4-State Gravel MATOC- CANCELED
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THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL -SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.THIS NOTICE IS BEING ISSUED TO DETERMINE IF THERE ISSUFFICIENT INTEREST FROM QUALIFIED PRIME CONTRACTORS who are Small Businesses, HUBZone, Woman Owned Small Business Concerns, 8(a) Small Businesses, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and who intend to submit a proposal for this solicitation to allow for a set-aside in one of the programs. Interested parties MUST submit the following by e-mail to cflcontracts@dot.gov or by telefax to 720-963-3360 (Attn: Jeremiah Rogers) for receipt by close of business (2 p.m. local Denver time) on November 24, 2015.(1) A positive statement of your intention to submit a proposal for this solicitation as a Prime Contractor;(2) A copy of the letter from SBA stating date of HUBZone small business certification or acceptance to the 8(a) small business program. In the case of a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Concern, you must provide proof of eligibility (DD form 214 or a letter adjudication from the Veterans Administration). This information must be provided in order to determine eligibility - DO NOT SEND COPIES OF YOUR SAM PROFILE;(3) Letter from bonding agent stating bonding capability up to $10 million for a single project and $20,000,000 aggregate capacity; and(4) A listing of experience in work similar in type and scope of this proposed synopsis (gravel roads in remote locations.) All of the above must be submitted in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on availability of interested HUBZone, 8(a), Women Owned, or service disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. Failure to submit all information requested will result in a contractor being considered not interested in this solicitation. A decision on whether this will be pursued as a HUBZone, 8(a), Woman Owned, or service disabled veteran-owned small business set-aside or on an unrestricted basis will be made following the due date and posted as an amendment to this sources sought on the Federal Business Opportunity website at www.fbo.gov.The size of a small business firm includes all parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, etc. Refer to the Code of Federal Regulations 13 CFR 121.103 for information on how the SBA determines affiliation and 13 CFR 121.108 regarding the penalties for misrepresentation of size status. All firms should be certified in the SAM (System for Award Management) found at www.sam.gov .A Qualified HUBZone SBC receiving a HUBZone contract for general construction must spend at least 15% of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel on its own employees and at least 50% of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel on its own employees or employees of other qualified HUBZone SBCs. This requirement may be met by expending at least 50% of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel on its employees or it may subcontract up to 35% of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel to one or more qualified HUBZone SBCs. A qualified HUBZone SBC prime contractor may not, however, subcontract more than 50% of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel to non-qualified HUBZone SBCs.PROJECT DETAILS: CFL anticipates awarding three to five Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOC) for construction services for Gravel Roads.CFL has a need for a rapid response road construction and repair contracting tool for repetitive 1R, 2R and 3R work on gravel roads in the Midwest and Inter-Mountain Regions. Projects primarily include improvements to low-volume and low-speed roadways. Projects may be located in environmentally sensitive areas that necessitate context-sensitive construction techniques and processes. The predominant geographic area includes Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska and Kansas. These projects are primarily part of the Air Force Space Command OMAD program, the Refuge Road Program (RRP),) and to a lesser extent the Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads Program (ERFO) and the Forest Land Access Program (FLAP).The government anticipates individual task orders ranging from $50,000 to $10,000,000.00. Potential contractors will be required to demonstrate bonding capacity of up to $10,000,000 per task order with a yearly aggregate capacity of up to $20,000,000. Bonding will only be required for individual task orders. Request for Task Order Proposals will include Davis Bacon wage determinations and specific plans and specs for the project.The first Task Order Request for Proposals (TO-RFP) will be issued simultaneously with the MATOC Request for Proposal. Contractors will be required to submit a proposal for the first task order as well as the base MATOC RFP. The proposal for the first task order will be used to evaluate price for the best value MATOC RFP.Contractor team must be able to demonstrate their ability to mobilize in all of the aforementioned states. Each contract awarded will consist of one base year and options to extend the contract for four additional one-year periods. The contract will have a maximum not-to-exceed five year total of $50 million. Each contract will operate with individually negotiated task orders issued in accordance with the terms of the contract. Task orders will be predominately for construction activities.The scope of task orders may include, but are not limited to construction services including mobilization, contractor sampling and testing, production and placement of aggregate, roadway pulverization, roadway excavation, embankment construction, drainage improvements, placement of aggregate surface course, slope stabilization (MSE wall, gabions, etc.) minor asphalt surfacing and minor structural work.This is a best value negotiated type procurement and evaluation factors for award are fully stated in the RFP which will be available as noted below. Evaluation factors will include Contract Team and Qualifications including organizational qualifications and key personnel, Contractor Past Performance, Financial capability and bonding capacity, location of Contractor headquarters, and QA/QC Program and Operations. The Government may award up to four contracts resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offerors whose offers conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price, technical, and other factors considered.Tentative advertisement date is on or about January 1, 2016.PLEASE NOTE: The Request for Proposals will be available for download on or about January 1, 2016, from the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at www.fedbizopps.gov. The RFP including plans WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD IN ADOBE (.pdf) FORMAT ONLY ON CFLHD's WEBSITE at FBO.gov under the Project Name. If you have problems accessing information on the website, please email CFLContracts@dot.gov.Technical questions specific to the project will only be addressed by FHWA via written correspondence to e-mail address CFLContracts@dot.govor FAX to (720) 963-3360.
