Commanding Officer, EFA Chesapeake, Naval Facility Engineering Command, 901 M Street, SE, Building 212, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC 20374-5018

C -- ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA SOL N62477-95-C-0089 DUE 071995 POC Randalph Jones, POC, 202-685-3152, KO/Bonnie Clark 17. The work includes Programming/Architectural and Engineering services for the design of a new (approximately 80,000 SF) administration building and renovation/rehabilitation work in existing facilities for the Defense Information Systems Agency in Arlington, Virginia. Architectural and Engineering services include all work necessary for the preparation of planning, programming, concept studies, and final plans, specifications, and construction cost estimate ready for bidding. The initial award will be for architectural programming and concept studies with an option for preparation of plans and specifications. The project also includes all necessary roads, parking facilities, sidewalks, landscaping, utility services, demolition and other site improvements. Interior design services are required - familiarity with mandatory sources of procurement, i.e. Federal Prison Industries (FPI), GSA schedules, etc. is required. Coordination with the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) and the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) is required. The preparation of comprehensive stormwater management plans is required. The possibility of hazardous materials may exist in facilities to be demolished at the project site. If hazardous materials are encountered, the A-E Contractor will be required to conduct hazardous material removal surveys, including testing and sampling, provide design removal procedures and prepare construction contract documents in accordance with applicable rules and regulations pertaining to such hazardous materials. All hazardous materials licenses and/or accreditations necessary for the locality of the project site are required by the A-E firm or their subcontractor. Such services as preparation of plans and specifications, review of shop drawings, construction consultation and construction inspection, may be required at any time up to the final acceptance of all work. The general intention is to provide for such design and engineering services as necessary to support the procurement of this project. Services, such as technical reports and studies, site investigations, programming, concepts, contract documents - drawings, specifications and construction cost estimates, surveys, shop drawings reviews, construction consultation and inspection, and preparation of construction record drawings and O&M manuals, may be required at any time up to the final acceptance of all work. The selected A-E firm for this project will be required to provide overhead, profit, and discipline hourly rates initially to the Contracting Officer within 7 days after receiving the Request for Proposal. The selected firm will also be required to participate in an orientation and site visit meeting within seven days of notification and provide a fee proposal within 10 days after that meeting. This will be a firm fixed price A-E contract. The estimated design start date is September, 1995. The estimated cost of total construction is between $15,000,000 and $20,000,000. Selection evaluation criteria, in relative order of importance are included below. 1. Specialized experience and professional qualifications of the architectural/engineering firm (with its subcontractors), and the proposed project team in the following areas: a. providing complete planning services for the planning requirements as described herein; b. providing complete design and engineering services for the expansion and rehabilitation project requirements as described herein; 2. Demonstrate capabilities in sustained accomplishment of work within established time limits; 3. Past performance and process of the prime A-E firm (and subcontractors) in the firm's quality control/quality assurance program to assure coordinated technically accurate studies, plans, specifications, and construction cost estimates; 4. The firm's and project team's present workload; 5. Preference will be given to firms with the capability of using CAD, SPECSINTACT, and Cost Engineering Systems (CES). Each firm's past performance and performance ratings will be reviewed during the evaluation process and can affect the selection outcome. Firms are invited to submit one copy each of the completed Standard Forms (SF) 254 and 255, U.S. Government Architect-Engineer Qualifications, to the office indicated below. Site visits will not be arranged during the advertisement period. Interested firms are requested to include telefax numbers, the Contractor Establishment Code (CEC), and Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) on the SF 255 and SF 254 in Blocks 3a and 1, respectively. In Block 10, state why your firm is specially qualified based on the selection evaluation criteria. Also, use Block 10 to provide additional information desired by your firm. Only the SF 254 and 255 will be reviewed. Experiences identified in Block 8 should not be more than 5 years old. The A-E firm's primary person proposed to be the direct contact with EFA CHES throughout the contract work should be identified as the ''Project Manager''. Information in the cover letter and any other attachments will not be included in the official selection process. Submit the SF 254 and 255 to the mailroom in the EFA CHES building, Building 212, Washington Navy Yard by 3:30 p.m. on the established due date. Fax copies of the SF 254 and 255 will not be accepted. This is not a request for proposal. EEO compliance is required. Because this contract acquisition could result in an award over $500,000.00, a subcontracting plan will be required by the selected firm if the firm is a large business concern. The small disadvantaged business set-aside goals in that subcontracting plan shall not be less than 5 percent of the subcontracted work. This does not apply if the prime firm is a small business concern. Contracting Officer, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Engineering Field Activity, Chesapeake (Attn: Code 02AE), Washington Navy Yard, Bldg. 212, 901 M Street SE, Washington, DC 20374-5018 (0163)

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