Indefinite Delivery Contract Construction Phase / Design Services Brooks Act Procured in Support of the Engineering & Construction Division Primarily Located in Fort Worth, TX.
Added: Feb 01, 2010 4:38 pm Synopsis for Construction Phase / Design Services Brooks Act Procured in Support of the Engineering & Construction Division Primarily Located in Fort Worth, TX.1. CONTRACT INFORMATION:a. General: This proposed contract is for Architect-Engineer (A-E) staffing support for Construction phase Services (CPS) which will be procured in accordance with PL-582 (Brooks A-E Act) and implemented in FAR Part 36.6. The proposed A-E contract will primarily support the engineering/design of various projects primarily located in the Fort Worth District Offices located in Ft Worth, TX CPS for various military and some Civil Works projects which are generally within, but not limited to the Southwestern Division (SWD) regional boundaries (TX, LA, NM, AR, OK) to allow the flexibility of sharing capacity with other Corps Districts (outside SWD boundaries) and other Federal agencies in unique cases. This flexibility would only be exercised in unique cases (anticipate less than 10%). North American Industrial Classification System Code applicable to this project is 541330, Engineering Services, which has a size standard of $4,500,000 in average annual receipts and corresponds to SIC Code 8711. This announcement is open to businesses regardless of size. Contract Award Procedure: If a large business firm is selected for this announcement it must comply with the FAR 52.219-9 clause regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The subcontracting goals for the Fort Worth District which will be considered in the negotiation of this acquisition are: (1) at least 70% of a contractors intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB); (2) at least 6.2% of a contractors intended subcontract amount be placed with small disadvantaged businesses (SDB); (3) at least 7% of a contractors intended subcontract amount be placed with women-owned SB (WOSB); (4) at least .9% of a contractors intended subcontract amount be placed with service-disabled veteran-owned SDVOSB; (5) at least 9.8% of a contractors intended subcontract amount be placed with HUBZone SB. The plan is not required as part of this submittal, but will be required with the fee proposal if a large firm is selected for negotiations. The prime A-E may rely on the written representation (self certification) of subcontractors regarding small disadvantaged business status.Anticipated contract award will be on or about May, 2010. One Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract will be awarded from this announcement for a cumulative amount of $25,000,000 with a Minimum Guarantee amount of $5,000.00 for the Base period. There will be a base period of 2 years with one option for a 3 year period.Only Architect or Engineering firms may compete for this contract per FAR 36.601-4(b).Price will not be used as a criterion for selection. There will be NO design services included in this contract that the AE firm will provide as an A-E firm in their offices. The design will be accomplished by the individuals hired under this contract and will be working in the Corps of Engineers offices. This is a staffing contract, not a design contract.Notice Organizational Conflict of Interest. The work to be performed may create an actual or potential organizational conflict of interest on future acquisitions. Offerors should refer to FAR subpart 9.5 - ORGANIZATIONATIONAL AND CONSULTANT CONLICTS OF INTEREST. An organizational conflict of interest can arise when a contractor possesses an economic incentive that renders it unable, or potentially unable, to provide impartial assistance or advice; or an unfair competitive advantage in obtaining a contract as the result of access to nonpublic information about a competitor or procurement. When an organizational conflict of interest arises it can have serious implications for the contractor that can range from disclosure obligations to disqualification from an award. Accordingly, some restrictions on the future activities of the contractor and its subcontractors may be required. And, these restrictions may include prohibiting the contractor or its subcontractors from participating in a contract or a task order. A contractor which participates in preparing design drawings or documents for future construction contracts may be prohibited from providing CPS for that contract. However, in future procurements, the contractor or its subcontractors may request a determination of its ability to participate in a particular procurement from the Contracting Officer. Proposals submitted for procurements or services for which the contractor or its subcontractor is later determined to have an organizational conflict of interest shall be submitted at the risk of the contractor or its subcontractors.b. Nature of Work: The services necessary for each requirement will be negotiated and awarded as individual task orders. The Architect-Engineer (A-E) shall furnish all personnel, services, materials, supplies and supervision required to fully complete each task order. c. Contract Award Procedure: The proposed services will be obtained by Negotiated Firm-Fixed Price Contract. To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Register via the CCR Internet site at http://www.ccr.gov .2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Construction phase services are required to support design & construction