C--The Huntington District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers announces award of Architect Engineer Design Services contract for the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division.

CONTRACT INFORMATION: This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act (PL 92-582) as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiations based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District, proposes to obtai n the services for one multidiscipline Indefinite Delivery Architect-Engineer (A-E) contract for engineering, design, and related services. Architect-Engineer design services are required for various types of civil works projects assigned to Districts wit hin the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division geographical boundaries which include the Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Huntington, Louisville, Nashville and Pittsburgh Districts. The majority of the work under this contract will be done within the boundaries of the Huntington District. If work is required outside the Huntington District, wage rates will be furnished and new line items included by modification. One indefinite delivery contract will be negotiated and awarded, with a base period not to exceed one year and two option periods not to exceed one year each. The contract amount will not exceed $600,000.00. Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed price task orders. The contract is anticipated to be awarded in Decembe r 2004. North American Industrial Classification System code is 541330, which has a size standard of $4 million in average annual receipts. This announcement is an 8(a) set-aside. To be considered eligible for set-aside procedures, firm must clearly in dicate on their SF 330 appropriate certification as an 8(a) contractor (self certification). Quality Control Plans will also be required at the time of award. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under the resulting cont ract must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contact Act, as determined relative to the employees office location (not the location of the work). To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered in the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Register via the CCR Internet site at http://www.ccr.gov or by contact the DOD Electronic Commerce Information Center at +1 (555) 000-0000. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The A-E services to be provided under thi s contract will be multidisciplinary (see paragraph on Specialized Experience and Technical Competence) in nature to support our mission to plan, design, construct, operate and control reservoirs and dams, local flood protection projects and (Support for O thers) type projects. The A-E will be required to provide the appropriate personnel, materials, equipment, management, quality and cost controls to perform all phases of engineering, environmental, and architectural services to include, but not limited to , planning engineering investigations/studies; designs; reports; construction plans and specifications; preliminary cost estimates; general construction and engineering type surveys; photogrammetry and related services; Computer-Aided Design and Drafting ( CADD); and construction inspection/quality assurance. Work shall be accomplished in full compliance with established Corps of Engineers manuals, policies, standards and practices and other professional practices and standards as necessitated by project co nditions or job requirement. Drawings must be prepared on a CADD System (the tri-Services CADD Standards) and must be 100% compatible with Intergraph CADD system or translated at 100% compatibility for/by the A-E. Capability for scanning hard copy into t he CADD and 3D design are also preferred. GIS capability using ESRI ArcGis preferred. Work may require using the metric system. All work shall be prepared to be compatible with MS Windows and all specifications shall use SPECSINTACT format. 3. SELECTIO N CRITERIA: The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of imp ortance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria a-g is primary. Criteria h-j is secondary and will only be used as (tie-breakers) among firms that are essentially technically equal. (A) Specialized Experience and Technical Co mpetence: Firms must demonstrate experience and will be ranked in descending order on local protection projects (floodwalls and levees), civil site layout, preparation of applications for NPDES, as well as, construction permits performing mechanical, elec trical, education (K-12) and public buildings, pump stations, sanitary and water projects, recreation, bridge design and inspections, risk and reliability, roads, bank protection/channel improvement, residential and commercial floodproofing, other architec tural services, hydrologic and hydraulic studies, geotechnical, planning studies, ecological stream restoration and natural remediation, photogrammetry and related services, drafting and construction inspection. (B) Professional Qualifications: The eval uation of professional qualifications will consider relevant experience, education, training, professional registration, organizational certifications, and longevity with the firm. The firm should indicate professional registrations/licenses, certificatio ns from commercial organizations, professional recognition, professional associations, advanced