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C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES FOR DESIGN OF A RAILROAD CONNECTOR AT FT. CAMPBELL, KENTUCKY POC Contact Mrs. Mary A. Raymundo (502)582-6352 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: The proposed services will be obtained by a negotiated Firm Fixed Price Contract. The project is expected to start January 1996 and be completed by December 1996. The construction cost is greater than $10,000,000. Before award of this contract, the firm (if a large business concern) shall be required to present an acceptable Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with Public Law 95-507. To meet the current subcontracting goals, 69% of the total subcontracted dollars must go to small business firms, 6.3% must go to small disadvantaged business firms, and 2.9% must go to woman-owned firms. The plan is not required with this submittal. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: This project requires the development of construction plans and specifications for a railroad connector located near Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process information. The selection criteria in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion are listed below. Criteria a-d are primary and e-g are secondary: a. Expertise in Civil, Sanitary, Hydraulic, Geotech, Structural (independent of Civil), Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering; Geology; Surveying; and Hydrology is required. A designer and checker in each specified field of engineering are necessary with at least one in each field professionally registered. Only resumes identifying the professionalism and specialized experience of the design group are necessary. Other available personnel may be specified in paragraph 10 of SF 255. b. The A/E must demonstrate experience in the development of plans, specifications, and construction cost estimates for the design of railroads. The A/E must demonstrate construction cost estimating experience using Micro-Computer Aided Cost Estimating System (M-CACES) software (software and database will be furnished). Specifications must be electronically developed using Corps of Engineers Guide Specifications (CEGS). Drawing development may be by any CADD system but submittals must be in accurately translated Intergraph Microstation format unless otherwise specified. Specialized experience with complete railroad design, access roads, general site grading, and utility relocation must be indicated in the SF 255. c. Capacity to complete the work in the required time. d. Past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. A formalized project specific Quality Control (QC) Plan must be prepared and submitted identifying the process that the prime firm and consultants will follow to produce a design that is free of errors and omissions. The QC plan will be considered as part of the evaluation factor relating to past experience. e. Geographical location and knowledge of the locality of the project. f. Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24. 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. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: a.) See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Firms which are interested and meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit one completed SF 255 (Revision 11-92), U.S. Government A/E and Related Services for Specific Projects to the office shown above. SF 255 (Revision 10-83) is obsolete and only the 11-92 edition of SF 255 will be accepted. All responses on SF 255 to this announcement must be received no later than 4:30 pm Local Time on the 30th calendar day after the date of this publication to be considered for selection. The day following this CBD announcement counts as day number 1. If the 30th day falls on Saturday, Sunday or a U.S. Gov't holiday, the deadline is the close of business on the next Gov't business day. b.) It is requested that interested firms list the fee amount and date of all DOD contracts awarded during the last 12 months to the firm and all subsidiaries in Block 9 of the SF 255. c.) Responding firms must submit a current and accurate SF 254 for each proposed consultant. Additionally all responding firms which do not have a current (within past 12 months) SF 254 on file with the North Pacific Division, Corps of Engineers must also furnish a completed SF 254. If a SF 254 is included, only the 11-92 edition of the form will be accepted. The business size status (large, small and/or minority) should be indicated in Block 3 of SF 255. Definition: A concern is small if its annual receipts averaged over the past 3 fiscal years do not exceed $2.5 million. d.) No other information including pamphlets or booklets is requested or required. e.) No other general notification to firms under consideration for this project will be made and no further action is required. This is not a request for proposals. (0150)

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