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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 05, 2005 FBO #1287
SOLICITATION NOTICE

C -- Operations Building Expansion, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado

Notice Date

6/3/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541310 — Architectural Services
 

Contracting Office

US Army Corps of Engineer - Omaha District, 106 S. 15th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-1618
 

ZIP Code

68102-1618
 

Solicitation Number

W9128F-05-R-0025
 

Response Due

7/6/2005
 

Archive Date

9/4/2005
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Solicitation Number: W9128F-05-R-0025. Project Title: Operations Building Expansion, Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado. Contracting Office Address: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, 106 South 15th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-1618. Description: 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Architect-Engineer services are required for a Firm Fixed Price contract for Design of the Operations Building Expansion, including charrette/concept designs, schematic designs, planning, programming, site investigatio ns, surveying and geotechnical investigations, space planning, interior design, parametric and construction cost estimating, and other engineering services and construction phase services for the subject project. Construction phase services may include re view of contractor-prepared design documents, shop drawing and construction submittal reviews, site visits, technical assistance, commissioning support, and startup service assistance. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. Final AE selection and award of the contract is anticipated in July 2005. If a large business is selected, a subcontracting plan with the final fee proposal will be required, consistent with Section 806 b of PL 100-180, 95-907, and 99-661. The subcontracting p lan is not required with this submittal. This project will be completed with a single FY07 appropriation of approximately $50-75M with an anticipated scope of 189,000 square feet. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: This project will be located in the Aerospace Data Facility Compound at Buckley AFB, CO. The project includes computer operations centers on raised floors, sensitive compartmented information facility areas, soundproof rooms, special purpose areas, administrative offices, loading dock, mail receiving and distribution center, storage space, an integral full-service cafeteria and banquet facility, a conference center, and communications, mechanical, and electrical support rooms for high-reliability utility support. Other features are intrusion detection sys tems, fire protection and alarm systems, connection to an existing communications backbone, and connection to an existing utility infrastructure and energy monitoring and control system. Supporting facilities include all associated utilities, parking area s, walks, storm drainage, communications duct banks, and other site improvements. All required antiterrorism and force protection measures will be provided and may include structural hardening. The design team shall incorporate the Leadership in Energy a nd Environmental Design Green Building criteria to the maximum practical extent. All design work will be performed in compliance with the Department of Defense Unified Facilities Criteria documents. Construction cost estimates will be prepared using the US Army Corps of Engineers' Computer Aided Cost Estimating System, software provided by Government. Access for the handicapped will be provided. Comprehensive Interior Design services are required. Specifications will be produced in SPECSINTACT using Un ified Facilities Guide Specifications. Design review comments and their responses will be performed on US Army Corps of Engineers Review Management System ProjNet/Dr-Checks. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria are listed below in descending or der of importance, first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion. Criteria a-f are primary. Criteria g and h are secondary and will only be used as tiebreakers between technically equal firms. a. Understanding of the mission, operations, and organizations comprising the Aerospace Data Facility and the interfaces these organizations have with external organizations. Ability to conduct discussions with key personnel in a Secret/Secure Compartmen ted Information environment. Ability to store and transmit drawings and e-mail correspondence on a secure network acceptable to the ADF is a plus. SF 330, Part I, Section H, Item 1. b. Specialized experience and tec hnical competence of the firm and consultants in the following areas. Only experience that has occurred in the last five years should be included in the proposal. All projects cited shall identify design start/complete dates as well as the project size, cost and scope. Specialized experience and technical competence with the current host of the Aerospace Data Facility will be considered more favorably. SF 330, Part I, Section F. 1. Experience in the design of sensitive compartmented information facilities. 2. Experience in the design of innovative and architecturally complex computer facilities with requirements for highly reliable, redundant utility systems of a size equivalent t o this facility. 3. Experience with the design and integration of extensive, robust, internal communication networks into building systems architecture. 4. Experience in the design of facilities with highly complex and innovative audio-visual and graphic d isplay components integrated to support intelligence mission execution. 5. Familiarity with, and experience implementing, the DoD UFC Documentation. 6. Familiarity with Department of Defense anti-terrorism/force protection design criteria and construction standards. 7. Experience with Life Safety and fire protection design of computer facilities. 8. Experience with Sustainable Design or Green Building design concepts including energy efficiency, use of recovered materials, waste reduction, and pollution pre vention using the LEED evaluation and certification methodology. 