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New Amendment- Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity Contract, A-E Services Contract for Aerial Imagery Collection, Photogrammetric Mapping, and Geospatial Production Services for the USACE, New O... New Amendment- Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity Contract, A-E Services Contract for Aerial Imagery Collection, Photogrammetric Mapping, and Geospatial Production Services for the USACE, New Orleans District, Mississippi Valley Division, and within the Gulf Coast Region (South Atlantic Division and Southwest Division) SF330 due date of June 17, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. CST remain unchanged. Questions and Answer for W912P822R0023 1. The announcement states that this is a Pre-solicitation, but it reads as a Solicitation. Could you please confirm if this is a Presolicitation or a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation? This is the solicitation. I am expecting SF-330s, after which we select a vendor to move to negotiation of rates. 2. The announcement states “to include the firm's DUNS number on SF 330, Part I, Block 5 next to the name of the firm” and also in “Part II, Block 4”. However, the SF330 which is dated 07/2021 asks for the UEI in that block. To clarify, do you require the DUNS Number or Unique Entity Identifier? CT can answer this. If SF-330s no longer require a DUNS no, we use the UEI 3. Selection Criteria: Specialized Experience- in what time period must the example projects be complete? From the date of the solicitation? Do we assume within the previous 5 years? Ongoing contracts would be considered acceptable. Within the previous 5 years is acceptable. Selection Criteria: Professional Qualifications- do we assume that projects must be within the previous 5 years from the date of the solicitation? Ongoing contracts would be considered acceptable. Within the previous 5 years is acceptable. 4. Selection Criteria: Past Performance- are PPQs acceptable in lieu of ACASS/CPARS/PPIRS data? This is a CT determination. Not an ED call. 5. Is there a page limit for Part I and/or Section H? Better state a limit: NTE 100 pages. 6. The solicitation states that 5 hard copies shall be submitted by 2pm CST on June 17th. Will you consider electronic submission by the same date and time sent to the email address listed in the solicitation? PDF submissions only. 7. If hard copies are still required is hand delivery acceptable and what are the specifics regarding hand delivery. PDF submissions only. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. A firm will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications to accomplish the required work. The services will consist of GIS & geospatial production services, digital aerial photography, digital aerotriangulation, airborne LiDAR, photogrammetric mapping, remote sensing, large and small-scale topographic mapping, river navigational charting, land use/land cover analysis and mapping. The services will mainly serve the needs the New Orleans District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; however, contract capacity may be utilized within the Mississippi Valley Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as well as districts within the Gulf Coast Region, on a limited basis. One indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract will be negotiated and awarded. The contract will have a five-year period of performance. The contract is anticipated to be awarded within one year after the required response date to this solicitation. Contract ceiling will not exceed $6,000,000 or five years in duration, whichever comes first. The minimum guarantee throughout the five-year contract is $5,000.00. ATTENTION: All contractors who submit an offer/bid are required to be registered with the System for Award Management to be eligible for contract award or payment from any DOD activity. Information on registration may be obtained via the internet at https://www.sam.gov Registration requires applicants to have a DUNS number from Dun & Bradstreet. Recommend registering immediately in order to be eligible for timely award. 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 employee's office location. North American Industrial Classification System code is 541370, which has a size standard of $16,500,000 in average annual receipts. This contract is set-aside for Service Disabled, Veteran-Owned small businesses only.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 EP 715-1-7 Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act, as determined relative 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 Federal Contractor Registry. Register at Internet site https://federalcontractorregistry.com. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The work to be performed under this contract are digital aerial photography, airborne LiDAR data collection, photogrammetric mapping, remote sensing, GIS, surveying, and geospatial production services for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Services are anticipated for areas within the New Orleans District; however, services may be required in the geographic areas of the Mississippi Valley Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and within the Gulf Coast region (e.g., South Atlantic Division and Southwest Division.) The solicitation does not supersede contracts previously awarded for similar work by other Corps Districts. An annual cost escalation will be negotiated. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria are listed below Criteria ‘a’ through ‘d’ are primary. Criteria ‘e’ and ‘f’ are secondary and will only be used as "tie-breakers" among firms that are essentially technically equal. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). a. