Indefinite Delivery AE Contract for Multidisciplinary Services for SWF and SWD

This contract is for Multidisciplinary Services for SWF and SWD, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in accordance with PL-582 (Brooks A-E Act) and implemented in FAR Part 36.6. Services are required for engineering, design, and related services to potentially include but not limited to any or all of the following: Engineering Analyses and Design; Corps of Engineers Civil Works & Water Resource Planning; Hydrology and Hydraulic modeling, CADD/GIS/Mapping Services; Surveys; Cultural Resources Investigations; Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Investigations; Environmental Studies; Geotechnical Investigations; Fluvial Geomorphologic and Stream Restoration Studies; Aquifer Recharge; Report Writing; and Independent Technical Review. All work must be done by or under the direct supervision of licensed professional Engineers or Architects. Firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work. 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 all businesses regardless of size. Anticipated award will be on or about May 2008. Two IDC contracts will be awarded from this announcement for a cumulative amount $4,900,000 each, with a Minimum Guarantee amount of $5,000.00 for a term not to exceed five years. This is considered part of a multiple award along with Solicitation Nos. W9126G-08-R-0131 and W9126G-08-R-0132. If more than one contract is awarded under any of these announcements, the Contracting Officer will consider the following factors in deciding which contractor will be selected to negotiate an order: (1) uniquely specialized experience, (2) performance and quality of deliverables under any current Indefinite Delivery Contracts, (3) current capacity and ability to accomplish the order in the required time, (4) familiarity with design criteria/codes and construction methods used at the locality, and (5) equitable distribution of work among the contractors. Price will not be used as a criterion. In the event this contract is used to develop design-build supporting documents for use in a two-phase design-build selection (FAR 36.302), the prime A-E and subconsultants shall be prohibited from teaming with design-build firms to compete in the final design-build construction solicitation in accordance with FAR 9.505-2. b. Nature of Work: The services necessary for each requirement will be negotiated and awarded as individual task orders. The A-E shall furnish all services, materials, supplies and supervision required to fully complete each task order. The A-E shall be able to provide: a) development of full design packages and Request for Proposal (RFP) packages for design-build of multiple facility types; b) design support and consultant services in various combinations of architectural, structural, civil, mechanical and electrical disciplines; c) construction management services; d) cost estimating, cost control, scheduling, and construction simulation services (risk scenarios, change order analysis, alternative methods), e) design, drafting, and planning services for renovation, demolition and alterations to existing facilities. The A-E should expect to become a significant part of the governments USACE Program delivery team