SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- Indefinite Delivery Contract for Planning, Engineering, and Design Services for the Detroit District
- Notice Date
- 9/18/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit - Civil, 477 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226
- ZIP Code
- 48226
- Solicitation Number
- DACW35-03-R-0012
- Response Due
- 10/21/2003
- Archive Date
- 12/20/2003
- Point of Contact
- Sammie Hart, (313) 226-3658
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit - Civil
(Sammie.Hart@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NA 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Planning, Engineering & Design services, are required for various civil works projects primarily within the Detroit District mission boundary, but could include services anywhere within the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division bou ndaries. The contractor selected will need sufficient resources and flexibility to be able to furnish a full range of professional planning; engineering and design services related to civil works projects in the upper Great Lakes area. Expected services may include, but are not limited to, the following: design of navigation project structures, rehabilitation of buildings, structures &facilities, infrastructure repairs and improvements, flood control structures, shoreline protection & remediation, dredge d material disposal confinement facilities, environmental and ecosystem restoration, watershed studies, and preparation of planning & design report documents, construction plans and specifications & cost estimates The indefinite delivery contract will b e negotiated and awarded for a base period of one year, and two option periods, each one year in duration. The proposed services will be negotiated and obtained through the issuance of individual, fixed-price delivery orders, not to exceed $1,000,000 per order. The annual ceiling for the base year and option years is $1,000,000 per year. An option period may be exercised when the contract amount for the base period or preceding option period has been exhausted or nearly exhausted. A minimum of one inde finite delivery contract will be negotiated and awarded under this announcement. If determined in the best interest of the government, up to two indefinite delivery contracts will be negotiated and awarded. Criteria to be used in allocating orders will i nclude performance and quality of deliverables under the current contract, capacity to accomplish the order in the required time, uniquely specialized experience and equitable distribution of work among the contractors, and other relevant factors. This an nouncement is open to all businesses regardless of their size. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on the part of this work it intends to subcontract. The subcontracting goals for each contract are 57.2% for small businesses (SB); 8.9% for small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), 8.1% for women owned small businesses (WOSB), 3.0% for HUB Zone small businesses, and 3.0% for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. The detailed subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal. 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. Prospective vendors must be registered in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) prior to award of a contract. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: No specific projects are identified at this time. As projects are received for execution, use of the contract awarded under this announcement will be considered if A-E is utilized. The majority of the professional services are required for work related to the Planning, Engineering and Design for rehabilitation of existing navigation, flood control & other civil works structures, and environmental and ecosystem restoration. The estimated range of construction costs for the projects range from $50,000 to $10,000,000. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for the general selection process. The selec tion criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria a-e are primary. Criteria f-h are secondary and will only be used if necessary as tie-breakers in ranking the most high ly qualified firms. (a)Professional Capabilities: A-E contractor will have (either in-house or through consultants) qualified registered professional personne l in the following key disciplines: engineers (practicing in the state where the project is located, i.e., registrations/certifications required for Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin & Indiana). (b)Demonstrate recent (last 10 years) Specialized Experience an d Technical Competence in or related to: harbors jetties & piers or related special (navigation) structures; rivers, canals, waterways & flood control; rehabilitation of buildings structures & facilities; coastal structures including erosion protection; i nflow studies, water quality modeling; mathematical modeling; , dikes & levees; foundations dredging & dredged disposal facilities; site installation and project planning; environmental and ecosystem restoration studies, flood plain studies; use of Micros tation CADD; use of Corps of Engineer standard programs MCACES and SPECINTACT, use of various software packages (standard HEC, WES, NWS programs) for hydraulic/hydrologic engineering and one- and two-dimensional open channel hydraulic modeling; determina tion and forecasting of net basin supplies and watershed studies including a variety of hydrometeorlogic parameters. (c) Capacity to Accomplish the Work: The selected firm shall have available for work on delivery orders adequate professional and technica l personnel in the following disciplines: civil engineering, structural engineering, geotechnical (foundation) engineering, hydraulic engineering, hydrologists, coastal engineers, cost estimating, specification writers, and CAD/CADD experts (draftsmen). (d) Past performance on DoD and other contracts, preferably Corps of Engineers contracts, with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. Selection emphasis will be placed on evaluating past performance on DoD c ontracts as documented in the ACASS database. Firms may include documentation of past performance on recent similar contracts with other Federal agency, State and local governments. The firm must demonstrate an effective quality control program that has d elivered high quality products, on time and within budget. e) Demonstrate knowledge of the Great Lakes locality that the firm possesses to accomplish the planning, engineering and design services to be provided listed in paragraph 1 above. f) The geogr aphic proximity of the firm to the general geographical area of the Detroit District. g ) Firms must show the extent of participation of small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutio ns in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. (h) Volume of DoD contract awards in the last twelve months as described in Note 24. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having capabilities to perform this work must submit two copies of SF 255 (11/92 edition), and two copies of SF 254 (11/92 edition) for the prime firm and all subcontractors, to the above address not later than the 4:30 PM (Eastern dayligh t time) on 21 October 2003. Regulations require that the selection board not consider any submittals received after this time and date. Solicitation packages are not provided. The SF 255s should specifically address the requirements of this announcement . The firm shall present a proposed organization chart and a narrative describing how the organization will function. Those functions to be subcontracted out and to which location shall be clearly identified and at what office (specifically the address o f the office and key person that is assigned there in Block 7C). Include in your submittal the firms ACASS number in the SF 255, Block 3b. For ACASS information, call 503/808-4590. In Block 10, describe owned or leased equipment that will be used to perf orm this contract as well as CADD capabilities. This is not a request for proposal. Cover letters, company literature and extraneous materials are not desire d and will not be considered. Personal visits to discuss this announcement will not be scheduled. As required by acquisition regulations, interviews for the purpose of discussing prospective contractors qualification for the contract will be conducted onl y after submittal review by the selection board. Interviews will be conducted by telephone. This procurement is UNRESTRICTED. Point of Contact: Sammie Hart, Jr. (313) 226-6358.
- Place of Performance
- Address: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit - Civil 477 Michigan Avenue, Detroit MI
- Zip Code: 48226
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 48226
- Record
- SN00437575-W 20030920/030918213301 (fbodaily.com)
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