Architect And Engineering Services/Civil-Structural

DESCRIPTION: ARCHITECT-ENGINEER (A-E) SERVICES FOR INDEFINITE DELIVERY TYPE CONTRACTS FOR DESIGN OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, GENERAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, SUPPORTING SERVICES AND TITLE II INSPECTION SERVICES AT VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE (VAFB) AND PILLAR POINT CA. This requirement is being procured in accordance with the Brooks Act (Public Law 92-582) as implemented in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work. This procurement is a TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE for firms classified as Small Businesses under NAICS Code 541330, Engineering Services. To be classified as a small business, a firm's average annual receipts or sales for the preceding three fiscal years must not exceed $4.5 million for NAICS 541330. The Small Business prime contractor, which must be an architecture or engineering firm, must perform fifty percent (50%) of the work in-house. The firm's capability statement shall demonstrate the qualification necessary to meet the 50% in-house requirement. Additionally, the selected firm must perform the primary civil-structural discipline, and may employ qualified consultants to perform other disciplines. Before a small business is proposed as a potential contractor, they must be certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration and registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database, accessed at http://www.ccr.gov. Information on registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by contacting the Federal Service Desk for CCR at 1-866-606-8220. Failure to register may render the A-E Firm ineligible for award. No State level certifications shall be accepted. A-E's with the following engineering categories, Civil-Structural, will be considered. A professional Architect and/or Engineer in the appropriate discipline, licensed in the State of California, shall stamp all contract drawings. Title I Design services may be required for programming, comprehensive planning, area development, design of new facilities; or the renovation, repair, and maintenance of residential, commercial, and industrial facilities; including roads/bridges, infrastructure, utilities, erosion control, and environmental restoration. Design services may include preliminary conceptual sketches; presentation drawings; final construction drawings (in bond and mylar), AutoCAD drawings; specifications written in the Construction Specification Institute (CSI) format; economic analysis; construction cost and time estimates; engineering calculations; logs and study reports. Projects may include various combinations of architectural, interior design, landscape architecture, structural, civil, geotechnical, mechanical, electrical, environmental and other engineering and technical disciplines. Investigative services may include studies, reports, design analyses, constructability and peer reviews, surveys, and cost estimates. Title II Services, may be required for the supervision and inspection of construction projects. The selected A-E's will need to become familiar with VAFB facility design, anti-terrorism, and CAD Standards; as well as other government codes that may be required for selective completed projects. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Open-end A-E contracts will be issued for a one-year period (basic year) and with four, one-year option periods exercised at the discretion of the Government. A maximum of two A-E Open-End contracts may be awarded, based on amount and type (primary discipline) of projected workload, and availability of funds. The total fees for the basic year and all option years shall not exceed $5,500,000. Each proposed contract will consist of negotiated fixed priced delivery orders with a guaranteed overall minimum of $5,000 over the life of the contract, and a maximum contract capacity of $5,500,000. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes for this acquisition are 541330 and 541310. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria listed below is in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). (1) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. Evaluation will consider key personnel of the primary firm and consultants to be used in this contract in terms of: a) professional registration (key discipline in California required); b) education, training, relevant experience; c) awards, professional activities, and longevity with the firm; d) other relevant certifications. The availability of an adequate number of personnel in the key discipline shall be presented to ensure that the firm can meet the potential of working on multiple task orders. (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, including: a) Design excellence and quality of work (last five years); b) Breadth and diversity of projects (i.e., experience in a wide range of projects of many different types); c) Design strength in site specific factors; e.g., seismic & wind load design, coastal climate corrosion control, and familiarity with local standards (e.g., County, State, Vandenberg, etc.); d) Design strength in government specific factors; e.g., security, anti-terrorism, DoD, Air Force, e.g., fuels, hazardous materials, explosive, munitions, air field, launch facilities transmission frequencies, safety requirements, over-sized load transports, etc. competence in AutoCAD 2000 (or newer); ArcGIS, GPS and other technology to perform professional engineering design, analysis, and contract documents; e) Demonstrate design strength in Sustainable Design and/or Environmental Restoration; e.g., LEED certified design experience, energy conservation/efficiency and/or use of alternate energy sources, pollution prevention, waste reduction and use of recovered materials; (3) Past performance with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules (Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time): a) Past and current customer satisfaction; e.g., overall customer satisfaction, rapport with customer, information sharing, reporting procedures and technology used, meeting design, cost, and schedule goals; b) Performance records; e.g., quality of work as measured over a number of projects completed within/or under budget and within/under schedule; c) Relationship & history of work with proposed consultants, d) bench strength/depth (quantity and quality of back-up staff - i.e., potential to backup key personnel with equally qualified people during absences or times of heavy workload/multiple projects in order to maintain time schedules and quality of work); e) Quality, cost, and schedule and control procedures and technology used; (4) Location in the general geographical area of the contract and knowledge of the locality of the contract: a) Specific experience with Vandenberg Air Force Base, b) within Santa Barbara - San Luis Obispo counties; c) Monterey to Los Angeles; d) California; e) California Border States; f) Other States; (5) Average annual volume of Federal work in the past three years with the objective of effecting an equitable distribution of Government A-E contracts among qualified firms. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENT: Firms desiring consideration shall submit an original Standard Form (SF) 330, Architect-Engineer Qualifications package (6/2004 version), Parts I and II, along with one electronic copy on CD. Text for each applicant is limited to 50 pages each, exclusive of indexing tabs, project photos or drawings with brief captions. Front and backside use of a single page will count as 2 pages. Minimum font size is 11 point. Submit credentials for both the Primary Firm and for Key Consultants of all the information pertinent to the selection criteria NLT 2:30 p.m. PDT, 30 days from the publication date of this announcement to the Contracting Office address noted above. Facsimile transmission will not be accepted and will be considered non-responsive. Standard Forms 330 may be obtained via the GSA web site at http://www.gsa.gov/forms/zero.