Federal Correctional Institution, Construction Office, 499 SFC 806 Forrest City, Arkansas 72335

C -- ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES FOR A FEDERAL PRISON CAMP LOCATED NEAR SCRANTON, PA SOL X00-0236 DUE 030795 POC Lula Strunk Contracting Officer 202-307-0954/1299. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) seeks to negotiate a firm, fixed-price contract for Architect-Engineer (A/E) services for a federal prison camp near Scranton, PA within Lackawanna County. Required services will be for architectural, 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 on-site representatives during construction. The proposed project is currently planned to provide a new FPC with a rated capacity of approximately 512 female inmates. The construction is estimated to include up to approximately 180,000 gross square feet of buildings at a cost of approximately 25 million dollars. Required 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 systems and techniques; and capacity to meet an aggressive schedule for completing design and construction document; EXPERIENCE AND ORGANIZATION (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 faacilities 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 Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania. The design of architectural and engineering features of the project, completed in metric, shall be accomplished or reviewed and approved by architects or engineers registered to practice in the particular professional field involved in the State of Pennsylvania. Responses shall be made by completing and submittal of Standard Forms, SF254 and SF255, and pertinent supplemental data. Completion of Standard Forms should be in accordance with the instructions for filing which are a part of each form. SF255s must be current and accurate for the firm or joint venture submitting the form and for the specific office identified which will have responsibility for performing the announced work. Current and accurate copes of SF254s must be included for each firm or joint venture submitting the SF225. 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 availale 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 disavantaged 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. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. Telephonic requests will not be accepted. No collect calls will be accepted. (0046)

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