Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)Architect-Engineer (A-E) Civil Design Services Contract, Albuquerque District, USACE, New Mexico
Added: Nov 18, 2014 4:10 pm This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement; a market survey for information only, to be used for preliminary planning purposes. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow up information requests. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Albuquerque District has been tasked to solicit for and award an IDIQ contract civil design services, and is seeking qualified, experienced sources capable of performing this requirement. The contract will primarily involve A-E studies and design on flood risk management, ecosystem restoration and erosion protection purposes within the Albuquerque District Corps of Engineers (COE) boundaries, which include Southern Colorado, New Mexico and Southwest Texas. The Contractor may be required to work outside this area. The successful firm may be utilized to complete projects or in support of in-house efforts. Services during construction may include construction inspection, shop drawing review and as-built drawing preparation. This contract will be solicited and awarded in accordance with FAR Part 36 and the Brooks Act (Public Law 92-582). The type of set-aside decision to be issued will depend upon the responses to this synopsis. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. The anticipated range of task orders off of this contract is between $24,000 and $500,000, with the total amount of the contract not to exceed $6,000,000.00. Minimum capabilities required for this IDIQ contract include: a. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence: Firms must have, and demonstrate experience in: 1) Preparation of studies, designs, plans and specifications, design analysis and construction cost estimates for structural flood risk management measures (dams, levees, basins and channels) and non-structural measures (elevation, dry flood proofing, wet flood proofing, small berms, small levees or walls, relocation, flood warning, acquisition), streambank stabilization, streambed grade control, ecosystem restoration measures, roads, parking areas, bridges and design of utility improvements. 2) Bridge inspections. 3) Engineering analysis of fluvial systems. 4) MicroStation InRoads software. 5) The ability to accomplish construction cost estimates utilizing M-II software. 6) The ability to create drawings in MicroStation V8, and narratives compatible with MS Word format. 7) Implementation of a Design Quality Management Plan. 8) Energy conservation, pollution prevention, the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction. b. Qualifying Capabilities: 1) Firms must be able to provide registered professionals assigned in the positions for Project Management, Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering and Structural Engineering. The Project Manager must have experience managing design of COE Civil Works type projects. The design team must be familiar with relevant COE design criteria. 2) The firm must also be able to provide Civil Engineering Technicians and CADD Operators/Drafters experienced with InRoads and the Architectural Engineering and Construction (AEC) CADD Standards Release 3.0. 3) The firm must be able to provide a cost estimator with M-II Version 4.2 Build 3 experience. Cost Estimators formally trained in using M-II software is advantageous. 4) Knowledge of the Locality: The firm's knowledge of the area encompassed by the Albuquerque District boundaries will be a consideration. 5) Past performance on DOD and other contracts in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules shall be evaluated. 6) The firm must demonstrate the capacity to accomplish two concurrent delivery orders. 7) Location of the firm's office to accomplish the work with respect to Albuquerque, New Mexico. 8) Volume of DOD contract awards in the previous 12 months considering equitable distribution of work among A-E firms including small and small disadvantaged firms that have not had prior DoD contracts. 9) Extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions, women owned, and HUB zoned business in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. In-house capabilities will be weighted heavier than subcontracted work in the evaluation process. The selected firm must be able to accomplish at least 50% of the work. Joint Venture Firms will be considered as having capabilities in-house. Joint Venture Firms that include a large business within the Joint Venture are ineligible for this procurement. The North American Industry Classification System code for this procurement is 541330 which has a small business size standard of $15 Million. The Federal Supply Code is C211. Small Businesses are reminded under FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting that they must perform at least 50% of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with their own employees for general services-type procurement. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this sources sought synopsis. Anticipated solicitation issuance date is on or about 3 February 2015, and the estimated proposal due date will be on or about 5 March 2015. The official synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on Federal Business Opportunities www.fbo.gov. Firm's response to this Synopsis shall be limited to 10 pages and shall include the following information: 1. Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address. 2. Firm's experience on projects of similar magnitude that include the civil design services listed in this Sources Sought Notice (include firm's capability to execute comparable work performed within the past 5 years: 2a. Brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project) - provide at least 3 examples. 3. Firm's experience with the eight (8) listed specialized experience and technical competencies and the nine (9) qualifying capabilities included in this Sources Sought Notice 4. Firm's Business Size - LB, SB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, EWOSB/WOSB 5. Firm's Joint Ventures (existing), including Mentor Prot g s and teaming arrangement information is acceptable Interested Firm's shall respond to this Sources Sought Synopsis no later than 02 December 2014, 2:00PM MST. All interested firms must be registered in SAM to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Mail your response to Kathleen Mayer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District, 4101 Jefferson Plaza NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109, 505-342-3223. Responses can be emailed to kathleen.mayer@usace.army.mil. Firms responding to this sources sought synopsis who fail to provide ALL of the required information requested will not be used to assist the Government in the acquisition decision, which is the intent of this sources sought synopsis. NOTE: IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR THIS PROJECT WHEN IT IS FORMALLY ADVERTISED, PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT A RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS. If inadequate responses are received, this solicitation may be issued for full and open competition.
