USDA-APHIS, CESB, 4700 River Road, Unit 115, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238

C -- ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES SOL APHIS 5-015 DUE 061395 POC Crystalynn Rudisaile, Contracting Officer, 301/734-5343 Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity contract for A/E Services and Construction Inspections Services for the USDA-APHIS facilities in the Miami - Key West, Florida area. Services required will include 1) preparation of design plans, specifications and cost estimates for new construction, renovations and repairs 2) value engineering and design (peer) review capabilities 3) preparation of studies, reports and engineering recommendations 4) construction inspection/Contracting Officer Representative (COR) services for compliance to plans and specs for new construction, renovations or repairs. Inspection services may or may not be related to work designed by said firm. Firms will be evaluated based on the following criteria: 1) PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS. Firms (either in-house or through association with qualified consultants) must provide resumes on all key and professional personnel and identify the state in which professionals are registered for Civil, Mechanical, Architectural, Structural and Electrical professionals. Professionals must be registered in Florida. 2) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE. Firms must have experience in design of new incinerators and renovations of existing incinerators, asbestos abatement, value engineering, designing laboratories and construction inspection services. 3) CAPACITY. Composition of firms to accomplish work in the required timeframes, available personnel in all design disciplines including supporting technical and clerical staff, use of computer generated nationally recognized guide specs and use of computer aided drafting compatible with AutoCADD MS-DOS. 4) PAST PERFORMANCE. Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, types of projects, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. Applicants are required to submit references with names and telephone numbers of contact persons. 5) LOCATION. Consideration will be limited to firms having an existing, fully staffed A/E office within 100 miles of Miami, FL. No additional travel or associated costs will be allowed for personnel brought in from outside of this area. Firms must have knowledge of locality of projects, local codes and local building officials. Contract period of performance will be for one year with four one-year optional renewal periods. Work will be accomplished by individual negotiated task orders. The Government is uncertain as to the number of orders that will be placed during the contract term, however, a minimum of $5000 in services is guaranteed. The contract total will not exceed $500,000 over the contract life. Firms desiring consideration shall submit SF 254 and SF 255 and any pertinent supporting or supplemental data within 30 days from this notice. This is not a request for proposals. (0136)

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