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C -- HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY CONTRACT FOR STAGE 2, PORT OF LOS ANGELES, PIER 400, DEEP DRAFT NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENTS SOL DACW09-97-R-0024 POC Contracting Division Tina A. Frazier, (213) 452-3252, Cindy Myrtetus, (213) 452-3247, Technical Information-Harvey Beverly, (818) 401-4009 C -- HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY CONTRACT FOR STAGE 2 PORT OF LOS ANGELES PIER 400 DEEP DRAFT NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENTS, LOS ANGELES, CA. POC: Tina A. Frazier, (213)452-3252, Contracting Division,or Cindy Myrtetus, A-E Contracting Branch (213) 452-3247, Technical Information, Harvey Beverly, (818)401-4009. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Architect-Engineer Services (Brooks A-E Act, PL 92-582) are required for hydrographic and topographic surveying, aerial photography, digital terrain modeling, dredge and fill volume computation and construction quality assurance of the Stage 2, Port of Los Angeles Pier 400 dredging and landfill project in San Pedro Bay, California. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. This contract is to be negotiated as a firm fixed price contract. The estimated contract start date will be July 1997 for a period of 30 months (December 1999), with the option for one (1) one-year extension. Work and services are subject to availability of funds. Estimated contract cost is one million to five million dollars. 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 and services it intends to subcontract. The subcontracting goals for this contract are that a minimum of 60% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount will be placed with small businesses (SB), including small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), 10%, and woman-owned businesses (WOB) 5.0%. The plan is not required with this submittal. It is required to show in block 3.B. the ACASS number of the office that will perform the work and services. Call the ACASS Center at (503) 326-3459 to obtain a number. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Construction of the Stage 2 Port of Los Angeles Pier 400 Dredging and Landfill Project entails approximately eighteen (18) million cubic meters of selective dredge and fill operations, and construction of approximately 2,500 lineal meters of rock and quarry run retention dikes and underwater slope protection. There are 16 dredging elements comprised of multiple soil types which will be selectively dredged and placed in four different areas of the landfill, or disposed of in an offshore dumpsite, or placed for shallow water habitat creation. Construction of the rock quarry containment dike is an integral part of the dredge material placement sequencing. The rock dike/dredged material interface is critical to the integrity of the landfill structure, as well as dredged material type placement within the interior of the landfill. Construction is anticipated to take two and one-half years. A-E services required in support of Quality Assurance During Construction will require full-time personnel to be located at the project site, fully equipped with a hydrographic survey vessel with full heave-pitch-and-roll motion compensation, state-of-the-art "On-the-Fly" differential global positioning system(s), single and multi-beam acoustic imagery devices, and a side-scan sonar device. Shoreside data processing equipment and operators will also be required on site to provide one-day turn around of progress surveys. Previous experience of complex dredging and land-reclamation projects is required. The work includes hydrographic surveying in protected and exposed coastal waters to depths of approximately 25 m, underwater hazard detection, dredging measurement and fill placement progress monitoring, terrestrial surveying, aerial photography to document fill progress, data management and processing, and CADD/GIS analysis and reporting. Work and services will require differential Global Positioning System(GPS) and conventional survey techniques. The work and services will be prepared in metric units (System-International, SI) referenced to the California State Plane Coordinate System. Drawings and progress reports must be submitted in hard copy report format, and MicroStation design file (DGN), Inroads (DTM) file, AutoCADD drawing file (DWG), HYPACK XYZ, and TERRAMODEL compatible electronic file formats in a timely manner and in semi-monthly summary reports. 3. SELECTION INFORMATION: See Note 24 for general selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance. Criteria a. through e. are primary. Criteria f. through h. are secondary and will only be used as "tie-breakers" among technically equal firms: a. Professional Qualifications. Qualified professional personnel in the following key disciplines: (1) civil engineers/land surveyors/hydrographers with dredging and land reclamation experience; (2) Survey and engineering technicians; and (3) boat operators. Supporting discipline will include aerial photographer. The evaluation will consider relevant experience, education, training, overall experience and longevity with the firm. b. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence: (1) Hydrographic surveying and data processing expertise in the coastal and ocean environment, dredging measurement and monitoring, sounding and topography of rock dikes and revetments, using kinematic differential GPS, (2) Knowledge of: complex dredging and land reclamation projects; dredge equipment production, methods and scheduling; rock retention dike equipment production, methods and scheduling, (3) Own or lease an automated hydrographic survey vessel with a maximum draft of 0.8 m capable of operating in U.S. inland and exposed coastal waters. The vessel must be equipped with full motion compensation; single beam dual frequency acoustic depth sounder (30 to 50 Khz and 190 to 215 Khz); multi-beam, shallow water acoustic imagery from a single transducer source; and side scan sonar imaging for underwater object detection. Own or lease static/ kinematic GPS equipment capable of centimeter measurement accuracy, electronic total station with data collector, and CADD/GIS data processing equipment, (4) Ability to perform terrestrial surveys (i.e. conventional topo of rock dike sections, fill placement and progress, and settlement monitoring) and integrate above water topography with hydrographic survey data, and processing the data to a map. Monitor dredge and fill progress and quality compliance of rock dike sections in a timely manner. (5) Ability to deliver CADD and digital terrain model files compatible with MicroStation (DGN) and Inroads (DTM) compatible formats, version 5.095 or later, and AutoCADD version 12 and later, and TERRAMODEL (PRO) file. c. Capacity to accomplish the work and services in the required time. The evaluation will consider the experience of the firm and any consultants in projects of similar complexity, and the availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines. d. Past performance on DOD contracts and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work and services, and compliance with performance schedules. e. Knowledge of the locality such as geological features, climatic conditions, and local construction methods. f. Geographic Proximity (physical location) of the firm to the location of the project(s). g. Extent of the 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. h. Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24. All firms that submit an SF 255 shall be notified with a post card acknowledging receipt of their response. The firms which are not recommended by the Pre-Selection Board to the Selection Board for further consideration, shall also be notified with a post card. The firms which are considered by the Selection Board but are not ranked for negotiation shall notified with a post card. The firms which are ranked for negotiation but are not selected for an award shall be notified after the award of the contract. The contract award shall be announced in the Commerce Business Daily. Consistent with the Department of Defense policy of effecting an equitable distribution of contracts among qualified Architect-Engineer firms including small, disadvantaged owned firms and firms that have not had prior DOD contracts (see Note 24), qualified small disadvantaged firms will receive consideration during selection and all other selection evaluation criteria being equal, also participation in a joint venture may become a determining factor for selection. Therefore, all offerors' submittals should specifically identify in the appropriate portions of the SF 255 all proposed small disadvantaged firm participation in the proposed activity to be accomplished by the contractor (See Note 24). The Los Angeles District and Minority Business Development Agency are working with local Business Development Centers (BDC's) to provide assistance to Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns to participate in Government contracts. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested A-E firms having the capabilities for this work and services are invited to submit one (1) completed Standard Form (SF) 254 and 255, revised editions dated November 1992, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaires for the prime and one (1) SF 254 for each subcontractor/consultant, to the office shown. Lengthy cover letters and generic corporation brochures, or other presentations (such as BINDING of SF 254 and 255) beyond those to sufficiently present a complete and effective response are not desired. Phone calls and personal visits are discouraged. Response to this notice must be received within 30 calendar days from the date of issuance of this synopsis. If the 30th day is a weekend day or a Federal Holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day. No other general notification will be made of this work and services. Solicitation packages are not provided for A-E contracts. Firms desiring consideration shall submit appropriate data as described in numbered Note 24. (0100)

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