Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract for Architecture and Engineering Services to Support the Intermountain Region of the National Park Service.

INTRO:The National Park Service (NPS), Intermountain Regional Office (IMR) is seeking qualified firm(s) and/or organization(s) to provide Multi-Disciplinary Architect/Engineer (A/E) services under Indefinite Quantity Indefinite Delivery (IDIQ) contract(s) for a variety of projects within areas of National Significance at locations throughout the states of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Wyoming and Montana. CONTRACT INFORMATION: This contract(s) is being procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). The contract(s) are SET ASIDE for SMALL BUSINESS. Responses will only be accepted from small businesses. 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 Dept. of Labor under the service contract act, as determined 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 Central Contractor Registration (CCR). The Government intends to award more than one A-E IDIQ type contract for AE Services to support the Intermountain Region to the most highly qualified firm(s). Each awardee shall be provided a fair opportunity to be considered for task orders to be issued. The Government will use such factors as experience, qualifications, past performance, quality of deliverables, timeliness, geographic location, and other factors that the Contracting Officer, in the exercise of sound business judgment, believes are relevant to the placement of orders. The term of the contract(s) shall be one year with four one-year renewal able options. The total fees for the basic year and all option years shall not exceed $5,000,000, with a guaranteed overall minimum of $2,500 per contract period. Projects will be negotiated and awarded under fixed priced task orders. The total of all task orders per contract period will not exceed $1,000,000 and no single task order shall exceed $300,000. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) codes for this acquisition are 541330 and 541310. BACKGROUND: Typical projects include, but are not limited to: repair-rehabilitation, cyclical maintenance and deferred maintenance type projects. These projects include the stabilization and preservation of existing structures, repair of water treatment and distribution systems, repair of sewage treatment and distribution systems, rehabilitation of non-historic and historic structures, maintenance and repair of maintenance facilities, public facilities, repair and new construction of public restrooms/comfort stations, repair of utility systems, park housing, campgrounds, roads, parking lots and some new construction. Projects also include upgrades to electrical and mechanical systems, replacement of windows, and re-roofing of existing structures. These projects generally range in construction magnitude of $300,000 to $500,000. The Design services to support this construction work are performed in historic buildings, landscapes or sites that will require continuous attention to and compliance with historic preservation guidelines. All work will be guided by NPS policies and directives. Historic resources often present unique and unusual conditions and the NPS encourages creativity in the development of preservation methods. Projects will require coordination with various review and planning entities. The project task orders awarded under these contracts vary in complexity, scale, and objectives. The properties are located within the National Park Service, Intermountain Region. The Intermountain Region contains over ninety-four units. The scope of work for the IDIQ contract(s) includes research, documentation, and design of projects (Title I Services) including, but not limited to; physical investigation and materials testing, inventory, preparation of condition assessments reports, cultural landscape and historic structure reports, treatment recommendations, schematic designs and cost estimates, value analysis, asbestos and lead paint analysis, and other architectural/engineering work; (Title II Services) including, but not limited to; preparation of project definitions, design build requests for proposals, construction drawings, specifications, cost estimates and value engineering; and construction management (Title III Services) such as inspection/ observation, site visits, consultation, review of submittals and shop drawings, and preparation of operation and maintenance manuals and as-built drawings. Disciplines include, but are not limited to: project management, historical landscape architecture; historical architecture; architectural history; soil, structural, civil, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical engineering; sustainability analysis, environmental analysis; LEED certifications, seismic analysis and requirements, obtaining Permits, snow load analysis, and certified value analysis. Secondary support disciplines include materials and art conservation, surveying, historical research, horticulture of local and vintage plants, ecological restoration specialist, civil, environmental, and geotechnical engineering. SELECTION CRITERIA: The following criterion is descending order of importance shall be used in the evaluation of the prospective firms: A. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence in projects considered similar to the projects that will be performed under this contact as described above. Evaluation will consider relevance of the experience and technical competencies. Those firms with more experience and technical competencies will be rated higher. B. Professional qualifications of the firm and staff proposed for performance of this contract. Evaluation will consider key personnel of the primary firm and subcontractors to be used in this contract in terms of a) professional registration (as required by states of project locations); b) education, training, relevant experience; c) awards, professional activities, and longevity with the firm; d) other relevant certifications; e) availability of an adequate number of personnel in the key disciplines (described above) -to ensure that the firm can meet the potential of working on multiple task orders. Firms providing resumes for individuals that possess more registrations, higher education, and extensive experience in similar projects will be rated higher. C. Past Performance on projects considered relevant to the work to be performed under this contract with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules, as determined from the Government's Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) and other sources. Evaluation will consider the success of the identified relevant experience, technical competencies, and proposed personnel. Firms that demonstrate more than satisfactory past performance will be rated higher. D. Capacity to perform approximately $500,000 in work of the required type in one year. Firms that demonstrate meeting and exceeding this capacity will be rated higher. E. Knowledge of boundary and coordinate systems in states within the boundaries of the Intermountain Region. Firms that demonstrate greater knowledge of the areas within the region will be rated higher. A/E firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit a Letter of Interest and one set of completed Standard Form 330, and supporting documentation such as an organizational chart of key subcontractors and key personnel, key personnel resumes (of the disciplines identified above), and any other relevant information. Do not Exceed 20 pages total, with a minimum of 12 font per page. SUBMIT the above information to the following address before 4:00 p.m. MST, 8 Dec 2009. National Park Service: Attn: Pamela Kaelin (N1244090509) room 168C, 12795 W. Alameda Parkway, Lakewood, CO 80228 Standard Form 330 may be obtained at: http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/formsWelcome.do?pageTypeId=8199Click on the Architect-Engineer Qualifications. Point of Contact:Pamela Kaelin - +1 (555) 000-0000 or contact@example.gov. Facsimile transmissions will not be accepted and will be considered non-responsive. Contracting Office Address: 12795 W. Alameda Parkway, room 168CLakewood, CO 80228