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R -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEERING SERVICES TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO PLAN, DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, RENOVATE AND MAINTAIN BOP FACILITIES WITHIN THE SOUTHEAST REGION Sol. RFP 274-134. POC: Vincent J. Falzone, (404) 622-6241, ext. 648, Supervisory Contract Specialist. The U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Southeast Regional Office, seeks to negotiate a Firm-Fixed Price/Requirements Architect-Engineer (A&E), 8(a) Set-Aside services contract. The initial contract will be for one (1) year with FBOP reserving the right to extend four (4) additional one year periods. This contract will support the Southeast Regional Facilities Department in efforts to plan, design, construct, renovate and maintain FBOP facilities within the region (Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi and Puerto Rico). The A/E firm selected will be required to provide the following services: prepare studies; plans; specifications; cost estimates; space planning; space programming; handicapped accessibility; fire protection engineering; environmental and energy conservation. Professional disciplines required will include: architecture; mechanical; electrical; plumbing; structural; civil; and environmental engineering. Services will be provided primarily to FBOP personnel located in the Atlanta, Georgia and consideration will be limited to those firms within a 50 mile radius of Atlanta, Georgia. The A/E firm selected must have the ability to provide services throughout the FBOP Southeast Region using its own resources or those of subcontractors. The estimated start date is September 16, 1996. A/E selection criteria is listed as following: PROPOSED PROJECT TEAM AND ORGANIZATION (40%): Key personnel of the firm including consultants and management plan; professional qualifications and relevant experience-individually and as a team; and the team's organization and management approach and planning to provide services of this type; FIRM'S CAPACITY AND CAPABILITY (30%): Size and make-up of firm and consultants; available personnel by discipline available for the categories of services required; any relevant equipment, procedures, systems or techniques available to provide these services; EXPERIENCE AND PERFORMANCE (30%): Experience by the firm and consultants, including: relevant experience with projects of comparable size and complexity; project team and consultant experience and performance demonstrated by description of recent services provided; experience relevant to the major categories of services required; operation efficiency and conciseness, clarity and completeness of the firms submittal. In addition, AutoCAD release 12 compatible CADD documents and AIA Master Spec., WordPerfect for Windows, specifications are required for all documents prepared by A/E Services. Evaluation selection criteria will be in strict accordance with FAR 36.6. All orders placed under the contract will be on a firm fixed fee price basis and accomplished through individual task orders. There will be no minimum guaranteed fee associated with this contract. The maximum total fees for each period shall not exceed $1,000,000. The maximum total for each task order shall not exceed $50,000.00 for a project at USP Atlanta or $250,000.00 for a project that is for the Southwest Region. This acquisition is an 8(a) set-aside. Qualified firms desiring consideration shall address their capabilities with regard to the mentioned evaluation factors and provide two (2) copies of current SF 254/ SF 255's. Responses must be received within 30 days of this publication. This is not a request for proposal. (206)

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