C--Indefinite Delivery Architect Engineer Contract for Mechanical and Electrical Design Services, Various Locations, Alaska

Indefinite Delivery contract being procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. North American Industrial Classification System code is 541330, which has a size standard of $4,000,000 in average annual receipts. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52. 219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan for that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The FY 06 subcontracting goals for this contract are a minimum of 51.2% of the contractor's intended sub contract amount be placed with small bus inesses, with 8.8% of that to small, disadvantaged businesses, 7.3% to woman-owned small businesses, 3.1% to HUB Zone small businesses and 1.5% to service disabled veteran owned small businesses. The subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal . The contract type shall be indefinite delivery firm fixed price with a contract limit of $1 million over a term of two years. There is no specific task order limit except the limit of the contract. All responders are advised that this project may be revi sed or canceled at any time during the solicitation, selection, evaluation, negotiation and final award. In addition, no projects are yet authorized and no funds are presently available (See FAR 52.232-18). This solicitation does not guarantee work to sele cted firm. Award of the contract is anticipated for FY 2007. Interviews will be held with all of the most highly qualified firms. The allocation of requirements between any concurrent contracts will be based on a unilateral assessment by the Government of any or all of the following unranked issues: a. Equitable allocation of work among contracts; b. Specific and unique capabilities, c. Apparent capacity of the contractor to perform the anticipated type of work; d. Timeliness and historical work performance , e. Required delivery schedules; f. Experience and/or ongoing work (locality and/or type); g. Cost sharing between the task orders, h. Understanding of local factors geography; i. Remaining contract capacity; j. Potential for on-going work from the task o rder; k. Cost to attend meetings, mobilize/demobilize, etc.; l. Potential variability of work; m. Prohibition of designer performing construction (AE-construction); n. Ease of negotiation completion; and o. Available personnel. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The AE selected would be required to have sufficient staff, flexibility, and capability to be available on an as-needed basis. Typical types of services to be provided include: various types of power plant design; general building design; designs, reviews, and studies of electrical power, communication, grounding, lighting and control systems; identifying electrical problems and solutions for repair; heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration design; utilidor and enclosed utility systems. The AE o r their subcontractors must have knowledge of petroleum oil lubrication (POL) bulk storage, fuel loading (manifold system), docks, pipelines, pipeline pump stations, loading racks, gauging systems; be familiar with current state and federal regulations as they apply to petroleum facilities; be familiar with current state and federal regulations as they apply air quality standards and permitting; experience in aircraft hangar aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) fire suppression systems and high expansion foam ( HEF) fire protection system; centralized fire pump house pumping stations; and standard wet, dry, and pre-action sprinkler systems and detection/control systems. Services will include design of new facilities, repair, and modernization. Design of POL syste ms is incidental to facility design. The AE may be required to participate in programming and design charrettes. The Government may require that designs be in m etric and/or English systems of units. The firm must demonstrate the ability to; provide drawings in AutoCAD (version as required by the project); use the latest version of MCACES (cost estimating software furnished by the Government); provide a cost estim ate in work breakdown structure (WBS); provide draft DD Form 1354, Transfer and Acceptance of Military Real Property; provide electronic bid set (EBS) documents; use SPECSINTACT, for all projects unless otherwise directed in the Task Order. The AE will be required to use Dr. Check's programs (permissions and passwords will be distributed on a project-by-project basis). Systems information required for Dr. Checks: must have a web browser program, either Internet Explorer (Microsoft) or Navigator (Netscape) v ersions 4.0 or later; the web site is http:\\www.buildersnet.org\drchecks. The Government may require the AE provide engineering, testing, and design services during construction. 3. LOCATION: Primarily Various Locations, Alaska, but may be utilized outsid e Alaska on an exception basis. Facilities will generally be located in arctic or sub arctic environments 4. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for a general description of the A-E selection process. The following selection criteria are listed in descending o rder of importance. Criteria (A)-(G) are primary selection criterion. Criteria (H)-(J) are secondary and will only be used as 'tie-breakers' among technically equal firms. (A) Minimum requirements for professional personnel in the following discipline s: ( 1) Two mechanical engineers and two electrical engineers, each with ten years post-graduate experience. At least one engineer in each discipline must be registered for six years. (2) One engineer with ten years experience in design and operations of POL fa cilities. (3) A NACE certified corrosion engineer (a NACE certified cathodic protection specialist and a NACE certified coatings inspector would suffice for a NACE certified corrosion engineer). (4) A registered fire protection engineer. (5) A registered a rchitect. (6) A registered civil engineer. (7) Registered structural engineer. (8) Registered geotechnical engineer. (9) Specification writer. (10) A cost