SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- Indefinite quantity contract for architect-engineering services for research laboratory facilities in Albany, California and the state of California.
- Notice Date
- 10/17/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541310
— Architectural Services
- 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
- Reference-Number-05-0555-California
- Response Due
- 11/23/2005
- Archive Date
- 12/8/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The USDA, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a requirement for an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) for Engineering Design and Construction Management/Administration Services for repair and maintenance, alteration, and/or new construction projects (including greenhouses and specialized farm buildings) for its research laboratory facilities located in Albany, California and the state of California. Projects may also be required at other ARS facilities in the ARS? Pacific West Area (PWA) which includes the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. Services under the 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, asbestos and other hazardous materials abatement, life cycle cost analyses, engineering design criteria development, statements of work/program of requirements development, design analyses, designs, construction drawings, specifications (including specifications for design-build), detailed cost estimates and analyses, bidding phase services, construction management/administration (including on-site construction management/administration, bid evaluations, shop drawings and submittals review and approval), construction inspection and/or monitoring, design review, technical consultation, field surveys, engineering reports, and computer-aided drafting. The contract shall be for a period of 12 months from date of award, with options 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 $1,000 and will not exceed $2,000,000. The cumulative amount of all delivery/task orders will be a minimum of $1,000 and will not exceed $10,000,000 over the life of the contract. The Government reserves the right to award more than one contract for this requirement. There is no initial project. Consideration of firms will be limited to those firms within 100 mile radius of Albany, California, and who can provide professional A-E services primarily in the disciplines of architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and environmental engineering for pre-design, design and post-design A-E services for research laboratory facilities, including greenhouses and specialized farm buildings such as breeding and rearing facilities, barns, stock-watering systems/facilities, etc. The following specific factors will form the basis for evaluation and determination of those highly qualified firms and selection of the best qualified. All factors are listed in their order of importance: (1) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of the required services; (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required to alter or repair facilities in support of agricultural research in laboratory and field settings, including where appropriate, experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials; (3) Capacity to accomplish the work within the required time frames and to handle multiple delivery orders simultaneously; (4) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; (5) Location of firm and subcontractors or consultants within 100 mile radius of Albany, California. The NAICS code is 541310, and the small business size is $4.0 Million in annual receipts. This requirement is a 100% set-aside for small businesses who are qualified and responsible A-E firms. Firms meeting the above requirements and desiring consideration must submit one (1) original and three (3) copies of the Standard Form (SF) 330 with appropriate data (see Numbered Note 24). SF-330s must be submitted for all proposed subcontractors or consultants in one (1) original and three (3) copies each as well. Firms shall submit there SF-330s to the ARS contracting office identified above in Beltsville, MD. Indicate Project No. 05-0555 (California) on all documentation submitted. No faxed, electronic, telegraphic or telephonic submittals will be accepted. The closing date for receipt of the SF-330s shall be 3:30 p.m. (local time) on November 23, 2005. Personal visits for the purpose of discussing this requirement are strongly discouraged and will NOT be scheduled. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.
- Place of Performance
- Address: SEE DESCRIPTION
- Record
- SN00916590-W 20051019/051017211633 (fbodaily.com)
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