SOUTHWESTNAVFACENGCOM, 1220 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92132-5187

Y -- CONSTRUCTION OF STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES SOL N68711 DUE 081112 POC flor sulpacio, northbay aft contracts, (619) 532-3070, dorothy lestage, contracting officer, (619) 532-1301 Firm Fixed Price. Architect-Engineer services are required for the design of and preparation of plans and specification for the purpose of bidding and construction of a 10,729 square foot, Fleet Hospital Operations and Training Center at USMC Camp Pendleton, CA. This unit is required to provide permanent administrative spaces, computer classrooms, conference room, training facilities, fire protection, HVAC, water and electrical utilities and landscaping. Involved in the design is the preparation of Operation and Maintenance Support Information (OMSI) manuals during construction. The estimate start date is January 1999. The estimated completion date for design is June 2000. The estimate cost of construction is between $2,000,000 and $4,000,000. A/E selection will include (in order of importance) (1) Recent specialized experience of the firm, current staff and proposed consultants in the design and preparation of plans and specifications for Defense Medical Facilities Offices. Design experiences to include administrative offices, military commands and control space, training and educational space for field triage, supply and operational space along with a strong hospital and/or major medical clinic design background. (2) Professional qualifications of the staff to be assigned to this project in the design and production of construction documents for hospitals. List only the team members who actually will perform major tasks during the design and production of construction documents for this project. Qualifications should reflect the individual's potential contribution to this project. (3) Past performance on contracts with government agencies and private industries in terms of cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules. Indicate by briefly describing internal quality assurances and cost control procedures and indicate team members who are responsible for monitoring these procedures. List recent awards, commendations and other performance evaluations (do not submit copies). (4) Location in the general geographic area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project, provided that the applicant of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of firms given the nature and size of this project. (5) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time. Indicate the firm's present workload and the availability of the project team (including consultants) for the specified contract performance period and indicate specialized equipment available and prior security clearances. (6) Demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design. (7) This design should not include small and/or disadvantages businesses. The firm selected will be required to submit a subcontracting plan that should reflect a minimum 5% Small Disadvantaged Business of the amount to be subtracted out. Those firm which meet those requirements described in this announcement and wish to be considered, must submit one copy each of a SF 254 and a SF 255 for the firm and a SF 254 for each consultant listed in block 6 of the firms SF 255. One copy to the submittal is to be received in this office no later than 3:00 P.M. Pacific Time on the due date indicated above. Should the due date fall on a weekend or holiday, the submittal package will be due the first workday there after. Submittals received after this date and time will not be considered. Additional information requested of applying firms: indicate solicitation number in blocks 2b, CEC (Contractor Establishment Codes) and /or Duns number (for the address listed in block 3) and TIN number in block 3, telefax number (if any) in block 3a and discuss why the firm is especially qualified based on the selection criteria in block 10 of the SF 255. For firms applying with multiple offices, indicate the office, which completed each of the projects, listed in block 8 and list which office is under contract for any contracts listed in block 9. Use block 10 of the SF 255 to provide and additional information desired. Personal interviews may not be scheduled prior to selection of the most highly qualified firm. SF 255s shall not exceed 30 printed pages (double sided is two pages/organizational charts and photographs excluded, exception: photographs with text will be considered as a page). All information must be included on the SF 255 (cover letter, other attachments and pages in excess of the 30 page limit will not be included in the evaluation process). Firms not providing the requested information in the format (i.e. listing more than a total of 10 projects in block 8, not providing a brief description of the quality control plan, not listing which office of multiple office firms completed projects listed in block 8, etc.) directed by this synopsis may be negatively evaluated under selections criteria (3). Firms, their subsidiaries or affiliates, which design or prepare specification for a construction contract or procurement of supplies cannot provide the construction or supplies. This is not a request for proposal. Telegraphic and facsimile SF 255s will not be accepted. Site visits will not be arranged during the submittal period. See numbered Note 24. Posted 10/06/98 (W-SN259734). (0279)

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