W912PP-15-R-0005 Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Albuquerque
11/18/14, 4:10 PM Indefinite Delivery Architect Engineer Contract for Civil Works Planning Studies for the Albuquerqe District USACE
Added: Feb 17, 2015 5:12 pm This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: SPA has the intent to solicit and award a target of tee (3) Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) for Architect - Engineer Civil Works Planning Studies and Associated Design, for a base period of tee (3) years with one two (2) year option period. Professional services under these contracts will primarily consist of the development of civil works planning studies for flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, watershed management, and operation and maintenance activities. Work required may include, but is not limited to, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis and design, river and groundwater modeling, geomorphic assessment and sediment transport, water quality analysis, field data acquisition, levee inspections and evaluations, environmental and cultural compliance, economic analysis, and ecological, biological, and cultural studies and evaluations. Work will take place primarily within, but is not expressly limited to the Albuquerque District area of responsibility (AOR). The successful firm(s) may be utilized for complete projects or in support of in-house efforts. These contracts will be procured in accordance with Public Law PL 92-582 (Brooks A-E Act) and FAR Part 36. Work will be negotiated and initiated by issuance of delivery orders, which will not exceed $8,000,000 over the life of the contract. The successful firms are guaranteed no less than $40,000 for the base period. The anticipated Contract award date is 30 May 2015. This procurement is Unrestricted, and therefore open to large and small businesses. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under this contract must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act. In accordance with Public Law 95-707, large business firms are reminded that a subcontracting plan will be required which provides for subcontracting work to small and small disadvantaged firms to the maximum extent practicable. If any of the work is to be subcontracted, the Albuquerque District goal is for 40.0% of the subcontracted dollars to go to small business with 3.0% of those dollars going to small disadvantaged business, 7.0% of those dollars to woman owned business, 1.0% of those dollars to HUB-zone small businesses, 2.0% of those dollars to veteran owned small businesses, and 3.0% of those dollars to service disabled veteran owned small business. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Professional services under this contract will consist primarily of the development of civil works planning studies for flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, watershed management, and operation and maintenance activities. Work required may include, but is not limited to hydrologic and hydraulic analysis and design, river and groundwater modeling, habitat modeling, geomorphic assessment and sediment transport, water quality analysis, field data acquisition, levee inspections and evaluations, environmental and cultural compliance, economic analysis, cost analysis, and ecological, biological, and cultural studies and evaluations, research, planning, analysis, concept design development, feasibility design, geographical information system (GIS), adaptive management, mitigation and monitoring plans, and real estate products. Additional services may include studies, investigations, real estate appraisals, surveying and mapping, tests, evaluations, consultations, comprehensive planning, environmental restoration planning, project management, conceptual designs, construction cost estimates, value engineering, soils engineering, drawing reviews, preparation of operation and maintenance manuals, or other related services. These services may be performed for flood risk management structures, or other real property that includes, but is not limited to, bridges, dams, plants, highways, parkways, streets, subways, tunnels, sewers, mains, power lines, utilities, cemeteries, pumping stations, railways, airport facilities, terminals, docks, piers, wharves, waterways, levees, canals, streambeds, stream bank stabilization, beach erosion/renourishment and drainage channels. Accomplishment of the work may require planning and formulation of Water Resource Reconnaissance, Feasibility, and Watershed Studies, evaluation and application of associated engineering, environmental, and economic factors to the formulation and evaluation of alternatives to determine the Federal Interest (National Economic Development (NED) and National Ecosystem Restoration (NER) in Civil Works Projects, compliance with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (environmental impact statements and environmental assessments), Endangered Species Act (ESA) (biological assessments/opinions), Section 404 of Clean Water Act (CWA), Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA) reports, researching, formatting, and preparing reports for Civil Works General Investigations and Continuing Authority Studies that comply with current Corps of Engineers policy and guidance (to include ER 1105-2-100 and ER 200-2-2), development and facilitation of public and stakeholder meetings, team meetings, internal briefings, presentations and coordination with governmental entities, preparation of reports, maps, drawings, plans, cost estimates, design analysis, design memoranda, etc. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria a tough e are primary. Criteria f tough h are secondary and will be used as quote mark tie-breakers quote mark among technically qualified firms. Recent experience is defined as experience within the last 7 years from the issuance of this synopsis. a. Demonstrated Specialized Experience and Technical Competence in: 1) Recent experience developing and writing a Corps of Engineers Water Resources Feasibility Report and watershed studies per Corps Regulation (ER 1105-2-100 and others). 2) Application of associated Engineering, Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and other social factors to the formulation and evaluation of recommendations determining the Federal Interest in Water Resource Projects. 3) Development of environmental impact statements, environmental assessments, cultural survey reports, mitigation plans, and ecosystem restoration plans. 4) Performance of biological surveys, ecological surveys, and cultural surveys. Compliance with NEPA, ESA, FWCA, NHPA, Section 404 of CWA, and other laws and regulations as applicable. 5) Flood risk management, watershed management, operation and maintenance activities, risk assessment, surface water and groundwater modeling, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis and modeling, habitat modeling, geomorphic assessment and sediment transport, water and sediment chemical and qualitative analysis, adaptive management, real estate plans and climate change analysis. 6) Developing and running complex river operational scenarios including use of RiverWare modeling software, including the development of operational rules, physical processes and accounting, and field data acquisition (including field surveys). 7) HEC suite of software for watershed modeling, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, sediment transport, and risk and uncertainty analysis. 8) Levee inspections, screenings, and evaluations. 9) Development and maintenance of databases and GIS associated with activities 1-8 above. b. Professional Qualifications: Firms must be able to provide registered professionals assigned in the Civil Engineer positions to include site development, structural design, geotechnical design and hydraulic design. Additional disciplines required for this work include: Project Manager, Cost Estimator, Geologist, Archaeologist, Civil Planner/Formulator, Hydrologist, Biologist/Ecologist, Fisheries or Aquatic Biologist, Hydrogeologist, Geomorphologist, Economist, Environmental Engineer, GIS Specialist, and CADD Technicians. The Project Manager(s) must have experience managing planning studies for Corps of Engineers projects. The Cost Estimator must have M-CACES version MII experience. The firm must provide personnel that are familiar with COE planning criteria and policy. The firm must provide individuals with experience in running and programming RiverWare software, and in running FLO-2D and MODFLOW software. The firm must also provide CADD Technicians familiar with AutoCAD 2006 (or later) and MicroStation V8 (or later) software, and the Tri-Services CADD Standards. The firm must have staff experienced in the ESRI ArcMap GIS software and the HEC ArcMap extensions in Arc-GIS. c. Past Performance: Past performance within five years of issuance of this synopsis on DOD and other contracts related to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules will be evaluated. d. Capacity: The firm must demonstrate the capacity to accomplish two concurrent delivery orders. e. Knowledge of the Locality: Firm's knowledge and experience in the Southwest United States relating to Native American issues, Tribal law and Federal-Tribal relationships, and cultural surveys will be a consideration. f. Geographic Location: Geographic location of the Office(s) to perform the work with respect to the Albuquerque District Boundaries will be a consideration. g. Volume of Work: Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months. h. SB and SDB Participation: Extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions, women owned, Hub Zone and service disabled veteran service related business in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. In the evaluation of primary and secondary factors, in-house capabilities will be weighted heavier than subcontracted work. Joint Venture Firms will be considered as having capabilities in-house. 4. GENERAL INFORMATION: This solicitation requires all interested firms to have an email address. Notifications will be via e-mail; therefore, the email address must be shown on the SF 330, Part 1, Section B8. