C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR DESIGN OF VARIOUS MEDICAL AND LABORATORY FACILITY PROJECTS WITHIN THE SAVANNAH DISTRICT

Notice Date

October 31, 2001

Contracting Office

US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah -- Military Works, P.O. Box 889, Savannah, GA 31402-0889

ZIP Code

31402-0889

Solicitation Number

DACA21-02-MEDI

Response Due

December 3, 2001

Point of Contact

Elaine Radcliffe, (912) 652-5416, FAX (912) 652-5828

E-Mail Address

US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah -- Military Works (elaine.p.radcliffe@sas02.usace.army.mil)

Description

Point of Contact: Stephen Bell 912-652-6111 WEB: Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Contracting, http://www.usace.army.mil/. E-MAIL: Leila Hollis, leila.hollis@sas02.usace.army.mil. The Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, requires the ser vices of Architect-Engineer firms for design of various medical and laboratory facility projects within the Savannah District boundaries or in support of the USACE Medical Facilities Center of Expertise and the Air Force Health Facilities Office. Up to thr ee contracts will be awarded, each consisting of a base ordering period and four option periods, each period not to exceed one year, for a total of five years. The total of all task orders during each ordering period may not exceed $1,000,000. Option 4, i f exercised, may or may not exceed $1,000,000. Individual task orders may not exceed $1,000,000. Individual task orders may include options for final design, geotechnical survey, etc... The total amount of each contract over the five year ordering period may not exceed $5,000,000. 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 t he order in the required time, uniquely specialized experience, and equitable distribution of work among the contractors. The first contract is anticipated to be awarded in January 2002. The contracts are anticipated to be used for projects within the Sav annah District boundaries, but will be used primarily to provide services within the geographic boundaries of other U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Districts in support of USACE Medical Facilities Center of Expertise CONUS or OCONUS or in support of the Air Fo rce Health Facilities Office CONUS or OCONUS. Other Corps Districts may place task orders against this contract. This announcement is open to all firms regardless of size. Large business offerors must identify subcontracting opportunities with small busine ss and small disadvantage business on SF 255. If selected, the large business offeror will be required to submit a small/small disadvantaged & women owned subcontracting plan in accordance with FAR 52.219.9 and DFARS 219.704/705 as a part of the request fo r proposal package. The following subcontracting goals are the minimum acceptable goals to be included in the subcontract plan. Of the subcontracted work 62% to small business, 10% to small disadvantaged business which is a composite of small business, 5% to women-owned business which is a composite of small business, 2.5% to HUBZone small business which is a composite of small business, 3% Veteran-owned small business which is a composite of small business. Large business firms that intend to do any subcon tracting must convey their intent to meet the minimum subcontracting goals on the SF 255, Block 6. Written justification must be provided if the minimum goals cannot be provided. For additional information concerning Subcontracting Plan requirements, pleas e contact Ms. Leila Hollis, Contract Specialist at 912-652-5105. The plan is not required with this submittal. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Work may include preparation of design tools, design criteria documents, studies, concept designs, final designs, constru ction phase services, and review of designs prepared by others. Criteria and design tools may include such work as an update of the military medical equipment planning system. Studies may include such work as: surveying existing medical facilities for arch itectural, structural, utility system, life safety and fire safety code deficiencies; preparation of planning and programming documents and economic analyses for additions, alterations, and replacement facility projects; preparation of Statement of Conditi on surveys for Joint Commission Accreditation Review; and preparation of functional and technical concept of operation manuals. Design efforts may include new f acilities and additions, alterations, and upgrades to existing facilities. Construction phase services may include preparation of operation and maintenance documentation and shop drawing review. Studies and designs will be prepared in the English or metric system of measurement. Cost estimates will be prepared on IBM-compatible personal computers using Corps of Engineers' Computer Aided Cost Estimating System: software provided by Government, PACES Cost Estimating System, or similar software. Design drawin gs will be produced in a format fully compatible with latest versions of Microstation and Autocadd at time of contract award. Specifications will be produced in SPECINTACT using Unified Facilities Guide Specifications. Responses to Government review commen ts will be provided on Corps of Engineers Automated Review Management System or Design Review and Checking System. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance. Criteria a-e are primary. Criteria f-g are secondary and will be used as tie-breakers among technically equal firms. a. Specialized experience and technical competence of the firm and consultants in: 1.) Planning, programming and design of medical and la boratory facilities. 2.} Life safety and fire protection design of medical and laboratory facilities 3.) Experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials 4.) Use of automated design systems descri bed above: M-CACES, CADD, SPECINTACT, ARMS and DrChecks. b. Qualified professional personnel in the following key disciplines: project management; medical and laboratory facility planning; architecture; mechanical, electrical, fire protection, structural, civil, and communication engineering; cost estimating; certified industrial hygienist; equipment planning and interior design. Registered professionals are required in the following disciplines: architecture, mechanical, electrical, structural, and civil engineering. The fire protection engineer must be either: an engineer having BS or MS degree in FP engineering from an accredited university engineering program, plus a minimum of 5 years work experience in FP engineering; or, a registered PE who has passe d the NCEE FP engineering written exam; or, a registered PE in a related engineering discipline with a minimum of 5 years experience dedicated to FP engineering. The evaluation will consider education, training, registration, overall and relevant experienc e, and longevity with the firm. c. Experience producing quality medical and laboratory designs based on an evaluation of the firm's design quality management plan. The DQMP should include an organization chart and briefly address management approach, team organization, quality control procedures, cost control, value engineering, coordination of in-house disciplines and subcontractors, prior experience of the prime firm and any significant consultants on similar projects and familiarity with the Department o f Defense Antiterrorism/Force Protection: ATFP minimum construction standards for design of facilities as determined from ACASS and other sources. d. Capacity and necessary experience to perform two simultaneous $500,000 task orders in a 180-day period. Th e evaluation will consider the experience of the firm and any consultants in similar projects, the location of the projects and the availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines. e. Past performance on DoD and other contracts with resp ect to cost control, quality of work, compliance with performance schedules. f. Degree of participation of SB, SDB, WOB, HBCU or MI as prime contractor, subcontractor or joint venture partner. g. Volume of DoD contract awards in the last 12 months as descr ibed in Note 24. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capability to perform this work must s ubmit TWO copies of SF 255: 11/92 edition for Prime and TWO copies of SF 254, 11/92 edition, for Prime and all consultants to the following address: U.S. Army Engineer District, Savannah, ATTN: CESAS-EN-ES, Natasha Givens, 100 West Oglethorpe Avenue, Sava nnah, GA 31401-3640, no later than the close of business on 3 December 2001. No faxed submittals will be accepted. Include the firm's ACASS number in the SF 255, Block 3b. For ACASS information call 503/808-4591. In SF 255, block 7, list specific project e xperience for key team members and indicate the team members role on each listed project: project manager, architect, design engineer, etc. In SF 255, block 10, provide the DQMP and the names and telephone numbers of clients as references on three most r ecent, nonmilitary, medical facility designs. A project specific design quality control plan must be prepared and approved by the Government as a condition of contract award, but is not required with this submission. Short listed firms may be requested to submit up to 5 additional copies. Solicitation packages are not provided. Cover letters and extraneous materials: brochures, etc. are not desired and will not be considered. Phone calls are discouraged unless absolutely necessary. Personal visits for the purpose of discussing this announcement will not be scheduled. This is not a request for a proposal.

Web Link

Army Single Face to Industry (http://acquisition.army.mil)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011102/CSOL008.HTM (D-304 SN512002)