SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- La Grande Air Tanker Base - Runway Ramp Design
- Notice Date
- 3/22/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-6 Western Washington Acquisition Area, Gifford Pinchot NF, 10600 NE 51st Circle, Vancouver, Washington, 98682
- ZIP Code
- 98682
- Solicitation Number
- AG-05K3-S-10-0023
- Point of Contact
- Justin C Holder, Phone: 360 891-5082, Eric R. Neckel, Phone: 3608915080
- E-Mail Address
-
jholder@fs.fed.us, eneckel@fs.fed.us
(jholder@fs.fed.us, eneckel@fs.fed.us)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- PROJECT INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest has a requirement for engineering services related to the repair of pavement at the La Grande Air Tanker Base. The intent of the Forest Service is to procure a design for the repair/reconstruction of a ramp that provides access to the La Grande Airport taxilanes and runways. The La Grande Air Tanker Base is located at 59973 Downs Road, La Grande, in Union County, Oregon. The Air Tanker Base is a significant National and Regional Fire Management Asset. It provides fire suppression support services to 35,000 square miles of Southeast Washington, Northeast Oregon, and Central Idaho. During a major fire event, it can support up to 6 air tanker aircraft, 3 lead or attack light aircraft and 40 personnel. During an average season, 160 loads, or 390,000 gallons, of retardant are dispatched for fire suppression activities. The ramp requiring repair is an asphaltic cement concrete area that is an essential component of the base providing areas for the following: 1) parking and loading of aircraft, 2) maintenance inspections and work on aircraft, and 3) access to the La Grande Airport taxilanes and runways. The ramp facilities have an inadequate pavement structure for fire support operations performed at the site. Repair and reconstruction of the ramp area is required to allow continued use of the site by air tankers and lead/attack light aircraft which support of wildland fire suppression. The current pavement structure has extensive cracking due to thermal expansion occurring in the pavement. In 2004, a capital improvement project provided new facilities at the site: an air tanker base operations building, a hot shot crew office/training building, a fire retardant tank farm, and various site improvements. The Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) loading pads and the Asphaltic Cement Concrete (ACC) immediately surrounding the pads were part of the project work. However, the larger portion of the ramp area, with existing thermal cracking was not reconstructed due to a loss of funding. The thermal cracks were then cleaned and filled with a crack sealant. During 2006, Regional Aviation and Forest Fire personnel visited the site and determined that the ramp area had major, and severe, thermal cracking across an area of 90,000 square feet of the ramp. This cracking had extended approximately twenty feet into the reconstructed ramp area near the loading pads and filled cracks had reopened or expanded in width. The cracks vary from 1 inch to 8 inches in width and are currently 6 inches to 8 inches in depth. This project will provide engineering design services for the Air Tanker Base ramp structure that; •Result in a structurally sound, safe ramp that provides resistance to thermal expansion and cracking •allows access by all types of aircraft between the parking areas, ramp access, and airport runways •provides a safe, efficient working space for the parking, loading, and maintenance work that occurs at the base •provides a stable pavement with a minimum expected life of 20 years CONTRACT INFORMATION: This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks Act (P.L. 92-582) as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work. The Government anticipates award of a firm fixed price contract for the services described in this synopsis. In accordance with FAR 52.219-10 this procurement is advertised pursuant to the Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program and is open for unrestricted competition. The NAICS Code is 541330 and the Size Standard is $4.5 million. All interested firms who choose to submit a Standard Form 330 will be considered. In accordance with FAR clause 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003), all contractors doing business with the federal government must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to any award. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested parties shall submit the following: One (1) original and two (2) copies of SF 330 for the prime offeror (which also includes a completed Part II for the firm and key sub-consultants) addressing following selection criteria information. 1. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. Submission requirements: A.Provide brief resumes of proposed team members who will specifically serve as the Project Managers, Designers of Record, and Testing Entity (Civil Engineer, Pavement Engineer, Geotechnical Engineer, etc). B.Provide resumes of other relevant team members, such as: Surveyor, and Cost Estimator. C.Provide brief resumes of team members who will perform technical tasks under this contract (including sampling and testing). The Designers of Record shall perform and direct the design within their respective discipline and shall sign and seal the drawings. All Designers of Record must be professionally registered in their discipline in the State of Oregon. Each resume shall include a maximum of five (5) specific completed projects that best illustrate the individual team members experience relevant to this contract scope. 2. