SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES FOR UP TO THREE INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACTS PRIMARILY FOR THE DESIGN OF AIR FORCE RESERVE AND MILITARY PROJECTS WITHIN THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO RIVER DIVISION MISSION BOUNDARIES
- Notice Date
- 1/27/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- US Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville, 600 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Place, Room 821, Louisville, KY 40202-2230
- ZIP Code
- 40202-2230
- Solicitation Number
- W912QR-06-R-0028
- Response Due
- 2/27/2006
- Archive Date
- 4/28/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- GENERAL CONTRACT INFORMATION: NAICS code for this procurement is 541330. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. The proposed services, which will be obtained by negotiated Firm Fixed Price Contracts, are for a variety of Arch itect/Engineer services for various military and Air Force Reserve projects primarily within the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division mission boundaries. The Louisville District Air Force Reserve mission is nationwide. Projects outside the primary mission a rea of responsibility may be added at the Governments discretion upon agreement of the A/E firm. Projects will be awarded by individual task orders. The maximum cumulative contract value for each contract is $3,000,000. The estimated construction cost per project is approximately between $100,000 and $25,000,000. The top ranked firm will be awarded the first contract and the second ranked firm will be awarded the second contract, and so on. The following factors will be used in deciding which contractor w ill be selected to negotiate task orders: performance and quality of deliverables under the current contract, current capacity to accomplish the work in the required time, uniquely specialized experience, and equitable distribution of work among the contr actors. If a large business is selected to negotiate a contract, the firm will be required to present an acceptable Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with Public Law 95-507 prior to award of the contract. The current subcontracting goals are 51.2% to Small Businesses, 7.3% to Woman Owned Small Business, 8.8 % to Small Disadvantaged Business, 1.5% to Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, and 3.1% to HUBZone Small Business. These percentages are applied to the total amount of subcontracted dollars. Significant emphasis will be placed on the A/Es quality control procedures, as the District will perform the Quality Assurance role only. Estimated start date is March 2006. To be eligible for award, a firm mu st have a DUNS number and be registered in the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database, via the CCR Internet site at http://ccr.gov or by contacting the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at (800) 334-3414. Register to provide representa tions and certifications at http://orca.bpn.gov. In Block 5 of the SF 330, Part II, provide the Dun and Bradstreet number (DUNS) for the prime A/E firm or Joint Venture. The DUNS number must be for the firm/branch office performing the work. For assignment of DUNS numbers, contact the Dun and Bradstreet office at 1-877-705-5711, or via the internet at http://www.dnb.com. The DUNS procedures replace the previous ACASS system/procedures. Contract awards will be made within nine months from the date of this sy nopsis. PROJECT SPECIFIC INFORMATION: Projects may consist of A/E services for horizontal and vertical military and U.S. Air Force Reserve projects. A/E services may consist of complete designs; concept level designs; development of design/build requests f or proposal; BIM data development; site investigation of existing conditions; engineering services during construction/construction management services; design of demolition; hazardous materials survey, analysis, and abatement methodology; sustainable desi gn; construction cost estimates and schedules; and technical studies/analysis in support of design for new construction and renovation projects at various locations; and comprehensive planning that is related to future construction requirements on military installations. This contract is primarily intended to carry out the design requirements of the U.S. Air Force Reserve (USAFR) construction program The required project task orders under this IDIQ contract may include some or all of the following types of building structures: Training Centers (which include: administration, education , assembly, storage, special training & support spaces), Vehicle Maintenance Sh ops (which include: work bays, administration, special training, storage & support spaces), Aircraft Maintenance Hangars, Stand-Alone Buildings (which include: unheated storage & Direct Support/General Support warehouses). Associated design effort may i nclude: civil site design, controlled waste and flammable storage, foam concentrate fire protection systems (e.g. High expansion foams, medium expansion foams, etc.), demolition, and/or the renovation of existing facilities, environmental compliance, asbes tos, lead, and PCB surveys and/or abatement & utility investigations, energy conservation and the use of recovered materials. Other functions beyond traditional design may include: the development of simplified design approaches, performance of engineeri ng feasibility studies, site assessments, and DD Form 1391 development related to new USAFR projects and project sites; providing construction management services (shop drawing review, site inspection, etc. for Air Force Reserve construction projects). Con struction cost estimating will be accomplished using the Micro-Computer Aided Cost Estimating System (M-CACES) software (software and database will be furnished). Specifications must be electronically developed using Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS), Louisville District Guide Specifications, and Industry Standard Specifications. All specifications shall be edited using SpecsIntact Automated Specification processing system. All project specifications shall be written in the Specs Intact Format. Electronic drawings will be required for all activities. Electronic drawing development will be accomplished using MicroStation Version 8.5 or greater. For specific projects, the awarded firm may be required to provide resumes or completed SF330 forms for a certified industrial hygienist and/or a laboratory accredited in Bulk Asbestos Fiber Analysis given by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP), as part of the design team. The hygienist must be a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) as certified by the American Board of Industrial Hygienist (ABIH). A laboratory accredited in Bulk Asbestos Fiber Analysis given by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST ) under the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) must be available for hazardous material testing as needed. The selected firm will be solely responsible for the designs that they produce, and will become the Designer of Record for e ach individual project within their contract. Firms should have experience in using the MicroStation CADD software and with using and writing project specifications in the SpecsIntact processing system. Microstation is the required format and must conform to the latest release of Tri-Service A/E/C CADD Standards. 