U. S. Army Engineer District, Norfolk, Attn: CENAO-EN, 803 Front Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23510-1096

C -- A-E SERVICES ARE REQUIRED FOR INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR PROJECTS UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE NORFOLK DISTRICT CORPS OF ENGINEERS POC Point of Contact -- Graham J. Ellixson, (757)441-7214 CONTRACT INFORMATION: A-E services are expected to be required for a variety of projects, primarily environmental in nature. The types of contracts proposed are Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs). These services are procured in accordance with PL 92-582 (Brooks A-E Act) and FAR Part 36. Approximately three contracts may be awarded, each with a base period not to exceed one year and two option periods not to exceed one year each. The amount of work in each contract period will not exceed $1,000, 000. An option period may be exercised when the contract amount for the base period or preceding option period has been exhausted or nearly exhausted. The cumulative value of all delivery orders, including the base year and two option periods, will not exceed $3,000,000. Work will be issued by negotiated firm fixed-price task orders. The Contracting Officer will consider the following factors in deciding which contractor will be selected to negotiate an order: performance and quality of deliverables under the current contract, current capacity to accomplish the order in the required time, uniquely specialized experience, and equitable distribution of work among contractors. The contracts are anticipated to be awarded between FEB 97 and JAN 98. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. 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 subcontracting goals for the Norfolk District, which will be considered by the Contracting Officer, are that a minimum of 50% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with a small business (SB), including small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), and 5% be placed with SDB. The plan is not required with this submission. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22, 10) performing under these contracts must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act. PROJECT INFORMATION: A-E services may include site investigations, sample collection, laboratory analysis, studies, reports, technical assistance, preparation of plans and specifications, cost estimates, environmental assessments, historical preservation plans, land fill closure plans, Virginia pollution discharge elimination system permits, site characterization reports and design work involved with identification and remediation of, but not limited to contaminants such as asbestos, lead paint and petroleum hydrocarbons. Site visits during construction (optional). SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general A-E process. The selection criteria are listed in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria a-e are primary. Criteria f & g are secondary and will only be used as "tie-breakers" among technically equal firms. a. Specialized experience and technical competence: (1) Demonstrated experience by the prime firm and its consultants in the type of work required. (2) Demonstrated experience by key members of the project team in the type of work required. (3) Computer Resources -- firms must indicate in Block 10 of the SF 255 the following items: (a) accessibility to and/or familiarity with the Construction Criteria Base (CCB) system. This shall include as a minimum, the SPECSINTACT specification system, the MCACES estimating system, and the ARMS review management system; (b) demonstrated CADD capability with capacity to produce output files in ".DXF" or ".DWG" file format; (c) access to a Hayes compatible modem 2400 baud or better. b. Professional qualifications: (1) The design team must possess registered professional personnel (in-house) in the CIVIL ENGINEERING discipline and experienced personnel in ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER, GEOLOGIST, CHEMIST/CHEMICAL ENGINEER disciplines. Also required (in-house or by use of consultant) are registered professional personnel in the ARCHITECTURE, STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL and ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING disciplines. Engineer and Architect personnel shall possess a current professional registration. (2) An INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST, with a current certificate in comprehensive practice from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH), is required and copy of his/her ABIH Certificate must be included in Block 10 of the SF 255. (3) A Project Team Management Plan including team organization and proposed method of carrying out the work to meet specific individual delivery order requirements and schedules. (4) The testing laboratory to be used must be certified by the Missouri River District Laboratory, of the Army Corps of Engineers, prior to any analysis of sampled materials. c. Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time: Firms must demonstrate ability of the design team to complete the project as scheduled. d. Past performance on DOD and other contracts: (1) ACASS evaluations (superior performance evaluations on recently completed projects is advantageous); (2) Letters of evaluation/ recognition by other clients; (3) Cost control and estimating performance as a percentage deviation between the final estimate and low bid on similar TYPE and SIZE projects; (4) On-time delivery of designs for DOD and similar projects. e. Knowledge of the Locality: as described in Note 24. f. Location of the firm in the general geographic area of the Norfolk District, Corps of Engineers. g. Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months. Equitable distribution of contracts among qualified A-E firms, including minority-owned firms, small business (SB) and small disadvantaged business (SDB) participation and firms that have not had prior DOD contracts will only be considered when used as a "tie-breaker". Considerations may include: (1) ACASS retrievals; (2) Current workload as listed in Block 9 of the SF 255; and (3) Equitable distribution of work among A-E firms (including minority-owned firms, small business (SB) and small disadvantaged business (SDB) participation and firms that have not had prior DOD contracts) will only be considered when used as a "tie-breaker". SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. All requirements of this announcement must be met for a firm to be considered for selection. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit a single SF 255 (11/92 edition) for the design team and single copies of current SF 254 (11/92) for the prime firm and all consultants, to the above address not later than the close of business on the 30th day after the date of this announcement. For the purpose of this notice, day number one is the day following the date of publication. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal Holiday, the deadline is the close of business if the next business day. The SF 255 must include the following: a. Firms with more than one office -- (1) Block 4: distinguish, by discipline, between the number of personnel in the office to perform the work and the total number of personnel in the firm; (2) Block 7c: each key person's office location; b. Block 3: prime firm's ACASS # and distance (in terms of POV driving miles) from address of office to perform the work and the Norfolk District. For ACASS information, call (503)326-3459; c. Block 7f: registration must include the year, discipline and state in which registered; d. Block 8b: Include a descriptive project synopsis of major items of work; e. Block 9: Indicate fee in terms of thousands of dollars, not percentage of work complete; f. Block 10: Describe owned or leased equipment that will be used to perform this contract, CADD capabilities, an organizational chart including all key elements of the design team demonstrating the firm's understanding of and ability to execute projects under the contract. The revised 11/92 edition of the SF255 (NSN 7450-01-152-8074) & SF254 (NSN 7540-01-152-8073) is required. Forms may be obtained throughGPO at (202)783-3238. Submittals by facsimile transmission will not be accepted and will be considered nonresponsive. Prior to the final selection, firms considered highly qualified to accomplish the work may be interviewed either by telephone or by formal presentation. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. SOLICITATION PACKAGES WILL NOT BE PROVIDED. (0008)

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