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C -- DESIGN FUEL CELL/CORROSION CONTROL AND FIRE STATION RENOVATION SOL DAHA12-96-R-0003. Contact 2LT Patrick Staresina, (317) 247-3309. Contracting Officer, LTC Mike Dietrich (317) 247-3310. Architect-Engineer Services: Architect-Engineer to provide investigative, design, and construction inspection services for the construction of a combined aircraft fuel cell and corrosion control facility, the alteration of an existing fuel cell facility to serve as the base fire station, and the demolition of the existing fire station. Facilities are located in the Indiana Air National Guard Base, Hulman Regional Airport, Terre Haute, Indiana. The proposed fuel cell and corrosion control facility will be used for the maintenance and repair of aircraft fuel cells, bladders, and tanks, and the washing and painting of aircraft, components, and equipment in an environmentally safe atmosphere. The fire station will be converted from the existing fuel cell facility to provide fire apparatus parking bays, a control center, bunkrooms, and a kitchen area. Both facilities include administrative, training and storage areas, workshops and latrines. Interested firms will be selected based on the following criteria, listed in order of importance: 1) Professional qualification to include architect and environmental, mechanical, electrical, civil, and structural engineer; 2) Specialized experience and technical competence with these types of facilities; 3) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time; 4) Past performance; 5) Location of the firm's office which will do the work in relation to the project site; 6) Demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design; 7) Experience in ``soft metrics'' design. Estimated magnitude of construction and renovation work is between $2.5 and $5 million. Architect-Engineer firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit the following, within 30 calendar days of this publication, in order to be received by this office and considered for selection: 1) SF 254 - ``U.S. Government Architect-Engineer Questionnaire''. 2) SF 255 - ``Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire'' for this specific project. This is not a request for proposal. This is an unrestricted procurement action, open to both small and large business. (099)

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