SOURCES SOUGHT
C -- COMPLEX, IDIQ-Geotechnical Projects/Studies leading to the Design/Construction of Flood Mgmt. Structures including Dams, Levees, etc. For use on projects within the geographic boundaries of the South Pacific Division, USACE.
- Notice Date
- 7/10/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- USACE District, Sacramento, 1325 J. Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
- ZIP Code
- 95814
- Solicitation Number
- W91238-14-S-191C
- Response Due
- 7/25/2014
- Archive Date
- 9/8/2014
- Point of Contact
- Harold Williamson, 916-557-5196
- E-Mail Address
-
USACE District, Sacramento
(harold.williamson@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT to be used for Market Analysis only, to determine whether a minimum of 3 highly qualified A-E firms, capable of performing all of the stated types of A-E services, exists within the Small Business Community. ONLY SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS, INCLUDING 8 (a) PROGRAM PARTICIPANT, HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS, WOMAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS, VETERN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS OR SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SHOULD RESPOND TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. 1. CONTRACT REQUIREMENT: The anticipated contract, when solicited, will be procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for all of the required work. This procurement will be conducted under North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) 541330, FSC Code: C219, SIC Code: 8711. The small business size standard for this code is $15,000,000.00 (see note) To be considered a Small Business under this NAICS Code, the respondents average revenue for the last three fiscal years cannot be more than $15,000,000.00 (see note); if the average revenue for the last three fiscal years is over $15,000,000.00 (see note), the respondent is a Large Business. All respondents, in their response to this notice, MUST identify their business size relative to the NAICS code. Respondents are required to state in their response whether the firm is a small business, 8(a) program participant, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, woman-owned small business, veteran-owned small business or service disabled veteran owned small business. All questions regarding size status should be directed to the Contracting Officer, Carolyn Mallory [phone (916) 557-5203, fax (916) 557-7854, email Carolyn.E.Mallory@usace.army.mil] or Lead Contract Specialist, Harold Williamson [phone (916) 557-5196, fax (916) 557-7854, email Harold.Williamson@usace.army.mil]. When the requirement is solicited, firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for all of the required work. The anticipated types of contracts are Fixed Price, 5-Year (ordering period) $20 million each; 2 firms for complex, unique, broad geotechnical IDIQ contract(s).If the contract is set aside for Small Business, FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, will be included in the contract. The clause requires that at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern. (NOTE: This is the new standard per Federal Register Vol 79 No 113 posted Thu, June 12, 2014 (http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=SBA-2014-0009-0001) and the change is effective JULY 14, 2014. This size standard replaces the previous $14,000,000.00 monetary based size standard. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: A-E services are required to provide the full spectrum of design disciplines on all or portions of Civil Works projects (primary), which may include construction phase services and secondarily for Military, MILCON and HTRW projects. Projects will primarily be within the Sacramento District boundaries. The contracts may also be used by other Districts within South Pacific Division (Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Albuquerque Districts) to encompass the entire South Pacific Division geographical area of responsibility. Projects will be located within the South Pacific Divisions military boundaries of CA, NV, UT and AZ and the civil works boundaries of CA, NV, AZ, UT, and portions of OR, ID, CO and WY. This work will include all Architectural-Engineering (A-E) and related services necessary to complete the assigned task orders for studies and designs. A specific scope of work and services will be issued with each task order. 3. QUALIFICATIONS: All interested Small Business firms, including 8(a) program participant, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, woman-owned small business, veteran-owned small business or service disabled veteran owned small business are encouraged to respond to this notice and may respond to this announcement by submitting a capability statement which addresses the following key areas: a. Civil Works project studies and designs could involve levees, floodwalls, dams, spillways, pumping stations, various mechanical gate structures, stilling basins, hydraulic flow control structures, bridges, buildings, infrastructure (road and utility) systems, operations and maintenance manuals, dam safety risk analyses, and flood damage reduction project/system risk based analysis. b. Civil Works studies may include, but not be limited to, the evaluation of flood damage and risk, preparation of engineering analysis, acquisition of geotechnical (explorations), topographic and hydrographic data, material testing results, hydraulic physical modeling results, and constructability reviews. c. Military projects may include, but not be limited to, foundation characterization for military/vertical construction, dam/bridge inspection. d. Primary discipline(s) required is/are Project Manager, Civil Engineer, Geotechnical Engineer, Hydrologic Engineer, Hydraulic Engineer, Structural Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Geophysicist, Cost Engineer, Hydrogeologist, Geologist, Seismologist, Risk Assessor, Surveyor, GIS Specialist, CADD Designer, and CADD Operator. Secondary disciplines which may include Economist, and Environmental Planning. SF 330 Part II General Qualifications, Page 6, may be included and counted in the maximum 6 page requirement. e. Individual task orders may include maintenance and repair type projects and miscellaneous architectural and engineering services associated with civil works projects. Construction phase services may also be required. f. The contractor shall be responsible for designs and drawings using computer aided design and drafting (CADD). Work may be performed in an AutoCAD, MicroStation, or equal, environment. GIS work may be field, desktop or Internet based. Firms may be required to develop Hyper-Text Mark-up Language (HTML) as the project medium. Responding firms must show computer and Internet capability for accessing the Criteria Bulletin Board System (CBBS) http://cbbs.spk.usace.army.mil/index.html and the Design Review and Checking System (DrChecks) https://www.projnet.org. Estimates shall be prepared using Corps of Engineers Computer Aided Cost Estimating system (M-CACES Second Generation MII) (software provided by Government) software (Point of Contact is Mr. Stanley Ho, (916) 557-6677, e-mail Stanley.Ho@usace.army.mil). 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: All interested Small Business firms, including 8(a) program participant, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, woman-owned small business, veteran-owned small business or service disabled veteran owned small business are encouraged to respond to this notice and may respond to this announcement by submitting statements of qualifications following the instructions below. The qualification statement is limited to 6 pages total; however, your Small Business Administration certification of small business status and type of small business is required with this submittal, but will not be counted in the total pages. The responses must be specific to each of the qualifications listed above to show that the respondent meets each qualification or has the skills and experience; if a response does not show that the respondent meets each of the qualifications and possesses the skills and experience, it will not be considered by the Government. Again this is not a request for proposals or quotation; there is no solicitation available at this time. A determination by the government to proceed with the acquisition as a set-aside for 8(a) program, HUBZone, small business, etc. or unrestricted is within the discretion of the government. All responses are to be submitted as two hard copies and one electronic copy to the US Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, ATTENTION: Harold Williamson, 1325 J Street, Room 878, Sacramento, CA 95814-2922, not later than 4:00 pm (local time) on 25 July 2014. The electronic Email response is to be submitted to Carolyn.E.Mallory@usace.army.mil, and Harold.Williamson@usace.army.mil. Point of Contact Carolyn E Mallory, 916-557-5203 Email your questions to US Army Engineer District, Sacramento at Carolyn.E.Mallory@usace.army.mil Contracting Office Address: US Army Engineer District, Sacramento, 1325 J. Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 Place of Performance: US Army Engineer District, Sacramento 1325 J. Street, Sacramento CA 95814 US
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- Zip Code: 95814
- Zip Code: 95814
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