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence: (1) current experience in collection of digital aerial imagery supporting large & small scale photogrammetric mapping utilizing digital aerial cameras, softcopy aerotriangulation and softcopy feature compilation and extraction; (2) current experience in the collection and processing of airborne LiDAR data into various mapping products to include corridor mapping, elevation models, surface models, and contours for large and small scale mapping projects; (3) current experience in large and small scale photogrammetric production in support of engineering design, facilities management, regional planning, and real property inventory; (4) capability and experience to perform, GIS, cartographic, cartographic/document digitization/scanning, and geospatial production services; (5) current experience in digital orthophoto generation for large and small scale mapping projects; (6) ability to integrate digital terrain data from multiple sources into a surface model; (7) ground survey control planning and acquisition for LiDAR and photogrammetric map compilation including conventional measuring systems and Global Positioning Systems; (8) capability to provide GIS mapping products and analysis of GIS data sets; (9) ability to perform boundary mapping from real estate tract maps, deeds, and real property transactional registers; (10) facilities and capability to perform digital conversion of hardcopy historical photos and files; (11) photo image analysis and interpretation to detect land use and change analysis; (12) ability to conduct supervised and unsupervised digital classifications from remotely sensed (i.e., hyperspectral and multispectral data sets, high resolution sensor data sets) data and incorporate results into existing geospatial data bases and/or thematic maps; (13) capability and experience in providing photogrammetric, topographic survey, CAD, GIS, and other geospatial data products using USACE standards and specifications & using industry standards; (14) ability to deliver digital data that is readable and fully operational with standard GIS and CAD formats; (15) capability and experience in development and use of geodatabases and supporting technology in support of non-military, civil works applications. b. Professional Qualifications: The firm should have qualified, certified, and/or licensed professionals; photogrammetrists, land surveyors, engineers, and other professions with demonstrated expertise in all aspects of photogrammetry, remote sensing, GIS, and surveying, as well as a qualified management team, quality control staff and technical staff. The evaluation will consider all education, training, registration, and voluntary certifications (e.g., ASPRS Certified Photogrammetrist, GIS Professional (GISP), etc.), overall and relevant experience, and longevity with the firm. c. Capacity to Accomplish the Work: (1) firms must have the capability to perform approximately $1,250,000 of the required type of work in a one-year period. The evaluation of a firm’s capability will consider the availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines (management, quality control, and technical); (2) capability of firm to furnish photogrammetric equipment including airworthy piloted aircraft, large and medium format digital cameras for elevation data collection to support production of ASPRS Class 1 standards for 2 foot or better contours, LiDAR sensors and airborne platforms suitable for corridor mapping, large areas, and higher elevation data collections, hardware and software to perform aerotriangulation, softcopy stereoplotter instrumentation for digital data collection of planimetric and topographic features, DTM, DEM data collection and manipulation of terrain data (to include DTED data sets), digital data editing facilities, and airborne GPS capabilities for aircraft navigation and photo/sensor control; (3) capacity of firm to perform diverse GIS, cartographic, cartographic digitization/scanning, and geospatial production services beyond those needed to support and process airborne imagery and LiDAR data; (4) ability to provide necessary survey equipment (GPS and conventional) and personnel to accomplish airborne global positioning system controlled photogrammetry missions in a timely schedule; (5) demonstrate project management skills, tools and past experience monitoring multiple task orders simultaneously; (6) demonstrated quality control management plans, procedures, and tools to ensure quality photogrammetric mapping products; d. Past Performance: Past performance on Department of Defense and other 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 sources. e. Proximity to New Orleans District Headquarters: The primary purpose of contract is to support New Orleans District’s Civil Works projects. Proximity to New Orleans District will be considered. f. Equitable Distribution 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, by giving more consideration to firms with lower total volume. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested firms having capabilities to perform this work must submit five copies of completed SF 330, Attn: Melissa A. Vaughn, CEMVN-CT-E, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118-3651 not later than 2:00 p.m. local time on 17 June 2022. Point of Contact – Melissa A. Vaughn, (504) 862-2762 - Email your questions to US Army Engineer District, New Orleans, LA – Civil Works at Melissa A. Vaughn, Melissa.A.Vaughn@usace.army.mil. Include the firm's 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 owned or leased equipment that will be used to perform this contract, as well as GIS, CAD, and geospatial technology capabilities; describe the firm’s 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. Solicitation packages are not provided, and no additional project information will be given to firms during the announcement period. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). Place of Performance: N/A