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C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACTS FOR AE DESIGN SERVICES SOL DTCG50-95-B-643BA4 DUE 042195 POC Contact point, Contracting Officer, Mr. William Denman, (206)220-7323. Telephone calls are discouraged unless absolutely necessary Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) for A/E services for various engineering projects. Project design for U.S. Coast Guard Facilities located in the western U.S. and Pacific Islands including Alaska. Work tasks consist primary of design ofbuildings but support services may be tasked. Estimated individual construction costs of projects vary. Individual contract tasks will not exceed 200K. This proposed procurement will result in an IDC to be in effect for a period of one year with anoption for an additional year. Two contracts will be issued. Each contract has a potential value of 500K each year, with a minimum guarantee of $5K. Qualified firms desiring consideration must submit one copy of SF 254 and SF 255 by the close ofusiness 21 APRIL 1995 for consideration. Evaluation criteria, in descending order of importance, is as follows: 1. Professional qualifications relative to work of firm's staff and consultants. 2. Experience of firms in wide range of work. 3. Pastrecord of performance and capacity/capability of firm to accomplish work required time. 4. Organization and Management. 5. Proximity to FD&CC (Pacific). 6. Volume of federal government work previously awarded firm during past three years. 7.Minority Women Ownership and Employment. (Firms must show percentage of minority and women employees in all job classification and pay scales including principle firm and sub-consultants). This Notice if for informational purposes for Minority,Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquireshort-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.For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above.(0082)

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