C--Architect-Engineer Services for Indefinite Delivery Architect-Engineer Contract(Civil) for Design of Miscellaneous Projects in the Pacific

C--Architect-Engineer Services, Indefinite Delivery Architect-Engineer Services Contract (CIVIL) for Design of Miscellaneous Projects in the Pacific Region 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Architect-Engineer (Civil) services procured in accordance with PL 92-582 (Brooks A-E Act) and FAR Part 36, are required for various military and civil works projects within the State of Hawaii, but may include other Pacific Regi on locations in the Pacific Ocean Division (POD) area. No award of task orders for work outside of the Honolulu Engineer District will be undertaken without authorization from the affected District within POD. Indefinite delivery contracts will be negotia ted and awarded with a base period not to exceed one year and two option periods not to exceed one year each. The amount of work under each contract will not exceed approximately $3,000,000.00. The Government obligates itself to obtain no less than $20,0 00.00 in services during the term of the base period and $10,000.00 in services during the term of each option period for each contract. The intent is to award no more than 4 contracts for the same type of work. The first contract is anticipated to be aw arded in April 2007; subsequent contract(s) are planned to be awarded within one year of the closing date of this announcement. The contracts resulting from this solicitation will run concurrently and along other existing Indefinite Delivery Contracts of the same scope and purpose. The following will be considered in deciding which contractor/Indefinite Delivery contract will be selected to negotiate an order: current capacity to accomplish the order in the required time, uniquely specialized experience, equitable distribution of work among the contractors, and performance and quality of deliverables. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Work includes A-E services for preparation of plans, specifications, design analysis, and cost estimates for solicitation of repair, renovation, and new construction projects for installation support. Projects will also include charrettes, parametric design packages, preliminary criteria packages, criteria packages, and studies. The firm must have primary capability in civil engineering design. The firm and/or its consultants must have capability in disciplines that include arc hitectural, electrical, mechanical, telecommunications, environmental, geotechnical, traffic, cost estimating, and specification writing. Requirements include compatibility with specific computer-aided drafting (CAD) equipment, compliance with A/E/C stand ards, use of DrChecks/Projnet, and providing Electronic Bid Sets. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The PRIMARY selection criteria listed in descending order of importance are: (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion) (a) Specialized experience and technical qualifications. (1) The evaluation will consider the of ferors specialized experience in the design and engineering services described in paragraph 2. (2) The evaluation will consider competence of the offeror in terms of design quality management, CAD capability, familiarity with spatial data standards, auto mated systems, and equipment resources. (3) The evaluation will consider the effectiveness of the proposed project team with respect to management structure, coordination, and prior working relationship with team members. (4) The evaluation will consider t he firm's sustainable design experience. (b) Professional qualifications of the firms staff/consultants to be assigned to the projects. (1) The evaluation will consider the education, training, registration and overall relevant experience of the teams ke y management and technical personnel. (2) The evaluation will consider the longevity with the firm of key personnel. (c) Past Performance of the firm for similar work. (1) The evaluation will consider all past experience of the prime A-E contractor as docu mented in the Archit ect-Engineer Contract Administration System (ACASS) or Past Performance Information Retrieval (PPIRS) databases. (2) The evaluation will consider past experience from sources other than ACASS. In evaluation of both these sub-criteria, the relevancy of eac h performance evaluation to the proposed contract including the type of work, contract value, and performing office will be considered. (d) Capacity of the firm to accomplish work in the required time and in the prescribed manner. (1) The evaluation will consider the available capacity as well as total strength of the disciplines in the offices to perform the work. (2) The evaluation will consider the offeror's current workload and workload trends; and (e) Knowledge of the locality of the projects. (1) The evaluation will consider the offerors familiarity with the site conditions, including geological and climatic conditions in Hawaii and the Pacific Region. SECONDARY selection criteria, to be used as tie-breakers among technically equal firms, are list ed in descending order of importance as follows: (a) Location of the firm; (b) Volume of recent DoD work; and (c) Participation of small business, small disadvantaged business (SDB), historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions i n the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. The selected firm, if a large business firm, must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for submitting and negotiating a subcontracting plan. The subcontracting goals for this District are: (1) at least 51.2% of the subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB), which includes SDBs and women-owned small businesses (WOSB); (2) at least 8.8% of the subcontract amount be placed with SDBs; and (3) at least 7 .3% of the subcontract amount be placed with WOSBs. (4) at least 3.1% for hubzone small businesses, and (5) at least 1.5% for service disabled veteran-owned small business. The subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal but the successful la rge business firm must submit an acceptable plan before any award can be made. For information on locating SB, SDB, and WOSB firms, contact Ms. Monica Kaji, Deputy for Small Business at +1 (555) 000-0000 or e-mail her at contact@example.gov. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Firms desiring consideration must submit a Standard Form 330 no later than 4:00 p.m., Hawaiian Standard Time, by December 11, 2006 or within thirty (30) calendar days from date of this announcement, whichever is later. Should the due date fall on a weekend or holiday, the submittal package will be due the first workday thereafter. No more than five (5) example projects shall be listed in Section F of the SF 330. Submittals will be sent to U.S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, HONOLUL U, BUILDING 230, ROOM 205, ATTN: CEPOH-EC-M, FORT SHAFTER, HAWAII 96858-5440. Small and disadvantaged firms are encouraged to participate as prime contractors or as members of joint ventures with other small businesses. All interested parties are remin ded that the successful contractor will be expected to place subcontracts to the maximum possible extent with small and disadvantaged firms in accordance with the provisions of Public Law 95-507. All contractors are advised that registration in the DoD Ce ntral Contractor Registration (CCR) database is required prior to award of a contract. Failure to be registered in the DoD CCR prior to award may render your firm ineligible for award. Information about CCR can be found by calling +1 (555) 000-0000 or via t he Internet at http://www.ccr2000.com. Request for Proposal No. W9128A-07-R-0002 shall be utilized to solicit a proposal from the firm selected. This is not a request for a proposal.