Department of Veterans Affairs, Great Lakes Healthcare Systems, Contract Service Center, Bldg. 5, 5000 West National Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53295

C -- MULTI-DISCIPLINE SERVICES DUE 031898 POC Thomas Scheuerell, Contracting Officer, (414) 902-5411 INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT (OPEN-END) MULTI-DISCIPLINE ENGINEERING CONTRACT SERVICES -- Provide professional services necessary for various projects at the VA Medical Center, Milwaukee,Wisconsin. Services include site investigations, analysis, cost estimates, preparation of working drawings and specifications, and construction period services. Area of consideration is restricted to firms located within a 50 mile radius of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. VA intends to award a contract for a period of one (1) year, with two (2) additional option periods of one (1) year each. Total fees paid under the resultant contract shall not exceed $50,000, including the option years. The Government is uncertain as to the number of Delivery Orders that will be placed against the contract during the term of the contract. Award of individual work orders is contingent upon project funding. Selection criteria will be based on: (1) Past performance on similar projects, maintaining project schedules and project budgets, (2) Overall engineering design experience and capability, (3) Qualifications of staff to be assigned, with special emphasis on field personnel to be utilized, (4) Cost control effectiveness and (5) Ability of A/E to produce all plan documents on a CAD system fully compatible with AUTOCAD Release 14 and the ability to provide specifications on a 3.5" disk for Microsoft Word 8 or Word 97 and Cost Estimates on Excel 97. A/E firms, which meet the requirements listed in this announcement, are invited to submit two (2) copies of the completed Standard Form 254 and 255 by March 18, 1998. SIC code 8711 applies. The Small Business standard is $2.5 million; an Emerging Small Business size standard is half the size of a small. The requirement is set aside for Emerging Small Business. No bid packages are available. This is not a Request For Proposal. (0043)

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