estimator. (11) An environmental specialist. Cold regions design is not considered to be a separate d iscipline that can be subcontracted. Rather, knowledge and experience in the design, construction and operation of facilities in arctic and sub arctic environments must be integral to all design disciplines. Key design personnel must demonstrate training a nd specialized experience in cold regions design related to their specific discipline, as well as the ability to properly identify and address critical interfaces between related disciplines. Responding firms MUST address each discipline, clearly indicate which shall be subcontracted, and provide a separate SF330 for each subcontractor as necessary. The contractor shall employ, for the purpose of performing that portion of the contract work in the State of Alaska, individuals who are residents of the State, and who, in the case of any craft or trade, possess or would be able to acquire promptly the necessary skills to perform the contract (This means that work physically completed in the state of Alaska [i.e., geotechnical, survey, etc.] must use Alaskan res idents). (B) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE IN: 1) Cold Regions Design. 2) Designs and studies conducted for medium voltage systems including overhead/underground distribution, power plants and substations. Designs and studies conducted fo r low voltage systems including interior power, generators, uninterruptible power supplies and lighting systems. Designs and studies conducted for information management systems including exterior distribution, interior local area network and telephone sys tems. Designs and studies conducted for airfield lighting, hazardous areas, and lightning protection. 3) Petroleum facilities. 4) Heating, piping including util ity systems, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration systems. 5) Utilidor and enclosed utility systems. 6) AFFF and high expansion foam (HEF) fire suppression systems, and fire detection systems. 7) Standard wet, dry and pre-action sprinkler system s. 8) Asbestos, lead paint, fuels/chemical spills, and related environmental issues. 9) Experience in preparing Title 5 air quality permits. C) Capacity to maintain schedules and accomplish required work on three simultaneous task orders. (D) Quality Contr ol plan: please describe how it will be used to assure a quality product. (E) Location of the firm in general geographical area of the projects and availability of staff to AE staff to meet frequently with Corps personnel in the Alaska District Headquarter s office in Anchorage, and construction Resident and Area offices in Anchorage and Fairbanks. (F) Past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with schedules. (G) Sustainable design using an inte grated design approach and emphasizing environmental stewardship, especially energy and water conservation and efficiency; use of recovered and recycled materials; waste reduction; reduction or elimination of toxic and harmful substances in facilities cons truction and operation; efficiency in resource and materials utilization; and development of healthy, safe, and productive work environments. The evaluation will consider projects performed by the prime firm and consultants that demonstrate these sustainab le design principles and the qualifications of the key personnel that demonstrate their experience and training in sustainable design. CRITERIA H-J ARE SECONDARY AND WILL ONLY BE USED AS 'TIE-BREAKERS' AMONG TECHNICALLY EQUAL FIRMS: (H) Knowledge of locali ty. (I) Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months. (J) Extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. 5. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Firms submitting their qualifications should provide ONLY 1 copy and must include the following additional information as indicated: a) Part I, block c (11): include if previously worked with subcontractor and estimated percentage involvement for each team member; b) Part I, block H(3): address how your team meets each selection criterion. The 6/04 edition of the SF 330 MUST be used, and may be obtained from the Government Printing Office at: http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/formsl ibrary.do, or from commercial software suppliers for use with personal computers and laser printers in both Adobe Acrobat PDF and Form Flow formats. Part I-H of the SF 330 describes the firm's overall Quality Management Plan. A detailed contract-specific Q uality Management Plan, which includes quality control and quality assurance plans, must be prepared for Government approval as a condition of contract award, but is not required with this submission. Parts I and II of the SF 330 must be submitted. Submitt als must be received at the address indicated above not later than 4:00 pm Alaska time on the above response date. Any submittals received after this date will not be considered. Note regarding hand carried submittals, express mail or mail delivered commer cially: If a firm does not have a current pass to gain entry to the base, the firm must request a day pass to deliver the submittal by using the following procedures: Two (2) work days prior to delivery, the firm must provide the solicitation number, name of person or persons delivering the proposal, and name of employer. This information must be faxed to 907/753-2544 or forwarded electronically to the POC identified herein. This will be a day pass only. All passes are issued at the Boniface Gate, Elmendorf AFB, only. Each driver must provide a valid driver's license, proof of current insurance, current IM certificate, and current valid vehicle registration. Reque sts forwarded after this date will not be considered. No additional information shall be provided, and no faxed or e-mailed submittals shall be accepted. This information must be faxed to 907/753-2544 or forwarded electronically to the POC identified herei n, Mr. Leon Clay, Contract Specialist, email: contact@example.gov. Requests forwarded after this date will not be considered. No additional information shall be provided, and no faxed submittals shall be accepted. This is not a request for proposal.