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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 28,1997 PSA#1792JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT OFFICE, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, P.O. BOX
4970, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32232-0019 C -- A-E SERVICES FOR INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACTS FOR HYDROGRAPHIC,
TOPOGRAPHIC, GEODETIC, PROPERTY, BOUNDARY AND CONSTRUCTION SURVEYS
WITHIN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, PUERTO RICO AND USVI SOL DACW17-97-R-0011
DUE 033197 POC Al Morris (904) 232-2430 (Site Code DACW17) This
solicitation is unrestricted and is open to small or large business
firms. Up to 5 contracts may be awarded from responses to this
advertisement. The contract will be an Indefinite Quantity Contract for
a period of one year from date of award, with two option years for a
total of three years. "The Government reserves the right to exercise
the contract option period before the expiration of the base contract
period or preceding option period, if the contract amount for the base
period or preceding option period has been exhausted or nearly
extausted."Work will be assigned by negotiated task orders. This
solicitation contains the same scope of work for more than one
contract. Criteria used in allocating task orders among the contracts
include performance and quality of deliverables under current
contracts, current capacity to accomplish the order in the required
time, uniquely specialized experience, equitable distribution of the
work among the contractors, and other relevant factors. Maximum order
limits are $1,000,000 for each contract year and up to $1,000,000 per
delivery order. The work will consist of detailed hydrographic surveys,
beach erosion surveys, tidal surveys, and other related surveys. The
contractor shall be capable of performing automated hydrographic
surveys using microprocessor guidance control devices; topographic
surveys for engineering design site plans, property/boundary surveys,
record or as-built construction surveys, and geodetic control, as
performed for planning, design, construction operation, and/or
maintenance of various engineering projects. The contractor shall
furnish all equipment, land/floating plant, instrumentation, supplies,
and personnel to accomplish required services and provide the
Government with completed maps, tracings, plats,computations, reports,
tapes, disks, etc. to document work performed. Two survey crews shall
be required to support the contract. Additional crews may be required
by the Chief of Survey Section. 1. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND
TECHNICAL COMPETENCE: The firms must clearly demonstrate experience in
large scale mapping and related drafting for detailed design and
construction of major engineering projects, construction layout and
alignment surveys, and boundary, property, mean high water (tidal)
demarcation and ordinary high water demarcation surveys; surveys of
surface/subsurface detail on beaches, levees, canals, breakwaters,
groins, embankments, and other similar structures, and horizontal and
vertical geodetic control surveys; performing hydrographic surveys for
large scale river and harbor construction and maintenance. The firm
shall have the capacity to provide digital surveying and mapping data
that are readable and fully operational on an Intergraph computer-aided
design and drafting system; furnish all drawing in Intergraph
Microstation (PC or 32) Version 5.09 of higher, AT&T System V Unix,
CLIX R3.1 Vr. 6.3.2 format on CD-ROM. 2. SIZE AND EXPERTISE OF STAFF:
The firm must have direct full time availability of necessary equipment
to accomplish required work, including but not limited to Theodolite,
transits, levels, plane tables, electronic distance measurement
instruments, electronic total station devices, computational and
plotting equipment, hydrographic survey boat, Fathometers, offshore EDM
positioning device, etc. The firm must have an adequate number of
qualified surveying and computing personnel including a Registered Land
Surveyor in Florida or in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, field party
chiefs, instrumentman, rodmen, draftsmen and computer persons. 3 .
CAPACITY TO ACCOMPLISH WORK IN THE REQUIRED TIME: Puerto Rico firms or
United States firms with Puerto Rico branch officers, requiring
minimum mobilization/ demobilization costs will be considered. The
firms must have the capacity to proceed with work and accomplish it in
a timely manner once the notice to proceed is issued. No
mobilization/demobilization costs from the United States to Puerto Rico
will be paid. 4. PAST PERFORMANCE: Past performance on contracts with
Government agencies and private industry regrading cost control,
quality of work and compliance with performance schedule. Experience
data available to the Government through the Architect Engineer
Contract Administration System (ACASS) will be utilized to evaluate
prior performance. 5. VOLUME OF PAST DOD CONTRACT AWARDED TO FIRM: Work
previously awarded to the firm by DOD will be reviewed with the
objective of effecting equitable distribution of contracts among
equally qualified firms. 6. GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF FIRM TO WORKSITE:
Location of the firm relative to the worksite (considered the
Jacksonville District Office) will be considered provided there is an
adequate number of qualified firms for consideration. Those firms which
meet the requirements described in this announcement and wish to be
considered, must submit one copy each of SF254 and SF255 for the firm
or joint-venture and an SF 254 for each subcontractor. In block 4 of SF
255 list only the personnel for the office to perform the work
indicated in block 3B. Additional personnel strengths, including
consultants, should be indicated parenthetically and their source
clearly identified. In block 7G of the SF 255, indicate specific
project experience for key team members and indicate the team member's
role on each listed project (architect, project manager, etc.).
Submittal of supplemental attachments to SF 255 per evaluation factors
1-4 is strongly recommended. Submittal package is to be received in
this office at the address indicated below no later than 4:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on 31 Mar 97. Submittals received after this date and time
will not be considered. Unnecessarily elaborate brochures or other
presentations beyond those sufficient to present a complete and
effective response to this announcement are not desired. Small and
Small Disadvantaged firms are encouraged to participate as Prime
Contractors or as members of Joint-Ventures with other Small Businesses
and all interested firms are reminded that the successful firm will be
expected to place subcontracts to the maximum practical extent with
Small and Small Disadvantaged firms in accordance with the provisions
of Public Law 95-507. If a Large Business firm is selected, a Small
Business subcontracting plan will be required prior to award. Response
to this ad should be in writing only; telephone calls and personal
visits are discouraged. The required forms shall be submitted to the
following address: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CESAJ-EN-DC, 400
West Bay Street, Room 1044, Jacksonville, FL 32202-4412 or U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CESAJ-EN-DC, P.O. Box 4970, Jacksonville, FL
(0057) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0035 19970228\C-0008.SOL)
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