9. Knowledge of the locality of the project including geologic features, environmental conditions, climatic conditions, local construction methods, and obtaining permits. c. Past performance on DOD and Intelligence Community IC contracts with respect to quality of work, cost control maintaining the project construction cost below the Programmed Amount, and compliance with performance schedules. In addition to past performance with Intelligenc e Community contracts, past performance on similar DoD contracts will be considered. Will be evaluated from ACASS information obtained by the Omaha District Office. d. Professional personnel qualifications and specialized experience in facilities similar to the Operations Building Expansion for key design disciplines. Key disciplines that are required to be performed by registered and licensed professionals are: project management, SCIF facility planning, architecture, interior design, landscape architec ture, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, structural, civil, environmental, water and wastewater, communications engineering, security, force protection, cost estimating, geotechnical, and land surveyor. Evaluation of these disciplines will consider education, training, relevant experience in design of similar facilities, and longevity with the firm. The availability of an adequate number of personnel in the key disciplines shall be presented to insure that the firm can meet the required schedule. SF 330, Part I, Sections E & G. e. Work management: A proposed management plan shall be presented that includes an organization chart and addresses team organization, quality control procedures, cost control, coordination of in-house disciplines and consult ants, and prior experience of the prime firm and any of their significant consultants on similar projects. The SF 330 shall clearly indicate the primary office where the work will be performed and the staffing at this office. SF 330, Part I, Section H, It em 2. f. Capacity to complete the Charrette, Early Preliminary Design, Final Design, and Ready to Advertise Documents by August 2006. The evaluation will consider the experience of the firm and any consultants in similar size projects, and the availabili ty of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines. SF 330, Part I, Section H, Item 3. g. Extent of participation of SB, SDB, WOSB, S-DV, Hubzone, and, if appropriate, historically black colleges and universities, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort compared to the goals identified in Paragraph 1 above. SF 330, Part I, Section H, Item 4. h. Volume of IC and DOD contract awards in the last 12 months. SF 330, Part I, Section H, Item 5. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREME NTS: a. Interested firms must submit two copies, each containing Parts I and II of the SF 330 information. Each copy shall be divided by dividers separating Parts I and II, and tabs dividing the subsequent sections from each other. Note: Parts I, II, and Subsequent Sections are as defined in the SF330 Instructions. b. Include the firms ACASS number on the SF 330, Part 1, and Block B. On the SF 330, Part 1, Block C, provide the ACASS number for each consultant, if available. If your firm does not have an ACASS number, it can be obtained from the Portland District, Corps of Engineers ACASS database by calling 530-808-4591. c. SF 330, Part I, Section H Additional Information shall contain the following information. 1. Item 1  Management Plan Include th e information requested in Paragraph 3e above. 2. Item 2 - Capacity to complete the work. Reference Paragraph 3f above. Provide a 1-2 page narrative discussing the capacity of the design firm to meet schedules, including adequacy of qualified personnel available and past experience in meeting tight design schedules. 3. Item 3 - Extent of participation of SB, SDB, WOSB, S-DV, Hubzone, and, if appropriate, historically black colleges and universities, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effor t compared to the goals identified in Paragraph 1 above. 4. Item 4  Volume of Intelligence Community and DOD contracts within the last 12 months - Reference Paragraph 3h above. Provide a complete listing of all IC and DOD projects designed within the l ast 12 months. This listing shall include all IC and DOD projects performed within the last 12 months, no matter what stage of design or the extent of design effort required. The A-E shall provide a narrative describing previous similar projects, includ ing pictures, if available, to show how they met the conditions in Section 3 a-f. d. The SF 330 shall have a page limit of 140 pages. A page is one side of a sheet. Font size shall not be less than 10 font and margins shall not be less than one inch. e . In order to comply with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, all contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration, CCR, to be considered for award of a Federal contract. Information regarding registration can be obtained onli ne at www.ccr.gov or through CCR Assistance Center,CCRAC at 1-888-227-2423 or 269-961-4725. Effective immediately, the use of DUNS+4 numbers to identify vendors is limited to identifying different CCR records for the same vendor at the same physical locat ion. For example, a vendor could have two records for themselves at the same physical location to identify two separate bank accounts. If you do not have a DUNS number, or want to register subsidiaries and other entities, call Dunn and Bradstreet at 1-86 6-705-5711. f. Mailing address for submission: US Army Corps of Engineers, 106 South 15th Street, Omaha, NE, 68102, ATTN: Kevin McElroy, Solicitation Number:W9128F-05-R-0025. Mr. McElroy can be reached at 402-221-4108 and via Internet Kevin.P.McElroy@usac e.army.mil. All technical questions should be directed to Mr. Larry Sand, 402-221-4595. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal. Submittals must be received no later than 1400 central time, 6 July 2005. Personal visi ts for the purpose of discussing this announcement will not be scheduled. Please check for updates to this announcement on our web site http://ebs-nwo.wes.army.mil.
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Army Corps of Engineer - Omaha District 106 S. 15th Street, Omaha NE

Zip Code: 68102-1618

Country: US
 

Record

SN00821879-W 20050605/050603212255 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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