SOURCES SOUGHT
C -- Architect and Engineering Services, Design Barracks Complex, Ft Wainwright, Alaska
- Notice Date
- 1/13/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- US Army Corp of Engineers - Alaska - Military Works, CEPOA-CT, P. O. Box 6898, Elmendorf AFB, AK 99506-6898
- ZIP Code
- 99506-6898
- Solicitation Number
- DACA85-03-R-0009
- Archive Date
- 3/29/2003
- Point of Contact
- Carolyn Haynes, 907/753-2545
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to US Army Corp of Engineers - Alaska - Military Works
(carolyn.i.haynes@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NA Contract Specialist is Margie J. Jackson and she can reached at 907-753-2836 or margie.j.jackson@usace.army.mil (THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT?S INTENT TO AWARD TO ONE SOURCE & NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. NO SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE. DO NOT REGISTER ON THE PLANHOLDER LIST.) Under the authority of FAR 6.302, the government intends to award a s ole-source contract to Charles Bettisworth and Company Inc., Architect and Engineering services to site adapt the existing FTW184 (FY99) barracks portion of the design to complete the building in FTW261barracks complex project, at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Charles Bettisworth and Company Inc., performed the initial design and, therefore, has the project knowledge and understanding of the facility?s mission to accomplish the requirements. The original procurement of the Whole Barracks Renewal, under Contract number DACA85-99-C-0028, a design-build contract provided the design with limited rights and construction of one wing of the facility and the common area or community center. These services are deemed to be available only from the original source of thi s contract for the continued provision of highly specialized services when it is likely that award to any other source would result in a substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition or unaccepta ble delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements. The site adaptation of the original design must proceed by March 2003 in order to meet the Government?s required occupancy date of September 2007. However, if an AE is interested and believes they are c apable of performing this work, they are invited to submit their letter of interest along with an outline of their qualifications, addressing knowledge or experience of the instant procurement or methodology to provide the facility design without unaccepta ble delays or duplication of costs. This action is subject to availability of funds. All responders are advised that this project may be canceled or revised at any time during the solicitation, evaluation, negotiation and final award. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action is within the discretion of the Government. Letters of interest are due 24 Jan 2003 at 1600 (4:00 PM Alaska Time). This acquisition will be conducted under SIC Code: 8711, NAICS Code: 541330. T he small business size standard for this code is $4,000,000.00. See Note 22. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: This contract intends to specify sole source for a one time use and site adaptation of the architectural design in the Barracks Complex. The proposed contract will be a firm, fixed-price contract that alows the Government to ge t the most efficient building available for the price. The building needs to accomodate 144 enlisted personnel sleeping rooms sleeping rooms to meet the DOD ?1+1? criteria described herein. Maximum gross area for Barracks building equals 52,701 SF. Th e Barracks will be three stories or less and utilize two sleeping rooms with individual walk-in closets along with shared bath, lavatory, and kitchenette. The 1+1 modules themselves cannot be altered. For firms who wish to provide submittals based on the qualifications below and that can meet the project criteria by addressing the knowledge or experience of the instant procurement, or methodology to obtain the information without unacceptable delays or duplicative cost; the submittals must be received at the address indicated above no later than 4:00 PM Alaska Time on January 28, 2003. Any submittals received after this date will not be considered. A large business must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regard ing the requirement for a subcontracting plan for the part of the work it intends to subcontract. FY 2003 USACE Goals are as follows: Small Business 61.4%, Small Disadvantaged Business 9.1%, Woman-Owned Small Business 5.0%, Veteran-Owned Small Business 3 .0%, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business 3.0% and HUBZone Small Business 2.5%. To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered in the DoD Central contractor Registration (CCR). Register via the CCR Internet site at http://www.ccr.gov. For fur ther questions and/or concerns, please contact: CCR Assistance at (888)277-2423 (Monday ? Friday, 8 a.m. ? 6 p.m. EST) or Electronic commerce Information Center (ECIC) at (800) 334-3414 (Monday ? Friday, 8 a.m. ? 6 p.m. EST). See Notes 22 and 24 at www.f bodaily.com. No additional information shall be provided, and no faxed submittals shall be accepted. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal. See Note 24. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The project may include, but not be limited to, architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, fire protection, electrical, geotechnical, environmental, arctic engineering, corrosion control, topographical survey, geotechnical inve stigation, design review, cost estimation, contaminated soil/asbestos/led based paint, electromagnetic pulse protection (EMP), permit application and acquisition, construction phase support and general consulting. The firm must have the capability to prov ide CADD formulated drawings and use MCACES-Gold software for cost estimation. The design documents shall be submitted in hard copy and in electronic bid set (EBS) format. Project designs and studies shall be developed using Metric or English system of m easurements. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan for the part of the work it intends to subcontract. The following selection criteria are liste d in decending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each subcriterion). Criteria A-F are PRIMARY selection criteria. A. Specialized experience and technical competence: (1) Staff and capability to develop the designs, specifications , cost estimates for major projects on a fast track schedule. The work will be accomplished using a combination of in house personnel and subcontractors; (2) Design of major facilities and expansion; (3) Arctic/cold regions engineering; (4); (5) Design of security systems required for sensitive military installations; and (6) Construction phase services experience. B. Professional qualifications of the firm?s staff/consultants in the following disciplines: (1) In-house architects in sufficient number to perform the architectural design and manage the subcontracted design and other work. These architects shall possess professional registration with a minimum of 5 years post graduate experience. (2) Surveyors shall be registered in the State of Alaska. Corrosion control engineers shall possess NACE certification. Fire protection personnel shall possess professional registration with 5 years post graduate experience. Firms that choose to provide any subcontracted disciplines must address each discipline , clearly indicate which shall be subcontracted, and provide a separate SF 254 and SF 255 for each subcontractor necessary. The contractor shall employ, for the purpose of performing that portion of the contract work in the State of Alaska, individuals wh o are residents of the State, and who, in the case of any craft or trade, possess or would be able to acquire promptly the necessary skills to perform the contract. C. Capacity of the firm to accomplish the work in the required time. D. The firms past performance on DOD and private sector contracts (cost control, quality of work, compliance with schedule). The firm must have past experience in the coordination and design of multiple simultaneous projects of similar scope and complexity to these project s. E. Knowledge of locality of the project: (1) Availability to attend meetings at Alaska District Corps of Engineers offices on Elmendorf AFB and to visit the project sites on short notice; F. Demons trated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design. Criteria G-I are secondary and were to be used as ?tie-breakers? among technically equal firms. The SECONDARY selection c riteria in descending order of importance are: G. Location of firm; H.Volume of recent DOD work awarded in past 12 months; and I. Participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract t eam, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort, regardless of whether the SB, SDB, HBACU or MI is a prime contractor, subcontractor or joint venture partner; the greater the participation the greater the consideration. Offeror must provide adequate documentation in block 6 of the SF 255 to illustrate the extent of participation for the above-mentioned groups in terms of the percentage for the total anticipated contract effort. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Firms submitting their qualifications should provide only 1 copy and should include: (1) organization of proposed project team, (2) responsibilities and authority of key project personnel, (3) relationship of project team to o verall organization of the firm (4) a quality control plan, and (5) in block 8c of the SF 255 include a Point of Contact and phone number.
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Corp of Engineers - Alaska - Military Works CEPOA-CT, P. O. Box 6898, Elmendorf AFB AK
- Zip Code: 99506-6898
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 99506-6898
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- SN00238054-W 20030115/030113213539 (fbodaily.com)
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