Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) for Survey and Photogrammetric Mapping Services Contract, Albuquerque District USACE, New Mexico
Added: Apr 22, 2015 5:20 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. ALL QUESTIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED VIA THE BIDDER INQUIRY PORTAL IN PROJNET AS DESCRIBED IN THE SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS BELOW. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Architect-Engineering (A-E) services are required for an Indefinite Delivery Contract for Surveying & Mapping Services to support the Albuquerque District, the South Pacific Division, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The work will be for surveying and photogrammetric mapping services for the Albuquerque District, which may include Southern Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, California, and Southwest Texas. SPA has the intent to solicit and award a target of tee (3) Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) from this solicitation for a base period of tee (3) years with one two (2) year option period to a possible combination of Small Businesses, 8(a) Small Businesses, and offerors on an unrestricted basis for Survey and Mapping Services to support the Albuquerque District and South Pacific Division. At least one IDC will be set aside for Small Business. The unrestricted basis is open to all interested parties regardless of business size. The small business size standard is a maximum of $15 million in average annual receipts for the preceding 3 fiscal years. No firm will receive more than one award. Firms must be evaluated as Most Highly Qualified in order to be selected for a contract. All firms responding to this solicitation MUST identify the category(s) for which they wish to be considered. Firms should state the word UNRESTRICTED or SMALL BUSINESS after the solicitation number in PART I, A. Block 3 of form SF 330. A separate response (SF 330) MUST be submitted for each category in which the firm wants consideration. Selection of A-E firms is not based upon competitive bidding procedures, but rather upon the professional qualifications necessary for the performance of the required services. Contracts will be procured in accordance with Public Law (PL) 92-582 (Brooks Architect-Engineer Act) and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 36. Firm fixed price contracts will be negotiated. Work will be negotiated and initiated by issuance of delivery orders, which will not exceed $9,000,000.00 over the life of the contract. The successful firms are guaranteed no less than $32,000 for the base period. The anticipated award date is 30 June 2015. 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. The subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal. A detailed subcontracting plan must be submitted during contract negotiation. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this action is 541370. with a small business size standard of $15 Million. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Professional services will involve all services associated with surveying and mapping required to support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works, inter-agency support and military projects which include, but are not limited to, planning, design, and construction. These services may include photogrammetric mapping requiring acquisition of film and digital aerial photography, aerotriangulation, stereo mapping compilation, orthophotography, land use and land cover interpretation, creation of horizontal and vertical control networks, ground control for support of photogrammetric and LiDAR mapping, topographic mapping using LiDAR or conventional photogrammetric methods, total stations, optical, electro-optical or global positioning system (GPS), detailed planimetric surveys, profile and cross section surveys, structural deformation surveys (, bathymetric surveys, cadastral and American Land Title Association (ALTA) surveys, site and utility surveys to include both utility location via hydro/vacuum excavation and sewer closed circuit television (CCTV) inspection, and ground penetrating radar (GPR). Geographic information system (GIS) services may include the creation, implementation, transformation, manipulation of spatial data supporting the management of ESRI Geo-databases. Both English and Metric systems of measurement may be utilized. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA - LARGE BUSINESS: The selection criteria for large business are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria a-e are primary. Criteria f-h are secondary and will be used as 'tie-breakers' among technically qualified firms. Recent experience is defined as experience within the last 7 years from the issuance of this synopsis. (a) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE: Firms must demonstrate experience in: aerial photo control, geodetic control, topographic, cadastral, instrumentation (monitoring of data points for movement), bathymetric, site and utility surveys; GIS feature data collection; aerial imagery utilizing analog and digital aerial cameras; collection and processing of airborne GPS and inertial measurement unit (IMU) data; soft copy aerotriangulation and feature compilation; orthophoto generation; digital elevation model (DEM) and digital terrain model (DTM) data collection and manipulation including contour development; and collection and processing of airborne and ground-based LiDAR data into terrain products. Firms must be able to provide survey and mapping data on CDROM/DVD and USB hard drives directly readable to Bentley Systems MicroStation computer aided drafting (CAD) software and InRoads