Officer in Charge of Construction, Building 1138T1, P.O. Box X7, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Plams, CA 92278-0107

C -- IQ CONTRACT, ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING SEVICES FOR VARIOUS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PROJECTS, MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CNETER, TWENTYNINE PLAMS, CA. SOL N68711-95-D-9886. DUE 090595. Contact Mrs. Merry C. Pilgrim/Contracting Officer, 619-830-7337. This is a firm fixed price indefinite quantity contract for Architectural-Engineering Services for Various Electrical Engineering Projects. The services required may include, but will not necessarily be limited to, preparation of engineering studies, analyses, reports, final plans, specifications, and cost estimates as designated. Typical projects may include but will not necessarily be limited to: the design of new electrical systems, grounding systems, and electrical/electronic control systems and other projects which are primarily electrical in nature or where electricl is the lead discipline. A-E selection criteria is listed in order of importance and will include: (1) Recent specialized experience and technical competence in the preparation of the design of: new electrical systems, alterations to existing electrical systems, grounding systems, and electrical/elctronic control systems. Do not list more than a toatl of 10 projects in Block 8. Indicate point of contact and telephone number in block 8C for each project listed. Indicate which consultants from the proposed team, if any, participated in the design of each project; (2) Professional qualifications of the staff assigned to the work; (3) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time. Indicate the firms present workload and availability of the project team (including consultants, if any) for the specified contract performance period; (4) Quality Assurance/Quality Control coordination methods used during the performance of work; (5) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. Indicate by briefly describing internal quality assurance/quality control procedures and cost control procedures. List recent awards, commendations and other peformance evaluations (do not submit copies); (6) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project; provided, that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project; and (7) Use of Small or Disadvantaged or Women-Owned business firms as primary consultants or as subcontractors. The maximum contract value for the base year is $450,000. The A-E fee for any one project may not exceed $99,000. If the Government exercised the option to extend the contract, the total amount of the contract shall not exceed $900,000. The minimum contract amount (guarantee) will be $22,500. The estimated start date is November 1996, with an option available to the Government to extend the contract for one additional year until November 1997. A-E firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit a completed SF 254 (unless already on file), a SF 255, and a SF 254 for each consultant listed in block 6 of the firms SF 255 to the office shown above. Firms responding to this announcement by 4:00 P.M., local time, 05 September 1995, or the 30th calendar date after the date of appearance of this announcement in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD), whichever is later, will be considered. Should the due date fall on a weekend or holiday, the submittal package will be due the first workday there after. Firms having a current SF 254 on file with this office may also be considered. This is not a request for proposal. Additional information requested of applying firms: indicate solicitaton number in block 2b, CEC (Contractor Establishment Code) and/or DUNS number (for the address listed in block 3) and TIN number in block 3, telefax number (if any) in block 3a and discuss why the firm is especially qualified based on the selection criteria in block 10 of the SF 255. For firms applying with multiple offices, indicate the office which completed each of the projects listed in block 8 and lit which office is under contract for any contracts listed in blcok 9. Use block 10 of the SF 255 to provide any additional information desired. Personal interviews may not be scheduled prior to selection of the most highly qualified firms. SF 255's shall not exceed 30 printed pages (double sided is two pages/organizational charts and photographs excluded, exception: photographs with text will be considered as a page). All information must be included on the SF 255 (cover letter, other attachmens and pages in excess of the 30 page limit will not be included in the evaluation process). Firms not providing the requested information in the format (i.e. not providing a brief description of the quality control plan, not listing which office of multiple office firms completed projects listed in block 8, not providing a list of the Small or Disadvantage or Woman-Owned business firms used as primary consultants or as subcontractors,etc.) directed by this synopsis may be negatively evaluated under the selction criteria in which it was requested. Firms which design or prepare specifications for a construction contract or procurement of supplies cannot provide the construction or supplies. This limitation also applies to subsidiaries and affiliates of the firm. Telegraphic and facsimile SF 255's will not be accepted. Site visits will not be arranged during the submittal period. See Numbered Note(s): 24. (206)

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