U. S. Army Engineer District, Savannah Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CESAS-EN-EA, P.O. Box 889 Georgia 31402-0889

C -- SOF GROUP HEADQUARTERS, L.I. 45227, FY-96, FORT BRAGG, NC POC Nathan Stone, 912/652-5643. CONTRACT INFORMATION: A-E services are required for site investigation, planning, engineering studies, concept, preliminary design (option), final design (option), and construction phase services (option) and Shop Drawing Review (option). This will be a firm fixed price contract. The contract is anticipated to be awarded in March 1995 and completed in June 1995. The estimated construction cost range is $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. This announcement is open to all firms regardless of size. **2. PROJECT INFORMATION: A-E services are required for design of 14,000 sf headquarters building. Facilities will include administrative, planning and briefing areas, a sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF), and storage areas. Support facilities will include utilities, electric service, exterior lighting, paving, walks, curbs and gutters, access roads, parking, storm drainage, sewer system and site improvements. Prospective designers are advised that a DIS facility security clearance will be required. **3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general process. The selection criteria in descending order of importance are: **a. Specialized experience in the type of work described in Project Information. The estimates for this project shall be prepared using the latest version of MCACES Gold Software. The software and User's Manual will be provided by the Savannah District free of charge to the successful A-E. The drawings will be prepared using graphics created via Intergraph Microstation 32 or Micro/Station PC (4.0) and/or AutoCADD Version 11. All drawing files delivered to the District that have been created using AutoCADD Version 11 must be translated to .dgn files. The contractor shall possess the software to enable the full translation of drawing files from .dwg and vice versa. Before final selection, the pre-selection A-E's may be required to demonstrate the above compatibility by reproducing a Government supplied standard drawing and translating it to the Intergraph format above. The method of translation must be thoroughly described and documented in Block 10 if the A-E does not have an Intergraph CADD System. The A-E selected will be required to submit a Design Quality Assurance Plan concurrently with their fee proposal. Information on what is to be contained in this plan will be furnished upon notification of selection. Firms responding to this announcement are requested not to transmit this plan with their SF 255. **b. Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. **c. Capacity to accomplish the design in the stated contract period and to dedicate two people in the following disciplines: architectural, civil, structural, mechanical and electrical engineers and one topo survey crew. The design team must include a Registered Engineer or Registered Architect who is a full ''member'' in good standing of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) or an individual who is a registered Fire Protection Engineer and whose principle duties are Fire Protection Engineering. **d. Professional qualifications of key management and professional staff members. **e. Extent of participation of SB, SDB, WOB, historically black colleges and university and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. **f. Location of the firm in the general geographic area of the project. **g. Volume of DoD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24. **4. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: Firms desiring consideration must submit one (1) copy of SF 255 for prime and one (1) copy of SF 254 for prime and each consultant to the above address by 27 February 1995 to be considered for selection. DEPTH of PRIME and SUBCONTRACTOR personnel in EACH discipline must be shown in Block 4 of SF 255, with SUBCONTRACTOR personnel shown in PARENTHESIS or use SF 255 and SF 254 revised 11/92 to clearly identify the number of personnel in each firm and discipline. COVER letters and extraneous materials are NOT desired and WILL NOT be considered. **PHONE CALLS ARE DISCOURAGED unless absolutely necessary. Personal visits for the purpose of discussing this announcement will not be scheduled. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. (0025)

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