SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- Geotechnical Services
- Notice Date
- 6/17/2016
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE District, Alaska, ATTN: CEPOA-CT, P. O. Box 6898, JBER, Alaska, 99506-6898, United States
- ZIP Code
- 99506-6898
- Solicitation Number
- W911KB-16-R-0034
- Archive Date
- 8/2/2016
- Point of Contact
- Olen R. Northern, Phone: 9077532525
- E-Mail Address
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olen.r.northern@usace.army.mil
(olen.r.northern@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- COMBINED SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION C--GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN AND RELATED SERVICES, PRIMARILY VARIOUS LOCATIONS, ALASKA General Information Document Type: Combined Synopsis Solicitation Solicitation Number: W911KB-16-R-0034 Posted Date: 17 June 2016 Classification Code: C -- Architect and engineering services Set Aside: N/A Naics Code: 541330 -- Engineering Services Contracting Office Address 1. US Army Corp of Engineers, Alaska District, CEPOA-CT, P. O. Box 6898, JBER, AK 99506-0898. PLEASE CONTACT: Mr. Northern, Contract Specialist, at 907/753-2525 if you have questions regarding this announcement. Description 2. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Interested firms shall respond by submitting a SF 330 listing their qualifications in accordance with the instructions below. Submittals must be received at the address indicated above not later than 2:00 pm Alaska time on July 18, 2016. This is a request for proposal. Any subsequent Indefinite Delivery contract shall 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 the required work. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. North American Industrial Classification System code is 541330, which has a size standard of $4,500,000 in average annual receipts. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan for that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The FY 2016 subcontracting goals for this contract are a minimum of 39% of the contractor's intended sub-contract amount be placed with small businesses, with 18% of that to small disadvantaged businesses, 7% to woman-owned small businesses, 11% to HUB Zone small businesses, and 4% to service disabled veteran-owned small businesses. The subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal. The contract shall be an indefinite delivery firm fixed price, awarded to two firms each with a contract limit of $4,750,000 over a term of five years. There is no specific task order limit except the limit of the contract. Contract award is anticipated for the fourth quarter of FY 2016. All responders are advised that this contract may be canceled or revised at any time during the solicitation, selection, evaluation, negotiation, and final award. In addition, no projects are yet authorized and no funds are presently available. This solicitation does not guarantee work to selected firms. To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered in the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). Register via the CCR Internet site at http://www.ccr.gov or by contacting the DOD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414. 3. PROJECT INFORMATION: Required services are for Geotechnical Design and Engineering Services for Design Support. Design Support includes but is not limited to: geotechnical design recommendations, subsurface/field investigation, and reports/studies including design failure reports and forensic analysis of vertical/horizontal facilities, pavements and structures; safety inspection of existing facilities; field and laboratory testing of soil, rock, groundwater, and various construction materials; groundwater studies; material source evaluations; and environmental site investigations involving hazardous, toxic, or radiological waste (HTRW). The A-E may also be required to provide geotechnical analyses and recommendations for: planning, design and construction of foundations, pavements, earth structures, embankments, dams, levees, harbors, underground structures, and slopes; analysis of static and seismic stability; site-specific seismic hazard assessments and related impacts on planned or existing facilities; geologic and geophysical site characterization; and selection of appropriate abatement methods concerning HTRW materials present on project sites. Design and engineering deliverables may include narrative geotechnical recommendations, plans, specifications, basis of design, cost estimates, design reviews, field and laboratory test results, analysis of test results, graphics, reports and studies, and presentations of findings and recommendations at project meetings. Planned projects will cover but not be limited to: new construction, repair, and alteration of a variety of sites and facilities in developed, un-developed, remote, marine, arctic, and sub-arctic sites, primarily throughout Alaska but also to include Hawaii, Japan, Korea, and other Pacific Rim areas. Task Order scope may require support and coordination with various architectural and engineering disciplines including cost and environmental engineers. Scope may also require addressing related construction issues such as phasing and sequencing of work in occupied and unoccupied facilities, and disruptions of utilities and site operations and building occupants during construction. The A-E will be required to have sufficient staff, flexibility, and capability to be available on an as-needed basis, to perform services described above as well as: supervising field geotechnical investigations using drilling equipment and personnel; furnishing sampling supplies and instrumentation; developing and implementing geotechnical and/or chemical work plans, sampling and analysis plans, site-specific health and safety plans; conducting exposure assessments to document worker exposures for regulatory compliance; shipping and testing of samples for physical and chemical analyses at Corps validated laboratories; and performing geotechnical and/or chemical data reviews consistent with USACE and ADEC protocols. Arctic design experience is required of both in-house and subcontracted personnel. The selected firm must demonstrate the ability to provide AutoCAD formatted drawings and all support files that conform to and are compatible with USACE CADD and GIS systems and District Data Management Plans through the life of this contract, for all projects. The AE will be required to use the ProjNet design review and checking system (permissions and passwords will be distributed on a project-by-project basis). Firms must have access to materials and chemical testing laboratories which are validated under NELAC, ADEC, and USACE. 