U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 600 M.L. King, Jr. Pl., Rm 821, Louisville, KY 40202-2230

C -- ARCHITECT ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR UP TO TWO IDT CONTRACTS FOR GENERAL HYDROLOGY AND HYDRAULIC DESIGN ACTIVITIES PRIMARILY FOR CIVIL WORKS PROJECTS WITHIN THE LOUISVILLE DISTRICT MISSION BOUNDARIES BUT CAN INCLUDE PROJECTS WITHIN THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO RIVER DIVISION MISSION BOUNDARIES SOL W22W9K-0032-5655 DUE 032000 POC Contract Specialist, Barbara Simpson (502) 625-7634, Technical, Steve Brewer (502) 582-5439 GENERAL INFORMATION: Architect Engineering Services for up to two Indefinite Delivery Type Contract for General Hydrology and Hydraulic Design activities primarily for civil works projects within the Louisville District Mission Boundaries but could be within the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Mission Boundaries. The base year and each option year shall not exceed $1,000,000.00 and no delivery order shall exceed $1,000,000.00. The contract base period is one year from the date of award with two -- one year options with an additional $1,000,000 ceiling amount for each option year exercised for a maximum contract amount of $3,000,00.00. Exercising option years is at the discretion of the Government. Individual Delivery Orders will be used for actual work to be accomplished. Delivery Orders will be negotiated, firm fixed price. To be eligible for award, a firm must be registered in the DOD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. Register via the CCR Internet site www.ccr2000.com, or by contacting the DOD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414. If a large business is selected to negotiate a contract, the firm will be required to present an acceptable Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with Public Law 95-507 prior to award of the contract. The current subcontracting goals are 61.2% to Small Business, 9.1% to Small Disadvantage Business, 4.5% to Women Owned Small Business and 1.5% to HUBZone Small Business. Some projects may require partnering with the selected firm which could require the selected A/E to attend an approximate one day partnering meeting to define the User's expectations of the A/E, create a positive working atmosphere, encourage open communication, and identify common goals. Significant emphasis will be placed on the A/E's quality control procedures, as the District will not review quality into the project. A possible second contract may be awarded from this solicitation within nine months after the award of the first contract. The Contracting Officer will consider the following factors in deciding which contractor will be selected to negotiate a delivery order: performance and quality of deliverables under the current contract; current capacity to accomplish the delivery order in the required time; uniquely specialized experience; and equitable distribution of work among the contractors. The top ranked firm will be awarded the first contract. If necessary, secondary selection criteria (e) through (h) (listed below) will be used as a tiebreaker among technically equal firms. Projects outside the primary area of responsibility may be added at the Government's discretion upon mutual agreement. PROJECT INFORMATION: Activities will predominantly consist of general hydrologic, hydraulic, and water quality evaluation studies with supporting documentation and report preparation and/or design of related flood control or water conveyance appurtenances. Studies can include initial assessment, reconnaissance, feasibility, or PED (planning, engineering, and design)level of detail including development of plans and specifications. Expected projects could involve large navigation projects; urban studies involving major storm, sanitary, and combination sewer flow combined with overland flow; and metropolitan or local flooding studies for flood protection by structural measures, such as levees, channel improvements, detention basins, pump stations, etc, or by non-structural measures, such as flood-proofing, limited land use, or design, development, and maintenance plan for a flood warning system using data collection platforms (DCP's) or other state-of-the-art remote sensing equipment. Other projects may include the need for bioassays to be conducted for toxicity and other tests related to aquatic environments, water quality data collection, including remote sample and data collection and laboratory analyses; macroinvertebrate and algal taxonomy, enumeration and data analysis; water quality modeling, including calibration of CE-QUAL-W2; and computer services, including programming in support of database management activities, GIS, and other computer and database related services. Construction cost estimating must be accomplished using the Micro-Computer Aided Cost Estimating System (M-CACES) software (software and database will be furnished). Specifications must be electronically developed using Corps of Engineers Guide Specifications (CEGS). Drawing development may be by any CADD system but submittals must be in accurately translated Intergraph Microstation format unless otherwise specified. SELECTION CRITERIA: Submittals will be evaluated against the general evaluation