ATTN ATZC DOC, DIR CONTRACTING, 2021 CLUB RD, FORT BLISS TX 79916-6812

C -- ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING SERVICES SOL DABT51-98-R-0016 DUE 090898 POC Contract Specialist DONNA S. MANSON (915) 568-2503 (Site Code DOCSUP) A-E Services for the design and preparation of plans, specifications and cost estimates for various construction projects, as needed for the Directorate of Public Works and Logistics (DPW&L), Fort Bliss, Texas. CONTRACT INFORMATION: The services that may be required will consist of, but not be limited to one or more of the following: Designs for new structures: Design and/or studies for various repairs, alterations and/or improvements to existing facilities, and Feasibility Studies. Services may involve the design for clean-up, removal, and/or abatement of asbestos and hazardous/toxic materials. An Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) for the period of one (1) year, plus two (2) option years, will be negotiated and awarded. The contract is anticipated to be awarded September 1998. The cumulative value of all Delivery Orders shall not exceed $495,000.00 per annum, with no one delivery order exceeding $150,000.00. This solicitation is unrestricted. SELECTION CRITERIA: The following is the selection criteria in descending order of importance. A. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: The design team(s) must possess registered personnel with experience in the following disciplines; Architectural, Civil, Land Surveying, Mechanical, Geotechnical, Electrical and Structural. In addition, a Certified Industrial Hygienist must be part of the design team and a copy of the Board of Industrial Hygiene Certificate must be included in Block 10 of the SF 255. The Project Management team, including team organization and proposed method of carrying out the work to meet the specific project requirements and schedules must be indicated. B. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE. Demonstrate experience by the design team(s) in a wide variety of multi-discipline design projects and studies. Firms must indicate in Block 10 of the SF 255 their Computer resources on the following items; Accessibility to and familiarity with the Construction Criteria Base(CCB) System. This shall include as a minimum the SPECSINTACT Specification System, M-CACES Estimating System. Must possess and demonstrate in-house CADD capability (with capacity to produce output files in ".dxf or.dwg" file format). Access to a Hayes or compatible 14.4 baud modem or higher. C. CAPACITY TO ACCOMPLISH WORK. Must demonstrate the ability to design team(s) to complete projects within the mandatory time frames as specified, including multiple delivery orders. D. PAST PERFORMANCE. With DOD and other Government Agencies and/or private industry. ACASS Evaluations, (Superior performance evaluations on projects that have recently been completed will be considered). Letters of evaluations and/or recognition by other clients. Cost control and estimating performance. On-time delivery of designs. E. VOLUME OF WORK. Volume of DOD and other Government Agency contracts awarded in the past 12 months. Considerations may include ACASS retrievals, current workload as listed in Block 9 of the SF 255, and equitable distribution of work among A-E firms. F. LOCATION. Location of the firm within the general geographical area of the proposed requirement(s) (must have established or be able to establish an office with complete authority in the general geographical area). All requirements of this announcement must be met for a firm to be considered responsive. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit an original plus one copy of a current SF 254 for the Prime Firm and for all consultants as listed in Block 6 of the Prime firm's SF 255 to the address as stated above. The SF 255 (original plus one copy) must include the following: (1) Firms with more than one office -- (a) BLOCK 4; distinguish by discipline the number of personnel in the firm. (b) BLOCK 7c, each key person's office address, including telephone and FAX number, (2) BLOCK 3, The Prime Firm's ACASS ID number; (3) BLOCK 7f, Registrations must include the year and discipline; (4) BLOCK 8b, Include a descriptive project synopsis of the major items of work; (5) An organizational chart including all key personnel and elements of the design team(s), substantiating the firms understanding of and ability to execute the project(s). Supplemental information, such as cover letters will not be taken into consideration. The complete package must be received at the address indicated above by September 8, 1998. FAX submittals will not be accepted and shall be considered non-responsive. Prior to final selection, firms considered highly qualified to accomplish the work may be interviewed by telephone or by formal presentation. For additional submission information, see numbered Note 24. Firms applying under previous announcement, DABT51-97-R-0032, are encouraged to reapply under this Posted 08/10/98 (I-SN234892). (0222)

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