SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- A-E Services by Discipline V (DOT)
- Notice Date
- 5/27/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Bureau of Indian Affairs, Southwest Acquisition, P.O. Box 26567, Albuquerque, NM 87125-6567
- ZIP Code
- 87125-6567
- Solicitation Number
- BIA-MOO-05-07
- Response Due
- 6/30/2005
- Archive Date
- 7/30/2005
- Description
- The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Branch of Acquisition Services, Southwest Regional Office, Albuquerque, NM solicits the Discipline V services of Architectural-Engineering (A-E) Firms from ONLY Indian owned enterprises. The Indian A-E firms shall submit a current and complete Representation Declaration, self-certification of Buy-Indian eligibility, form, as being at least 51% Indian owned. The certification is required to be considered an eligible Indian pursuant to the Buy-Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. 47. A-E firms will be required to perform services on or near any of the Indian Reservations in the following geographical locations: (1) Great Plains Region (ND, SD, NE); (2) Southwest Region (NM, CO); (3) Southern Plains Region (KS, Western OK, TX); (4) Rocky Mountain Region (MT, WY); (5) Eastern Region (ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, NY, CT, PA, NJ, DE, MD, VA, WV, OH, IN, KY, TN, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, AR, MO); (6) Alaska Region (AK); (7) Midwest Region (MI, IL, WI, IA, MN); (8) Eastern Oklahoma; (9) Navajo Region (AZ, NM, UT); (10) Western Region (AZ, UT, NV); (11) Northwest Region (OR, ID, WA, MT);(12) Pacific Region (CA). Contracts awarded in response to this announcement will be awarded in accordance with the authority of the "Buy Indian Act" (25 U.S.C. 47). Joint ventures shall not be considered. Firms responding to this announcement shall be in full compliance with licensing requirements and shall be currently permitted to practice the profession of engineering in the State of Incorporation. In addition, all A&E contracts shall be subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 36.6 and other applicable laws. The A&E services required by the BIA professional discipline no. 5 (V) of work as follows: (#5) Bridge Inspection and Inventory at potentially all BIA Regions includes, but is not limited to, inspection of bridges in accordance with the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS), FHWA and AASHTO standards, engineering analysis of existing conditions, review and update of previous inspection reports and drawings, recommendations for follow-up actions, cost estimates and documentation of findings in accordance with BIA, NBIS, and AASHTO reporting requirements. Documentation will use state of the art techniques including computerization of inspection reports and input of SI&A data. Bridge inspection also includes underwater inspection of bridge piers or substructures and scour analysis when required. Discipline of work No. 5 will be administered and managed by the BIA, Southwest Regional Contracting Officer with assistance of a designated/certified Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) located n the Division of Transportation, Branch of Engineering and Operations office in Albuquerque, NM. The BIA intends to award four (4) Indefinite Quantity Contracts (IDCs) for Discipline 5 (V) with a possible duration of five (5) years which may include one (1) base year and four (4) option years. The Base year shall be effective October 1, 2005 and shall end September 30, 2006. In the event of Protest or Protests, which would delay the award of the contract or contracts, the effective date shall be the actual date of award and the period of performance shall be established as one calendar year from date of award. The options years are subject to the availability of funds and any non-funding decision concerning the extensions of the contract shall be highly dependent on a contractor???s performance evaluation(s) for the previous year???s Contract Delivery Order (CDO???s). The maximum value for any contract shall be $2,000,000.00 per fiscal year. A&E services will be authorized by the issuance of CDO???s. The maximum value of any one CDO shall not exceed $1,000,000.00. The maximum profit/fee allowable for the IQC???s shall be in accordance with Statutory guidance as provided in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). To gain consideration for the Discipline No. 5 (V), a current and complete Standard Form 330 (A-E Qualifications) must be submitted. In addition, a respondent must provide a cover letter accompanying the SF 330 specifically identifying Discipline 5 (V). Each prospective contractor must address its in-house capabilities to successfully perform the Discipline 5 (V) and is strongly encouraged to provide examples (i.e. estimates, quality assurance plans, testing and inspections, plans, etc) exhibiting these in-house capability. Note, that all documentation submitted shall become the property of the United States Government and shall not be returned UNLESS the response is late or determined as non-responsive. Be advised that the limit of responses for the Discipline No. 5 (V) is 1 (one) with 3 (three) copies with no more than 25 pages totally per response. In accordance with the Brooks Act, the BIA will award contracts to A-E Indian Firms based on the following selection criteria. Selection criteria are presented in descending order of importance. No. 1 Past Performance on contracts with Governmental agencies and private industries in terms of (projects) cost control, quality of work, compliance with performance schedules and milestones, specific records of performance on previous and similar technical work. Including the ability to response within 24 hours and provide/perform emergency (short deadline) A&E requirements or services. The submissions to document this capability shall be for a period of no less than five (5) years; No. 2 Professional qualifications necessary to provide satisfactory performance of required services. These qualifications include exhibited in-house technical competence and specialized experience of the firm in the selected professional Discipline of Work. Factual documentation of in-house technical competence and specialized experience shall be provided to include, but not limited to, examples such as engineering computations (plans, specifications, and estimates), field reports or records on the organizations letterhead and with a signature including title block (all examples shall be those that demonstrate the A-E firm???s in-house capabilities and not the capabilities of a subcontractor); No. 3 Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required which includes experience of in-house personnel proposed for a specific professional discipline (great value will be placed on professional licenses, past performance, and years of experience); No. 4 The capacity to accomplish the work in the time required which includes the ability of in-house principals and other personnel as well as resources of the firm to plan, manage, and coordinate work up to the $5,000,000.00 maximum at any one time utilizing a team on a project that consists of several phases. The availability of additional professionally qualified regular employees (not subcontractors) to provide assistance on an as required basis should also be addressed: No. 5 Specific knowledge and work experience related to the specific professional discipline of work in the geographic region(s) previously mentioned; and No. 6 Ability to comply with Indian Preference requirements as prescribed in Section 7(b) of Public Law 93-638. Section 7(b) of Public Law 93-638 (25 U.S.C. 450e) and 48 C.F.R. 1404.7002 require that preference opportunities in employment and training be given to Indian/Alaskan Native individuals and preference in the award of subcontractors. This preference in subcontracting will be strictly enforced by the BIA. The BIA Contracting Officers shall review and approve all proposed A-E subcontracts and subcontractors prior to the prime contractor entering into such subcontract(s). Qualified Indian-owned A-E firms shall incur 50% (fifty percent) of all contract performance with in-house personnel. The Government shall not indemnify the firms selected against liability involving any work performed under the basic contract and any delivery orders issued thereto. Those qualified Indian Owned A-E firms meeting the stated limitations and having the capability to perform the service(s) described in this announcement are invited to respond on or before June 30, 2005 close of business by submitting on their organizational letterhead, with original signature on a Letter of Intent which includes the specific professional discipline no. Five (5) criteria above; current and completed Standard Form 330 (A-E Qualification), Central Contractor Registration (FAR clause 52.204-7) and Representation Declaration; Standard Form LL (Disclosure of Lobbying Activities). This solicitation is subject to the provisions of FAR Subpart 3.104-9, Certification Requirements. To be deemed as current, the documentation must be completed on or after April 30, 2005. Omission of any required form or document or documentation shall cause the respondent to be determined non-responsive whereby the entire response shall be returned to the respondent with notification of being ineligible for this solicitation/award. No general notification other than this notice shall be made. No further respondent action beyond the submission of the above requirements is necessary or encouraged. This is not a request for proposal.
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