USDI, Bureau of Reclamation, 125 South State Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138-1102.

C -- ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES SOL 00-SP-40-4140 DUE 083100 POC Evelyn Doussard, Contract Specialist at (801) 524-3645, or Richard E. Kerr, Jr., Contracting Officer, at (801) 524-3681: Technical questions may be addressed to Tamara Massong at (505) 248-5401. WEB: Acquistion Office, Upper Colorado Region, Bureau of, http://www.uc.usbr.gov/acq/index.html. E-MAIL: Evelyn Doussard, edoussard@uc.usbr.gov. THE PREVIOUS CBD NOTICE, SUBMISSION NO. 473315, DATED 7-11-00 IS CANCELLED EFFECTIVE 7-14-00. THIS IS A REPLACEMENT NOTICE. The Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Region, is requesting Standard Forms 254 and 255's from qualified Architect-Engineer firms for providing hydrographic data collection, hydraulic engineering services, geomorphic studies, biological studies, hydrologic modeling and analysis, engineering, design and consulting services. Services include both field data collection and technical office work. These services include, but are not limited to soundings, cross section surveying on rivers, streams and lakes, stream gauging measurements, installation and operation of stream gauges, field collection of suspended sediment, bed material, and soil samples, hydrologic data collection, baseline biological surveys, vegetation mapping, reduction and analysis of raw data, water quality testing, seepage studies, testing of material samples, vegetation mapping, backwater computations, environmental impact statements, environmental assessment and biological assessments. and hydrologic data collection. Professional services also include design of structural and non-structural river maintenance features such as revetments, groins, bank stabilization structures including use of Kellner jetties, fish passage, native and non-native fish control structures, habitat improvement features, planning Bosque restoration activities and various types of hydraulic structures. The contractor must have in its employ a registered Professional Engineer who will be responsible for all field and office work, and who may be contacted by the Contracting Officer's Representative should any discrepancies, disputes or unacceptable performance occur. Except where noted in the solicitation, the contractor shall provide all necessary labor, equipment, and materials required for collection and reporting. Primary sites requiring these services are located within the entire state of New Mexico, areas of southern Colorado, and areasin southwest Texas, in and around the El Paso area. Standard Forms 254 and 255 will be accepted at the above address through August 31, 2000; after this date, forms may/may not still be accepted until the evaluation process begins. Firms submitting SF-254 and SF-255 will be evaluated in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 36.602-1 for Architect-Engineer services; (1) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services; (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, including, where appropriate, experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials; (3) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time; (4) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; (5) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project,provided that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project, and, (6) Acceptability under other appropriate evaluation criteria including computer aided design capability, adequacy of facilities and equipment, volume of present workload, experience and qualifications of personnel, and availability of contract personnel. Standard Forms 254 and 255 are due by 4:00 p.m. on August 31, 2000. This is not a request for proposals. The Standard Industrial Code (SIC) for this procurement is 8711. This is not a Small Business Set Aside. Posted 07/14/00 (W-SN474913). (0196)

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