4. LOCATION: Various Locations throughout Pacific Rim, Primarily Alaska. 5. SELECTION CRITERIA: The following selection criteria headings A-I are listed in descending order of importance: Criteria A-F are primary selection criteria. Criteria G-I are secondary and will only be used as a "tie-breaker" among firms that are technically equal. Secondary factors are socioeconomic and not technical in nature. (A) Professional Personnel. Minimum staffing in the following disciplines: (1) Three civil engineers with at least 5 years geotechnical experience each, and all being Alaska registered professionals; (2) One licensed engineering geologist with at least 5 years experience; (3) Two field geologists or engineer technicians trained in hazardous site work in accordance with 29 CFR 1910; (4) One senior chemist with at least 5 years of experience; ( 5) One field chemist with at least 1 year field sampling experience, trained per 29 CFR 1910 and meeting the definition of a State of Alaska ADEC qualified person (18 AAC 75.990); (6) One hydro-geologist; and (7) One geophysicist. Responding firms MUST address each discipline, clearly indicating which if any shall be subcontracted, and provide a separate SF330 (Part II) for each subcontractor as necessary. (B) Specialized Experience and Technical Competence. Evaluated equally in these areas: (1) Planning and carrying out geotechnical site investigations; (2) Performing geotechnical analyses and preparing geotechnical designs; (3) Evaluating material sources to include rock quarries; (4) Planning and carrying out geophysical investigations on land and water; (5) Arctic and sub-arctic geotechnical investigations and designs; and (6) Conducting environmental site investigations involved contaminated soil and groundwater. (C) Knowledge of Locality. Staff with knowledge of Alaskan geotechnical, geologic, and groundwater conditions, weather, and site logistics. (D) Availability to Meet at District/Mobilize. The ability to meet frequently with Corps personnel at the Alaska District Headquarters in Anchorage and to mobilize to Alaskan sites on short notice. (E) Capacity to Maintain Schedules. The capacity to maintain and accomplish required work on at least four simultaneous task orders. (F) Past Performance on DoD Contracts. Past performance on DoD and other U.S. Government contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with schedules. (G) SB and SDB Participation. Extent of participation of small businesses (including women-owned), small disadvantaged businesses, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. (H) Geographic Proximity. Location of the firm in the general geographic area. (I) Equitable Distribution of DoD Contracts. Volume of DoD A-E contract awards in the last 12 months, the objective of effecting an equitable distribution of DoD A-E contracts among qualified firms, including SB and SDB. 6. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Firms submitting their qualifications should provide TWO copies of the SF 330 and must include the following additional information as indicated: a) Part I, block c (11): include if previously worked with subcontractor and estimated percentage involvement for each team member; b) Part I, block F (24): include separate values for professional fee and construction for each project identified; and c) Part I, block H (3): address how your team meets each selection criterion. Include an organization chart of the key personnel to be assigned to the project. The 6/04 edition of the SF330 MUST be used, and may be obtained from the Government Printing Office at: http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/type/SF or from commercial software suppliers for use with personal computers and laser printers in both Adobe Acrobat PDF and Form Flow formats. Part I-H of the SF 330 describes the firm's overall Design Quality Management Plan. A detailed contract-specific Design Quality Management Plan, which includes quality control and quality assurance plans, must be prepared for Government approval as a condition of contract award, but is not required with this submission. Part I-H of the SF 330, describe the firm's overall Design Quality Management Plan. A detailed contract-specific Design Quality Management Plan, which includes quality control and quality assurance plans, must be prepared for Government approval as a condition of contract award, but is not required with this submission. Part I of the SF 330 must be submitted. It is preferred that Part II of the SF330 be submitted with Part I however, the Part II will be considered submitted if a current version (updated within the 36-month period prior to the date for receipt of submissions) of the Part II information has been uploaded to the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) website. Offerors must mail or deliver SF330 packages to be received no later than the date and time stated on the Combined Synopsis Solicitation. Requests forwarded after this date will not be considered. No additional information shall be provided, and no faxed or e-mailed submittals shall be accepted. This is not a request for proposal. Questions can be directed to the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer listed below. Offerors are advised to plan accordingly. No arrangements will be made by the government to assist in SF330 package delivery. Day-pass procedures will not be used for delivery purposes nor are there pick-up services. No escort services will be provided. It is incumbent on the offeror to plan for unanticipated delays in delivery of SF330 package proposals. Due