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE: Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work. Submission Requirement: A.Provide a detailed narrative of up to ten (10) maximum relevant projects (not ten projects for each firm or consultant), completed within the last five (8) years, that best illustrate overall team experience relevant to this contract scope. List projects that demonstrate the team’s experience with projects of similar size and scope to those to be performed under this contract. B.Describe the team’s experience in design of pavement systems for airports. C.Describe the team’s knowledge of geotechnical investigation and evaluation for pavement system design; D.Describe the team’s experience in sustainable design, water quality, working with/understanding of FAA, and meeting federal requirements for material reuse/recovery; 3. ORGANIZATION, MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY CONTROL Discussion of the firm’s organization and management process. Demonstrated success of the Quality Control (QC) program used by the firm to ensure quality products. Submission Requirement: In a narrative form, A.Outline the firm’s approach to design and project management. Document the firm’s ability to handle projects with multiple end-users and complex requirements; B.Describe the team’s organization. Provide an organization chart that identifies the overall relationship and lines of authority of the proposed team. Include firm names, key personnel and their discipline/specialty. Describe the extent of the A/Es previous experience with the proposed consultants and its demonstrated ability to effectively manage the prime-consultant relationship. Discuss how projects located outside of the firm’s typical area of operation will be addressed; C.Describe the prime’s QC program, identify the person primarily responsible for the QC program, and indicate how the prime will ensure quality consistently across the entire team. Illustrate success in implementing the program; and D.Address the team’s QC processes for checking and verifying plans and specifications for errors, omissions and quality, documenting design decisions, and incorporating and tracking review comments. Of special interest are the QC processes in place that minimize the Forest Services effort to QA the firm’s work project for errors, omissions, and quality. 4. PAST PERFORMANCE Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules. Points of contact provided in other criteria may be contacted. A firm with no record of federal past performance information shall be evaluated neither favorably nor unfavorably. Submission Requirement: A.Discuss firm’s ability to work with Government entities and design standards or similar relevant experience with other entities (including FAA). B.For each Federal project provided as experience under Criteria 1 and Criteria 2, provide a copy of all performance evaluations (architect-engineer) issued for that contract. For non-Federal contracts, provide facility owner documentation of the firm’s performance issued on that contract. If no documentation exists, so state. C.Provide accessible owner points of contact: name, title, address, telephone number, and fax number D.Provide copies of awards and letters of appreciation/ commendation. 5. CAPACITY This consists of a firm’s capacity to accomplish the work in the required time. Submission Requirements: A.For the prime and each proposed consultant to be assigned to the team, list all current projects with a design fee of greater than $20,000 being designed in the firm’s office. For firms with multiple offices, only include this information for offices identified as part of the proposed design team. For each project, identify the current design fee, the current stage of design, and the anticipated design completion date. Indicate the firm’s present workload and the availability of the project team (including sub-consultants) for the specified contract performance period B.Describe experience in successfully delivering projects per performance schedule, providing timely construction support, and successfully completing multiple projects with similar delivery dates C.Discuss how surge workload will be managed. 6. LOCATION This item is a measurement of the firm’s location in the general geographical area of the projects and knowledge of the locality of the projects. Submission Requirements: A.Describe and illustrate the team’s knowledge of design approaches, construction materials, codes/ordinances, costs, and other conditions unique to the geographic area related to the contract for which the submittal is being made. B.Documentation of the firm’s ability to provide at least 35% overall design services in-house from an existing office within the geographical area from which a preponderance of the work related to the specific contract for which the offeror has requested consideration will be drawn. Additional consideration will be given for each major consultant to the prime (i.e. architectural, structural, fire protection, etc) with an existing office within the same geographical area. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: All information must be included in the SF 330 package. To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered in both the Central Contractor Registration Database (http://www.ccr.gov) and the Online Representations and Certifications Application (http://orca.bpn.gov). The firm rated by the Evaluation Board (EB) as the most qualified shall receive the RFP package with the terms and conditions applicable to any resultant contract. Should the Forest Service and selected contractor be unable to reach an agreement on a fee and contract terms, the negotiations will be terminated and the Forest Service will enter in to negotiations with the next highest ranked firm. Those firms that meet the requirements in this announcement and wish to be considered must submit their Standard Form 330 per above listed Submission Requirements, to: USDA Forest Service Gifford Pinchot National Forest Attn: Contracting 10600 NE 51st Circle Vancouver, WA 98682 Submissions will be made no later than 3:30 p.m., Pacific Daylight Savings Time, on April 21, 2010. Submittals received after this date and time will not be considered. Firms not providing the required information may be negatively evaluated. Facsimile submittals will not be accepted.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Gifford Pinchot National Forest, 10600 NE 51st Circle, Vancouver, Washington, 98682, United States
- Zip Code: 98682
- Zip Code: 98682
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