3: SELECTION CRITERIA: The specific selection criteria (a through d are primary and e though f are secondary) in descending order of importance are as follows and must be documented with resumes in the SF 330. If necessary, secondary selection criteria will be used as a tiebreaker between firms considered as technically equal: a) Professional Qualifications: A resume for two designers and one checker in the following fields; architecture; civil; str uctural (independent of civil); mechanical; and electrical engineering are necessary with at least two in each field professionally registered in the relevant professional field as an engineer or architect.. A resume for one designer and one checker in the following fields: environmental engineering, geotechnical (soil engineering); and fire protection engineering is necessary with at least one in each field professionally registered in the relevant professional field as an engineer. Two resumes for Interio r Designers are required, both must be certified by the National Council of Interior Design Qualifications (NCIDQ), be registered Interior Designers, or registe red architects with five years of experience and training in interior design. Additionally at least one professional, qualified by a combination of education, registration, certification, and/or training is required in each of the following fields; cost es timating, landscape architecture, life safety, hazardous material inspection and abatement methods, and military master planning. The fire protection engineer shall be a registered professional engineer with a minimum of five years dedicated to fire prot ection engineering, AND meet one of the following conditions: (a) A degree in Fire Protection Engineering from an accredited university; (b) passed the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveys (NCEES) fire protection engineering examinatio n; OR (c) registration in an engineering discipline related to fire protection engineering. The hazardous materials inspector must have successfully completed an EPA approved asbestos inspectors course and be able to obtain an asbestos inspectors accredi tation. The evaluation will consider education, certifications, training, registration, overall and relevant experience and longevity with the firm. b) Specialized Experience and technical competence in the expected activities identified above, to include experience with: design/build project design methodology; projects utilizing Sustainable Design (using an integrated design approach and emphasizing environmental stewardship, with experience in energy and water conservation and efficiency; use of recovere d and recycled materials; waste reduction, reduction or elimination of toxic and harmful substances in facilities construction and operation; efficiency in resource and materials utilization, development of health, safe and productive work environments; an d employing the SPiRiT and LEED evaluation and certification methods); anti-terrorism and force protection measures; construction cost estimating using M-CACES; electronic drawing development utilizing a CADD system and design charrettes as evidenced by th e resumes of the key personnel assigned to this project. Only resumes identifying the professionalism and specialized experience of key members of the design team are necessary. Other available personnel may be specified in paragraph H of the SF330. In add ition, the following must be addressed in paragraph H of the SF330; a brief Design Quality Management Plan including an explanation of the firms management approach; management of subcontractors (if applicable); quality control procedures (for plans, speci fications, design analysis and electronic documents); procedures to insure that internal resources are not over-committed; and an organizational chart showing the inter-relationship of management and various team components (including subcontractors). In B lock H also indicate the estimated percentages involvement of each firm on the proposed team. c) Capacity to complete the work in the required time with the understanding that this contract will require multiple design teams to work individual task orders at various locations simultaneously; d) Past performance on DoD and other contracts to include cost control, quality of the work, and compliance with performance schedules; e) Knowledge of the locality of the project, to include knowledge of local building conditions, permitting and building codes; f) Extent of participation of Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the e stimated effort. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIRMENTS: Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit one copy of the SF 330, Part I, and one copy of SF 330, Part II for the prime firm. Each branch office that will have a key role in the p roposed contract must also submit a copy of the SF 330 Part II. Responding firms must submit a current and accurate SF330, Part II, for each proposed consultant . Any firm with an electronic mailbox responding to the solicitation should identify such address in the SF330, Part I. Please identify the Data Universal Number (DUNS) number of the office performing the work in Block 5 of the SF330, Part I. The SF 330 w ill be no longer than 100 pages in length (excluding the SF330, Part IIs) and Block 10 will be 20 pages or less in length. Each printed side of a page will count as one page. Release of firm status will occur within 10 days after approval of any selection. All responses on SF330 to this announcement must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. local time on 27 February 2006. No other information including pamphlets or booklets is requested or required: No other general notification to firms under consideration for this project will be made. Facsimile transmissions will not be accepted. Solicitation packages are not provided and no additional project information will be given to firms during the announcement period. Submit responses to US Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: Erin Quinn, 600 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Pl., Room 821, Louisville, KY 40202.
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville 600 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Place, Room 821, Louisville KY
- Zip Code: 40202-2230
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 40202-2230
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