C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY MULTI-DISCIPLINE ARCHITECT/ENGINEER CONTRACT

Notice Date

September 8, 2000

Contracting Office

U.S. Army Engineer District, Rock Island, Corps of Engineers, Clock Tower Building, P.O. Box 2004, Rock Island, Illinois 61204-2004

ZIP Code

61204-2004

Response Due

October 13, 2000

Point of Contact

Sally Aidala, Contract Specialist, (309) 794-5628, Cynthia J. Pleasant, Contracting Officer, (309) 794-5239

E-Mail Address

Cynthia.J.Pleasant@usace.army.mil (Sally.A.Aidala@usace.army.mil)

Description

1. Contract Information: Indefinite Delivery A/E contract for Multi-Discipline A/E services, primarily Hydraulic/Hydrologic/Geotechnical/Environmental Investigative Services is to be awarded for services primarily within the Rock Island District boundaries (Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri and Minnesota). The contract will consist of individually negotiated task orders with an individual or cumulative total not to exceed $1,000,000 during a one year period, with an option to extend two additional years. The Contractor is guaranteed no less than $20,000 the first year and $10,000 for the option years, if exercised. Multiple awards may be made. This announcement is partially set aside for small business. Tow contracts may be awarded as a result of this announcement. One of the two contracts may be awarded to a large business if an award is determined to be in the best interest of the government. Estimated initial contract award dates are Jan 2001 and Dec 2001. An option period may be exercised early when the amount of the current period reaches $1,000,000. Work will be issued by negotiated firm fixed price task orders not to exceed the base contract amount. The contracting officer will consider the following factors in deciding which contractor will be selected to negotiate an order: performance and quality of deliverables under the current contract, current capacity to accomplish the order in the required time, uniquely specialized experience and equitable distribution of work among the contractors. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under these contracts must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act, as determined relative to the employee's office location (not the location of the work). `To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered in the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Register via the CCR Internet site at http://ccr.edi.disa.mil or by contacting the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414. 2. Project Information: The types of projects may include all or part of the following: (1) Stream gaging. (2) Water quality data collection and laboratory analysis. (3) Project planning studies. (4) Ground surveys of channel and overbank cross sections of streams. (5) Analysis of hydrologic processes including precipitation, runoff, and water supply forecast. (6) Collection and analysis of sediment transport and bed material samples. (7) Performance of reservoir regulation studies. (8) Performance of flood reduction studies. (9) Geotechnical projects; drilling, sampling, testing and geotechnical analysis to include seepage, slope stability, settlement, bearing capacity, and wave analysis reports. May also be required to provide remedial measures to correct deficiencies found in analyses. (10) Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) projects to include Phase I/II ESAs; site/remedial investigations and assessments under CERCLA, RCRA, and TSCA; risk characterization and assessment; environmental monitoring, sampling, and testing; remedial action design; hazardous material and waste management;; and lead, asbestos, PCBs, and radon testing, management and remedial design. Drawings may be required in English or Metric System units. Design and drawings shall be accomplished using computer-aided design & drafting (CADD) in accordance with Tri-Service AEC CADD standards Rock Island Districts CADD/Electronic Submittal Supplements as appropriate, and Bentley Microstation SE (or later) formatted design files. The specifications will be produced in SPECSINTACT with Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) using the Corps of Engineers Construction Guide Specifications. Estimates will be prepared using Corps of Engineers Computer Aided Cost Engineering System (M-CACES). 3. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria are listed in descending order of importance. Criteria a. thru f. are primary. Criteria g. and h. are secondary and will only be used as ``tie-breakers'' among technically equal firms. Small and large businesses will be evaluated separately. (a) Qualified Registered Professional Personnel in the following key disciplines: Civil Engineers, Hydraulic Engineers, Environmental Engineers, , and Soils Engineers. Qualified personnel are required in the following key disciplines: Specification Writers, Estimators, Engineering Technicians, Inspectors, and Draftsmen/CADD operators. The evaluation will consider education, training, registration, and experience; (b) Specialized Experience and Technical Competence in: hydraulic, hydrologic, water resource engineering studies, geotechnical engineering, and environmental engineering, compliance and management (see typical project types in Section 2 above (c) MicroStation CADD software operation, knowledge and experience in computer aided engineering applications. Firms that fail to show Bentley Microstation SE (or later) CADD software will not be considered. (d) Past performance on contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; (e) Capacity to perform two task orders concurrently; (f) LARGE BUSINESS OFFERORS MUST IDENTIFY SUBCONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES with Small Business, HubZone Small Business, Small Woman-Owned Business, and Small Disadvantaged Businesses on their SF255. If selected, the large business offeror will be required to submit a small/small disadvantaged & woman-owned subcontracting plan in accordance with FAR 52-219.9 and DFARS 219.704/705 as a part of the request for proposal package. The following subcontracting goals are the minimum acceptable goals to be included in the subcontracting plan OF THE SUBCONTRACTED WORK (61.4% TO SMALL BUSINESS: 9.1% TO SMALL DISADVANTED BUSINESSES (A COMPOSITE OF SMALL BUSINESS); 5% TO WOMAN OWNED BUSINESS (A COMPOSITE OF SMALL BUSINESS); 1.5% HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS (A COMPOSITE OF SMALL BUSINESS). For additional information please contact Mr. Tom Fratzke, SADBU, 309/794-5474. Large business firms that intend to do any subcontracting must convey their intent to meet the minimum goals on the SF255, Block 6. Written justification must be provided if the minimum goals cannot be provided. Small Businesses should certify size standards established by the Small Business Administration, a size standard of $4.0 million in average annual receipts for general Engineering Services. (g) Geographic proximity to Rock Island, Illinois to provide good work coordination; and (h) Volume of DOD Contracts awarded in the previous 12 months. If concurrent multiple contract awards are made, task orders will be allocated based upon the Contracting Officer's determination of the special qualifications of the firms; the nature of the work involved in the task order; and the immediacy of the work and availability of the firm. Distribution of the work will be a secondary consideration. In the final selection process, the most highly qualified firms may be interviewed. 4. Submittal Requirements: Qualified firms desiring consideration shall submit 4 copies of the SF 255 (11-92 Edition) including organizational chart of key personnel to be assigned to this project, 4 copies of the current SF 254 (11-92 Edition) and 4 copies of any subcontractor's current SF 254. Submittals are to be sent to this office within 30 calendar days from the date of this announcement. Supplemental information regarding specialized experience should be included on SF 255. Firms ACASS No. is to be shown on SF 255, Block 22b. (Call ACASS Center 503-326-3459 for number.) The dollar value of all work for DOD and Corps of Engineers for the past year must be clearly stated in Block 9 of SF 255. Responding firms are required to clearly identify tasks to perform in-house and those to be subcontracted. Firms must submit the names and supporting qualification data of all subcontractors. Firms that do not comply with requirements will be considered non-responsive. No other general notification to firms under consideration for this project will be made and no further action is required. This procurement is Unrestricted. The SIC Code is 8711. No additional project information will be given to A/E firms. Phone calls are discouraged unless absolutely necessary.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000912/CSOL002.HTM (W-252 SN494417)