U.S. Army Engineer District, Alaska, ATTN: CENPA-EN, P.O. Box 898, Anchorage, Alaska 99506-0898 (Physical Address: Bluff & Plum Streets, Building 21-700 (Rm 200), Elmendorf AFB, Alaska 99506-0898

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES CONTRACT FOR INTERIOR DESIGN SERVICES, VARIOUS LOCATIONS, ALASKA SOL DACA85-95-R-0006 POC Administrative Inquiries: Ms. June Kedney, 907/753-5624 or Technical Inquiries: Mr. Dan Lenz, 907/753-5612, Contracting Officer: Ms. Gail West 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. All responders are advised that this project may be cancelled or revised at any time during the solicitation, selection, evaluation, negotiation and final award. The contract shall be an indefinite delivery firm fixed price. The limit for each delivery order shall be $150,000.00 with a contract limit of $750,000.00 for a 1 year period. The contract may include an option for an additional year and an additional $750,000.00. Contract award is anticipated for Mar 95. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The Alaska District goals are that 60% of the work be subcontracted to small businesses with 7% of that to small disadvantaged businesses. The plan is not required with this submittal. Responding firms must address each discipline, clearly indicate which shall be subcontracted, and provide a separate SF 254 and SF 255 for each subcontractor necessary. The contractor shall employ, for the purpose of performing that portion of the contract work in the State of Alaska, individuals who are residents of the State, and who, in the case of any craft or trade, possess or would be able to acquire promptly the necessary skills to perform the contract. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The AE selected would be required to have sufficient staff, flexibility, and capability to be available on an as-needed basis. Typical types of services to be provided are structural and comprehensive interior designs of new and existing buildings. Structural interior designs shall include finishes and items which are permanently attached to the physical building. Examples include flooring, wall coverings, millwork, fixed equipment, etc. Comprehensive interior designs shall incorporate the structural finishes as well as furnishings and artwork. Some suggested lighting enhancements may be required. Designs are normally presented in the form of color boards. However, sketches and/or interior renderings may be required to fully illustrate a typical room, entry, or corridor. All furnishings selections will be supported by catalog cuts and cost estimates. The firm must demonstrate ability to provide CADD formatted drawings and use MCACES-Gold (estimating system) for all projects. The MCACES-Gold program shall be furnished by the Government (Hardware requirements: Minmum of 26MF of disk space and 1MB of memory). LOCATION: Various Locations, Alaska. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. The following selection criteria headings are listed in descending order of importance (a) specialized experience and technical competence in: (weighted equally) (1) comprehensive interior design in military construction projects; (b) qualified professional personnel in the following disciplines: (weighted equally) (1) minimum in-house requirements are 2 professional members of either the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) or the Institute of Business Designers (IBD) and 2 draft persons or other designers, and (2) disciplines which may be subcontracted: cost estimating and renderings; (c) past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with schedules; (d) capacity to maintain schedules and accomplish required work on three simultaneous delivery orders; (e) location of the firm in general geographical area of the projects and knowledge of locality: availability of AE staff to meet frequently with Corps personnel in the Alaska District Corps of Engineers' office in Anchorage and ability to mobilize staff to Alaskan project sites on relatively short notice; (f) volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24; and (g) extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. The contractor shall employ, for the purpose of performing that portion of the contract work in the State of Alaska, individuals who are residents of the State, and who, in the case of any craft or trade, possess or would be able to acquire promptly the necessary skills to perform the contract. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Firms submitting SF 255s (1 copy only) should include: (1) organization of proposed project team, (2) responsibilities and authority of key project personnel, (3) relationship of project team to overall organization of the firm, (4) a quality control plan, and (5) in block 8c of the SF 255 include a POC and phone number. Submittals must be received at the address indicated above not later than COB (4:00 pm Alaska time) on the 30th day from the date of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day. No additional information shall be provided, and no faxed submittals shall be accepted. This is not a request for proposal. (0017)

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