National Gallery of Art, Resource Acquisition, 6th Street & Constitution Avenue, CLA-44, Washington, DC 20565

C -- MASTER FACILITIES PLANNING & BUILDING EVALUATION POC Terry Vann Ellis, Contract Specialist, Jane V. Singley, Contracting Officer, 202/842-6400. Architect/Engineer Services for studies, investigations, assessments, and reports for facilities planning and programming at the National Gallery of Art. The work requires professional services to support planning for the National Gallery's facilities repair, restoration, and preservation programs. The work includes conducting site investigation surveys, collection of data and photographs, and the preparation of studies, reports, project development, cost estimating, and programming. The cumulative total of the contract, including options, shall not exceed $5 million. Each delivery order shall not exceed $500 thousands. Required services include, but are not limited to, assessments of the building envelope; the structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, and transportation systems; the asbestos abatement program; and compliance with UFAS/ADA guidelines. The National Gallery of Art may choose to exercise options for the following services at a later date: preparation of renderings, preparation of design guidelines, landscape planning, conceptual design, final design, preparation of contract documents, cost estimating and analysis, construction inspection, submittal review, and preparation of record drawings. The work may also include the design of asbestos abatements; firms unable to accept work which involves asbestos need not apply. This project involves a comprehensive review of all pre-existing studies, reports, and analyses of the NGA facilities and the related project documentation and cost estimates. The A/E will conduct additional surveys, probes, tests, and visual inspections of all building systems and produce a comprehensive report on the condition of the National Gallery of Art's infrastructure and a consolidated master facilities plan. The A/E is expected to prepare preliminary project descriptions and budget cost estimates for the required capital improvements, repairs, renovations, or replacements necessary to extend the useful life of all building systems. The report will also identify the essential improvements necessary to comply with existing life safety codes, including compliance with UFAS/ADA law. Estimated contract award date is October 1996. Selection will be based on the following criteria which are listed in order of importance: 1. Specialized experience and technical competence of the firm and major subcontractors and consultants conducting similar assessments and studies for the renovation/restoration of museums, historic structures, national landmark structures; 2. Specialized experience and technical competence in facilities planning, capital program development, and budgeting; 3. Capacity of the project team to accomplish work within the specified time constraints based on submittal of current and projected work load; 4. Past performance rating from clients for related work performed within the last five years. Include names and current phone numbers for at least five clients. The clients will be contacted during the evaluation process; 5. Preference will be given to firms within communting distance of Washington DC. Terms of the contract will include the twelve-month period from date of award with four option years. The selected firm may be subject to advisory audits. The selected firm will be required to participate in an orientation and site visit meeting within seven days of notification of award. Firms which meet the requirements described are invited to submit a completed SF-254 and 255 to this office within thirty calendar days from the date of this announcement. SF-254s are also required to be submitted for all subcontractors that the prime contractor plans to utilize under this contract. Only the 11-92 edition of theSF-254 and 255 will be accepted. Supplemental information regarding specialized experience should be included in SF-255. Firms are requested to include telefax numbers. Firms are reminded to complete all blocks on the SF-255 and SF-254. Responding firms are required to clearly identify tasks to be performed in-house and those to be subcontracted. Firms must submit the names and supporting qualifications of all subcontractors. In block 10, state why your firm is specially qualified based on the selection evaluation criteria. Only the SF-254 and 255 will be reviewed. Experience identified in block 8 should not be more than five years old. The firm's person proposed to be the direct contact with NGA throughout the contract work must be identified as the ''Project Manager''. Firms should provide three complete copies of its submission. Firms which do not comply with requirements will be considered non-responsive. No other general notification to firms under consideration for this project will be made. The SIC Code is 8713. No additional project information will be given to firms. Phone calls are discouraged. Site visits will not be arranged during the advertised period. Submit SF-254 and 255 to the National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20565, Attn: Terry Vann Ellis, by 3:30 p.m. on the established due date. Fax copies of the SF-254 and 255 will not be accepted. This is not a request for proposal. Submitted material will be disposed of by the NGA sixty days after contract award unless a specific request is made for its return. (0137)

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