USPFO For North Carolina, Attn: Contracting Officer, 4201 Reedy Creek Road, Raleigh, NC 27607-6412

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY ARCHITECT ENGINEER SERVICES, NORTH CAROLINA AIR NATIONAL GUARD, CHARLOTTE, NC Sol DAHA31-96-R-0001. Contact, MSG Ralph L. Young, Contract Specialist, 919/664-6019 or Mrs. Edith S. Dozier, 919/664-6040. Architect-Engineer (A-E) Services will be required to provide Type A, B, and C Services to include Bid Document Reproduction Services for an undetermined number of projects of varying size and complexity. The various types of projects include paving, fire detection and suppression systems, electrical distribution system repairs and modifications, various types of facility rehabilitation, HVAC retrofits, facility additions and new facility construction. Type ``A'' services shall include but not limited to making investigations, collection of data, performing analyses and conducting other fact finding and economic feasibility studies, developing scopes of work and delivering presentations as may be necessary to support projects development. Type ``B'' services shall include but not be limited to development of detailed engineering calculations and analyses, engineering drawings and specifications sufficient for competitive bidding process. Type ``C'' services (option exercised as the time of project construction) shall include all personnel, equipment and materials necessary, to ensure compliance, inspection and material testing as required by the construction documents. Bid Document Reproduction shall include replication of final specification booklets and drawings. The A-E will also be responsible to mail specifications and drawings to prospective bidders. Significant criteria for selection in descending order of importance are (1) Professional qualification of the principals of the firm (2) Specialized experience and technical competence (3) Capacity to accomplish work in the required time (4) Past performance (5) Location in the general geographical area of the project, and (6) Volume of work previously awarded by DOD over the past three years. Firms desiring consideration shall submit appropriate data as described above. Standard Forms (SF) 254 and 255 must be received by the Office of the Base Civil Engineer, 5225 Morris Field Drive, Charlotte, NC 28208-5797 NLT 30 calendar days after publication of this notice. SFs 254 and 255 previously submitted within the last 12 months will receive consideration. Initial contract award for period of one year shall not exceed $750,000.00 with individual delivery orders not to exceed $150,000.00. One option year shall be exercised with similar restrictions as initial award if determined to be in the interests of the Government. No other general notification of this project will be made, nor is this announcement to be interpreted as a Request for Proposal. (356)

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