Department of the Army, Baltimore District, Corps of Engineer, 10 South Howard Street, Room 7000, Baltimore, MD 21201-1715

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY-TYPE (CIVIL/STRUCTURAL) CONTRACT, FT. GEORGE G. MEADE, MD, BUT MAY BE USED THROUGHOUT THE BALTIMORE DISTRICT SOL DACA31-98-R-0060 DUE 092198 POC Contact Mary A. Riche (410) 962-4880, Contracting Officer William C. Ryals, (410) 962-3495 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: A-E services are required at Ft. George G. Meade, MD, but may be used throughout the Baltimore District. Contract will be for a base period not to exceed one year and two option periods. The amount of work in each contract period will not exceed $1,000,000.00. An option period may be exercised when the contract amounts for the base period or preceding option period has been exhausted or nearly exhausted. Contract will be firm fixed price. The announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. The anticipated award is April 1999. SUBCONTRACTING PLAN REQUIREMENTS: If the selected firm is a large business concern, a subcontracting plan with the final fee proposal will be required, consistent with Section 806(b) of PL 100-180, PL 95-507, and PL 99-661. A minimum of 60% of the total planned subcontracting dollars shall be placed with small business concerns. At least 15% of total planned subcontracting dollars shall be placed with small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), including Historically Black Colleges and Universities or Minority Institutions, and 8% with Women Owned Small Businesses (WOSB). The plan is not required with this submittal. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Work may consist of reports, studies, design criteria, design and other general multidisciplined architect-engineering services for alterations, renovation, maintenance and repair, and minor construction projects. Concentration of work shall be predominantly civil/structural and architectural. Work may include renovation of administrative buildings, medical facilities, troop living facilities (barracks), and utilities systems. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general A-E selection process. Even though the concentration of work will be civil, structural, and architectural, firms shall have the capability to provide mechanical, electrical, and environmental engineering, HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, geotechnical, sanitary engineering, topographic surveying and cost estimating. Firms shall show experience in storm water management, wetlands hydrology, sediment and erosion control, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems (NPDES) and permitting (including obtaining all necessary state permits, etc.). HAZMAT in the form of asbestos containing materials (ACM), lead paint, etc., may be encountered. Firms must demonstrate the capability to conduct appropriate characterization assessment, remedial planning and design to identify and formulate corrective measures for the HAZMAT. The firm must demonstrate the capability to respond to multiple task orders concurrently. The products (deliverables) are not required to be performed using a specific CADD system, however, the A-E shall be required to provide any digitizing and/or translation services necessary to deliver the final design product(s) in AutoCAD Rel. 14 on 3 inch HD diskettes formatted for 1.44 MB. Specifications will be prepared using SPECSINTACT. Cost estimates will be prepared using the MicroComputer Aided Cost Estimating System. (MCACES). 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit one copy of SF 255. A SF 255 must be submitted for prime and joint ventures and a SF 254 must be submitted for prime, joint ventures, and consultants, to the above 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 the next business day. Include the firm's ACASS number on the SF 255, Block 3b. For ACASS information, call (503) 808-4591. The SF 255 and SF 254 shall clearly indicate the staffing of the office indicated to do the work. Street address: City Crescent Building, ATTN: Mary A. Riche, Rm 7000, 10 South Howard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Contract questions should be directed to mary.a.riche@NAB02.usace.army.mil. Technical questions should be directed to Ms. Faith McNamee, (301) 677-9354. "In order to comply with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, all contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be considered for an award of a Federal contract. The initial registration date expired 31 May 1998. For information regarding future registration, contact: (1) CCR Web site at http://www.acq.osd.mil/ec.; (2) Dial up modem at (614) 692-6788 (User ID: ccrpub; Password: pub2ccri); (3) through any DoD Certified Value Added Network. To review the database the web site is http://www.fedecnavigator.disa.mil. Additionally, a paper form for registration may be obtained from the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414." Solicitation packages are not provided for this project. This is not a request for proposal.***** Posted 08/19/98 (W-SN238925). (0231)

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