Surveying and Mapping Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract

This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required services.  The services consist of boundary, cadastral, control, geodetic, hydrographic, topographic surveying and photogrammetric mapping.  Interested parties must submit an expression of interest in accordance with the instructions in this Synopsis: This announcement will result with one (1) or more award(s) being made within twelve (12) months following the closing date of this announcement.   It is the intent of the Government to award one or more contracts using a Small Business Set-Aside.   Only firms considered highly qualified will be awarded a contract. The contract will be an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity contract for a period of one year from date of award, with options to extend for four additional years; not to exceed a total of five years. While the estimated dollar amount per year is $1,000,000.00, the actual obligation per year may be greater than or less than the $1,000,000.00.    Work to be performed is subject to satisfactory negotiation of individual task orders with no one task order to exceed $1,000,000 nor the accumulated total of task orders to exceed $5,000,000 during the five year term of the contract.  The primary purpose of this proposed contract is to provide services for projects located within the geographic boundaries of the Rock Island District. Secondarily, the contract may be used to provide services within the geographic boundaries of the other U.S. Army Corps of Engineers districts within the Mississippi Valley Division as well as for work within the Continental United States (CONUS). The contractor will have the right to refuse orders for services to be performed outside the geographic boundaries of the Rock Island District. Criteria used in allocating task orders among contracts include performance and quality of deliverables under current task orders, current capacity to accomplish the order in the required time, specialized experience, equitable distribution of the work among the contractors, and other relevant factors. PROJECT INFORMATION: The selected firm shall have the capability to provide digital surveying and mapping data with field or photogrammetric methods, in readable and fully operational format on the District s Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) System. Data submission shall be required in Microstation design files (.DGN), InRoads digital terrain model files (.DTM), and InRoads alignment files (.ALG). Firms with demonstrated specialized experience, competence and qualifications pertinent to surveying are desired for consideration. Firms considered to be high1y qualified will be required to furnish at least two fully equipped survey crews with four-wheel drive vehicles and approved electronic total station surveying instruments, digital level and related equipment. Additional crews may be required. Highly qualified firms shall be required to have dual frequency GPS receivers. A firm will be considered if it can demonstrate the capability to provide these personnel and equipment by such means as an increase in staffing, subcontracting, or joint venture. At least one fully automated hydrographic survey systems equipped with RTK or DGPS is required. An additional shallow water hydrographic system will also be required. Firms considered to be highly qualified shall be required to show specialized experience in performing all types of surveys as stated above and subsequent data reduction and plotting utilizing state-of-the-art computer technology.

FACTORS FOR EVALUATION IN DESCENDING ORDER OF IMPORTANCE ARE:
A. SPECIALIZED EXPIERENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE:
The A-E shall demonstrate that all expertise requirements are reflected on key personnel resumes.  The personnel must have Professional Land Surveyors in Iowa and Illinois and Professional Civil Engineers on staff.  The firm should indicate professional recognition, professional associations, advanced training, certification, and specific work experience of key personnel. The firm should emphasize the qualifications and experience of its management personnel and staff in survey engineering, boundary, hydrographic, topographic and geodetic surveying.

(1)     Topographic Surveying
The A-E shall specifically demonstrate the following expertise: i) large scale surveying/mapping, data processing, and related drafting for detailed design and construction of major civil site engineering projects; ii) construction layout and alignment surveys; iii) operating survey-grade GPS units; iv) real estate boundary, property, and riparian surveys; v) beach profiles including topography and near-shore bathymetry, shallow water bodies, levees, canals, breakwaters, groins, embankments, and other similar structures; and vi) horizontal and vertical geodetic control surveys. Any specialized experience in ground based laser scanning will receive more weight in the evaluation process.

(2) Hydrographic Surveying
The A-E shall specifically demonstrate the following expertise: i) hydrographic surveys for small and large scale inland waterways and harbor construction and maintenance utilizing HYPACK with single-beam (both single and dual frequency) and multibeam, to include project condition, measurement and payment, and acceptance of completed work; ii) RTK GPS horizontal and vertical positioning of vessel; iii) Extended range RTK GPS or DGPS GPS horizontal and vertical positioning of final data; and iv) offshore beach profile and borrow/disposal area surveys. A minimum of one 20 to 30 foot hydrographic survey vessel with cabin and trailer is required.

