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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 26,1998 PSA#2018Commanding Officer, Southern Division,Naval Facilities Engineering
Command, 2155 Eagle Drive, P. O. Box 190010, North Charleston, SC
29419-9010 C -- I/Q SOLICITATION FOR PREPARATION OF CULTURAL, HISTORIC AND
ARCHEOLOGICAL RESOURCES STUDIES AND DOCUMENTATION WITHIN THE SPECIFIED
SOUTHERN DIVISION AOR SOL N62467-98-R-0949 DUE 022398 POC Ms. Frances
J. Mitchell (803) 820-5749 17. Work includes preparation of cultural,
historic, and archeological studies and documentation. It will
encompass the states of Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana,
Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Texas, Wyoming and the adjacent waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The
contractor may also on occasion be tasked to provide the services
described herein at government activities east of the Mississippi and
adjacent waters of the Atlantic Ocean or outside the Southern Division
geographical area. The contractor may also on occasion be tasked to
provide the services described herein at government activities outside
the Southern Division geographic area. These actions will be decided
on a case-by-case basis approved by the contracting officer.
Anticipated work includes preparation of Integrated Cultural Resources
Management Plans, National Register Eligibility Surveys, Archeological
Surveys, National Register of Historic Places Nomination Documentation
Draft ProgrammaticAgreements and Memoranda of Agreement, Photographic
Documentation in accordance with Historic American Buildings
Survey/Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER) standards,
Mitigation Documentation, National Historic Preservation of 1996, as
amended, Section 106 and Section 110 documentation, Historic American
Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record HABS/HAER
Documentation, marine archeological surveys and studies; and other
cultural, historic, and/or archeological studies. Typical issues to be
addressed could include, but are not limited to the following:
determination of buildings, structure, object, district, and/or site
eligibility for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places;
determinations of historic significance on nation, state, and/or local
levels; conduct of archeological studies, surveys, and excavations with
attendant laboratory analysis of archeological deposits/artifacts;
development of historic contexts; archival research; development of
oral histories; preparation of Historic and Archeological Resource
Protection (HARP) Plans and/or Integrated Cultural Resource Management
Plans (ICRMP); preparation of preliminary, draft, and final reports
and documentation; preparation of preliminary and draft Programmatic
Agreements (PA) and Memoranda of Agreement (MOA); use of side-scan
radar and/or ground-penetrating radar; coordination and cooperation
with contract personnel performing National Environmental Protection
Act (NEPA) studies and document preparation; determinations of impacts
and effects resulting from proposed Federal undertakings; and, such
other work as may be directed. Work performed will be in accordance
with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, the
Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, the Historic and
Archeological Protection Act, the Secretary of the Interior's Standards
for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic
Structures, 36 CFR, Part 800, and other applicable Federal and state
laws and local ordinances. All interested firms should be capable of
obtaining security clearances, if required. Contract award is
contingent on availability of funds. Contract is for one year with two
(2) one (1) year option periods. The total maximum contract value
shall not exceed $1,000,000 (approximately $325,000 per year). The
contract shall guarantee a minimum fee of $20,000 payable in the event
the contractor is not required to perform work under this contract.
This guaranteed fee is a recordable obligation at the time of award
and, as such, must be fully funded. The guaranteed minimum will be met
during the first year. No one task order will exceed $100,000. The
following criteria (numbered in order of importance) will be used in
the selection process: 1. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: a) The proposed
team shall be multi-disciplinary and shall demonstrate responsible
charge in the preparation of cultural, historic and archeological
studies and documentation, as described above and in paragraph 2 below.
