SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- IDIQ for Architectural and Engineering Services
- Notice Date
- 10/11/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service (PBS), Acquisition Services (7PMA), 819 Taylor St., Rm. 12B01, Fort Worth, TX, 76102
- ZIP Code
- 76102
- Solicitation Number
- GS-07P-03-HHD-0002
- Response Due
- 11/13/2002
- Point of Contact
- Shirley Rohmer, Supervisory Contract Specialist, Phone (817)978-7096, Fax (817)978-2061,
- E-Mail Address
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shirley.rohmer@gsa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- NAICS 541310/541330 - The General Services Administration (GSA) announces an opportunity for Design Excellence in public architecture for performance of Architectural-Engineering Design Services for a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract in accordance with GSA quality standards and requirements. This Solicitation is for A/E services for a period of one year with four one-year option periods. The multiple firm-fixed priced contracts awarded will be for multiple zones within the United States as primary contract locations: Zone I - Alaska, Washington, Idaho; Zone II - Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota; Zone III - Michigan, Vermont, New York, New Hampshire, Maine; Zone IV - Texas, New Mexico; Zone V - Arizona, California. Successful A/E firms will be required to be licensed/registered within the States of the Zones awarded. This is a Total Small Business Set Aside in all zones. The selected A/E firm shall primarily provide design services leading up to and through the production of bridging documents (35% construction documents). The services shall be designed to meet the Silver standard as defined in the U.S. Green Buildings Council in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System to the extent the budget allows. The final designs will be a balance between aesthetic, functional, and security issues, including state-of-the-art data and telecommunications systems, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and other requirements. Services include problem analysis, feasibility studies, surveys, site and existing conditions surveys, design, planning, interior design, and estimating services for new construction, and repair and alteration projects. At times the contract may also require selected firms to provide civil engineering, boundary and topographical surveying, sustainable design, environmental studies, quality control testing, asbestos sampling/hazard assessment/ abatement design, historic structure reports, building evaluation reports, scope development, construction management, and other architectural, engineering and technical services. The work will require primarily architectural, mechanical, electrical, civil, structural services, but may also necessitate geotechnical, environmental, fire safety, elevator, acoustical, historic preservationist, construction manager/inspector, surveyor and other disciplines with specialized experience. The selected A/E firm may be required to participate in peer review processes. All facilities will be designed in metric units. There will be no limit on the amount paid on individual delivery orders and no limit on project size; however the total cumulative delivery order amount shall not exceed $20 million in any one contract period, and the minimum guaranteed contract amount is $1000 for the base year and each of the option years, if exercised. Firm-fixed price indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contracts will result from this solicitation, including profit, overhead and hourly rates for anticipated disciplines and for use in negotiating firm-fixed price delivery orders. A supplemental architect-engineer lookup table for pricing delivery orders design services for projects with an estimate construction cost of less than $2 million will be included in the contract. The Government will use the fixed price amount in the lookup table, which will be a function of project, size, type and complexity. The lookup table will be provided to the A/E during initial contract negotiations and shall be a mandatory payment provision. In circumstances of more than one award per geographical zone, work orders will be placed based on technically competed proposals. This is a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) of eligible A/E Firms/Lead Designers interested in contracting for this work. The A/E Firm as used in this RFQ is an association, joint venture partnership or other legal entity that will have contractual responsibility for the project design. The Lead Designer is the individual or design studio that will have primary responsibility to conceive the design concept and the building's architecture. The A/E firm must address the contractual relationship with the Lead Designer and project team in Stage II. The A/E selection will be completed in two stages as follows: In STAGE I, interested firms will submit portfolios of accomplishment that establish the design capabilities of the A/E Firm and its Lead Designer. All documentation will be in an 8 1/2 inch x 11 inch format. The portfolio should include the following: a cover letter referencing the RFQ/Solicitation announcement and briefly describing the firm and its location, organizational makeup, and noteworthy accomplishments; and modified Standard Form 254 (Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire) and Standard Form 255 (Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project). Identification of consultants is not required at this stage. The assembled Stage I portfolio is to be no more than one-quarter inch thick. STAGE I submission requirements and evaluation criteria: (1) PAST PERFORMANCE ON DESIGN (35%): The A/E Firm will submit graphics (maximum of three pages per project) of not more than five new construction projects completed in the last ten years. The narrative (maximum