US Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, (CESWL-CT), PO Box 867 Little Rock, AR 72203-0867

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACT FOR GENERAL HYDROLOGIC AND HYDRAULIC ANALYSIS SERVICES FOR VARIOUS CIVIL AND MILITARY PROJECTS IN OR ASSIGNED TO THE LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT SOL DACW03-99-R-0011 POC Sharon Bowers, 501-324-5668 CONTRACT INFORMATION: A-E services, procured in accordance with PL 92-582 (Brooks A-E Act) and FAR Part 36, are required for various military and civil works projects in or assigned to the Little Rock District. Work could occur anywhere within the geographic area of the Southwestern Division Corps of Engineers. One indefinite delivery contract will be negotiated and awarded, with a base period of one year, and two option periods of one year each. The contract option year(s) may be exercised before the expiration of the base contract period (or preceding option period), if the contract amount for the base period (or preceding option period) has been exhausted or nearly exhausted. Individual fixed-price task orders will not exceed $150,000; the annual ceiling for the base year and the option year is $400,000 for each period. Individual task orders issued under the proposed contract may contain certain options. The minimum guaranteed amount for the base year is $8,000. Projects outside the primary area ofresponsibility may be added at the Government's discretion upon agreement of the selected firm. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. 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 it intends to subcontract. The subcontracting goals for the contract are: a minimum of 61.2% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with Small Businesses (SB); including Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB) of 9.1%; Woman-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB) of 5%; Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MIs) of 5%; and Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones) of 1%. The plan is not required with this submittal. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under this contract must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Work includes, but is not limited to, performing Hydrologic & Hydraulic services related to the following areas: flood insurance studies, technical services studies, Section 205 studies, Section 14 studies, preliminary or reconnaissance studies, feasibility studies, design memorandums, reservoir control studies, reservoir regulation manuals, and operations and maintenance studies at the Government?s discretion upon agreement of the selected firm. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See CBD Note 24 (Monday Edition) for a general description of the A-E selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria items a-e are primary. Criteria items f-h are secondary and will only be used as "tie-breakers" among technically equal firms. a. Professional qualifications. Qualified personnel in the following key disciplines: Civil, Hydraulic and Environmental Engineers, Draftsmen, Engineering Technicians, and CADD Specialists. b. Specialized experience and technical competence: The responding firm must demonstrate prior experience and expertise in the following items: unit hydrographs, design storms and floods including PMF and SPF, stage frequency duration, flood and reservoir routing, rating of hydraulic structures, and backwater profile computation. The contractor must show experience and in-house expertise in computer modeling and programming and in using existing software including current versions of LRD1, HEC-1, HEC-HMS and HEC-2, HEC-RAS, HEC Flood Flow Frequency Analysis, and HEC Hydraulics Graphics package. This expertise shall include programming experience on microcomputers and workstations with DOS and Unix operating systems. It shall also include knowledge of X-Window programming concepts, networks and World Wide Web technology, and object-oriented design in programming. Familiarity with the HECDSS data base such as used in LRD as well as software which utilizes data stored in this data base such as DSPLAY, REPGEN, DSSUTL, and others is also required. A thorough knowledge of Corps of Engineers policy and procedures and experience and expertise in sediment transport and accumulation, existing software HEC-5 and UNET, and water quality work including quality sampling, analysis, and reporting for large lakes and streams are also desirable. Firms considered must have at least two professionally registered and highly skilled engineers with expertise in hydrology and hydraulics and computer programming related to hydrology and hydraulics and qualified support personnel to accomplish the requested work. Bound reports with appropriate displays will be required to present results of the studies. The contractor shall have capability sufficient to provide total and complete computer output on all programs used and be capable of installing and debugging applications software on workstations using Unix operating systems. They shall also have capability to furnish computerized detailed plots of water surface profiles and other data using 10x10 to inch cross-section paper. The contractor shall have CADD capability sufficient to produce plates and plots in format compatible with ETL 1110-2-251 and be produced on a CADD system compatible with the LRD Intergraph/Microstation CADD system. AutoCAD is not acceptable unless the contractor can provide AutoCAD produced work that is completely compatible with the Intergraph System. The contractor shall also be able to interface data from the HECDSS data base to produce plots on the CADD system. The contract will be negotiated for a firm-fixed unit price for an indefinite quantity of hydrologic and hydraulic analysis services. c. Capacity. Capacity to perform two $150,000 task orders in a 150-day period. The evaluation will consider experience of the firm and any consultants in similar size projects, and the availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines. d. Past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. e. Specific Knowledge of Locality. f. The physical location in relation to the Little Rock District. g. Extent of participation of SB, SDB, WOSB and HBCU/MIs in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. h. Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24. 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 (11/92 edition), and one copy of SF 254 (11/92 edition) for the prime firm and all 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 of the next business day. Include the firm's ACASS number in SF 255, Block 3b. Indicate in Block 4 of the SF 254 if your firm is a Large, Small, Small Disadvantaged or Woman-Owned Business. To be classified as a small business, a firm's average annual receipts or sales for the preceding three fiscal years must not exceed $2.5 million. The SF 255 must contain information in sufficient detail to identify the team (prime and consultant) proposed for the contract. In Block 4 of the SF 255 insert the number of personnel proposed for the contract (not necessarily total capacity); consultants as (A) and in-house as (B). In SF 255, Block 10, describe owned or leased equipment that will be used to perform this contract, as well as CADD capabilities. Block 10 should also include a Design Quality Control Plan Outline. It should include a brief presentation of internal controls and procedures that you use to insure that a quality design is produced. Personal visits for the purpose of discussing the contract are discouraged. This is not an RFP. 6 Posted 06/11/99 (W-SN342163). (0162)

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