SOUTHWESTNAVFACENGCOM (Code 0211), 1220 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92132-5187

C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE CA, NV, AZ, AND NM AREAS SOL N68711-96-D-2231 DUE 072496 POC Samantha Darella/Contract Specialist, (619) 532-3839, Nancy Trent/Contracting Officer, (619) 532-2853. Indefinite Quantity Firm Fixed Price Contract. Architectural- Engineering Services are required for Structural Engineering Services, including Investigations, Studies, Evaluations and Reports, Design and Preparation of Construction Contract Documents, Preparation of Cost Estimates and Construction Contract Support, for various projects located at various Naval/Marine Corps Activities in the California, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico geographic areas for Southwest Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, San Diego, California. Engineering Services may include Seismic/Structural Design of new facilities, Seismic/Structural Investigation and Upgrading of existing facilities, and preparation of Project Documentation for the construction and/or repair of existing facilities. Coordination with architectural, civil, survey, mechanical, electrical, geotechnical, seismological, cost estimating, specifications writing, fire protection and environmental engineering services incidental to structural designs may be required in support of individual structural design projects. The term of the Contract will be 365 calendar days from the date of initial Contract award or until the $1,000,000 fee limitation is reached. The estimated start date is September 1996. The Government reserves the option to extend the Contract for an additional 365 calendar days or until an additional $1,000,000 in fees has been reached. The minimum guaranteed Contract amount is $25,000. The maximum Delivery Order size may not exceed $200,000. The A-E Selection Criteria will include (in order of importance): (1) Recent Specialized Experience of the firm (including consultants) in structural/seismic design of new facilities and renovation/retrofit of existing facilities, including various building types, high bay structures, weight handling equipment, bridges, towers, tanks, waterfront structures and associated site utilities improvements. Do not list more than ten (10) representative projects in Block 8 of DD Form 255. Indicate which consultants from the proposed team, if any, participated in the design of each project listed in Block 8. (2) Professional Qualifications of the staff to be assigned to projects under this Contract, specifically in the areas of structural/seismic design of new facilities and renovation/retrofit of existing facilities, including various building types, high bay structures, weight handling equipment, bridges, towers, tanks, waterfront structures and associated site utilities improvements. For the structural portion of the work the staff to be assigned under this Contract shall be licensed Structural/Civil Engineers. List only those team members who will actually perform major tasks under this Contract. Qualifications for each team member listed shall describe the individual's potential contributions to projects under this Contract. (3) Past performance on contracts with government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules. Indicate by briefly describing internal quality assurance and cost control procedures and indicate team members who are responsible for monitoring these processes. List recent awards, commendations and other performance evaluations (do not submit copies). (4) Location in the general geographic area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project, provided that the application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of firms given the nature and size of this project. (5) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time. Indicate the firms present workload and the availability of the project team (including consultants) for the specified contract performance period and indicate specialized equipment available and prior security clearances. (6) List the small or disadvantaged or woman- owned business firms used as primary consultants or as subconsultants. If a large business concern is selected for this contract, they will be required to submit a subcontracting plan that should reflect a minimum 5% Small Disadvantaged Business of the amount to be subcontracted out. Those firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement and wish to be considered, must submit one copy each of a SF 254 and a SF 255 for the firm and a SF 254 for each consultant listed in block 6 of the firms SF 255. One copy of the submittal package is to be received in this office no later than 3:00 P.M. Pacific Time on the due date indicated above. Should the due date fall on a weekend or holiday, the submittal package will be due the first workday there after. Submittals received after this date and time will not be considered. Additional information requested of applying firms: indicate solicitation number in block 2b, CEC (Contractor Establishment Code) and/or Duns number (for the address listed in block 3) and TIN number in block 3, telefax number (if any) in block 3a and discuss why the firm is especially qualified based on the selection criteria in block 10 of the SF 255. For firms applying with multiple offices, indicate the office which completed each of the projects listed in block 8 and list which office is under contract for any contracts listed in block 9. Use block 10 of the SF 255 to provide any additional information desired. Personal interviews may not be scheduled prior to selection of the most highly qualified firm. SF 255's shall not exceed 30 printed pages (double sided is two pages/organizational charts and photographs excluded, exception: photographs with text will be considered as a page). All information must be included on the SF 255 (cover letter, other attachments and pages in excess of the 30 page limit will not be included in the evaluation process). Firms not providing the requested information in the format (i.e. listing more than a total of 10 projects in block 8, not providing a brief description of the quality control plan, not listing which office of multiple office firms completed projects listed in block 8, etc.) directed by this synopsis may be negatively evaluated under selection criteria (3). Firms, their subsidiaries or affiliates, which design or prepare specifications for a construction contract or procurement of supplies cannot provide the construction or supplies. This limitation also applies to subsidiaries and affiliates of the firm. This is not a request for proposal. Telegraphic and facsimile SF 255's will not be accepted. Site visits will not be arranged during the submittal period. See Numbered Note(s): 24. (0171)

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