U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, 215 North 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-4978

C -- IDT CONTRACT FOR MISCELLANEOUS ARCHITECTURAL/INTERIOR DESIGN SERVICES SOL DACA45-96-R-0015 POC For further information, contact Cheryl Maslonka at: (402) 221-4314. CONTRACT INFORMATION: An Indefinite Delivery Type contract will be awarded for a period of one year and may include an option for an additional one year extension. Each Delivery Order issued under this contract will not exceed $150,000 with cumulative amount of contract not to exceed $1,500,000 ($750,000 per year). Delivery Orders will be issued from time to time as the need arises during the contract period. Types of services required will include Site investigations, studies, reports, concept design, final design and construction phase services. Completion date is one year after date of award with an anticipated start date of May 96. If a large business is selected for this project, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to contract. This plan is not required with this submittal. The subcontracting goals for this contract are that a minimum of 30% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB), including small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), and 8% be placed with SDB. PROJECT INFORMATION: Delivery orders under this contract will consist of architectural/interior design services for new construction, additions, alterations, rehabilitation, maintenance and repair on a wide variety of facilities at various locations supported by the Omaha District. Types of facilities may include medical, administrative, operational, recreational and housing as well as other types of projects. Design services will include design of new and remodeled spaces for various functions and all stages of building related and furniture related interior design, including preparation of plans and specifications, furniture layouts, color boards, furniture and finish selection and specification, and cost estimates. Delivery orders may also include design of systems furniture/pre-wired work stations. Work will primarily involve architecture and interior design but mechanical, electrical, structural and civil engineering will also be required. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. Criteria for selectio, in order of importance, are: (a) Recent specialized experience and technical competence of the firm (including consultants) in: (1) Providing services similar to those described in Project Information. (2) Use of General Services Administration (GSA) and Federal Prison Industries (FPI) furniture schedules and procedures. (3) Producing quality designs as evidenced by the firm's quality control procedures. (4) Effective coordination and management of the project team, including consultants. (5) Construction cost estimating and preparation of estimates on IBM compatible personal computers using Corps of Engineers Micro-Computer Aided Cost Estimating System (M-CACES) GOLD version or similar system (M-CACES software will be provided). (6) Producing Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) drawings fully compatible with one of the following: Intergraph Unix System 5 Microstation 32 (version 5.0 or later, Intergraph MS-DOS Microstation PC (version 5.0 or later). (b) Professional qualifications and specialized experience in providing services similar to those listed above of the proposed team members (including consultants) in the following disciplines: architecture, interior design, mechanical, electrical, structural and civil engineering. (c) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time, including extensive interior design capacity and the ability to complete more than one work order at a time. (d) Past performance as described in Note 24. (e) Location in the general geographic area of the Omaha District. (f) Extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. (g) Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: Solicitation packages are not provided for A-E contracts. This is not a request for proposal. Firms desiring consideration shall submit two copies of a combined SF 255 and separate SFs 254 for prime and each consultant. To be considered, submittals must be addressed as follows: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, CEMRO-ED-C, ATTN: John M. Miller, 215 N. 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-4978. Submittals must be received no later than close of business on the 30th day after the date of publication of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday or Sunday or a federal holiday, the deadine will be the close of business on the next business day. In block 10 of the SF 255, provide the following: (a) Design Management Plan (DMP). The DMP should be brief and include an explanation of the firm's management approach, management of subcontractors (if applicable), specific quality control procedures used and an organizational chart showing the inter-relationship of management and various team components (including subcontractors). (b) The firm's present workload and the availability of the project team (including consultants) for the specified contract performance period. In block 3 of SF 255 provide the submitting firm's number (six or seven digits) assigned by the North Pacific Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, for the Architect-Engineer Contract Administration Support System (ACASS) and the firm number for any consultants in block 6 of the SF 255. If unknown, so state. To receive information to obtain an ACASS number, call (503) 326-3459. Personal visits for this solicitation to the Omaha District offices will not be scheduled. Administrative and procedural questions shall be directed to John M. Miller at (402) 221-4176. See Numbered Note(s): 24. (0312)

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