National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA/GSFC), Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20771.

C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR DESIGN OF FACILITIES AND ALTERATION MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROJECTS, AND FOR ENGINEERING STUDIES AND REPORTS IN SUPPORT OF THE FACILITIES MANAG SOL SOL95-02 POC Jean Parrish (301) 286-3897, Bernard J. Pagliaro. The mechanical /electrical engineering contractor shall provide personnel, equipment, materials and facilities to accomplish all assignments set forth in individual delivery orders. This work is associated with both major (in excess of $1 million) and minor (less than $1 million) facilities rehabilitation and alteration projects, and at least one contract in each category will be awarded. The work will be performed at the GSFC Greenbelt Campus, and will consist of (a) field investigations, preliminary design, final design and follow-on services; (b) the preparation of studies and reports associated with facilities investigations, design, energy conservation measures, fire protection and safety issues, and housing plan activities; (c) revision of drawings; and (d) development of site and utility plans. One contract will be associated with major mechanical and electrical utility systems restoration projects, and will consist of a 1-year Indefinite Quantity contract with three option years, negotiated on a fixed hourly price basis, with a total contract value not to exceed $3,000,000. Depending on the number and dollar value of projects approved, one or more contracts will also be let in support of minor projects for rehabilitation of heating ventilating and air conditioning systems, electrical power and lighting systems, fire protection and detection systems, street lighting and site utilities. These will also be 1-year Indefinite Quantity contracts with three option years, negotiated on a fixed hourly price, open end basis with a total contract value not to exceed $1,000,000 for a period of four years. The above solicitations will be 100% small business set-aside. This is not a request for proposal. Firms responding to this announcement shall have a currently accurate SF-254 on file at this Center, or submit a SF-254 along with a SF-255 in their response to this advertisement. In addition to providing information about the project owner's name an address, as required in Part B of the SF-255, yo are also required to include the name of the Project Manager and a current telephone number for reference check purposes. The names of the selected firms for this solicitation will be published in the Commerce Business Daily. The NASA/GSFC Architect and Engineer Selection Board shall apply the following general criteria in selecting firms: (a) specialized experience of the firm in the type of work required; (b) capacity of the firm to accomplish the work in the required time; (c) past experience, if any, of the firm with respect to performance on similar contracts with NASA, other government agencies, and private industry, including such factors as control of costs, quality of work, and ability to meet schedules; (d) proximity of the firm to the general geographical area of the project, provided that there is an appropriate number of qualified firms therein for consideration; (e) familiarity with the area in which the project is located; (f) volume of work previously awarded to the firm by NASA with the object of affecting an equitable distribution of NASA architect and engineer contracts firms that have had no prior or recent NASA contracts; and (g) special criteria: PARTICULAR EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CAPABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL UTILITY SYSTEMS, and on RESTORATION AND MODIFICATION OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN TECHNICAL FACILITIES. Technical questions should be referred to Mr. Kaleem Kawaja (301) 286-4329. Closing date for responding to this announcement is 30 calendar days after date of publication, NLT 4:00 PM EST. Responses should be forwarded to: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Attention: Jean Parrish, Code 212, Bldg 17, Room N136, Greenbelt, MD 20771. No collect calls accepted. See Note 1. See Note 24. Provisions of Note 24 apply to this notice except that (a) in the sentence beginning ''Selection of firms for negotiations,'' the fourth additional consideration listed is changed to read: ''(4) past experience, if any, of the firm with respect to performance on contracts with NASA, other Government agencies, and private industry;'' and (b) in the last sentence, ''National Aeronautics and Space Administration'' is substituted for ''Department of Defense.'' No collect calls, no telephone requests accepted. Electronic versions of the documents will be provided on the World Wide Web a http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/procure.htm, and by anonymous ftp to genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/public/solicita. See Numbered Note(s): 1, 24. (0345)

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