Project managers for all work shall have successfully managed the
completion of several cultural, historic, and/or archeological
studies/surveys/documentation, including conduct and coordination of
public hearings, and shall be well versed in the requirements of all
appropriate and pertinent Federal laws, legislation, and regulations,
as well as guidelines and standards issued by the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation and/or the Secretary of the Interior. The team
shall include, but not be limited to, the following: A registered
Architect, and Architectural Historian, a Historian, and Archeologist,
and, a qualified Archivist. All team members shall meet the
qualifications set forth in the Secretary of the Interior's Standards
and Guidelines for Professional Qualifications. Additional capabilities
necessary which might be required for the completion of the work are:
scientific data gathering and marine archeology. 2. SPECIALIZED
EXPERIENCE: recent experience of the proposed team, including
consultants, in the preparation ofcultural, historical, and
archeological studies and documentation of the types mentioned
elsewhere in this announcement, particularly for Federal agencies, with
demonstrated Department of Defense (DOD) experience. 3. PERFORMANCE:
Past performance/ratings of government agencies (Federal, state, local)
and private industry contracts in terms of cost control, quality of
work, and compliance with performance schedules. 4. CAPACITY: Ability
to perform multiple projects simultaneously; and b) Ability to sustain
the loss of key personnel without adverse impact upon assigned tasks.
5. LOCATION: a) Location of the firm(s) in relation to the Southern
Division geographic region; b) Knowledge of different State Historic
Preservation Officer (SHPO) requirements. 6. VOLUME OF DOD WORK:
Firm(s) will be evaluated in terms of work done for DOD components,
quality of work performed, compliance with established schedules,
flexibility to accomplish the work specified under changing conditions,
and ability to accomplish the workwithin the originally established
budget. Firms will also be evaluated in terms of work previously
awarded to the firm by DOD within the past twelve months with the
objective of effecting an equitable distribution of contracts among
qualified A-E firms including small and small disadvantaged business
firms and firms that have not had prior DOD A-E contracts. 7. JOINT
VENTURE, TEAMING OR SUBCONTRACTOR UTILIZATION: Team will be evaluated
on the extent to which potential contractors identify and commit to
small business and to small disadvantaged business, historically black
college and university, or minority institution in performance of the
contract, whether as a joint venture, teaming arrangement, or
subcontractor. In order to assist the committee to more efficiently
review all applications, a summary of experience, proposed team
staffing and depth of additional staff support is requested as part of
or in addition to the SF 255, as follows: 1. Summarize in descending
order of significance, at least three ofyour most relevant projects for
the type projects required under the experience category. For each of
the presented projects give the following information where applicable:
a) costs; b) project team members that worked on the project; c) an
owner point of contact (with telephone number); d) number and dollar
value of change orders. 2. Summarize proposed team in tabular form with
the following data: a) firm name; b) individual's name; c) work history
with individual consultant firm; d) office location (home or branch
office); e) Professional degree(s), and date(s); f) Professional
Registration(s), date(s) and state(s); g) assigned team responsibility;
h) percentage of time committed to this team; and, i) synopsis of
experience including firm name(s), years with each firm, and type of
experience with each firm. 3. List number of individuals in each
discipline NOT assigned to proposed team who could be used to augment
the proposed team (in event of loss of personnel or failure to maintain
schedules. 4. A-E's responding should prepare to provide their Quality
Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) prior to selection interviews once a
short list has been approved. The QAPP will include an explanation of
the management approach, an organization chart showing
inter-relationship of management and team components, and specific
quality control process used; a listing of present business commitments
with their required completion schedules; financial and credit
references (include name and telephone numbers of officers at their
financial institutions), and performance references other than Southern
Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (include 3 or more with
names and telephone numbers of the contract administrators). For
consideration, provide one submittal package, including an original SF
255 and SF 254 for the prime, and an SF 254 for each consultant
proposed. The SF 255 (with attachments) shall be LIMITED TO 25 PAGES,
8 1/2" x 11" (ONE-SIDED), with print size not smaller than 12 pitch
font. Every page that is not anSF 254 will be included in the 25-page
count. The submittal package must be received in this office not later
than 4:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME on MONDAY, 23 FEBRUARY 1998. Submittals
received after this date and time will not be considered. If additional
firms are needed for consideration, SF 254s already on file will be
used. Include telefax numbers in Block 3a and Contractor Establishment
Code (formerly the DUNS number), Commercial and Government Entity
(CAGE) Codes, if known, and Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) in
Block 3. The DUNS, CAGE and TIN are discussed in the DOD FAR
Supplement, Part 204 Subpart 204.671-5. Label lower right corner of
outside mailing envelope with "A-E Services, 98-R-0948". This is not a
request for proposal. Site visits will not be arranged during
advertisement period. ADDRESS ALL RESPONSES TO ATTN: CODE 0213FM.
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