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C -- ARCHITECT/ENGINEERING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES Sol JC-32-95 Due 090595 Contact, Anthony Hill (202) 219-8706 Indefinite Quantity Contract for Architect/Engineer Design and Construction Contract Administration services for rehabilitation and upgrade of existing facilities and systems at the Jacksonville, and Gainesville Job Corps Centers located in Jacksonville and Gainesville, Florida, respectively. Firms must be capable of peforming design services related to asbestos abatement/removal and/or containment including air monitoring and construction administration services, and should have CADD capability. Contract period of performance will be a one-year period from the date of contract award, with Goverment option to extend the period of performance for four additional one-year periods. The Government is uncertain as to the number of delivery orders that will be placed against the contract during the term of the contract; however, a minimum of $2,500 in services is guaranteed. Services will be implemented through individual delivery orders. A/E fees for any one delivery order may not exceed $100,000 with the exception of asbestos related work, with a cumulative amount of all delivery orders not to exceed $300,000 per year. An A/E form can be awarded only one Indefinite Quantity type contract during the contract term. Principal disciplines required are: Architect, Civil Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Mechancial Engineer, Structural Engineer, and Industrial Hygienst. Firms must be capable of performing design services related to asbestsos abatement/removal/ and/or containment including air monitoring and construction administration services. Specific experience related to asbestos abatement MUST be detailed in Block 10 of the SF-255. Submission of SF-254 and SF-255 is required for the prime firm, along with submission of a 254 for EACH EACH of its consulting firms, if applicable. (Note: The SF-254 and SF-255 have been revised as of 11/92). The revised forms delete the obsolete definition of ``Architect/Engineer and related services'' and refer to the definition as stated in Part 36 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The SF-254 and SF-255 are required even it they are currently on file. Facsimile copies will not be accepted. Only those firms which submit by the deadline date of August 28, 1995, will be considered for review of qualifications. Failure to submit BOTH the SF-254 and SF-255 will render the submission unacceptable, 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 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. Applicants are required to include a list of three (3) references with the 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 projects--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 this CBD Notice with the location/area name Block No. 1 of the SF-255. Women-owned and Minority-owned firms are encouraged to participate. This is a 100% Small Business Size Standard is $2.5 million. The submitting firm should also indicate indicte in Block No. 10 of the SF-255 that it is a small business concern as defined in the FAR. This is not a request for proposal. See Numbered Note(s): 1 (216)

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