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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF OCTOBER 28, 2005 FBO #1432
SOLICITATION NOTICE

C -- ARCHITECT ENGINEER SERVICES - MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND/OR FIRE PROTECTION. - THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. SEE DETAILS IN DESCRIPTION - ONLY INFORMATION REQUIRED IS SF 330.

Notice Date
10/26/2005
 
Notice Type
Solicitation Notice
 
NAICS
541310 — Architectural Services
 
Contracting Office
Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Engineering Field Activity, Northeast, ROICC New Jersey - Lakehurst, NAES Building 5, Lakehurst, NJ, 08733-0511
 
ZIP Code
08733-0511
 
Solicitation Number
N62472-06-R-2000
 
Response Due
11/28/2005
 
Archive Date
12/13/2005
 
Small Business Set-Aside
Total Small Business
 
Description
This solicitation is being issued as a 100% SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS, therefore, all interested and suitable small business concerns are encouraged to respond. Applicable NAICS codes are 54131 and 54133; the small business size standard classification is $4,000,000. This will be an Indefinite Quantity (IQ) Contract to provide architectural-engineering (A-E) services for mechanical electrical or fire protection projects with construction costs normally ranging between $50,000 and $500,000 to repair, renovate and/or install mechanical, electrical or fire detection/ suppression systems in various buildings or other facilities. The work will be located at the Naval Air Engineering Station (NAES), Lakehurst, NJ and may include surrounding areas. An A-E firm with multi-discipline capabilities is required to provide technical studies and/or designs (including all associated architectural or engineering services coincident with the production of construction contract plans, specifications and cost estimates) for an assortment of projects. In addition to the preparation of 100% complete construction contract documents utilized with the traditional Design-Bid-Build method of acquiring capital improvements, the firm selected for this contract may be required to prepare the abbreviated documents used in the request-for-proposal packages of Design-Build solicitations. The work primarily involves mechanical, electrical and/or fire protection engineering design but may also include incidental architectural, civil, structural, environmental, etc. aspects. Phased work and pre-priced options may be included in the contract at the discretion of the government. Phases or Options may include: Design Completion for studies or preliminary designs; and, Post Construction Award Services (PCAS) such as shop drawing review/approval, consultation during construction, preparation of record drawings, construction inspection, etc. A span of up to eighteen months may occur between the completion of the basic task order requirements and the award of optional work. As part of this contract, assessment of facilities for asbestos containing materials, lead or other contaminants may be required, as well as, the design for the abatement or removal of the asbestos, lead and/or other contaminants in those facilities. Firms unwilling, unable or not possessing qualifications (in house or through a sub-contractor/ consultant) to perform work involving the detection of hazardous material (e.g. asbestos, lead, PCB's, etc.) and the subsequent design for its abatement and/or removal will not be considered for this contract. General Contract Terms: Firm fixed price by project (task order) with no dollar limit per project; maximum cumulative amount of the contract - $495,000; minimum contract amount - $10,000; length of contract - one year with an optional second year exercised at the discretion of the Government. The estimated contract award date is MARCH 2006. Contract (and task order) award is contingent upon the availability of funds. In order of importance, the principal evaluation factors for selection are: 1) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE and competence (including quality control program) of the firm in the type of work described above; 2) PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS of the staff to be assigned to this contract that will assure the satisfactory performance of the required services; 3) PAST PERFORMANCE on contracts with Government agencies (emphasis on the DOD) and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; 4) CAPACITY of the assigned team to accomplish the work within required time constraints; 5) VOLUME OF WORK previously awarded to the firm by the DOD; 6) GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION of the firm with respect to the planned area of work and knowledge of the locale where the projects will occur; 7) SUBCONTRACTOR UTILIZATION - the use of small business, small disadvantaged business or women owned small business firms as primary consultants or as subcontractors; 8) SUSTAINABLE DESIGN - demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials as well as achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design. A secondary evaluation factor for selection is the observance of the instructions provided in the Standard Form (SF) 330 as well as those listed below for the completion and submission of responses to this advertisement. Note: For purposes of conforming to the requirements of Criterion #2 - Professional Qualifications, and in addition to the more traditional technical disciplines (mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, etc.) required to accomplish the work, the team assembled for this contract shall include personnel experienced in fire protection engineering. With respect to professional qualifications for Fire Protection Engineering, the A-E or his subcontractor must employ multiple personnel each of whom meets one or more of the following: 1) engineers who have a Bachelor of Science or Master of Science Degree in Fire Protection Engineering conferred by a college or university with an accredited engineering program in that specialty plus, a minimum of five years of work experience in fire protection engineering; 2) engineers who passed the fire protection engineering written examination administered by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveys (NCEES) have been granted a state license as a Professional Engineer in the field of Fire Protection Engineering; 3) engineers who have been granted a state license as a Professional Engineer in a field related to fire protection engineering and have attained member grade status