General Planning Services for the Galveston District

Amendment 4 for General Planning Services at the US Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District.

This requirement is currently on Hold.  A new proposal response date will be established in the near future.



The solicitation for this requirement will be issued on or about 27 July 2009.

The solicitation for this requirement will be issued on or about 27 July 2009.

The solicitation for this requirement will be issued on or about 27 July 2009.

This Procurement is Unrestricted. All responsible sources may submit a
proposal. This procurement will be conducted under Federal Supply Class (FSC)
Code B510, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 8999, and North American
Industry Classification (NAICs) Code 541620 for General Planning Studies
Services. The size standard for this NAICS code is $7,000,000.00. All questions
should be directed to the Contract Specialist, Jacqueline Adekanbi, at (409) 766
3100, FAX No: (409) 766 3010. Send all email inquiries to
Jackie.Adekanbi@us.army.mil. TYPE OF AWARD: The Government intends to
award one (1) indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) multiple-award task
order contract with a total combined and cumulative capacity not to exceed $7.0
million over a five-year period (one base year and four option years). Task orders
will be firm-fixed-price. The acquisition method is negotiated procurement. The
solicitation will reflect that both a technical proposal and a price proposal will be
required. Other than small business firm selected will have to comply with FAR
Clause 52.219-9, regarding the requirement for a small business subcontracting
plan. Subcontracting goals for the Galveston District are: 70.0%- Small Business;
6.2% - Small Disadvantaged Business; 7.0% Woman-Owned; 9.8%- HUBZone
Small Business; 3.0% - Veteran-Owned Small Business and 0.9%- Service
Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. In the evaluation of offerors technical
proposals, the Government will be especially interested in experience in the
following:
1) Description and Documentation of Water Resource Related Problems and Opportunities
in Specific Project Areas. ; 2) Formulation of Alternative Plans; 3) Economic Analysis; 4)
Hydrologic/Hydraulic Analysis; 5) Risk and Uncertainty Analysis; 6) Design of Public
Involvement Programs; 7) Transportation Analysis; 8) Coastal Studies; 9) Independent
Technical Review; 10) Performance of Special Studies; 11) GIS Development and
Application; 12) Preparation of conceptual plans for vegetation plantings in ecosystem
restoration and mitigation projects; 13) Vegetation planting services and 14) Preparation of
Reconnaissance, Feasibility, Reevaluation and Continuing Authorities Program (CAP)
Reports in Accordance with ER 1105-2-100. JOB DESCCRIPTION: The work to be
performed under this contract consists of conducting studies and analyses, and preparing
reports and supporting documents related to the Corps planning process for Civil, Military,
and Interagency.

LOCATION OF WORK: Services will be performed in connection with civil works
projects assigned to the Southwest Division, but primarily in the Galveston District. The
Galveston District covers an area averaging 100 miles in width along the Texas Coast,
extending from approximately 15 miles east of the Texas-Louisiana state line south to the
Rio Grande; The District encompasses 49 Texas counties, portions of four Louisiana
parishes, and the adjacent waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Project locations will be
identified for each task order. Field conditions will generally include terrain of varying
types, steepness, and consistencies ranging from dry land to soft marshlands,
including swamp. Locations will also include shallow and deep draft inland waterways
and channels, rivers, lakes, bays, streams, and similar bodies of water as well as waters
offshore from Texas and Louisiana, and other states as required by specific task orders.
Services can also be performed in the Tulsa, Little Rock, and Fort Worth Districts.

Solicitation: The solicitation will be available on or about 26 June 2009. The
solicitation will NOT be provided in hard paper copy or CD-ROM format. The
solicitation and all amendments for this acquisition will be posted on the Army Single
Face to Industry (ASFI) Website at https://acquisition.army.mil/asft or Federal Business
Opportunities (FBO) at https://www.fbo.gov to view and download the solicitation. To
register as an interested Vendor, visit https://www.fbo.gov. Offerors must be registered
with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), in order to receive a Government
contract award. To register, the CCR Internet address is: http://www.ccr.gov. The
Contract Specialist for this solicitation will be Ms. Jackie Adekanbi, (409) 766 3100 or
via e-mail at jackie.adekanbi@us.army.mil. For technical information about this
solicitation, please contact Mr. Robert Heinly, 409 766 3992 between the hours of 7:00
AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. It is the
responsibility of the contractor to check the FedBizOpps and ASFI daily for any
amendments or changes to the solicitation.