C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL/STRUCTURAL DESIGN & ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH ASSOCIATED MULTI-DISCIPLINAL ARCH/ENGR SUPPORT SERVICES, VARIOUS LOCATIONS, EFA CHESAPEAKE

Notice Date

March 27, 2001

Contracting Office

Contracting Officer, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Engineering Field Activity Chesapeake (Attn: Code CH2), Washington Navy Yard, Bldg. 212, 901 M Street SE, Washington, DC 20374-5018

ZIP Code

20374-5018

Solicitation Number

N62477-01-D-0084

Response Due

April 30, 2001

Point of Contact

Contact Randolph Jones, POC, 202-685-3152

E-Mail Address

Randolph Jones, Point of Contact (rjones@efaches.navfac.navy.mil)

Description

This is a Small Business set-aside contract. Large businesses will not be considered. The small business size standard North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is "54133". The size standard is $4 million. Work associated with this Indefinite Quantity Contract (IDQ) for Miscellaneous Civil and Structural Design & Engineering Services with associated multi-disciplinal architectural and engineering support services includes various investigations, studies and the preparation of construction documents via the Design-Bid-Build (full plans and specifications) and Design-Build methods ready for bidding at various locations in the Engineering Field Activity (EFA) Chesapeake region -- Washington DC, VA and MD. Work may be performed for EFA Chesapeake and the Public Works Center, Naval District Washington. The type of work will be primarily civil or structural in nature. Work will be associated with repairs, renovations, alterations, new construction of facilities and site improvements. Work may also include, but not be limited to, the following; preparation of studies and technical reports, conducting engineering investigations, project programming, concept studies; Project Cost Engineering (PCE) documentation; preparation of preliminary and final designs; and construction cost estimates. These may be required at any time up to final acceptance of all work associated with each delivery order. Potential civil engineering projects include general paving, roadway and minor airfield projects; security and not -- security fencing; site utilities; surveying, storage tanks (above ground and underground), building and general site improvements and development, landscaping, storm water management and erosion and sediment control plans/reports; and water and sewage treatment plants (repair/rehab/addition). Potential structural engineering projects include facility structures, foundations, bridges, and piers. Other architectural and engineering work may be required to support the civil and structural work. Work may include pest damage analyses. All relative project requirements must be Y2K compliant. Familiarity with Force Protection requirements is required. Familiarity with Sustainable Design through an integrated design approach is required. Interior design services are required -- familiarity with mandatory sources of procurement, i.e., Federal prison Industries (FPI), GSA schedules, etc. is required. Familiarity with the metric system of measurement is required. The possibility of hazardous materials, i.e., asbestos, lead, lead paint, PCB's, petroleum containing soil, etc. may exist at various project sites. If these materials or other similar types of material are encountered, the A/E Contractor may be required to conduct hazardous material removal surveys, including testing and sampling, provide design removal procedures and prepare construction documents in accordance with applicable rules and regulations pertaining to such materials. All hazardous materials licenses and/or accreditations necessary for the locality of the project site are required by the A/E firm or their subcontractors. The general intention is to provide for such design and engineering services as necessary to support the procurement of these contacts. For the Government to retain maximum flexibility in the interest of their clients, various services/products, such as technical reports, studies, site investigations, programming of client requirements, surveys, assistance in source selection technical panel reviews (Design Evaluations Teams), construction consultation and inspection, Title II, preparation of construction record drawings, and O&M manuals, may be required at any time up to final acceptance of all work. The selected A/E contractor for the contract will be required to provide overhead, profit, and discipline hourly rates initially to the Contracting Officer within 10 days after receiving notification. In addition, the selected A/E contractor will be required to participate in an orientation and site visit meeting (when requested) within five days of notification for each project and provide each fee proposal within ten days after receiving the Request for Proposal and Scope of Work. Service for each project will be a firm fixed price A/E contract. The duration of the contract will be for the period of 5 years. Engineering and architectural services for these contracts will be subject to the availability of funds. The total contract amount for the contract will not exceed $5 million. The estimated start is August 2001. The Architectural and Engineering firms shall respond directly to each of the selection criteria shown below. Selection evaluation criteria are included in relative order of importance. 1.a. Specialized experience and professional qualifications of the firm, including subcontractors, and the proposed project team (the team/office actually accomplishing the work) in providing complete Civil & Structural design and engineering services with multi-disciplinal architectural and engineering support services for the design methods and requirements described herein; b. Knowledge and demonstrated experiences in applying sustainability concepts and principles to facilities and infrastructure through an integrated design approach; 2.a. Demonstrated capabilities in accomplishment of work within established time limits for multiple and simultaneous delivery orders; b. Status of the firm's and project team's present workload; 3. Past performance and process of the prime A/E firm (and their subcontractors) in their quality control/quality assurance program to assure coordinated technically accurate plans, specifications, and construction cost estimates; 4. Preferences: a. Preference will be given to firms with the demonstrated capability of using CAD, SPECSINTACT, and the Success & Means cost estimating systems. Each firm's past performance(s) and performance ratings will be reviewed during the evaluation process and can affect the selection outcome. Firms that meet the requirements listed in this announcement, are invited to submit one copy each of the completed Standard Forms (SF) 254 and SF 255, U.S. Government Architect-Engineer Qualifications, to the office indicated below. Site visits will not be arranged during the advertisement period. Interested firms are requested to include telefax numbers, DUNS number, and Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) on the SF 255 and SF 254 in Blocks 3 and 1, respectively. Interested firms are also requested to include their A/E Contractor Appraisal Support System (ACASS) number on the SF 255 in Block 3. In Block 10, state why your firm is specially qualified based on the selection evaluation criteria. Also, use Block 10 to provide additional information desired by your firm. Only the SF 254 and SF 255 will be reviewed. Experiences identified in Block 8 should not be more than 5 years old. The A/E firm's primary person proposed to be the direct contact with EFA CHES throughout the contract work must be identified as the "Project Manager". Information in the cover letter and any other attachments will not be included in the official selection review process. Submit (received by mail or hand deliver) the SF 254 and 255 to the mailroom in the EFA CHES building, Building 212, by 3:30 p.m. on the established due date. Fax and electronic copies of the SF 254 and 255 will not be accepted. This is not a request for proposal. Effective 1 October 1997, A/E contractors are now required to register their firms in the Central Contractor Registration database prior to receiving a contract award. This database provides basic business information, capabilities, and financial information to the Government and complies with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, which requires Federal agencies to have the Taxpayer Identification Number of every contractor and to pay every contractor through electronic funds transfer. A/E contractors will only have to provide this information once with annual updates or as key company information changes occur. Registration can be accomplished through the World Wide Web at http//www.acq.mil/ec; through any DOD Certified Value Added Network; or a paper may be obtained by calling the DOD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414. Contracting Officer, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Engineering Field Activity Chesapeake (Attn: Code CH2), Washington Navy Yard, Building 212, 1314 Harwood St., SE, Washington, DC 20374-5018.

Web Link

EFA Chesapeake Homepage (http://www.efdlant.navfac.navy.mil/efaches.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010329/CSOL001.HTM (D-086 SN50H4Q4)