activities. Projects are anticipated to be primarily in support of Fort Worth District/Southwestern Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Fort Worth, Texas. However, Task Orders under resultant IDIQ contract may on a limited basis be awarded tough other Corps of Engineer Districts, other DOD or other Federal agencies for projects anywhere in the US or its territories. Required services include a broad range of engineering and construction activities including (but not limited to) assistance and guidance to field offices, engineers to assist in the design of projects, construction QA inspection and reporting, review of contract documents and shop drawings, review of NAS schedules and QC plans, and investigation and reporting of construction contractor claims. The firm selected will be required to provide personnel on site from 1 to 5 years. The maximum numbers of assignees are estimated to be 20 personnel simultaneously. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance. Criteria (a) tu (e) are primary. Criteria (f) tough (i) are secondary and will only be used as tie-breakers among technically equal firms. Experience can be from outside SWD boundaries and it can also be from the private sector or other governmental entities; i.e. similar staffing support for the Texas Department of Transportation or Dallas Rapid Area Transit.(a) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE: (Ensure that all special experience requirements are reflected on appropriate personnel resumes at Section E, Part I, SF 330 and all SF 330 submittals are numbered to correspond to the numbering shown in this synopsis-type in the requirement and then type in your response:) Specialized experience and technical competence in hiring, managing, and supervising personnel to perform the following but not limited to: 1. Construction quality assurance inspections and reporting. 2. Review of construction contract documents. 3. Review of contractor submittals including shop drawings. 4. Review of contractor's initial NAS schedule. 5. Assist in training Government personnel for analysis/evaluation of schedule updates. 6. Full range of design engineers-key disciplines are listed in (b) below. 7. Perform investigation and evaluation and prepare report of findings for construction contractor claims including detailed analysis of contractor schedule, for claims including time extensions.(b) PROFESSIONAL CAPABILITIES: Experience providing required personnel based on an evaluation of the firm's Construction Management Placement Plan (CMPP). The CMPP shall be presented in Section H and should include an organization chart of existing personnel and their locations. It should address management approach and specific procedures for hiring and providing highly qualified local personnel to be on site within the geographic proximity of Ft Worth, Texas. The plan shall address the firm's capacity to provide staff for a period of 1 to 5 years to accomplish multiple simultaneous task orders to include approximately $5,000,000 of work of the required type in a one year period. The evaluation will consider the experience of the firm and consultants in similar contracts, and the availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines. Key disciplines are civil, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, soils, scheduling, claims, structural, cost, environmental, project manager, energy management, medical design and architecture.(c) Key Personnel: All key management personnel shall be shown on the organizational chart in Section D of SF 330. Resumes shall be provided for these key management personnel in Section E of SF 330. Resumes will address all professional qualifications of key management personnel.(d) PAST PERFORMANCE: Past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to quality of work, compliance with performance schedules and cost control. Indication of favorable performance ratings, awards, and repeat clientele in Section H of SF 330 is recommended. Past performance will be based on ACASS ratings and other data presented by the offeror or as determined by the Government. The evaluation of this factor will be based on the past performance information from the previous five years.(e) KNOWLEDGE OF LOCALITY: Firms must demonstrate familiarity with the labor markets in the SWD areas, primarily Ft Worth, Texas.The following, items (f) tough (h), are secondary criteria: (f) SB and SDB Participation. Firms must show the extent of participation of SB, Service Disabled VOSB, and HubZone SB on the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. The greater the participation, the greater the consideration. (g) VOLUME OF DOD CONTRACT AWARDS: In Section H, Part I, SF330, firms must show their last 12 months DOD contract awards stated in dollars (see details in a subsequent paragraph). (h) Geographic Proximity. Proximity of the team to the core project region defined as Ft Worth, Texas. 4. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTSubmittals shall be sent to: US Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: Ms. Jennifer Miller, Room 2A19, 819 Taylor Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102-0300 (P.O. Box 17300). One hard copy and one electronic copy (word or PDF) on a CD is required.