US Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, PO Box 1070, Nashville, TN 37202

C -- PLANNING ENGINEERING SERVICES (SIC 8711) SOL DACW62-00-R-0039 DUE 072100 POC Jean F. Todd, Contracting Officer, or James G. Cook, Contract Specialist at 615-736-7276 E-MAIL: Jean.F.Todd@lrn02.usace.army.mil, Jean.F.Todd@lrn02.usace.army.mil. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Up to three contracts may be awarded to perform Planning Services within the boundaries or assignment area of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division (LRD). Primary use of this contract is for the Nashville District's Civil Work Mission, but it may be utilized in support of our limited military installation support workload. Projects outside the primary area of responsibility may be added at the Government's discretion. The Contract time period will be for 1 base year with options for 2 additional one-year periods for a total possible contract length of 3 years. The Governments minimum purchase guarantee will be $20,000 for the base year and $10,000 for each of the optional years. Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed-price task orders. The total amount of all task orders for each year will not exceed $1 Million. Task order limits are $1 Million. The total potential contract value for the base and 2 option years is $3 Million. The contracts are anticipated to be awarded in November 2000. Ordinarily, orders will be placed to ensure an equitable distribution of work between the contracts. However, a task order may be placed with one contractor versus the other contractor if a contractor does not have the capacity to complete the task order in the required time period or if the contractor has performed unsatisfactorily on previous task orders under subject contract. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The subcontracting goals for the Nashville District with Small Business are 61.2%; including small disadvantaged business of 9.1% and woman owned small business of 5%. The subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal. Groups with prime-sub relationships or joint ventures will be considered as well as firms having all disciplines in-house. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The firms submitting must clearly demonstrate their experience and ability in producing Corps of Engineers Civil Works Planning Documents such as but not limited to, 905B Civil Works Reconnaissance Studies, Civil Works Feasibility Studies, Civil Works Project Study Plans, Financial Capability Analyses, and Civil Works Economic Analyses. All CADD services must be compatible with Micro-station version 5.0 or later. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general A-E selection process. The A-E selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance. Criteria a-d are primary. Criteria e-g are secondary and will only be used as tie-breakers among technically equal firms. a. Specialized experience and technical competence of the prime firm and any subcontractors in performing the type of work described in paragraph 2 above. Evaluation factors will include: depth and diversity of knowledge and experience in developing these types of Corps Civil Works Planning Documents for water resource type projects, ecosystem restoration type projects, water supply planning studies, flood damage abatement studies, and recreation planning studies; knowledge and experience within the Tennessee and Cumberland River basins; the effectiveness of the proposed management structure and the prior working relationship between a prime firm and any subcontractors. A single point of contact between the A-E and the government project manager must be clearly identified. b. Professional qualifications of the key project management and technical personnel to be assigned to the contract. Evaluation factors will include the education, training, experience, and registration of these personnel. Their level of participation in the referenced project examples should be clearly demonstrated. c. Past performance and experience on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with schedules. d. Capacity of the firm to accomplish the work. Work will often require simultaneous action on several designtasks at any one time. Capability to respond to these tasks in a quick and effective manner must be demonstrated. e. Extent of participation of Small Businesses (including women-owned), small disadvantaged businesses, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. f. Geographical proximity of the office responsible for task order negotiations and production of the work in relationship to the Nashville District Office and the general geographical area of the Nashville District. g. Volume of Department of Defense contract awarded in the last twelve months as described in Note 24. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit two copies of an updated and accurate SF 254 and SF 255 not later than the close of business on the closing date of this announcement. A current SF 254 is also required for all sub-contractors and consultants. Please note, if the prime contractor to perform the work is located in a branch office, the SF 255 shall clearly reflect key disciplines and experience for that branch office. Also, the business size status (large, small and/or minority) should be indicated in SF 255, Block 3b. Definition: A concern is small if the annual receipts averaged over the past 3 fiscal years do not exceed $4.0 million. The SIC code is 8711. Only the SF 254 and SF 255 packages will be reviewed. Information in the cover letter and any other attachments will not be included in the official selection process. Firms submitting SF-254 and SF-255 by the closing date will be considered for this work. Should the due date fall on a weekend or an official Government holiday, the SF 255 is due on the first workday thereafter. Faxed copies of the SF 255 and 254 will not be accepted. No other general notification to firms under consideration for this work will be made and no further action is required. This is not a Request for Proposal. NOTICE TO ALL CONTRACTORS! All Contractors MUST be registered in the Central Contractor' Register in order to be AWARDED Government Contracts or to be PAID on any Newly Awarded Government Contract. Information on this requirement can be found on the Internet @http.//www.ccr.2000.com/. This registration is intended for ALL Contractors who intend to do business with the Nashville District Corps of Engineers or any other Federal Agency under the Department of Defense. Selected firm may be subject to an advisory audit performed by the Defense Contract Audit Agency. EEO compliance is required. Solicitation packages are not provided for A/E contracts. Personal visits for the purpose of discussing the work are discouraged. Telephone calls are welcomed. Address for submittal of SF-254 and SF-255 by express mail is: U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Estes Kefauver Building, ATTN.: CELRN-CT, Room A-604, 110 Ninth Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203. (See Note 24) Posted 06/12/00 (W-SN463671). (0164)

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