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit one (1) original two (2) hard copy AND one electronic copy of SF 330 quote mark Architect Engineer Qualifications quote mark for the prime firm and all consultants. Should there be discrepancies between the paper and the electronic submission, the paper copy shall govern. Only data furnished by the responding firm on the SF 330 will be considered in the selection process. Responding firms are requested to clearly identify tasks to be performed in-house and tasks to be subcontracted. In addition, firms shall submit Part II of the SF330 for each branch office and subcontractor office that will have a key role in the proposed contract. The SF 330 should specifically address the requirements of this announcement. Responding firms are requested to summarize their Quality Management Plan and identify all relevant computer capabilities in Block H of the SF 330. Firms shall include only 10 PROJECTS TOTAL in Block F of the SF 330. FIRMS SHALL LIMIT BLOCK H OF THE SF 330 TO NO MORE THAN 10 PAGES. The selected firm, its subsidiaries or affiliates that design or prepare specifications for a construction contract cannot provide the construction services for the same contract. This includes concept design, which includes preparation of project programming documents (DD1391), facility siting studies, environmental assessments, or other activities that result in identification of project scope and cost. The prime firm and subconsultants for this contract will be required to perform toughout the contract term. Joint Ventures (JV), Limited Liability Companies (LLC), and Limited Partnerships (LTD) shall submit the following additional documentation regarding their business entities: a. A copy of the JV, LLC or LTD agreement. b. A detailed statement outlining the following in terms of percentages where appropriate: (1) The relationship of the team/partners/parties in terms of business ownership, capital contribution, profit distribution or loss sharing. (2) The management approach in terms of who will conduct, direct, supervise, and control. (3) The structure and decision-making responsibilities of the partners/parties in terms of who will control the manner and method of performance of work. (4) Identify (by name and title) the personnel having the authority to legally bind the partners/parties (including authority to execute the contract documents). c. A list of partners/parties, to include company name, DUNS and CAGE numbers, address, point of contact, Email address, phone number and facsimile number. OFFERORS MUST BE REGISTERED with the System for Award Management (SAM), formerly the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), in order to receive a Government Contract award. To register, the SAM Internet address is: http://www.sam.gov. Additionally, a paper form for registration may be obtained from the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414. Responses are due no later than 2:00 p.m. local time, on 19 March 2015. The delivery addresses for your SF 330s are as follows: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District ATTN: Francesca Luna, Contracting Division 4101 Jefferson Plaza NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 Late responses will be handled in accordance with FAR 52.215-1. Electronic (e-mail, facsimile, etc.) submissions are not authorized. Technical inquiries and questions relating to proposal procedures are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at www.projnet.org. 1. To submit and review bid inquiry items, bidders will need to be a current registered user or self register into the system. To self-register, go to the aforementioned web page and click on the BID tab. Select Bidder Inquiry, select agency USACE, and enter the Bidder Inquiry Key for this solicitation listed below, your email address, and then click login. Fill in all required information and click create user. Verify that information on next screen is correct and click continue. 2. From this page, you may view all bidder inquiries or add inquiry. 3. Bidders will receive an acknowledgement of their question via email, followed by an answer to their question after it has been processed by our technical team. 4. The Solicitation Number is: W912PP-15-R-0005 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: NX73KZ -CXQDE9 b. The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquires 5 days prior to proposal submission in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response and amend the solicitation if necessary. c. Offerors are requested to review the Bidder Inquiry System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry. d. The call center operates weekdays from 8AM to 5PM U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago). The telephone number for the Call Center is 800-428-HELP. All questions should be submitted utilizing the USACE Bidder Inquiry System, ProjNet. Questions sent via e-mail will not be answered. The contracting POC for this project is Francesca Luna, francesca.m.luna@usace.army.mil. All potential offerors are advised to check daily the Federal Business Opportunities website, https://www.fbo.gov/, for any additional modifications pertaining to this presolicitation notice. These contracts are being procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act, as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. See numbered note 24 for general information on the A-E selection process. These task orders are firm fixed price. Projects to be assigned are not yet determined and funds are not presently available. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.
W912PP-15-R-0005 Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Albuquerque
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