U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, Pittsburgh District William S. Moorhead Federal Building, 1000 Liberty Avenue, Room 727, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4186

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING, DESIGN AND ASSOCIATED ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PITTSBURGH DISTRICT, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS SOL DACW59-98-R-0005 POC Contracting POC, Janet E. Laukaitis, (412)395-7476, Technical POC, Terry Stanton, (412) 395-7138 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, proposes to obtain the services for UP TO THREE Multidiscipline Indefinite Delivery Architect-Engineer (A-E) contracts for engineering, design and related services. Each contract will have a base period not to exceed one year with up to two additional option periods, not to exceed one year each that may also be awarded. Individual, fixed-price task orders issued under these contracts will not exceed $1,000,000.00 and the cost ceiling for each base and option period for each contract will be $1,500,000.000. An option period may be exercised at the discretion of the Contracting Officer when the contract amount for the base period or preceding option period has been exhausted or nearly exhausted. One of the three contracts will be awarded initially with the remaining two to be awarded within 12 months depending on workload and contracting requirements. The criteria to be used in allocating task orders among the contracts will be based on the following: (1) Contract Minimums, task orders will be distributed to assure the guaranteed minimums are met; (2) Past performance on previous task orders, the quality and timeliness of work delivered on prior jobs under the current contract; (3) current capacity to accomplish the task order in the required time; (4) unique specialized experience; (5) equitable distribution of work among the contractors. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. If a large business is selected for any of these contracts, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work that it intends to subcontract. The subcontracting goals for this contract are that a minimum of 20% of the contractors' intended subcontracted amount be placed with small businesses (SB), including small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), and 5% placed with SDB. Firms are required to submit their proposed subcontracting plan for this contract along with their Standard Form 255. The wages and benefits of service employees performing under these contracts must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The A-E Services to be provided under these contracts will be multidisciplinary in nature to support the Pittsburgh District's mission to plan, design, construct, operate and maintain navigation projects (locks and dams), flood control reservoirs and dams, local flood protection projects, river basins, recreation and other facilities. Services will include, but not be limited to, Civil, Structural, Specification, Geotechnical, Sanitary, Mechanical, Electrical, Environmental, Cost, Hydrologic and Hydraulic Engineering; Architectural Design and the necessary related engineering support services such as CADD, surveying and cost estimates. The Contractors will be required to provide the appropriate personnel, materials, equipment, management, quality and cost controls to perform all phases of engineering and architectural services to include, but not be limited to, engineering investigations/studies; designs; reports; construction plans and specifications; preliminary cost estimates; general construction and engineering type surveys; and Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD). Work shall be accomplished in full compliance with established Corps of Engineers manuals, policies, standards and practices and other professional practices and standards as necessitated by project conditions or job requirements. Work to be accomplished may be required to be performed using the metric system of measurement. The location of services may be required anywhere within the boundaries or assignments of the Pittsburgh District Office in conjunction with various Civil Works and/or Military Programs (may be outside District Boundaries) assigned to the Pittsburgh District Office in Pittsburgh, PA 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 of the CBD for general A-E selection process The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria (a) through (e) are primary. Criteria (f) through (h) are secondary and will only be used as "tie-breakers" among technically equal firms and also will be used to rank the three firms selected to determine the order of negotiations and awarding of the three contracts. (a) Specialized Experience and Technical Competence: the firm (the firm shall be considered the prime firm and all subcontractor(s))and its staff shall have specialized experience and technical competence in: (1) all phases of engineering including experience related or similar to the design and/or rehabilitation of navigation locks and dams; earthen and concrete flood control dams; multi-purpose reservoir project features (i.e. roads, buildings, recreational features); local flood protection projects; wastewater and sewage treatment facilities; water treatment and distribution facilities; environmental designs and studies of acid mine drainage control and remediation; water quality; stream restoration; and energy conservation, pollution control, waste reduction and the use of recovered materials for the design of buildings and other facilities; (2) using innovative design concepts/engineering practices and state-of-the-art technologies; (3) designing projects within constrained construction schedules and funding limitations; (4) producing and delivering CADD drawings in a format fully compatible with MicroStation Version 5.0 and the Tri-Service CADD Standards; (5) delivering data and/or final digital products on 8-mm tape cartridge, CD-ROM and via the Internet and communicating utilizing email; (b) Professional qualifications of the key project management and technical personnel to be assigned to the contract and perform the required services as listed in Section 2, PROJECT INFORMATION. The evaluation of professional qualifications will consider education, training, professional registration, organizational certifications, overall and relevant experience, and longevity with the firm. The firm should indicate professional registrations/licenses, certifications from commercial organizations, professional recognition, professional associations, advanced training, and specific work experience of key personnel. The firm must staff the necessary Registered/Licensed Engineers, Architects and Surveyors having the professional qualifications and specialized experience to perform and/or oversee that all work is accomplished as required by law and professional engineering, architectural and surveying practices. (c) Past Performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. (d) Capacity of the firm to accomplish the anticipated work in an efficient manner. The evaluation will consider the experience of the firm in similarly sized projects, and the size and qualifications of the firm's staff in the required disciplines. The firms staff must be capable of responding to multiple task orders concurrently and within specified performance periods. (e) Knowledge of the Locality; (f) Extent of participation of small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. (g) Location of the firm in the general geographical area of the Pittsburgh District; (h) Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit a current completed Standard Form 255 (SF 255, 11/92 edition), "Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project" and any supplemental information which documents the firm's qualifications. Firms must submit a detailed quality control plan with their proposal that outlines specific quality control procedures for this contract and specifically addresses quality control procedures betweenthe prime firm and any subcontractors. Firms must also submit a list of all significant equipment and software, including email and ftp capabilities that are intended to be used on this contract. All responding firms which do not have a current (within the past 12 months) SF 254 on file with this office must also furnish a completed current SF 254. Include the firm's ACASS number in SF 255, Block 3b. For ACASS information, call 503-808-4591 or 4590. Interested firms must provide submittals to the above address not later than 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on the 30th calendar day after the date of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, the deadline is 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time of the next business day. Submittals after this date and time will not be considered for selection. Prime contractors seeking potential small/disadvantaged/women owned subcontractors, please contact: U.S. Small Business Administration, Attn: Joseph May, 475 Allendale Road, Suite 201, King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415, (610) 962-3800 for PA listing; U.S. Small Business Administration, Attn: Doug Aspy or Judy McCullough, 168 West Main Street, Suite 600, Clarksburg, WV 26301 (304) 623-5631 for West Va. listing; U.S. Small Business Administration, Cleveland District, Attn: Deborah Williams and John Renner, 111 Superior Avenue, Suite 630, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, for Ohio listing. (0042)

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