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C -- ARCHITECT/ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES SOL JC-31-95. Due 073195. Contact, Brenda Williams (202) 219-8706. This project involves A/E services for comprehensive energy audit of 18 buildings at the Pittsburgh Job Corps Center totalling approximately 210,000 gross square feet. The audit shall include facility energy survey and analyses of present annual energy consumption for each building by energy source, occupancy patterns, energy usage type (heating, air conditioning, ventilation, lighting, hot water, etc.) with summary for the facility as a whole and taking into account the areas's climatic conditions. The audit shall include analyses of the data and shall propose prioritized energy conservation measures based on life cycle costs in current dollars and shall include analyses for simple paybacks and savings to investment ratios for the recommended conservation measures. The maximum allowable time for this project is 10 calendar weeks. Principal disciplines required are: Architecture, Mechanical, Electrical, and Energy Specialist. Submission of SF-254's and SF-255's is required for the prime and a SF-254 for EACH consultant. (SF 254 is required even if it is currently on file). Firms desiring consideration are required to submit BOTH SF-254's and SF-255's by 2:00 p.m. local time July 31, 1995. Failure to submit both SF-254 and SF-255 will render the submission unacceptable. (NOTE: SF-254 and SF-255 have been revised 11/92). The revised forms delete the obsolete definition of ``Architect- Engineer and related services'' on the forms and refers to the definition as stated in Part 36 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Previous editions are no longer usable and will not be accepted. Facsimile copies will not be accepted. Failure to submit both of the SF-254 and SF-255 form shall render the submission unacceptable. Pertinent factors for consideration of qualifications, listed in order of importance, are: (1) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services, (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, (3) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time, (4) Past Performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. Offerors are required to include a list of three references with telephone numbers and names of contact persons, and (5) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project -- preference to be in the following descending order: (a) Local firms, (b) In-State firms, and (c) Out-of-State firms. Applicants should include the solicitation number of the CBD notice with the location/area name in Block No. 1 of the SF-255. Women-owned and Minority-owned firms are encouraged to participate. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside acquisition. The SIC Code is 8712. The Small Business Size Standard is $2.5 million. The submitting firms should indicate in Block No. 10 of the SF-255 that it is a small-business conern, as defined in he FAR. This is not a request for proposals. See Numbered Note(s): 1. (177)

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