USAED, Walla Walla, ATTN: CENPW-CT, 201 North Third Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362-1876

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND RECONAISSANCE SERVICES WITHIN THE MISSION OF THE WALLA WALLA DISTRICT SOL DACW68-99-R-0012 DUE 091799 POC Point of contact for this action is Charlene Duncan. Please fax or email all issues and concerns to 509/527-7802 or charlene.c.duncan@usace.army.mil. WEB: ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING, http://www.nww.usace.army.mil/ebs/asp/advertisedsolicitations.asp. E-MAIL: ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING, charlene.c.duncan@usace.army.mil. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION. This notice is for one, two, three, or four indefinite delivery type contracts having one base period and two option periods not to exceed one year each. The base period and each option period have a ceiling amount not to exceed $1,000,000 each. An option period may be exercised at the discretion of the Government before expiration of the previous period. The maximum for each task order will not exceed the annual contract amount. 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 are that a minimum of 61.2% of the Contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB) including 9.1% with small disadvantaged businesses (SDB). A minimum of 5.0% of the intended subcontract amount must be placed with woman-owned small businesses (WOSB). The plan is not required with this submittal. The standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code for this acquisition is 8711. The small business size standard is that average annual receipts for the preceding three fiscal years must not exceed $4.0 million. This contract is anticipated to be awarded during the first quarter of calendar year 2000. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Work awarded under these potential contracts may include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Preparation of Environmental Impact Statements, Environmental Assessments and other NEPA compliance documents; (2), Preparation of appraisal, reconnaissance, and feasibility level reports, (3) Wildlife and terrestrial ecology studies and analyses; (4) Fish and wildlife habitat, water and air quality studies and analyses; (5) Wetlands delineation and Clean Water Act compliance; (6) Economics, natural resource economics, and socioeconomic statistics; (7) Cultural resources and archaeology; (8) GIS to store and manipulate geographically referenced data; (9) Public and interagency scoping, mediation, and involvement; (10) Real estate activities required for planning and design analyses; (11) General engineering services such as civil, hydrologic, hydraulic, environmental, structural, cost, mechanical and electrical; (12) Preparation of contract drawings and specifications; (13) CADD Drafting; (14) Aerial Photography, Topographic Surveying and Mapping; and (15) Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Engineering. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: Criteria A through D are primary selection criteria. The remaining criteria (E through G) are for tie-breaker purposes only. All selection criteria are listed in order of importance. (A) Qualifications, experience, and technical competence of personnel in environmental planning services; (B) Capacity to accomplish the work on time and within budget; (C) Qualifications, experience, and technical competence of personnel in general engineering services; (D) Location in the general geographic region of the Walla Walla Districtwith the capability of quick turnaround to and from the District office and potential sites within the Snake River drainage. The geographic area covered by this notice includes all of Northwestern Division (NWD); (E) Past performance on contracts with Government Agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; (F) Extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges, universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort; and (G) Volume of DOD contract awards in the previous 12 months, as described in Note 24. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIRMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit two (2) copies each of SF 255 (11/92 edition) and SF 254 (11/92), for the primary firm and all consultants/subcontractors, to the above address not later than close of business on the 30th day after the publication date of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday, or a Federal Holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day. Please DO NOT submit more than two (2) copies of the SF 255 and SF 254. Please include the firm's ACASS number in the SF 255, block 3b. In the SF 255, block 10, describe all capabilities, and use additional pages as necessary. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal. Posted 07/27/99 (W-SN359717). (0208)

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