MODIFICATION
C -- GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 9/27/2006
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Louisiana State Office, 3737 Government Street, Alexandria, LA, 71302
- ZIP Code
- 71302
- Solicitation Number
- AG-7217-S-06-0022
- Response Due
- 10/6/2006
- Description
- This is a solicitation of professional geotechnical firms with experience in subsurface soil investigations, soil laboratory testing, and foundation recommendations of construction sites in Louisiana. Such sites include landbased, shallow draft and deep draft marine and marshland-based areas. The selected firm will perform the following services: 1. Field Investigations. This include the drilling, sampling, logging, and packaging of soil specimens extracted from locations identified by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) engineers. 2. Laboratory Testing. This include the laboratory classification and testing of soil specimens extracted from the soil field investigation. Specific tests will be defined by NRCS engineers. 3. Reports. This consists of the formulation of a report defining the field and laboratory results along with appropriate foundation recommendations. The government intends to award a fixed priced indefinite delivery type contract with a four-year option to extend the initial contract. Task orders will be issued with site-specific specifications. Services will be calculated on a per hour basis, lump sum for each task order. A minimum of $5,000 per year is guaranteed under this contract, with a maximum of $1,000,000 per year award limitation. PRE-SELECTION CRITERIA will be based on the firm having a minimum of 1) two in-house civil engineers, with at least one of the engineers being a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of LA or hold a temporary permit to practice engineering within Louisiana, and have a minimum of five years experience in geotechnical investigations, 2) one soil technician with a minimum of four years experience in geotechnical investigations.1) Two in-house Registered Professional Civil Engineers, with at least one of the engineers being a Registered Professional Civil Engineer in the State of LA or hold a temporary permit to practice engineering within Louisiana, and have a minimum of ten years experience in geotechnical investigations, 2) one in-house soil technician with a minimum of ten years experience in geotechnical investigations and testing, 3) one driller with a minimum of ten years experience in soil investigations, 4) one assistant driller with a minimum of five years experience, 5) one Geologist with a minimum of ten years experience in soils classification. SELECTION CRITERIA. Each firm will be evaluated on the following: 1) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services--20%. Evaluation will based on the extent of directly related experience in performing geotechnical investigations; specialized education at the university level, and all other applicable education and training in the engineering disciplines. 2) Specialized experience and technical competence--30%. Evaluation will be based upon the professional engineering registration and qualified personnel work experience associated with geotechnical investigations, and their availability to work on this contract. Examples of previous work shall be provided for review, as well as a description of the type of analysis previously performed and references with phone numbers. Previous work examples will be evaluated based on the complexity of work and analysis demonstrated. 3) Capacity to accomplish work--20%. Evaluation will be based on the number of qualified personnel and equipment available to work on this contract, the quantity of work currently under contract and the completion dates of existing contract work. 4) Past performance--20%. Evaluation will be based on the quality and timeliness of performance under previous contracts. 5) Location in and a general knowledge of the geographical area--10%. Evaluation will be based on the past work experience in Louisiana where geotechnical investigations were performed. Firms shall indicate the locality of their past work experience. Firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit 4 copies of a Standard Form 330, Architect-Engineer Qualifications and any other supplemental information deemed relative to the selection criteria. Interested firms must submit their SF 330s not later than October 6, 2006, 2 p.m. CST. to the attention of the Contracting Officer. Only those firms responding by that time will be considered for selection. After an initial evaluation, three or more of the firms considered to be the most highly qualified may be chosen for discussions. The most highly rated firm selected will then be asked to submit a proposal. This is not a Request for Proposal. Any questions should be addressed to the Contracting Officer. NACIS:541330. NOTE: Work will be located throughout the State of Louisiana.
- Place of Performance
- Address: LOUISIANA--STATEWIDE
- Zip Code: 71302
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 71302
- Record
- SN01155670-W 20060929/060927220222 (fbodaily.com)
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