C--INDEFINITE DELIVERY A-E CONTRACT FOR MISCELLANEOUS ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR THE ST. LOUIS DISTRICT, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS RESTRICTED TO SBA-CERTIFIED 8(a) SET-ASIDE. Technical POC Civil Engineering Unit, James A. Mills, (314) 331-8301, Contract Specialist, Lisa White (314) 331-8518. (Site Code W912P9) Solicitation W912P9-09-R-0737. Classification Service Code C, NAICS code is 541330. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION. Services of qualified A-E firm are sought to provide professional engineering services for miscellaneous engineering and architectural design and related work. Contract work is intended primarily for projects within the geographical boundary of the St. Louis District, although some of the work may occur within the boundary of Mississippi Valley Division (MVD). However, work may be awarded for projects located outside the MVD boundary on an approved basis as determined by the Contracting Officer. Subject to program requirements, the Government intends to negotiate and award up to two SBA-Certified 8(a) set-aside indefinite delivery contracts within one year after the required response date to this announcement. Each contract will have a base period, not to exceed one year, and four option periods, not to exceed one year each. The amount of work in each contract period will not exceed $500,000 ($2,500,000 total per contract). However, an option period may be exercised at the Governments sole discretion when the contract amount for the base period or preceding option period has been exhausted or nearly exhausted. Furthermore, any unused capacity may be rolled over to the next contract period at the Governments sole discretion. Yearly rate schedules with annual cost adjustment will be negotiated for the contracts. On each individual contract, the first years rate schedule shall become effective the day of contract award, and shall be in effect for 1 year from contract award. Subsequent rate schedules shall become effective on the yearly anniversary dates from contract award. Work will be issued by negotiated firm fixed-price task orders, not to exceed the contract amount. The Contracting Officer will consider the following and other relevant factors in deciding which Contractor will be selected to negotiate an order: performance and quality of deliverables under the current contract, current capacity to accomplish the task order in the required time, uniquely specialized experience, geographic location, and equitable distribution of work among Contractors. This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6 and supplements thereto. A firm will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications to accomplish the required work. This contract is set aside for SBA-Certified 8(a) businesses only. North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330, which has a size standard of $4,500,000 in annual average receipts. Each firm responding to this announcement must indicate their size status under the specified NAICS code and state if they are currently certified as an 8(a) business firm. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under this contract must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act, relative to the employees home office location. Prior to contract award, a firm must be registered in the DOD Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Registration can be made via the CCR Internet site at http://www.ccr.gov or by contacting the DLA Customer Interaction Center at 1-(800)-334-3414. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION. Work will be for engineering design and architectural design services applicable to miscellaneous civil works projects such as portions of locks and dams, gatewell/drainage structures, stormwater/wastewater design, levees, roads, railroad closure structures, buildings and grounds. Firms must have a full range of capability for these types of services. Use of the metric system of measurement may be required for some deliverables under the proposed contract; however, metric system experience is not a selection criterion and is not required for selection. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria a through d are primary. Criteria e and f are secondary and will only be used as tie breakers among technically equal firms. a. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHINAL COMPETENCE: Current experience in the following: (1) Corps civil works engineering and architectural design, for medium and small projects; (2) Preparation of Corps civil works contract plans and specifications; (3) Ability to deliver CADD files in the Bentley Microstation Version 8 format; (4) Management procedures to include Quality Control Plans; (5) Construction cost estimating. b. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: The firm should have qualified and registered/licensed key personnel in the disciplines of civil and structural engineering, architects, engineering technicians and CADD technicians. The evaluation will consider education, training, registration, relevant experience, and longevity with the firm of the key management, professional, and technical personnel using information from Block E of the SF 330 submitted. c. CAPACITY TO ACCOMPLISH WORK: Firms must have the capacity to accomplish up to three task orders simultaneously (with an aggregate value of up to $500,000 or more) in a one-year period for delivery of a quality product on a timely schedule, and capacity to perform approximately $2,500,000 in work of the required type in a five-year period. The evaluation will consider the availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines (management, quality control, and technical); equipment availability, i.e. the extent of in-house facilities verses subcontracting needs; the firms demonstrated ability to perform and monitor multiple task orders simultaneously; the firms demonstrated ability to use quality control procedures and tools to ensure quality final design products; firms demonstrated ability to adhere to design schedules. d. PAST PERFORMANCE: Past performance on similar Department of Defense contracts, and other similar contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules as determined from ACASS/CPARS/PPIRS data, credible documentation included in the SF 330, and other relevant sources. e. GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY: Geographic proximity to the St. Louis District office headquarters. f. EQUITABLE DISTRIBUITION OF DOD CONTRACTS: Evaluation will consider the Volume of DOD A-E contract awards in the last 12 months. The objective is to achieve an equitable distribution of DOD A-E contracts among qualified firms, including SBA-Certified 8(a) businesses. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS. Interested SBA-Certified 8(a) business firms having capabilities to perform this work must submit four copies of completed SF 330 to, Attn: Lisa White, CEMVS-CT-X, 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, MO 63103-2833 not later than 3:00 PM local time on the 30th day after the date of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday or Federal holiday, the deadline in 3:00 PM local time of the next business day. Include each firms DUNS number on SF 330, Part I, Block 5 and Part II, Block 4. In SF 330, Part I, Section D, include an organization chart of the key personnel to be assigned to the project. In SF 330, Part I, indicate in Section C-11 or Section H if the prime has worked with the team members in the past five years and the estimated percentage involvement of each firm on the proposed team. In section H describe the firms overall Design Quality Management Plan (DQMP) (A project specific design quality control plan must be prepared and approved by the Government as a condition of contract award, but is not required with this submission). Also include in section H the number and amount of fees awarded on DOD contracts during the twelve months prior to this notice, including change orders and supplemental agreements for the submitting office only. No other notification to firms under consideration for this work will be made. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a Request for Proposal.