DTFH6816R00001 Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration
11/17/15, 12:43 PM A-E FULL SERVICE DESIGN IDIQ
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NOTICE OF INTENTPer FAR 5.203(d), Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD) of the Federal Highway Administration anticipates awarding two or more Full-Service Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for architect-engineer (A-E) services. Projects will primarily involve improvements to rural low-volume roadways in environmentally sensitive areas requiring context sensitive design solutions for work ranging from pavement preservation, to 3R (resurfacing, restoration and rehabilitation) to full reconstruction. Transportation-related engineering and surveying services will include all work needed to conduct planning, scoping, environmental compliance, preliminary and final design to prepare contract documents in support of several Federally-funded programs administered by CFLHD.TYPE OF CONTRACT: This procurement is being solicited on an unrestricted basis to A-E firms licensed and registered within one or more of the states served by CFLHD. Professional documents produced under each contract will require a Professional Engineer and/or a Registered Land Surveyor license relative to the state in which the project work is located. Each contract awarded will consist of 1 base year and options to extend the contract for 4 additional 1-year periods. Each successful A-E firm will be re-evaluated each year to determine award of options to extend the contract. The contract shall have a maximum not-to-exceed 5-year total of $17.5 million. Each contract will operate with individually negotiated, firm-fixed price task orders issued in accordance with the terms of the contract. Task orders may or may not be for a complete project or series of projects.Selected firms must comply with Equal Employment Opportunity requirements in accordance with FAR 22.8. Subcontracting plans will be required by the selected firms for large businesses in accordance with FAR 19.7. The subcontracting plan must show the firms intended use of small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, and women-owned small business concerns. Subcontracting Plans are not required with submission of SF 330.GENERAL SCOPE OF WORK: CFLHD operates as part of the Office of Federal Lands Highway, serving the transportation engineering needs of Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMA) such as the National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Land Management and State and Local Agencies. These roadways are typically maintained by the local county, state DOTs, or FLMAs. This work will be associated with Federally funded road projects with the majority of work being funded through the Federal Lands Transportation Program (FLTP) and Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) from the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). Projects are typically located in environmentally sensitive areas that necessitate context-sensitive design techniques and processes. Project topography type and climatic zones vary greatly including coastal, mountainous, desert and plains regions. The geographic jurisdiction of CFLHD includes, but is not limited to, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.Highway segments will be designed in accordance with current AASHTO policy, Federal Lands Highway procedures, Federal Lands Highway Project Development and Design Manual with CFLHD supplements, and/or specific project criteria as determined by CFLHD. CFLHD uses both International System of Units (Metric) and U.S. Customary Units (English). Deliverables must be provided in the following formats: GEOPAK© (highway and earthwork design); MicroStation© .DGN file format (plans and drawings); HEC-RAS and/or SMS (hydraulic modeling), the current version of Microsoft Office© (word processing, spreadsheet, database, project etc.), and the Engineer's Estimate, Bidding, Award, and Construction System (EEBACS).Some project development activities may be performed by CFLHD, by other Government agencies, or by other consulting firms. Value Engineering, Agency coordination, document and report preparation, management of public meetings, and other public/agency involvement may be required.SERVICES REQUIRED UNDER THE CONTRACT: The scope of task orders may include, but are not limited to:(A) Project Management involves the leadership of the project through activities such as close coordination and collaboration with the CFLHD project manager, coordination with the CFLHD internal Project Support Team (PST), sub consultants, and external agencies. Project management will also involve management of the project scope, schedule, budget, and the Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) process as well as involvement and leadership in project decisions that affect the development and delivery of contract documents.(B) Highway design activities utilizing context-sensitive design principles in performance of tasks such as reconnaissance and conceptual studies; safety reviews, analyses, and studies; value engineering studies; preliminary design and line and grade studies; earthwork estimations; final design; and preparation of plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E).