SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Architect and Engineering Services under Indefinite = Delivery/Indefinite Quantities Contract
- Notice Date
- 1/24/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- National Park Service, Midwest Regional Office, 1709 Jackson = Street, Omaha, NE 68102
- ZIP Code
- 68102
- Solicitation Number
- N6000020001
- Response Due
- 3/11/2002
- Archive Date
- 8/31/2002
- Point of Contact
- Contract Specialist, Theora McVay, 402-221-3487
- Description
- The Midwest Regional Office of the National Park Service (NPS) in = Omaha, Nebraska, is seeking qualified organizations to provide = Architect/Engineer (A/E) services under indefinite delivery/indefinite = quantity contract for engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, = and environmental(NEPA) services for parks in the Midwest Region (e.g., = Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, = Arkansas, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska). More than one = contract may be awarded under this solicitation. Work will consist of, = but is not limited to, Title I Services, which includes physical = investigation (surveying) and materials testing; preparation of = conditions reports; preliminary designs and estimates; and other = architectural, engineering, landscape architectural, and environmental = work. Title II Services includes preparing construction drawings, = specifications, and cost estimates. Title III services includes = construction observation, site visits, consultation, review of = submittals and shop drawings, and preparing operation and maintenance = manuals. NPS policies and directives will guide all work; however, park = resources often present unique and unusual conditions and the NPS = encourages the participation of various disciplines in the review and = planning process. The NPS has adopted sustainable design as the guiding = principle for park planning and development. By definition, this means meeting present needs without compromising the = ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In practice, = sustainable design minimizes the short- and long-term environmental = impacts of development activity through resource conservation, = recycling, waste minimization, and the utilization of energy efficient = and ecologically responsible materials and techniques for construction. = The following criteria shall be used in the evaluation of the = prospective firms in descending order of importance: 1. Professional = qualifications of the principals and key staff of the firm and = consultants for the performance of the desired services, 2. Specialized = experience and technical competence in the type of work required, 3. = Capacity to respond to short timeframes and accomplish more than one = project at a time within the desired schedules, while maintaining quality of work and control of costs, 4. Past performance on contracts = with government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and = compliance with performance schedules, 5. Location in the general = geographical area of the Midwest Regional Office and knowledge of broad = range of project localities in 13 states of Midwest Region, 6. = Demonstrated success of sustainable processes and renewable technologies = in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste = reduction and energy efficiency in facility design. The total of all = work orders per year shall not exceed $1 million, and no single work = order shall exceed $500,000. The A/E is guaranteed a minimum amount of = $10,000 during the base year and each optioned year. Following are = examples of projects done in the past: Agate Fossil Beds NM visitor = center, utilities, parking area, and housing, Harrison, Nebraska; = Badlands NP visitor center rehabilitation, Interior, South Dakota; = George Washington Carver NM visitor center rehabilitation, parking lot, = and contact station, Diamond, Missouri; and Jefferson NEM drop off zone = and parking areas, St. Louis, Missouri. The term of this contract shall = be 1 year from the date of contract award, with a government option to = extend the period of performance for four additional 1-year periods. = All data processing and storage, including specifications, cost = estimates, technical reports, and special studies shall be compatible with Microsoft Office 97 Word processing and = Microsoft Access data storage software. The A/E shall have the = capability of preparing drawings and graphic material using AutoCAD 2002 = software. If the apparent successful offeror is a large business, they = will be required to submit a subcontracting plan with separate = percentage goals for using small business concerns. To the fullest = extent, the NPS welcomes the participation of small business firms, = including women and minority-owned and operated A/E firms and encourages = large business firms to include small business firms as part of their = team. The North American Industry Classification Code is 54131. A/E = firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are = invited to submit a Letter of Interest and completed Standard Form 254 and 255 to the NPS, Midwest = Regional Office, Attention: Contract Specialist Theora McVay, 1709 = Jackson Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68102. Responses must be received = before 2:00 PM , March 11, 2002 in order to be considered for this = selection. This is not an RFP. Any questions should be addressed, in = writing, to Ms. McVay at the above address.
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