of two pages per project) shall indicate the lead designer for and address the design approach with salient features for each project. The narrative shall discuss how the client's program, function, image, mission, economic, schedule and operational objectives were satisfied by the overall design/planning solution. Include tangible evidence where possible such as certificates, awards, peer recognition, etc. demonstrating design excellence. Provide a client reference contact for each project, including name, title, address, phone, fax numbers, and email. A portion of one page presented for each project must include a representative floor plan and either a site plan or a building section. (2) PHILOSOPHY AND DESIGN INTENT (25%): In the Lead Designer's words, (maximum of two typewritten pages) state his/her overall design philosophy and approach to the challenge of public architecture, issues, and parameters that may apply in creating a state-of-the art Port of Entry along the northern border. (3) LEAD DESIGNER PROFILE (15%): Submit a biographical sketch (maximum of three pages) including education, professional experience, recognition for design efforts inclusive of examples. Identify and describe areas of responsibility and commitment to each project. (4) LEAD DESIGNER PORTFOLIO (25%): Submit a portfolio representative of the Lead Designer?s ability to provide design excellence. Submit graphics (maximum of three pages per project, and a typewritten description (maximum of two pages per project) of up to three new construction projects completed in the last ten years. The narrative shall address the design philosophy with salient features for each project and discuss how the client's program, functional, image, mission, economic, schedule, and operational objectives were satisfied by the overall design/planning solution. Include tangible evidence where possible such as certificates, awards, peer recognition, etc., demonstrating design excellence. Where there is duplication with criteria (1), the Lead Designer will address his or her participation in the project. An A/E Evaluation Board consisting of a private sector peer and representatives of the client and GSA will evaluate the submissions. The Board will establish a short-list of up to 15 firms. For STAGE II, the short-listed firms will be notified and asked to submit more detailed information indicating each member of the design team, including all outside consultants. The firms will be required to complete Standard Forms 254 and 255 that reflect the entire design team. The Government will establish the detailed evaluation criteria and the date that these submittals are due and provide the selection criteria for the interviews along with the Stage I short-list announcement. Sufficient time will be provided for the A/E Design Firm/Lead Designer to establish its team. The Board will interview each team. Candidates should be prepared to discuss all aspects of the criteria indicated above and to demonstrate their ability to fulfill all project requirements. Emphasis will be placed on the unique aspects of the project, design philosophy, possible approaches in carrying out the project and project management. The Stage II evaluations will culminate with an interview with the A/E Evaluation Board. Stage II rankings will be used in conjunction with Stage I rankings. FOR STAGE ONE SUBMITTALS: Firms having the capabilities to perform the services described in this announcement and meet the definition of a small business, are invited to respond by submitting modified SF-254(for the A/E Design Firm), which must not be dated more than twelve (12) months before the date of this synopsis and modified SF-255 (for the "A/E Design Firm") along with letter of interest and the portfolio TO: Shirley Rohmer, Supervising Contract Specialist, not later than 3:00PM Central Standard Time, November 13, 2002. A total of five (5) copies shall be submitted. The following information must be on the outside of the sealed envelope 1) Solicitation Number/Title, 2) Due Date, 3) Closing Time. Late responses are subject to FAR Provision 52.214-7. In Block 8 of the SF-254 specify only current W-2 payroll (non-contract) personnel of each firm. In Block 10 of the SF-255, the A/E Design Firm MUST respond to the FOUR (4) EVALUATION CRITERIA stated in the FBO announcement for Stage One Solicitation. In Block 11 of the SF-255, the A/E Design Firm MUST sign, name, title and date the submittal. The A/E Firm as used in this Solicitation is a corporation, association, joint venture, partnership or other legal entity that will have contractual responsibility for the project design. The Lead Designer is the individual or design studio that will have primary responsibility to conceive the design concept and the building's architecture. Interested A/E firms shall submit Standard Forms 254 and 255, including portfolios of accomplishments that establish the design capabilities of the A/E Firm and its Lead Designer. All documentation are to be in an 8 1/2 inch x 11 inch format, of not more than one-half inch thickness. This procurement is being made under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program (FAR 52.219-19). This procurement is a total Small Business Set-Aside. All firms responding to this RFQ shall meet the small business size standard of $4.0 million average annual gross revenues for the last three fiscal years. Small, small women-owned, HUBZone, small veteran-owned and small disadvantaged firms are strongly encouraged to participate as prime contractors or as members of joint ventures or teams with other small businesses. This Solicitation and resulting Contracts are being procured under FAR Part 36. This is not a request for Proposal.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Various States.
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN00187563-F 20021013/021011222436 (fbodaily.com)
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