Department of State, Office of Acquisition, P. O. Box 9115, Rosslyn Station, Arlington, VA 22219-0244

C -- VALUE ENGIINEERING STUDIES ON PROJECTS DESIGNED BY A/E FIRMS FOR VARIOUS AMERICAN EMBASSY AND CONSULATE FACILITIES LOCATED OVERSEAS. SOL S-FBOAD-99-R-0068 DUE 102699 POC Mr. Walter Neill, 703/516-1647 WEB: STATE DE (ARRT, EMT ACQUISITION WEB SITE), http://www.statebuy.inter.net/home/htm. E-MAIL: Presolicitation for Value Engineering Studies IQC, neillw@state.gov. 17. The Department of State, Office of Logistics Management, on behalf of the Office of Foreign Buildings Operations, anticipates awarding at least three indefinite quantity/indefinite delivery contracts to qualified firms or teams to provide Value Engineering (VE) studies on projects designed by A/E firms for various American Embassy and Consulate facilities located overseas. One of the contracts will be set aside for small business. The small business size standard is $4.0 million or less based on the annual average gross revenue of a firm which has been in business for 3 or more complete fiscal years. Each contract will be for a one-year period from the date of the contract award with four one-year option periods. The Government guarantees a minimum of $25,000.00 in task orders for only the base year of the contract. The total amount of orders issued under the contract shall not exceed $750,000.00 per year. The contract will be for professional services to include, but not be limited to, teams trained and experienced in the principles and application of Value Engineering Methodology. The VE team will be a multi-disciplined group of licensed architects and engineers meeting on three to five consecutive workdays in Rosslyn, VA. The team or study group will follow the five-step job plan as recognized by the Society of American Value Engineers (SAVE) International. All team members must be trained in VE methodology. The team leader will be a Certified Value Specialist (CVS), currently certified by SAVE International. Teams must be within one-hour travel time of the Rosslyn, VA area. Services shall 1) include the following disciplines: civil, architectural, structural, mechanical, cost estimating, and electrical disciplines and may require interior design, landscaping, fire, security, and geo-technical expertise; 2) include administrative and technical coordination of the various disciplines involved; and include working within the U.S. Government's requirements and applicable laws, codes and standards at the overseas project sites. The successful offerors, including entities which comprise joint ventures, must possess or be capable of obtaining Secret facility security clearances issued in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operational Manual, DOD 5220.22-M, prior to contract award. Safeguarding capability for Secret classified information will also be required. Personnel performing on this contract will be required to possess Secret personnel security clearances issued by the Defense Security Service. Firms/teams responding to this announcement on or before the closing date will be considered for selection using the following evaluation criteria (100 points maximum): a) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services (25 pts) ; b) Demonstrated experience and competence in conducting multi-disciplined VE studies and technical/cost reviews of designs for office building/facility type projects (25 pts); c) Ability to produce a clear, easy-to-read, comprehensive VE report that addresses a variety of issues. Provide a sample report not exceeding 150 pages (20 pts); d) Organizational capability to assemble a qualified team and conduct studies with thirty days notice (20 pts); e) Previous experience with overseas projects (10 pts). Large businesses responding to this solicitation will be required to provide a subcontracting plan. A/E Firms that meet the requirements of this solicitation are invited to submit two copies of Standard Form 254, Architectural/Engineer and Related Services questionnaire and two copies of Standard Form 255, Architect/Engineer and Related Services questionnaire for specific projects. All submittals must be received by 4:00 p.m. local time on October 19, 1999. Postal Mailing address: U.S. Dept. of State, Attn: Mr. Walter Neill, A/LM/AQM (FBO), Room L-600, P.O. Box 12248 Rosslyn Station, Arlington, Virginia 22219. Courier address: U.S. Dept. of State, Attn: Mr. Walter Neill A/LM/AQM (FBO), Room L-600, 1701 N. Ft. Myer Drive (17th St. Entrance), Arlington, Virginia 22209. Fax questions to Linda Patton, Contract Specialist at (703) 875-7332. ***** Posted 09/21/99 (W-SN382673). (0264)

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