to heightened security at Government installations, visitors to the Elmendorf Air Force Base (Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) as of 1 Oct 2010) must use the Boniface Gate or Fort Richardson Gate (Visitor Centers). All vehicle occupants are required to wear seatbelts and hand-held cell phone usage by vehicle operators while driving on base/post is prohibited. Violators will lose their Base/Post driving privileges for these offenses. For offerors who will have their SF330 package hand-delivered, or use personal delivery services such as DHL, UPS or FedEx, the delivery must be by person, courier or personal delivery service with active base access. Mailing Address: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District ATTN: CEPOA-CT (Northern, Rm 30) PO Box 6898 Elmendorf AFB, Alaska 99506-0898 Physical Address: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District ATTN: CEPOA-CT (Northern) 2204 3rd Street, Room 30 Elmendorf AFB, Alaska 99506 SF330 packages will be accepted in Room 30 during Alaska District Corps of Engineer business hours (7:30 AM to 4:30PM) Monday through Friday excluding federal holidays Submitters are advised that the Alaska District Corps of Engineers building has limited access. Only the main door (in front under the Corps of Engineers red flag facing Second Street/Bluff Road) and the atrium doors (the tan addition to the main building located on Third Street/Fairchild Avenue) are open to individuals without a building pass. Room 30 is located in the basement (turn right if using the main stairs or elevator). There is a date/time stamp located at the front desk in Room 30 and is the official clock used for SF330 package receipt. The Packaging that contains the SF330 package shall be marked: "Response to Combined Synopsis Solicitation Number: W911KB-16-R-0034, DO NOT OPEN" Contracting Division Point of Contact Olen Northern, 907-753-2525 Email your questions to US Army Corp of Engineers, Alaska at olen.r.northern@usace.army.mil Place of Performance Address: US Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, CEPOA-CT, P.O. Box 6898, JBER, AK, 99506-0898. 7. Statement of Work. STATEMENT OF WORK INDEFINITE DELIVERY ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACT FOR GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN AND RELATED SERVICES PRIMARILY VARIOUS LOCATIONS, ALASKA GENERAL: The Architect-Engineer (AE), as an independent contractor and not as an agent of the Government, shall, in accordance with terms and conditions more particularly set forth below, furnish all labor, management, facilities, supplies, equipment and material (other than those to be furnished by the Government as hereinafter provided), and do all things necessary for performance of the work as set forth below. The AE shall furnish the required personnel, equipment, instruments, and transportation as necessary to accomplish the required services and furnish to the Government reports and other data together with supporting material developed during the period of service. During the prosecution of the work, the AE shall provide adequate professional supervision and quality control to ensure the accuracy, quality, completeness, and progress of the work. LOCATION OF WORK: Primarily Various Locations, Alaska. WORK TO BE PERFORMED: Required services are for Geotechnical Design and Engineering Services for Design Support. Design Support includes but is not limited to: geotechnical design recommendations, subsurface/field investigation, and reports/studies including design failure reports and forensic analysis of vertical/horizontal facilities, pavements and structures; safety inspection of existing facilities; field and laboratory testing of soil, rock, groundwater, and various construction materials; groundwater studies; material source evaluations; and environmental site investigations involving hazardous, toxic, or radiological waste (HTRW). The A-E may also be required to provide geotechnical analyses and recommendations for: planning, design and construction of foundations, pavements, earth structures, embankments, dams, levees, harbors, underground structures, and slopes; analysis of static and seismic stability; site-specific seismic hazard assessments and related impacts on planned or existing facilities; geologic and geophysical site characterization; and selection of appropriate abatement methods concerning HTRW materials present on project sites. Design and engineering deliverables may include narrative geotechnical recommendations, plans, specifications, basis of design, cost estimates, design reviews, field and laboratory test results, analysis of test results, graphics, reports and studies, and presentations of findings and recommendations at project meetings. Planned projects will cover but not be limited to: new construction, repair, and alteration of a variety of sites and facilities in developed, un-developed, remote, marine, arctic, and sub-arctic sites, primarily throughout Alaska but also to include Hawaii, Japan, Korea, and other Pacific Rim areas. Task Order scope may require support and coordination with various architectural and engineering disciplines including cost and environmental engineers. Scope may also require addressing related construction issues such as phasing and sequencing of work in occupied and unoccupied facilities, and disruptions of utilities and site operations and building occupants during construction. The A-E will be required to have sufficient staff, flexibility, and capability to be available on an as-needed basis, to perform services described above as well as: supervising field geotechnical investigations using drilling equipment and personnel; furnishing sampling supplies and instrumentation; developing and implementing geotechnical and/or chemical work plans, sampling and analysis plans, site-specific health and safety plans; conducting exposure assessments to document worker exposures for regulatory compliance; shipping and testing of samples for physical and chemical analyses at Corps validated laboratories; and performing geotechnical and/or chemical data reviews consistent with USACE and ADEC protocols. Arctic design experience is required of both in-house and subcontracted personnel. The selected firm must demonstrate the ability to provide AutoCAD formatted drawings and all support files that conform to and are compatible with USACE CADD and GIS systems and District Data Management Plans through the life of this contract, for all projects. The AE will be required to use ProjNet design review and checking system (permissions and passwords distributed on a project-by-project basis). Firms must have access to materials and chemical testing laboratories which are validated under NELAC, ADEC, and USACE. TECHNICAL CRITERIA AND STANDARDS: Included in each task order. SUBMITTAL SCHEDULE AND REQUIREMENTS: Each task order shall provide a schedule. 