IDC for Inland Navigation and Water Resources Planning

1. 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 obtain the services for an Indefinite Delivery Architect-Engineer (A/E) contract for Inland Navigation and Water Resources Planning Services. Architect-Engineer planning services are primarily required for projects assigned to Districts within 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 coordinated with offices in the Huntington District. Up to two indefinite delivery contracts will be negotiated and awarded with a base year and two option years. The amount of each contract will not exceed $5,000,000.00 over the life of the contract. Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed price task orders. The contract is anticipated to be awarded in March 2015. North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330, which has a size standard of $15,000,000.00 in average annual receipts. This announcement is open to small businesses only. To be considered eligible for set-aside procedures, firms must clearly indicate on their SF 330 appropriate certification as a small business (self certification). This contract will include FAR Clause 52.219-14(c)(1) quote mark Limitations on Subcontracting quote mark , which requires at least 50% of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel to be expended for employees of the prime contractor. Quality Control Plans will be required upon award. To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov). 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The A-E services to be provided under this contract will include but not be limited to: water resources planning; transportation system modeling and benefit estimation; economic impact analyses; bulk, neobulk, and container flows and projections; social impact analyses; shipper and carrier surveys and interviews; historic properties and cultural resources; freight transportation rate and cost analyses; physical and biological baseline condition; national and regional demographic and economic forecasts; environmental impact assessments; navigation externality analyses; biological assessments; intermodal operations planning and industrial/port site identification and investigation; plan alternatives identification, formulation, analysis and cost evaluation; inland shallow draft and deep draft fleet inventories and forecasts; risk and uncertainty analyses; resource and market surveys and analyses; master planning; discrete event simulation analyses of freight transportation features; public involvement programs; database management and interface design, implementation, and maintenance; watershed planning; shallow and deep draft inland navigation planning; financial analysis and planning; mathematical programming; inventory of recreational resources/facilities; recreation demand modeling and forecasting; marketability and feasibility analyses; regional economic forecasting procedures; ecosystem restoration techniques/measures; development of reconnaissance level/preliminary concept plans; community planning; site planning; terrestrial and aquatic environmental design; architectural renderings; landscape architectural planning and design; landscape design and plant materials plans; visual resource analysis; geospatial data interpretation and management; and post flooding event damage compilations . Work under this proposed contract may require the performance or approval of a registered or licensed architect or engineer. The work and services may also include general development of reconnaissance reports and feasibility reports. All work shall be accomplished in accordance with NEPA and the Endangered Species Act. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria for this particular contract are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria A through D are primary. Criteria E is a secondary factor and will only be used as a quote mark tie-breaker quote mark among firms that are essentially technically equal. A. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence: As listed below in descending order of importance; firms must demonstrate specialized experience, technical competence, availability of both staff and equipment to perform, monitor, and otherwise accomplish the defined work: (1) Water Resources Planning (2) Transportation system modeling and benefit estimation (3) Economic impact analyses (4) Bulk, neobulk and container flows and projections (5) Social impact analyses (6) Shipper and carrier surveys and interviews (7) Historic Properties and Cultural Resources (8) Freight transportation rate and cost analyses (9) Physical and Biological baseline condition (10) National and regional demographic and economic forecasts (11) Environmental Impact Assessments (12) Navigation externality analysis (13) Biological Assessments (14) Intermodal operations planning and Industrial/port site identification and investigation (15) Plan alternatives identification, formulation, analysis and cost evaluation (16) Inland shallow draft and deep draft fleet inventories and forecasts (17) Risk and uncertainty analyses (18) Resource and market surveys and analyses (19) Master planning (20) Discrete event simulation analyses of freight transportation features (21) Public involvement programs (22) Database management and interface design, implementation and maintenance (23) Watershed Planning (24) Shallow and deep draft inland navigation planning (25) Financial analysis and planning (26) Mathematical programming (linear programming, genetic algorithm, GAMS, C-plex, and other solver and optimization techniques) (27) Inventory of recreational resources/facilities (28) Recreation demand modeling and forecasting (29) Marketability and feasibility analyses (30) Regional economic forecasting procedures (31) Ecosystem restoration techniques/measures (32) Development of reconnaissance level/preliminary concept plans (33) Community planning (34) Site planning (35) Terrestrial and aquatic environmental design (36) Architectural renderings (37) Landscape architectural planning and design (38) Landscape design and plant materials plans (39) Visual resource analysis (40) Geospatial data interpretation and management (41) Post flooding event damage compilations B. Professional Qualifications: Qualified professional personnel in the following areas: Water Resources Planners, Economists (Transportation), Regional Economists/Regional Scientists, Transportation Planners, Ecologists, Biologists, Landscape Architects, Community Planners, Archeologists, Sociologist/Historian/Folklorists, Operations Research Analysts, Anthropologists, Econometricians, GIS Specialist Technicians (Office production and Field Crew), Outdoor Recreation Planners, Database Administrators, Programmers, Statisticians, Urban/Regional Planners, Project Managers, Economists (Natural Resource), Economists (Agricultural), Economists (Environmental), Aquatic Biologists, Botanists, Malacologists, Engineer (Civil), Engineer (Structural), Engineer (Cost), Web Designers, Geographers, Architectural Historians, Architects, Historical Architects, Graphic Illustrators/Artists, Software Engineers, Geologist/Soil Scientists, Geophysicists, Public Financing Specialists, Museum Specialists, and Curators. C. Past Performance: Past Performance on DoD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules as determined from PPIRS and other sources. The Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) is the primary source of information on past performance. However, any credible, documented evaluations may be considered, but the government is not required to seek other information on the past performance of a firm if none is available from PPIRS. D. Capacity to perform approximately $1,700,000 in work of the required type in a one-year period. The evaluation will consider the availability of an adequate number of qualified personnel in key disciplines to manage and complete multiple concurrent task orders and meet unforeseen schedule changes while maintaining delivery of a quality product on a timely schedule. E. Geographical Proximity: Location of the firm in the general geographical area of the Huntington District and Great Lakes and Ohio River Division. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Responses shall reference the solicitation number assigned to this procurement on the face of the envelope/package containing the proposal. Interested firms having the capability to perform this work must submit two copies of a current completed Standard Form 330 Part I and two copies of SF 330 Part II for the prime firm and all consultants to the above address no later than 4:30 p.m. on December 12, 2014. Include the firm's DUNS number in SF 330, Part II, Block 4. Facsimile or electronic transmissions will not be accepted; however, all of the proposal electronic files shall be provided on CDs or DVDs. Zip disks are not permitted. Files shall be in read-only format, using searchable PDF files. Each disc shall be externally labeled with the volume number, date, and the offeror's name. **Please note - Self extracting exe files are not acceptable. ** If the hard-copy proposal differs from the electronic version, the hard copy will govern. 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. The Contract Specialist responsible for this procurement is Eileen Hodges (contact@example.gov).