(C) Environmental compliance services including, but not limited to, studies, recommendations, and reports in compliance with the Clean Air and Water Acts, Endangered Species Act, National Historic Preservation Act, Coastal Zone Management Act, and related Executive Orders; preparation of reports and decision making documents required for the National Environmental Policy Act (e.g., categorical exclusions; environmental assessments; environmental impact statements) in accordance with FHWA policies, guidance and regulations; State specific environmental requirements (including, but not limited to the California Environmental Quality Act); FHWA Section 4(f) provisions; Corps of Engineers Section 404 permits (including successful identification of mitigation sites and preparation of monitoring plans); Section 401 certifications and other necessary project permits; interagency coordination of environmental concerns; and participation and coordination of public involvement meetings, hearings, and workshops. (D) Geotechnical engineering including, but not limited to, comprehensive identification of geologic hazards through site reconnaissance and surface and subsurface investigations; geophysical studies; shallow and deep foundation design; retaining wall design; earthwork shrink/swell recommendations; earthwork cut and fill slope recommendations; soil and rock slope stability and excavation methods; erosion survey and mitigation; material source characterization; landslide analyses and mitigation recommendations; instrumentation deployment; and laboratory testing of materials.(E) Bridge and Structural design, assessment, and inspection activities including, but not limited to, determining structure type, size, and location (TS&L); designing concrete, steel, and timber bridges (vehicular, pedestrian, and combination) in accordance with current LRFD AASHTO Bridge Design Specifications; implementing accelerated bridge construction (ABC) technologies such as prefabricated bridge elements and systems (PBES), slide-in bridge construction and geosynthetic reinforced soil - integrated bridge system (GRS-IBS); designing seismic retrofits for existing structures; designing retaining walls; performing structure inspections (bridge, culvert, retaining wall, and tunnel); load rating structures (bridge and culvert); preparing structure rehabilitation plans; performing structure constructability reviews; determining structure construction schedules and preparing structure plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E).(F) Hydraulic and hydrologic engineering for the determination of roadway surface and topographic drainage including: design discharges, water surface profiles using 1-Dimensional and 2-Dimensional hydraulic modeling; floodplain and scour analyses; culvert and drainage system surveys and assessments; culvert and headwall design; compliance with FEMA regulations, and development and preparation of certain permit applications including, but not limited to, Corps of Engineers Section 404 permits, Section 401 certifications, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits, and state specific permits.(G) Pavements and Materials services such as: materials recommendations and specifications for materials commonly used in the construction of roads and bridges for Federal, State or Local Agencies. Pavement design analysis and structural section recommendations for aggregate surfacing, flexural and ridged pavements.(H) Surveying and mapping services, such as: photogrammetric mapping and/or ground surveys; cadastral surveys; bridge site surveys; location and final design surveys; analytical aerial triangulation; digital terrain modeling; and compilation of topographic and planimetric features.(I) Right-of-way and utility services, such as: preliminary right-of-way studies and boundary compilations; preparation of right-of-way plans, legal descriptions and highway easement deeds; right-of-way acquisition processes including appraisals, negotiations and acquisition; utility research and coordination, utility designation and location; and utility conflict resolution and relocation plans and agreements.(J) Support CFLHD led construction administration by performing post design support and review services of contractor submitted documents such as, but not limited to; false work and structures submittals; value engineering proposals; and site visits with CFLHD personnel to review construction progress.(K) Transportation planning activities, such as analysis of transportation needs and priorities and opportunities for multi-modal integration and alternative transportation systems development.SELECTION CRITERIA: The following evaluation criteria, in descending order of importance, will be used in the evaluation of prospective firms. Firms shall address each evaluation criteria listed below. If the evaluation criteria are not addressed elsewhere on the SF 330, firms shall respond to evaluation criteria in Section H of the SF 330.(1) Specialized Experience and technical competence demonstrated on projects previously completed by the firm and its subconsultants to perform work typically on rural low-volume two-lane highways in environmentally sensitive areas requiring context sensitive design solutions for all discipline included under sections (A) through (K) of the Services Required section of the Synopsis. Representative experience should include work for Federal, State, and Local agencies.