SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- Engineering Services for Conservation Practices in Wyoming
- Notice Date
- 3/30/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Northern Plains Regional Office, 100 Centennial Mall North, Room 152, Lincoln, NE, 68508-3866
- ZIP Code
- 68508-3866
- Solicitation Number
- NRCS-1-WY-04
- Response Due
- 4/29/2004
- Archive Date
- 5/14/2004
- Point of Contact
- Karen Huff, Regional Contract Specialist, Phone 402-437-4077, Fax 402-437-5165,
- E-Mail Address
-
karen.huff@np.nrcs.usda.gov
- Description
- The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Wyoming announces a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Architect and Engineering (A&E) 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. This procurement will be evaluated using Brooks Act procedures. THIS PROCUREMENT IS UNRESTRICTED and is therefore open to all businesses regardless of size. The primary North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) is 541330. 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 at various locations in Wyoming. Construction activities will include layout, construction inspection, checkout, and certification. A&E services are required to provide solutions to natural resource problems including but not limited to design and inspection of the following CONSERVATION PRACTICES: Pumping Plants, Irrigation Pipelines, Irrigation Sprinkler Systems, Irrigation Surface Systems, Irrigation Diversions, Water Control Structures, Regulating Reservoirs, Irrigation Water Conveyance (gated pipe), Irrigation Land Leveling, Land Smoothing, Obstruction Removal, Precision Land Forming, Spring Development, Stock Watering Facilities, Stock Water Pipelines, Wells, Waste Storage Facilities, Stream bank Protection and Restoration, Grade Stabilization Structures, Dams, Wetland Restoration, Wetland Creation and Wetland Enhancement. We anticipate categorizing this work in four separate areas: pipelines, agricultural waste practices, stream bank protection and restoration, and ponds. Offerors are to indicate specific areas of expertise for which they are responding to in order to be evaluated in accordance with the preselection and selection criteria. The government contemplates the award of one to five Firm Fixed-Price Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantify (IDIQ) type contracts resulting from this competition. The initial contract period will be for the base year which will be from the date of contract award to September 30, 2004. It is anticipated that four option years will be included in the contract. The government, at its option, may extend the contract to a maximum of five years by exercising each of the four one year renewal options. Each option years will be from October 1 through September 30 of each year. Work under each of the contracts will be subject to satisfactory negotiation of individual task orders. The price of any single task order shall be at least $3,000 but shall not exceed $250,000. The maximum order amount for any contract period (base year and each option year) shall be $500,000. The total amount for all contracts pursuant to this announcement in any contract period shall be $500,000. The guaranteed minimum task order value shall be $3,000 for the base-year only. There is no guaranteed minimum for the option periods, if exercised. Task Orders will be negotiated as firm fixed-price procurements for individual or clusters or conservation practices. Engineering Services are required to perform all phases of investigation, design, and construction of conservation practices. Services requested may require performing field investigations, engineering surveys, geologic and soils investigations, design (including hydrology, hydraulics, soils mechanics, structural, etc.), preparation of engineering plans and construction specifications, construction layout, and certification of completed practices in accordance with NRCS standards, specifications, policy, handbooks, and documentation requirements. Applicable references include, but are not limited to, Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide, National Engineering Handbook Series, the Engineering Field Handbook, Irrigation Guide, Agricultural Waste Management Field Handbook, National Engineering Manual and Wyoming supplements to the referenced documents. These materials are available for review in the NRCS State Engineer?s office at 100 East B Street, Casper, WY 82601. 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. All design drawings will be submitted using AutoCAD (version 2000 or later) or TerraModel (version 10.2 or later) or other similar CAD software that is directly convertible to AutoCAD or TerraModel. The estimated construction cost of the proposed individual construction projects will typically be between $3,000 and $250,000. Funding is through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program, Wetland Reserve Program, Agriculture Management and Assistance. PRESELECTION CRITERIA. The project manager must be a Licensed Professional Agricultural and/or Civil Engineer in the State of Wyoming and must have direct experience with the design and implementation of at least two of the conservation practices listed above. Those firms that meet the requirements described and wish to be considered must submit three copies of a form SF 330 or forms SF 254 and SF 255 (the SF 330 is preferred) to Gina Kron, Procurement Specialist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 100 East B Street, Room 3124, Casper, WY 82601. The forms must be received in this office no later than 4 PM on April 30, 2004. The SF 330 (or Forms SF 254 and SF 255) 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 CRITERIA. 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 in descending order of importance. 1) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. Professional design capabilities including specialized experience and technical competence including soil mechanics, hydrology, surveying, structural design, and others required. 2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, including, where appropriate, experience in pipelines, agricultural waste practices, stream bank protection and restoration, and ponds. 3) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time; 4) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; 5) location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project including knowledge of specific natural resource concerns or conditions that affect conservation practice design in that locality; provided, that the application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project; and 6) Familiarity with the type or work done by Natural Resources Conservation Service. 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. 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 an award of a Federal contract. For information regarding registration, contact the CCR Web Site at www.ccr.gov This is NOT a Request for Proposals.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Wyoming
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
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