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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 25, 2002 FBO #0054
SOLICITATION NOTICE

C -- Architect Engineering services required for up to five indefinite delivery Construction Management contracts - may be used for missions of the Baltimore District

Notice Date

1/23/2002
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore - Military, 10 South Howard Street, Baltimore, MD 21203
 

ZIP Code

21203
 

Solicitation Number

DACA31-02-R-0024
 

Response Due

2/27/2002
 

Archive Date

3/29/2002
 

Point of Contact

Paula Schultz, 410.962.4000
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore - Military
(paula.schultz@usace.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

NA INFORMATION: Architect Engineering services are required for up to five indefinite delivery Construction Management contracts that may be used for missions of the Baltimore District. Up to two awards will be set-aside for small businesses. These will be in dependent contracts with a maximum total value of $3,000,000 each. This is not a multiple award scenario as defined under FASA. Each contract will be for a base period of up to 12 months, with options to extend the contract for two additional periods of 12 months each. Individual task orders will not exceed the $1,000,000 amount per period. The contract amount for the base period and any option period will not exceed $1,000,000 each. Individual task orders shall not exceed $1,000,000. A firm-fixed-price con tract will be negotiated. When one or more AE Indefinite Delivery-Type contract with similar scopes of work exists, the basis for selecting an AE for a particular delivery order will be based on several factors. Among these factors are current capacity of the contracts, ability of the AE to perform the task in the required time, any unique specialized experience that the AE can offer, and performance and quality of deliverables under the AE's current IDTC, along with customer responsiveness. While this proc ess is necessarily a subjective process, the intent of this contract is to satisfy customer needs in an expeditious and cost effective mode. Contracts may be issued up to twelve months after selection approval and will be issued based on the order of ranki ng of the firms by the selection board. The number of contracts that will be issued will be dependent on the amount of work that will be required. Small businesses are encouraged to team with other small businesses. PROJECT INFORMATION: Provide Construction Management Support Services and engineering/design for the Construction Division, Baltimore District, Corps of Engineers, Baltimore, Maryland. Firms shall furnish all construction management support services and as sociated travel and subsistence necessary to assure construction contractor compliance with contract drawings and specifications for assigned construction projects of Construction Division Branch offices as defined in the Scope of Work. The services may in clude all or any of the following tasks: (1) Preparation and/or review of construction cost estimates; (2) Construction contractor claim and delay/impact analyses; (3) Biddability and constructability reviews of pending projects; (4) Specialized quality as surance testing; (5) Civil, electrical and mechanical (including elevator) testing and inspection; (6) Specialized Technical consulting assistance; (7) Specialized Survey Operations; (8) Specialized Environmental Science Technical consulting assistance; (9 ) Complete Construction Management and Quality Assurance assistance for a variety construction, dredging, and earthwork projects. The selected firms will work with the Corps of Engineers to determine that construction work placement and the construction co ntractor's administration meets all contract requirements. SELECTION CRITERIA: The criteria, which will be the basis for selection of firms, are generally described as the following. A. For the set-aside portion: at least 50% of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern. In addition to the above, the criteria for consideration for selection includes: (1) The firm's management approach; (2) The firm's past experience; (3) Personnel qualifications (all contractor personnel must be U.S. citizens); (4) Past Performance on similar contracts in terms of quality control as assurance, cost control, and meeting established schedules; ( 5) Capacity to perform task directives within prescribed time; and (6) Compatibility with the District's IBM PC compatible system for scheduling and network analysis. B. The availability of an adequate number of personnel in the key disciplines shall be p resented to insure that the firm can meet the potential of working on multiple task orders concurrently. The key disciplines that are required are: Registered and licensed personnel for the following disciplines: Architect, civil engineer, electrical engin eer, structural engineer, mechanical engineer, fire protection engineer, geotechnical engineer, land surveyor, and industrial hygienist (in lieu of a registered fire protection engineer, a registered architect or a registered engineer whose principal dutie s are fire protection engineering and who is a full member in good standing of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers will be accepted), and (2) certified cost engineers and scheduling specialist. The evaluation will consider each persons education, trai ning, overall and relevant and longevity with the firm. the availability of an adequate number of personnel in the key disciplines shall be presented to insure that the firm can meet the potential of working on multiple task orders concurrently. C. Work Management: A proposed management plan shall be presented which shall include an organization chart and briefly address management approach, team organization, quality control procedures, cost control, coordination of in-house disciplines and consu ltants, and prior experience of the prime firm and any significant consultants on similar projects. The SF 255 shall clearly indicate the staffing of the office indicated to do the work. D. Past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. E. The firm shall discuss in the SF 255 how these services will be obtained for a particular task order. F. Extent of participation of small business firms including woman-owned small business (WOSB), Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), HUB Zone small business firms and minority institutions in the propo sed contract team, measure as a percentage of the total estimated effort. G. Volume of DOD contracts awarded in the last 12 months as described in Note 24. SUBCONTRACTING PLAN REQUIREMENTS: If the selected firm is a large business concern, a subcontracting plan with the final fee proposal will be required, consistent with Section 806 (b) of PL 100-180, 95-907, and 99-661. A minimum of 40% of the total planned subcontracting dollars shall be placed with small business concerns. At least 15% of total planned subcontracting dollars shall be placed with Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), to include Historically Black College and University or Minority Instituti ons, 2.5% to HUB Zone small business firms, 8% with Women-Owned Small Businesses, and 3% with Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. Baltimore District (CENAB) encourages WOSB and SDB participation as prime contractors. The plan is not required with this submitta l. The size standard for this procurement is $4,000,000 average annual receipts over the last 3 fiscal years; the Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC), is 8711; the North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 541330. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms must submit an SF255 for the prime. SF 254s must be submitted for the prime and for each consultant. These forms shall be submitted to the above address not later th an 4:00PM on 27 February 2002. The SF 255 and SF 254 shall clearly indicate the staffing of the office indicated to do the work. Only one copy of a submission (SF 255/SF254) is required at this time. Short listed firms may be requested to submit up to 2 ad ditional copies of their proposal. The Baltimore District does not retain SF 254?s on file. In block 9 of the SF 255, the prime shall provide contract award dates for all projects listed in that section. One Preselection Board and one Selection Board will be conducted from this solicitation. Telephone interviews with be conducted with the short listed firms. In order to comply with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, all contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be considered for award of a Federal contract. A paper copy may be obtained from the DOD Electronic Comm erce Information Center at 888-227-2423 or Contact CCR web site at http://www.ccr2000.com. Mailing address to send proposals: US Army Corps of Engineers, 10 South Howard St., Room 7000, Baltimore, MD 21201, ATTN: Susan Sonenthal. Mrs. Sonenthal can be reached at 410-962-7646 and via Internet susan.j.sonenthal@nab02.usace.army.mil. Solicitation packages are not provided. Personal visits for the purpose of discussing this announcement will not be scheduled. This is not a request for proposal.
 

Web Link

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

Place of Performance

Address: US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore - Military 10 South Howard Street, Baltimore MD

Zip Code: 21203

Country: US
 

Record

SN20020125/00018043-020123210255 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(will not be valid after Archive Date)

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