Department of Army, New England Division, Corps of Engineers, 696 Virginia Road, Concord, Massachusetts 01742-2751

C -- A-E SERVICES INCLUDING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES POC Robert MacDonald, 978/318-8718/A-E Coordinator E-MAIL: A-E Coordinator, robert.macdonald@usace.army.mil. Indefinite Delivery contract in support of U. S. Army Reserve Facilities throughout New England that will provide for the capability to issue a series of task orders not to exceed %150,000 each and the total contract is not to exceed $500,000 in one calendar year. At the option of the Government, this contract may be extended for two additional one-year periods. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. Different engineering assignments at various facilities in New England which could include various design and/or construction related services requiring licensed design professionals in the civil, mechanical, electrical, structural, and architectural disciplines. General Selection criteria is given in Note 24. Specialized Selection criteria for this contract, in descending order of importance, are: a. The firm must have on its staff or provide through a consultant(s), professional engineers with demonstrated expertise in all those disciplies listed above. The firm must also have staff with professional registration in all six New England states. Firms not demonstrating these requirements will be disqualified from further consideration. b. The firm must have experience in the design/renovation of buildings/building systems. c. The firm must be able to perfrm MCACES cost estimates. d. Firms should have capability to provde all deliverables in AutoCADD release 13, electronic digital format. The Government will only accept this format, without conversion or reformatting, in the target CADD software format and on the target platform specified herein. The target platform is a PC workstation, with a Windows 95/NT operating system. e. Firm must demonstrate experience using metric units in design. See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit two copies of Standard Form (SF) 255 (11/92 edition) and two copies of SF 254 (11/92 edition) to the above address not later than the close of business on the 30th day after the date of this announcement. Two copies of SF 254 are also required for each proposed consultant. (It should be noted that SF 255's are not required from proposed consultants). If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day. Include ACASS number in Section 3 of the SF 255. Call the ACASS Center at 503-808-4591 to obtain a number. In Section 10 of the SF 255, describe the firm's overall design quality management plan, including management approach, coordination of disciplines and subcontracts, and quality control procedures which must includ an independent technical review. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal. (0077)

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