NAVY PUBLIC WORKS Center, WASHINGTON, 901 M STREET, S.E., WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, Building 175, WASHINGTON, DC 20374-5095

C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS UNDER THE CONGNIZANCE OF THE NAVY PUBLIC WORKS CENTER, WASHINGTON DC SOL N68925-95-D-A843 POC CHARLEAN THOMPSON, Contract Specialist, (202) 685-8229. Architect-Engineer or Engineering Services are required for preparation of plans, specifications, cost estimates, studies, and all associated engineering services for environmental engineering type projects at various locations under the cognizance of the Navy Public Works Center, Washington, DC. The work will generally include alteration, new construction, maintenance, repair and environmental study projects for facilities which may be contaminated by various hazardous materials; developing recommendations from these studies; providing and implementing guidance based on these recommendations and customer needs; and developing designs for the abatement of any environmental deficiencies. The studies may include, but not be limited to, hazardous materials and hazardous waste surveys with requisite management programs, indoor air quality studies, air emissions inventories, storm water surveys, illicit discharge surveys, ozone depletint substances surveys, asbestos and lead paint surveys for abatement, fume hood surveys and storm water management requirements for Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Types of facilities include R & D facilities, hospital facilities, high security facilities, explosives R & D facilities, administrative offices, barracks, laboratories, industrial shops and buildings occupied during construction. The work may also require associated support services in the architectural, civil, electrical, fire protection, mechanical and structural disciplines; review/evaluation of construction contractor proposals; public works facilities condition inspections; construction inspection services; and the preparation of Operating and Maintenance Support Information (OMSI) for any project designed under this contract. The A-E firm must demonstrate its qualifications with respect to the published evaluation factors for all services listed above. Specific evaluation factors include: (1) PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY FOR SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE OF REQUIRED SERVICES - Firm will be evaluated in terms of the design staff's (a) experience as a multi-discipline firm in providing complete design and engineering services; and (b) active professional registration in all disciplines in the state in which the design services will be performed; (2) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE OF THE FIRM IN THE TYPE OF WORK REQUIRED - Firms will be evaluated in terms of their: (a) recent experience (within the past 5 years) with regard to performing on projects requiring environmental regulatory compliance in developing site assessments, corrective action plans, and remedial designs for contaminated sites (these sites may include, but not be limited to, underground storage tank (UST) and other sites which may contain contaminated soil and ground water); (b) knowledge and compliance with environmental, health and safety regulations and (c) internal quality control program used to ensure technical accuracy and discipline coordination; (3) CAPACITY TO ACCOMPLISH THE WORK IN THE REQURIED TIME - Firms will be evaluated in terms of (a) ability to accomplish multiple projects simultaneously, (b) present workload, and (c) ability to sustain the loss of key personnel while accomplishing work within required schedules; (4) PAST PERFORMANCE - Firms will be evaluated on past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; (5) LOCATION - Firms will be evaluated on their location with respect to the general geographical area of the contract and their knowledge of local codes, laws, permits, climate, construction materials and practices of those areas (provided that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project); and (6) VOLUME OF WORK - Firms will be evaluated in terms of work previously awarded by DoD during the previous 12 months, with the objective of effecting an equitable distribution of work among qualified A-E firms, including small and small disadvantaged business firms and firms that have not had prior DoD contracts. Firms are required to prepare cost estimates utilizing a computerized format and the specifications in the SPECSINTACT system format. Firms shall be responsible for accomplishing designs and preparing drawings utilizing Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) and delivering thedrawings in Intergraph MicroStation PC, version 5 or higher, MS-DOS, digital format (.dgn) The Government will only accept the final product for full operation, without conversion or reformatting, on the target system. The current target system is MS-DOS/WINDOWS operating system. Scanned drawings shall be delivered in native Intergraph format. The design contract scope may require evaluation and definition of asbestos materials, lead paint and other hazardous material dispositions. Fee negotiations would provide for laboratory testing and subsequent preparation of plans and specifications may require definition of removal and/or disposal process. Firms responding to this announcement must be prepared to accept the aforementioned as a part of their contract responsibility. The duration of contract will be for one (1) year from the date of initial contract award or $1,000,000 in fees, whichever comes first. The proposed contract includes four (4) one year Government options for the same basic professional skills. Subject to necessary changes,0 the total A-E fee that may be paid under this contract will not exceed $5,000,000. This contract will be awarded based on a guaranteed minimum of $50,000. This solicitation may include multiple awards. If selected, large business concerns will be required to submit subcontracting plans. A/E firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit completed SF 254 (unless already on file) and SF 255 to the office shown above. Firms responding to this announcement by 30 days from the date of this announcement at or before 4 p.m. local time will be considered. If the closing date falls on a weekend, the submissions will be due on the next working business day. Firms having a current SF 254 on file with this office may also be considered. This is not a request for a proposal. Note 24. (0258)

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