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C -- INDEF DEL CONTRACT (4) FOR A-E SERVC TO SUPP THE ENERGY ENGINEERING PROGRAM (EEAP); RFP: DACA01-96-R-0031 SOL AECA**-96**-0004 POC Contact Mr. Dan Mizelle, 334/441-5741; Contracting Officer, Gene L. Curtis (Site Code W31XNJ) 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: A-E services are required for four (4)Indefinite Delivery Contracts for the Energy Engineering Analysis Program (EEAP). This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. The contract will be awarded for one year with an option to extend the contract for one additional year. Work under the contract to be subject to satisfactory negotiation of individual delivery orders not to exceed $150,000 each, with a total not to exceed $750,000 during each 12-month period. 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 subcontracting goals for this contract are a minimum of 52.5% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with Small Businesses (SB), including Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), and Women-Owned Business, 8.8% be placed with SDB, and 3% for Women-Owned Business. The subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Each firm submitting qualifications must indicate the region for which it wishes to be considered. Firms must make a separate submittal for each region for which they wish to be considered. The selected firm will be required to perform work primarily but not exclusively in four geographic regions of the United States: (1) South, which includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. (2) East, which includes Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. (3) Central, which includes District of Columbia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia. (4) West, which includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Pacific Islands (specifically wajalein Atoll), South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The Contracting Officer may award delivery orders outside a contractor's geographical area, if necessary. Contracting Officer authority may be transferred to other Corps of Engineer districts for specific delivery orders, if necessary. The Contracts will be for A-E services to perform energy conservation studies and water conservation studies at specific Army installations, to perform generic energy studies which may apply to any installation, and to develop generalized scopes of work for energy and water conservation studies. All work under these contracts will be part of the Army's Energy Engineering Analysis Program (EEAP). 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria A thru D are primary. Criteria E thru G are secondary and will only be used as ''tie-breakers'' among technically equal firms. A. Professional Qualifications: The contract will require the following disciplines with registration required for Engineering and Architecture: (1) Mechanical Engineer; (2) Electrical Engineer; (3) Illumination Engineer or lighting consultant; (4) Civil Engineer (utilities); (5) Architecture; (6) Cost Estimator(s). Evaluation of each discipline will consider education, registration, and relevant experience. Resumes (Block 7 of the SF 255) must be provided for these disciplines, including consultants. Use the nomenclature for disciplines as noted in this advertisement. Additional evaluation factors are provided in order of importance. B. Specialized experience and technical competence in: (1) Army's Energy Engineering Analysis Program. Experience in design and life cycle cost analysis of: (2) HVAC for commercial, institutional, and government buildings; (3) Central cooling and heating plants; (4) electrical distrubution; (5) peak shaving; (6) utility monitoring and control systems; (7) Indoor and outdoor lighting; (8) Water distribution systems; (8) In Block 10 of the SF 255 describe the firms' quality management plan, including the team's organization including an organizational chart, quality assurance, cost control, and coordination of the in-house work with consultants. C. Capacity to Accomplish the Work: Capacity to perform multiple taskings concurrently (three (3)concurrent delivery orders of $100,000 each); D. Past Performance: Past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; E. Geographic Location: Geographic location with respect to the region under consideration. F. Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, and Women Owned Business Participation: Extent of participation of Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Women Owned Businesses, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Minority Institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort; G. Equitable Distribution of DOD contracts: Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submissions requirements. Firms must submit a copy of their SF 254 and SF 255, and a copy of each consultant's SF 254. The 11/92 edition of the forms must be used, and may be obtained from the Government Printing Office. These must be received in the Mobile District Office (CESAM-EN-MN) not later than close of business on the 30th day after the date of publication of this solicitation in the Commerce Business Daily. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business on the next business day. Regulations requires that any submittals received after this date cannot be considered by the Selection Board. Include ACASS number in Block 3b and RFP Number in Block 2b of the SF 255. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal. As required by acquisition regulations, interviews for the purpose of discussing prospective contractors' qualifications for the contract will be conducted only for those firms(0348)

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