SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY TYPE A-E CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL FIELD SURVEYING SERVICES FOR VARIOUS MILITARY AND CIVIL PROJECTS WITHIN OR ASSIGNED TO THE LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT, COE
- Notice Date
- 3/3/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- USACE Little Rock District, 700 West Capitol, Little Rock, AR 72201
- ZIP Code
- 72201
- Solicitation Number
- W9127S06R6007
- Response Due
- 4/7/2006
- Archive Date
- 6/6/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Partial Small Business
- Description
- 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: One or Two Indefinite Delivery ARCHITECT-ENGINEER (A-E) contracts for Field Surveying Services, procured in accordance with PL 92-582 (Brooks A-E Act) and FAR Part 36, are required for various military and civil works project s in or assigned to the Little Rock District. Two indefinite delivery contracts may be negotiated and awarded, with a base period of one year and two one-year option periods. The contract option year may be exercised before the expiration of the base contr act period (or preceding option period), if the contract amount for the base period (or preceding option period) has been exhausted or nearly exhausted. Individual fixed-price task orders will not exceed $200,000; the annual ceiling for the base year and each option year is $600,000 for each period. The minimum guaranteed amount for the base year is $10,000. Projects outside the primary area of responsibility may be added at the Governments discretion upon agreement of the selected firm. Ordinarily, ta sk orders will be placed with the contract (the primary contract) corresponding to the location of work. However, a task order may be placed with the other contract if the primary contractor does not have the capacity to complete the order in the required time period, the primary contractor has performed unsatisfactorily on previous orders under the subject contract, and/or significantly less work has been placed under the other contract. 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 intends to subcontract. The subcontracting goals for the contract are: The subcontracting goa ls for the contract is that a minimum of 64.4% of the prime contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with Small Business (SB), including Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB) of 9.1%, Woman owned Small Businesses (WOSB) of 5%, Historically Black C olleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MIs) of 5%, Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Small Business of 2%, Veteran-owned Small Business of 3%, and Service Disabled Veteran-owned small business of 3%. The plan is not requ ired with this submittal, but will be required prior to award. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under this contract must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Work includes Topographic, Cadastral, Geodetic/Control, Construction Layout, Hydrographic, Engineering surveys, and Aerial Mapping. Final products must be submitted in either hard copy E-size drawings or in Intergraph Design Fi les (DGN), or both, as called for in the orders. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria items a through e are primary. Cr iteria items f and g are secondary and will only be used as tie-breakers among technically equal firms. a. Professional qualifications. (1) Must have Registered Professional Land Surveyors in Arkansas and Missouri. Must have survey technicians with the experience to perform all types of required surveys. Must have CAD technicians capable of timely production of DGN and digital terrain files to COE standards. b. Specialized experience and technical competence: (1) Expertise in topographic, cadast ral, and engineering surveys. This will include, but is not limited to Rural and Urban Boundary surveys, site surveys, flood plain studies, cross-sections with volume computation, and differential leveling. (2) Expertise in control, hydrographic and cons truction layout surveys. This will include, but is not limited to, large and small area control networks; photogrammetric mapping control; small boat hydrograp hic surveys (16-18 foot boat with shallow water capability) on rivers, streams and lakes; and building, road, utility, channel, or other construction layout. (3) Expertise in Photogrammetric Mapping, Aerial projects are anticipated to be of limited size a nd to be a small portion of the total contract. (4) Must have the capability of producing CADD files in Intergraph compatible design and digital terrain model files that require no translation or other manipulation by District personnel and have computer software capable of same. c. Capacity. Firms will show the capacity to field a minimum of 3 fully equipped and qualified three-man survey crews with the ability to accomplish the above-listed surveys. The firms will have a minimum of the following: thre e approved total stations with electronic field books, three automatic levels, a fully equipped 16-foot (minimum length) boat with shallow water (2-20 foot depths) hydrographic survey capability, a 4-wheel (minimum) ATV, all accessory survey equipment nece ssary to perform the surveys, and dual frequency GPS receivers with processing software (GPS equipment must be capable of accuracies and documentation for NGS blue booking). Must have a plotter able to produce E-sized plots on paper or mylar. CADD files will be submitted on CD-ROM or a 3.5 floppy disk formatted in MS-DOS. Firms must demonstrate sufficient personnel and equipment to perform the required work in a timely manner. d. Past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. e. Location. Specific knowledge of, and experience with, Arkansas and Missouri state and local boundary laws and regulations will be given additional consideration. f. Extent of participation of SB, SDB, and HBCU/Mis in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. g. Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit on copy of SF255 (11/92 edition), and one copy of SF 254 (11/92 edition) for the prime firm and all consultants, to the above address not later than the close of business on 10 April 2006. Include the firms ACASS number in SF255, Block 3 b. For ACASS information, call 503-326-3459. Indicate in Block 4 of the SF 254 if your firm is a Large Business, Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Woman-Owned SB, Veteran-Owned SB, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned SB. To be classi fied as a Small business, a firms average annual receipts or sales for the preceding three fiscal years must not exceed $3.5 million. The SF 255 must contain information in sufficient detail to identify the team (prime and consultant) proposed for the co ntract. In Block 4 of the SF 255 insert the number of personnel proposed for the contract not necessarily total capacity); consultants as (A) and in-house as (B). In SF 255, Block 10, describe owned or leased equipment that will be used to perform this c ontract, as well as CADD capabilities. Block 10 should also include a Design Quality Control Plan Outline. It should include a brief presentation of the internal controls and procedures that you use to insure that a quality design is produced. Personal visits for the purpose of discussing the contract are discouraged. This acquisition is being conducted under specific agency delegation of GSAs exclusive procurement authority for FIP resources. The specific GSA case number is KAA-53-AD0012. This is no t an RFP.
- Place of Performance
- Address: USACE Little Rock District 700 West Capitol, Little Rock AR
- Zip Code: 72201
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 72201
- Record
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