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

C -- STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING SERVICES SOL DACw62-00-R-0042 DUE 080100 POC Jean F. Todd, Contracting Officer, Charles Appleton E-MAIL: Jean.F.Todd@lrn02.usace.army.mil, Jean.F. Todd@lrn02.usace.army.mil. DESC: 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Up to three contracts may be awarded to perform structural engineering services in the boundaries or assignment area of the Great lakes and Ohio River Division (LRD). Primary use of this contract will be for small O&M type design tasks within the Nashville District where the projects primarily requires structural engineering expertise. Contract time period will be for one year with an option one-year. Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed-price task orders. Groups with prime-sub relationships or joint ventures will be considered as well as firms having all disciplines in-house. Responding groups or firms must have demonstrated experience in the structural engineering field. 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 estimated amount of contract will not exceed $250,000 per year. The minimum award under each contract will be $5,000. The contracts are anticipated to be awarded in October 2000. Ordinarily, orders will be placed to ensure an equitable distribution of work between the contracts. However, a task order may be placed with another contract if the prior contractors does not have the capacity to complete the task order in the required time period or the primary contractors has performed unsatisfactorily on previous task orders under subject contract. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Tasks may include but are not limited to studies, reports, estimates, development of design criteria, plans and specifications for repair of existing facilities and design of new facilities for LRD and the Nashville District's Civil and Military Works Programs. Task orders are typically small operation and maintenance (O&M) type projects within an emphasis on quick response and active participation in scope of service development. All CADD services must be compatible with Microstation 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. The firms submitting must clearly demonstrate their experience in the following area: a) Specialized experience and technical competence of the prime firm and any subcontractors in the type of work required. Primary disciplines required are Structural Engineers and technicians. However, each submittal shall also show capability in the area of architectural support and MCACES Cost Estimating since these disciplines may be utilized in the execution of certain task orders. Evaluation factors will also include effectiveness of the proposed management structure and the prior working relationship between a prime firm and any subcontractors. Since the nature of the work typically involves small, routine O&M and installation support type projects with compressed time schedules, the submittals shall clearly demonstrate how the firm proposes to respond to scoping, negotiating, and administering such tasks in an efficient, timely, and effective manner. 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. 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 design tasks 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 SF 254 and two copy of a SF 255. 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 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. 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 mandatory 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. 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) EMAILADD: Jean.F.Todd@lrn02.usace.army.mil EMAILDESC: Jean.F.Todd@lrn02.usace.army.mil Posted 06/23/00 (W-SN468002). (0175)

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