(a) Interested firms (single firms or joint ventures) having the capabilities to perform this work must submit one copy of an SF 330 (6/2004 Edition) including Parts I & II as described herein, to the above address no later than 2:00 p.m. (Central Time) on the response date indicated above. Late proposal rules found in FAR 15.208 will be followed for late submittals. Submission by telephonic facsimile or electronic mail will not be accepted. Personal visits to discuss this announcement will not be allowed. (b) Submit only one completed SF 330, Part I from the prime for the construction phase services team, completed in accordance with the SF 330 instructions and additional instructions herein. It must contain information in sufficient detail to identify the team (prime, other offices of the prime firm and consultants) proposed for the contract. Do not include company literature with the SF 330. (c) Use no smaller than 10 point, Arial font. Front and back side use of a single page will count as 2 pages. Pages in excess of the maximums listed will not be used in evaluation of the selection criteria. Foldouts are not allowed and shall not be considered. SF 330, PART I ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS: (a) In Section C, identify the discipline/service to be supplied by the Prime, Prime Branch offices as applicable and each consultant. (b) In Section E, provide brief resumes of the on-staff or consultant employees you intend to use to perform the work. (c) In Section F, a maximum of 10 projects for the total proposed team shall be provided. Use no more than one page per project. Specify the percentage and type of work each firm actually performed on each listed project.(d) In Section G, block 26; include the firm and office location the person is associated with. The names of all individuals included in the resumes in Section E shall be listed in Block G-26 along with their firm location and their roles; even if example project experience in Block G-28 is not applicable. Also include Team Project Organization Chart in Part I, Section D indicating how each firm on the proposed team (prime, applicable prime branch offices and each subcontractor as identified in Part I, Section C) integrates into the composite team.(e) In Section H, provide a narrative to address each of the requirements, including subparagraphs, of items listed in Section 3, Selection Criteria, of this synopsis. Number your proposal paragraphs to correspond to the paragraphs in this synopsis. Type in the requirement listed in the synopsis and then address the requirement. When addressing team capabilities; clarify planned capability, existing capability, and prior experiences, if any. Include any other relevant information including a short discussion of why the firm is especially qualified based upon the specific selection criteria listed in Section 3 herein. Under paragraph 3(h) above, provide a representative sample of DOD awards to include Agency, Contract Number/Task Order No., and Project Title and amount. Note that award of Task Orders to Indefinite Delivery Contracts should be summarized as to the actual work performed on the Task Orders and list the Task Order award amounts by providing the dollar amount range of all Task Orders. Indicate the estimated percentage involvement of each firm on the proposed team. Do not exceed 20 pages for Section H. Pages in excess of the maximums listed will not be used in evaluation of the selection criteria. Foldouts are not allowed and shall not be consideredSF 330, PART II. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS: (a) Responding firms must submit a copy of a current and accurate SF 330, Part II for the specific prime, as well as other offices of the prime and subcontractor offices proposed to perform the work even if one is already on file. All Part II MUST be signed with original or copy of a hand written signature (signed within the past 3 years) is required and dated. A firm may be rated as not qualified or ranked low if missing, confusing, conflicting, obsolete or obscure information prevents a board from reasonably determining that a firm demonstrates certain required qualifications. Indicate in Block 5b of each Part II if the firm is a Large Business, Small Business, HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, or Woman-Owned Small Business. To be classified as a small business, a firm's average annual receipts or sales for the preceding tee fiscal years must not exceed $4.5 million.(b) In Block No. 4 Part II, provide the Data Universal Numbering system (DUNS) number issued by Dun and Bradstreet Information System (1/866-705-5711) for the prime A-E or Joint Venture. The DUNS number must be for the firm or joint venture performing the work (i.e., not the parent company DUNS number, but a DUNS number specific to the office performing the work. Each branch office and/or joint venture must have their own DUNS number). (c) Solicitation packages are not provided for A-E contracts and no additional project information will be given to firms during the announcement period. Facsimile transmissions will not be accepted. Points of Contact: Contracting - Ms. Jennifer Miller (817) 886-1220, Technical - Mr. Lewis Herring (817) 886-1665. E-mail your questions to US Army Engineer District, Fort Worth at: Jennifer.R.Miller@usace.army.mil. This is not a request for proposal. Contracting Office Address:US Army Engineer District, Fort Worth, PO Box 17300/819 Taylor Street, Fort Worth, TX76102-0300 Place of Performance: US Army Engineer District, Fort Worth PO Box 17300/819 Taylor Street, Fort Worth TX76102-0300 US Point of Contact(s): Jennifer Miller, 817-886-1220 W9126G-10-R-0081 Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Fort Worth
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