C--INDEFINITE DELIVERY TYPE ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACT FOR MULTI-DISCIPLINED ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE WALLA WALLA DISTRICT

1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Walla Walla District, proposes to contract for multi-disciplined engineering and design services. This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act as implemente d in FAR Subpart 36.6. This notice is for up to two Indefinite Delivery Type (IDT) contracts with each contract not to exceed $500,000 for the base year with 2 option years of $500,000 each. The amount of each contract will not exceed $1,500,000. The ma ximum for each task order will not exceed the annual contract amount. The minimum guarantee for the base period is $10,000 and $5,000 for each option period. Firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for t he required work. The IDT Architect-Engineer A-E contract(s) are required to provide professional architect-engineer and drafting services to include electrical, mechanical, structural, and civil engineering disciplines for preparation of plans and specif ications and/or other engineering documents for various civil works projects within the Northwestern Division boundaries. Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed price task orders. If two contracts are awarded, each firm will be given a fair opportu nity to compete in accordance with FAR 16.505. For exceptions to the fair opportunity process, the contracting officer will consider the following factors in deciding which contractor will be selected to negotiate an order: performance and quality of deli verables under the current contract, current capacity to accomplish the order in the required time, uniquely specialized experience, minimal order requirements, and equitable distribution of work among the contractors. This procurement is unrestricted. I f a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The subcontracting goals which will be considered in the negotiation of this contract are: (1) at least 51.2% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB); (2) at least 8.8% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small disadvantaged businesses (SDB); (3) at least 7.3% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with women-owned SB (WOSB); (4) at least 1.5% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with service-disabled veteran-owned SB (SDVOSB); and (5) at least 3.1% of a contractor's inte nded subcontract amount be placed with HUBZone SB. The plan is not required with this submittal, but will be required with the cost proposal of the firm(s) selected for negotiations. The small business size standard is average annual receipts for its prec eding 3 fiscal years must not exceed $4.5 million. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under these contracts must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act. The NAI CS code is 541330. The contracts are anticipated to be awarded in July 2007. To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered in the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Register via the CCR Internet site http://www.ccr.gov. 2. TYPICAL SERVICES: The work to be performed under this contract shall consist of, but not be limited to, furnishing all necessary labor, materials, supplies, and equipment required for professional architect-engineering services as defined in this contr act and as specified by individual delivery orders. Typical services to be provided would include engineering and design such as: a. Structural: Engineering, design, and preparation of plans and specifications for civil works structures and complex structural steel items. Design and analysis of concrete dams, powerhouses, spillways and stilling basins, reservoir outlet works; pum p facilities, navigation locks, buildings and warehouses. Fish passage and fish collection monitoring structures and facilities. Structural analyses and inspection of unique civil works features; such as hydraulic steel structures, bridges, tunnels and other project appurtenant features. b. Civil: Engineering, design, and preparation of plans and specifications for roads, pavements, drainage, excavation and disposal, grading, clearing and debris removal, utilities, waste water treatment, on-site water supply and water treatment, levees a nd river bank protection. c. Hydraulic: The analyses and design for high head dam regulating outlet facilities; spillways and stilling basins; outlet valves and gates; existing and new adult and juvenile migrant fish facilities; navigation channels and facilities. The analysis and design of both open channel and pressure conduit flow systems. d. Geotechnical: Geologic and soils mapping; soils engineering; engineering geology; insitu material testing; surface and subsurface soil and rock sampling for lab testing; groundwater investigation; slope stability studies; shallow and deep foundation explorations, investigations and designs; water well investigations; seismic analyses; and geotechnical reports and specification writing. 3. CADD COMPLIANCE: The selected firm must be able to produce engineering drawings on a computer aided design and drafting (CADD) system and provide those drawings to the district in electronic format. All new drawings shall be created in accordance with the current Architectural/Engineering/Construction (A/E/C) Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) Standards. The A-Es CADD system shall be compatible with MicroStation (Bentley Microsystems) design file format version 8 or greater. Ability to prepar e complete detailed construction drawings and specifications using Government guide specifications format shall be required. 4. SPECSINTACT COMPLIANCE: Specifications shall conform to the format and content requirements of the Walla Walla District. The selected firm must be able to produce technical specifications in SpecsIntact format. The SpecsIntact software can be download ed from the following web page: http://specsintact.ksc.nasa.gov. Informal training for SpecIntact may be obtained from the Walla Walla District. Technical specifications shall be produced from Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS) and the locally prepared guide specifications. UFGS sections can be downloaded from the web at the following site: http://www.ccb.org/docs/ufgshome/UFGSToc.htm. 5. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criterion is listed below in descending order of importance. Criteria a - e are primary. Criteria f - g are secondary and will only be used as tie-breakers among technically equal firms. a. Geographic proximity and knowledge of the locality. Demonstrated knowledge of the Snake and Columbia River basin and tributaries. Capability of quick turn around to Walla Walla. b. Professional qualifications, necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. The evaluation will consider education, registration, and longevity of relevant experience. c. Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work discussed in items 2a through 2d above. Specific examples of completed projects and involvement in completed projects that demonstrate the specialized experiences and technical compe tence will be the primary information evaluated. d. Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time. e. Past performance on contracts with government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. f. Extent of participation of SB, SDB, WOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone SB, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), and Minority Institutions (MI) in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. g. Volume of Depa rtment of Defense (DOD) contract awards in the last 12 months. This is with the object of effecting an equitable distribution of DOD architect-engineer contracts among qualified architect-engineer firms including small and small disadvantaged business fir ms, and firms that have not had prior DOD contracts. 6. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: A-E firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit two (2) copies of Standard Form (SF) 330 (6/2004 version), Architect-Engineer Qualifications, Parts I and II for the prime and all consul tants to the provided address not later than March 12, 2007. Address is: USACE, Walla Walla District, 201 North Third Street, Walla Walla, WA 99362-1876, Attn: Mark Jones. Facsimile transmissions will not be accepted. Personal visits to discuss this proj ect will not be scheduled. This is not a request for proposal. Solicitation packages are not provided. Reference W912EF-07-R-0011 in your submission.