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C -- ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING SERVICES SOL GS02P98DTC0059(N) DUE 060998 POC Gayle Schuster, Contract Specialist, (212) 264-2825, Joan Betts, Contracting Officer, (212) 264-9486 The General Services Administration (GSA), Northeast and Caribbean Region, New York, announces an opportunity for Design Excellence in Architecture / Engineering services as required for a New U.S. Mission to the United Nations. The existing facility consisting of an office tower, auditorium wing, connecting service core and a basement with five parking spaces will be demolished. The existing gross area is 9 059 m2 . The estimated total construction cost for demolition ranges between $3,000,000 and $4,000,000. The new United States Mission to United Nations will contain an occupiable area of 9 986 m2, a gross area of 13 128 m2, a motor pool facility for 4 vehicles plus 10 indoor parking spaces. The General Services Administration desires this complex to be placed on the existing site, within the context of the community. It should reflect an appropriate expression of the American architectural tradition, and be a visual testimony to the dignity, enterprise, vigor and stability of the United States of America. The estimated total construction cost ranges between $38,000,000 and $41,000,000. The Design will include, but is not limited to, demolition, structural, interior construction, plumbing, HVAC, vertical transportation, fire protection, electrical system, lighting and power, special systems (emergency generator, UPS, security, communication and data systems, energy management system), and site work. The existing facility contains hazardous material requiring abatement. The Scope of services under this Firm Fixed Price Contract includes, but is not limited to: Predesign survey of existing conditions, programming studies; presentations to client; energy conservation analysis; development of housing plans and support for the relocation of the existing occupants into swing space, complete architectural and engineering design, preparation of specifications, CADD drawings, scheduling, value engineering, cost estimating, construction phasing and space planning, interior design, optional post construction contract services (PCCS), optional construction phase inspection services, optional as-built drawings, and other related services. The project will be designed and constructed in metric units. The A-E selection will be completed in two stages as follows: STAGE I: The first stage will establish the Architectural capabilities of the "Lead Design Firm." In the FIRST STAGE, a minimum of three (3) Design Firms will be short-listed for further consideration. The short list will be based on the Design Firms' Stage I submittals in response to this Request For Qualification (RFQ). The Design firm will provide specific evidence of its capabilities to deliver design excellence and will express its design philosophy. Qualifications submitted by each firm will be reviewed and evaluated based on the following CRITERIA: (1) PAST PERFORMANCE ON DESIGN [45%]. The firm shall submit 8"x 10" graphics (maximum of two graphics per project) (maximum of three projects) and a typewritten description (maximum of one page per project) of new construction projects completed by the firm within the past 10 years. The three (3) projects shall demonstrate architectural design accomplishments. The narrative shall address the design approach for the features of each project (include tangible evidence where possible i.e. certificates, awards, peer recognition etc. demonstrating design excellence) and address how site constraints were satisfied by the design. (2) PHILOSOPHY AND DESIGN INTENT [40%]. In the designer's words, encompassing the following (maximum of two typewritten pages for items A-F), state your: A) Overall design philosophy. B) Approach to the challenge of resolving design issues. C) Professional responsibility as key designer. D) Philosophy of creating a federal facility E) Philosophy on determining the design parameters, and F) Philosophy on determining how Art in Architecture can be integrated in this project. (3) LEAD DESIGNERS (ARCHITECTURAL) PROFILES [15%]. Submit a biographical sketch including education, professional experience and recognition for design efforts on similar projects. Identify and describe areas of responsibility. SUBMIT SF 255 AND 254 FOR THE LEAD Design Firm only. STAGE II: In this stage the entire project TEAM, including the A-E Design Firms selected in the first stage, their designated lead designers and ALL the consultants who will work on the project, will be evaluated. The A-E Design Firms will submit Standard Forms 254 and 255's which reflect the entire project TEAM. Responses must include Standard Form 254 for all Joint Venture members and/or consultants and a composite Standard Form 255 for the proposed team. The Government will establish the criteria and the date these submittals are due and provide the selection criteria for the interviews and final selection process, with the Stage I short list announcement published in the CBD. A period of 14 calendar days will be provided for the A-E Design Firms to establish full project teams and prepare their narrative response. Consideration for this project is defined as follows: The lead A-E must have an active design production office located within a seventy five (75) mile radial distance from Columbus Circle, New York, NY. If the Lead Design Team and Working Drawings Productions Team are separate entities the GSA shall require that both entities enter into a single contract with the GSA. Internal working agreements as well as entities such as Joint Ventures, Partnerships, or any other legal entity permitted to practice architecture or engineering will be allowed and must be submitted to the GSA for review within forty five (45) days of the notification of selection. A complete description of the proposed internal responsibilities of the components must be included in both the Stage I and Stage II submittals. A complete Scope of Work may be obtained from Gayle Schuster, General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, Property Development Division, Contracts Branch, Room 1639, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278. A pre-submittal meeting will be held on May 12, 1998 at 10:00 A.M. at the Court of International Trade, 1 Federal Plaza, New York, NY. For further information or to register for the pre-submittal meeting, contact Gayle Schuster at 212-264-2825. Before award of the contract, the A-E (if not a small business of $2,500,000.00 gross average sales receipts for the past three years) shall be required to present an acceptable Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with Public Law 95-507. As part of it's commitment to socioeconomic initiatives of the Federal Government, the General Services Administration has established subcontracting goals of 32 percent for Small Businesses, 6 percent for Small Disadvantaged Businesses, and 3 percent for Woman-Owned Small Businesses. In support of the agency's efforts, firms seeking consideration for this contract shall demonstrate a proactive effort to achieve the above goals. The use of subcontractor consultants will be reflected in a Small Business Subcontracting Plan to be submitted with the Stage II submittal and included in the contract. Firms must also provide a brief written narrative of outreach efforts made to utilize Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business and Women-Owned Small Business concerns during Stage II. The narrative shall not exceed one typewritten page. An acceptable subcontracting plan must be agreed to before contract award. Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business and Woman-Owned Small Business firms are strongly encouraged to participate as a prime contractor or as a member of a joint venture with other small businesses. All interested large business firms are reminded that the successful firm will be expected to place subcontracts to the maximum practical extent possible with Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Small Business firms as part of their ORIGINAL SUBMITTED TEAMS. A draft contract will be furnished to all firms being interviewed during Stage II. The A-E firm selected will be required to furnish to the Contracting Office preliminary salary rates and overhead rate(s) within 21 calendar days of notification. A-E Firms having the capability to perform the services described in this announcement are invited to respond by submitting completed SF 254's (form Stage I "A-E Design Firm") which must be dated no more than twelve months before the date of this synopsis, and a SF-255 (for Stage I "A-E Design Firm") along with a letter of interest. Please Note: In Block 8 of the SF-254, specify only current payroll (non-contract) personnel of each firm. In Block 10 of the SF-255, the A-E firm MUST sign (name and title), and date the submittal. Submission shall be mailed to General Services Administration, Program Support Division, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 18-130, New York, NY 10278 by June 9, 1998, 4:30 Local Time. The following information MUST be on the outside of the sealed envelope. 1) Solicitation No.: GS-02P-98-DTC-0059(N)/Title: New U.S. Mission the United Nations, 799 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY. 2) Due Date: June 9, 1998. 4) Closing Time 4:30 P.M. SUBMISSIONS DELIVERED TO THE ISSUING OFFICE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Award of this contract is contingent upon funding approval. This is not a Request for Proposal. (0090)

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