SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Engineering Services Support for the Sanitation Facilities Construction Branch, Tucson IHS - RFP 12-161-SOL-00008
- Notice Date
- 2/27/2012
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Dallas Office of Engineering Services, 1301 Young Street, Suite 1071, Dallas, Texas, 75202
- ZIP Code
- 75202
- Solicitation Number
- 12-161-SOL-00008
- Point of Contact
- Dan D. Finley, Phone: 2147675255
- E-Mail Address
-
dan.finley@ihs.gov
(dan.finley@ihs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Request for Proposal Document This acquisition is set-aside for small business participation. The applicable North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code is 541330. The small business size standard for this NAICS code is average annual revenue $14 Million or less. Only proposals from firms meeting this size standard will be considered. The Division of Engineering Services, on behalf of the Sanitation Facilities Construction Branch (SFCB), Tucson IHS Area Office, solicits proposals for Engineering Services to support SFCB programs under the responsibility of the Tucson IHS Area Office. The estimated quantity of engineering services hours that will be required monthly is 265. However, the Indian Health Service plans to award a Requirements-type services contract under this solicitation, and the quantity of hours estimated is not a guarantee of any specific amount of engineering services work under the resultant contract. 1. Required Services The Contractor shall prepare written guidelines, procedures, reports and technical specifications, perform records management duties, conduct engineering evaluations and investigations, plan and design sanitation facilities construction projects, and conduct home inventory field surveys and associated data entry of survey results. The Contractor shall provide specific staff members nominated in the proposal and accepted by the IHS to perform all work required under this contract. The individual staff members may be changed or substitutions put in place only after a written request has been formally approved by the Contracting Officer. A. Place of Duty & Duty Hours -The primary place of duty for the contractor's employees will be the Tucson IHS Area Office, Division of Environmental Health and Engineering, Sanitation Facilities Construction Branch, 7900 South J. Stock Road, Tucson, Arizona 85746. Duty hours may vary as appropriate for interaction with SFCB staff of the Tucson IHS Area Office. B. Work Oversight and Government-Provided Work Tools - Contractor employees' work assignments will be provided by an IHS technical advisor in terms of defining project objectives, general methods, priorities, and deadlines for each major assignment. The Government will provide office space and allow the Contractor employees use of hardware, software and other engineering tools appropriate and adequate to perform assigned tasks. 2. Required Qualifications The contractor employees provided under any resultant contract shall possess the following minimum qualifications: •Design Capabilities - Must have knowledge and experience in the design of water and sewer facilities and other civil engineering projects using Computer Aided Design (CAD). •Data Systems - Must have knowledge and skills in using data systems with the capability to learn specialized data systems for tracking homeowner inventory and project information. •Written Communication - Must have strong written communication skills with experience related to drafting guidelines and technical provisions and compiling final reports as related to sanitation facilities construction projects. •Education - Recognized Bachelor of Science Degree from an ABET-accredited university in Civil or Environmental Engineering, including satisfactory completion of course work covering the following topic areas: water supply, wastewater disposal, and fluid mechanics. •Professional Registration - Must possess current registration as a professional engineer in any U.S. state. 3. Evaluation Criteri a The proposal will be evaluated based on price, other price-related factors and responses to the Technical Evaluation Criteria. Price and other price related factors is an important aspect of the evaluation and will be assigned a weighting of 35% of the total evaluation. However, the Government is seeking to make an award for the proposal that provides the best overall value and might not award a contract to the offeror proposing the lowest rates depending on the attributes detailed in the response for the Technical Evaluation Criteria, which are weighted 65% in total. Section M of the solicitation provides the details of the proposal evaluation criteria. 4. Offeror Submissions The Offeror must download and save/print the attached Request for Proposal (RFP) in order to review the work requirements in detail and provide all required documentation as part of the proposal. A link for downloading the RFP is at the upper right-hand side of this web page. Detailed instructions on proposal submittal requirements are contained in Section L of the RFP. Proposals are due no later than 2 pm, Central Time, March 28, 2012. The address for submission is listed in Block 7 of the Standard Form 33, which is a part of the RFP document. 5. Questions Concerning the Solicitation Questions concerning this solicitation must be submitted in writing. This may be accomplished by email to: dan.finley@ihs.gov or by courier/US Mail to: Dan Finley, Contracting Officer, IHS/DES-Dallas, 1301 Young Street, Suite 1071, Dallas, TX 75202-5433. Questions will be considered only if received on or before 2pm, Central Time, March 16, 2012.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 7900 South J. Stock Road, Tucson, Arizona, 85746, United States
- Zip Code: 85746
- Zip Code: 85746
- Record
- SN02683688-W 20120229/120227234722-12b0c69e4ef224257368dfed3beaa850 (fbodaily.com)
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