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

C--Architect-Engineer Services, Indefinite Delivery Architect-Engineer Services Contract (ELECTRICAL) for Design of Miscellaneous Projects in the Pacific Region 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Architect-Engineer (architectural) services procured in acco rdance 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 Region 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. The indefinite delivery contract will be negotiated and awarded with a base period not to exceed one year and two option p eriods not to exceed one year each. The amount of work under this contract (base period plus option periods) will not exceed $3,000,000.00. The Government obligates itself to obtain no less than $20,000.00 in services during the term of the base period a nd $10,000.00 in services during the term of each option period. During the latter period of the contract resulting from this solicitation, other Indefinite Delivery Contracts of the same scope and purpose may be administered. The following will be consi dered 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, an d performance and quality of deliverables under the current contract. The contract is anticipated to be awarded in October 2006. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Work includes A-E services for pre paration 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, RFP criteria package s, and studies. The A-E firm must have primary capability in electrical design. The prime and/or its consultants must have capability in disciplines that include architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, telecommunications, landscaping, environmental , cost estimating, and specification writing. Use of the metric system will be a requirement on selected projects. Specific computer-aided drafting (CAD) equipment and format of required CAD products will be required. 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 power, lighting, interior and exterior electrical distribution, communication, power quality, and power reliability. (2) The evaluation will consider competence of the offeror in terms of design quality management, CAD, s patial data standards, other automated 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 the 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 rel evant experience of the teams key management and technical personnel. (2) The evaluation will consider the longevity with the firm of the key personnel. (c) Past Performance of the firm for similar work. (1) The evaluation will consider all past experienc e of the prime A-E contractor as documented in the Architect-Engineer Contract Administration System (ACASS) or Past Performance Information Retrieval (PPIRS) databases. (2) The evaluation wil l consider past experience from sources other than ACASS. In evaluation of both these sub-criteria, the relevancy of each 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 wil l 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 an d 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 smal l business, small disadvantaged business (SDB), historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. The selected firm will be required to obtain Defense B ase 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 subcontra cting plan. The subcontracting goals for the District are: (1) at least 52% of the subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB), which includes SDBs, women-owned small business (WOSB), HUBZone small business and service-disabled veteran-owned s mall business concerns; (2) at least 9% of the subcontract amount be placed with SDBs; (3) at least 8% of the subcontract amount be placed with WOSB; (4) at least 4% be placed with Hubzone small businesses; and (5) at least 1.5% be placed with service-disa bled veteran-owned small business concerns. 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 locating SB, SDB, and WOSB firm s, 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 Standa rd Time, by June 2, 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) examp le projects shall be listed in Section F of the SF 330. Submittals will be sent to U.S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, HONOLULU, BUILDING 230, ROOM 205, ATTN: CEPOH-EC-M, FORT SHAFTER, HAWAII 96858-5440. Small and disadvantaged firms are encouraged to partici pate 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 fi rms in accordance with the provisions of Public 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. W9128A-06-R-0010 shall be utilized to solicit a proposal from the firm selected. This is not a request for a proposal. 5. Point of Contact in Engineering and Construction Division is Mr. Duane Arakawa.