C -- A/E INDEFINATE DELIVERY ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACT FOR HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES

Notice Date

March 15, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, P.O. Box 2946, Portland, OR 97208-2946

ZIP Code

97208-2946

Solicitation Number

DACW57-01-R-0017

Response Due

April 12, 2001

Point of Contact

Administrative -- Sandra Hillebrandt (503) 808-4615 Technical -- Bob Buchholz (503) 808-4877

Description

REQUEST FOR CBD SYNOPSIS ARCHITECT-ENGINEER INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES 1. SUBJECT: A/E Indefinite Delivery Architect-Engineer Contract for Hydraulic Engineering Design Services. 2. CONTRACT INFORMATION. Hydraulic engineering design services are required for various projects within the boundaries or assignments of the Portland District in the Pacific Northwest Region of the United States. An A/E Indefinite Delivery contract for $1,000,000 will be awarded, with a base period of one year and an option period of one year. Task orders will not exceed $1,000,000. 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. Subcontracting goals for this contract are that a minimum of 60.3% of the proposed subcontracting amount be placed with small business (SB), including small disadvantaged business (SDB) 9.8% be placed with SDB, and 2.9% be placed with small women-owned business. To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered in the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Register via the CCR Internet site at http: www.ccr2000.com or by contacting the DoD Central Contractor Registration at 1-888-227-2423. Estimated contract award will be August 2001. 3. PROJECT INFORMATION. Typical services to be performed will include all levels of hydraulic design and analysis of fish passage facilities related to juvenile and adult passage on the Columbia and Willamette Rivers; hydraulic design and analysis for spillways, outlet works, power facilities, canals, navigation locks, high and low velocity channels, hydraulic portions of dam safety studies; and on-site investigation and analysis related to civil works projects. A-E must have capability to perform physical modeling of hydraulic features of projects as well as develop and execute prototype data collection including hydroacoustic surveys. Selected firm must be able to produce drawings, data sheets, reports, etc., in electronic format compatible with Portland District software compatibility, MicroStation DGN format, ArcView/ArcInfo GIS format (ArcInfor export files), and MicroSoft Office. 4. SELECTION CRITERIA. Selection criteria for this project will be based upon the following, listed in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria a-h are primary, criteria i-k are secondary, used only as "tie breakers" among technically equal firms. a. Demonstrated specialized experience and technical competence in hydraulic engineering design utilizing state of the art methodology in the area of structural, fluvial and dam hydraulics in the Pacific Northwest Region. Experience must have been performed within the last three years. (1) Hydraulic design of migrant fish facilities(juvenile and adult), high head dam facilities, navigation facilities; (2) Performance of physical hydraulic model and prototype testing studies: (3) Procurement and interpretation of hydrosurvey data obtained from stilling basins and waterway channels; (4) Familiarity and experience with computer applications commonly used for hydraulic engineering analysis; (5) Performance of Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) and Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV) data collection, processing and interpretation of river velocities and flows around structures. b. Professional qualifications of personnel to be assigned to the project. Evaluation will consider education, training, registration, and longevity of relevant experience. Personnel provided for these services must be professional engineers with experience in hydraulic design projects. The following disciplines will be evaluated (minimum number to be evaluated shown in brackets to right of each discipline: (1) Project Manager [1]; (2) Hydraulic Engineer [3]; (3) Fishery Engineer/Biologist [1]; (4) CADD/GIS Technician [2]. c. Physical Model facilities and model data collection equipment and capabilities. d. Ability to meet CADD and GIS requirements as specified in paragraph 3 above. e. Design Quality Assurance: (1) Description of quality control processes used by the firm. (2) Description of management approach firm would use on this contract if successful offerer. Should address coordination of disciplines and subcontractors, and include organizational chart showing inter-relationship of management and design team components. f. Past Performance. Past performance of contracts with government agencies and private industry with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules within the last seven years. g. Capacity. Current workload and capacity of firm to accomplish required services on schedule. Firm should estimate volume of work anticipated during the life of this contract, and percentage of resources available to perform the services required under this contract, including the ability to accomplish multiple task orders simultaneously. h. Knowledge of the Locality. The Contractor must demonstrate knowledge of hydraulic modeling and prototype testing studies for design of migrant fish facilities, high head dam facilities, and navigation facilities within the Oregon and Southwestern Washington areas, primarily in the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. i. In the event of a tie, the extent of participation of Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of total estimated effort. j. In the event of a tie, the general geographical location of firm with regard to other firms and Portland District. k. In the event of a tie, the volume of DOD contract awards within the last 12 months. 5. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS. Interested A/E firms having the capability to perform this work must submit one copy of SF 254 (11/92 edition) and SF 255 (11/92 edition) for the prime firm and all consultants, to the following address no later than April 12, 2001: USACE Portland District, Attn: CENWP-CT-C: Sandra Hillebrandt, P. O. Box 2946, Portland, OR 97208-2946. Include the firm's ACASS number in SF 255, Block 3b. This procurement is unrestricted. Direct technical questions to Bob Buchholz, (503) 808-4877. Direct administrative questions to Sandra Hillebrandt, (503) 808-4615. This is not a request for proposal. Solicitation packages are not provided. Reference DACW57-01-R-0017. NAICS Code 54133 formerly SIC 8711.

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