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C -- ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES FOR GENERAL ENGINEERING PROJECTS, LOWER COLORADO REGION, BOULDER CITY, NEVADA SOL 98-SP-30-12360 DUE 082598 POC Beth A. Murray, Contract Specialist, (702)293-8581; Carol L. Harris, Contracting Officer, (702)293-8161 WEB: Visit our web site for documents and information on, http://www.lc.usbr.gov/~g3100/svc12360.html. E-MAIL: Contact us via e-mail with questions or requests for, crotheim@lc.usbr.gov. The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Lower Colorado Region, Boulder City, Nevada, announces its intentions to negotiate one or more indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract(s) for general engineering services to provide assistance on Reclamation projects, which will require multidisciplinary activities involving a variety of professional specialists in the economics, engineering, environmental, natural, physical and social sciences. The projects for which these services are required will generally be located within Reclamation's Lower Colorado Region; however, they could also include Reclamation's other Regional Offices and Denver Offices, as well as programs for which Reclamation is performing technical support services, e.g. DOD, DOE, EPA. The primary geographic area for these services is anticipated to be the states of Nevada, California, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico; but could include all of the states west of the Mississippi River. The proposed IDIQ contract(s) will be for a period of one year from the date of contract award, with the cumulative amount of all delivery orders not to exceed $5,000,000 on each contract per year, and will include the Government option for four additional one-year performance periods. The total duration of the contract(s) will not exceed five years. The estimated date of award is March 17, 1999. The A/E selection criteria listed in descending order of importance are listed below. Note: Criterion 1 through 4 will be evaluated in the following specific fields: (a) architecture, and (b) civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, geotechnical and environmental engineering. (1) Professional staff qualifications including education, work experience, and registration status of personnel and an adequate number of professional staff in the specific fields as stated above; (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the planning and design of projects related to the specific fields of engineering and of similar magnitude and nature as required under this acquisition; (3) Demonstrated corporate capability which reflects the capacity to accomplish the work in the required time including adequate physical and technical resources considering numerous delivery orders may be executed simultaneously throughout any of the states west of the Mississippi River; (4) Evidence of project management philosophy and operating procedures which resulted in an efficient, and appropriate technical approach to tasks to be performed with regard to project team structuring, subcontractor usage, etc.; (5) Demonstrated contract management capability which reflects good past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; and (6) Firm located in the general geographical area of Reclamation's Lower Colorado Region. Interested offerors should submit a current Standard Form 254 for its firm and each of its proposed subcontractors, and a current Standard Form 255 describing the specific qualifications of the firm in each field. Offerors should address each selection criteria in the same order as listed above in paragraph form in Block 10 of the SF-255, with additional sheets attached as required. Clearly indicate the location of the office in which the work will be performed and the experience of the personnel (current and proposed employees) proposed to perform the work and the office location of proposed staff. Five copies of the required information shall be submitted by interested offerors not later than August 25, 1998. This is not a request for proposal (RFP). For this acquisition the standard industrial classification code is C219. Documents may be obtained from our web site located at http://www.lc.usbr.gov/~g3100/svc12360.html, or may be requested in writing from: Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 61470, Attn: LC-3116, Boulder City, NV 89006-1470, by fax No. (702)293-8499, or by e-mail to crotheim@lc.usbr.gov. Please provide a mailing address, contact name, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address (if available). Posted 07/17/98 (W-SN224968). (0198)

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