U.S. Army Engineer District, Chicago, Corps of Engineers, 111 North Canal Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606-7206

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY TYPE ARCHITECT ENGINEER CONTRACT FOR HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYING SERVICES WITHIN THE CHICAGO DISTRICT US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS POC For technical information contact: Robert Behrns (312)353-6400 X3045, for contractual information contact: Katherine L. McClendon (312)353-6400 X1701. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Hydrographic surveying services, procured in accordance with PL 92-582 (Brooks A-E Act) and FAR Part 36, are required for various civil works projects within the Chicago District boundaries (Northeastern Illinois and Northern Indiana). The possibility exists that work may also be performed within the boundaries of the Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division (CELRD). The CELRD boundaries include all or parts of 17 states: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. One (1) Indefinite Delivery Type contract will be negotiated and awarded, with a base period of one year from the date of award with options to extend for up to two additional one year periods. Work will be assigned by negotiated delivery orders. Individual, fixed-price delivery orders will not exceed $250,000 and the annual ceiling for the base year and any option year is $500,000. Minimum guaranteed amount for the base year is $10,000.00 and $5,000 for each individual option year. The estimated award date of the contract will be November 2000. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size (UNRESTRICTED). 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 Chicago District are (1) at least 37.3% of a Contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB), including small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), and women owned small business (WOSB); (2) at least 10.5% of a Contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with SDB; and (3) at least 4% of a Contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with WOSB. The small business size standard for SIC 8711 (Engineering Services) is $2.5 million annual average gross revenue for the last 3 fiscal years. The plan is not required with this submittal. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under this contract must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Work includes hydrographic surveying for river and harbor navigation, beach/shoreline studies and coastal structure surveys. Work will require differential Global Positioning System (GPS) and conventional survey techniques. Maps and drawings must be submitted hard copy F-size drawings, and Intergraph Microstation 95,SE or J format with J being the most preferred. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. Firms must demonstrate in their submission the ability to meet the following requirements, listed in relative order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria A)-E) are primary. Criteria F)-H) are secondary and shall only be used as "tie breakers" among technically equal firms, these criteria are weighted equally. A) Specialized experience and technical competence with respect to personnel and projects: (1) To perform hydrographic and bathymetric surveys, by electronic methods, in accordance with the standards set forth in EM 1110-2-1003, Hydrographic Surveying and EM 1110-1-1005, Topographic Surveying for: (a) Lake, river and harbor navigation condition surveys. (b) Beach, shoreline and riverbank erosion topographic surveys. (c) Multibeam hydrographic surveys. (d) Marine structure surveys. (e) Side scan sonar surveys. (f) Horizontal and vertical control surveys. (g) River cross section surveys. (2) Own or lease an automated hydrographic survey vessel(s) capable of being trailered to and operate on Chicago District waterways. The vessel must be equipped with: (a) full motion compensation. (b) Shallow water acoustic imagery from a single transducer. (c) Be multi-beam and sidescan sonar capable. (3) Own or lease static/kinematic GPS equipment capable of subcentimeter measurement accuracy and conduct surveys in accordance with EM 1110-1-1003, NAVSTAR Global Positioning System Surveying for: (a) Static surveys. (b) Fast/Rapid static (stop and go kinematic) surveys. (c) On the fly kinematic surveys. (4) Ability to deliver digital data in the following formats: (a) Intergraph Microstation version 95, SE or J. (b) Intergraph Inroads/Inexpress. B) Past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. C) Knowledge of the locality with respect to 1) Great Lakes hydrographic surveys. 2) USGS coordinate systems in the states of Illinois and Indiana and vertical datums. D) Professional Qualifications. (1) Professional Engineer in Illinois and/or Indiana. (2) Professional Land Surveyor in Illinois and/or Indiana. (3) Hazardous Toxic Waste (HTW) certification as required by EM 385-1-1, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Health and Safety Requirements Manual dated September 3, 1996, 29 CFR 1920.120 OSHA and 29 CFR 1926.65 OSHA, informationregarding such experience should be included in Block 7 and Block 10 of SF 255. E) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time and the ability to perform two 100,000 work orders within a 6 month period. F) Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24. G) Geographic proximity to the nine county area of the Chicago District. Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane, McHenry and Will Counties in Illinois. Lake, LaPorte and Porter Counties in Indiana. H) Extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Firms which meet the requirements of this announcement are invited to submit in duplicate two completed copies of SF 255 and SF 254 (November 1992 Edition only) to the address below not later than close of business on the 30th day after the date of this announcement. A separate SF 254 is required for each subcontractor. A-E firms shall indicate their business size in Block 3 of Standard Form 255. Include ACASS number in Block 3b. Call the ACASS Center at 503-808-4591 to obtain a number. In Block 10 of the SF 255, describe the firm's overall design quality management plan, including management approach, coordination of disciplines and subcontractors, and quality control procedures. Information on number of personnel and past job experience provided in the Standard Form 255 shall reference the firm or local office providing the service and all designated subcontractors. Supplemental information regarding specialized experience and equipment should be included in Block 10 of SF 255. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day. Responding firms must indicate the number and dollar amount of Department of Defense contracts awarded in the 12 months prior to this notice. SIC Code for this procurement is 8711, small business is classified as under $2,500,000 in annual receipts for the last three year average. Annual receipts of a concern which has been in business for three or more complete fiscal years means the annual average gross revenue of the concern taken for the last three fiscal years. No additional contract information will be given to firms. Phone calls are discouraged unless absolutely necessary. SF 254s and SF 255s are to be submitted to: US Army Engineer District, Chicago, ATTN: Contracting Officer, 111 North Canal Street, Chicago, IL 60606-2166. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a Request for Proposal. Posted 06/28/00 (W-SN469440). (0180)

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