(2) A demonstrated Project Delivery process, including a QA/QC program that shows a project management led organizational structure, approach, and philosophy throughout the project lifecycle and that shows the successful completion of multidiscipline task orders that may include multiple project stakeholders and review agencies.(3) Professional Qualifications of the firm, staff, and subconsultants identified to work on the contract. Qualification statements should clearly identify the specialized qualifications of those individuals anticipated to work on the contract that align with the type and scope of work to be performed.(4) Use of innovative project delivery methods (design process improvements including, but not limited to, packaging, data collection, field investigation, contract document preparation, use of technology, etc.), risk and opportunity management strategies, and scalable approaches, to streamline the project delivery process and meet agency goals for % funds on the ground. Example projects highlighting innovation, risk management, and project scalability do not necessarily have to be rural low-volume two-lane highways but should be applicable to that type of work.(5) Workload management strategy and processes demonstrated on projects previously completed by the firm and its subconsultants and projected capacity of firm to deliver this IDIQ contract in a high quality and timely manner with staff and subconsultants anticipated to work on the contract. Also, identify the firm and subconsultants size standards (small or large business) under the NAICS code identified in this notice and demonstrate how small business participation will be encouraged under the resulting contract.(6) Demonstrated past performance on contracts in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules and long term relationships with Federal, State and Local Government Agencies.(7) Distribution of the firm's facilities and the ability to deliver projects in the CFLHD 14 State jurisdiction. Identify office location(s) of firm and subconsultants and the distribution of capabilities, services, and staff within each facility location.SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Firms desiring to be considered must submit 7 sets of documents containing copies of the completed SF 330. Bind each set with front and back covers. The front cover will show the submitting firm's name and address, the solicitation number, closure date of the solicitation, and any other pertinent information. Divide each set into the following labeled sections:• Section 1 must include a cover letter;• Section 2 must include the Part I of the SF 330 (without instructions), with tabbed subsections for Items A through I. Provide an organizational chart under Item D including CFLHD, the prime consultant and all sub consultants listed under Item C. In Item E, provide only resumes of key personnel that are anticipated to work on the contract. Provide detail on the role the individual had in example projects including if the individual served a lead or support role (discipline lead, etc.). Item F is limited to 10 projects showing examples of past performance relevant to general scope of work, quality, budgeting, timeliness and innovative project delivery. Example projects should at a minimum include project scope, schedule, size, cost, and lists of the project staff and sub consultants on the project with detail on the roles and responsibilities of each team member.• Modify Item G accordingly to reflect number of projects shown in Item F and number of staff shown in Item E. Item H may include other superior performance indicators, including subject matter and point of contact not covered in Item F, as well as other responses to the evaluation criteria that are not responded to elsewhere.• Section 3 will include Part II of SF 330 and should include a tab for each firm. Submit data that the firm feels adequately demonstrates experience and qualifications to perform the required work.The submitted package is limited to 40 sheets total, 8.5" x 11", printed on front and back (total of 80 printed pages), excluding tabs and front and back covers. Pages must be numbered consecutively. Only page numbers 1-80 will be considered during evaluations. Font for body copy must be Times New Roman and no smaller than 10 pt. Table font must be Times New Roman and no smaller than 8 pt. Please do not submit any pre-printed literature such as brochures, capability statements, etc. Only responses received in this office no later than 2:00 p.m., Lakewood, Colorado local time, November 3, 2015, will be considered. No other general notification to firms will be made and no further action is required. This is not a request for proposal. No solicitation package is available. Short-listed A-E firms and their proposed sub-consultants will be expected to travel to Lakewood, Colorado, for discussions (oral presentations) during the time frame of January 6 - 8, 2016. Selection of firms for award shall be in accordance with FAR 36.602-3 and 36.602-4. Questions must be submitted in writing to CFLContracts@dot.gov. Answers will be posted with this synopsis on the FedBizOpps website (www.fbo.gov).
DTFH6816R00001 Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration
10/1/15, 12:24 PM