C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEERING (A-A) FOR MULTIPLE AWARD MISCELLANEOUS DESIGN, PLANNING, AND STUDIES AT FBOP CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS NATIONWIDE AND CENTRAL OFFICE NATIONAL FACILITIES PROGRAMS

Notice Date

September 28, 2001

Contracting Office

Federal Bureau of Prisons, Construction Contracting Section, 320 First Street, NW, Washington, DC 20534

ZIP Code

20534

Solicitation Number

RFP X00-0457

Response Due

November 5, 2001

Point of Contact

Shereen Turner, Contract Specialist, (202) 307-0954

Description

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) intends to negotiate a multiple award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract for Architect/Engineer Support Services (A/ESS) to support a scope of work that consists of full design services, construction documents, historic preservation studies, technical reports, related design and documentation services (HABS), physical plant and infrastructure surveys, master planning, feasibility studies, preliminary engineering reports, engineering studies, value engineering, life cycle cost analysis, and other miscellaneous services for Federal correctional institutions nationwide as well as for select Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) Central Office programs and projects. Select design projects may range in construction value from $10,000.00 to approximately $25,000,000.00. A-E firms must meet these requirements to be considered for the work: 1. Respond to this announcement for this solicitation; 2. Provide five (5) copies of Standard Form 254 and Standard Form 255, dated in 2001; 3. Have expertise in the architectural, civil, mechanical, structural, and electrical disciplines; 4. Have registered professionals that will stamp all work required. Show evidence of experience in the following experience profile codes: 021, 043, 047, 079, 080, 084, 089, and 112. A multiple award indefinite quantity contract is anticipated with an estimated start date of January 1, 2002, and a base year completion date of December 31, 2002, with four (4) one-year option periods. A maximum of three (3) contracts will be awarded. Each contract will have a guaranteed minimum of $100,000 per year with a maximum of $3,000,000 per year. These will be one year contracts with four option year periods. Specific requirements will be accomplished through individual task orders. Firms responding to this synopsis should include appropriate information regarding any consultants or associates to be used and should include the solicitation number __ with their submitted Standard Forms 254 and 255 and accompanying letter of transmittal. The Government reserves the right to approve or disapprove any and all consultants, subcontractors, or subconsultants. Firms will be selected in accordance with FAR 36.602-1 Selection criteria. The technical evaluation criteria are, in order of importance, (1) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, including, where appropriate, experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials -- as may be demonstrated by the following: a. experience in Federal long range master planning, b. experience in Federal physical plant and infrastructure surveys, c. experience in Prisons and Correctional Facilities, d. experience in Federal historic preservation studies, documentation, renovation and rehabilitation design, e. experience in design of Federal renovation, rehabilitation, and repair projects, and f. experience in design of new Federal construction projects; (2) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time -- as may be demonstrated by the following: a. documented successful experience in meeting established project schedules, b. the firm 's ability and experience with computer assisted design and engineering, c. the firm's capacity and ability to successfully manage subcontractors and consultants, and d. discussion of the firm's current workload; (3) Acceptability under other appropriate evaluation criteria as required by the FBOP. Other evaluation criteria include the following: a. acceptability of the established team of key personnel of licensed or otherwise certified professionals that shall remain intact for performing long range master planning efforts for the duration of this contract, b. the firm's ability to provide master planning documentation and analyses consistent with established formats, c. experience performing sustainable design, and d. experience performing/managing effective quality control programs. Previous experience of the established long range master plan team members working together as a team performing master planning efforts is highly desirable; (4) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services -- as may be demonstrated to support Facilities Programs for Life Safety, Environmental Issues, Design Compliance, Energy Management, Accessibility, Historic Preservation, and Long Range Master Planning; and (5) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project, provided, that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project -- as may be demonstrated by referenced project work experience nationwide. (6) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. Design competition requirements do not apply to this procurement. It is the intention of the evaluation board to hold discussions with at least three of the most highly qualified firms regarding concepts, the relative utility of alternative methods and feasible ways to prescribe the use of recovered materials and achieve waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design (see Part 23). Submissions must be sent to the address shown above no later than November 5th, 2001. This notice is intended to provide sufficient information for preparation of the Standard Form 254 & 255. All Firms that respond must submit their Standard Form 254 & 255 based on information contained in this notice and may contact the Contracting Officer at (202) 307-0954 if additional information is needed. The mailing address for all packages is: Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) 320 First Street, NW, Suite 5006, Washington, DC 20534 Attn: Shereen Turner. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011002/CSOL004.HTM (W-271 SN50Z1T7)