U.S. Army Engineer District, Alaska, ATTN: CENPA-EN, P.O. Box 898, Anchorage, AK 99506-0898 (Physical Address: Bluff & Plum Streets, Building 21-700 (Rm 200), Elmendorf AFB, AK 99506-0898)

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES CONTRACT FOR CORROSION CONTROL DESIGN AND DESIGN REVIEW, VARIOUS LOCATIONS, ALASKA SOL DACA85-95-R-0020 POC Administrative Inquiries: Ms. Michelle Mandel, 907/753-5633 or Technical Inquiries: Mr. Daniel Lenz, 907/753-5612, Contracting Officer: Ms. Gail West 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. All responders are advised that this project may be canceled or revised at any time during the solicitation, selection, evaluation, negotiation and final award. The contract shall be an indefinite delivery firm fixed price. The limit for each delivery order shall be $150,000.00 with a contract limit of $750,000.00 for a 1 year period. The contract may include an option for an additional year and an additional $750,000.00. Contract award is anticipated for July 95. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52-219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The Alaska District goals are that 60.3% of the work be subcontracted to small businesses with 9.8% of that to small disadvantaged businesses. Responding firms must address each discipline, clearly indicate which shall be subcontracted, and provide a separate SF254 and SF255 for each subcontractor necessary. The contractor shall employ, for the purpose of performing that portion of the contract work in the State of Alaska, individuals who are residents of the State, and who, in the case of any craft or trade, possess or would be able to acquire promptly the necessary skills to perform the contract. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The AE selected would be required to have sufficient staff, flexibility, and capability to be available on an as-needed basis. Typical types of services to be provided are the assessment, recommendation, and design of corrosion protection systems in new and existing facilities. Examples of these services include cathodic protection, material selections, protective coatings, chemical inhibitors, and water treatment. Field investigations for corrosion systems may be required. The AE should anticipate travel to and from remote Government installations. Field work examples include conducting surveys, water sample collection, soil resistivity and atmospheric corrosivity testing, and identifying stray currents. Corrosion designs will be supported by cost estimates to determine the life cycle cost benefits of facilities and equipment. The firm must demonstrate ability to provide CADD formatted drawings and use MCACES-Gold (estimating system) for all projects. The MCACES-Gold program shall be furnished by the Government (Hardware requirements: Minimum of 26MF of disk space and 1MB of memory). LOCATION: Various Locations, Alaska. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. The following selection criteria headings are listed in descending order of importance (weighted equally): (a) professional personnel in the following disciplines: (weighted equally) (1) minimum in-house requirements are 2 National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) certified engineers and 2 draftspersons or other engineers, (2) disciplines which may be subcontracted: Cost estimating and lab work, (b) specialized experience and technical competence in: (1) Design of cathodic protection systems and (2) Field investigations, (c) location of the firm in general geographical area of the projects and knowledge of locality: availability of AE staff to meet frequently with Corps personnel in the Alaska District Corps of Engineers' office in Anchorage and ability to mobilize staff to Alaskan project sites on relatively short notice; (d) capacity to maintain schedules and accomplish required work on three simultaneous delivery orders; (e) past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with schedules; (f) volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24; and (g) 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. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Firms submitting SF 255s (1 copy only) should include: (1) organization of proposed project team, (2) responsibilities and authority of key project personnel, (3) relationship of project team to overall organization of the firm, (4) a quality control plan, and (5) in block 8c of the SF 255 include a POC and phone number. Submittals must be received at the address indicated above not later than COB (4:00 pm Alaska time) on the 30th day from the date of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day. No additional information shall be provided, and no faxed submittals shall be accepted. This is not a request for proposal. (0030)

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