Internal Revenue Service, A/C Procurement 7th Floor, Constellation Centre, M:P:O:B 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, MD 20745

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES SOL IRS-95-0027 POC Barry Kearns, Contracting Officer, (202) 283-1103. Architectural/Engineering Services, The Internal Revenue Service requires a complete range of architectural engineering and program support services to assist offices in up to seven (7) regions, sixty-three(63) districts, five (5) submission processing sites, five (5) customer service sites, ten (10) ACS/TPS call sites and three (3) computing centers in planning and implementing all projects and tasks affecting its real and personal property responsibilities supporting a nationwide modernization of IRS Information Systems under the Tax Systems Modernization (TSM) Program and the IRS Business Vision. IRS nationwide holdings include 16,800,000 square feet of office space and 708,000 square feet of ADP space. TSM and Business Vision will be long term programs to incorporate existing and planned IRS processing systems into a modernized processing system and incorporating existing IRS communications networks and facilities into an IRS-wide network. A one-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity firm fixed price contract with four one-year renewal options is anticipated. The maximum to be obligated in each year will be $18,000,000.00 making the maximum value of this contract $90,000,000.00 over its life. Contract work will be phased in conjunction with planning and implementation schedules of the IRS Tax Systems Modernization Program and Business Vision. A/E related and program support services will be provided in the following support categories: 1. Design and Engineering, 2. Program Assistance, 3. Services related to System Intergration, and 4. Telecommunications, 5. Physical Facilities Analysis, 6. Construction Management, 7. Operations Management, 8. Security Management and Risk Management and 9. Other Special Technical Architectural and Engineering Supplemental Studies and Services. Design and engineering services primarily affect regions, districts, and other subordinate offices, submission processing, customer service and computing centers and include the full range of services supporting research, programming, criteria development, design; the preparation of technical portions of solicitation and procurement documents in coordination with and through the General Services Administration; preparation of documents for alterations, repairs, and new acquisitions of real and personal property. Program Assistance shall be provided to the IRS in operations planning, the technical requirements related to contract administration, controls, scheduling and performance. The A/E shall provide facility design, engineering site preparation and related planning and implementation assistance and support to IRS integration and telecommunications contractors on existing interim and modernized processing systems and local area and IRS-wide networks. The physical facilities analysis will primarily affect region and district offices regarding physical issues, interim and long term improvements, expansions or new facility concepts or designs, and related issues supporting the modernization program and the IRS Business Vision. The A/E will provide assistance to the IRS in the execution of the IRS's responsibilities for the technical aspects of construction management and post construction services. The A-E shall also provide services related to operations programming, physical security and risk management areas. Task orders will involve active interaction with the IRS and daily contacts with individuals at IRS national and field offices, coordination with GSA, lessors, building developers and other A/E firms, and general contractors. A narrative statement (signed and dated by an officer of the firm), supplementing the SF-254 and SF-255 shall be submitted addressing the special qualifications and evaluation factors listed below. Only those submittals which clearly demonstrate that the Qualifications Criteria are met shall be technically evaluated in accordance with the Evaluation Criteria. Firms whose submittal do not meet the Qualification Criteria will be advised of that determination. The firm shall meet the minimum requirements of the following Qualification Criteria: 1. Have successfully completed or be currently satisfactorily performing work on projects in building design, construction or construction management. This experience must exceed an average of $100 million in construction value awarded for the last three years combined and been performed in the name of the firm. 2. Have successfully completed or be currently successfully performing work on projects in which A/E related services in support of a client's mission or program have covered at least the following: 1. Design and Engineering, 2. Program Assistance, 3. Telecommunications, 4. Physical Facilities Analysis, 5. Construction Management and, 6. Other Special Technical Architectural and Engineering Supplemental Studies 3. Must have offices in at least four of the following geographic areas: a. Midwest, b. West Coast, c. Southwest, d. Central and Ohio Valley, e. Southwest, f. Mid-Atlantic, and g. Northeast. The evaluation criteria listed below are in descending order of importance. (Note: factors 5 and 6 are equal). 1. Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of the required services to include qualifications of key individuals, consultants, if any, and the team which will perform the A/E and program support services. 2. Specialized experiences and technical competence in the type of work required to include an understanding of the technical approach to performing the A-E and program support services required. 3. Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time including the firm's ability to respond to and process multiple task orders for various IRS locations nationwide. This factor also includes an evaluation of the firm's current corporate management structures and the proposed organizational structure to carry out work under this contract, including assigned responsibilities, communication flows, flow of authority lines within the organization and between each organization. 4. Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. 5. Location of offices in the following general geographic areas: West Coast, Midwest, Southwest, Central or Ohio Valley, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast. (Note: As indicated in the Qualification Criteria, firms must have offices in at least four of these areas.) 6. Firms indicating that subcontractors and outside consultants will be used in performing work will also be evaluated on compliance with previous subcontracting plans. Additionally, firms indicating subcontractors and outside consultants will be used will also be evaluated on efforts to provide opportunities to small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses and small woman-owned businesses. The IRS has established the following goals for any work subcontracted under any contract resulting from this action: For small businesses, 90% of all subcontracted dollars; For small disadvantaged businesses, 20% of all subcontracted dollars; For small woman-owned businesses, 10% of all subcontracted dollars. Firms shall submit a supplemental narrative outlining current or planned outreach efforts to small firms and what actions will be taken to ensure small business participation in this acquisition. Contract award will be contingent on the submission of an acceptable subcontracting plan. Selection may be based on the qualifications statement and evaluation criteria or interviews may be held. Responses will include SF-254's and SF-255's for any consultants (dated and signed by an official within the past twelve months). Responses must be received by 4:00pm Eastern Time, April 12, 1995 at the following address: Internal Revenue Service, M:RE:CA - ATTN: Harvey Crothers, 820 1st Street, NE, Suite 720, Washington, DC 20002. The IRS does not desire photographs, artwork, sketches or any other such information be submitted in the response. Contract award will be contingent upon the availability of funds. This procurement is not being conducted as a small business set-aside. The anticipated contract start date is June 1, 1996. This is not a Request for Proposals. No Oral Communication will be accepted. (0067)

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