SOURCES SOUGHT
C -- IDIQ A-E Services for Bridge Inspection and Incidental Remedial Design - New England and North Atlantic Division
- Notice Date
- 7/1/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- USACE District, New England, 696 Virginia Road, Concord, MA 01742-2751
- ZIP Code
- 01742-2751
- Solicitation Number
- W912WJ13X0022
- Response Due
- 8/1/2013
- Archive Date
- 8/30/2013
- Point of Contact
- Michael Stearns, 978-318-8354
- E-Mail Address
-
USACE District, New England
(michael.d.stearns@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is issuing a Sources Sought Announcement for an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Architect-Engineer contract for Bridge Inspection and Incidental Remedial Design to determine the interest, availability, and capability of HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Small Business concerns. The NAICS code for the work described below is 541330 with a size standard of $14,000,000. Work will begin in May 2014 and extend over a 3 year period. The total work effort is estimated at $3,000,000. The location of services to be performed under this contract shall be primarily the six New England States (ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, and RI) but will also include all other states and districts currently covered by the U.S, Army Corps North Atlantic Division's (NAD's) mission areas (NY, PA, NJ, DE, MD, VA, WV and the District of Columbia). This work involves bridge inspection and incidental remedial design. The contractor will be required to perform inspections to determine the physical condition of selected bridges. The primary bridges to be inspected are the Bourne and Sagamore Highway Bridges spanning the Cape Cod Canal at Bourne, MA, and the Vertical Lift Railroad Bridge spanning the Cape Cod Canal at Buzzards Bay, MA. The Bourne and Sagamore Bridges are seven-span and three-span, respectively, continuous truss bridges; both with a considerable portion of the 616-foot center span over 100 feet above deck level and with a 135-foot vertical clearance over the canal. Use of aerial lifts, technical rope access techniques, rigging, or combination thereof, will be required to access most areas of the structures involved. Inspection of the above-deck arch portions of both the Bourne and Sagamore Bridges will require a method of access that does not require any traffic control, specifically technical rope access techniques. In most instances, a quote mark Routine Inspection, quote mark as described in the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Official's (AASHTO) Manual for Condition Evaluation of Bridges, will be the level of inspection required for vehicular bridges. However, on certain structures quote mark Initial quote mark or quote mark In-Depth quote mark inspections may be required. The Vertical Lift Railroad Bridge has a 544-foot lift span flanked by tower spans at each end. With the lift span in the raised position, there is a 135-foot vertical clearance over the canal. Use of aerial lifts, technical rope access, rigging, or a combination thereof, will be required to inspect the structure. Inspection of the mechanical and electrical components of the Vertical Lift Railroad Bridge's operating system will also be required. In general, a quote mark Periodic Inspection quote mark as described in the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way (AREMA) Manual for Railway Engineering will be the level of inspection required. Underwater inspections may also be required. Draft inspection reports generally will be required within 60 days after completion of physical inspection; final inspection reports generally will be required within 21 days from receipt of draft report comments. Other bridges in the inventory are located at various Corps projects, and range from larger ( greater than 100 feet) built-up steel girder bridges over spillways and connecting dam crests to control towers, to smaller concrete or steel bridges within project reservoir areas. There is also a requirement for a Registered Professional Structural Engineer. Personnel must meet the required qualifications set forth in the quote mark National Bridge Inspection Standards quote mark as published in the Code of Federal Regulations (23 CFR Part 650), the required qualifications as set forth in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulation, ER 1110-2-111, quote mark USACE Bridge Safety Program quote mark and have completed a comprehensive training course based on the quote mark Bridge Inspector's Reference Manual quote mark from the Federal Highway Administration. Interested firms should submit a capabilities package to include the following: Business classification (i.e. HUBZone, etc.), staff size, primary area of expertise, resume of key personnel, and examples of projects illustrating experience with complex high-level steel bridges, moveable bridges, and remedial design. Responses are required no later than August 1, 2013. Responses should be addressed to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - New England District; ATTN: Michael Stearns, Contracts Branch; 696 Virginia Road - Concord, MA 01742-2751. Responses shall be limited to twenty pages. Firms interested shall provide the above documentation in one original form and one copy. The Government will not pay for any material provided in response to this market survey nor return the data provided. This notice is for information purposes only and is not a request to be placed on a solicitation mailing list nor is it a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a solicitation. The results of this survey will be considered to be in effect for a period of one year from the date of this notice.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USACE - New England District 696 Virginia Road Concord MA
- Zip Code: 01742-2751
- Zip Code: 01742-2751
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