Federal Bureau of Prisons, Construction Contracting Section 320 First Street, NW - Room 5006, Washington, DC 20534

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR A UNITED STATES PENITENTIARY AND FEDERAL PRISON CAMP TO BE LOCATED NEAR POLLOCK, LOUISIANA SOL X00-0233 DUE 022895 POC Juliette D. White Supervisory Contract Specialist 202-307-0954/1299. The Federal Bureau of Prisons seek to negotiate a firm, fixed-price contract for Architect-Engineering (A/E) services for a United Stated Penitentiary and Federal Prison Camp near Pollock, Louisiana. Required services will be for architectual, engineering and related services to include boundary and topographic surveys; soil borings; geotechnical services of a site or sites; site planning; the development of design and construction documents for the proposed institutions; construction observation and administration services; and other related services including the possibility of construction testing services and one or more onsite representatives during construction. The proposed project is currently planned to provide a new United States Penitentiary and a satellite minimum security Federal Prison Camp. The construction is estimated to include up to approximately 500,000 square feet of buildings at a cost of over 50 million dollars. Required A/E services are scheduled to begin in June of 1995 with an aggressive schedule for completing the design and construction documents. Selection of the A/E firm will be based on consideration of the following criteria: FIRM'S CAPACITY AND CAPABILITY (30%): Size and make-up of firm and any consultants; available personnel by discipline; production and quality control system and techniques; and capacity to meet an aggressive schedule for completing design and construction documents; PROPOSED PROJECT TEAM AND ORGINIZATION (40%): Key personnel proposed by the firm and any consultants; professional qualifications and relevant experience; and the firm's organization and management plan; EXPERIENCE AND PERFORMANCE (30%): Experience by the firm, proposed key personnel and the project team and any other consultants, including: experience with projects of comparable size and complexity; knowledge of the general project locality; experience and performance demonstrated by description of recent projects by the firm, proposed key personnel, and the remaining project team and consultants; narrative and visual evidence of the firm's ability with respect to functional and aesthetic quality of past projects and cost and schedule control; and the conciseness, clarity and completeness of the firm's submittal. Experience with correctional facilities is not mandatory for consideration. Consideration will be limited to firms having an existing major active office, which will have responsibility for performing the announced work, located within the State of Louisiana. Joint ventures will be considered only if the principal or lead firm of the joint venture has an existing major office, which will have responsibility for performing the announced work, located within the State of Louisiana. The design of architectural and engineering features of the project shall be accomplished or reviewed and approved by architects or engineers registered to practice in the particular professional field involved in the State of Louisiana. Responses shall be made by completion and submittal of Standard Forms, SF 254 and SF 255, and pertinent supplemental data. Completion of Standard Forms should be in accordance with the instructions for filing which are a part of each form. SF 255s must be current and accurate for the firm or joint venture submitting and for the specific office identified which will have responsibility for performing the announed work. Current and accurate copies of SF 254s must be included for each firm or joint venture submitting the SF 255. Data must be concise and address the specific criteria. Note: The successful offeror will be required to submit a subcontracting plan for this procurement regarding the utilization of small, small disadvantaged, and small women-owned businesses. The plan will be incorporated into and made a material part of the contract. A minimum of 20% of the A/E firm's total available subcontracting dollars must be performed by small business concerns. The 20% requirement shall include the following: (a) a minimum of 10% of the proposed total subcontracting dollars shall be performed by small disadvantaged businesses and/or small women-owned businesses, and (b) a minimum of 5% of the proposed subcontracting dollars shall be performed by small disadvantaged businesses. All small businesses (regardless of socioeconomic status) must meet the definitions cited in FAR Part 19. Total available subcontracting dollars are defined as work other than that performed by the lead A/E firm's forces. Submittals should be mailed to the address noted above and must be received by close of business February 28, 1995. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. Telephone requests will not be accepted. No collect call will be accepted. (0023)

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