U.S. Army Engineer District, Norfolk, Attn: CENAO-CT, 803 Front Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23510-1096

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR ARCHITECT-ENGINEER DESIGN SERVICES FOR VARIOUS F-22 BEDDOWN PROJECTS. SOL DACA65-00-R-0022 POC Debbie Gray, 757-441-7551 E-MAIL: Debbie Gray, debora.s.gray@usace.army.mil. 1. PROJECT TITLE: A/E Indefinite Delivery Contract for Architectural and Engineering Design Services 2. CONTRACT INFORMATION. Architectural and Engineering design services are required for various F-22 beddown projects within the boundary or assignments of the Norfolk District. An A/E Indefinite Delivery contract for $1,000,000 will be awarded, with a base period of one year and two option periods of one year each, NTE $3,000,000.00. At the Government's discretion, option periods could be exercised early. Estimated contract award will be September 2000. These services are procured in accordance with PL 92-582 (Brooks A/E Act) and FAR Part 36. 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 Norfolk District, which will be considered by the contracting officer, are that a minimum of 50% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with a small business (SB), including small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), and 5% be placed with SDB. This procurement is classified under SIC Code 8711. The plan is not required with this submission. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22, 10) performing under these contracts must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act. 3. PROJECT INFORMATION. A-E services are expected to be required for field investigations, topographic surveys, project programming documents, feasibility and life cycle cost studies, concept and final design including preparation of plans, specifications, cost estimates, analyses for design services consisting of developing conceptual designs incorporating the program documents provided and alternatives to the preferred scheme. Work shall include site visits, program evaluation and schematic planning, concept design development of the preferred scheme presented in the form of plans, elevations, and perspective work sessions with Norfolk District, Air Combat Command, Civil Engineering Squadrons and Engineers/Architects. Also required are review of shop drawings, preparation of as-built drawings and site visits during construction (option). 4. SELECTION CRITIERIA. See Note 24 for general A-E selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each subcriterion). Criteria a through e are primary. Criteria f-h are secondary and will only be used as "tie-breakers" among technically equal firms. a. Specialized experience and technical competence: (1) Demonstrated experience by the prime firm and/or its primary consultants in design of DOD Flight Operations Support Facilities including maintenance hangars/squad ops facilities and composite repair and corrosion control facilities including knowledge in laminar air flow for the corrosion control facility, as well as design of. (2) Demonstrated experience by the prime firm and its consultants in design of Commercial Flight Operations Support facilities including maintenance hangars/squad ops facilities and composite repair and corrosion control facilities including knowledge in laminar air flow for the corrosion control facility. (3) Demonstrated experience by the prim firm and it's consultants in the design of flightline pavements and top secret security systems. (4) Computer Resources- firms must indicate in Block 10 of the SF255 the following items (a) accessibility to and/or familiarity with the Construction Criteria Base (CCB) system. This shall include as a minimum, the SPECSINTACT specification system, the MCACES estimating system. Demonstrated CADD capability with capacity to produce output files in "DXF" OR "DWG" file format. b. Professional qualifications: (1) The design team must possess experienced, registered personnel in ARCHITECTURE, CIVIL, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, STRUCTURAL, GEOTECHNICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING disciplines. (2)An Industrial Hygienist, with a current certificate in comprehensive practice from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) as well as current certification and license as a project designer for asbestos and lead. A copy of his/her ABIH Certificate and other certificates must be included in Block 10 of the SF 255. (3) A qualified INTERIOR DESIGNER shall be part of the design team. (Qualified means a degree in Architecture or Interior Design with demonstrated experience in space planning, color and finish selection, and furnishings selection and specification) (4) A qualified LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT shall be part of the team also. (Qualified means a degree in Landscape Architecture with demonstrated experience) (5) Project Team Management Plan including team organization and proposed method of carrying out the work to meet specific project requirements and schedule. (6) Demonstrated experience by the prime firm in working with the chosen consultants on other projects. c. Past performance on DOD and other contracts: (1) ACASS evaluations (superior performance evaluations on recently completed projects is advantageous); (2) Letters of evaluation /recognition by other clients; (3) Cost control and estimating performance as a percentage deviation between the final estimate and low bid on similar TYPE and SIZE projects; (4) On-time delivery of designs for DOD and similar projects. d. Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time: Firms must demonstrate ability of the design team to complete the project as scheduled. e. Knowledge of locality as described in Note 24. f. SB and SDB PARTICIPATION: Extent of participation of small business, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. g. Geographic Proximity: As described in Note 24. h. Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months. Considerations may include: (1) Equitable distribution of contracts among qualified A-E firms, including minority-owned firms, small business (SB) and small disadvantaged business (SDB) participation and firms that have not had prior DOD contracts which will only be considered when used as a "tie-breaker". (2) ACASS retrievals, and (3) Current workload as listed in Block 9 of the SF 255. 5. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. All requirements of this announcement must be met for a firm to be considered for selection. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit a single SF 255 (11/92 edition) for the design team and single copies of current SF 254 (11/92) for the prime firm and each consultant, to the above address not later than the close of business on the 30th day after the date of this announcement. For the purpose of this notice, day number one is the day following the date of publication. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal Holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day. The revised 11/92 edition of the SF255 (NSN 7450-01-152-8074) & SF254 (NSN 7540-01-152-8073) is required. Forms may be obtained through GPO at (202)512-0132. The SF 255 must also include the following: a. Firms with more than one office (1) Block 4: distinguish, by discipline, between the number of personnel in the office to perform the work and the total number of personnel in the firm; (2) Block 7c: each key person's office location; b. Block 3: prime firm's ACASS # and distance (in terms of POV driving miles) from address of office to perform the work and the Norfolk District. For ACASS information, call 503-326-3459; c. Block 7f: registrations must include the year, discipline and state in which registered; d. Block 8b: Include a descriptive project synopsis of major items of work; e. Block 9. Indicate fee in terms of thousands of dollars, not percentage of work completed. f. Block 10. An organizational chart including all key elements of the design team demonstrating the firm's understanding of and ability to execute projects under the contract. Submittals by facsimile transmission will not be accepted and will be considered nonresponsive. Prior to the final selection, firms considered highly qualified to accomplish the work may be interviewed either by telephone or by formal presentation. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. SOLICITATION PACKAGES WILL NOT BE PROVIDED. Posted 06/13/00 (W-SN464172). (0165)

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