Contracting Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit Oakland, 2000 Embarcadero, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94606-5337

R -- TOWER AND ANTENNA SYSTEM INSPECTION Sol DTCG88-95-R-623A78. Contact Bid Issuing Clerk, (510) 535-7219; Contracting Officer Marjorie G. Andrade 510-535-7236. Tower and Antenna System Inspection and Minor Maintenance at various Coast Guard Units in Washington, Montana, California and Nevada. Work includes but is not limited to the inspection and minor maintenance of eleven LORAN towers located at five locations (Harve, MT, George, WA, Middletown, CA, Searchlight, NV and Fallon, NV). The towers are either 625' or 700' in height. Each tower shall be thoroughly inspected to determine its physical condition, including but not limited to alignment, twist, guy tensions, structural integrity, condition of the tower and lighting systems, etc. A complete report will be prepared on each separate tower to fully document the repair items identified during the inspection, preventative maintenance of the tower obstruction lighting systems, and the replacement of various tower components. 120 calendar days will be allowed for total contract completion. Actual on-site construction will be limited to 21 consecutive calendar days at each site. A Tower Specialist will be required to climb each tower to perform a detailed inspection of all tower component systems, and minor maintenance of each tower and antenna system. A report of tower conditions will be required that includes an engineering analysis by a registered professional civil or structural engineer of inspection findings, photographs, recommendations for corrective action, and cost estimates for correction of deficiencies. Preparation or review of report by a registered professional civil or structural engineer is required and must be indicated by SF 255. The following criteria, in relative order of importance, will be used in evaluation of A/E firms: (1) Specialized recent experience and technical competence of particular staff members in climbing and inspecting tower systems, surveying and engineering Analysis. (2) Professional qualifications of firm and staff proposed for performance of required services. (3) Ability to accomplish technical aspects of the work requirements within the firm. (4) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time. (5) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. (6) Location in the general geographical area of the work and knowledge of the locality of the project, provided that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project. (7) Percentage of minority/women employees. Firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit one copy of complete, updated SF-254, A/E, and related services questionnaire, and SF-255, A/E related services for specific project, to the office shown above. SF 254 and SF 255 shall address all evaluation criteria listed above. Clearly show the office location where work will be done and the experience of those that will do the work and their location. Firms responding to this announcement within 30 days from publication will be considered. Firms must submit SF-254 and SF-255 to this office by 4:00 PM on the due date. Should the due date fall on a weekend or holiday, the SF-254's and SF-255's will be due on the first work day thereafter. Pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, this procurment is open to all firms regardless of size. This is not a request for proposal. (128)

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