training, and specific work experience of key personnel. The firm must staff the necessary Registered/Licensed Engineers, Architects and Surveyors having the p rofessional qualifications and specialized experience to perform and/or oversee that all work is accomplished as required by law and professional engineering architectural and surveying practices. Firms will be ranked on the above qualified registered pro fessional personnel in the following key disciplines in descending order: Civil Engineers, Structural Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Sanitary Waste Engineers, Hydraulic Engineers, Geotechnical Engineers, Geologists, Planners, Archit ects, Specification Writers, Estimators, Certified Photogrammetrists, professional Surveyors, Environmental Engineers, Environmental Geologist, Biologist (Ecologist), Hydrogeomorphologist, Chemist, Industrial Hygienist, Construction Inspector/Quality Assur ance and Engineering Technicians (Draftsmen/CADD Operators). (C) Past Performance: Past Performance on DOD and other contracts with aspect to cost control, quality of work, ability to work independently, and compliance with performance schedules. Firms must demonstrate ability to design projects within constrained design and construction schedules and funding limitations. (D) Quality Management System: The evaluation will consider the firms Quality Management System. The firms must describe their qual ity control procedures; quality assurance procedures with any subcontracts, and procedures for continual improvement and ensuring customer satisfaction. State any experience with the ISO 9001 standard and the DrChecks automated comment and response system . The Huntington District Quality Management System can be found at http://ecpub.lrh.usace.army.mil/ec/ecm/ecmq/ISO/ISO_9000.htm. (E) Knowledge of the Locality: Knowledge of the geographical and geological features, construction and material standards a nd construction and permits and licenses for areas in the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division. (F) Capacity: Capacity of the firm to perform approximately $400,000.00 in work for the required type in a one-year period and accomplish the anticipated work in an efficient manner. The evaluation will consider the experience of the firm in similarly sized projects, scope, complexity, and the size and qualifications of the firms staff in the required disciplines. The firms staff must be capable of responding to multiple task orders concurrently and within the specified performance periods. The evaluation will consider the availability of an adequate number of perso nnel in key disciplines. The firm should have one point of contact for this contract. (G) CADD: All Drawings and exhibits for design work, surveying work, drawings, maps, and details to be provided under this contract shall be accomplished and develope d using computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) software and procedures confirming to the following criteria. Data submitted by the Contractor must be 100% compatible with or must be translated to 100% compatibility. The phrase (100% compatible) means that data can be accessed directly by the target CADD system without translation, preprocessing or post processing of the electronic digital data fields. It is the responsibility of the contractor to ensure this level of compatibility. The target CADD pl atform is a Generic Personal Computer (PC) running Windows 2000 Professional operating system. The target CADD system shall include, but not be limited to the following software applications: 1) Bentley Microstation version 8.1, 2) Bentley Microstation I ras B version 8.1, 3) Bentley Civil SelectCad version 8.4, 4) Bentley Digital InterPlot Server and Client version 8.1, 5) Bentley InterPlo9t Raster Offline Driver Pack version 2.1, 6) Tri-Service A/E/C Standard Workspaces version 2.0.5, 7) Windows 2000 Pro fessional operating system 8) Microsoft Office Suite XP, 8) Winzip version 8.0. (H) Geographic Proximity: Location of the firm in the general geographical area of the Huntington District headquarters. (I) Equitable Distribution of DOD contracts: 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, including SB and SDB. (J) Electronic Transfer: The evaluation will consider ability to delivery elect ronic data using the Huntington Districts Content Management System  ProjectWise, video conferencing and communicating via the Internet and email. Firms must also submit a list of all-significant equipment and software intended to be used on this contra ct. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested firms having the capability to perform this work must submit two copies of a current completed Standard Form 330 (SF 330, 06/04 edition), (Architect-Engineer Qualifications) for the prime and all consultants, an d any supplemental information which documents the firms qualifications to the above address no later than 4:30 pm on October 21, 2004. Include the firms ACASS number in Block 5 of the SF 330. For ACASS information, call +1 (555) 000-0000. Facsimile transmis sions will not be accepted. Solicitation packages are not provided and no additional project information will be given to firms during the announcement period. This is not a request for proposal. Please do not register at the Huntington District website . Only timely SF 330s will be considered. Point of contact for this procurement is contact@example.gov.