C--Multi-Discipline Architect-Engineering Services for Activities Supported by Baltimore District, Real Property Services Field Office

Architect-Engineering services are required for one (1) Indefinite Delivery-Type (Multidiscipline) contract for activities supported by the US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, Real Property Services Field Office (RSFO). The contract will be for a three (3) year period. Contract will be firm fixed priced. The total contract amount is $3,000,000.00. The anticipated award is approximately December 2006 and is open to all businesses regardless of size. SUBCONTRACTING PLAN REQUIREMENTS: If the selected firm is a large business concern, a subcontracting plan with the final fee proposal will be required, consistent with Section 806(b) of PL 100-180, PL 95-507, and PL 99-661. A minimum of 45% of the total planned subcontracting dollars shall b e placed with small business concerns. At least 20% of total planned subcontracting dollars shall be placed with Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), including Historically Black Colleges and Universities or Minority Institutions, 10% with Women-owned Sm all Businesses (WOSB), 3% shall be placed with Hubzone Small Business (HubSB), 3% with Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and 3% with Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. The subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal. The North Amer ican Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 541330. For small business purposes the size standard is $4,500,000.00 average annual receipts over the last 3 fiscal years. PROJECT INFORMATION: The services that may be required will consist of, but not be limited to, one or more of the following: Design and/or Feasibility Studies for new structures, various repairs, alterations and/or improvements to Offices, Laboratories, O perations Centers, Training Facilities, Medical Facilities, Warehouses, and other existing facilities; Building condition reports; Rehabilitation of historic buildings and structures; Parametric and Square Foot Project Estimates, design of security (includ ing CCTV, IDS, and Access Control) systems; Project Management, Permit Acquisition, Scheduling, Estimating, Preparation of Real Property transfer documents (including DD Form 1354), and Inspection Services for Construction projects; CADD Services, Environm ental Surveys, Reports, Studies, Designs for the clean-up, removal, monitoring and/or abatement of asbestos, hazardous/toxic materials and petroleum products and Lead Base paint; HVAC Replacement; Electric Switchgear, Transformer, and Panel replacement: AD A and UFAS; Master Planning documentation, feasibility studies, and complete DD Form 1391 preparation. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general A-E selection process. The following are the selection criteria in descending order of importance: (a) PRO FESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Key management personnel and personnel in each discipline listed below must possess valid current final TOP Secret Clearances. The Firm making this proposal must possess a final Industrial Security Facility Site Clearance of TOP SECRET at the office listed under the LOCATION selection criteria. The proposed design team(s) must possess registered personnel with experience in the following disciplines: architecture, civil, environmental, electrical, geo-technical (soils engineer), l and surveying, mechanical, fire protection, sanitary, and structural. In addition, the design team(s) will also require experienced personnel with a valid current final TOP SECRET Clearance in the following areas: Construction Inspection and Quality Assur ance, Estimating, IT/Telecommunications, Master Planning, Construction Materials Testing, Interior Design, Construction Management, CADD operations, Security, and HTRW. A Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) with a valid current final TOP SECRET Clearance must be part of the design team, and a copy of their Board of Industrial Hygiene Certificate MUST be included with Part I of the SF 330. Non-domestic owned A-E firms which do not currently possess Industrial Security Clearance or cannot dives t foreign ownership will not be considered eligible. ALL personnel working under this contract must be U.S. citizens. (b) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE and TECHNICAL COMPETENCE: Address the experience of the proposed design team(s) by providing specific example s of projects in a wide variety of multi-discipline design projects and studies as listed above under PROJECT INFORMATION. Include and identify work completed under current and/or recently completed Indefinite Delivery Contracts in the examples. Include Contract number(s), Point(s) of Contact, telephone number(s) and e-mail addresses. In the examples of projects listed under this section indicate the use of the following items; (1) Whole Building Design Guide (WBGS), U.S. Green Buildings Council Leadersh ip in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) ratings, Construction Criteria Base (CCB) and, specifically, the Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) documents as applied by DOD; (2) Unified Facilities Guide Specifications; (3) U.S. Army publications Security En gineering Series TM 5  853 -1, -2, -3, and -4; (4) Cost estimates using both R.S. Means CostWorks and MCASES Systems; and (5) physical security (SCIF), electromagnetic shielding (Tempest), and force protection (AT/FP) aspects of architectural, civil, stru ctural, mechanical and electrical design. Firms must indicate in Part I of the SF 330 their Computer resources for and knowledge of AutoCAD 2004 and Micro Station V8. (c) ABILITY TO ACCOMPLISH WORK. Firms must address the ability of the design team(s) to complete projects within mandatory time frames, including multiple Task Orders under an IDTC or IDIQ contract. Provide specific examples of such in Part I of the SF 330. A proposed management plan shall be presented that includes an organization chart in dicating all key personnel, with their security clearances and physical location, to be utilized under this contract and addresses the methods to be used to comply with the requirements of Task Ordering as indicated in Section C of the solicitation. (d) P AST PERFORMANCE. Provide examples of Past Performance of the design team(s) on projects performed within the past 5 years. Provide letters of evaluation and/or recognition on these projects. The project list should include past and/or current IDTC's or ID IQs with the Department of Defense (DOD) and with other Government Agencies and/or private industry. Provide specific examples within this past performance project list of multi project management, on time delivery, cost control, and estimating accuracy. (e) LOCATION: Location of the firm within the general geographical area of the Baltimore / Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, as response time for certain projects may be critical. (f) CAPACITY AND VOLUME OF WORK. Provide the volume of DOD and other Go vernment Agency contracts awarded in the past 12 months and/or currently being performed (include both the design fee and estimated construction value). Indicate your available capacity to provide services under this contract. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having capabilities to perform this work must submit Parts I and II of the SF 330 for the prime and joint venture(s) and Part II of the SF 330 must be submitted for each consultant to the addr ess below, no later than the close of business on the 30th day after the date of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business the next business day. Include the firms ACASS number for the prime firm, if available, on the SF 330, Part I, Block B. On the SF 330, Part I, Block C, provide the ACASS number of each consultant, (if available). If your firm does not have an ACASS number, it can be obtained from the Portland District Corps o f Engineers ACASS database by calling +1 (555) 000-0000. On the SF 330, Part I, Block F, provide title and contract award dates for all projects listed in that sec tion. Submit responses to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, City Crescent Building, ATTN: Chris Mountanos, Room 7000, 10 South Howard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Technical questions should be directed to contact@example.gov or 443-47 9-5656. Contracting questions can be directed to contact@example.gov or +1 (555) 000-0000. In order to comply with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, all contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be consi dered for an award of a Federal contract. Information regarding registration can be obtained online at www.ccr.gov or through CCR Assistance Center (CCRAC) at +1 (555) 000-0000 or +1 (555) 000-0000. Effective immediately, the use of DUNS+4 numbers to identify ve ndors is limited to identifying different CCR records for the same vendor at the same physical location. For example, a vendor could have two records for themselves at the same physical location to identify two separate bank accounts. If you do not have a DUNS number, or want to register subsidiaries and other entities, call Dun and Bradstreet at +1 (555) 000-0000. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal.