SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY A-E CONTRACT FOR DAM AND LEVEE INSPECTIONS FOR AREAS SELECTED BY THE ST. LOUIS DISTRICT, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS RESTRICTED TO SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE
- Notice Date
- 2/18/2009
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U. S. Army Engineer District St. Louis CE, CEMVS-CT, US Army Engineer District, St. Louis, ATTN: CEMVS-CT, 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, MO 63103-2833
- ZIP Code
- 63103-2833
- Solicitation Number
- W912P909R0710
- Response Due
- 3/18/2009
- Archive Date
- 5/17/2009
- Point of Contact
- Lisa Marie White, 314-331-8518<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- NOTE: This solicitation is amended to reflect AN ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT TO THE ORIGINAL SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT, for DAM SAFETY MONITORING. C--INDEFINITE DELIVERY A-E CONTRACT FOR DAM AND LEVEE INSPECTIONS FOR AREAS SELECTED BY THE ST. LOUIS DISTRICT, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS RESTRICTED TO SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. Technical POC Civil Engineering Unit, James A. Mills, (314) 331-8301, Contract Specialist, Lisa White (314) 331-8518. (Site Code W912P9) Solicitation W912P9-09-R-0710. Classification Service Code C, NAICS code is 541330. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION. Services of a qualified A-E firm are sought to provide professional engineering services for all aspects of dam and levee inspections. Contract work is intended primarily for projects within the geographical boundary of the Mississippi Valley Division (MVD). However, work may be awarded for projects located outside the MVD boundary on an approved basis as determined by the Contracting Officer. This contract may be used to support the National Levee Inspection Program. Subject to program requirements, the Government intends to negotiate and award two small business set-aside indefinite delivery contracts within one year after the required response date to this announcement, but reserves the right to award up to two additional small business set-aside indefinite delivery contracts (a maximum total of four contracts). The contracts will be awarded in the order of ranking determined by the selection approval authority. Each contract will have a base period not to exceed one year and four option periods not to exceed one year each. The amount of work in each contract period will not exceed $1,200,000 ($6,000,000 total per contract). However, an option period may be exercised at the Governments sole discretion when the contract amount for the base period or preceding option period has been exhausted or nearly exhausted. Furthermore, any unused capacity may be rolled over to the next contract period at the Governments sole discretion. Yearly rate schedules with annual cost escalation will be negotiated for the contracts. On each individual contract, the first years rate schedule shall become effective the day of contract award, and shall be in effect for 1 year from contract award. Subsequent rate schedules shall become effective on the yearly anniversary dates from contract award. Work will be issued by negotiated firm fixed-price task orders, not to exceed the contract amount. The Contracting Officer will consider the following and other relevant factors in deciding which Contractor will be selected to negotiate an order: performance and quality of deliverables under the current contract, current capacity to accomplish the task order in the required time, uniquely specialized experience, geographic location, and equitable distribution of work among Contractors. This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6 and supplements thereto. A firm will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications to accomplish the required work. This contract is set aside for small businesses only. North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330, which has a size standard of $4,500,000 in annual average receipts. Each firm responding to this announcement must indicate their size status under the specified NAICS code and state if they are currently certified as a small business firm. 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, relative to the employees home office location. Prior to contract award, a firm must be registered in the DOD Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Registration can be made via the CCR Internet site at http://www.ccr.gov or by contacting the DOD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-(800)-334-3414. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION. The current anticipated requirements include conducting periodic inspections and preparing inspection reports 3. SELECTION CRITERIA. The selection criteria are listed in descending order of importance, (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria a through d are primary. Criteria e and f are secondary and will only be used as tie breakers among essentially technically equal firms. a. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence: (1) Conduct engineering inspections of water retaining structures (levees and/or dams) and associated appurtenant structures, including bridges, pump stations, and conduits. Includes preparation of preinspection reports, assembling multidiscipline team, assessment of original design criteria, assessment of project emergency action and evacuation plans, conduct field inspections in coordination with local sponsor or project staff, and prepare inspection reports. The levee inspection results shall be input into the Levee Inspection System (LIS) with training provided by the Corps of Engineers to selected contractors. All engineering inspection aspects shall be conducted in accordance with Corps of Engineer guidance; (2) Have a thorough knowledge of the function, behavior, and design of earth embankment dams and navigation structures and levees; (3) Possess general knowledge of commercially available spreadsheet, communications, and graphic software; be capable of communicating with the Government standards with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. b. Capacity to Accomplish the Work: Firms should have the capacity to accomplish up to three task orders simultaneously, with an aggregate value of up to $1,200,000, of the required type of work in any one-year period for delivery of a quality product on a timely schedule, and capacity to perform approximately $6,000,000 in work of the required type in a five-year period. The evaluation will consider the availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines (management, quality control, and technical); equipment availability, i.e. the extent of in-house facilities verses subcontracting needs; the firms demonstrated ability to perform and monitor multiple task orders simultaneously; the firms demonstrated ability to use quality control procedures and tools to insure quality products; firms demonstrated ability to adhere to schedules. Engineer disciplines include: geotechnical, structural, civil, electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and materials. Other required disciplines include civil technicians. c. Professional Qualifications: The firm should have, either in-house or through subcontractors and consultants, qualified and licensed professional engineers or land surveyors with demonstrated expertise in all aspects of dam and levee inspections, a qualified management team, quality control staff, and technical staff. The evaluation will consider the education, training, registration, certification, overall and relevant dam and levee inspection experience, and longevity with the firm of key management, professional, and technical personnel using information from Block E of the SF 330 submittal. Interested firms should ensure that their SF 330 includes the resumes of all management, professional and technical personnel. If an individual will serve in more than one discipline, then those disciplines shall be clearly indicated in Block 13, Part I, Section E. Work must be performed under the supervision of a registered Professional Engineer. d. Past Performance: Past performance on similar Department of Defense contracts and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules as determined from ACASS/CPARS/PPIRS data, credible documentation included in the SF 330, and other sources. e. Geographic Proximity to the St. Louis District office headquarters. f. Equitable Distribution of DOD Contracts: Evaluation will consider the volume of DOD A-E contract awards in the last 12 months. The objective is to achieve an equitable distribution of DOD A-E contracts among qualified firms by giving more consideration to firms with lower total volume. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS. Interested small business firms having capabilities to perform this work must submit four copies of completed SF 330 to, Attn: Lisa White, CEMVS-CT-X, 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, MO 63103-2833 not later than 3:00 PM local time on the 30th day after the date of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday or Federal holiday, the deadline in 3:00 PM local time of the next business day. Include each firms DUNS number on SF 330, Part I, Block 5 and Part II, Block 4. In SF 330, Part I, Section D, include an organization chart of the key personnel to be assigned to the project. In SF 330, Part I, indicate in Section C-11 or Section H if the prime has worked with the team members in the past five years and the estimated percentage involvement of each firm on the proposed team. In section H describe the firms overall Design Quality Management Plan (DQMP) (A project specific design quality control plan must be prepared and approved by the Government as a condition of contract award, but is not required with this submission). Also include in section H the number and amount of fees awarded on DOD contracts during the twelve months prior to this notice, including change orders and supplemental agreements for the submitting office only. No other notification to firms under consideration for this work will be made. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a Request for Proposal.
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- Address: US Army Engineer District, St. Louis ATTN: CEMVS-CT, 1222 Spruce Street St. Louis MO<br />
- Zip Code: 63103-2833<br />
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