C--Cost Engineering Services for Various Civil Works, Environmental, DOE and Military projects located within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division

This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiations based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work. The services will consist of cost engineering and cost estimating 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 done within the boundaries of the Huntington District. One indefinite delivery contract will be negotiated and awarded with a base year and four option years. The contract amount will not exceed $12,000,000.00 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 January 2010. North America Industrial Classification System (NAICs) code is 541330, which has a size standard of $4,500,000.00 in average annual receipts. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. If a large business is selected for this contract, 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 plan is not required with this submittal. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under the resulting contract must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act, as determined relative to the employees office location (not the location of 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. PROJECT INFORMATION: Work includes cost engineering and cost estimating services for civil works, military, and hazardous, toxic and radioactive waste (HTRW) projects. Work will require use of Second Generation MCACES (MII) cost estimating software developed by Project Time & Cost Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia, Crystal Ball Software for performing Cost Risk Analysis and Primavera project management software. Prospective firms must have experience in cost engineering and cost estimating for civil works, environmental, Department of Energy (DOE) and military projects. Work may be performed to support other Federal agencies. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria are listed in descending order of importance (first by major criterion then by sub-criterion). Criteria A. thru E. are primary. Criteria F is secondary and will only be used as a tie-breaker among technically equal firms: (A) Professional Qualifications for the following key disciplines: project management (engineers or team leaders), subject matter experts in cost engineering, senior cost engineering, mid level cost engineering, cost engineering, project scheduling specialists, risk specialists, environmental engineering, civil engineering, cost engineer technicians and technical writer. Each disciple must be registered to practice in the appropriate professional field. The evaluation will consider education, certifications, training, registration, overall and relevant experience and longevity with the firm. (B) Specialized Experience: (1) cost engineering and cost estimating for civil works, environmental, DOE and military projects, (2) use of required software such as MCACES (MII), Crystal Ball Software and Primavera project management software. (C) Capacity: Capacity of the firm to perform up to $2,400,000.00 worth of work of the required type in a one-year period. The evaluation will consider the availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines. (D) Past Performance: 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. (E) SB and SDB Participation: The extent of participation of small businesses (including women-owned, HUBZone, small disadvantaged and service disabled veteran-owned businesses) and historically black colleges/universities and minority institutions (HBCU/MI) measured as a percentage of the total anticipated contracted effort, regardless of whether the small business is a prime contractor, subcontractor or joint venture partner and (F) Geographic Proximity: Location of the firm in the general geographical area of the Huntington District headquarters. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit two copies of 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 September 28, 2009. Include the firms DUNS number in SF 33, Part II, Block 4. Facsimile transmissions 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 proposal. Please do not register at the Huntington District website. Only timely SF 330s will be considered.