This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT for planning purposes only. Market research is being conducted to determine if there are small businesses (including HUBZone Certified, 8(a) Certified, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned and Women-Owned small businesses) with the capabilities and experience to perform the required work. All interested parties are invited to submit a capabilities statement to include three projects completed within the last five years that are relevant to the work that will be required under this project. Provide a point of contact for each project listed. Responses to this request must be emailed to Roger K. Wiesnoski at
[email protected] - no other method of response will be accepted. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL. Please identify which small business category your firm is registered as. Questions may be emailed to the same address. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330; the small-business size standard is $4.5 million (average annual receipts within a 3-year period). PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR). Information regarding registration can be found at http://www.ccr.gov/ . Firms must be headquartered in GSA Region 9, which includes California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii and the Trust Territories of the Pacific. Selected set-aside firm must perform 51% of the work associated with this project. The projects are located nationwide (including trust territories held by the United States. NOTE: The remainder of this notice, consisting of the project description and description of the evaluation process, is included for informational purposes only - do not submit a proposal as outlined below at this time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Project Description: The Pacific Rim Region of the General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service manages GSA's seismic program and advocates efficiency and effectiveness of that program through diligent programming, design, and construction. The services of qualified engineering firms are required to support this effort. The following disciplines are required: •· Structural Engineering •· Blast Design •· Geotechnical Engineering •· Cost Estimation The types of work required may include, but not limited to, the following: •· Preparation of seismic hazard reports and evaluation of existing buildings (including historical buildings). •· Risk Assessment and Risk Analysis to determine the seismic risk of Government owned and leased facilities. •· Two and three dimensional computer modeling and analysis of seismic effects/events. •· Engineering peer reviews on projects designed by others. •· Pre-design and pre-purchase surveys. •· Analytical Evaluation of primary systems and non-structural components. •· Preliminary design, recommendations, and the preparation of reports for repair and strengthening of various buildings. •· ATC 20 post disaster assessment experience and firm availability to respond to an event. •· Blast resistance design, including progressive collapse analysis. •· Assessment of earthquake related geotechnical hazards and recommendations to limit risk. •· Cost Estimating. All work shall be performed by, or under the direct supervision of a registered professional engineer. Services may also include assisting GSA staff in in-house design and collaboration with scholars in recognized academic institutions. Design services may include the preparation of working drawings and documents. Project design and contract documents, including drawings, specifications and calculations may be prepared in both metric (SI units) and English (I-P units) systems of measurements. Buildings under consideration may be located in any of the 50 states, as well as US Trust Territories and Possessions. It is also anticipated that other GSA Regions, along with other Federal and DOD Agencies, will be designated as Ordering Offices under these contracts, as well. Award is targeted for the Spring of 2011 . The type of contracts will be Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ). Contract term will be a base year and four consecutive one year options. Maximum order limit will be $1,000,000 per contract, per year, with an aggregate total of $5,000,000 per contract for five (5) years of service. Minimum order will be $5,000 per contract, per year. Up to three (3) contracts may be awarded. A Small and Disadvantaged Business subcontracting plan may be required if the awardee is not a small business. To be eligible for consideration, a firm must have an active and functioning engineering/design office in GSA Region 9 (California, Arizona, Nevada or Hawaii) for five (5) years preceding the closing date of this announcement. Interested firms are invited to submit original and five (5) copies of the SF 330 Architect-Engineer Qualifications, Part II, and a completed, current Standard Form 330 for each proposed consultant. Interested firms with more than one(1) office must indicate on their SF 330 the staffing composition of the office in which the work will be performed. Late responses are subject to F.A.R. Provision 52.214-7. Selection factors, in order of importance, are as follows: •1. Professional Qualifications and Experience of Firms and Key Personnel: (40 points) •· Professional Qualifications and relevant team and individual experience; •· Unique knowledge in the field of structural/blast and •· Geotechnical engineering, and •· Time commitment of key members to projects. Blast designer qualifications: Contractor's personnel shall have formal training in: •· Structural dynamics, the effects of blast on structural systems and engineering analysis. The Contractor shall: •· be familiar with and be capable of using GSA's computer programs WINGARD Version 5.5.1 or later •· have a minimum of five (5) years of blast resistant design for the lead blast consultant. •· have demonstrated experience in performing work of a similar nature and scope within the past two (2) years. •2. Technical Competence: (30 Points) •· Familiarity with GSA, Federal, NEHRP and national seismic codes, standards and guidelines, •· Familiarity with dynamic response of buildings to seismic forces, and •· At least five (5) years demonstrated experience of design of new high rise buildings, and •· Experience with existing (historical) buildings in regions of high seismicity, and •· Familiarity with the Interagency Security Committee (ISC) Security Criteria, and •· Familiarity with blast resistant design, including, but not limited to, progressive collapse analysis and calculations. •3. Past performance: (20 points) •· Past performance in providing Supplemental Seismic/Structural/Blast design services with respect to the team's responsiveness to client's needs for GSA, other Federal Agencies such as VA, DoD, FAA, and private firms. •· Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time, and •· Evidence of previous project management performance, quality control, coordination, scheduling and cost control. The firms must document the accomplishments in meeting the above criteria for three previous clients. For each project identified in the responses to evaluations criteria, provide the name, address, and current telephone number of client representative and identify which members of the firm participated in the project. •· The team must also demonstrate the capability to work nationally and The capacity to perform post disaster assessments in response to an event. . •4. Specialized Experience: (10 points) •· Familiarity with new and innovative systems which could be incorporated into building structures to reduce the effects of seismic forces and blast, •· Familiarity with behavior of non-structural elements under seismic loads and •· Develop Risk Assessment and Risk Analyses, •· Blast Testing, and •· ATC - 20 Post disaster assessment experience. Total score for the four (4) factors noted is 100%. The selection employs a two-stage process. This process involves submittal of all required information to GSA for evaluation by a Selection Board to develop a short list of approximately 6 firms using the listed selection factors as criteria. The short listed firms will be invited to make an oral presentation to the Selection Board which will make a recommendation based on the selection criteria of approximately 3 firms that GSA will negotiate with for an IDIQ contract. The physical location of these presentations will be at the Pacific Rim Region's Office, 450 Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco, CA. Individual orders with an estimated value of $100,000 or more will be competed among contract holders. Orders less than $100,000 may be awarded without competitions, at the discretion of the Government. The factors specified in this announcement for the base award will also be used in awarding these individual orders. Failure to address each of the evaluation criteria, in writing, will result in failure to qualify. Additionally, failure to provide the requisite information will results in failure to qualify. Firms responding to this advertisement are advised to specifically address each evaluation factor under a separate heading. The qualifications statements should clearly indicate the office location where the work will be performed, an organizational chart for the proposed contract, and the qualifications of the individuals anticipated to work on the contract and their geographical location.