factors listed in Note 24 in descending order of importance. Items (a) through (d) are primary selection criteria, (e) through (h) are secondary criteria. Specific requirements for this project are as follows and must be identified in the SF 255: a. Professional Qualifications: of the key management and technical personnel to include appropriate education, training, registration/certification, overall and relevant experience for the following personnel must be documented in resumes. Two resumes are required for personnel in the following fields: Civil, Hydraulic, Hydrologic, Electrical, Mechanical, Structural, Sanitary, Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering. Resumes must identify project assignment and indicate a designer and checker in each specified field of engineering with at least one in each field professionally registered. One resume for the following individuals must also be provided: Project Manager, Computer Programmer, CE-QUAL W2 Modeler, Phycologist, Macroinvertebrate Biologist, and Bioassay Specialist. b. Specialized Experience: Demonstrated specialized experience and technical competence of the firm and the proposed team in all of the activities identified above in Project Information should be included in the resumes of the proposed team. Specialized experience and technical competence must be demonstrated in the following: mathematical modeling, database development computer programming; aquatic macroinvertebrate collection, identification and analysis; phytoplankton collection, identification and analysis; bioassay testing procedures and analysis for aquatic systems; field surveys and field collection of water samples and water quality data; analytical laboratory capabilities for analyses of water quality parameters, elutriates and sediments (including RCRA analysis of such); remote data and sample collection using Handar DCP's. In-house experience with programs developed by the Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), particularly HEC-1, HEC-2, HEC-5, and Flood Frequency Analysis (HEC-FFA), Interior Flood Hydrology Package (HEC-IFH), and CE-QUAL-W2 is required along with having the capabilities to develop models for rural or urban areas using SCS and other techniques such as the SWMM model and second generation HEC programs such as HECRAS (for HEC-2). Additional experience is required in providing hydrologic input and output from HEC-1 and HEC-2 programs that is compatible with HEC-FDA package. Firms must demonstrate experience in one-dimensional unsteady flow through a network of open channels such as (UNET) or other similar programs. In addition, in Block 10, provide a brief Design Management Plan including an explanation of subcontractors (if applicable) quality control procedures and an organizational chart showing the inter-relationship of management and various team components (including subcontractors). c. Capacity: Capacity to perform multiple delivery orders and sufficient staffing and/or team to accomplish same. Evaluation will include the demonstrated ability to create and maintain a team with a single point of contact responsible for all efforts, size and capacity of resource pool. d. Past Performance with respect to cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules on DOD and non DOD contracts. e. Superior Performance Evaluations. f. Hydrological/hydraulic knowledge of District locality. g. Volume of DOD contracts awarded within the last twelve months .h) Extent of participation SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. Only resumes identifying the professionalism and specialized experience of the design group are necessary. Other personnel may be specified in paragraph 10 of the SF 255. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: a. See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Any firm with an electronic mailbox responding to this solicitation should identify such address in the SF 255. ACASS numbers should be identified in Block 3 of the SF 255. Firms which are interested and meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit one completed SF 255, U.S. Government A/E and Related Services for Specific Projects to the office shown above. All responses on SF 255 to this announcement must be received no later than 4:30 pm Local Time on March 13, 2000 to be considered for selection. b. It is requested that interested firms list the fee amount and date of all DOD contracts awarded during the last 12 months to the firms and all subsidiaries in Block 9 of the SF 255. c. Responding firms must submit a current and accurate SF 254 for each proposed consultant. Additionally, all responding firms which do not have a current (within the past 12 months) SF 254 on file with the North Pacific Division, Corps of Engineers, must also furnish a completed SF 254.. d. No other information including pamphlets or booklets is requested or required. e. No other general notification to firms under consideration for this project will be made and no further action is required. Solicitation packages are not provided for A/E contracts. To receive information to receive an ACASS number, call (503) 808-4591. This is NOT a request for proposal. Posted 02/18/00 (W-SN426916). (0049)

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