Maplewood Pump station Design

This is a design project on the Tulalip Indian Reservation, approximately 35 miles north of Seattle, WA. All work shall be completed by or under the direction of a registered professional engineer or architect registered in Washington state. This project is for multi-discipline architect-engineering support services to accomplish the design of a new domestic water pumping station. The specific location of the pump station is the intersection of Marine Drive and 14th Ave NE (Maplewood Drive). The pump station will require an estimated pumping capacity of 160 gpm with future expansion of up to 500 gpm. The anticipated performance period is from May 1 to September 25, 2008. Basic services include an onsite visit, preparation of plans, specification, cost estimates, as-built drawings, and commissioning plan. Optional services include: construction contract administration services, submittal review, construction field observations, inspection, pre-construction conference and post-construction warranty services and commissioning services. The Government reserves the right to exercise the optional services at any time during the performance period. Qualifications statements of eligible firms will be reviewed and a proposal requested from the highest ranked firm. Firms will be ranked based on how well they meet the selection criteria listed below. SELECTION CRITERIA: The award decision for each A/E contract will be based upon the following selection criteria, listed here in descending order of importance: 1. Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. 2. Specialized experience and technical competence in planning, designing, and managing the construction of small community municipal water projects.. 3. Location of the AE and consultant(s) principal office(s) in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality. 4. Demonstrated expertise and experience in working as a team with listed consultants/subcontractors and ability to effectively manage multiple firm teams. 5. Availability of staff during the estimated performance period and capacity to accomplish the work on time. 6. Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with schedules. This procurement is open to both large and small business concerns under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. The applicable NAICS Code is 541310 Architectural Services; the Business Size Standard is $4.5 million. All firms interested in being considered for award of contract that meet the minimum qualification standards are encouraged to submit a response. Evaluations will be conducted by the designated Area Office selection board or chairperson and approved by the Contracting Officer using the short selection process of FAR 36.602-5. A request for proposal will then me sent to the most highly qualified firm. IHS anticipates award of a firm fixed price AE contract. AE firms meeting the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit a completed Standard Form (SF) 330, Architect Engineer Qualifications. Include a summary of qualifications in narrative discussion addressing each of the above selection evaluation criteria. Consultants, if any, to the prime AE firm are required to submit only Part II of the SF 330. Accompany your submission with a letter on company letterhead that references solicitation number IHS-SOL-0800054, and your firms DUNS number. Submit two (2) hard copies of all material to Casey Lafran, Division of Engineering Services, 2201 Sixth Ave. Room 937. You may also hand deliver submissions to the same address. AE firms must be registered with CCR (www.ccr.gov). Additionally, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requires the use of the On-Line Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) in Federal solicitations as part of the proposal submission process. Therefore, all AE firms are required to ensure that their ORCA information is complete and current on the website http://orca.bpn.gov. The selected firm, its subsidiaries, affiliates, consultants, sub consultants and subcontractors that participate in the preparation of a statement of work, specifications and/or plans for a construction contract cannot bid or participate in any capacity with the construction contractor. This includes preparation of a concept design, facility siting studies, environmental assessments, or other activities that result in identification of project scope and costs. The prime firm and consultants for this contract will be required to perform throughout the contract term. This solicitation requires all interested firms to have an email address. Notifications will be via email, therefore, email address must be shown on the SF 330, Part 1. Point of Contact is Casey Lafran, Contracting Specialist, email casey.lafran@ihs.gov. All inquiries shall be sent to this email address no phone calls please.