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C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEERING SERVICES SOL APHIS-5-018 DUE 091795 POC Florine Rossetti, Contracting Officer, 301-734-4706 Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract for A-E Services and Construction Management Services for the USDA-APHIS facilities at Moore Air Base in Mission, Texas. Up to three(3) contracts may be awarded as a result of this announcement. A-E Services are required for the preparation of plans, specifications, cost estimates, and possible associated services such as: Value Engineering, design (peer) review, master planning, facility inspection for deficiencies, environmental assessments, obtaining various required permits, and construction management. In general design will be required for renovations, repairs, replacement, and new construction projects. Design for the anticipated projects may include the following: multi-species rearing facility, addition to office building, greenhouses, warehouses, utility buildings, laboratory, sewer plant, underground site utilities, incinerator repairs, underground fuel tanks, resurfacing road, and parking lots, and repairs to aircraft apron and runway. 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 professional personnel and identify the state in which the professionals are licensed for Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Architectural, and Structural professionals. A minimum of one licensed professional in the state of Texas, for each of the five professions mentioned is preferable. 2) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE. Firms must have experience in the design of Laboratories, Bio-medical facilities, Quarantine and isolation facilities, Insect secure facilities, greenhouses, HEPA filtration, asbestos abatement, EPA environmental regulations, and construction management. 3) CAPACITY of firm to accomplish projects in the required timeframes, available personnel in all design disciplines including supporting technical and technical staffs, 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 refernces with names and telephone numbers of contact persons. 5) LOCATION. Consideration will be limited to firms having an existing, established fully staffed A-E office within 150 miles of Mission, Texas. 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 renewal option 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 $5,000 in services over the life of the contract is guaranteed. Firms desiring consideration shall submit current (recent 12 months) SF-254 and SF-255 and any perintent supporting or supplemental data within 30 calendar days from this notice. This is not a request for proposals (0198)

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