     (3) CADD/GIS
The A-E shall specifically demonstrate the following expertise: i) Inroads for surface modeling, volume computations, and alignments; ii) Inroads Survey feature code utilization and processing; iii) HYPACK for hydrographic data processing and volume computations, iv) using ArcGIS and associated extensions; v) building, populating and delivering personal, file and multi-user geodatabases that conform to the Spatial Data Standards for Facilities, Infrastructure and the Environment (SDSFIE) used by the Department of Defense; vi) developing and implementing geoprocessing scripts using Python, C++ or other development frameworks supported by ESRI under ArcGIS 9.3 or later; vii) developing, implementing, and maintaining web-pages and web portals; viii) Micro Station; ix) CADD conversion and CADD / GIS interoperability; and xi) SDSFIE (Spatial Data Standard) and AEC (Architectural Engineering CADD Standard) compliance.

(4) Cadastral Surveying, Control Surveying and Photogrammetric Mapping
The A-E shall specifically demonstrate the following expertise: demonstrated specialized experience, competence and qualifications pertinent to geodetic and control surveying,  boundary surveying, photogrammetic mapping including production of orthophotos, LIDAR acquisition and processing.

B. QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL: A resume is required for each person, showing relevant education and training, as well as experience within the last five years. Note one individual possessing the required expertise of more than one discipline is acceptable but the resume must clearly demonstrate meeting the required length of experience of each discipline.

(1) Topographic Surveying
Key personnel having a bachelors or masters degree from an accredited university in geomatics or related field, professional license (including intern EIT,LSIT), or related certification will receive more weight for evaluation. The minimum number of key personnel required and minimum years experience is shown in parentheses for the following disciplines. Party Chief (2 - two years experience); and Instrument Operator (2 - one year experience).

(2) Hydrographic Surveying
Key personnel having a bachelors or masters degree from an accredited university in geomatics or related field, professional license (including intern EIT, LSIT), certified hydrographer, or related certification considered a plus. The minimum number of key personnel required and minimum years experience is shown in parentheses for the following disciplines. Party Chief/Instrument Operator (1 - two years experience); and Boat Operator (1 - one year experience).

(3) CADD/GIS
Key personnel must have a bachelors or masters degree from an accredited university in Geographic Information Systems, geography, cartography, physical science, hydrology, general engineering, or related field. Key personnel having a GIS certification or being an ESRI certified trainer will receive more weight. The minimum number of key personnel required and minimum years experience is shown in parentheses for the following disciplines. Surface Modeler (1 five years experience); GIS Analyst (1 five years experience); Geographic Data Processor (1 two year experience); Geographic Data Entry Specialist (1 one year experience); Database Manager (1 five years experience) System Administrator (1 five years experience); Application Programmer (1 five years experience); Web Administrator (1 five years experience); and Web Programmer (1 five years experience); CADD Drafter (1 one year experience).

(4) Cadastral Surveying, Control Surveying  and Photogrammetric Mapping
Key personnel having a bachelors or masters degree from an accredited university in geomatics or related field, professional license (including intern EIT, LSIT), certified photogrammetrist, or related certification will receive more weight in the evaluation process. The minimum number of key personnel required and minimum years experience is shown in parentheses for the following disciplines. Party Chief/Instrument Operator (1 - two years experience); and Aircraft Operator (1 - two years experience).

(5) Project Management
Key personnel must have a bachelors or masters degree from an accredited university in Geographic Information Systems, geography, cartography, physical science, hydrology, engineering, geomatics, land surveying, or related field. Key personnel must have a professional license in Engineering or Land surveying; certification as GISP, Photogrammetrist, Hydrographer, or PMP considered a plus. At least one key personnel must have a professional license for Land Surveying in the States of Iowa or Illinois. The number of key personnel required and minimum years experience is shown in parentheses for the following disciplines. Project Manager (1 ten years experience).

C. CAPACITY TO ACCOMPLISH THE WORK: Firms must have the capacity to proceed with work and accomplish it in a timely manner once a notice to proceed is issued and accomplish it in accordance with scheduled completion dates, to include emergency response following significant storm events.

