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C -- CONDUCT ENERGY AUDITS AT FCI SCHUYLKILL, PA AND THE USP LEWISBURG, PA POC R. A. Young, Contracting Officer, (215) 597-6317, Ext. 141. Professional Architect-Engineer services are required to conduct energy audits at the Federal Correctional Institution (Schuylkill), Minersville, PA and the United States Penitentiary, Lewisburg, PA. The approximate gross square footage for each institution is 500,000 and 1,000,000, respectively. The energy audit will generate a comprehensive report identifying sources of energy consumed per area or unit of equipment. The report shall also list Operation and Maintenance (O&M) procedures for decreasing energy consumption and Capital Projects to improve consumption of the same. The estimated performance period of the resultant contract is 170 calendar days. The evaluation criteria for selection and contract award, in descending order of relative importance, are as follows: (1) Proposed project team and organization; (2) Comparable experience and performance; (3) Capability and capacity; (4) Past performance on contracts for government agencies and/or private industry projects; (5) Knowledge of locality; and, (6) Proximity to project. Only those firms residing in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and have the capability to perform the services described herein, are requested to submit appropriate date within 30 calendar days from the initial publication date of this announcement. Applicant responses to the aforementioned evaluation criteria shall use Standard Forms 254 and 255, which will form the basis of the intial evaluation of qualifications. The data submitted shall be concise and must address all specifi categories listed in the evaluation criteria. Additionally, all applicants must provide a sample energy audit report from a similar project. The sample report will assist the government in its evaluation of firms applying for the resultant contract. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 8712, with a size standard of $2,500,000.00. A firm-fixed price contract will result from this acquisition. This is not a request for proposal. See Numbered Note 1. (236)

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