Contracting Office, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 15 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06320-4195

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES Sol DTCG39-95-R-QEE054. Contact Point, Brenda M. Burke, 203/444-8242. This acquisition is unrestricted based on Full and Open Competition; SIC Code 8712. This prospective Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract will consist of unrelated delivery orders requiring various Mechanical and Electrical Engineering professional services. Joint ventures are not acceptable, and entities who do not have business offices within 150 miles (surface transportation) of new London, Connecticut are discouraged from applying. Typical services required during the term of the proposed contract include: 1. Preparation of competitive bid construction contract documents including design analysis, cost estimates, drawings and specifications, mainly involving mechanical and electrical design, fire protection engineering, life/safety code compliance, and only incidental architectural/civil, structural, and environmental work; 2. Engineering studies including development and recommendation of cost effective alternatives, asbestos surveys, technical documents, project proposals, surveying, procurement specifications and life/safety code analysis; and 3. Construction inspection, review of contractor's submittals, preparation of as-built drawings and related services. Specific scope of work and services will be issued with each delivery order. Work to be subject to negotiation of individual delivery orders not to exceed $150,000.00 each, with a total not to exceed $400,000.00 for each twelve (12)-month period. (The period of performance for this contract will be one (1) year from the date of contract award.) The Government estimate for contract award is approximately 30 June 1995. There will be an option to extend this contract for one (1) additional one (1)-year period. The Government reserves the right to exercise the option to this contract. A minimum fee of $5,000.00 is guaranteed under this contract and the one (1) option year. Firms will be evaluated for inclusion on a preselection list based upon the following criteria: Experience in the type of work required as demonstrated on Standard Form (SF) 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, Block 10, Experience Profiles Codes 008, 010, 023, 027, 029, 035, 036, 043, 048, 060, 066, 080, 088, 089, 103, 111, 112 and 201 (Electrical Distribution Systems). Those firms listed on the preselection list will be evaluated for final selection based upon the following criteria (listed in descending order of importance): 1. Professional qualifications to perform services required, employees qualified in the following disciplines: Mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, fire protection, and life safety/OSHA code compliance; 2. Specialized experience and technical competence in renovation/repairs, and historic preservation in a higher education type facility; 3. Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time; 4. Location of the Architect-Engineer firm in the general geographical area of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy; and 5. Past record of performance in project scheduling, cost control, and quality of work with other government agencies. Firms meeting the requirements of this annoncement are invited to submit a completed SF 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire and SF 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project to the office shown above. Only firms responding to this announcement within thirty (30) calendar days after this publication will be considered. This is not a Request for Proposal. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000.00. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (023)

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