General Services Administration (7PCAC),Fee Developer,819 Taylor St., Rm. 11 A01,Fort Worth,TX 76102-6105

C -- SOURCE SELECTION SPACE PLANNING FOR SOL GS-07P-95-JUD-0008 DUE 000000 POC Contact,Deborah D. Sanders,817/334-8420 SIC Code 8712 - Space Planning Services for Greater Southwest Region; SOL GS-07P-95-JUD-0008. POC Contracting Officer: Deborah D. Sanders, GSA Fee Developer, Program Support Branch, 7PCAC, (817) 334-8420. Technical Representative: Forrest McLemore, 7PL (817) 334-3875. Submittals (SF 245/255) must be received by the General Services Administration (GSA) Business Service Center (7ADB), 819 Taylor St., Room 11A05, Ft. Worth, TX 76102, (817) 334-3282, no later than 3:15 P.M. local time, on the 30th calendar day after date of this publication. Calendar days shall be computed commencing with the day after the date of publication. All submittals must clearly indicate the solicitation number on the face of the envelope for identification purposes. Late submittals will be handled in accordance with FAR 52.215-10. This is an indefinite quantity contract for Space Planning Services for a period of one year with four 1-year option periods. The contract will be for work in the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico, and Louisiana, within the area administered by the General Services Administration, Commercial/Broker Division of the Greater Southwest Region. The purpose of this contract is to provide space planning services on an ''as needed'' basis to GSA and its client agencies. The firm selected will be required to perform space programming, space planning, and interior design; prepare plans and other documentation required to insure that the space needs of the client agencies are met. The firm selected will provide base drawings which accurately represent all fixed architectural and structural elements, assignment drawings which accurately reflect ''as built'' conditions and include statistical information broken down by tenant organizational unit indicating square footage and GSA space classification categories. The work may also include programming, consisting of collecting, verifying, and analyzing Government- provided organizational information, and conducting interviews with specified agency representatives. The work may also include space plans, layouts, block plans, stacking plans, schematic plans, hard-line design intent drawings, quality takeoffs, phasing and move sequence plans, building evaluation, move coordination, graphic design, cost estimates, and in certain instances complete architectural construction documents. There will be no limit to the amount paid on individual delivery orders and no limit on project size; however, the total cumulative delivery order amount shall not exceed $500,000 in any one-year contract period, and the minimum ordering limitation is $5,000. Projects will generally involve 4,000 to 100,000 square feet, but could be of any size. Evaluation factors for the selection of the firm are as follows: (1) Experience (45%) - firm must have the professional qualifications, expertise and education level to provide the required space planning services. The firm must demonstrate their experience in programming, space planning, and design intent drawings for a minimum of six separate projects that range in size from 10,000 to 200,000 square feet of commercial office-type space. Space planning projects must have included analysis and planning to accommodate life safety and accessibility codes and standards. (2) Resources (30%) - the successful contractor shall have the capability to provide three complete project teams to work concurrently at any given time. Each team shall consist of three members: Senior Space Planner, Junior Space Planner, and CAD Operator (and on occasion each team may be supplemented with a registered Architect). The Project Manager will oversee all three project teams. The contractor must be able to accommodate projects that require additional manpower efforts when required. (3) Facilities (15%) - firm must demonstrate the capability to operate and utilize Autocad Release 12 for Windows, and have sufficient equipment to allow simultaneous use by all project teams. (4) Management (10%) - firm must demonstrate capability and past performance on meeting schedules and mobilizing. Firms, when responding to this announcement, should address their capability with regard to each of the evaluation factors listed above, as the top rated firms recommended for interview will be recommended solely on their written response to this announcement. Firms wishing to be considered must submit completed Standard Forms 254 and 255 and other pertinent information. In accordance with Public Law 95-507, the selected firm will be required to provide the maximum practicable opportunities for small business concerns, owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals to participate as subcontractors in the performance of the contract. As part of its commitment to socioeconomic initiatives of the Federal Government, The General Services Administration has established for fiscal year 1995, subcontracting goals of 32 percent for small business, 6 percent for small disadvantaged business and 3 percent for women owned business. In support of the agency efforts, firms seeking consideration for this contract should provide maximum practicable subcontracting opportunities for small, small disadvantaged and women-owned business. The use of subcontractor/consultants shown on the submitted SF 254s will be reflected in a Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business Subcontracting Plan, included in the contract. Firms must also provide a brief written narrative of outreach efforts made to utilize small, small disadvantaged and women-owned businesses. The narrative shall not exceed one typewritten page. An acceptable subcontracting plan must be agreed to before contract award. (Small businesses are not subject to this requirement). (0081)

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