Commanding Officer, Engineering Field Activity West, 900 Commodore Dr. San Bruno, CA 94066-5006

C -- COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS, FAMILY HOUSING WHOLESITE REVITALIZE, RELATED STUDIES/PLANS/DESIGNS FOR MILITARY HOUSING AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS SOL N62474-96-D-6009 DUE 022096 POC Annette Ordonez at 415-244-2492 for submission, Charlotte Dominguez (Contract Specialist) at 415-244-2977 for information, Bobby J. Ellis as Contracting Officer. Architectural/Landscape Architectural/Engineering/Planning Services for Comprehensive Neighborhood plans, Family Housing Wholesite Revitalizations, related studies and related plans/designs for military family housing at various locations in California and Nevada. This will be an Indefinite Quantity Contract. This contract is for one year with a maximum total dollar amount of $1,000,000 with options available to the Government to extend the contract for three additional years with the same limitations. A minimum fee of $50,000 is guaranteed each year (option years included) should no work be ordered after contract award. Individual Delivery Orders under this contract shall not exceed $500,000 without the consent of the contractor. Services required include Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Planning, Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Cost Estimating, Economic Analysis, Surveying and Topographic Mapping. Individual project requirements will include some or all aspects of site mapping and surveying, site planning; site and utilities assessment, engineering and revitalization; landscape assessment and revitalization; and housing unit assessment and revitalization; including preparation of planning studies, preparation of plans and specifications, and hazardous materials (especially asbestos and lead based paint) surveys, sampling, testing, and abatement. Selection will be based on the following criteria, which are numbered in order of importance: (1) Recent specialized experience of the firm, and its consultants, in all aspects of the planning and design of single and multi family residential development renovations, including site planning, architectural and engineering programming, and preparation of plans, specifications, and cost estimates, for architectural, landscape, site and utility, revitalization of existing housing sites; (2) Professional qualifications of the in-house and consultant staff, particularly with regard to key personnel to be employed on this contract, and particularly with regard to their experience in relationship to Criteria (1) above; (3) The firm's history of customer satisfaction on similar projects, as evidenced by specific references, awards, testimonials, and repeat business, from a representative selection of the firm's Governmental and civilian clients. The firm's quality and cost control procedures, and quality and cost control successes, should be documented; (4) The ability of the firm and its consultants to accomplish multiple simultaneous projects, up to the yearly limits described above, without sacrificing quality, and within reasonable periods of time acceptable to the Government, as evidenced by specific examples of past performance on similar projects; (5) The location of the firm(s) within the geographical area to be serviced, and the firm's knowledge of and experience within that area; (6) Use of SMALL OR SMALL DISADVANTAGED OR WOMEN-OWNED business firms as primary consultants; (7) Volume of work received from the Department of Defense, as a prime contractor, within the last twelve months (DO NOT PROVIDE THIS INFO since the Government already has this data), with the objective of providing an equitable distribution of contracts among qualified firms.-- The estimated start date for the contract is April 1996.--The estimated completion date is April 1997.--Those firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement, and wish to be considered, must submit a Standard Form (SF) 255. A large business will be required to submit a subcontracting plan if selected. (0023)

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