CBD<C> A-E SERVICES ARE REQUIRED FOR FULL SERVICE DESIGN IDC FOR DESIGN AND PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR PROJECTS WITHIN NORFOLK DISTRICT'S JURISDICTION.

[Commerce Business Daily]

From Commerce Business Daily, February 24, 1998 PSA-2038

A-E SERVICES ARE REQUIRED FOR FULL SERVICE DESIGN IDC FOR DESIGN AND
PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR PROJECTS WITHIN NORFOLK
DISTRICT'S JURISDICTION.

Category : <C> (Architect and Engineering Services - Construction)
Address : U.S. Army Engineer District, Norfolk, Attn: CENAO-EN, 803 Front
Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23510-1096
Sol. no. :
Contact : Mark Gill, 757-441-7593

POC Mark Gill, 757-441-7593 E-MAIL: mark gill, mark...@uasce.army.mil.
1. CONTRACT INFORMATION. The type of contract proposed is an Indefinite
Delivery Contract (IDC). These services are procured in accordance with
PL 92-582 (Brooks A/E Act) and FAR part 36. A maximum of three contracts
may be awarded each with a base period not to exceed one year and two
option periods not to exceed one year each. The amount of work in each
contract period will not exceed $1,000,000.00. An option period may be
exercised when the contract amount for the base period or preceding
option period has been exhausted or nearly exhausted. The cumulative
value of all task orders, including the base period and two option
periods, will not exceed $3,000,000.00. Work will be issued by negotiated
firm-fixed price task orders. The Contracting Officer will consider the
following factors in deciding which contractor will be selected to
negotiate an order: performance and quality of deliverables under the
current contract, uniquely specialized experience, current capacity to
accomplish the order in the required time, and equitable distribution of
work among contractors. The contracts are anticipated to be awarded
between April 1998 and September 1999. This announcement is open to all
businesses regardless of size. If a large business is selected for this
contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9, regarding the requirement for
a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intents to subcontract.
The subcontracting goals for the Norfolk District, which will be
considered by the Contracting Officer, are that a minimum of 50% of a
contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with a small business
(SB), including small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), and 5% be placed
with SDB. This procurement is classified under SIC Code 8711. The plan is
not required with this submission. The wages and benefits of service
employees (see FAR 22.10) 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. A-E services are expected
to be required for field investigations, topographic surveys, project
programming documents, feasibility and life cycle cost studies, concept
and final design including preparation of plans, specifications, cost
estimates, analyses for design services consisting of developing
conceptual designs incorporating the program documents provided and
alternatives to the preferred scheme. Work shall include site visits;
program evaluation and schematic planning; concept design development of
the preferred scheme presented in the form of plans, elevations, and
perspectives and work sessions with Norfolk District, DPWs, Civil
Engineer, engineers/architects. Also required are review of shop
drawings, preparation of as-built drawings and site visits during
construction (option). 3. SELECTION CRITIERIA. See Note 24 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
subcriterion). Criteria a-e are primary. Criteria f-h are secondary and
will only be used as "tie-breakers" among technically equal firms. a.
Specialist experience and technical competence: (1) Demonstrated
experience by the prime firm and its consultants in schematic planning,
concept design development, perspectives and working with other
engineers/architects in DoD projects. (2) Demonstrated experience by the
prime firm and its consultants in schematic planning, concept design
development, perspectives and working with other engineers/architects in
private sector and other government agencies projects. (3) Demonstrated
experience by key members of the project team in schematic planning,
concept design development, perspectives and working with other
engineers/architects. (4) Computer Resources -- firms must indicate in
Block 10 of the SF 255 the following items (1) accessibility to and/or
familiarity with the Construction Criteria Base (CCB) system. This shall
include as a minimum, the SPECSINTACT specification system, the MCACES
estimating system, and the ARMS review management system; (b)
demonstrated CADD capability with capacity to produce output files in
".DXF" or ".DWG" file format; (c) access to a Hayes compatible modem 9600
baud or better. b. Professional qualifications: (1) The design team must
possess experienced, registered personnel in the ARCHITECTURE, CIVIL,
MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, STRUCTURAL AND FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING
