C-- Indefinite-Delivery Contract for A-E Services for Multi-Discipline Miscellaneous Civil Works Design and Architectural Engineering Services for Florida, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Caribbean Area

THIS MODIFICATION CORRECTS AN ERROR IN SUBMITTAL DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. DISREGARD REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS. No solicitation will be sent. Therefore, it is not necessary to register. Interested Parties must submit an expression of interest in accordance with the instructions in this Synopsis: This solicitation is unrestricted and is open to all firms regardless of size. Up to two contracts may be awarded from this solicitation. The contract will be an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity contract for a period of one year from date of award, with options to extend for two additional years; not to exceed a total of three years. Work will be assigned by negotiated task orders. Maximum order limit is $3,000,000 for the life of the contract , including options. The primary geographic extent of the assignments includes the Florida, Puerto Rico, U. S. Virgin Islands and the Caribbean area of the Jacksonville District. Additionally, the contracts may be used to provide services within the geogr aphic boundaries of the South Atlantic Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The contractor will have the right to refuse orders for services to be performed outside the geographic boundaries of the Jacksonville District. Criteria used in allocati ng task orders among the contracts include performance and quality of deliverables under current task orders, current capacity to accomplish the order in the required time, specialized experience, equitable distribution of the work among the contractors, a nd other relevant factors. PROJECT INFORMATION: Services will include engineering and design services for civil works projects such as preparation of design reports, preparation of engineering studies, preparation of cost estimates in MCACES Gold format, preparation of design calculations, and preparation of construction plans/specifications suitable for use in competitive bidding processes. The work will encompass all types of civil works projects including environmental restoration; flood control; beac h renourishment and erosion control; jettys; navigation (including dredging); bridges; site plan development; paving, grading, and drainage plans; and utility systems design and relocation. Work on some projects may require geotechnical exploration and an alysis as well as performing surveys. Factors for Evaluation, in order of priority are: 1. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE: Firms must clearly demonstrate specialized experience and expertise in the preparation of plans, specifications, various federal reports and studies, design reports, cost estimates, design analysis for al l phases of civil engineering and related work. Must have ability to prepare construction drawings and specifications in digital format on magnetic tape and/or compact disk using Bentley Systems three-dimensional MicroStation V8 CADD system with a Window s XP operating system target platform, Bentley Systems INROADS, and INROADS Survey software platforms, construction cost estimates utilizing Government provided MCACES Gold software and preparation of plans and specifications using both English and Metric Standards of Measurement. 2. PAST PERFORMANCE: Firm must demonstrate its past performance in the accomplishment of similar work. Firm must submit information for current relevant contracts and subcontracts including the name, address, and telephone numb er of references. (Relevancy is defined in the DOD guide to collection and use of past performance as: information that has a logical connection with the matter under consideration and applicable time span). Pertinent issues are ability to meet establishe d schedules, ability to accomplish work within budgetary limitations, and quality of the delivered product. Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry regarding quality and timeliness of work will be reviewed. Past DOD expe rience data available to the Government through the A-E Contract Admi nistration Support System (ACASS) and information available from other sources, will be utilized for prior performance evaluation. 3. SIZE AND EXPERTISE OF STAFF: Firm must have, either in-house or through association with qualified subcontractors, U.S. re gistered personnel as follows: Architects, Engineers, and Landscape Architects. Engineering staff must include, but not be limited to, the following disciplines: Civil, Mechanical, Structural, Geotechnical, Coastal, Hydraulic, Hydrology, Soil, Sanitary, an d Electrical. Additionally, a Registered Land Surveyor and all necessary supervisory and administrative personnel necessary for preparing engineering and design documents are also required. 4. CAPACITY TO ACCOMPLISH THE WORK IN THE REQUIRED TIME: Firm mus t have the capacity to commence work within fifteen days after receipt of notification to proceed with a task order and accomplish it in accordance with scheduled completion dates. THE FOLLOWING SECONDARY CRITERIA WILL BE USED AS TIEBREAKERS, IF NECESSARY: 5. VOLUME OF PAST DOD CONTRACTS AWARDED TO FIRM: Work previously awarded to the firm by DOD will be reviewed with the objective of effecting equitable distribution of contracts among equally qualified firms. 6. GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF FIRM RELATIVE TO T HE WORKSITE: Location of the firm relative to the worksite (considered the Jacksonville District Office) will be considered provided there is an adequate number of qualified firms for consideration. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Firms meeting the requirements described in this announcement and wishing to be considered must submit one copy each of SF 254 and SF 255 for the firm or joint venture and SF 254 for each subcontractor. In Block 4 of SF 255 list only the office personnel for the office to perform the work which is indicated in Block 3B. Additional personnel strengths, including consultants and subcontractors, should be indicated parenthetically, and their source clearly identified. In Block 7G of the SF 255, indicate specific project experience for k ey team members and indicate the team member's role on each listed project (architect, project manager, etc.). Submittal of supplemental attachments to SF 255 addressing evaluation factors 1-4 is strongly recommended. Submittal package must be received i n this office at the address indicated below, no later than 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time on June 25, 2004. Submittals received after this date and time will not be considered. Unnecessarily elaborate brochures or other presentations beyond those sufficient to present a complete and effective response to this announcement are not desired. The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule requiring that contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) before receiving a cont ract from any activity of the Department of Defense. The rule authorizes contracting officers to reject offers from contractors that have not registered. (The CCR web site may be accessed at http://www.ccr.gov). Small and small disadvantaged firms are enco uraged to participate as prime contractors or as members of joint ventures with other small businesses. All interested firms are reminded that the successful firm will be expected to place subcontracts to the maximum practical extent with small and small d isadvantaged firms in accordance with the provisions of Public Law 95-507. If a large business firm is selected for award, the firm must comply with FAR 52.219-1, regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to subcontract. Of those dollars the large business firm intends to subcontract, the Corps of Engineers target goals for subcontracting are 57.2% to small business concerns; 10.0% to small disadvantaged business concerns; 10.0% to women-owned small business concerns; 3.0% for SBA HUBZone certified small business concerns; and 3.0% to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. Large firms should keep t hese target goals in mind when considering qualifications of potential subcontractors and ensure that each proposed subcontractor's socio-economic status is clearly identified in the submission of qualifications. An approved small business subcontracting plan will be required prior to award to a large business firm. The NAICS code is 541330 with a small business size standard of $4,000,000.00 Response to this announcement should be in writing only; telephone calls and personal visits are discouraged. Th e required forms shall be submitted to the following address: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CESAJ-EN-T, 701 San Marco Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32207-8175. This is not a request for proposal. Firms are encourage to post their name/address on the we b site to facilitate contact between prime contractors, sub-contractors, and firms interested in joint ventures. However, copies of the listings of firms will not be provided. A printout of the listing of interested firms can only be obtained by accessing the announcement at our web page at www.saj.usace.army.mil.