SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- Architect and Engineering Services, primarily Environmental in nature, to support Military, Civil, HTRW, Work for Others, Design, Planning and Studies within or assigned to the Norfolk District, Corps of Engineers. REPLACES W91236-07-R-0013
- Notice Date
- 3/22/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- US Army Engineer District, Norfolk, 803 Front Street, Norfolk, VA 23510-1096
- ZIP Code
- 23510-1096
- Solicitation Number
- W91236-07-R-0023
- Response Due
- 5/1/2007
- Archive Date
- 6/30/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Architect and engineering services, primarily ENVIRONMENTAL in nature, procured in accordance with PL 92-582 (Brooks AE Act) and FAR Part 36, are required to support Military, Civil Works, HTRW, and Work for Others studies wi thin or assigned to the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (NAICS: 541330) One or more Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDC) will be negotiated and awarded, each with a total contract period not to exceed three years. The contracts may consist of a base period not to exceed one year, with a maximum of two one-year option periods. Alternatively, the contracts may consist of one three-year contract period. The total amount of work will not exceed $3,000,000 per contract. An option period may be ex ercised when the contract amount for the base period or preceding option period has been exhausted or nearly exhausted. Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed-price Task Orders. The contracts may include Task Orders with options for planning and engi neering studies. Award of the first contract is anticipated in 3rd quarter, FY07. The method used to allocate task orders among contracts will include consideration of experience and user needs, capacity to accomplish the order in the required timeframe, p erformance and quality of deliverables, and proximity of the firm to the project. Funds are not presently available for the contracts. THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED PROCUREMENT OPEN TO ALL BUSINESSES, REGARDLESS OF SIZE. If a large business is selected for these contracts, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The subcontracting goals for the Norfolk District are: (1) at least 62 % of a contractor's intended subcont ract amount be placed with small businesses (SB), including small disadvantaged businesses (SDB) and women-owned small businesses (WOSB); (2) a t least 9 % of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with SDB; (3) at least 5 % of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with WOSB; (4) 2 % placed with HUB Zone small businesses; and (5) 3 % placed with Small Business Veteran Owned business. The plan is not required with this submittal. The small business standard for this effort is bas ed on the average annual receipts of the concern and its affiliates for the preceding three (3) fiscal years. A business is small for this effort if its average annual receipts do not exceed $4.5 million. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FA R 22.10) performing under these contracts must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act, as determined relative to the employees office location (not the location of the work). To be eligible for cont ract award, a firm must be registered in the DOD Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Register via the CCR Internet site at http://www.ccr.gov or by contacting the DOD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414. Lack of accurate registratio n in the CCR database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Task orders may be assigned for any work within the jurisdiction of North Atlantic Division but the selection will be based on criteria within the Norfolk District. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION. Projects, primarily ENVIRONMENTAL in nature, may include the preparation of special reports, studies (to include value engineering studies), and development of design criteria as needed for Military, Civil Works, HTRW, and Work for Others work assigned to the Norfolk District and within the North Atlantic Division. These contracts may include site investigations; sample collection; laboratory analysis; studies; reports; technical assistance; cost estimates; environmental assessments; historical preservation plans; landfill closure plans; Virginia pollution discharge elimination system permits; site characterization reports; design work involved with identificati on and remediation of, but not limited to contaminants such as asbestos, lead paint and petroleum hydrocarbons; planning work involving site & utility, environmental, cultural resource, investigations and reports; preparation of programming documents. Th is work could be performed in or around new facilities or repair or renovation to existing facilities. The A-E shall be responsible for drawing preparation using computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) software and delivering the three-dimensional drawi ngs in Autodesk AutoCAD CADD software. All drawings produced for this contract shall be in compliance with the A/E/C CADD Standards as issued by the CADD/GIS Technology Center (http://tsc.wes.army.mil/products/standards/AEC/intro.asp). The Government will only accept the final products , without conversion or reformatting, in the Autodesk AutoCAD 2002 format (.dwg), usable on the target platform specified herein. The target platform is a Pentium 500 HMz, 128 MB Ram, 10 GB Hard Drive with a Windows 2000 oper ating system. Drawings produced by scanning drawings of record or containing photographic images shall be delivered in a raster format compatible with AutoCAD electronic digital format. Drawing files shall also be delivered in Computer-aided Acquisition an d Logistic Support (CALS) CCITT Group 4 raster format electronic digital format for solicitation purposes. All disciplines shall formulate and submit the final analysis product, including all revisions during the design process, at the completion of the de sign process. Design analysis format shall be Adobe Acrobat Portable Data Format (.pdf). 