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C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR NAVAL ARCHITECTURE & MARINE ENGINEERING SERVICES POC Robert M. Bencal, (215)656-6606 17. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: The Philadelphia District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to award a one-year Indefinite Delivery Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Services Contract with the option of extending the contract for two (2) additional one-year periods. The maximum task order limit is $400,000. The cumulative total for all task orders in either the base or an option year shall not exceed $400,000. The cumulative total for all task orders in the base and both option years shall not exceed $500,000. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The primary work under this contract will be the preparation of contract plans and specifications for the repair and/or modification of existing propelled and non-propelled vessels including seagoing hopper dredges, develop procurement plans and specifications for auxiliary vessels, prepare concept and final designs, perform structural calculations, and prepare technical proposal cost estimates. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: Firms will be evaluated on the basis of the following primary evaluation factors listed in descending order of importance: (1) Primary personnel with professional qualifications in naval architecture, marine engineering and related marine structural, mechanical, electrical and fire protection engineering, related environmental work, cost estimator, specifications writer and marine safety. Registrations and certifications shall be as necessary for full performance of the disciplines; (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the development of designs, repairs and alterations. Designs shall include drawings, specifications, estimates, schedules and related work for the concept, preliminary, detailed and construction phases for work on Corps of Engineers' dredges, including trailing suction hopper dredges, workboats, towboats, launches, survey vessels, auxiliary vessels, single-point mooring systems and other floating plant. Other detailed items of work shall include but not be limited to dredging vessel structural, machinery and electrical modifications; limited to dragarm angle and depth indicating systems with associates controls, integrated piloting and logging systems; state-of-the-art steering and propulsion systems, controls and related work. Experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction and use of recovered materials. (3) General experience in naval architecture and marine engineering related to vessel construction including but not limited to scheduling, estimating, submittal review, as-built drawings and related work such as shore and navigation facilities; (4) Capacities including facilities, plant, staff and related items to accomplish more than one task order concurrently; (5) Past performance, if any, of the firm with respect to performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work and compliance with Government performance schedules; (6) Location within continental U.S.; (7) Volume of DOD contract awards and the dollar amounts for the previous 24 months from the date of this announcement; (8) Extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions on the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Firms which desire consideration and meet the requirements described in the announcement are invited to submit a completed SF 254 (revised 11/92) and SF 255 (revised 11/92) for the prime firm and SF 254 for each consultant, 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. As a requirement for negotiations, the selected contractor will submit for government approval a quality control plan which will be enforced through the life of the contract. The contracting officer reserves the right to terminate negotiations, with firms that do not respond to Government requests for proposals, information, documentation, etc. in accordance with established schedules. Include ACASS number in block 3b. of the SF 255. Call the ACASS Center at (503)808-4591 for information on obtaining an ACASS number. This is not a request for proposals. No other notification to firms for this project will be made.***** Posted 09/20/99 (W-SN381922). (0263)

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