C--IDIQ FOR A-E SERVICES FOR PREPARATION OF PLANNING DOCUMENTS AND RELATED TECHNICAL SERVICES FOR PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES WORLDWIDE, PRIMARILY IN PACIFIC AND INDIAN OCEANS

Services include, but not limited to planning services and the preparation of facilities and land use planning studies, environmental impact documents, cultural resources management plans, natural resources management plans, environmental studies and documents of various types normally used by the U.S. Navy, and such technical services related to such documents and software as may be required for projects and activities at various locations worldwide, primarily in the Pacific and Indian Ocean Areas. The primary tasks anticipated for the Architect-Engineer (A-E) are the originating and the updating of planning studies and documents and the preparation, updating, and review of environmental impact documents. Tasks may also include the facilitation of planning charrettes as part of the planning studies. Additionally, the A-E may be assigned ancillary work to edit and rework incomplete or preliminary planning documents into final completed products based on technical kn! owledge and skills gained by professional training and experience in the planning and maintenance of military and government facilities and installations. Planning documents, as referred to herein, include but are not limited to any document relating to Master Plans, Capital Improvement Plans, Regional Shore Infrastructure Planning (RSIP) Overview and Functional Studies, Special Planning Studies, Air Installations Compatible Use Zones (AICUZ) Studies, Land Use Studies, Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Studies, Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection Studies, Military Training Studies, Space Studies (e.g., Administrative), Military Construction and Special Projects write-ups (normally on Department of Defense Standard Form Activity, Region and or Final 1391) with supporting documents (e.g., Cost Estimate, Budget Estimate Summary Sheet (BESS), Team 1391 Checklist, NAVFAC 1391 Checklist, Site Plans, Location Map, Utilities Site Plan, Floor Plans, NEPA documentation, etc.), Enginee! ring Evaluations (EEs), Facilities Requirements Plans (FRP), Basic Facility Requirement (BFR) justifications, Facility Planning Documents (FPDs), Economic Analyses (EA), System Safety documents, Site Approval requests, Environmental Studies, Civil Engineering Support Plan, Land Inventory studies, visual presentations, graphics, and/or any component or portion (not necessarily the entirety) of such documents. Field verification survey work may also be an ancillary part of the planning process. Any preparatory work, visual presentation, briefing, study, or report, which may be required prior to the initiation of any planning document listed, is also included under this contract scope. Planning projects may include those for other U.S. Military Commands and Agencies (e.g., U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, and other U.S. Agencies) worldwide, in addition to those of the U.S. Navy. The A-E shall also provide all professional services required for the completion of planning documents, including researching data, con! ducting site surveys, preparing, reviewing, and editing technical text and graphics to ensure completeness and correctness of documents. When such services are required of the A-E for projects not wholly assigned to the A-E alone, the A-E must exercise professional judgment to verify the correctness and validity of the information, and the results and conclusions of the material the A-E is called upon to finalize. The A-E must analyze, coordinate, correlate, synthesize, correct, supplement, and finalize the work assigned. Projects from locations other than NAVFAC Pacific Area of Responsibility (AOR) may be included under this contract. The selected A-E may be required to participate in a pre-fee meeting within seven days of notification and provide a fee proposal within ten days of the meeting. The contract will be of the Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type where the work will be required on an as needed basis during the life of the contract providing t! he government and contractor agree on the amount. Each project contract will be a firm fixed price A-E Contract. The Government will determine the delivery order amount by using rates negotiated and negotiate the effort required to perform the particular project. The contract term will be a base year and two one-year option years. The Government reserves the right to exercise the option years to extend the contract term. The estimated annual fee for any year is $2,500,000 and estimated per project is $1,000,000. The total fee for the contract term shall not exceed $7,500,000. In the event the estimated annual fee is not met, the Government reserves the right to carry-over any unused capacity to the following option year(s). The Government guarantees a minimum of $10,000. There will be no future synopsis in the event the options included in the contract are exercised. Estimated date of contract award is September 2009. Proposals may be subject to an advisory audit performed by the Defense Contract Audit Agency. The following selection evaluation criteria, in order of importance, will be used in the evaluation of A-E firms: (1) Professional qualifications of firm and/or staff proposed in the field of master planning, landuse planning and U.S. Military facilities planning for U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps facilities in tropical environments similar to Hawaii, Guam and Pacific Ocean areas; (2) Specialized recent experience and technical competence of firm and/or particular staff members in the field of planning for U.S. Military facilities in general, and U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Facilities in particular; also in preparation of Military Construction documents and U.S. Navy Special Projects, including the use of GIS deliverables in tropical environments similar to Hawaii, Guam and Pacific Ocean areas. List a maximum of ten (10) relevant projects completed in the past ten years which best describe experience for this criterion; (3) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; (4) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time; (5) A-E's quality control program experience; (6) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project; provided, that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project; (7) Extent