C--IDC for Cost Engineering Services for Various Civil Works, Environmental, DOE and Military Projects located within the Great Lakes & Ohio River Div.

CONTRACT INFORMATION: This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act (PL 92-582) as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiations based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work. Cost engineering services are required for various types of civil works, environmental and military projects assigned to Districts within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division geographical boundaries which include the Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Huntington, Louisville, Nashville and Pittsburgh Districts. The majority of the work under this contract will be done within the boundaries of the Huntington District. If work is required outside the Huntington District, wage rates will be furnished and new line items included by modification. One indefinite delivery contract will be negotiated and awarded with a base year and four option years. The contract amount will not exceed $5,000,000.00 over the life of the contract. Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed price task orders. The contract is anticipated to be awarded in November 2009. North America Industrial Classification System (NAICs) code is 541330, which has a size standard of $4,500,000.00 in average annual receipts. This announcement is 100 percent Small Business set-aside. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under the resulting contract must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act, as determined relative to the employees office location (not the location of work). To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered in the DOD Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Register via the CCR Internet site at: http://www.ccr.gov. PROJECT INFORMATION: Work includes cost engineering services for civil works, military, and hazardous, toxic and radioactive waste (HTRW) projects. Work will require use of Second Generation MCACES (MII) cost estimating software developed by Project Time & Cost Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia, Crystal Ball Software for performing Cost Risk Analysis and Primavera project management software. Prospective firms must have experience in cost engineering for civil works, environmental, Department of Energy (DOE) and military projects. Work may be performed to support other Federal agencies. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria are listed in descending order of importance (first by major criterion then by sub-criterion). Criteria A thru D are primary. Criteria E thru F is secondary and will only be used as a tie-breaker among technically equal firms: (A) Professional Qualifications for the following key disciplines: project management (engineers or team leaders), subject matter experts in cost engineering, senior cost engineering, mid level cost engineering, cost engineering, project scheduling specialists, risk specialists, environmental engineering, civil engineering, cost engineer technicians and technical writer. Each discipline must be registered to practice in the appropriate professional field. The evaluation will consider education, certifications, training, registration, overall and relevant experience and longevity with the firm. (B) Specialized Experience: (1) cost engineering for civil works, environmental, DOE and military projects, (2) use of required software such as MCACES (MII), Crystal Ball Software and Primavera project management software. (C) Capacity: Capacity of the firm to perform up to $500,000.00 worth of work of the required type in a one-year period. The evaluation will consider the availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines. (D) Past Performance: Performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules as determined from PPIRS and other sources. The Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) is the primary source of information on past performance. However, any credible, documented evaluations may be considered, but the government is not required to seek other information on the past performance of a firm if none is available from PPIRS. (E) Geographic Proximity: Location of the firm in the general geographical area of the Huntington District headquarters and (F) Equitable Distribution of DoD contracts: Volume of DoD A-E contract awards in the last 12-months, with the objective of effecting an equitable distribution of DoD A-E contracts among qualified firms, including SB and SDB. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Responses shall reference the solicitation number assigned to this procurement on the face of the envelope/package containing the proposal. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit two copies of Standard Form 330 Part I and two copies of SF 330 Part II for the prime firm and all consultants to the above address no later than 4:30 p.m. on September 4, 2009. Include the firms DUNS number in SF 330, Part II, Block 4. Facsimile transmissions will not be accepted. Solicitation packages are not provided and no additional project information will be given to firms during the announcement period. This is not a request for proposal. Please do not register at the Huntington District website. Only timely SF 330s will be considered. The POC for this procurement is contact@example.gov.