D. PAST PERFORMANCE: Firm must demonstrate its past performance in accomplishment of similar work. Firm must submit information for current relevant contracts and subcontracts including the name, address, and telephone number of references. (Relevancy is defined in the DOD guide to collection and use of past performance as information that has a logical connection with the matter under consideration and application time span.) Submit information for all relevant contracts and subcontracts started or completed within the past 5 years (measured from the date of this synopsis). Firms may include supporting information in the proposal, such as letters of commendation from clients, on past performance on recent similar contracts. Include information on problems encountered in prior contracts and discuss actions taken to remedy unsatisfactory performance. Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry regarding quality, cost control, and timeliness of work will be reviewed. Past DOD performance data available to the Government through the A-E Contract Administration Support System (ACASS) will also be evaluated.

THE FOLLOWING SECONDARY CRITERIA WILL BE USED AS TIEBREAKERS, IF NECESSARY: E. VOLUME OF PAST DOD CONTRACTS AWARDED TO FIRM: Work previously awarded to the firm by DOD will be reviewed with the objective of effecting equitable distribution of contracts among equally qualified firms. F. GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY OF FIRM RELATIVE TO THE WORKSITE: Firms based in or having branch offices in the Rock Island District geographic area with lower mobilization and demobilization costs will be given preference, provided there is an adequate number of qualified firms for consideration.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Firms meeting the requirements described in this announcement and wishing to be considered must submit one copy of SF 330, Part I, for the proposed combined team (firm or joint venture and all subcontractors), and one separate copy of SF 330, Part II, for the firm or joint venture and each subcontractor. Submittal packages must be received in this office at the address indicated below, no later than 4:00 P.M. Central Time on June 11th 2009. Submittals received after this date and time will not be considered. Unnecessarily elaborate brochures or other presentations beyond those sufficient to present a complete and effective response to this announcement are not desired. The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule requiring that contractors must be registered in the CCR before receiving a contract from any activity of the Department of Defense. The rule authorizes contracting officers to reject offers from contractors that have not registered. (The CCR's web site may be accessed at http://www.ccr.gov The NAICS code is 541370. The size standard is $4, 500,000. Responses to this announcement should be in writing only; telephone calls and personal visits are discouraged. The required forms shall be submitted to the following address: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CEMVR-CT, 1450 Rock Island Avenue, Rock Island, IL  61201.   NOTE: If the offeror intends to hand deliver the offer, access to the Rock Island Arsenal requires specific procedures.  Offerors are cautioned that due to the heightened security measures being taken on Rock Island Arsenal, access for proposal delivery will take significantly more time. Despite this, offerors are responsible for ensuring that their proposals arrive prior to the scheduled closing time.

_Visitor Requirements: Enter through Moline Gate, have valid motor vehicle operator's license, valid photo identification, vehicle registration, proof of liability insurance, and a POC (Rock Island District POC for those delivering proposals is: Contracting Division - telephone 309/794-5312 or 309/794-5613 or 309/794-5519)

_Vehicles are subject to search. Foreign nationals must be approved at least two weeks in advance by Rock Island Arsenal Security. Clarification or additional information regarding access to Rock Island Arsenal should be addressed to Rock Island Arsenal Security - telephone 309/782-6116.

_Hand carried bids, proposals or quotes should be delivered through the main door (south side) of the clock tower building and checked with receptionist who will contact the contracting officer for pick up.

Fed Ex and/or UPS, Regular Mail:   Proposals should be addressed to:

                                Rock Island District Corps of Engineers

                                 Attn: Contracting (W912EK-09-R-0062)

                                 1450 Rock Island Dr.

                                 Rock Island, IL  61201

 Facsimile copies are not acceptable.

 For purposes of determining whether an offer is late, delivery into the hands of security personnel will not constitute delivery to the Government. In order to ensure delivery to the Government, the person that hand-delivers the offers should call the contract specialist whose name appears in the procurement and asks the specialist to send someone to the security desk to take possession of the offer. This is not a request for proposal.

The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule requiring that contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database before receiving a contract from any activity of the Department of Defense. The rule authorizes contracting officers to reject offers from contractors that have not registered. Call 1-888-227-2423 for more information or visit the CCRs website at http://www.ccr.gov. You must be registered in Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) in order to receive an award from this solicitation. The ORCA website is located at http://orca.bpn.gov.

Verbal requests for information must be directed to the Contract Specialist POC appearing in the synopsis. Collect calls cannot be accepted. Written requests for explanation must be sent to the person identified as the Contract Specialist and may be sent via electronic mail to a.conrad.baker@usace.army.mil, Inquires and requests that are directed to any other person may not be relayed to the proper person and; therefore, may not be answered.