C--Indefinite Delivery Type Contract for Architect-Engineer Services for Miscellaneous Design Support Services primarily within the boundaries/limits of the Vicksburg District, Vicksburg, MS, but may also be within the Mississippi Valley Division

CONTRACT INFORMATION: Due by 27 October 05. INDEFINITE DELIVERY TYPE CONTRACTS FOR MISCELLANEOUS DESIGN SUPPORT SERVICES PRIMARILY WITHIN THE VICKSBURG DISTRICT, VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI BUT MAY BE WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DIVISION OR OTHER AREAS AS NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS(CONTRACT NOS. 1, 2,3 AND 4) POC Mr. Henry Dulaney, +1 (555) 000-0000. Up to four indefinite delivery contracts will be negotiated and awarded, each with a base period and two option periods. Task orders issued over the life of the contract shall not exceed $3.0 million. The contract base period will be 365 days from the date of contract award or exhaustion of the contract value of $3.0 million, whichever comes first. The period of any option will be 365 days from the date the Contracting Officer signs the exercise of the option or until exhaustion of the contract value of the option or until exhaustion of the contract value of $3.0 million, whichever comes first. The cumulative total of Task Orders issued over the life of the contract shall not exceed $3.0 million. Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed price task orders. Tasks will be divided based on specialized experience, past performance, project schedules and/or current A-E workloa d. Contract award is anticipated in MAR 06. This announcement is set aside for small businesses. Effective 14 June 1999 the small business size standard for A-E services (NAICS Code 541330) is 4.0 million. Subcontracting intentions are outlined in SF 330. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The work consists of professional services for miscellaneous design of items which are part of major civil design projects being accomplished primarily within the Vicksburg District, but may be within the Mississippi Valley Division and other areas as needed to support the mission of the US Army Corps of Engineers. Work may be comprised of civil, structural, geotechnical, electrical, mechanical, surveying and mapping, CADD . Work may include, but is not limited to studies, preparatio n of sketches, conceptual drawings, related drafting, cost estimates, specifications, contract drawings, and design analyses. Studies, designs, and drawings shall be in English and/or metric units as directed. 3. PRESELECTION CRITERIA: Pre-Selection criter ia will be based on the following considerations, which are of equal importance. The firm (either in-house or through association with a qualified consultant) must: (a) demonstrate design experience in civil, structural, geotechnical, mechanical and electr ical engineering and surveying and mapping, and CADD; (b) demonstrate capability and experience in design of channels, levees, weirs, channel stabilization, grade control structure projects, drainage structures (pipes and culvert) flood control structure p rojects (small gated dams and pump stations and multipurpose buildings; (c) employ qualified registered professional personnel in the following key disciplines: civil, structural, geotechnical, mechanical and electrical engineering, surveying and mapping; (d) demonstrate experience in use of CADD systems. Drawings and plates shall be prepared as required to present project details and/or study results. All drawings shall be furnished in a Microstation design file compatible format. 4. SELECTION CRITERIA: Se e Note 24 of the CBD for the general selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria A through E are primary; criteria F through H are secondar y and will only be used as a tie-breaker, if necessary, in ranking the most highly qualified firms. (A) Specialized experience and technical competence of the firm and consultants in the work described above in preselection item b. List no more than 10 p rojects that best illustrate current qualifications and relevant projects. (B) Professional qualifications: The firm must indicate professional registration and work experience of key personnel. The firm should emphasize professional registration, advanced degrees, and specific work experience of key personnel. The selected firm should also indicate adequate management personnel with required qualifications and e xperience to assure prompt response to assignments. (C) Past Performance: Consideration will be given to ratings on previous DoD contracts. Consideration will also be given to verifiable past performance. (D) Capacity to perform multiple projects simultane ously and complete work in a timely manner. (E) Knowledge of the locality. (F) Extent of participation of SB (All categories) historically black colleges (HBCU) and minority institutions (MI) in the contract team. Participation will be measured as a percen tage of the total anticipated contract effort, regardless of whether the SB, SDB, HBCU or MI is a prime contractor, subcontractor, or joint venture partner, the greater the participation, the greater the consideration, (G) DoD contract awards in the past 1 2 months. The greater the awards the lesser the consideration. (H) Geographic proximity to Vicksburg, Mississippi. In the final selection process, the most highly qualified firms will be interviewed. 5. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested firms must send o ne copy of SF 330 for the prime contractor, and Part II of the form should be submitted on each consultant; (not the entire SF 330 for each consultant) to U.S. Army Engineer District, Vicksburg, ATTN: A-E Services (CEMVK-ED-CE) 4155 Clay Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39183-3435. Include ACASS number in Part I number 1 of the SF 330. For ACASS information call +1 (555) 000-0000. Note the following restrictions on submittal of SF 330Resumes of key persons, specialists and individual consultants anticipated for t his contract will be limited to a maximum of 20 pages. Any additional information submitted in block (H) of the SF 330 shall be limited to a maximum of 20 pages, and pages in excess of these 20 pages will be discarded and not used in evaluations. *** VISI TS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL NOT BE SCHEDULED ***. This is not a Request for Proposal. A fee proposal will be requested at a later date. **** NOTE: Contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) datab ase, for information see http://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/contract.