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C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR ARCHITECTURAL-ENGINEERING SERVICES POC Robert Bencal, 215/656-6606 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District intends to award an Indefinite Delivery Contract for Architect-Engineer Services for the Special Studies Program. The contract shall be for one year with an option for an additional year. The fee for any one task order cannot exceed $400,000 with the cumulative amount of all task orders not to exceed $400,000 in either the base or option year. The cumulative amount for both the base and option year shall not exceed $500,000. In addition, the total Information Technology (IT) work allowed under this contract including both the base and option year is $100,000, pursuant to Delegation of Procurement Authority (DPA) CENAP-97-032. Work under this contract will primarily be in the Delaware River Basin and Estuary, which includes portions of the states of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware. Work outside this area may be required. The A/E will primarily provide assistance to the Project Development Branch within the District by making planning and engineering investigations, tests, analysis, reports and related efforts pertaining to various Corps of Engineers projects and studies with emphasis on reviewing, analyzing, evaluating, designing, estimating and developing alternative plans of improvement for Corps projects and studies (including but not limited to Fish & Wildlife and beneficial use of dredged material). 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The contract will require specialized experience in formulating engineering and design of environmental habitat creation and restoration associated with water resources planning and engineering investigations. Firms must have available professionals experienced in the following fields: dredged material disposal, environmental testing and analysis, plan formulation, environmental engineering, civil engineering, habitat evaluation, and report writing. Required disciplines include: civil engineers, CADD operators, draftsmen/illustrators, environmental engineers, environmental scientists, GIS specialists, modelers, estimators, technicians, report writers and word processors. The firms shall provide demonstrated sample collection, testing and analysis capabilities related to environmental work. The firm must also be able to develop and/or use computer software to analyze and organize the various data collected; this work is classified as Information Technology (IT) resources. The firms must be qualified in the work areas described and be familiar with Corps of Engineer's requirements and regulations for preparation of planning reports. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: Significant selection evaluation criteria in relative descending order of importance will include: (1) Specialized experience of the firm in the primary work required and familiarity with Corps procedures and all related regulations; (2) Professional qualifications necessary to complete the work; (3) Capacity of the firm to accomplish multiple projects simultaneously within required time and within cost limitations; (4) Past performance with Department of Defense contracts; (5) location of the firm in the general geographic area of the District will be a secondary selection element provided a sufficient number of qualified firms respond to this announcement; (6) 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. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: As a requirement for negotiations, the selected contractor will submit for government approval a quality control plan which will be enforced through the life of the contract. The District reserves the right to terminate negotiations with firms that do not respond to Government requests for proposals, information, documentation, etc. in accordance with established schedules. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform the work must submit one copy of the SF 254 (revised 11/92) and SF 255 (revised 11/92) for the prime and SF 254 for each consultant, to theabove address not later than the close of business on the 30th day after the date of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday or Federal Holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day. Include ACASS number in Block 3B of the SF 255. Call the ACASS Center at (503) 808-4591 for information on obtaining an ACASS number. All responders are advised that this requirement may be canceled or revised at any time during the solicitation, selection, evaluation, negotiation and/or final award process. It is required that all responding firms clearly present billing amounts for all Corps of Engineers work as well as all other DOD work for the last 12 months. This is not a request for proposals. No other notification to firms for this project will be made.***** (0183)

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