Contracting Officer, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Engineering Field Activity Chesapeake, (Attn: Code 02AE), Washington Navy Yard, Bldg. 212, 901 M Street SE, Washington, DC 20374-5018

C -- CONSOLIDATED NURSING SCHOOL, UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES, BETHESDA, MD SOL N62477-98-C-0055 DUE 052298 POC Contact Randolph Jones, POC, 202-685-3152 WEB: EFA Chesapeake Homepage, http://www.efdlant.navfac.navy.mil/efaches.htm. E-MAIL: Randolph Jones, Point Of Contact, rjones@efaches.navfac.navy.mil. The work requires Architectural and Engineering services necessary for the preparation of studies and plans, specifications, and construction cost estimate ready for bidding for approximately a 6416 square meter addition for a Consolidated Nursing School, approximately 1,654 sq. m. of additional structured parking and approximately a 242 sq. m. building connector. The facility shall include classrooms, conference rooms, computer laboratories, simulation center and administrative, instructors and staff offices. Interior design services are required -- familiarity with mandatory sources of procurement, i.e., Federal Prison Industries (FPI), GSA schedules, etc. is required. Coordination with the National Capital Planning Commission is required. The preparation of comprehensive storm water management plan for the State of Maryland is required. Although none is now known, the possibility of hazardous materials, i.e., asbestos, lead paint, PCB may exist at the project site. If hazardous materials are encountered, the A/E Contractor will be required to conduct hazardous material removal surveys, including testing and sampling, provide design removal procedures and prepare construction contract documents in accordance with applicable rules and regulations pertaining to such hazardous materials. All hazardous materials licenses and/or accreditation necessary for the locality of the project site are required by the A/E firm or their subcontractor. Services, such as technical reports and studies, site investigations, programming, concepts, contract documents (drawings, specifications and construction cost estimates), surveys, shop drawings reviews, construction consultation and inspection, and preparation of construction record drawings and O&M manuals, may be required at any time up to the final acceptance of all work. The selected firm for this project will be required to participate in an orientation and site visit meeting within seven days of notification and provide a fee proposal within ten days after receiving the Request for Proposal. This will be a firm fixed price A/E contract. The estimated design start date is July 1998. The estimated cost of construction is between $10,000,000.00 and $20,000, 000.00. Selection evaluation criteria, in relative order of importance are included below. 1. Specialized experience and professional qualifications of the firm (with its subcontractors), and the proposed project team in providing complete architectural and engineering services for the contract requirements as described herein. Additionally, firms should demonstrate specialized experience with projects containing Sustainable Design features; 2. Demonstrated capabilities in sustained accomplishment of work within established time limits; 3. Past performance and process of the prime A/E firm (and subcontractors) in an internal quality control/quality assurance (QC/QA) program to assure coordinated technically accurate studies and verification of costs, and accurate plans, specifications, and construction cost estimates; 4. The firm's and project team's present workload; 5. Preference will be given to firms with past experience with respect to performance on DOD contracts and familiarity with Department of Navy (NAVFAC) Instructions, 6. Preference will be given to firms with the demonstrated capability of using CAD, SPECINTACT and the Success Cost Estimating System. Each firm's past performance(s) and performance ratings will be reviewed during the evaluation process and can affect the selection outcome. Firms that meet the requirements listed in this announcement are invited to submit one copy each of the completed Standard Forms (SF) 254 and 255, U.S. Government Architect-Engineer Qualifications, to the office indicated below. Site visits will not be arranged during the advertisement period. This proposed contract is being solicited on an unrestricted basis. Interested firms are requested to include telefax numbers, the Contractor Establishment Code (CEC) -- now the DUNS number -- and Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) on the SF 255 and SF 254 in Blocks 3 and 1, respectively. In Block 10, state why your firm is specially qualified based on the selection evaluation criteria. Also, use Block 10 to provide additional information desired by your firm. Only the SF 254 SF 255 will be reviewed. Experiences identified in Block 8 should not be more than 5 years old. The A/E firm's primary person proposed to be the direct contact with EFA CHES throughout the contract work must be identified as the Project Manager. Information in the cover letter and any other attachments will not be included in the official selection process. Fax copies of the SF 254 and 255 will not be accepted. This is not a request for proposal. The selected firm may be subject to an advisory audit performed by the Defense Contract Audit Agency. Because this contract acquisition could result in an award over $500,000.00, a subcontracting plan will be required by the selected firm if the firm is a large business concern. The small disadvantaged business set-aside goals in that subcontracting plan shall not be less than 5 percent of the subcontracted work. This set-aside goal of not less than 5 percent also applies to women-owned small business concerns. This does not apply if the prime firm is a small business concern. Effective 1 October 1997, A/E contractors are now required to register their firms in the Central Contractor Registration database prior to receiving a contract award. This database provides basic business information, capabilities, and financial information to the Government and complies with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1966, which requires Federal Agencies to have the Taxpayer Identification Number of every contractor and pay every contractor through electronic funds transfer. A/E contractors will only have to provide this information once with annual updates or as key company information changes occur. Registration can be accomplished through the World Wide Web at http://www.acq.osd.mil/ec; through any DOD Certified Value Added Network; or a paper form may be obtained by calling the DOD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414. Contracting Officer, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Engineering Field Activity Chesapeake (Attn: Code 02AE), Washington Navy Yard, Building 212, 901 M Street SE, Washington, DC 20374-5018. (0110)

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