SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- Indefinite Delivery Contract for Hydrographic and Geodetic Control Surveying Services
- Notice Date
- 2/4/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Portland District, US Army Corps of Engineers, Contracting Division (CENWP-CT_, P.O. Box 2946, Portland, OR 97208-2946
- ZIP Code
- 97208-2946
- Solicitation Number
- W9127N-04-R-0012
- Response Due
- 3/3/2004
- Archive Date
- 5/2/2004
- Point of Contact
- Viann Colebank, 503-808-4621
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Portland District, US Army Corps of Engineers
(viann.m.colebank@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- CONTRACT INFORMATION. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District, proposes to contract for Hydrographic and Geodetic Control surveying services. This synopsis is intended to result in an A/E Indefinite Delivery; Indefinite Quantity c ontract with a $250,000 is a Not-To-Exceed (NTE) award limit and a base period of one year. There is no minimum guarantee; funds may or may not be obligated under Task Orders (TO) as specified therein. The contract will contain 2 options. Each option, if e xercised, would add an additional period of one year and increase the contract NTE amount by $250,000. Any option period may be exercised at the discretion of the Government before expiration of the previous period. Each TO issued under this contract will be NTE $100,000. The estimated award date of this contract is 30 April 2004. The resulting contract may be made available for use by other USACE elements with the consent of the Awardee. The Service Contract Act applies to the wages and benefits of service employees (FAR 22.10) performing under this contract. To be eligible for award a firm must be registered with the Department of Defense (DoD) Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. Register at the CCR Internet site http://www.ccr.gov/index.cfm or by contacting the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414. This solicitation requires all interested firms to have on-line access to email via the Internet. Notifications will be via email, therefore, email address must be shown in bl ock 3 of the SF 255. Large Business firms who are short-listed will be required to submit a subcontracting plan before selection and before negotiations begin for contract award. A-E firms meeting the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit a complete, updated Standard Form (SF) 254, Architect Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, and SF 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project. TYPICAL SERVICES. Typical services to be provided will in clude hydrographic surveying, establishment of geodetic control, multi-beam high-resolution bathymetric surveys and some topographical mapping and charting. The selected firm must be able to produce topographical mapping data on a CADD system, provide com plete hydrographic survey data files on CD ROMs or zip disks in an ASCII format and in Intergraph Microstation J DGN format, version 6.0 or in an AutoCADD DWG file format and provide design drawings that are fully compatible with Portland Districts Intergr aph CADD software, and the Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional operating system. The following services may be required under the contract, but will not be a basis for selection: Report preparation, planning reports, progress reports, topographic survey s horeline work, Supervisory Surveyor and Party Chiefs reports, meeting safety standards, checking submissions for computer viruses, site investigation and analysis. SF 254/255s need not include information on these items; however, the firm selected for nego tiation may be required to furnish these services during the course of the contract. SELECTION CRITERIA. DoD regulations direct the selection of A/E firms based on the professional and technical qualifications necessary to perform the required services. Responses must comply with the requirements of this announcement and must be submitted prior to the closing date and time to be considered for selection. Selection criteria for this contract are as follows and are listed in descending order of importance, first by major criteria, then by sub-criteria. (A) Professional Qualifications: Evaluat ion will consider personnel to be assigned to the project, education, training, registration, overall and relevant experience in hydrographic and geodetic surveying and longevity with the firm. The firm must employ in-house an individual who has a Professi onal Land Surveyor license in the states of Oregon and Washington. The f ollowing disciplines will be evaluated: (1) Supervisory Project Surveyor, shall be a registered professional surveyor in Oregon and Washington; (2) Computer/CADD Technician, shall be proficient in the operation of a computer aided design and drafting syst em, office PC computers, software programs, chart preparation and plotting programs. Minimum of 2 years experience, of which at least 1 year shall have been in the position of CADD operator, (3) Hydrographic Computer Technician, minimum of 2 years experie nce, at least 1 year shall have been in the position of Hydrographic Computer Technician, Clerical, they shall