civil engineering design software, Autodesk AutoCAD software, and ESRI products. Firms must be familiar with latest versions of the US Army Corps of Engineers Spatial Data Standards for Facilities, Infrastructure, and Environment (SDSFIE), the AEC CADD Standards and Safe Software's Feature Manipulation Engine (FME) Firms must be able to provide Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) compliant metadata. Firms must also have an established quality control program. (b) PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS. The firm must have a certified or registered Photogrammetrist in-house that has experience in managing large and small scale mapping projects. The firm must also be able to provide Professional Land Surveyor(s) registered in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and Texas. In addition, the firm must be able to provide surveying and/or mapping personnel with expertise for the following: ground control, topographic, cadastral, instrumentation (monitoring of data points for movement), bathymetric, site and utility surveys; aerial imagery, GPS & LiDAR data collection and processing; orthophoto generation; DEM and DTM development; analytical aerotriangulation; compilation; CAD; GIS; and metadata documentation. (c) PAST PERFORMANCE: Past performance within five years of issuance of this synopsis on contracts with governmental agencies and private industry in terms of quality of work, cost control, and compliance with performance schedules will be considered. (d) CAPACITY: The firm must demonstrate the personnel and equipment capacity necessary to accomplish two concurrent delivery orders. (e) KNOWLEDGE OF THE LOCALITY: Firms' demonstration of relevant experience in the states of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and Texas will be a consideration. (f) GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY: Location of the firm and subcontractors offices with respect to Albuquerque, New Mexico will be a consideration. (g) VOLUME OF DOD CONTRACT AWARDS: The volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months will be considered with the objective of effecting an equitable distribution of DoD architect-engineer contracts among qualified architect-engineer firms including small and small disadvantaged firms, and firms that have not had prior DOD contracts. (h) SMALL BUSINESS (SB) AND SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS (SBD) PARTICIPATION: The extent of participation of SB, SDB, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Minority Institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total anticipated effort will be a consideration. In-house capabilities will be weighted heavier than subcontracted work in the evaluation process. Joint venture firms will be considered as having capabilities in-house. 4. SELECTION CRITERIA - SMALL BUSINESS: The selection criteria for small business are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria a-e are primary. Criteria f-g are secondary and will be used as 'tie-breakers' among technically qualified firms. Recent experience is defined as experience within the last 7 years from the issuance of this synopsis. (a) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE: Firms must demonstrate experience in: geodetic control, topographic, cadastral, instrumentation (monitoring of data points for movement), bathymetric, site and utility surveys; GIS feature data collection digital elevation model (DEM) and digital terrain model (DTM) data collection and manipulation including contour development; and collection and processing of ground-based LiDAR data into terrain products. Firms must be able to provide survey and mapping data on CDROM/DVD and USB hard drives directly readable to Bentley Systems MicroStation computer aided drafting (CAD) software and InRoads civil engineering design software, Autodesk AutoCAD software, and ESRI products. Firms must be familiar with latest versions of the US Army Corps of Engineers Spatial Data Standards for Facilities, Infrastructure, and Environment (SDSFIE), the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (A/E/C) CADD Standards and Safe Software's Feature Manipulation Engine (FME) Firms must be able to provide Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) compliant metadata. Firms must also have an established quality control program. (b) PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: The firm must be able to provide Professional Land Surveyor(s) registered in New Mexico, Colorado, and Texas. In addition, the firm must be able to provide surveying and/or mapping personnel with expertise for the following: ground control, topographic, cadastral, instrumentation (monitoring of data points for movement), bathymetric, site and utility surveys; GPS & LiDAR data collection and processing; DEM and DTM development; CAD; GIS; and metadata documentation. (c) PAST PERFORMANCE: Past performance within five years of issuance of this synopsis on contracts with governmental agencies and private industry in terms of quality of work, cost control, and compliance with performance schedules will be considered. (d) CAPACITY: The firm must demonstrate the personnel and equipment capacity necessary to accomplish two concurrent delivery orders up to $50K each. (e) KNOWLEDGE OF THE LOCALITY: Firms' demonstration of relevant experience in the States of New Mexico, Colorado, and Texas will be a consideration. (f) GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY: Location of the firm and subcontractors offices with respect to Albuquerque, New Mexico will be a consideration. (g) VOLUME OF DOD CONTRACT AWARDS: The volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months will be considered with the objective of effecting an equitable distribution of DoD architect-engineer contracts among qualified architect-engineer firms including small and small disadvantaged firms, and firms that have not had prior DOD contracts. (h) SMALL BUSINESS (SB) AND SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS (SBD) PARTICIPATION: The extent of participation of SB, SDB, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Minority Institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total anticipated effort will be a consideration. In-house capabilities will be weighted heavier than subcontracted work in the evaluation process. 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 22 May 2015. The delivery addresses for your SF 330s are as follows: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District ATTN: Erica Talley, 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 or bonds are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at www.projnet.org. 1. To submit and review inquiries, 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-0004 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: RRU2NR-ZJ8DTI 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 Erica Talley, erica.m.talley@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. Task orders will be firm fixed price. Projects to be assigned are not yet determined and funds are not presently available. W912PP-15-R-0004 Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Albuquerque
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Added: Nov 12, 2014 5:05 pm SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS For W912PP-15-R-0004 Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Survey and Photogrammetric Mapping Services Contract, Albuquerque District USACE, New Mexico 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 for survey and photogrammetric mapping services, and is seeking qualified, experienced sources capable of performing this requirement. The contract will primarily involve all services associated with surveying and mapping required to support projects which include, but are not limited to, planning, design, and construction. These services may include photogrammetric mapping requiring acquisition of film and digital aerial photography, aerotriangulation, stereo mapping compilation, orthophotography, land use and land cover interpretation, creation of horizontal and vertical control networks, ground control for support of photogrammetric and LiDAR mapping, topographic mapping using total stations, optical, electro-optical or global positioning system (GPS), detailed planimetric surveys, profile and cross section surveys, instrumentation surveys (monitoring of data points for movement), bathymetric surveys, cadastral and American Land Title Association (ALTA) surveys, site and utility surveys to include both utility location via Hydro/Vacuum excavation and sewer Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) inspection, and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR). Geographic Information System (GIS) services may include the creation, implementation, transformation, manipulation of spatial data supporting the management of ESRI Geo-databases. Both English and Metric systems of measurement may be utilized. 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 $32,000 and $500,000, with the total amount of the contract not to exceed $9,000,000.00. Minimum capabilities required for this IDIQ contract include: 1. The firm must have a Certified Photogrammetrist in-house that has experience in managing large and small scale mapping projects. 2. The firm must also be able to provide Professional Land Surveyor(s) registered in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Texas. 3. The firm must be able to provide surveying and/or mapping personnel with expertise for the following: ground control, topographic, cadastral, instrumentation (monitoring of data points for movement), bathymetric, site and utility surveys; aerial imagery, GPS & LiDAR data collection and processing; orthophoto generation; DEM and DTM development; analytical aerotriangulation; compilation; CAD; GIS; and metadata documentation. 4. Firms must be able to provide survey and mapping data on CDROM/DVD and USB hard drives directly readable to Bentley Systems MicroStation computer aided drafting (CAD) software and Inroads civil engineering design software, Autodesk AutoCAD software, and ESRI products. 5. Firms must be familiar with latest versions of the US Army Corps of Engineers Spatial Data Standards for Facilities, Infrastructure, and Environment (SDSFIE), the AEC CADD Standards and Safe Software's Feature Manipulation Engine (FME). 6. Firms must be able to provide Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) compliant metadata. The North American Industry Classification System code for this procurement is 541370 which has a small business size standard of $15 Million. The Federal Supply Code is T008. 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 planning studies 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 six (6) listed minimum 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 01 December 2014, 2:00PM MST. All interested firms must be registered in SAM to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Email your response to Erica Talley, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District, 4101 Jefferson Plaza NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109, 505-342-3223. Responses can be emailed to erica.m.talley@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-0004 Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Albuquerque
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