USAED, Sacramento, Corps of Engineers, Attn: A-E Negotiations Section, 1325 J Street, Room 1079, Sacramento, CA 95814-2922

C -- IDIQ LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE CIVIL/MILITARY PROJECT WITHIN THE SOUTH PACIFIC DIVISION SOL DACW05-00-R-0020 DUE 060200 POC Ken Parkinson (916)557-7470 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: This announcement is set aside for small businesses. A-E services may be required for field investigations, preparation of reports, alternative design evaluations, construction plans and specifications of landscape architectural features, visual and historic resource analysis, or other related work associated with military construction projects located in the Sacramento District's area of military design responsibility (CA, AZ, NV, and UT), within the South Pacific Division or any other area Sacramento District is called upon to provide service. A-E services also may require field investigations, surveying, preparation of reports, plans, specifications, site analysis, plant material inspection, soils testing for site acceptability as related to plant species, or other related work associated with civil works construction projects located in the Sacramento District's area of civil design responsibility (CA, NV, UT, CO, WY and parts of OR and ID), within the South Pacific Division or any other area Sacramento District is called upon to provide service. A specific scope for work and services required will be issued with each task order. This work will include all Architectural-Engineering (A-E) and related services necessary to complete the design and A-E services during the construction phase for these projects. This acquisition is set-aside for small businesses. The SIC code is 8712 with business size standard of maximum $4 million of average annual receipts for its preceding 3 fiscal years. Year 2000 Compliance: the Architect-Engineer (A-E) shall insure that the hardware, firmware, software, and information technology systems separately or in combination with each other or other elements specified in the documents developed under this contract shall be year 2000 compliant in accordance with FAR 39.106. More than one firm may be selected. If more than one contract is awarded as a result of this announcement for the same or similar work, selection for task order awards will be made as follows: (1) All awardees will be given a fair opportunity to be considered for each task order award in excess of $2,500. (2) In making selection of the awardee to receive a specific task order, the Contracting Officer will consider past performance of previous task orders, quality of previous task orders, timeliness of previous task orders, cost control, the firm=s strengths and previous experience in relation to the work requirements and geographic location described in the scope of work for each task order. Details of the selection process will be included in the resultant contracts, Section 00800, SAACONS 52.0216-4821, Task Order Selection Criteria and Procedures (Oct 1995). Firm-fixed price indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts will be negotiated and the first is anticipated to be awarded in approximately June 2000. Each contract will be for a one-year period not-to-exceed $1,000,000 for the basic year and two one-year options not-to-exceed $1,000,000 each. The options may be exercised atthe discretion of the Government. At the discretion of the Government, the option years may be exercised early if the Total Estimated Price is exhausted or nearly exhausted; any alteration in rate changes from one year to the next as negotiated into the contract will be negotiated as needed between the Government and the A-E. If the Total Estimated Price of the base year or any option year is not awarded within that year's 12-month performance period and the Government has elected to exercise a subsequent option year, the remaining unused dollar amount may be added on to the Total Estimated Price of the option period being exercised. However, the Total Estimated Price of the contract, all three years (if the Government elects to exercise both option years) will not exceed $3,000,000. Task orders shall not exceed the annual contract amount. This announcement is set-aside for small businesses. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The scope of a given military design task order will include a variety of landscape architectural services. The scope of a given civil design task order may include mitigation and/or restoration planting design, erosion and biotechnical slope protection, wetland design and restoration, stream design and restoration, abandoned mine reclamation, recreational design (including; campgrounds and bike, pedestrian & equestrian trails), urban river-front design, design alternative evaluation, mitigation/restoration, soils and geomorphic hydraulic investigation and design guideline development. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance. Criteria "a" through "e"are primary. Criteria "f" through "h" are secondary and will only be used as "tie-breakers" among technically equal firms. a. Specialized experience and technical competence in:(1) The design of a variety of landscape architectural and restoration design services as described above in paragraph 2. PROJECT INFORMATION. (2) Responding firms must describe,in detail, the firms participation for each project submitted; including the dollar amount of the construction budget, which the firm was responsible for, and the actual work responsibility itself. Also indicate if the responding firm was the prime or a subcontractor. Provide graphics of the design, and if appropriate, photographs of the completed project. (3) Responding firms must indicate what the majority of their workload type is; military design, wetland/revegetation design, recreation design, erosion control design, biotechnical design or commercial (urban) design. Also provide a list of all projects designed by the responding firm that support the type of work indicated. (4) Responding firms must indicate computer capability for CADD services and for accessing an electronic bulletin board and Sacramento District's Automated Review Management System (ARMS). The end result of this design shall be drawings, and in addition, the contractor shall provide electronic data in and/or compatible with vectorizedAutocad format (latest version). (5) The Corps of Engineers Computer Aided Cost Estimated System (CACES) may be used to develop design cost estimates. b. Past performance on DoD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules c. Qualified professional personnel in the following key disciplines: project management, landscape architecture, horticulture, civil engineering and biology. d. Capability of the lead firm to accomplish work in the required time frame including professional qualifications of firm's staff and consultants to be assigned to the projects which are necessary for satisfactory performance in the required services. e. Knowledge of the locality of the projects near the Sacramento District office. f. Volume of DoD contract awards in the last 12 months as described below. g. Location of the firm in the general geographical area of the Sacramento District office. h. Extent of participation of small business, small disadvantaged business, woman owned small business, historically black colleges and universities or minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. i. Firm's size relative to the SIC Code. j. The capability of the firm to comply with FAR 52.219-14 which states "at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern". 4. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested small business Architect-Engineer firms having capabilities to perform this work are invited to submit one completed Standard Form 255, (11/92 edition) US Government Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project for themselves and one completed SF 254, (11/92 edition) for themselves and all their subcontractors to the office shown above, Attn: A-E Negotiations Unit. In Block 7 of the SF 255, provide resumes for all key team members, whether with the prime firm or subcontractor; list specific project experience for key team members; and indicate manager, design engineer, etc. In Block 9 of the SF 255, responding firms must indicated the number and amount of DoD (Army, Navy, Air Force) contracts awarded in the 12 months prior to this notice, including change orders and supplemental agreements for the submitting office only. In Block 10 of the SF 255, provide the quality management plan and organization chart for the proposed team. A task specific quality control plan must be prepared and approved by the Government as a condition of contract award, but is not required with this submission. Responses received by the close of business on the closing date will be considered for selection. If the closing date is a Saturday, Sunday or Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of next business day. No other 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. This is not a request for proposals. All small business responsible sources may submit the required SF 254 and 255 which shall be considered by the agency. See Numbered Notes 1, 24 and 26. Posted 05/02/00 (W-SN450587). (0123)

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