SOURCES SOUGHT
C -- Indefinite Delivery Contract for Hydrographic Surveying Services
- Notice Date
- 3/4/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE District, Philadelphia, 100 Penn Square East, Wanamaker Bldg (RM 643), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107-3390, United States
- ZIP Code
- 19107-3390
- Solicitation Number
- W912BU-13-R-0020
- Point of Contact
- Sandra G Fletcher, Phone: 215-656-6915, Joseph T. Bujnowski, Phone: 2156566761
- E-Mail Address
-
Sandra.G.Fletcher@usace.army.mil, joseph.t.bujnowski@usace.army.mil
(Sandra.G.Fletcher@usace.army.mil, joseph.t.bujnowski@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- DESC: 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: DISREGARD REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL BE ISSUED. THEREFORE, IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO REGISTER. INTERESTED PARTIES PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 4. "SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS" BELOW. POC: Paul D. Bacani, (215) 656-6606. The Philadelphia District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to award an Indefinite Delivery Contract for Hydrographic Surveying Services. The contract will be for a base period with options for up to two (2) additional twelve (12) month periods. A contract period shall not exceed twelve (12) months. The maximum task order is not to exceed $700,000.00 and the cumulative amount of all task orders is estimated to be about $700,000.00 in either the base or any of the option periods. The cumulative amount of all task orders for the base and option periods shall not exceed $2,100,000.00. Options may be awarded based on value or time at the discretion of the Contracting Officer. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Work will normally be conducted within the geographic boundaries of the Philadelphia District, including, but not limited to the Delaware River and Bay and their tributaries in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware, the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, coastal regions of New Jersey and Delaware and the inland lakes and dams maintained by the Corps. Work outside the District's boundaries may be required. Work may be in support of Civil, Military or the Support for Others programs. The primary work under this contract is hydrographic survey work, which is to be performed in accordance with surveying procedures as outlined in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrographic Surveying Manual, EM 1110-2-1003, dated 1 January 2002. Secondary topographic survey work may also be required, and is to be performed in accordance with surveying procedures as outlined in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer and design: Control and Topographic Surveying Manual, EM 1110-1-1005, dated 01 January 2007. The contractor must provide information that all vessels are safe, suitable and meet U.S. Coast Guard requirements and are available and will be used for operations in the waters where the referenced surveys are to be conducted and that qualified and experienced staff are available and will be utilized to operate the vessel and related surveying equipment. The selected contractor must have the ability to furnish information using state-of-the-art electronic data collection equipment, including Differential Global Positioning and the ability to post process collected data into the required digital formats including but not limited to Hypack 2011, AutoCAD Map-3D 2011 and ArcMap 10.0. The selected contractor shall have documented experience in the following surveying applications, which is typical of the work required under this contract: (1) Single transducer hydrographic surveys, utilizing industry standard depth recorders at both high and low frequencies; (2) All modes of GPS, which shall include static, kinematic, RTK, and OTF; (3) High resolution multi-beam Sweep Surveys; (4) High resolution side scan sonar surveys; (5) Investigation requiring the use of Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) for visual or digital imaging; (6 ) Surveys using high resolution imaging sonar; (7) Bottom surface or core sampling, testing and analysis; (8) Magnetometer Surveys; (9) Environmental monitoring and Wetlands restoration surveys and studies; (10) Wreck and underwater obstruction/site investigations; (11) Beach erosion and replenishment monitoring surveys utilizing state-of-the-art methods. (Note: current Corps safety restrictions require direct measurement methods in the surf zone, swimming is not allowed); (12) Jetty/groin surveys; (13) Topographic survey capabilities to augment coastal engineering and hydrographic surveys; (14) Over-bank surveys; (15) Hydrological/hydraulic surveys/studies; (16) Monitor dredge disposal sites; (17) Surveys of bulkhead or property boundary to determine construction easements on beach replenishment or coastal structure rehabilitation projects; (18) 40-hour OSHA training for work for HAZMAT sites. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: Significant evaluation criteria in relative descending order of importance are: (1) Specialized experience (demonstrated minimum of 3 years) in hydrographic and topographic surveying procedures and related work, as outlined above under Project Information; (2) Professional qualifications of the available staff necessary for performance of the services (have either a current land surveyor's license or professional engineer's license in each State within the district). The evaluation of professional qualifications will consider education, training, professional registration, organizational certifications, overall relevant experience and longevity with the firm. (3) Capacity of the firm to accomplish multiple task orders within time and cost limitations; (4) Past performance on relevant Department of Defense contracts will be a factor, however, lack of such performance will not necessarily preclude a firm from consideration; (5) Extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort; (6) Location of the firm in the general geographic area of the district and knowledge of the locality of the project will be a secondary selection criteria element provided a sufficient number of qualified firms respond to this announcement. As a requirement for negotiations, the selected contractor will submit for Government approval a quality control plan which will be enforced through the life of the contract. The district reserves the right to terminate negotiations with firms that do not respond to Government requests for proposals, information, documentation, etc. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Responding firms must clearly present billing amounts for all Corps of Engineers as well as Department of Defense work for the 12 months prior to the date of this announcement. Firms which desire consideration and meet the requirements described in the announcement are invited to submit a completed SF 330 Parts I and II (revised 6/04) for the prime firm and Part II for each consultant to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, Wanamaker Building, Room 702, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390, ATTN: Paul D. Bacani, not later than the close of business on the 30th day after the published date of the announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday or Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business the next business day. Include your DUNS number in block 11 of paragraph C of Part I of the SF 330. All Contractors are advised that registration in the DOD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database is required prior to award of a contract. Failure to be registered in the DOD CCR Database may render your firm ineligible for award. All firms are encouraged to register as soon as possible. Information regarding this registration may be obtained by accessing Web Site http://www.ccr.gov or you may call CCR Assistance Center at 888-227-2423. As a requirement for negotiations, the selected contractor(s) will submit for government approval a quality control plan that will be enforced through the life of the contract. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to terminate negotiations with firms that do not respond to Government requests for proposal, information, documentation, etc. in accordance with the established schedules. The NAICS Code is 541330 with a Size Standard of $14M. This is not a request for proposals. No other notification to firms for this project will be made.*****
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- Place of Performance
- Address: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, Wanamaker Building, Room 702, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107-3390, United States
- Zip Code: 19107-3390
- Zip Code: 19107-3390
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