C--THREE INDIFINITE DELIVERY TYPE CONTRACTS FOR AE SERVICES FOR THE PROGRAMS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT DIVISION OF THE KANSAS CITY DISTRICT CORPS OF ENGINEERS

1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Architect and engineering services, procured in accordance with PL 92-582 (Brooks AE Act) and FAR Part 36, are required to support planning, design and environmental compliance within or assigned to the Kansas City District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The contract will involve the preparation of various civil works planning and design documents, environmental documents, studies, and specifications for various civil works projects, and secondarily, may also be utilized to s upport planning and design at military installations. Up to three indefinite delivery contracts will be negotiated and awarded, each with a total contract period not to exceed three years. The contracts may consist of a base period not to exceed one year, with a maximum of two one-year option periods. Alternatively, the contracts may consist of one three-year contract period. The total amount of work will not exceed $3,000,000 per contract. Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed-price task orders. The contracts may include task orders with options for planning, engineering and design, checking of shop drawings and design during construction. Award of the first contract is anticipated in fourth quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2004 or first quarter of F Y 2005. The method used to allocate task orders among contracts will include consideration of experience and user needs, capacity to accomplish the order in the required timeframe, performance and quality of deliverables, and proximity of the firm to the project. Funds are not presently available for the contracts. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. If a large business is selected for these contracts, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The subcontracting goals for the Kansas City District are: (1) at least 57.2% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB), including small disadvantaged businesses (SDB) and women-owned small businesses (WOSB); (2) a t least 10% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with SDB; (3) at least 10% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with WOSB; and (4) 3% placed with HUBZone small businesses, and 3% placed with service Disabled Veteran O wned Small Businesses. The plan is not required with this submittal. The small business standard for this effort is based on the average annual receipts of the concern and its affiliates for the preceding three (3) fiscal years. A business is small for t his effort if its average annual receipts do not exceed $4 million. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under these contracts must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contra ct Act, as determined relative to the employee's 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 www.ccr. gov or by contacting the DOD Electronic Commerce Information Center at +1 (555) 000-0000. Task orders may be assigned for any work within the jurisdiction of the Kansas City District, Northwestern Division, or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Continental United States (CONUS), but the selection will be based on criteria within the Kansas City District, Northwestern Division. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION. Projects may include the preparation of civil works project justification reports, water resources and related planning studies, engineering design of plans and specifications for construction, documents associated with engineerin g during construction, environmental compliance documents, and independent technical review. Projects will include planning or design documents for an array of purposes, either singly or combined, including flood dam age estimating (estimator). Evaluation will look at the specific experience of the listed key disciplines. e. Capacity to initiate work and complete within the time parameters of the project. The evaluation will consider the availability of an adequate number of personnel in the following key disciplines: hydraulic and hydrologic engineer; geotechnical engin eer; civil engineer; structural engineer; biologist; economist. The evaluation will look at numbers listed in the SF 330 to evaluate the specific team identified for the contract as well as the overall capacity of the team. f. Extent of participation of SB (including WOSB), SDB, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. g. Geographic proximity. h. Volume of DoD contracts awarded in the last 12 months to the prime A-E firm as described in Note 24. 4. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS. See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit one SF 330 (1/2004) to the address listed below no later than close of business (4:00 PM Kansas City ti me) on the 21st day of July 2004. Include the firms ACASS number in the SF 330 Part II.2a. Each firm/consultant listed within Part I of the SF 330 must submit Part II of the form with this package. In the SF 330, Part I, Section F, cite whether the exp erience is that of the prime (or joint venture), consultant or an individual. Work cited that is experience of the prime (or joint venture) from an office other than that identified in Block 21 shall be so labeled. In SF 330, Part I, Section H, Block 30, describe the firm's overall Quality Control Plan. A project specific Quality Control Plan must be prepared and approved by the government as a condition of contract award, but is not required with this submission. In the same Block, indicate the estimat ed percentage involvement of each firm on the proposed team. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal. Submit responses to: U.S. Army Engineer District, Kansas City ATTN: CENWK-CT-C/Gulledge 757 Federal Building 601 East 12th Street Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2896 5. QUESTIONS. Questions of a technical nature should be addressed to John Grothaus at +1 (555) 000-0000 and those of an administrative nature to Greg Gulledge at +1 (555) 000-0000.