National Park Service, North Atlantic Regional Office, 15 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109-3572

C -- A/E SERVICES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMMATIC DESIGN ALTERNATIVES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, EDISON NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY Sol 1443-AE1600-95-001. POC Nancy Tansino, Contract Specialist, 617-223-5034. The National Park Service (NPS), North Atlantic Regional Office (NARO) is seeking A&E services to develop programmatic design alternatives and an Environmental Assessment for the restoration of historic structures and new construction at the Edison National Historic Site in West Orange, NJ. The Edison NHS includes two units: the Main Street laboratory complex - fourteen historic structures where Thomas Edison operated the forerunner of the modern research and development organization; and Glenmont - Edison's residence in nearby Llewellyn Park, a mid-19th century planned residential community. The first phase of this project will commence immediately and is expected to encompass the preliminary elements of TITLE 1, including (1) Refining current program alternatives with input from the NPS park staff, regional office, park interest groups, and the general public, and (2) Completing an Environmental Assessment of the Alternatives in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The product of the first phase of this project will be a Development Concept Plan and Environmental Assessment for Edison NHS. An important component of this initial work will be a highly graphic publication for broad public distribution which communicates a vision for the future of Edison NHS. Subsequent work on this project will be dependent upon funding to be raised through a combination of public and private initiatives. This additional work will, subject to the availability of funds, include the balance of Title One (Schematic Design) and Titles Two and Three (Design, Construction Documents and Supervision). The work will include the restoration of historic structures and new construction at the laboratory unit for visitor information, curatorial services, park maintenance and administration. The entire project will encompass structures and site elements at both units. Treatment of existing historic structures will involve preservation, conservation, and adaptive reuse. Included in the scope of the project are landscape, geotechnical, HVAC, electrical, fire detection/suppression, intrusion detection, life safety code enforcement and handicapped accessibility design. Total construction costs are estimated to range between $25,000,000 and $40,000,000. A fixed price A/E contract is contemplated for design development and production of contract documents. The following evaluation criteria and associated weights in descending order of importance shall be used in the evaluation of the prospective firms/organizations: 1. (30%) Qualifications and experience of key individual team members for the work required. Emphasis will be placed on the team leaders, including subcontractors, involved in the major areas of work; e.g., site planning, project historic architect, architecture, structural and mechanical engineers, civil/traffic and environmental engineers, landscape architecture, exhibit design/interpretation, and graphic design. Emphasis will be placed upon experience in working on historic structures of national significance and specifying architectural preservation/conservation treatment (including archaeological concerns); 2. (30%) Qualifications and demonstrated capacity to direct and coordinate project team members, and capacity to work in close coordination with neighborhood and community groups - such as the town of West Orange, New Jersey State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), the Friends of Edison NHS and others. Emphasis will be placed upon key members of the firm/organization being readily accessible to the site, the park staff and project partners; 3. (20%) Qualifications and experience of the firm/organization in working with within the context of a large urban area and a historic district, complying with city and New Jersey state codes and dealing with local review boards; 4. (10%) Qualifications and specific experience with NEPA and Section 106 compliance relating to historic structures and sites; and, 5. (10%) Qualifications and experience of the firm/organization in completing projects of this size and complixity within established time frames and budget. Firms desiring consideration and who meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit completed Standard Form 254 and 255 which must be received no later than thirty (30) calendar days from the date of this publication to: National Park Service, Contracting Officer (1443-AE1600-95-001), 15 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109-3572. Respondents may supplement their submission with graphic material, etc., which demonstrates competence in the required areas. This is not a Request For Proposals. This announcement is subject to Public Law 100-656, the Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program, and is open to all firms regardless of size. (131)

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