National Gallery of Art, Resource Acquisition, Washington, DC 20565

C -- MECHANICAL, PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL CONSULTING SERVICES POC Mary Taneyhill, Contract Specialist, 202-842-6909 Jane Singley, Contracting Officer, 202-842-6400. The National Gallery of Art (NGA) is seeking to procure mechanical, plumbing and electrical consulting engineering services under an indefinite quantity contract for the preparation and delivery of contract documents including drawings, specifications, cost estimates, related studies and reports, and all associated mechanical plumbing and electrical engineering services for National Gallery of Art renovation projects. Existing facilities and condition surveys and examinations, archival research within the Gallery, and construction phase services (Title II) will be required. Coordination with the Department of Architecural services and other Gallery departments and consultants, i.e. structural engineering and hazardous material abatement engineers, will be required on a project-specific basis. The contract will consist of individually negotiated work orders during a one (1) year base period with four (4) one-year options for renewal. The cumulative total for the contract including options shall not exceed $400,000. Selection will be based on the following criteria which are listed in relative order of importance. 1) Professional staff qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the required mechanical, plumbing, and electrical engineering services by a single firm; 2) Pior experience with facilities and systems of similar type, complexity and size with demonstrated engineering expertise and technical competence in building renovation and remodeling work; 3) Demonstrated and proposed capability of accomplishing work on multiple projects in the time periods required with simultaneous delivery orders; 4) Past performance on contracts with both Government agencies and private industry including quality of work, compliance with performance schedules, cost control effectiveness, and estimating accuracy. Include ratings from clients for similar work in last 5 years. Include names and current addresses and phone numbres. 5) Orgaization and procedures of firm to povide coordinated, checked contract documents; 6) Location within the metropolitan area of Washington, DC and firms stated ability and willingness to respond to project requirements for on-site meetings or visits in a timely manner; 7) Ability of firm to work with standardized drawings and specification formats and who are able to provide CAD deliverables in a DXF format. The selected firm will be required to provide the Contracting Officer with a complete submission of proposed overhead rates, profit and hourly rates, including payroll burden, for staff to be assigned to the project, within ten (10) days of notification. Prices and proposal are subject to audit. Each delivery order will be a firm, fixed price for design services. Interested firms are invited to submit completed SF 254s and SF-255s to the Contracting Officer by 3:30 p.m. 29 September 1995 or 30 days from the date of this notice whatever is later. SF-254s and SF-255s are also required for all specialized subcontractors the prime contractor anticipates utilizing under this contract. Only the 11-92 edition of the SF-254 and SF-255 will be accepted. Supplemental information regarding specialized experience should be included in the SF-255. Firms are requested to include fax numbers. Firms are reminded to complete all blocks on the SF-254 and SF-255. Responding firms are required to clearly identify tasks to be performed in-house and those to be subcontracted. Firms must submit the names and supporting qualifications of all subcontractors. In block 10, state why your firm is specially qualified based on the evaluation criteria. Experience identified in block 8 should not be more than five years old. Firms must submit qualifications for and designate a representative who will be the Project Manager and the direct contact with the NGA throughout the contract work. Submit responses to the National Gallery of Art, Resource Acquisition Office/ARAP; Attn: Mary Taneyhill; 6th and Constitution Ave. NW, Washington; DC; 20565. Hand delivered responses should be brought to the 4th street entrance of the WEST building. No faxed responses will be accepted. This is not a request for proposals. All responsible sources may submit a bid/proposal which will be considered by the agency. (0240)

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