C--Indefinite Delivery Contract for A-E Services to Support the Construction Management Activities for the Mobile District and South Atlantic Division, U.S. Corps of Engineers

This announcement will result with at least six (6) awards being made on a combination of Small Business Set-Aside and Unrestricted basis. It is the intent of the Government to initially award four (4) contracts from the Unrestricted selection and two (2) from the Small-Business Set-Aside. The Unrestricted basis is open to all interested parties regardless of business size. The Small Business size standard is a maximum of $4.5 million of average annual receipts for its preceding 3 fiscal years. All firms responding to this solicitation MUST identify in which category they are submitting. All firms must state the words (UNRESTRICTED) or (SMALL BUSINESS) after the solicitation number in PART I, A. Block 3 of form SF 330. A separate response (SF 330) MUST be submitted for each category in which the firm wants consideration. No one firm will receive more than one award as a result of this solicitation. Only firms considered highly qualified will be awarded a contract. Work under this contract is subject to satisfactory negotiation of individual task orders, with the total IDC contract value not to exceed $10,000,000 for Unrestricted basis over the five-year life of the contract and $5,000,000 for Small-Business Set-Aside over the five-year life of the contract. A firm fixed price contract will be negotiated. Contracts awarded will not exceed a term of five years. Rates will be negotiated for each 12-month period of the contract. Selection of A-E firms is not based upon competitive bidding procedures, but rather upon the professional qualifications necessary for the performance of the required services. All interested Architect-Engineers are reminded that, in accordance with the provisions of PL 95-507, they will be expected to place subcontracts to the maximum practicable extent consistent with the efficient performance of the contract with small and small disadvantaged firms. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan for that part of the work it intends to subcontract. If a large business is selected for this contract, the firm will be required to submit a detailed subcontracting plan during contract negotiation. The subcontracting goals for this contract are as follows: a minimum of 70.0% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB), 6.2% be placed with small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), 7.0% be placed with women-owned small businesses (WOSB), 9.8% be placed with HUB Zone small business, 3.0% be placed with Veteran-Owned Small Business, (VOSB), and 0.9% be placed with Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). If the selected firm intends to submit a plan with lesser goals, it must submit written rationale in the plan why the above goals can not be met. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this action is 541330. PROJECT INFORMATION: The selected firm will be required to perform a broad range of engineering services to satisfy fluctuating needs and conditions. Services required include assistance and guidance to Field Offices, and site visits. The majority of the work will be located in the southeastern United States; however, work may be located in any of the fifty (50) states, South or Central America, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other locations as may be assigned to the Mobile District and South Atlantic Division. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria A thru D are primary. Criteria E thru F are secondary and will only be used as tie-breakers among technically equal firms. A. Professional Qualifications: The selected firm must have, either in-house or through consultants, the following disciplines: (1) Project Manager; (2) Architecture; (3) Civil Engineering; (4) Mechanical Engineering; (5) Electrical Engineering; (6) Structural Engineering; (7) Cost Estimating; (8) Construction Inspectors in (a) civil; (b) electrical; (c) mechanical; (d) structural, (9) Project Schedulers. Evaluation of each discipline will consider education, registration, relevant experience, and longevity with the firm. Resumes (Block E of the SF 330) must be provided for these disciplines, including consultants. In the resumes under Project Assignments, use the same disciplines nomenclature as is used in this announcement. In supporting work in Central and South America, Spanish speaking individuals in critical disciplines are desirable. B. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence in: (1) Biddability and constructibility reviews; (2) Preparation of contract related documents and analysis, such as construction cost estimates, project schedules or network analysis systems, delay impact analysis, claims and change order analysis; (3) Review of contractor submittals; (4) Shop drawing reviews; (5) Construction inspection; (6) Quality Assurance (QA) activities in connection to emergency response. Examples of QA activities might include, but not be limited to those associated with a natural disaster such as debris removal, temporary housing, and/or temporary roofing missions. (7) In Block H of the SF 330 describe the firm's quality management plan, including the team's organization with an organizational chart, quality assurance, cost control, and coordination of the in-house work with consultants. C. Capacity to Accomplish the Work: The capacity to field up to three (3) Construction Inspectors concurrently. D. Past Performance: Past performance on Department of Defense (DOD) contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. E. Geographic Location: Geographic location with respect to the region under consideration. F. Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business and Women-Owned Small Business Participation: Extent of participation of small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested Architect-Engineer firms having the capabilities to perform this work are invited to submit one (1) completed and bound paper copy of their SF 330 (Architect-Engineer Qualifications) to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, CESAM-EN-DW, ATTN: Mrs. Mary F. Breland, 109 St. Joseph Street, Mobile, AL 36602. SF 330, 6/2004 edition, must be used, and may be obtained from the Government Printing Office or from the following web site: http://contacts.gsa.gov/webforms.nsf/22f268ed0a398629852569a4006ed7cc?OpenView&Start=30. Include DUNS number in SF330 PART I, Section B, Block 5. A firm located within the United States may obtain a DUNS number by calling Dun and Bradstreet at +1 (555) 000-0000 or via the Internet at http://www.dnb.com/us/. If the firm is located outside the United States, the local Dun and Bradstreet office should be contacted. All firms responding to this solicitation MUST identify in which category they are submitting. All firms must state the words (UNRESTRICTED) or (SMALL BUSINESS) after the solicitation number in PART I, A. Block 3 of form SF 330. A separate response (SF 330) MUST be submitted for each category in which the firm wants consideration. All fonts shall be at least 10 pitch or larger. Pages shall be 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches. PART I OF THE SF330 SHALL NOT EXCEED 60 PAGES. The Organization Chart required in Section D and the Matrix required as Section G, PART I of the SF330 may be presented on a sheet up to 11 inches by 17 inches. If an 11 inch by 17 inch sheet is used it shall be neatly folded to 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches, bound in the SF330 at the proper location, and counted as one page. Blank sheets/Tabs separating the sections within the SF 330 will not count against the maximum page count for PART I. A maximum of ten (10) projects, including the prime and consultants, will be reviewed in PART I, Section F. Use no more than one page per project. When listing projects in PART I, Section F, an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with multiple Task Orders as examples is not considered a project. A task order executed under an IDC contract is a project. In Block G-26, along with the name, include the firm with which the person is associated. A Part II is required for each branch office of the Prime Firm and any Subcontractors that will have a key role in the proposed contract. Submittals must be received no later than 3:00 P.M. Central Time on 21 JANUARY 2009. Regulation requires that the Selection Board not consider any submittals received after this time and date. Late proposal rules in FAR 15.208 will be followed for submittals received after 3:00 P.M. Central Time on the closing date specified in this announcement. This is not a request for proposal. Solicitation packages are not provided. The A-E Evaluation Board (Selection Board) is tentatively scheduled to commence on or about 26 JANUARY 2009. As required by acquisition regulations, interviews for the purpose of discussing the qualifications of prospective contractors for the contract will be conducted only for those firms considered most highly qualified after submittal review by the selection board. Interviews will be conducted by telephone and will most likely occur the same week that the Selection Board convenes. Phone calls to discuss the solicitation are discouraged unless absolutely necessary. Personal visits for the purpose of discussing this solicitation are not allowed. To verify your proposal has been delivered, you may e-mail Mary Breland at: contact@example.gov. To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration database. For instructions on registering with the CCR, please see the CCR Web site at http://www.ccr.gov/.