C--Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Architect-Engineer (A/E) contract for Civil and Environmental Engineering Design Services at various NPS Units within the Pacific West Region

The National Park Service (NPS), Pacific West Regional Office (PWR), 1111 Jackson Street, Suite 700, Oakland, California, 94607, is seeking a qualified firm(s) or organization(s) to provide Multi-Disciplinary (civil, environmental, electrical, mechanical, structural, architectural, etc.) Engineering Design Services under an Indefinite Quantity contract for a variety of projects within National Park Service units at locations primarily throughout the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana, and on a limited basis, the States of California and Nevada. The lead firm(s) selected for contract award will be engineering design firm(s) as the majority of services to be performed under this contract(s) will generally be civil/environmental engineering in nature. The contract type will be firm fixed-priced. The Government may elect to award a single task order contract or to award multiple task order contracts to one or more sources under this solicitation. The Government reserves the right to award contracts, based on the selection board's final selection list, in order of preference, to the firms considered most highly qualified to perform the work. Each awardee shall be provided a fair opportunity to be considered for task orders to be issued. The Government will use such factors as experience, qualifications, past performance, quality of deliverables, timeliness, geographic location, and other factors that the Contracting Officer, in the exercise of sound business judgment, believes are relevant to the placement of orders. With respect to the production of plans and specifications (Title II design services), the maximum amount that can be paid to an Architect-Engineer (A/E) is 6% of the estimated cost of construction (41 U.S.C. - 254(b)). In accordance with Department of Interior Acquisition Policy Release (DIAPR) 2004-1, Amendment 1 and its Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program (SBCDP) Adjustment of Set-Aside Policy, the NPS has reinstated the use of small business set-asides for A-E Services NAICS Code 541330 - Engineering Services. Accordingly, this acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The NAICS Code is 541330. The Small Business Size Standard is $4.5 million. For the purposes of this acquisition, any concern will be classified as small business if its average annual gross revenue for the preceding three fiscal years does not exceed the small business size standard stated herein. 1. TYPES OF PROJECTS - Projects may include, but are not limited to: A. Buildings and Structures. B. Drainage and Stormwater Management Systems. C. Electrical Systems. D. Environmental Engineering and Compliance Systems. E. Fire Protection Engineering. F. Geotechnical Engineering. G. Marine and Coastal Facilities. H. Mechanical Systems. I. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Section 106 Compliance and Construction Permitting. J. Seismic Engineering. K. Site Development. L. Transportation Engineering, Transportation Facilities, and Traffic Systems. M. Surveying. N. Water and Wastewater Systems and Facilities. O. Value Analysis/Value Engineering. 2. REQUIRED DISCIPLINES - A. Required disciplines include, but are not limited to, registered professional engineers in the following areas: Civil, Electrical, Environmental, Fire Protection, Geotechnical, Mechanical, Sanitary, and Structural Engineers. B. Additional disciplines which may be required for some projects include registered or certified professionals in the following areas: Architecture, Construction Management, Cost Control and Cost Estimating, Hazardous Materials, Industrial Hygiene, Marine Engineering, Seismic Engineering, Surveying, Sustainable Technologies, and Transportation and Traffic Engineering. C. Incidental services, e.g., AutoCAD drafting and 3D modeling, GIS, Microsoft Word processing, Adobe Acrobat, etc., may be required in the performance of specific task order requirements. D. Professional registration of Architect-Engineer staff. Active professional registration of Architect-Engineer staff will be required in accordance with FAR 52.236-25. It will not be necessary for prospective firms to hold registrations within all the States that comprise the National Park Service, Pacific West Region (for the purposes of this solicitation, limited to the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, California and Nevada) at the time of submission of the SF-330, but the ability and willingness to obtain registration(s) where it may be needed will be considered in evaluating qualifications. 3. CONTRACT PERIOD - All services will be provided under an Indefinite Quantity contract. The base contract period will be for one year with options to extend for four additional one-year periods. The total duration of the contract, including options, shall not exceed 5 years. Work will be ordered by issuance of firm fixed-price or not-to-exceed type task orders. The maximum ordering limitation will be $7,500,000.00 for the life of the contract. Each task order will not exceed $250,000.00. The $7,500,000.00 maximum may be realized in a single year or spread over the life of the contract including all option years. The guaranteed minimum for the life of the contract, which includes the base period and all options exercised, is $50,000.00. 4. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN - The U.S. Government has adopted sustainable design as the guiding principle for its planning, design and construction projects. By definition, this means meeting present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In practice, sustainable design utilizes best available solutions within the design tradition and conserves global resources, utilizes energy efficiently, recycles materials and waste, and specifies ecologically responsible methods, practices, and materials in the construction and operation of Government facilities. Accordingly, the selected firm(s) must exhibit current credentials and demonstrated competency in sustainable design certifications and memberships in professionally recognized organizations that promulgate sustainable practices. 5. EXECUTIVE ORDER - In accordance with Public Law 100-418 and Executive Order 12770, as of January 1994, all federal design work will be done using the metric system of weights and measures. Work performed under this contract may be subject to this requirement. 6. PRIMARY SERVICES REQUIRED - For the purposes of this contract, the services to be provided will be primarily: A. Project Planning and Compliance Services; B. Predesign Services: 1. Programming; 2. Site Analysis; 3. Supplementary Services; C. Design Services: 1. Schematic Design; 2. Value Analysis; 3. Design Development; 4. Construction Documents; 5. Construction Support; and D. Construction Management Services. 7. COORDINATION - The proposed work may extend over several fiscal years, involving projects at various stages, which will require that the selected firm(s) must be capable of providing and managing a multi-disciplinary team from within the firm or in conjunction with subconsultants. The A/E will need to have direct contact with Federal, State or local regulatory agencies to assure compliance with regulations, codes, and policies. 8. SPECIALIZED SERVICES - In the course of doing business with A/E firms under contract with the NPS, our office occasionally needs to obtain specialized services from subconsultants under the prime contract. In these instances, the majority of work may be performed solely by the subconsultant with little involvement of the prime contractor. Even though the work is performed primarily by the sub consultant, the NPS will ensure that the prime contractor is involved in all discussions and all correspondence is routed through the prime contractor. Prime contractors have indicated their concerns with ceiling amounts and the effect these "pass throughs" would have on the cap. This has been taken into consideration in establishing the maximum contract amount for this solicitation and the resultant contract(s). Prime contractors submitting statements of qualifications are advised that the NPS will continue to acquire such specialized services. The NPS does not intend to allow the prime consultant an administrative handling or coordination fee on sub consultant's services. 9. TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA - Statements of Qualifications will be evaluated by a selection committee of NPS personnel based on the following primary criteria, listed in descending order of importance: A. Engineering & Design: Demonstrated professional qualifications, technical expertise, and experience in developing integrated designs, specifications, and cost estimates for projects in a multidisciplinary environment. Emphasis will be on experience in sustainable designs that minimize the use of non-renewable resources through water and energy conservations; that use alternative energy sources, recycled content materials and recovered materials; that promote low life cycle costs, pollution prevention and waste reduction; and that possess good constructability and ease of operation and maintenance. Demonstrated qualifications of key project staff responsible for integrated design including professional accreditation, registration, licensure, certifications and training. B. Project Management and Construction Administration: Demonstrated project management and contract administration experience and expertise with integrated design with an emphasis in coordinating a multidisciplinary team of internal and external resources. Demonstrated ability of the firm and its sub consultants to successfully communicate, coordinate, facilitate, and work expeditiously with Federal, state, and local agencies, organizations, and individuals. Demonstrated ability of the firm and its sub consultants to manage and maintain scope of work, budgets, and schedules without sacrificing quality of product or deliverables. C. Firm Profile: Demonstrated technical expertise and experience of the firm and its sub consultants with architecture and engineering (A/E) projects in a variety of settings, such as new construction or