SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- A&E Conservation Practice Design Services
- Notice Date
- 2/3/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Florida State Office, 2614 NW 43rd Street, Gainesville, FL, 32606
- ZIP Code
- 32606
- Solicitation Number
- NRCS-02-FL-04
- Response Due
- 3/5/2004
- Point of Contact
- Lynn Merrill, Contract Specialist, Phone 352-338-9553, Fax 352-338-9574,
- E-Mail Address
-
lynn.merrill@fl.usda.gov
- Description
- The Natural Resources Conservation Service ? Florida announces a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Architect and Engineering firms interested in contracting for A&E Services for design of conservation practices and other types of civil, agricultural, and or environmental engineering services required to design and install conservation practices. Engineering services are required for the preparation of plans, specifications, cost estimates, related studies, and all associated engineering services for the planning, design and construction of conservation practices in various locations in Florida. Construction activities will include construction inspection, checkout, and certification. A&E services are required to provide solutions to natural resource problems including but not limited to erosion control structures on streams, gullies and other eroded areas, design of irrigation systems including preparing irrigation water management plans, and water control structures to safely convey drainage water. The government contemplates the award of three to six Firm-Fixed Price; Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contracts resulting from this competition. The initial contract period will be for one year and the government may, at its option, extend the contract to a maximum of five years by exercising each of the four one year renewal options. Work under each of the contracts will be subject to satisfactory negotiation of individual delivery orders. Each contract will be for a period of one base year and the government may, at its option, extend the contract for 4 one-year option periods. The firms selected are guaranteed a minimum of $5,000 in fees for the base year and a maximum of $500,000 in fees for each year of the contract. Delivery Orders are expected to include civil, agricultural, and or environmental engineering services and other services to design and implement conservation practices with emphasis on erosion control practices, irrigation system design, and water control structures. Engineering services are required to perform all phases of preliminary investigation, design, and construction supervision of conservation practices. Services requested may require performing (1) field investigations (2) engineering surveys (3), geologic and soils investigations, (4) design and preparation of engineering plans and construction specifications, (5) construction layout and certification of completed practices in accordance with NRCS standards, specifications, policy, handbooks, and documentation requirements as set forth in Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide, National Engineering Handbook, the Engineering Field Handbook, Irrigation Guide, National Engineering Manual and Florida supplements to the referenced handbooks. These open-ended contracts could include design for repair and replacement of existing systems and review of services provided by other A&E firms. Services may involve direct consultation, supervision and inspection of construction for a specific project, including reviews and approvals of shop drawings, material selections, quality control testing such as those associated with concrete placement and earth fill compaction. Responses should include proposed sub-consultants for all disciplines including civil, agricultural, environmental, geo-technical, and soil mechanics engineering. Responses should also include the qualifications of personnel and description of facilities, materials, equipment and services to perform the type of tasks described by this notice. The preparation of construction and design documents shall be in electronic format and with approved NRCS computer software. All design drawings will be submitted using AutoCAD, version 2000 or later or other similar CAD software that is directly convertible to AutoCAD. The estimated value of the proposed construction projects is between $1 million and $5 million. Funding is through the NRCS EQIP program. PRESELECTION CRITERIA. Project manager must be a Registered Professional Agricultural, Environmental, and or Civil Engineer licensed in the State of Florida. Those firms that meet the requirements described and wish to be considered must submit an SF330 (Forms SF254 and SF255 may be submitted in lieu of an SF330) to Lynn Merrill, Contract Specialist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 2614 NW 43rd Street, Gainesville, FL 32606-6611. It must be received in this office no later than 4 p.m. on the 30th calendar day after the date of appearance of this announcement in FedBizOpps. Should the due date fall on a weekend or holiday, the SF330 (or Forms SF254 and SF255) will be due the first workday thereafter. The SF330 (or Forms SF254 and SF255) must clearly indicate the office location where the work will be performed and the qualifications of the individuals and subcontractors proposed to work on the contract and their geographical location. Firms responding to this announcement before the closing date will be considered for selection, subject to any limitations indicated with respect to size and geographic location of the firm, specialized technical expertise, or other requirements listed. Selection of firms for negotiation shall be through an order of preference based upon demonstrated competence and qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the type of professional services required. All firms responding to this announcement will be evaluated on the following factors which are shown is descending order of importance. 1. Professional capabilities; 2. Specialized experience and technical competence, including soil mechanics, hydrology, hydraulics, surveying, structure design, construction oversight, and other as required; 3. Capacity to accomplish work in the required time considering current contract work orders and services being provided to other clients; 4. Past performance on contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; 5. Quality control experience; 6. Geographical location in relation to the work assignment and knowledge of the locality of the project, provided that the application of the criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project; and 7. Experience with NRCS standards and specifications. Firms must provide a customer reference list with addresses and telephone numbers, and bidding records (low bid vs. estimate) for all projects listed as related experience, and a project workload schedule showing proposed team members for the project period. This is NOT a Request for Proposals.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Various locations in Florida
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN00514751-W 20040205/040203211856 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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