C--Miscellaneous Environmental, Coastal and Civil Engineering - Hydraulic Design and Related Services, Primarily within the Limits of the New Orleans District

1.CONTRACT INFORMATION: This contract is 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. North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541330, which has a size standard of $4.0 million in average annual receipts. This procurement is open to all businesses regardless of size. If a large business is selected, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontract plan on that part of the work that it intends to subcontract. The plan is not required with this submittal, but will be required prior to contract award. To be eligible for contract award, a firm m ust be registered in the Department of Defense (DoD) Central Contractor Registration (CCR) via the CCR Internet site at http://www.ccr.gov or by contacting the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at +1 (555) 000-0000. Contract will be a firm fixed pr ice, idefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract. One contract will be awarded. Anticipated award date is in or about July 2004. Contract ceiling will not exceed $1,000,000 per year with two option years for an additional amount of $1,000,000 each option year, not to exceed a total of three years or $3,000,000. The Government reserves the right to exercise the contract options 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. Work will be assigned by negotiated task orders. The primary purpose of this proposed contract is to provide services for projects located within the geographic boundaries of the New Orlean s District. Secondarily, this contract may be used to provide services within the geographic boundaries of any other U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District. The contractor will have the right to refuse orders for services to be performed outside the geogr aphic boundaries of the New Orleans District. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The services required under the contract include, but are not limited to: hydraulic design in support of water resources projects located in the fluvial, lacustrine, estuarine and coasta l environments; studies and designs using 1, 2 and 3-dimensional numerical models and/or physical models from Government- approved laboratory or institution; river basin studies; hydrologic data collection, data storage and evaluation; bathymetric and topo graphic surveys as per specified standards, i.e., USACE manuals EM 1110-1-1005, Chapter 6, and EM 1110-1-1003; deployment of instruments that are provided by the Government and/or the contractor; utilization of large databases; Geographic Information Syste ms (GIS) development and creation following USACE spatial data standards; creation of digital elevation models in support of hydrologic and hydraulic model input requirements and analysis of results; and GIS analysis and map production as per specified sta ndards, i.e., USACE, FEMA, DFIRM, etc. Digital elevation models shall require bathymetric and topographic data, including LIDAR as specified by task order. Survey data shall be provided in LMN830 extended format. Time series hydrologic data shall be pro vided in HEC-DSS compatible format; Microsoft Excel can be used provided HEC-DSS MS-Excel Data Exchange Add-In can use the data storage format. CADD drawing formats shall be fully compatible with Bentley Systems, Inc., current or government approved versi on of Microstation. GIS data and products shall be furnished in accordance with government-approved versions of ESRI ArcGIS. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria for this solicitation are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria a-e are primary. Criteria f-i are secondary and will only be used as “tie-breakersâ€? among fi rms that are essentially technically equal: (a.) Specialized Experience and Technical Competence in (1) hydraulic, hydrologic, and sedimentation studies in fluvial, lacustrine, estuarine, coastal and urban environments; (2) numerical modeling and compute r applications for hydraulic, hydrologic, sedimentation studies in the fluvial, lacustrine, estuarine, coastal and urban environments; (3) physical modeling of hydraulic structures, including locks, pumping stations, junctions, etc; (4) hydrologic data col lection, data storage and data evaluation; instrument deployment; discharge and water level measurements; and development and utilization of large data bases; (5) topographic and bathymetric data collection; and (6) GIS databases and products relating to h ydraulic, hydrologic, and sedimentation studies. (b.) Professional Qualifications of Key Design Personnel, including professional registration in civil engineering and surveying. Key personnel must have specific experience (1) applying numerical and phys ical models in support of water resources studies; (2) performing statistical analyses of hydrologic data; (3) using commercial and Corps software, including but not limited to, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, UNET, HEC-6, ADCIRC, TABS-MD, and ACES; and (4) developing s olutions for complex water resource problems. GIS analysts must have specialized experience using ESRI ArcGIS. CADD technicians must have specialized experience using Bentley Microstation. Laboratory or installation at which the physical modeling will b e performed must be approved by the Government. (c.) Capacity to accomplish the services in the required time and to furnish the following minimum number of personnel: four Professional Engineers; two Technicians; two GIS Analysts; two Draftspersons/CADD Technicians; one 2-Person DGPS Surveying Crew; one 3-Person Hydrographic Surveying Crew; and one 4-Person Conventional Surveying Crew and one 4-Person GPS Surveying Crew with each Crew having the necessary equipment to provide the required functions in inl and and near shore areas. Successful firm must have available computer hardware needed to run appropriate numerical models. Firms shall provide a list of equipment available to execute the requirements under this contract. (d.) Knowledge of Project Loc ation to perform hydrographic and bathymetric surveys in coastal, lacustrine, estuarine, and fluvial environments similar to conditions in South Louisiana. (e.) Past Performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules as determined by ACASS and other sources. (f.) Geographic Proximity: Location of the firm in the general geographical area of the New Orleans District. (g.) SB and SDB Participation. Extent of participation (mea sured as a percentage of total contract) by Small Businesses (including Women-Owned Small Business), Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Minority Institutions, and HubZones in the proposed contract team. (h.) Safe ty Plan (number of hours lost per 100,000 person-hours) and Quality Control Plan; and (i.) 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, incl uding SB and SDB. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capability to perform this work must submit five (5) copies of SF 254 and SF 255 (11/92 edition) for the prime contractor and five (5) copies of SF 254 for all subcontractors and consultants not later than 4:30 p.m. on the 30th day after the date of this publication. If the 30th day is a Saturday or Sunday, or Federal Holiday, the due date is close of business the next business day. Include the firm’s ACASS number in the SF 255, Block 3b. For ACASS information, call +1 (555) 000-0000. Address the minimum personnel and equipment requireme nts for each of the Selection Criteria in Block 10 of the SF 255. For criteria f., comprehensive outlines of safety and quality control plans will be satisfactory. Complete Safety Plan will be required after contract award. Safety performance data (person- hours lost) must be submitted including data for any subcontractors. A detailed Quality Control Plan must be received and approved by the Government prior to contract award. For courier deliveries, the physical address is U.S. Army Engineer District, New Orleans, 7400 Leake Avenue, ATTN: CEMVN-CT-E, Room 184, New Orleans, LA 70118-1030. This is not a Request for Proposal. Refer to Solicitation No. W912P8-04-R-0015.