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

C -- A-E SERVICE FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT, CIVIL WORKS ENGINEERING DESIGN, MULTI-DISCIPLINE MISCELLANEOUS MILITARY DESIGN AND SUPPORT FOR OTHERS IN FLORIDA, PUERTO RICO, U.S.V.I., AND THE CARIBBEAN AREA SOL DACW17-00-R-0017 DUE 041900 POC Reena Mobley, 904/232-3702 WEB: Business Opportunities, http://www.saj.usace.army.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist, Reena.Mobley@saj.usace.army.mil. This solicitation is unrestricted and is open to all firms regardless of size. One contract will be awarded from this solicitation. The contract will be an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity contract for a period of one year from date of award, with options to extend for two additional years; not to exceed a total of three years. The Government reserves the right to exercise the contract options 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. Work will be assigned by negotiated task orders. Maximum order limits are $1,000,000 for each contract year and $1,000,000 per task order. The primary purpose of this proposed contract is to provide services for projects located within the geographic boundaries of the Jacksonville District. Secondarily, the contracts may be used to provide services within the geographic boundaries of any other U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district. The contractor will have the right to refuse orders for services to be performed outside the geographic boundaries of the Jacksonville District. Criteria used in allocating task orders among the contracts include performance and quality of deliverables under current task orders, current capacity to accomplish the order in the required time, specialized experience, equitable distribution of the work among the contractors, and other relevant factors. PROJECT INFORMATION: Task orders to be issued under this contract will require professional services for project management tasks including: preparation and maintenance of project schedules and databases utilizing MS Project 98 scheduling software and Corps of Engineer developed software, preparation and presentation of project data, project management plans, periodic status reports, budget briefings, high level briefings, attending and participating in conferences with Federal and non-Federal agencies, providing written records of meetings/conferences,and preparation of geo-referenced presentation maps. Each task order, when applicable, shall be supported by the current version of Microsoft Project 98 scheduling software. The A-E shall establish mechanisms/software for the A-E's access to Corps of Engineers financial management system software and databases, and shall systematize the exchange of data between the financial system, databases, and the scheduling software. Services will also include design services for civil works project studies and designs, preparation of design memorandums, preparation of cost estimates in MCACES Gold format, preparation of design calculations, and preparation of construction plans/specifications suitable for use in competitive bidding processes. The work will encompass all types of civil works activities, including flood control (hydraulic spillway structures), structural design and analysis, beach re-nourishment and erosion control, jetty design, navigation projects including dredging, bridge design, site plans, utility systems including electrical, paving, grading, and drainage plans. The successful firm must be prepared to respond on short notice to requirements resulting from natural disasters such as floods or hurricanes. Short listed firms may be requested to deliver an oral presentation demonstrating their capabilities as part of the final selection process. Factors for Evaluation in order of priority are 1. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE: Firms must clearly demonstrate specialized experience, expertise, and professional qualifications in project management, scheduling, systems engineering, computer programming, civil engineering, environmental engineering, and Governmental finance and financial controls. The evaluation will consider education, training, registration, and overall relevant experience and longevity with the firm. The firm should demonstrate specific capability, experience, and competence with the following: critical path scheduling/network analysis, preparation of project reports for presentation, presentation of reports and briefings to high level management, determining and accessing sources of data needed for reports, utilizing presentation software such as Power Point for reports and briefings, supporting knowledge of and experience in public involvement and consensus based procedures, experience in Microsoft Project, Open Plan Professional and Primavera Project Planner software and geographic information systems, capacity to accomplish multiple simultaneous task orders at different locations, and the availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines. Firm must also clearly demonstrate specialized experience in the preparation of plans, specifications, various federal reports and studies, design memorandums, cost estimating, design analysis for all phases of civil/structural engineering and related work, ability to prepare construction drawings and specifications in digital format on magnetic tape and/or compact disk using Intergraph's Bentley System MICROSTATION CADD system, construction cost estimates utilizing government provided MCACES Gold software, and preparation of plans and specifications using Metric Standards of Measurement. 2. SIZE AND EXPERTISE OF STAFF: Firm must have, either in-house or through association with qualified subcontractors, U.S. registered personnel as follows: Architects, Engineers, and Landscape Architects. Engineering staff must include, but not be limited to, the following disciplines: Civil, Mechanical, Structural, Geotechnical, Coastal, Hydraulic, Hydrology, Soil, Sanitary, and Electrical. Additionally, a Registered Land Surveyor and all necessary supervisory and administrative personnel necessary for preparing contract bid documents are also required. 3. CAPACITY TO ACCOMPLISH THE WORK IN THE REQUIRED TIME: Firm must have the capacity to commence work within fifteen days after receipt of notification to proceed with a task order and accomplish it in accordance with scheduled completion dates. 4. PAST PERFORMANCE: Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry regarding quality and timeliness of work will be reviewed. Past DOD experience data available to the Government through the A-E Contract Administration Support System (ACASS), and information available from other sources, will be utilized for prior performance evaluation. THE FOLLOWING SECONDARY CRITERIA WILL BE USED AS TIEBREAKERS: 5. VOLUME OF PAST DOD CONTRACTS AWARDED TO FIRM: Work previously awarded to the firm by DOD will be reviewed with the objective of effecting equitable distribution of contracts among equally qualified firms. 6. GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF FIRM RELATIVE TO THE WORKSITE: Location of the firm relative to the worksite (considered the Jacksonville District Office) will be considered provided there is an adequate number of qualified firms for consideration. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Firms meeting the requirements described in this announcement and wishing 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 and subcontractors, 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 addressing evaluation factors 1-4 is strongly recommended. Submittal package must be received in this office at the address indicated below, no later than 4:00 P.M. Eastern Time on April 19, 2000. 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 rulerequiring 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.) Small and small disadvantaged business firms 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. If a large business firm is selected for this contract, the firm must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to subcontract. Of those dollars the large business firm intends to subcontract out, the Corps of Engineers floors for subcontracting are 61.4% to small business concerns; 9.1% to small disadvantaged business concerns; 5.0% to women-owned small business concerns; and 1.0% for HUBZone concerns. The term "floors" is used instead of "goals" as the Corps of Engineers' objective is to exceed the percentages rather than merely meet the percentages. Large firms should keep these floors in mind when considering qualifications of potential subcontractors and ensure that each proposed subcontractor's socio-economic status is clearly identified in the submission of qualifications. An approved small business-subcontracting plan will be required prior to award. The SIC code is 8711. The size standard is $4,000,000.00. 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. See our Web Page at www.saj.usace.army.mil. Posted 03/14/00 (W-SN434346). (0074)

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