8. The following clauses apply to this synopsis solicitation. SECTION I - CLAUSES TABLE OF CONTENTS 52.202-1 Definitions 52.203-3 Gratuities 52.203-5 52.203-6 Covenant Against Contingent Fees Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government 52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures 52.203-8 Cancellation, Rescission, and Recovery of Funds for Illegal or Improper Activity 52.203-10 Price Or Fee Adjustment For Illegal Or Improper Activity 52.203-12 Limitation On Payments To Influence Certain Federal Transactions 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Recycled Paper 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation And First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.210-1 52.211-15 Market Research (APR 2011) Defense Priority And Allocation Requirements 52.215-2 Audit and Records--Negotiation 52.215-8 Order of Precedence--Uniform Contract Format 52.215-10 Price Reduction for Defective Cost or Pricing Data 52.215-11 Price Reduction for Defective Cost or Pricing Data--Modifications 52.215-12 Subcontractor Cost or Pricing Data 52.215-13 Subcontractor Cost or Pricing Data--Modifications 52.215-15 Pension Adjustments and Asset Reversions 52.215-17 Waiver of Facilities Capital Cost of Money 52.215-18 Reversion or Adjustment of Plans for Postretirement Benefits (PRB) Other than Pensions 52.215-19 Notification of Ownership Changes 52.216-19 Order Limitations 52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 52.219-8 UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (OCT 2014) 52.219-9 SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN (OCT 2015) 52.219-16 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES-SUBCONTRACTING PLAN (JAN 1999) 52.222-3 Convict Labor 52.222-21 Prohibition Of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity For Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans 52.222-36 Affirmative Action For Workers With Disabilities 52.222-37 52.222-40 Employment Reports On Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans Of The Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act 52.222-41 Service Contract Act Of 1965 52.222-42 Statement Of Equivalent Rates For Federal Hires 52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act And Service Contract Act - Price Adjustment (Multiple Year And Option) 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification 52.223-6 52.223-15 52.223-18 Drug-Free Workplace Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.225-14 52.226-1 Inconsistency Between English Version and Translation of Contract Utilization Of Indian Organizations And Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises 52.227-1 Authorization and Consent 52.227-2 Notice And Assistance Regarding Patent And Copyright Infringement 52.228-3 52.228-5 Worker's Compensation insurance (Defense Base Act) Insurance - Work On A Government Installation 52.229-3 Federal, State And Local Taxes 52.232-10 Payments under Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts 52.232-17 Interest 52.232-23 Assignment Of Claims 52.232-26 Prompt Payment for Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 52.233-1 Disputes 52.233-3 Protest After Award 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim 52.236-23 Responsibility of the Architect-Engineer Contractor 52.236-24 Work Oversight in Architect-Engineer Contracts 52.236-25 Requirements for Registration of Designers 52.237-2 Protection Of Government Buildings, Equipment, And Vegetation 52.242-13 Bankruptcy 52.242-14 Suspension of Work 52.243-1 Alt III Changes--Fixed Price (Aug 1987) - Alternate III 52.244-4 Subcontractors and Outside Associates and Consultants (Architect-Engineer Services) 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Items 52.249-7 Termination (Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer) 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations In Clauses 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms 252.201-7000 252.203-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7001 Prohibition On Persons Convicted of Fraud or Other Defense-Contract-Related Felonies 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.204-7000 Disclosure Of Information 252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7004 Alt A Alternate A, System for Award Management 252.205-7000 Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders 252.209-7004 Subcontracting With Firms That Are Owned or Controlled By The Government of a Terrorist Country 252.215-7000 Pricing Adjustments 252.215-7002 252.216-7006 Cost Estimating System Requirements Ordering 252.219-7003 SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN (DOD CONTRACTS) (OCT 2014) 252.223-7006 Prohibition On Storage And Disposal Of Toxic And Hazardous Materials 252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations and Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns 252.227-7022 Government Rights (Unlimited) 252.227-7023 Drawings and Other Data to become Property of Government 252.227-7024 Notice and Approval of Restricted Designs 252.231-7000 Supplemental Cost Principles 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments 252.236-7000 Modification Proposals-Price Breakdown 252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment 252.245-7000 Government-Furnished Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy Property
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