Contracting Officer, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Engineering field Activity Chesapeake, (Attn: Code 02AE), Washington Navy Yard, Bldg. 212, 901 M Street SE, Washington, DC 20374-5018

C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR BASE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, VARIOUS LOCATIONS, NAVFACENGCOM SOL N62477-00-D-0160 DUE 082200 POC Contact Randolph Jones, POC, 202-685-3152 WEB: EFA Chesapeake Homepage, http://www.efdlant.navfac.navy.mil/efaches.htm. E-MAIL: Randolph Jones, Point of Contact, jonesr@efaches-03.efaches.navfac.navy.mil. The general intention is to provide for such design and engineering services as necessary to support the development of facility concepts in both the planning and/or procurement process of various projects or initiatives worldwide. One firm will be selected to perform this contract. Overall the work will require planning, architectural and engineering services, knowledge of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command's shore facility planning system and knowledge of the Navy environmental planning system. Under this contract the primary work requires the application of sound planning principles, processes and applicable regulations in the development and refinement of various planning components such as technical reports and studies, site investigations, programming, concepts, and Architectural/Engineering consultation for housing and community facilities projects. More specifically this could include, but not limited to Basic Facility Requirements studies; existing facilities assets evaluations; militaryconstruction project planning documentation (facility studies, economic analysis, etc.); landscape studies and special studies in support of various plans; land surveys and provision of cadastral maps, Real Estate Summary maps. Environmental planning documentation including NEPA documents and special supporting engineering studies (e.g. wetland mitigation design, environmentally conscious design, traffic studies, community outreach plans, etc.) for a variety of programs and initiatives; cultural and natural resources management studies; wetland mitigation plans; The selected firm must have proven competency in web based technology and the electronic integration of graphic, narrative, pictorial and tabular data. The demonstrated ability in electronic integration and visualization technology support is necessary for the electronic planning applications that have been developed for Navy Shore Facility planning (facility and environmental) and master planning components of Regional Commanders, major claimant activities, Marine Corps and other Federal activities. The contractor may be required to integrate these Navy Shore Facility planning and master planning components with NAVFAC's electronic planning and management applications such as a Regional Shore Infrastructure Plan or other activity/regional planning management models which utilize graphic, narrative, pictorial and tabular data. Digitizing efforts for the production of maps and building plans shall be in accordance with the Spatial Data Standards promulgated by the Tri-Service CAD Center, Vicksburg, Mississippi. The SIC Code is 8711. The selected firm for this contract will be required to provide overhead, profit, and discipline hourly rates to the Contracting Officer within 7 days after receiving notification. The selected firm for this contract will also be required to participate in an orientation and site visit meeting (when requested) within seven days of notification and provide a fee proposal within ten days after receiving the Request for Proposal.This will be a firm fixed price A/E contract. The total contract amount for this contract will not exceed $1,000,000 for each year. The duration of the contract will be for one year with the possibility of four one-year options. The estimated start date is October 2000. Selection evaluation criteria, in relative order of importance are: 1. Specialized experience and professional qualifications of the firm (including subcontractors), and the proposed project team in providing above described planning, architectural and engineering support services; 2. Demonstrated capabilities in web based technology and the development and technical support of integrated graphic, pictorial, narrative and tabular data applications, both in electronic and non-electronic format; 3. Demonstrated sustained capabilities to accomplish work on time while managing multiple and simultaneous delivery orders; 4. Past experience with Department of the Navy (NAVFAC) Shore Facilities Planning, NEPA documentation, planning regulations and Navy policy; 5. Past performance and process of the prime A-E firm (and their subcontractors) in their quality control/quality assurance program to produce technically accurate and well coordinated plans, reports, and studies and in the case of documentation subject to other agency or public review how legal sufficiency is ensured. Each firm's past performance(s) and performance rating will be reviewed during the evaluation process and can affect the selection outcome. Firms that meet the requirements listed in this announcement are invited to submit one copy each of the completed Standard Form (SF) 254 and SF-255, U.S. Government Architect-Engineer Qualifications, to the office indicated below. Site visits will not be arranged during the advertisement period. This proposed contract is being solicited on an unrestricted basis. Should the due date fall on a weekend or an official Government holiday, the SF-255 is due on the first workday thereafter. Firms having a current SF-254 on file with this office may also be considered. Interested firms are requested to include telefax numbers, the Contractor Establishment Code (CEC) and Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) on the SF-254 and SF-255 in block 3a and 1, respectively. In block 10, state why your firm is specially qualified based on the selection evaluation criteria. Also, use block 10 to provide additional information desired by your firm. Only the SF-254 and SF-255 will be reviewed. Experiences identified in block 8 should not be more than 5 years old. The primary person proposed to be the direct contact with EFA CHES for the contract work must be identified as the "Project Manager". Information in the cover letter and any other attachments will not be included in the official selection process. Submit the SF-254 and SF-255 to the mailroom in EFA CHES building, Building 212, by 3:30 pm on the due date. Fax copies of the SF-254 and SF-255 will not be accepted. This is not a request for proposal. Selected firms may be subject to an advisory audit performed by theDefense Contract Audit Agency. Because this contract acquisition could eventually result in an award over $500,000.00, a subcontracting plan is required by large business concerns. The small disadvantaged set-aside goals in that subcontracting plan shall be less than 5%. The women-owned, small business set-aside goals in that subcontracting plan shall also not be less than 5%. This does not apply if the prime firm is a small business concern. Effective 1 October 1997, A/E firms are now required to register their firms in the Central Contractor Registration database prior to receiving a contract award. This data base provides basic business information, capabilities, and financial information to the Government and complies with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, which requires Federal agencies to have the Taxpayer Identification Number of every contractor and to pay every contractor through electronic funds transfer. A/E contractors will only have to provide this information once with annual updatesor as key company information changes occur. Registration can be accomplished through the World Wide Web at http//www.acq.mil/ec; through any DOD Certified Value Added Network; or a paper may be obtained by calling the DOD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414. Contracting Officer, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Engineering Field Activity, Chesapeake, (Attn: Code 02AE), Washington Navy Yard, Building 212, 901 M Street SE, Washington, DC 20374-5018. Posted 07/18/00 (D-SN476144). (0200)

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