SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- Indefinite Quantity Contract(s) for Architect-Engineering Services for Research Laboratory Facilities for the Southern Plains Area
- Notice Date
- 1/7/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Facilities Division, Facilities Contract Branch, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Mail Stop 5124, Beltsville, MD, 20705-5124
- ZIP Code
- 20705-5124
- Solicitation Number
- 6001-3K15-02
- Response Due
- 2/4/2002
- Point of Contact
- Faith McNamee, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-504-1184, Fax 301-504-1190, - Sheila Anderson, Procurement Assistant, Phone 301-504-1168, Fax 301-504-1216,
- E-Mail Address
-
fmcnamee@ars.usda.gov, sanderson@ars.usda.gov
- Description
- The USDA, Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Facilities Contracts Branch (FCB), has a requirement for an indefinite quantity contract for Architect-Engineering services to support major facility renovation projects, plus repair and maintenance, alteration, and/or new construction projects for its research laboratory facilities (including greenhouses and biological safety laboratories) in the states of Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Panama, and Texas. Services under the proposed contract will include, but not be limited to, energy-related studies, environmental site assessments and studies, building and/or site investigations/studies, feasibility and conceptual studies, geotechnical investigations, radon testing, evaluation and abatement of lead and asbestos containing materials, and other hazardous materials abatement, life cycle cost analyses, engineering design criteria development, statement of work/program of requirements development, design analyses, designs, construction drawings, specifications, detailed cost estimates and analyses, bidding phase services, construction management/administration/inspection (including full-time on-site construction inspection), bid evaluations, shop drawings and submittals review and approval, construction monitoring, design review, technical consultation, field surveys, engineering reports, computer-aided drafting, and development/preparation of Statement of Work for design/build-type projects. Design specifications for repair and maintenance projects may include when needed, requirements for testing, removal and disposal of lead paint. The contract shall be for 12 months from date of award, with the option to renew for four (4) additional 12-month periods. Delivery orders will be issued for each individual project. The annual amount of the contract will be a minimum of $500 and will not exceed $2,000,000. The cumulative amount of all delivery orders over the life of the contract will be a maximum of $10,000,000. The Government reserves the right to award more than one contract for this requirement. There is no initial project. Evaluation of firms will be made on the following criteria; each element being of equal importance: A) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services; B) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required; C) Staffing and equipment to accomplish the work in the required time and to handle multiple delivery/tasks orders simultaneously; D) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedule and present workload; and E) location of a firm and subcontractors/sub-consultants within a 200 mile radius of College Station, Texas. The NAICS code is 541330 (Engineering Services). (A company would be considered a small business within this NAICS code if their average annual receipts for the previous three (3) years were $4,000,000.) Firms meeting the above requirements and desiring consideration must submit one (1) original and three (3) copies each of Standard Forms (SF) 254 and 255 (11/92 version) not later than 3:30 p.m. (local time) on February 4, 2002, to the ARS office identified above in Beltsville, MD. SF-254s and SF-255s must be submitted for all proposed subcontractors or consultants in one (1) original and four (4) copies each as well. Indicate Project No. 02-6001 on all documentation submitted. No faxed, telegraphic or telephonic submittals will be accepted. Information on the ARS=s Southern Plains Area=s mission and locations may be found on our website at Ahttp://www.spa.ars.usda.gov.@ Personal visits for the purpose of discussing this requirement are strongly discouraged and will NOT be scheduled. THIS IS NOT A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE, COMPETITION IS OPEN TO ALL SIZE ENGINEERING COMPANIES. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (07-JAN-2002). IT ACTUALLY FIRST APPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 01-OCT-2002. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/USDA/ARS/FCB/6001-3K15-02/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: SEE DESCRIPTION
- Record
- SN00180241-F 20021003/021001220131 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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