3. SELECTION CRITERIA. See Note 24 for a general description of the AE selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria a-e are primary. Criteri a f-h are secondary and will only be used as tie-breakers among technically equal firms. a. Specialized experience and technical competence in: (1) Environmental studies similar to the categories listed in paragraph 2 above. Projects older than five years will not be considered. Similar projects newer than three years will receive higher ratings. (2) Quality management procedures. Describe the firms quality management procedures (address in block 10 of SF 330). The evaluation will consider quality control coordination between disciplines and subcontractors, quality control procedures (type and timing of reviews, reviewers, etc.). A detailed quality control plan is not required with this submission but will be required subsequent to award of a contract. b. Q ualified registered professional personnel in the key disciplines: environmental, civil, certified industrial hygienist, and land surveyor. Qualifications of the project manager shall also be provided. The evaluation will consider education, registration, and overall and relevant experience. The submittal shall include a matrix showing experience of the proposed lead designers on the projects listed in block 8 of the 330. c. Past Performance on government contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules, as determined from references, other sources or ACASS. d. Knowledge of local conditions within Virginia and the North Atlantic Division, specifically regarding climatic conditions; local construction method s; and local construction climate impact on cost estimating (estimator). Evaluation will look at the specific experience of the listed key disciplines. e. Capacity to initiate work and complete within the time parameters of the project. The evaluation will consider the availability of an adequate number of personnel in the following key disciplines: architect; mechanical; electrical; civil; structural. The evaluation will look at numbers listed in the SF 330 to evaluate the specific team identified for the contract as well as the overall capacity of the team. f. Extent of participation of SB (including WOSB), SDB, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. g. Geographic proximity. h. Volume of DoD contracts aw arded in the last 12 months to the prime A-E firm as described in Note 24. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS. See Note 24 for general submission requirements. All requirements of this announcement must be met for a firm to be considered for selection. Interested firms having capabilities to perform this work are invited to submit a sing le SF 330 for the prime firm and all consultants, to the above address not later than 2:00 PM on the response date indicated above. The SF 330 shall not exceed 1 single sided page per resume, in Block 7, a total of 10 projects in Block 8 and use no smaller than 12 pitch type-font. Submittals by facsimile transmission will not be accepted and will be considered non-responsive. Forms may be obtained through GPO at (202)512-1800 or via the web site at http://contacts.gsa.gov/webforms.nsf/(formslist)?openform&c ount=1000&category=Standard+Forms&expandview. The SF 330 shall clearly indicate the staffing of the office indicated to do the work and must also include the following: a. Block 3: prime firm's ACASS # and distance (in driving miles) from address of office to perform the work to the Norfolk District. For ACASS information, call 503-808-4590 or visit https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/ct/i/; b. Block 3a. include your Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code. c. Firms with more than one office - (1) Block 4: this block should reflect the proposed project team, distinguishing, by discipline, between the number of personnel in the office to perform the work and the total number of personnel in the firm; (2) Block 7, provide resumes for all key team members, whether with the prime firm or a subcontractor; list specific project experience for key team members, and indicate the team members role on each listed project (project manager, architect, design engineer, etc .) and identify where the team member is located if different from SF 330, Block 3b. Block 7c: each key person's office location; d Block 7f: registrations must include the year, discipline and state in which registered; e. Block 8b: Include a descriptive project synopsis of major items of work; f. Block 9. Indicate fee in terms of thousands of dollars, not percentage of work completed. Indicate the contract award dates, number, and amount of fees awarded on DoD (Army, Navy, and Air Force) contracts during the 12 months prior to this notice, including change orders and supplemental agreements for the submitting office only. g. Block 10. The selected firm must have computer connectivity (Internet access with 128 bit encryption, E-mail and a virus protection s oftware) to download or access the SPECSINTACT specification system; the MCACES cost estimating system, and the DrChecks review management system and communicate with government personnel. (1.) Show accessibility to and familiarity with the Construction Cr iteria Base (CCB) and the Criteria Bulletin Board System (CBBS). (2.) Show the ability to produce Adobe Acrobat Portable Data (.pdf) format specifications. (3.) Show familiarity with the Corps of Engineers Computer Aided Cost Estimating System (M-CACES). ( 4.) Show CADD capability with capacity to produce output files in Autodesk AutoCAD 2002 format, including production of Computer-aided Acquisition and Logistic Support(.cal) format files in a Maxview slide show type reader file (.svd) for solicitation purp oses. (5) Show ability to produce CD-RW data disks. All tramission of electronic files (specifications, drawings, and design analyses shall be accomplished on CD-RW disks in the formats specified. (6.) Describe owned or leased equipment that will be used t o perform this contract. (7.) Provide an organizational chart including all key e lements of the design team demonstrating the firms understanding of and ability to execute projects under the contract. (8.) Describe demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design [FAR 36.602-1(a)(6)]. (9.) Describe Quality Management practices. A project specific design quality control plan must be prepared and approved by the Government as a condition of contract award, but is not required with this submission. Pr ior to the final selection, firms considered highly qualified to accomplish the work may be interviewed either by telephone or by formal presentation. 5. CONTINUITY OF EXPERTISE/REQUIREMENT FOR CONSULTANTS: The A-E firm shall utilize experienced, highly qualified design professionals for each of the major design disciplines and for overall coordination of the design. Those design professionals represente d by A-E firm in the Form SF 330 Proposal Document as those responsible for design, design supervision, project management, or quality assurance shall be retained in that respective capacity throughout the design project. Qualified design consultants shall be retained by the A-E if in-house expertise is not suitably qualified. This expertise must remain available during the entire course of project design. In the event that substitution for an original consultant(s) or design team member(s) is required, the Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, shall be notified immediately in writing. The A-E shall furnish documentation indicating the experience and qualifications of the consultant(s) or design team member(s) proposed to replace the original consultant(s) o r design team member(s) for approval by the Contracting Officer; only equally qualified personnel shall be considered. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. SOLICITATION PACKAGES WILL NOT BE PROVIDED.
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Engineer District, Norfolk 803 Front Street, Norfolk VA
- Zip Code: 23510-1096
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 23510-1096
- Record
- SN01257198-W 20070324/070322221549 (fbodaily.com)
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