C--A-E Services for Indefinite Delivery Contract to Support the Civil Works Planning and Design Program for the Wilmington District, South Atlantic Division, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers

Contractual Questions: Hilda Ayers at email: contact@example.gov. This notice is posted in its entirety and hereby serves as the official solicitation for this project. CONTRACT INFORMATION: This announcement is 100% set- aside for Small Business. A-E services are required for Indefinite Delivery Contract(s) (IDC) in Support of the Civil Works Planning and Design Program for the Wilmington District, South Atlantic Division, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. It is anticipated that TWO (2) contracts will be awarded under this notice. These contracts are being procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. See numbered Note 24 for general information on the A-E Selection process. Selection of A-E firms is not based on competitive bidding procedures, but rather upon demonstrated competence through professional qualifications necessary for performance of the required services. Offerors are cautioned to read this announcement in its entirety. Though predominantly intended for Civil Works, the contracts may include assignment of task orders in support of the Corps of Engineers Military program. The contracts will be awarded for a term not to exceed a total of five (5) years each. Work under the contracts will be subject to satisfactory negotiation of individual task orders, with each IDC total contract value not to exceed $4,000,000 over the five (5) year life of the contract. The Government intends to initially award each contract for $1,000,000, with the reserved right to modify the contract amount to the full $4,000,000 value during the five (5) year life of the contract. All interested A-E firms 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. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS ) code for this action is 541330. Small Business size standard is a maximum of $4.5 million of average annual receipts for its preceding 3 fiscal years. PROJECT INFORMATION: The firms selected will be required to provide all phases of Planning, Engineering, and Design from Preliminary Reconnaissance Phase Studies, through Feasibility Report Development, Engineering Design, and Detailed Construction Plans and Specifications. Types of projects will include both Inland and Coastal; to include flood damage reduction, coastal protection and beach nourishment, shoreline and stream bank erosion protection, shallow and deep draft navigation, environmental and eco-system habitat restoration, comprehensive watershed evaluations and multipurpose water resources projects. These contracts are intended primarily for projects within the geographical boundary of the USACE South Atlantic Division (SAD). However, work may be awarded for customers projects that align with SADs geographical boundaries. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criteria and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria A thru E are primary. Criterion F is secondary and will only be used as a tie-breaker among technically equal firms. A. Professional Qualifications: The selected firms must have, either in-house or through consultants, the following disciplines, with registration required where applicable: (1) Hydraulic Engineers; (2) Civil Engineers; ( 3) Coastal Engineers; (4) Cost Estimators; (5) Geotechnical Engineers; (6) Economists; (7) Biologists; (8) Environmental Engineers; (9) Geologists; (10) Structural Engineers; (11) Mechanical Engineers; (12) Electrical Engineers; (13) Archaeologists; (14) Planners. If an individual will serve in more than one discipline, then those disciplines shall be clearly indicated in Block 13, PART I, Section E. Resumes (Block E of the SF 330) must be provided for these disciplines, including consultants. In the resumes under Project Assignments, use the same discipline nomenclature as is used in this announcement. The evaluation will consider education, training, registration, relevant experience in the type work required, and longevity with the firm. B. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence: Additional evaluation factors are provided in order of importance: (1) Comprehensive planning and engineering services from Reconnaissance Studies, Feasibility Studies, Engineering Design, through detailed Plans and Specifications for both Inland and Coastal; to include flood damage reduction, coastal erosion and beach nourishment, shoreline and stream bank erosion protection, shallow and deep draft navigation, environmental and eco-system habitat restoration, comprehensive watershed evaluations and multi-purpose water resources projects. (2) Experience in all areas of Hydrologic, Hydraulic, Sediment and Coastal Engineering including the use of all HEC software, standard Hydrology and Hydraulics software, Microstation CADD, and ARCINFO GIS. (3) Experience in planning activities includes plan formulation, economic and socio-economic analysis, historic, cultural and environmental assessments and evaluation. (4) Experience in design of civil works and military projects. (5) The cost engineer(s) or estimator(s) for this project must be full-time professional cost engineer(s) or estimator(s). The cost estimates for this project will be required to be prepared utilizing MCACES Second Generation (MII) estimating software. The firm selected must demonstrate experience utilizing this software either through training or use. (6) In Block H of the SF 330 describe the firm's quality management plan, including quality assurance process, project design-to-cost control, coordination of the in-house work with consultants, and prior experience of the prime firm and any significant consultant. C. Capacity to Accomplish the Work: The capacity to accomplish at least three (3) $200,000 individual task orders simultaneously. D. Past Performance: Past performance on Department of Defense (DOD) contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. Evaluations will be based on established ACASS ratings and other credible documentation included in the SF 330. 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 firms having capabilities to perform this work must upload Parts I and II of the SF 330 to https://sasweb.sas.usace.army.mil/aeselection/ by 11:30 a.m,.local time on 14 JULY 2009. NO HARDCOPY OR FACSIMILE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. SF330 6/2004 edition must be used, and may be obtained from the following web site: http://contacts.gsa.gov/webforms.nsf. Any submissions received after the exact time specified for receipt is considered late and will be processed IAW FAR 15.208 Submission, Modification, Revision, and Withdrawal of Proposals. The entire submission of the SF 330 must not exceed 5 Megabytes and shall be submitted as one file using Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). Part I of the SF 330 should not exceed 50 pages, including 15 pages for Section H. Font size shall be 10 or larger. Resumes in Section E and example projects in Section F shall not exceed one page each. Indicate in Section C.11 if the prime has worked with the team members in the past five years. In Section G.26, include the firm each of the key personnel is associated with. Registration in the Savannah District electronic A-E Selection System is required and instructions may be found at the website above. FIRMS SHOULD BE REGISTERED WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF THE SF 330 AS THE PROCESS MAY TAKE 3-5 DAYS. FIRMS MUST INCLUDE THE DUNS NUMBER FOR THE OFFICE OF THE FIRM PERFORMING THE WORK IN SECTION B.5. OF THE SF 330. Cover letters and extraneous materials (brochure, etc.) will not be considered. Questions concerning submissions should be directed to Sherry Turner at +1 (555) 000-0000. **** PERSONAL VISITS for the purpose of DISCUSSING this announcement WILL NOT BE SCHEDULED. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL. To be eligible for a contract award, a firm must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database (www.ccr.gov).