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C -- ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING SERVICES SOL 9094-3K15-96 DUE 112895 POC Contracting Officer, Alan Connell, 301-344-0298 Presolicitation Notice - Indefinite Quantity Contract for Architectural-Engineering Services for repair/maintenance, alteration, and new construction projects located in the Northern Plains Area (NPA) (Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Utah, Colorado, and Kansas). The contract to be awarded shall be for a base period of one (1) year, with four (4) one-year option periods. The contract shall incorporate architect-engineering services as required which shall include, but not be limited to: energy related studies, environmental assessments, lead paint and asbestos surveys, investigative reports, concept studies, field investigations, design criteria development, designs, analyses, drawings, specifications, detailed cost estimates, shop drawings review and approval, construction monitoring, site inspection services, design review services for Agricultural Research Service (ARS) projects at locations throughout the United States, and other related services. The Government agrees to obtain, under the contract, a minimum of $1,000 worth of professional services. The maximum amount of services to be obtained under the contract shall not exceed $500,000 per year. Firms for consideration shall be limited to those located in any city within NPA or within 100 miles of NPA, who can provide professional services in the disciplines of architecture, structural, civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering for both design and post-design contract services, draftsman, full-time construction inspectors and cost estimators. Evaluation of firms will be made on the following criteria, each element being of equal importance: A) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services, B) specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required to include construction and renovation of research laboratories, C) staffing and equipment to accomplish the work in the required time, D) past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules, E) location within the NPA or 100 mils of the NPA, F) computer-assisted design and drafting capability (where such design is required), G) adequacy of specialized facilities to provide required services, H) volume and nature of present workload as it relates to the ability to perform the work required, specialized technical skills, project coordination and management skills, and team experience of proposed key personnel, J) availability of additional contractor personnel or consultants to support expansion or acceleration of the project. Firms meeting the requirements stated are invited to submit SF-254's and SF-255's by November 30, 1995. Any SF-254 and SF-255 forms received after the exact time for receipt, as shown herein, shall be handled in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.412. This is not a request for proposal. (0297)

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