U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, P.O. Box 4970, Jacksonville, Florida 32232-0019

C -- A-E SERVICE FOR INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR A-E SERVICES RELATED TO CORE DRILLING AND LABORATORY TESTING PRIMARILY IN PUERTO RICO, US VIRGIN ISLANDS, AND THE CARIBBEAN AREA. SOL DACW17-00-R-0014 POC Contract Specialist, Deidra W. Cox 904 232-1215 -- Technical POC, Al Morris 904-232-2430 WEB: Click here to view further information and bidders, http://www.saj.usace.army.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist, Deidra.W.Cox@saj.usace.army.mil. C -- This solicitation is set-aside for small business concerns only. Up to two contracts will be awarded from this solicitation. The contract will be an Indefinite Quantity Contract for a period of one year from date of award, with options to extend for two (2) additional one year periods for a total of three years. Work will be assigned by negotiated task orders. Maximum order limits are $350,000 for each contract year and up to $350,000 per delivery order. The Government reserves the right to exercise the contract option period before the expiration of the base contract period or preceding option period, if the contract amount for the base period or preceding option period has been exhausted or nearly exhausted. The primary purpose of this proposed contract is to provide services for projects located within the geo-graphical boundaries of the Jacksonville District. Secondarily, the contract may be used to provide services within the geographic boundaries of any other U.S. Army Corps of EngineersDistrict. The contractor will have the right to refuse orders for services to be performed outside the geographic boundaries of the Jacksonville District. PROJECT INFORMATION: The scope of the assignments will include geotechnical subsurface sampling via continuous and/or standard SPT techniques, coring within rock units, field testing, laboratory analysis of recovered materials, site preparation, and establishing coordinate locations. The geographic extent of the assignments includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. A summary geotechnical report including an expert opinion and geotechnical recommendations will be required as part of each assignment. The scope of the assignments will include geotechnical subsurface sampling via continuous and/or standard SPT techniques, coring within rock units, field testing, laboratory analysis of recovered materials, site preparation, and establishing coordinate locations. The geographic extent of the assignments includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Caribbean area. A summary geotechnical report including an expert opinion and geotechnical recommendations will be required as part of each assignment. FACTORS FOR EVALUATION IN ORDER OF PRIORITY ARE: 1. Specialized Experience of Firm: Firm must have specialized experience in the following field data collection procedures: core boring (split spoon and rock coring), wash probing, vibracoring, undisturbed sampling, test pits, recharge tests, percolation tests, pump tests, piezometer installations, etc. Field conditions may include upland, swamp, and on water (both fresh water and marine water environments). Firm must have specialized experience in the following laboratory analyses: grain size distribution, carbonate content, atterberg limits, moisture content, specific gravity, sedimentation rate, loss on ignition, compaction tests (4" and 6" molds), etc. Firm must also have experience related to site clearing, heavy equipment operation, establishing coordinate locations on land and in water, obtaining rights of entry, etc. 2. Equipment Available to the Firm: Firm must have all necessary drilling equipment, including but not limited to: drill rigs, floating plant for protected waters, site preparation equipment, survey equipment, and Government certified laboratory testing facilities. Firm must indicate equipment's physical location and whether the equipment is owned or leased. 3. Size and Expertise of Staff: Firm must have adequate staff with specialized experience, including but not limited to registered geologists, registered civil (soils) engineers, registered surveyors, soil technicians, data entry technicians, drillers, equipment operators, etc. A geologist or civil (soils) engineer, knowledgeable in the geology of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, must observe all drilling operations and prepare detailed field logs to document sampling procedures. A registered surveyor must validate all coordinate locations and elevations. This is set-aside for small business concerns only. All small businesses are encouraged to respond. Your attention is directed to FAR 52.219-14, "Limitations on Subcontracting" which states in part: "At least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern." The standard industrial classification (SIC) code for this acquisition is 8711. The small business size standard is $4,000,000.00. 4. Past Performance: Firm must demonstrate its past performance in the accomplishment of similar work. Firm must list current contracts and related information including the name, address, and telephone number of references. Pertinent issues are ability to meet established schedules, ability to accomplish work within budgetary limitations, and quality of the delivered product. Past DoD experience data available to the Government through the Architect-Engineer Contract Administration System (ACASS) will be utilized to obtain performance evaluation information. 5. Geographic Proximity of Firm to Work Site: Location of the firm relative to the work site will be considered. Firms based in or having branch offices in Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands with lower mobilization/ demobilization costs will be given preference. 6. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Those firms, which meet the requirements described in this announcement and wish to be considered, must submit one copy each of SF 254 and SF 255 for the firm or joint venture and SF 254 for each subcontractor. In Block 4 of SF 255 list only the office personnel for the office to perform the work which is indicated in Block 3B. Additional personnel strengths, including consultants, should be indicated parenthetically, and their source clearly identified. In Block 7G of the SF 255, indicate specific project experience for key team members and indicate the team member's role on each listed project (architect, project manager, etc.). Submittal of supplemental attachments to SF 255 per evaluation factors 1-4 is strongly recommended. Submittal package is to bereceived in this office at the address indicated below, no later than 4:00 P.M. Eastern Time on the 30th calendar day after the date of appearance of this announcement in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD). Should the due date fall on a weekend or holiday, the submittal package will be due the first workday thereafter. Submittals received after this date and time will not be considered. Unnecessarily elaborate brochures or other presentations beyond those sufficient to present a complete and effective response to this announcement are not desired. The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule requiring that contractors must be registered in the CCR before receiving a contract from any activity of the Department of Defense. The rule authorizes contracting officers to reject offers from contractors that have not registered. (The CCR's web site may be accessed at http://www.acq.osd.mil/ec.) All Small Business concerns are encouraged to participate as prime contractors or as members of joint ventures with other small businesses. All interested firms are reminded that the successful firm will be expected to place subcontracts to the maximum practicable extent with small and small disadvantaged firms in accordance with the provisions of Public Law 95-507. Response to this ad should be in writing only; telephone calls and personal visits are discouraged. The required forms shall be submitted to the following address: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CESAJ-EN-DC, 400 West Bay Street, Room 1044, Jacksonville, FL 32202-4412 or U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CESAJ-EN-DC, P.O. Box 4970, Jacksonville, FL 32232-0019. This is not a request for proposal. Solicitation packages are not available until after selection. See our Web Page at www.saj.usace.army.mil. Posted 02/02/00 (W-SN421201). (0033)

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