US Army Corps of Engineers, Dist New Orleans, PO Box 60267, New Orleans, LA 70160

C -- STRUCTURES AND BRIDGES INSPECTION PROGRAM SOL DACW29-00-R-0048 POC Contract Specialist, Eileen M. Upton, 504/862-1996 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: A-E services are required for an Indefinite Delivery Contract not to exceed $1,000,000 for the base period with two optional periods not to exceed $1,000,000 per period. Award is scheduled for June, 2000. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. If a large busines is selected for this contract it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan for work it plans to subcontract. The plan is not required with this submittal. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Work will consist of: (1) inspection of completed civil works structures to include locks, pumping stations, floodgates, control structures, drainage structures, floodwalls, bridges and hydroelectric structures by qualified inspection teams having technical experience and knowledge; (2) preparation of preinspection brochures and inspection reports utilizing Microsoft Word and electronic photos; (3) determine critical structural members and connections, and perform non-destructive weld testing and inspection of steel components; (4) development of plans and maintenance cost for corrective actions; and (5) CADD drafting services in support of the inspection program. Regulations for the inspection program are ER 1110-2-100 "Periodic Inspection and Continuing Evaluation of Completed Civil Works Structures" and ER 1110-2-111 "Periodic Safety Inspection and Continuing Evaluation of USACE Bridges". Electronic copies of these regulations as well as most technical design criteria and other miscellaneous regulations can be found on the internet at http://www.usace.army.mil/inet/usace-docs. The work locations will generally be located in southern Louisiana but could be anywhere within the boundaries of the Mississippi Valley Division. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria are listed below in order of precedence (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria 1-7 are primary. Criteria 8-10 are secondary and will only be used as "tie-breakers" among technically equal firms. For criteria 6 and 7, comprehensive outline of safety and quality control plans will be satisfactory. Complete plans will be required after contract award. Safety performance data (man-hours lost) must be submitted, including data for any subcontractors. Selection evaluation factors in order of precedence are: (1) specialized experience and technical competence of the firm and its key personnel; (2) professional qualifications of the personnel available for the satisfactory performance of the required service. The following disciplines are required: civil engineer; structural engineer; geotechnical engineer; electrical engineer; mechanical engineer; level I, level II and level III weld inspectors (qualified and certified in accordance with the American Society for Nondestructive Testing's Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A); and Certified Weld Inspector (CWI) certified in accordance with AWS QC1-96; (3) past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules as determined from ACASS and other sources; (4) capacity (personnel) to perform the work in the required time; (5) knowledge of geographic area within the limits of the New Orleans District; (6) safety plan and past performance (man-hours lost to accidents in the last 100,000 man-hours of work by firm); (7) quality control plan; (8) extent of participation of small businesses, women-owned, small disadvantaged, HUBZone Small Business, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort); (9) location in the general geographic area; and (10) volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24. 4. EXPERIENCE: To be considered for selection, a firm must clearly identify in its SF 254 or Block 10 of the SF 255 experience in the types of work cited above, identify experience and knowledge in the design, construction and operation of the types of structures to be inspected, identify capacity to produce CADD drawings that are fully compatible with Microstation Version 5.0 or higher and identify availability of individuals (contractor and subcontractors employees) qualified to conduct inspections in each of the following disciplines: civil, structural, geotechnical, electrical and mechanical engineering (all registered professional engineers) and certified weld inspectors. In addition, relative to bridges, the firm must clearly identify individuals meeting the requirements in 23 CFR, Part 650, Subpart C "National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS)", Section 650.307 "Qualifications of Personnel". 5. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit 5 copies of SF 254 and SF 255 (11/92 edition) for the prime firm and all subcontractors and consultants to the address below not later than the close of business on the 30th day after the date of publication of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday or Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of the business of the next business day. In Block 10 of the SF 255, include an organizational chart, the use of subcontractors or consultants and describe the firm's design quality control plan, including coordination of subcontractors and consultants. Include the firm's ACASS number in SF 255, Block 3b. For ACASS information, call (503) 808-4594. Overnight or courier type mail should be sent to the following address: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, CEMVN-CT-T, Attn: Eileen Upton, Foot of Prytania Street, New Orleans, LA 70118-1030. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal. Posted 02/04/00 (W-SN422202). (0035)

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