U.S. Property and Fiscal Office for Minnesota, Attn: Procurement Division, 15000 Highway 115, Camp Ripley, Little Falls, Minnesota 56345-4173

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY "OPEN-END" A/E CONTRACT DUE 110999 POC Chief Warrant Officer Todd Horness, Contracting Officer, (320) 632-7402 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, hornesst@mn-arng.ngb.army.mil. This is an indefinite delivery/quantity "open-end" A/E contract in which specific delivery orders will be negotiated and issued as projects requiring A/E services are identified. The A/E services required may include Investigative and Concept (Type A) services, Design (Type B) services, and Construction Inspection (Type C) services at Government option. The maximum fee for any one delivery order shall not exceed $200,000., although most orders will be considerably less than this amount. The cumulative amount for all delivery orders in any one contract year shall not exceed $800,000. The contract will be in effect for a one-year duration, with the provision to extend for four additional one-year extensions, at the option of the Government. Each extension shall have a $800,000 cumulative ceiling. This contract will primarily support the Duluth, Minnesota, Air National Guard Base (ANGB) located at the Duluth International Airport. However, delivery orders may also be issued for projects at the Minneapolis/St. Paul ANGB, Minneapolis/St. Paul IAP. Note that regulations preclude firms that design a Government project from constructing same. Regulations also preclude firms that develop project books or statements of work from competing for the award of the subsequent A/E design contract. Firms desiring consideration shall submit appropriate data as described in numbered Note 24 not later than the close of business, Tuesday, November 9, 1999. Submit data via U.S. Mail or commercial courier (UPS, Fed-Ex, etc.) to CW2 Todd Horness, c/o USPFO-Minnesota, Building 15-2, Room 107, 15000 Highway 115, Camp Ripley, Little Falls, MN 56345-4173. Only one copy of the submittal is required. Previous submissions will not be considered. This is not a request for proposal. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code for this acquisition is 8712, Architectural Services. This is an unrestricted acquisition, not set-aside for any specific group. All firms may apply, and submissions from small business and small disadvantaged business are encouraged. Firms under consideration by the selection board will be evaluated under the following criteria in descending order of importance: (1) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of the services required under this contract; (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in this type of work, including, where appropriate, experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials; (3) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required timeframe, to include suitability of firm size, organization, and disciplines; (4) Past performance on previous work in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; (5) Geographic proximity to the greater Duluth area; (6) Volume of Air National Guard and other DoD work awarded during calendar year 1999 (inverse), with the object of effecting equitable DoD contract distribution. Final selection order of preference shall be determined by a votingboard after providing A/E firms with the opportunity to make a presentation, and further examination of qualifications. Direct any questions regarding this synopsis to the Contracting Officer listed above. Site visits for the purpose of discussing your firm's qualifications and experience will not be scheduled by other than the selection board during the selection period. See Note 24. Posted 10/01/99 (W-SN387374). (0274)

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