be proficient in typing and filing and in completing an ENG Form 93, PAYMENT ESTIMATE, CONTRACT PERFORMANCE, (5) Party Chief, minimum of 6 years experience, 2 years in the position of Party Chief, (6) 1st Survey Technician, minimum of 2 years experience in general field surveying, (7) 2nd Survey Technician, minimum of 1 year of experience in general field surveying, (8) Survey Aide, must have knowl edge of surveying techniques and be physically able to perform the work as required, (9) Boat Operator, shall have a current valid US Coast Guard License to navigate passenger carrying vessels. The personnel operating the work/safety boat shall have comple te knowledge of the Navigation Rules for International and Inland Waters and an appropriate license to operate the work/safety boat. (B) Specialized Experience and Technical Competence: Evaluation will consider specialized experience on similar projects, q uality management procedures, pollution prevention, compatibility with Intergraph Microstation J, version 6.0 format CADD system and technical capabilities such as equipment resources to perform the required services. The AE firm must have at a minimum: (1 ) five years experience in hydrographic surveying with at least two years of direct technical responsibility for hydrographic surveying of navigable harbors and channels, (2) available in-house staff with the knowledge of modern electronic horizontal posit ioning systems including the Global Positioning System (GPS) with the capability of providing sub-meter accuracy in the dynamic mode, (3) experienced staff available for operation of a vessel during survey operations; (4) the capacity to perform multi-beam surveys, backscatter acquisition and presentation, side-scan sonar, sub-bottom profiling and bottom classification work, (5) one permanent employee must possess, or provide copy of application submitted for intent to possess within one year, certification by the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) as an Inshore Certified Hydrographic Surveyor, (6) Survey vessel with a minimum length of 24 feet and a demonstrable speed of 20 knots, and a work boat with a minimum length of 12 feet. The survey vessel requires an electronic positioning and depth finding system utilizing modern surveying software and a digital/analog depth recorder with a motion sensor unit, adequate heading sensor to meet IHSO standards, sound velocity profiler and/or temperature and salinity meters in order to calculate proper speed of sound for shallow water survey requirements, and survey instruments, computers and other pertinent equipment necessary for geodetic control survey work. (C) Knowledge of the Locality: Evaluation wi ll consider the: (1) knowledge of local river basins, geological features, coast line features, tides and climatic conditions of Oregon/Washington, (2) availability of AE to meet frequently with Corps personnel at the Portland District headquarters in Port land, Oregon, and (3) ability to mobilize to Oregon/Washington sites on short notice; Capacity to Accomplish the Work: Evaluation will consider adequate staffing available to accomplish required work on expected task orders as needed. Ability to provide at least two crews for surveying, data collection and post processing simultaneously; Past performance: Evaluation will consider past performance on DOD contrac ts and other Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with schedules. For selection criteria the government will also evaluate each firms past performance and performance rating(s) from the Architec t-Engineer Contract Administration Support System (ACASS) during the evaluation process, which can affect the selection outcome. Subcontractors will also be evaluated. Offeror shall identify each firm by name, discipline and size status on SF255. (D) Small Business Participation: Firms shall be evaluated according to the extent of participation of small businesses per the Small Business Assoc. and FAR guidelines in performance of this contract, whether as a joint venture, teaming arrangement, or subcontract or, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort; SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS. Contacted firm(s) having the capability to perform this work must submit three copies each of SF 254 (11/92 Edition) and SF 255 (11/92 Edition) for the prime firm and all consultants to: USACE Portland District, 333 SW First Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204-3495, Attn: CENWP-CT-C, David Ebner, not later than the close of business (4:00 p.m. PDT) 3 March 2004. Include the firms ACASS number in SF 255, Block 3b. Verbal presenta tion of qualifications will not be permitted. This is not a request for proposal. Solicitation packages are not provided. Direct technical questions to: Dan Proudfit (503) 808-4349 or Gail Sakach (503) 808-4357. Direct administrative questions to David Eb ner, (503) 808-4611. Reference W9127N-04-R-0012. NAICS 541360.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Portland District, US Army Corps of Engineers Contracting Division (CENWP-CT_, P.O. Box 2946 Portland OR
- Zip Code: 97208-2946
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 97208-2946
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