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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 17,2000 PSA#2580U.S. Army Engineer District, Rock Island, Corps of Engineers, Clock
Tower Building, P.O. Box 2004, Rock Island, Illinois 61204-2004 C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY MULTI-DISCIPLINE ARCHITECT/ENGINEER CONTRACT
DUE 051000 POC Beth Crawford, Contract Specialist, (309) 794-5828,
Cynthia J. Pleasant, Contracting Officer, (309) 794-5239 E-MAIL: Email
address for Contract Specialist and Contracting,
Beth.A.Crawford@usace.army.mil or Cynthia.J.Pleasant@usace.army.mil.
This is a correction to CBD issue number PSA-2566 dated Friday, March
31, 2000. 1. Contract Information: Indefinite Delivery A/E contract for
Multi-Discipline A/E services, primarily Civil/Structure/Architectural/
Geotechnical/Mechanical/Electrical Services is to be awarded. Services
may include but are not limited to preparation of technical reports,
including plans and specifications when required, primarily for
engineering of civil works projects (but may include military support
projects) primarily within the Rock Island District boundaries (Iowa,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri and Minnesota). The required services may
include all or part of the following: (1) Preparation of preliminary
and final designs (2) Preparation of contract drawings and
specifications (3) Preparation of quantity take-offs and cost estimates
(4) Soil borings and material analysis (5) Engineering services during
construction, to include: shop drawing review, construction
inspection, and supervision (6) Preparation of reports and studies (7)
Environmental restoration investigations and reports. The contract
will consist of individually negotiated task orders with an individual
or cumulative total not to exceed $1,000,000 during a one year period,
with an option to extend for two additional years. The Contractor is
guaranteed no less than $20,000 the first year and $10,000 for the
option years, if exercised. Multiple awards may be made. Estimated
initial contract award dates are July 2000 and June 2001. An option
period may be exercised early when the amount of the current period is
exhausted. 2. Project Information: The types of projects may include
all or part of the following: (1) Improvements and rehabilitation of
navigation facilities (lock walls, gates, utilities, and various lock
and dam buildings) (2) Design of flood control projects (gatewells,
pumping stations, interceptor systems, flood walls, closures, levees,
dams, spillways, outlet works, gates, and valves) (3) Design of
miscellaneous projects (buildings, camping areas, sanitary facilities,
water systems, sheet pile cells, walls and environmental management
and restoration projects) (4) Maintenance and repair design for
completed civil works projects (5) Design of roads and trails. Drawings
may be required in English or Metric System units. Design and drawings
shall be accomplished using computer-aided design & drafting
(CADD) in accordance with Tri-Service AEC CADD standards Rock Island
Districts CADD/Electronic Submittal Supplements as appropriate, and
Bentley Microstation SE (or later) formatted design files. The
specifications will be produced in SPECSINTACT with Standard
Generalized Markup Language (SGML) using the Corps of Engineers
Construction Guide Specifications. Estimates will be prepared using
Corps of Engineers Computer Aided Cost Engineering System (M-CACES). 3.
Selection Criteria: See Note 24 for general selection process. The
selection criteria are listed in descending order of importance.
Criteria a. thru f. are primary. Criteria g. and h. are secondary and
will only be used as ``tie-breakers'' among technically equal firms.
(a) Qualified Registered Professional Personnel in the following key
disciplines: Civil Engineers, Structural Engineers, Soils Engineers,
Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, and Architects. Qualified
personnel in the following key disciplines: Specification Writers,
Estimators, Engineering Technicians and Draftsmen/CADD operators. The
evaluation will consider education, training, registration, and
experience; (b) Specialized Experience and Technical Competence in:
navigation projects (locks and dams), flood control projects (local
flood protection systems, floodwalls, pump stations, and levees) bank
protection and channel improvements, sanitary and water projects,
environmental restoration, recreation, residential and commercial
buildings, bridges, and roads; (c) MicroStation CADD software
operation, knowledge and experience in computer aided engineering
applications. Firms that fail to show Bentley Microstation SE (or
later) CADD software will not be considered. (d) Past performance on
contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance
with performance schedules; (e) Capacity to perform two task orders
concurrently; (f) Large Business offerors must identify subcontracting
opportunities with Small Business, HubZone Small Business, Small
Woman-Owned Business, and Small Disadvantaged Businesses on their
SF255. If selected, the large business offeror will be required to
submit a small/small disadvantaged & woman-owned subcontracting
plan in accordance with FAR 52-219.9 and DFARS 219.704/705 as a part of
the request for proposal package. The following subcontracting goals
are the minimum acceptable goals to be included in the subcontracting
plan OF THE SUBCONTRACTED WORK (61.4% TO SMALL BUSINESS: 9.1% TO SMALL
DISADVANTED BUSINESSES (A COMPOSITE OF SMALL BUSINESS); 5% TO WOMAN
OWNED BUSINESS (A COMPOSITE OF SMALL BUSINESS); 1.5% HUBZONE SMALL
BUSINESS (A COMPOSITE OF SMALL BUSINESS). Large business firms that
intend to do any subcontracting must convey their intent to meet the
minimum goals on the SF255, Block 6. Written justification must be
provided if the minimum goals cannot be provided; (g) Geographic
proximity to Rock Island, Illinois to provide good work coordination;
and (h) Volume of DOD Contracts awarded in the previous 12 months. If
concurrent multiple contract awards are made, task orders will be
allocated based upon the Contracting Officer's determination of the
special qualifications of the firms; the nature of the work involved in
the task order; and the immediacy of the work and availability of the
firm. Distribution of the work will be a secondary consideration. 4.
Submittal Requirements: Qualified firms desiring consideration shall
submit 4 copies of the SF 255 (11-92 Edition) including organizational
chart of key personnel to be assigned to this project, 4 copies of the
current SF 254 (11-92 Edition) and 4 copies of any subcontractor's
current SF 254. Submittals are to be sent to thisoffice within 30
calendar days from the date of this announcement. Supplemental
information regarding specialized experience should be included on SF
255. Firms ACASS No. is to be shown on SF 255, Block 22b. (Call ACASS
Center 503-326-3459 for number.) The dollar value of all work for DOD
and Corps of Engineers for the past year must be clearly stated in
Block 9 of SF 255. Responding firms are required to clearly identify
tasks to perform in -- house and those to be subcontracted. Firms must
submit the names and supporting qualification data of all
subcontractors. Firms shall submit a corporate Quality Control plan.
Firms that do not comply with requirements will be considered
non-responsive. No other general notification to firms under
consideration for this project will be made and no further action is
required. This procurement is Unrestricted. The SIC Code is 8711. No
additional project information will be given to A/E firms. Phone calls
are discouraged unless absolutely necessary. Posted 04/13/00
(W-SN444622). (0104) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0019 20000417\C-0004.SOL)
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