GSA, PBS, Fee Developer (WPCA),Procurement Br, Room 2634,7th & D Streets, SW,Washington,DC 20407

C -- SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACT,CRITERIA DEV, SVCS SOL GS-11P-96-AQD-0007 DUE 031596 POC Contact,Jannett Dyson,202/708-4900,Contracting Officer,David E. Wardrop,202 /708-4900 Supplemental A-E contract for Criteria Development Services, for the General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service, National Design Construction, and Building Modernization Programs in and for the GSA, NCR Office and GSA Nationwide. Potential projects include but are not limited to the following: developing specific building or system type criteria; conceptual design and estimates for planning, evaluating building or systems for criteria purposes (post-occupancy evaluations); studies and reports on impacts to building standards of changes to federal safety, environmental and energy policy and changes to model building codes. All standards will be done in the Systems International (S1) metric system of measurement. The A/E Team disciplines shall include architectural, space planning, site and landscape design, structural, including seismic experience in UBC Zone 4, mechanical, fire safety, electrical, elevators and cost management. The following specialists are required: technical editor, graphic designer and CADD Operator familiar with desktop publishing. Unique technical specialist which may be required for supplemental expertise included but are not limited to the following: security, seismic safety, energy conservation, passive solar design, environmental design, building automatic, geotechnical engineering, historic preservation, occupant productivity, acoustic quality, and emergency systems. The duration of the contract shall be for a Base period of approximately one (1) year with (2) Option period each for approximately one year. The maximum order limitation shall be $750,000 for the Base contract period and an additional $750,000 for each option period. Multiple work orders may be awarded simultaneously. For screening purposes, two go-no-go factors apply as follows: (1) Business firms or joint ventures (either with consultants) must have nationwide experience with all disciplines and building systems. For those firms that are local in nature, they should affiliate themselves with a firm or firms that would permit nationwide coverage. (2) The A/E must have established within 30 days of contract award, a designated active production office located within the GSA NCR through which all daily management, communications, and control will be coordinated and handled. Firms that do not pass these screening factors will not be further considered . The boundaries of the GSA Central Office consist of the District of Columbia; Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties in MD; Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William and Loudoun Counties in VA; and the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, and Fairfax in VA. The evaluation criteria for selection are listed in descending order of importance. I. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: (A) Relevant Key individual experience to provide solutions to client building renovations both in design and function. (B) Background and Reference/Personal and Professional Team Members. II. SPECIALIZED DESIGN EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE: (A) How much experience do the members of the project team in providing a well organized and well presented criteria or development standards? (B) Breadth of national geographic technical experience available from the project team. III. CAPABILITY OF FIRM: (A) Sufficiency of staff and technical resources available not committed to other contracts to undertake this project. (B) Does the firm appear to have the required organization leadership to be responsive to requirements of this project throughout the United States? (C) Familiarity with the (S1) Metric system. (D) Firm location and adequacy of staff. Does the firm have or will it be able to obtain adequate staff at various locations to perform simultaneously at different locations? IV. PAST PERFORMANCE: (A) Do the project examples submitted indicate compliance with performance schedules and effective Cost Control? (B) Based on specific examples shown, does the firm provide a well organized, fully coordinated set of criteria and standards? If selected for an interview, each A/E shall present at least three (3) project examples including drawings, specifications, standards and criteria, a summary of the project scope and objectives and name, address and phone numbers of client contacts. The project examples shall be bound in 8'' x 11'' format. Firms having the capabilities to perform the services described in this announcement are invited to respond by submitting SF 254's (for firm and joint ventures and team consultants) which must be dated no more than 6-months before the CBD synopsis, and an SF 255 along with a letter of interest identifying the project solicitation number to: General Services Administration, 7th & D Streets, SW Bid Room 1701, Washington, DC 20407 by 3:30 p.m., local time on the due date list for this notice. The following information must be on the outside of each submittal package: (1) Solicitation No. and Title, (2) Due Date and (3) Closing Time. Late responses are subject to FAR provision 52-215-10. Each 255 submitted must make the following certification as the last entry in Block 10: ''I hereby certify the firm (or joint venture) and consultants listed for this project meet the geographic locations stated in the CBD announcement for this solicitation.'' This procurement is being made under the small business competitiveness demonstration program. This procurement is open to small and large business concerns. Also include in Block 10 on SF 255 information on any computer design capabilities. Specify in Block 4 on each SF 254 whether the firm is (A) Small Business Concern (firm, including its affiliates, having an average gross annual sales or receipts for its preceding three (3) years not in excess of $2.5 million; (B) Small Disadvantaged Business or (C) Woman-Owned Business. Before award of this contract, the A/E (if not a small business concern) is required to present an acceptable Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business Subcontracting Plan, in accordance with Public Law 95-507. Small and Disadvantaged firms are encouraged to participate as prime contractors or as members of joint-ventures with other small business. All interested large business firms are reminded that the successful contract will be expected to place subcontracts to the maximum practicable extent with small and disadvantaged firms as part of their Original submitted teams in accordance with Public Law 95-507. This is not a request for proposal. (0021). (0038)

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