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

NA Correction to previous announcement originally posted on January 22, 2002. This modification is hereby issued to correct the primary capability of the firm under paragraph 2. PROJECT INFORMATION. The firm must have primary capability in shall read civil engineering design. This change is incorporated into the announcement that follows this correction message. 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 form the affected District within POD. The intent is to award no more than 3 contra cts for the same type of work. Award is to occur within one year from selection approval. Project authorization and funding are not presently available and the number of contracts will depend on the workload projection at the time of selection. Indefini te delivery contracts will be negotiated 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 in each contract period will not exceed $1,000,000.00. Work will be issued by negotiated firm fixed-price task orders, with a maximum amount not to exceed $1,000,000,00 per task order limit. The Government obligates itself to obtain no less than $20,000.00 in services during the term of the base period and $10,000.00 in services during the t erm of each option period. The contracts resulting from this solicitation will run concurrently and along other existing Indefinite Delivery Contracts of the same scope and purpose. The intent is to award no more than 3 contracts for the same type of work . The first contract is anticipated to be awarded in May 2002; subsequent contract(s) will be awarded within one year of selection approval. The following will be considered in deciding which contractor/Indefinite Delivery contract will be selected to ne gotiate 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. The Government may exercise a contract opt ion before the expiration of the base contract period or preceding option period if the contract amount for the base period or preceding option period has been exhausted or nearly exhausted. 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. Work also includes DD1391 p reparation, charrettes, parametric design packages, RFP 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 civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, telecommunications, landscaping, environmental, cost estimating, and specification writing. Specific computer-aided drafting (CAD) equipment and format of required CAD products is a requirement. 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 of the firm in preparing the services and products listed above. (1) The evaluation will consider the offeror's specialized experience for the services described above. (2) The evaluation will consider technical competence of the offeror in terms of technical quality management, CAD, and other automated systems and equipmen t resources. (3) The evaluation will consider the effectiveness of the proposed project team with respect to management structure, coordination and prior working relationship within team members. (4) The evaluation will consider the firm's sustainable design experience using an integrated design approach and emphasizing environmenta l stewardship. (b) Professional Qualifications of the firm's staff/consultants to be assigned to the projects. The evaluation will consider the education, training, registration and overall relevant longevity with the firm or firms of the key personnel to be used on this project. (c) Past Performance of the firm on similar projects. (1) The evaluation will consider past performance ratings of the prime A-E contractor as documented on the Corps of Engineers Architect-Engineer Contract Administration Support System (ACASS). (2) The evaluation will consider past experience from sources other than ACASS if submitted in response to this announcement. In evaluation of both these sub-criteria, the relevancy of each performance evaluation to the proposed contract i ncluding the type of work, contract value, performing office, and recentness of general trends 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 offeror's experience with similarly sized projects. (2) The evaluation will consider the available capacity as well as total strength of the disciplines in the offices to perform the work. (3) 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 offeror's familiarity with the site conditions, including geological and climatic conditions, in the Pacific Region. SECONDARY selection criteria, to be used as - tie-breakers among technically equal firms, are listed 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 bla ck colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. The Offeror must provide adequate documentation in blocks 7g and 10 of the Standard Form 255, Architect-Engineer and R elated Services Questionnaire for Specific Project, to illustrate the extent of participation of the above-mentioned groups in terms of the percentage of the total anticipated contract effort. The selected firm will be required to obtain Defense Base Act Insurance (workers compensation insurance) for work performed outside the waters of the United States. The selected firm, if a large business firm, must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for submitting and negotiating a subcontracting pl an. The subcontracting goals for this District are: (1) at least 62% of the subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB), which includes SDBs and women-owned small businesses (WOSB); (2) at least 15% of the subcontract amount be placed with SDB s; and (3) at least 5% of the subcontract amount be placed with WOSBs. The subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal but the successful large business firm must submit an acceptable plan before any award can be made. For information on loca ting 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 255 no later than 4:00 p.m., Hawaiian Standard Time, by February 22, 2002 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 thereaft er. All responding firms must also include completed Standard Form 254 for themselves and their subconsultants, if not already on file with the Honolulu Engine er District. Submittals will be sent to U.S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, HONOLULU, BUILDING 230, ROOM 108, 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 reminded 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 Pu blic Law 95-507. All contractors are advised that registration in the DoD Central 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 the Internet at http://www.ccr2000.com. Request for Proposal No. DACA83-02-R-0012 shall be utilized to solicit a proposal from the firm selected. This is not a request for a prop osal.