disciplines. (2) A qualified INTERIOR DESIGNER shall be part of the
design team. Qualified means a degree in Architecture or Interior Design
with demonstrated experience in space planning, color and finish
selection, and furnishings selection and specification. (3) A qualified
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT shall be part of the design team. Qualified means a
degree in Architecture or Landscape Architecture with demonstrated
experience. (4) Project Team Management Plan including team organization
and proposed method of carrying out the work to meet specific project
requirements and schedule. c. Past performance on DOD and other
contracts: (1) ACASS evaluations (superior performance evaluations on
recently completed projects is advantageous); (2) Letters of
evaluations/recognition by other clients; (3) Cost control and estimating
performance as a percentage deviation between the final estimate and low
bid on similar TYPE and SIZE projects; (4) On-time delivery of design
for DOD and similar projects. d. Capacity to accomplish the work in the
required time: Firms must demonstrate ability of the design team to
complete the project as scheduled. e. Knowledge of the Locality: as
described in Note 24. f. SB and SDB PARTICIPATION: Extent of
participation of small businesses, historically black colleges and
universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team,
measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. g. Geographic
proximity: as described in Note 24. h. Volume of DOD contract awards in
the last 12 months. Equitable distribution of contracts among qualified
A-E firms, including minority-owned firms, small business (SB) and small
disadvantaged business (SDB) participation and firms that have not had
prior DOD contracts will only be considered when used as a "tie-breaker".
Considerations may include: (1) ACASS retrievals; (2) Current workload as
listed in Block 9 of the SF 255; and (3) Equitable distribution of work
among A-E firms (including minority-owned firms, small business (SB) and
small disadvantaged business (SDB) participation and firms that have not
had prior DOD contracts) will only be considered when used as a
"tie-breaker". 4. EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF A-E CONTRACTS: Volume of DOD
contract awards in the last 12 months. Equitable distribution of
contracts among qualified A-E firms, including minority-owned firms,
small business (SB) and small disadvantaged business (SDB) participation
and firms that have not had prior DOD contracts. Considerations may
include: (1) ACASS retrievals; (2) Current workload as listed in Block 9
of the SF 255; and (3) Equitable distribution of work among A-E firms
(including minority-owned firms, small business (SB) and small
disadvantaged business (SDB) participation and firms that have not had
prior DOD contracts) will only be considered when used as a s
"tie-breaker". 5. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general
submission requirements. All requirements of this announcement must be
met for a firm to be considered for selection. Interested firms having
the capabilities to perform this work must submit a single SF 255 (11/92
edition) for the design team and single copies of current SF 254 (11/92)
for the prime firm and each consultant, to the above address not later
than the close of business on the 30th day after the date of this
announcement. For the purpose of this notice, day number one is the day
following the date of publication. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday
or Federal Holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next
business day. The revised 11/92 edition of the SF 255 (NSN
7450-01-152-8074) & SF 254 (NSN 7540-01-152-8073) is required. Forms may
beobtained through GPO at (202)512-0132. The SF 255 must also include
the following: a. Firms with more than one office -- (1) Block 4:
distinguish, by discipline, between the number of personnel in the office
to perform the work and the total number of personnel in the firm; (2)
Block 7a: each key person's office locations; b. Block 3: prime firm's
ACASS # and distance (in terms of POV driving miles) from address of
office to perform the work and the Norfolk District. For ACASS
information, call 503-326-3459; c. Block 7f: registrations must include
the year, discipline and state in which registered; d. Block 8b: Include
a descriptive project synopsis of major items of work; e. Block 9:
Indicate fee in terms of thousands of dollars, not percentage of work
completed. F. Block 10: An organizational chart including all key
elements of the design team demonstrating the firm's understanding of and
ability to execute projects under the contract. Submittals by facsimile
transmission will not be accepted and will be considered nonresponsive.
Prior to the final selection, firms considered highly qualified to
accomplish the work may be interviewed either by telephone or by formal
presentation. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. SOLICITATION PACKAGES
WILL NOT BE PROVIDED. (0051)