in the Society of Fire Protection Engineers; 4) engineers who have a minimum of ten years of work experience in fire protection engineering and have attained member grade status in the Society of Fire Protection Engineers. At any time during the term of this contract, the A-E may be required to use the Syst?me International (SI) units of measure for the preparation of design calculations and construction contract documents. Responses must include a description of the firm's ability to use SI. The construction contract documents submitted for this contract will be prepared by computer to the maximum extent practical. NAES employs a Microsoft Windows computer system and uses: SPECSINTACT for construction specifications and Microsoft Word for the preparation of all other text information; Microsoft Excel for spreadsheet applications; ArcView geographic information system (GIS) for facility maps such as utility locations; and, AutoCAD (DWG format) for drawings. The A E will be required to submit final versions of text, specifications and drawings that are prepared for this contract in hard copy and on compact discs. The information that is provided on the CD's must be ready for use with the computer system/ software stated above as well as in the version of that software currently in use at NAES. The selected firm will have on-line access to enable email via the Internet for the exchange of correspondence and other information. ? Evaluation of respondents will be based on the information provided in their completed SF330. SF330 information shall be grouped by SF330 section, then by prime contractor data followed immediately by subcontractors' data for the same section and in the order that the subcontractors are listed in Section C of Part I. THE SF330 SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST BE THE CURRENT VERSION OF THAT FORM. Standard Form 330 may be obtained from the Internet site ? http://www.gsa.gov/forms. ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION MUST BE CONTAINED WITHIN, AND RELEVANT TO, THE VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE SF330; NO OTHER INFORMATION OR ATTACHMENTS THAT ACCOMPANY THE SF330 (e.g. company brochures) WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE EVALUATION PROCESS. Computer generated replications of the SF330 are acceptable and encouraged. Only one copy of the form is required; additional copies as well as information which is not a component the SF330 will be discarded. No information will be returned. ? OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING WHEN COMPLETING PART I OF THE SF330: 1) in Section C - Firms with offices in multiple locations must clearly indicate the Branch Office at which the bulk of the work will be performed; 2) in Section E, Block 15 for each key person ? firms with offices in multiple locations that plan to use personnel from their various branch offices must list the office location at which the respective individual is employed; 3) Use Section F to describe individual projects (not IQ Contracts) that demonstrate relevant past work done by the firm (when more than 10 projects, including those of a subcontractor, are described in a submission, only the first 10 will be considered) ? Section F shall be limited to a single sheet per project with text entered in the relevant blocks at a 10 point or larger font ? the size of Blocks 24 & 25 may be adjusted to suit the number of firms from Section C ? at the bottom of Block 24 for each project list the scheduled and actual dates of design completion, the estimated cost of construction at design completion and the actual cost of construction for the completed project - photographic or graphic material about a project is permissible on the facing side of the previous 8 1/2 x 11 sheet; 4) as appropriate and in tabular format, use Section H (not Section F) to reference IQ contract experience; 5) In Section H, describe the reasons why the firm is especially qualified for the work with regard to each of the evaluation factors listed above. Include the following in the appropriate selection criterion narration provided in Section H: a) the process used for cost control and the key person from Section E who will be responsible; b) the process used for quality control and the key person from Section E who will be responsible; c) the process used for compliance with the performance schedule and the key person from Section E who will be responsible. As attachments, provide any letters of recommendations or performance evaluations for each of the projects listed in Section F followed by any other recommendations or evaluations considered pertinent. Use Section H to provide any additional information desired; maximum size of Section H - fifteen (15) sides of 8 1/2 x 11 sheets using a 10 point or larger font. ? OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING WHEN COMPLETING PART II OF THE SF330: 1) in Block 7 - when a firm is the subsidiary of a parent organization, indicate whether or not the subsidiary firm is normally subject to the management decisions, bookkeeping and policies of the holding or parent company that is listed. ? A-E firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit their completed SF330 to: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND, ROICC-NJ, BUILDING #5, LAKEHURST, NJ 08733. ? SF330 for firms responding to this announcement must be received by 4:30 p.m. on 28 November 2005, local time to be considered. Should the due date fall on a weekend or on an official Government holiday, responses are due on the first Government workday thereafter. Responses received after the date indicated above will be handled in accordance with FAR 52.214-7. All responses must be sent by a bona fide delivery, courier service or hand carried will be accepted. Facsimile responses will not be accepted. The US Post Office and all other major consignment services will deliver packages to the address listed above. CONTRACTORS MUST CHECK THE NAVFAC ELECTRONIC WEBSITE AT: http://esol.navfac.navy.mil for any revisons to this announcement before submission of your SF330. If further information is required, you may contact Mr. John Muller at john.muller@navy.mil or 732-323-7499.
 
Place of Performance
Address: ROICC - NJ, BLDG 5, LAKEHURST NAVAL AIR ENGINEERING STATION, NJ. WORK/SERVICES MAY BE REQUIRED FOR OTHER LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY.
Zip Code: 08733
Country: USA
 
Record
SN00921868-W 20051028/051026212917 (fbodaily.com)
 
Source
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