Contracting Office, USPFO for Hawaii, 4208 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, HI 96816-4495

C -- FURNISH ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR AN INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR THE HAWAII AIR NATIONAL GUARD, HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, HAWAII Sol DAHA50-95-R-0003. Contact CW2 Rod Correa, Contracting Officer, (808) 735-0315. Architect-Engineer Services. Multi-Discipline Architect-Engineer Services for Maintenance, Repair, Alteration and Construction projects for the Hawaii Air National Guard located at Hickam Air Force Base, HI and throughout the state. Scope of Work includes but is not limited to field investigation, preparation of construction drawings, technical specifications, detail cost estimates, reproduction of bid documents, review of construction submittals and construction inspection. The work will be required on an ``as needed'' basis for a period of 12 months with an option to renew for another 12 months. Delivery orders shall be issued against the contract and shall not exceed $150,000.00 per delivery order with a guarantee fee of $5,000.00. Delivery orders shall not exceed the cumulative amount of $750,000.00. The fee to be charged for the performance of orders placed against the basic contract will be negotiated rates for direct labor, general and administrative (G&A) expenses, overhead and profit. A-E firms are invited to submit SF 254's and 255's to the office of the United States Property and Fiscal Officer for Hawaii, 4208 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96816-4495 within 30 days of this announcement. The Department of Defense policy for selection of Architect-Engineer firms is not based upon competitive bidding procedures, but rather upon the professional qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the professional services required. Selection of the A/E firm will be based on the following factors: (1) Professional qualifications of the A/E firm in architectural, mechanical, electrical, structural and civil engineers. (2) Specialized experience of the firm in the type of work to be performed. (3) Capacity of the firm to accomplish the work in the required time. (4) Past performance of the firm with respect to previous Government Contracts. (5) Location of the firm in the relation to the geographical location of the project, provided there is an appropriate number of qualified firms therein for consideration. (6) Volume of work previously awarded by the Department of Defense (DOD), with the object of effecting an equitable distribution of contracts among qualified A/E firms including minority-owned firms and firms that have not had prior Department of Defense contracts. This is not a request for a proposal. Firms responding to this announcement within 30 calendar days after publication in the Commerce Business Daily will be considered. (100)

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