinite delivery type contracts. Modifications to contracts or task orders that were awarded prior to the last 12 months need not be listed. 4. Submittal Requirements: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit two copies of SF 255 (11/92 edition)to the address listed below no later than the close of business (February 7, 2000, 4:00 p.m. Kansas City time). Each firm/consultant listed within the SF255 must have a current SF 254 (submitted within the last 12 months) on file with the Corps of Engineers, or one must be submitted with this package. In Block 10 also indicate the estimated percentage involvement of each firm on the proposed team. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal. Submit responses to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: CENWK-CT-C/Murray, 760 Federal Building, 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106-2896. 5. Questions: Questions of a technical nature should be addressed to James Goering at (816)983-3341 and those of an administrative nature to Vera Murray, Procurement Assistant, at (816)983-3840. Posted 01/12/00 (W-SN415362). (0012)

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