repair/rehabilitation, urban and remote locations, various climatic regions and environments (including but not limited to: high mountains, volcanic area, tropical, coastal, heavy snow, arid desert, and isolated conditions) with sensitivity to natural, cultural, and historic resources, as well as aesthetic attributes consistent with a National Park. D. Codes, Standards, Regulations, and Requirements: Demonstrated knowledge and application of all Federal, state, and local codes, standards, regulations, and requirements pertaining to projects involving but not limited to the following components: water and wastewater, building, structural and seismic, drainage and storm water, electrical, fire protection, geotechnical, marine and coastal areas, mechanical, transportation and traffic, and surveying. Demonstrated knowledge and application of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), National Historical Preservation Act (NHPA) and other relevant construction permitting and requirements. E. Past Performance: Demonstrated past performance on previous A/E work performed for Federal, state, local agencies and organizations, as well as private industry, documenting the firm's quality of work, ability to meet performance schedules and budgets, and responsiveness to task orders (including expanded or multiple task orders on short notice), modifications, and feedback. Emphasis will focus on A/E services for projects that are of similar nature in net construction cost and design complexity to typical projects of the National Park Service's Repair/Rehabilitation program. Also, specific past performance of A/E services on work performed in a multidiscipline environment on projects with a net construction dollar value of both less than $750,000 and greater than $750,000 and a demonstrated ability to complete the construction documents for these projects within statutory funding limitations. 10. REQUIRED REGISTRATION - To be eligible for award, a firm must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) registrar via the CCR Internet site at www.ccr.gov. 11. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS - Firms that fully meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit a Letter of Interest and an original and four copies of completed Standard Form 330 (Architect-Engineer Qualifications) for the prime contractor and each subcontractor and an organization chart of the team. The Standard Form 330 is available and downloadable via the Internet at www.gsa.gov/forms. Additionally, the prime contractor shall include, in Block 5 of the Standard Form 330, Part I, Section B, along with the "name of firm", its Data Universal Number (DUNS). The prime contractor shall also provide the title and contract award dates for all projects listed in Part I, Section F. Standard Form 330s are to be submitted only for the required disciplines identified in the above section entitled REQUIRED DISCIPLINES. The organization chart shall include the names of key personnel, firms, disciplines, roles and responsibilities and/or technical expertise. Submission of any additional supporting material is encouraged, but only to the extent that it graphically (via drawings and photographs) substantiates the relevant project work specifically described on Standard Form 330. Additional information should not exceed 20 double-sided pages. It is recommended that submissions be spiral bound or put together in three ring binder(s) and developed and assembled in a manner that chronically corresponds and addresses the Technical Evaluation Criteria. SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED VIA EMAIL OR FACSIMILE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. In support of the sustainable practices of resource conservation and material recycling, submissions should be concise, make wise use of recycled/recyclable paper and other materials, and be organized in such a manner that the recyclable material can be easily removed after evaluation. To the extent possible, printed/copied double-sided paper documents should be submitted. Responses must be received before 2:00 PM, December 7, 2006 and addressed to the National Park Service, Pacific West Regional Office, 1111 Jackson Street, Suite 700, Oakland, CA 94607, Attention: Gary C. Harris, Contracting Officer. The following information shall be placed on the outside of the sealed envelope: 1). Solicitation Number/Title; 2). Due Date; and 3). Closing Time. Responses received after 2:00 PM, December 7, 2006 will not be considered. Late responses are subject to FAR 15.208. NOTE: This is not a Request for Proposals. 12. POINT OF CONTACT - Primary Point of Contact - Gary C. Harris, Contracting Officer, National Park Service, Pacific West Regional Office, 1111 Jackson Street, Suite 700, Oakland, CA 94607, Telephone Number +1 (555) 000-0000, Facsimile Number +1 (555) 000-0000 and e-mail - contact@example.gov. Alternate Point of Contact - Joel R. Simmons, Contracting Officer, National Park Service, Western Regional Office, 1111 Jackson Street, Suite 700, Oakland, CA 94607, Telephone Number +1 (555) 000-0000, Facsimile Number +1 (555) 000-0000 and e-mail - contact@example.gov.