SOURCES SOUGHT
C -- Indefinite Delivery Architect-Engineer Services Contract for Planning Studies/Master Plans and Architectural Services for Miscellaneous Projects in the Pacific Region
- Notice Date
- 3/11/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541310
— Architectural Services
- Contracting Office
- US Army Corps Of Engineers, Honolulu, Building 230, Fort Shafter, HI 96858-5440
- ZIP Code
- 96858-5440
- Solicitation Number
- W9128A-05-R-0003
- Response Due
- 4/15/2005
- Archive Date
- 6/14/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- C--Architect-Engineer Services, Indefinite Delivery Architect-Engineer Services Contract (STUDIES/MASTER PLANS/ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES) for Miscellaneous Projects in the Pacific Region. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Architect-Engineer (planning studies/ master plans & architectural services) services procured in accordance with PL 92-582 (Brooks A-E Act) and FAR Part 36, are required for various military and civil works projects within the State of Hawaii, but may include other Pacific Region locations in the Pacific Ocean Division (POD) area. No award of task orders for work outside of the Honolulu Engineer District will be undertaken without authorization from the affected District within POD. An indefinite delivery contract will be negotiated and awar ded with a base period not to exceed one year and two option periods not to exceed one year each. The amount of work under this contract (base period plus option periods) will not exceed $3,000,000.00. As an option, the Government reserves the right to e xtend the contract for two additional periods. The base period and each option period that is exercised will consist of one full year per period. The Government obligates itself to obtain no less than $20,000.00 in services during the term of the base per iod and $10,000.00 in services during the term of each option period. The contract resulting from this solicitation may be administered along with other existing Indefinite Delivery Contracts of the same scope and purpose. If so, the following will be co nsidered in deciding which contractor/Indefinite Delivery contract will be selected to negotiate an order: current capacity to accomplish the order in the required time, uniquely specialized experience, equitable distribution of work among the contractors, and performance and quality of deliverables under the current contract. The contract is anticipated to be awarded in July 2005. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Work includes A-E services for pre paration of planning studies, master plans, forms 1391 and 3086, parametric designs, and economic analyses. Work also may include economic and report/appendix writing for flood control studies and navigation studies. Firm and/or their consultants must ha ve capability in disciplines that include architectural, civil, mechanical, electrical, environmental, landscaping, and cost estimating for work associated with the preparation of planning studies/master plans and other planning documents. Specific compute r-aided drafting (CAD) equipment and format of required CAD products is a requirement. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The PRIMARY selection criteria listed in descending order of importance are: (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion) (a) Spec ialized experience of the firm in preparing the services and products listed above. (1) The evaluation will consider the offerors specialized experience for the services described above. (2) The evaluation will consider technical competence of the offeror in terms of technical quality management, CAD, and other automated systems and equipment resources. (3) The evaluation will consider the effectiveness of the proposed project team with respect to management structure, coordination and prior working relati onship within team members. (b) Professional qualifications of the firms staff/consultants to be assigned to the projects. The evaluation will consider the education, training, registration and overall relevant longevity with the firm or firms of the key personnel to be used on this project. (c) Past Performance of the firm on similar projects. (1) The evaluation will consider all past experience of the prime A-E contractor as documented on the Corps of Engineers Architect-Engineer Contract Administration System (ACASS). (2) The evaluation will consider all past experience from sources other than ACASS if submitted in response to this announcement. In evaluation of both these sub-criteria, the relevancy of each performance evaluation to the proposed contract including the type of work, contract value, performing office and recentness of general trends will be considered. (d) Capacity of the firm to accomplish wor k in the required time and in the prescribed manner. (1) The evaluation will consider the available capacity as well as total strength of the disciplines in the offices to perform the work. (2) The evaluation will consider the offeror's current workload a nd workload trends; and (e) Knowledge of the locality of the projects. (1) The evaluation will consider the offerors familiarity with the site conditions, including geological and climatic conditions in the Pacific Region. SECONDARY selection criteria, t o be used as tie-breakers among technically equal firms, are listed in descending order of importance as follows: (a) Location of the firm; (b) Volume of recent DoD work; and (c) Participation of small business, small disadvantaged business (SDB), histor ically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. The selected firm will be required to obtain Defense Base Act Insurance (workers compensation insurance) fo r work performed outside the waters of the United States. The selected firm, if a large business firm, must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for submitting and negotiating a subcontracting plan. The subcontracting goals for this Distric t are: (1) at least 51% of the subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB), which includes SDBs and women-owned small businesses (WOSB); (2) at least 9% of the subcontract amount be placed with SDBs; and (3) at least 8% of the subcontract amoun t be placed with WOSBs. (4) at least 3% for hubzone small businesses, and (5) at least 3% for service disable veteran-owned small business. The subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal but the successful large business firm must submit an acceptable plan before any award can be made. For information on locating SB, SDB, and WOSB firms, contact Ms. Monica Kaji, Deputy for Small Business at (808) 438-8586 or e-mail her at monica.kaji@usace.army.mil. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Firms desir ing consideration must submit a Standard Form 330 no later than 4:00 p.m., Hawaiian Standard Time, by March 29, 2005 or within thirty (30) calendar days from date of this announcement, whichever is later. Should the due date fall on a weekend or holiday, the submittal package will be due the first workday thereafter. Submittals will be sent to U.S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, HONOLULU, BUILDING 230, ROOM 205, ATTN: CEPOH-EC-M, FORT SHAFTER, HAWAII 96858-5440. Small and disadvantaged firms are encouraged to participate as prime contractors or as members of joint ventures with other small businesses. All interested parties are reminded that the successful contractor will be expected to place subcontracts to the maximum possible extent with small and disadvan taged firms in accordance with the provisions of Public Law 95-507. All contractors are advised that registration in the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database is required prior to award of a contract. Failure to be registered in the DoD CCR prior to award may render your firm ineligible for award. Information about CCR can be found by calling 1-888-227-2423 or via the Internet at http://www.ccr2000.com. Request for Proposal No. W9128A-05-R-0003 shall be utilized to solicit a proposal from t he firm selected. This is not a request for a proposal. 5. Point of Contact in Engineering and Construction Division is Mr. Duane Arakawa.
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Corps Of Engineers, Honolulu Building 230, Fort Shafter HI
- Zip Code: 96858-5440
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 96858-5440
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