C--This Multidiscipline Design or other Professional Service

1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: a. General. This Multidiscipline Design or other Professional Service, is being procured in accordance with PL-582 (Brooks A-E Act) and implemented in FAR Part 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstra ted competence and qualifications for the required work. North American Industrial Classification System Code applicable to this project is 541330, Engineering Services, which has a size standard of $4,500,000 in average annual receipts and corresponds to SIC Code 8711. This announcement is a 100% 8(a) set-aside and all certified 8(a) small businesses may respond to this announcement. The initial contract is anticipated to be awarded on or about August/September 2006. One ID/IQ contract award will be made to an 8(a) small business firm for a total cumulative amount of $10 Million and a term not to exceed five years (the term consists of a Base Period and four one year options periods). If a successful award cannot be made to a qualified 8(a) firm, then tha t capacity will be used to award a second small business contract. b. Nature of Work: A-E services are expected to be required for engineering, design, and related services to potentially include but not limited to any or all of the following: design, dr afting, and planning services for new construction and/or renovation, demolition and alterations of existing facilities; military construction programming; civil works studies and design; construction cost estimating; topographic or boundary surveys; on si te construction management; various engineering studies and site investigations; value engineering services; subsurface geotechnical investigation and testing. Environmental studies/surveys and abatement design services may also be required. All work must be done by or under the direct supervision of licensed professional Engineers or Architects. c. Contract Award Procedure: The proposed services will be obtained by Negotiated Firm-Fixed Price Contracts. Projects outside the primary area of responsibilit y may be added upon approval of all parties and at the option of Fort Worth District, Corps of Engineers. Task Orders issued against contracts awarded under this announcement may be by or for other Government agencies. To be eligible for contract award, small businesses designated as 8(a) set aside must be certified by the Small Business Administration as such and registered in Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Register via the CCR Internet site at http://www.ccr.gov. For further questions and/or co ncerns, please contact: CCR Assistance at +1 (555) 000-0000 or Electronic Commerce Information Center (ECIC) at +1 (555) 000-0000. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: No specific projects are identified at this time. As projects are received for execution, use of contrac ts awarded under this announcement will be considered if A-E services are to be utilized. Services may potentially include, but are not limited to any or all of the following: research analysis, development, design for construction, alteration and repair of real property, program management, professional services, pre-design site-assessment, feasibility and concept studies, space planning and programming, design and design concepts/standards, value engineering, life cycle costing, and post design-shop draw ing review. Additional services include but are not limited to: investigations, surveys and mapping, test and evaluation modeling and simulation studies and analysis (including data collection and verification), consultation, construction cost estimates, c onstruction inspection, preparation of record drawings, soils engineering, drawing reviews, preparation of operational maintenance manuals, environmental studies, National Historic Preservation Act analysis and documentation, historic and cultural resource investigations, design review, seismic analysis, design construction cost reconciliation, environmental testing, statement of work review, site survey andTime) on the response date of Ju ne 19, 2006. If the response date is a Saturday, Sunday or Federal Holiday, the deadline is 3:00 p.m. of the next business day. (b) Responding firms must submit a copy of the originally signed, current (signed within the past 12 months) and accurate SF 330, Part II for themselves and each proposed consultant even if an SF 330, Part II is already on file. SF 330, Part II shall be provided for the specific prime, other offices of the prime and subcontractor offices proposed to perform the work. Indicate in Block 5b of each SF 330, Part II the firm is an 8(a) Small Business. To be classified as a small business, a firms average annual receipts or sales for the preceding three fiscal years must not exceed $4,500,000 million. (c) Submit only one SF 330, P art I for the design team, completed in accordance with the instructions. It must contain information in sufficient detail to identify the team (prime, other offices of the prime firm and consultants) proposed for the contract. The A-E shall not include company literature with the SF 330. (d) In block No, 4 of the SF 330, Part I provided the Data Universal Numbering Systems (DUNS) number issued by Dun and Bradstreet Information System for the prime A-E or Joint Venture. The DUNS number must be for the f irm performing the work (i.e. not the parent DUNS number, but a DUNS number specifically for the office performing the work). Each branch and/or office and/or joint venture must have their own DUNS number. (e) In Block C of the SF 330, Part I, identify t he discipline/service to be supplied by each consultant. Provide brief resumes in Block E of the on-staff or consultant employees you intend to use to perform the work. Resumes must be submitted for each employee required to meet the minimums stated abov e in paragraph 3b. In Block G-26, along with the name, include the firm/location the person is associated with. (f) A maximum of 10 projects including the prime and consultants, will be reviewed in Part I, Block F. Use no more than one project per page. (g) In Block H of the SF 330, Part I, provide a narrative to address each of the requirements, including subparagraphs, of items listed in Section 3, Selection Criteria of this announcement. (h). In Section H, Part I, SF330, firms must show their last 12 months DoD contract awards stated in dollars (see details in a subsequent paragraph). (i) In Section H, Part I, SF 330, include a draft Design Quality Control (DQC) Plan. It shall include a brief presentation of internal controls and procedures that yo u use to insure that a quality design is produced DoD awards shall be shown in an itemized summary including Agency, Contract Number/Task Order No., Project Title, and Award Amount dollars. Include a total of all listed awards. Note that award of Indefin ite Delivery Contracts should not be counted as award amounts; only actual Task Orders and any modifications thereto should be included in the amounts. When addressing Team capabilities, clarify planned capability, existing capability, and prior experienc es if any. Include any other relevant information including a short discussion of why the firm is especially qualified based upon the specific selection criteria listed in Section 3. Do not exceed twenty pages for Block H. Front and back side use of a s ingle page will count as 2 pages. Pages in excess of the maximums list will be discarded and not used in evaluation of the selection criteria. (j) Personal visits to discuss this announcement will not be scheduled. (k) Solicitation packages are not pro vided for A-E contracts and no additional project information will be given to firms during the announcement period. Facsimile transmissions will not be accepted. Points of Contact: Contracting  E-mail any questions to the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Fort Worth District, e-mail address contact@example.gov telephone: +1 (555) 000-0000, or contact@example.gov and for any Technical infor mation Charles H. McGregor, Jr +1 (555) 000-0000. Place of Performance N/A