U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, 215 North 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-4978

C -- SECTION 8(A) SOURCES SOUGHT FOR MISCELLANEOUS ARCHITECTURAL-ENGINEERING SERVICES AT FT. MCCOY, WISCONSIN POC For procedural questions: John M. Miller (402)221-4176; small business matters: Hubert J. Carter Jr. (402) 221-4110 WEB: Omaha District Contracting Division Homepage, http://ebs.nwo.army.mil/EBS/CONTRACT.HTM. E-MAIL: Dawn Thompson, Dawn.E.Thompson@usace.army.mil. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Potential sources from among firms in the Small Business Administration's (SBA) 8(a) program are being sought by the Omaha District for A-E services for Ft. McCoy. The potential contract would be awarded for a base period and may include two additional option periods. The contract amount would not exceed $750,000 in any period. The base period and option period would not exceed one year each, but option periods may be exercised when the contract amount for the current period has been reached. Task Orders would be issued from time to time during the contract period. The amount of the Task Orders would not exceed the contract amount in any period. The Prime firm must be able to demonstrate that they have the qualifications, technical and management experience and capacity to perform at least 51% of the work and are currently enrolled in the 8(a) program in SIC codes 8711 or 8712. A contract may not be awarded if no qualified firms are found. Types of services required will include site investigations, studies, reports, surveying, concept design, final design and construction phase services. PROJECT INFORMATION: Task Orders under this contract will consist primarily of design for routine maintenance and repair of major building components and systems and minor alterations on a variety of facility types including administrative facilities; military operations and training facilities; maintenance facilities; roads, bridges and grounds improvements; utility distribution systems; storage facilities; housing and community facilities and medical clinics. Task orders may require design of special building systems including Energy Management and Control System (EMCS), building fire protection and alarm systems and security alarm and protection systems. Design for UST removal, asbestos and lead paint removal and construction cost estimating, surveying, interior design and may also be required for some task orders. Drawings will be prepared in a format fully compatible with Intergraph Microstationand AutoCAD version 14 or later. SELECTION CRITERIA: Criteria for selection, in order of importance, are: (a) Recent specialized experience and technical competence of the firm (including consultants) in: (1) Design of additions, alterations and minor new construction on administrative facilities, military operations and training facilities, and maintenance facilities. (2) Design of special building systems including EMCS, fire alarm and protection, security alarm and protection. (3) Design of roads, bridges, parking and storm drainage systems. (4) Design of utility distribution systems including mechanical, electrical, water supply/treatment, waste treatment, fire protection and cathodic protection. (5) Design of UST removal and asbestos and lead paint remediation. (6) Experience with task order type contracts for routine maintenance and repair. (7) Demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design. (b) Management of contracts of similar size and scope by the prime as evidenced by the firm's project examples and as described in the firms Design Management Plan (DMP)(see SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS). (c) Quality control procedures and effective coordination and management of the project team and as described in the DMP. (d) Professional qualifications and specialized experience in providing services similar to those listed above of the proposed team members (including consultants) in the following disciplines: architecture; landscape architecture; interior design; master planning; civil, sanitary (water and wastewater treatment), environmental (hazardous waste), mechanical, electrical, structural and cost engineering; geology; biology; hydrology; surveying and asbestos/lead paint remediation. (e) Knowledge of the locality of Ft. McCoy. (f) Past performance on previous contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. (g) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time, including the ability to complete more than one task order at a time. (h) Use of and compatibility with CADD systems as described above. (i) Location in the general geographic area of Ft. McCoy. (j) Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months with the object of effecting an equitable distribution of DOD A-E contracts among qualified A-E firms. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: Solicitation packages are not provided for A-E contracts. This is not a request for proposal. Firms desiring consideration must submit two copies of a combined SF 255 and separate SFs 254 for prime and each consultant. To be considered, submittals must be addressed as follows: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, CENWO-ED-C, ATTN: John M. Miller, 215 N. 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-4978. Submittals must be received no later than 4:00 PM CDT on June 10, 1998. In block 10 of the SF 255, provide the following: (a) Design Management Plan (DMP). The plan should be brief and include the following: (1) An explanation of the firm's management approach. (2) Management of sub-consultants including a description of each sub-consultants responsibility and estimated percentage of work that each sub-consultant would perform under the potential contract. Description must demonstrate the prime's ability to manage a similar contract and accomplish a substantial portion of the technical design work for the contract. (3) Specific quality control procedures used. (4) An organizational chart showing the inter-relationship of management and various team components, including sub-consultants. (b) A letter from the SBA confirming the prime firm's status in the 8(a) program. In block 3 of SF 255 provide the submitting firm's number (six or seven digits) assigned by the Northwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, for the Architect-Engineer Contract Administration Support System (ACASS) and the firm number for any consultants in block 6 of the SF 255. If unknown, so state. To receive information on how to obtain an ACASS number, call (503) 808-4591. Personalvisits for this solicitation to the Omaha District offices or the Ft. McCoy Directorate of Public Works offices will not be scheduled. (0126)

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