U.S. Army Engineer District, Norfolk, Attn: CENAO-CT, 803 Front Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23510-1096

C -- A-E SERVICES FOR DESIGN OF REPLACEMENT OF 35 FAMILY HOUSING QUARTERS, PICATINNY ARSENAL, NJ, PN 40543. SOL DACA65-00-R-0004 POC Debbie Gray, 757-441-7551 E-MAIL: Debbie Gray, debora.s.gray@usace.army.mil. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: A-E services are required for Design of Replacement of 35 Family Housing Quarters, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, PN 40543. The proposed A-E services consist of design and preparation of contract drawings, specifications (with submittal register), construction schedule, cost estimate, topographic survey, subsurface investigations, site visits during construction as required, review of shop drawings for the Construction of 35 Family Housing Quarters. Estimated value of the A-E contract is $ 500,000 to $ 1,000,000. These services are procured in accordance with PL 92-582 (Brooks A/E Act) and FAR Part 36. 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 Norfolk District, which will be considered by the contracting officer, are that a minimum of 50% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with a small business (SB), including small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), and 5% be placed with SDB. This procurement is classified under SIC Code 8711. The plan is not required with this submission. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22, 10) performing under these contracts must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act. Prospective contractors must be registered in the DOD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award of a contract. Information on registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by calling 1-888-227-2423, or via the Internet at http://ccr.edi.disa.mil. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror ineligible for award. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Scope of work is as follows: The work consists of construction of 35 family housing units (17 senior enlisted and 18 field grade officer) built to current standards on two new sitesand renovation and conversion of an existing NCO club to a community center. Construction consists of variously configured single and/or multi-unit, two and three story buildings. Dwelling units will be factory built/manufactured houses and/or conventionally on-site constructed houses. The design includes wood-frame construction with brick veneer and/or prefinished siding, central heating and air conditioning, appliances, hard wired interconnected smoke and Carbon Monoxide detectors, landscaping, streets, driveways, carports, exterior storage, street lighting, utility services, recreational areas, community center and walks. Site preparation will include rock excavation. At least five percent (two units) of the quarters will be constructed to be accessible and easily modifiable to accommodate the requirements of the handicapped. Design will be fast-tracked using frequent on-board review meetings to meet a required design time, including reviews, from notice to proceed to Ready to Advertise of 180 calendar days. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general 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 a-e are primary. Criteria f-h are secondary and will only be used as "tie-breakers" among technically equal firms. a. Specialized experience and technical competence: (1) Demonstrated experience by the prime firm and its consultants in military family housing design in DOD projects and, particularly, in fast-track designs . (2) Demonstrated experience by the prime firm and its consultants in family housing design in private sector and other government agencies projects. (3) Demonstrated experience by the prime firm and its consultants in family housing design working with other engineers/architects. (4) Computer Resources firms must indicate in Block 10 of the SF 255 the following items: (a) accessibility to and/or familiarity with the Construction Criteria Base (CCB) system. This shall include as a minimum, the SPECSINTACT specification system, the MCACES estimating system, and the ARMS review management system; (b) demonstrated CADD capability with capacity to produce output files in ".DXF" or ".DWG" file format. CADD drawings will be required on 3-1/2 inch diskettes or CD-ROM in Auto CADD Release version 13 or higher; (c) access to a Hayes compatible modem 9600 baud or better. b. Professional qualifications: (1) The design team must possess experienced, registered personnel in ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE and MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, CIVIL, and STRUCTURAL engineering disciplines. (2) A qualified INTERIOR DESIGNER shall be part of the design team. Qualified means a degree in Architecture or Interior Design with demonstrated experience in space planning, color and finish selection and furnishing selection and specification. (3) An INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST, with a current certificate in comprehensive practice from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH), is also required and a copy of his/her ABIH Certificate must be included in Block 10 of the SF 255. (4) A Project Team Management Plan including team organization and proposed method of carrying out the work to meet specific ***project requirements and schedules. c. Past performance on DOD and other contracts: (1) ACASS evaluations (superior performance evaluations on recently completed projects is advantageous); (2) Letters of evaluation/recognition by other clients; (3) Cost control and estimating performance as a percentage deviation between the final estimate and low bid on similar TYPE and SIZE projects; (4) On-time delivery of designs for DOD and similar projects. d. Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time: Firms must demonstrate ability of the design team to complete the project as scheduled. e. Knowledge of the Locality: as described in Note 24. f.. SB and SDB PARTICIPATION: Extent of participation of small businesses, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. g. Geographic Proximity: as described in Note 24. h. Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months. Considerations may include: (1) Equitable distribution of contracts among qualified A-E firms, including minority-owned firms, small business (SB) and small disadvantaged business (SDB) participation and firms that have not had prior DOD contracts which will only be considered when used as a "tie-breaker". (2) ACASS retrievals; and (3) Current workload as listed in Block 9 of the SF 255. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. All requirements of this announcement must be met for a firm to be considered for selection. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit a single SF 255 (11/92 edition) for the design team and single copies of current SF 254 (11/92) for the prime firm and each consultant, to the above address not later than the close of business on the 30th day after the date of this announcement. For the purpose of this notice, day number one is the day following the date of publication. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal Holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day. The revised 11/92 edition of the SF255 (NSN 7450-01-152-8074) & SF254 (NSN 7540-01-152-8073) is required. Forms may be obtained through GPO at (202)512-0132. The SF 255 must also include the following: a. Firms with more than one office (1) Block 4: distinguish, by discipline, between the number of personnel in the office to perform the work and the total number of personnel in the firm; (2) Block 7c: each key person's office location; b. Block 3: prime firm's ACASS # and distance (in terms of POV driving miles) from address of office to perform the work to the installation and to the Norfolk District. For ACASS information, call 503-326-3459; c. Block 7f: registrations must include the year, discipline and state in which registered; d. Block 8b: Include a descriptive projectsynopsis of major items of work; e. Block 9. Indicate fee in terms of thousands of dollars, not percentage of work completed. f. Block 10. An organizational chart including all key elements of the design team demonstrating the firm's understanding of and ability to execute projects under the contract. Submittals by facsimile transmission will not be accepted and will be considered nonresponsive. Prior to the final selection, firms considered highly qualified to accomplish the work may be interviewed either by telephone or by formal presentation. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. SOLICITATION PACKAGES WILL NOT BE PROVIDED. Posted 11/23/99 (W-SN403148). (0327)

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