DA, Tulsa District, Corps of Engineers, 1645 South 101st East Avenue, Attn: CESWT-CT, Tulsa, OK 74128-4609

C -- 1) COTTONWOOD POINT RECREATION AREA, MARION LAKE, KANSAS, (2) TALL CHIEF COVE RECREATION AREA, SKIATOOK LAKE, OKLAHOMA, (3) BELLE STARR SOUTH RECREATION AREA, EUFAULA LAKE, OKLAHOMA, (4) SARGE CREEK RECREATION AREA, KAW LAKE, OKLAHOMA, (5) TAYLOR FERRY NORTH/SOUTH, FT. GIBSON LAKE, OKLAHOMA SOL DACW56-00-R-1009 DUE 072100 POC Jimmy White, Contracting Division. 918-669-7043 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: One (1), possibly five (5) firm fixed price A-E contracts will be awarded for Architect-Engineer Services to design Park Modernization projects. Projects are located within the Tulsa District boundaries. Potential projects are: (1) Cottonwood Point Recreation Area, Marion Lake, Kansas, (2) Tall Chief Cove Recreation Area, Skiatook Lake, Oklahoma, (3) Belle Starr South Recreation Area, Eufaula Lake, Oklahoma, (4) Sarge Creek Recreation Area, Kaw Lake, Oklahoma, (5) Taylor Ferry North/South, Ft. Gibson Lake, Oklahoma. Required design services consist of all work related to the preparation of plans, specifications, construction cost estimates, surveys, studies, and permit applications for advertisement and award. Construction management services including answering of Requests for Information (RFIs), shop drawing and submittal review and approval may be awarded as an option. The intent is to award one (1) contract per A-E firm. This procurement is restricted to small business. Theanticipated contract award date is October 2000. All responders are advised that this requirement may be canceled or revised at any time during the solicitation, evaluation, selection, and negotiation. Due to Government necessities, award and completion date may change 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The one (1), possibly five (5) separate projects consist of but are not limited to: design for new and/or rehabilitation of roadways, utilities, parking areas, boat ramps, group and individual picnic areas, campsites, shower/toilet facilities and playgrounds. Estimated construction cost for each project is between $1M and $5M. Metric scale is not required on construction drawings. Selected A-E will be required to produce CADD drawings that are/or convertible to MicroStation software (5.0 or higher) of Bentley Systems, and produce cost estimates using M-CACES Gold 3. M-CACES software is available through this office. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance. Criteria "A" through "C" are considered primary. Criteria "D" and "E" are considered secondary and will only be used as "tie-breakers" among technically equal firms. A. Experience: (1) Specialized recent experience and technical competence of the A-E firm and/or consultants, in the management and design of similar work. Similar work includes but is not limited to: planning and design of planned unit developments, parks and recreation facilities. Comparable experience of the firm and consultants on projects completed within the last five years will be given the greatest weight. (2) Past Performance on DoD and other Contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, compliance with delivery schedules, history of working relationships with consultants, and overall cooperativeness and responsiveness. (3) Design Quality management procedures coordination between disciplines and subcontractors. B. Qualified professional personnel with experience in the following key disciplines: project management, civil, landscape architecture, electrical, mechanical, structural, cost estimating, geotechnical and surveying. C. Capability of the lead firm to accomplish the work by June 2001 including professional qualifications of the firm's staff and consultants to be assigned to the projects which are necessary for satisfactory performance in the required services. D. Volume of DoD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24. E. Location of the firm in the general geographical area of the Tulsa District office. 4. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submittal requirements. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit one copy of SF 255 (and a SF254 for the prime firm and all consultants) to the above address no later than 4:30 p.m. on 21 July, 2000. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal. The SF 255 should specifically address the requirements of this announcement. Responding firms are requested to clearly identify those tasks to be performed in-house and at what office, and those tasks to be subcontracted and at what office. Responding firms are requested to provide the names and telephone numbers of clients as references in their three most recent project designs from Block 10. Also in Block 10 of the SF255 describe the firm's project-specific design quality control plan, including coordination with subcontractors. Cover letters and extraneous material are not desired and will not be considered. Personal visits to discuss this contract will not be scheduled. Posted 06/16/00 (W-SN465742). (0168)

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