C--Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, South Atlantic Divison in Support of the U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM), DOD , and other Federal Health Systems.

POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS MRS. MARY F. BRELAND. SUBMIT QUESTIONS TO FAX +1 (555) 000-0000. CONTRACT INFORMATION: A-E services are required for an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, So uth Atlantic Division in Support of the U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM), DOD, and other Federal Health Systems. This contract will be primarily for Healthcare Planning and Architectural-Engineering design services. This announcement is open to all busin esses regardless of size. The contract will be awarded for a term not to exceed a total of three years. Work under this contract to be subject to satisfactory negotiation of individual task orders, with the total IDC contract value not to exceed $6,000,000 over the three-year life of the contract. There is a possibility that multiple contracts may be awarded on this solicitation. Selection of A-E firms is not based upon competitive bidding procedures, but rather upon the professional qualifications necessar y 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 efficien t performance of the contract with small and small disadvantaged firms. The subcontracting goals for this contract are as follows: a minimum of 51.2%of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB), 8.8% be placed with s mall disadvantaged businesses (SDB), 7.3% be placed with women-owned small businesses (WOSB), 3.1% be placed with HUB Zone small business, and 1.5% be placed with Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. If a large business firm is selected for this contract it will be required to submit a detailed subcontracting plan during contract negotiation. 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. A firm fixe d price contract will be negotiated. The subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this action is 541330. PROJECT INFORMATION: The selected firm must have capabilities for p rogramming, planning and design of healthcare projects in the areas of: (1) Master Planning: Healthcare Planning; Space Evaluation and Programming; Military Construction (MILCON) Project planning for the expansions and renovations to existing medical facil ities and new medical facilities; Medical Equipment Planning. (2) Assessment/Studies: code deficiencies; JCAHO deficiencies; Facility Condition Assessments; Environmental assessments; Economic Analysis of potential projects; Seismic evaluations. (3) Design of new medical facilities and the expansions and renovations to existing medical facilities to include, architectural, infrastructure systems, and medical equipment plans. Design of new medical facilities typically is limited to the O&M Statutory Limitati on of $750,000. (4) Construction Phase Services: construction phase services (submittal review, transition planning, commissioning, etc.); on site Quality Assurance inspections. The majority of the work will be located in the Continental United States; how ever, work may be located worldwide at locations as supported by MEDCOM/DOD/VA. 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. Criterion E is 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, with registration require d where applicable: (1) Project Manager; (2) Architect (must demonstrate at least ten years experience in the planning and/or design of healthcare facilities); (3) Health Care Planner (must demonstrate at least 3 years experience in the use of the following systems: Medical Expense and Performance Reporting System (MEPRS), Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS), Managed Care Forecasting and Analysis System (MC FAS), and M2 Information Systems; (4) Mechanical Engineer (must demonstrate experience in medical gas systems); (5) Electrical Engineer; (6) Structural Engineer; (7) Fire Protection Engineer (must demonstrate four years experience with all current national ly recognized codes such as NFPA and IBC, must demonstrate special emphasis on NFPA 101 Life Safety, and must demonstrate at least two years experience in the design of sprinkler fire protection systems); (8) Civil Engineer; (9) Technical Writer; and (10) Cost Engineer or Estimating Specialist. (The firm's cost engineering specialist(s) must be certified by a professional firm, such as AACE, ICEC, PCEA, etc.) The professional qualification evaluation will consider education, registration, and relevant exper ience in the type work required and longevity with the firm. Resumes (Block E of the SF 330) must be provided for these 10 disciplines. In the resumes under Project Assignment, use the same discipline nomenclature as used in this announcement. B. Specializ ed Experience and Technical Competence in: (1) Master Planning for Health Care Facilities in the last five years from the date of this announcement; (2) Surveying medical facilities for NFPA 101 and related JCAHO deficiencies, and preparation of deficiency reports and equivalency studies; (3) Planning/programming of potential healthcare repair/construction projects; (4) Economic analysis for Health Care planning; (5) Functional review of layout of Medical Facilities; (6) Design for the repair/renovation of medical facilities in the last five years from the date of this announcement; (7) Design of new medical facilities in the last five years from the date of this announcement; (8) Department of Defense Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), UFC 4-010-01; (9) Seismic evaluation and rehabilitation of buildings in accordance with FEMA 273 Guidelines for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings and TI 809-05 Seismic Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Buildings; (10) Construction pha se services; (11) Medical equipment planning ; (12) Preparing cost estimates utilizing MCACES estimating software. In Block H of the Standard Form 330 describe the firm's quality management plan, quality assurance, cost control (including designing to cost ), 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) $300,000 individual task orders simultaneously. D. Past Performance: Past performance with respect to cost control (including both control of design costs, and success in designing within the project's programmed funding), quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. Evaluations will be b ased on established ACASS ratings and other credible documentation included in the SF 330. E. Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business and Women-Owned Small Business Participation: Extent of participation of small businesses, small disadvantaged busine sses, 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 firm s 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 S t. 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 1-866-705- 5711 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. A maximum of ten (10) projects including the prime and consultants will be reviewed in PART I, Se ction 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. I n Block G-26, along with the name, include the firm the person is associated. PART I OF THE SF330 SHALL NOT EXCEED 60 PAGES. Blank sheets/Tabs separating the sections within the SF 330 will not count against the maximum page count for PART I. All fonts sha ll be at least 10 pitch or larger. Pages shall be 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches. 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 1 7 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. 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 02 MAY 2007. Regulation requires that the Selection Board not consider any submittals received after this time and date. Late proposal rules in FAR 15.208 will b e 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 schedu led to commence on or about 07 MAY 2007. As required by acquisition regulations, interviews for the purpose of discussing prospective contractors qualifications 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 vi sits 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 Centr al Contractor Registration database. For instructions on registering with the CCR, please see the CCR Web site at http://www.ccr.gov/.