to which firms identify and commit to small business (SB), small disadvantaged business (SDB), women-owned small business (WOSB), historically underutilized business zone small business (HUBZoneSB), historically black college or university and minority institution (HBCU/MI) and veteran-owned small business (VOSB), and service disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) in performance of this Contract, whether as a joint venture, teaming arrangement, or subcontractor; and (8) Volume of work previously awarded to the firm by the Department of Defense shall also be considered, with the object of effecting an equitable distribution of Department of Defense A-E contracts among qualified A-E firms and firms that have not had Department of Defense contracts. Include a summary of qualifications in narrative discussion addressing each of the above selection evaluation criteria on the SF 330, Part 1, Section H. If necessary, continue on plain bond paper. For selection criterion (3) the government will also evaluate each firms past performance and performance rating(s) from the Architect-Engineer Contract Administration Support System (ACASS) during the evaluation process, which can affect the selection outcome. For selection criterion (7) the Government will evaluate firms by: In support of Sub-factor (A), (1) the offeror shall provide historical data on utilization of SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZoneSB, and SDVOSB over the past three years showing dollar value, percentage of work (of total contract value) subcontracted to large businesses, SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZoneSB, SDVOSB, and HBCU/MI; (2) Information on national awards received within the past five years for outstanding support to SB concerns. National awards received within the last ! five years will be considered more favorably than national awards beyond five years; (3) Information showing ratings received on completed projects with regards to the firms implementation of subcontracting plans; (4) Information on any existing, planned or pending mentor-protege agreements under either the DOD or SBA 8(a) Programs; (5) Information on use of Community Rehabilitation Program organizations certified under the Javits Wagner O Day Program by the National Industry for the Severely Handicapped (NISH) or the National Industry for the Blind (NIB); and (6) Final SF 294s on projects completed within the past 3 years, and if subcontracting goals were not met, provide an explanation. In support of Sub-factor (B), the offeror shall identify each subconsultant by name, discipline and size status and also identify, in terms of dollar values and percentage of total proposed price, the extent of work you will perform as the prime contractor. The offeror is advised that th! e Government-wide goals for the total value of all prime contracts per fiscal year are 23% to SB; 5% each to SDB and WOSB; 3% each to HUBZone SB, VOSB and SDVOSB; and 5% to HBCU/MI. In addition, the Naval Facilities Engineering Command FY 09 subcontracting targets in term of dollar value of subcontracts are 77.51% to SB, 16.18% to SDB, 14.53% to WOSB, 1.42% to HUBZone SB and 0.14 % to SDVOSB. If the offeror is unable to meet the minimum targets, an explanation should be provided, stating what actions were take to satisfy the minimum targets and how such actions failed to meet the objective. FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Small Business Concerns states in part; the Contractor hereby agrees to carry out this policy in the awarding of subcontracts to the fullest extent consistent with efficient contract performance. If the offeror does not intend to subcontract, provide a detailed explanation why subcontracting would not result in efficient contract performance. The offerors are reminded that in order! to receive proposal evaluation benefit as a HUBZone SB either as prime or subconsultant, proposed HUBZoneSBs must be certified by the Small Business Administration. Prime contractors may determine whether a prospective subconsultant is a certified HUBZone by accessing the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at www.ccr.gov. For Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) Certifications, effective October 1, 2008, the offeror may accept a self-certification from its SDB subcontractors as defined in 13 CFR 124.1002. All contractors are advised that registration in the DOD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database is required prior to award of a contract, refer to FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration (APR 2008). Failure to register in the DOD CCR Database may render your firm ineligible for award. For more information, check the DOD CCR Website at http://www.ccr.gov. The Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) will require the use of On-Line Representations and Certi! fications Application (ORCA) in Federal solicitations as part of the proposal submission process. Offerors are required to complete the ORCA on-line via website http://orca.bpn.gov. Refer to FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications (FEB 2009). A-E firms meeting the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit a completed Standard Form 330, Architect Engineer Qualifications. The submittal/delivery address is Commander, Code NAVFAC PAC ACQ13 (A-E Solicitation No. N62742-09-R-0200), Attn: Mailroom (MS2), NAVFAC PACIFIC, 258 Makalapa Drive, Suite 100, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-3134. This address is for all deliveries, including U.S. Mail, courier service and/or personal delivery services; no other address is acceptable. The delivery address is inside a military installation, therefore, strict securities measures are in force; anticipate delays. Interested firms must allow sufficient time for receipt of submission. Consultants to the prime A-E firm are required to submit only Part II of the SF 330. This sol! icitation requires all interested firms to have an email address. Notifications will be via email, therefore, email address must be shown on the SF 330, Part 1, Section B8. Two copies of your SF 330 are required: One paper copy and one electronic copy on a CD. Firms responding to this announcement by Monday, June 29, 2009 will be considered. Firms must submit forms by 2:00 p.m. Hawaiian Standard Time (HST). This is not a request for a proposal.