Dept of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Engineering Services, 2201 Sixth Ave., RX-24, Rm 710, Seattle, WA 98121

C -- A/E INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT (IQC) FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN LABORATORIES, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, HAMILTON, MONTANA POC Contact Abram Vinikoor (206) 615-2454/Contracting Officer. This master A/E Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) shall provide for the issue of firm fixed-price task orders involving design and construction phase A/E services for improvements, repair, and maintenance of the Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), located in Hamilton, Montana. The RML is a 33-acre, 150,000 square-foot (13,935 square-meters), research complex with one- to three-story structures, ranging in age from 30 to 60 years. The existing facility consists of administrative, biosafety level (BL) 2 and 3 biomedical laboratories with related spaces, and support services areas. The facility is currently undergoing a composite facility upgrade program under a separate A/E contract. The A/E services may include, but are not limited to, development of program and design requirements, development of final design schemes, performance of environmental monitoring and engineering surveys, preparation of plans and specifications for small purchases or bidding, preparation of detailed cost estimates, and post design services. The prime A/E contractor shall, either in-house or through consulting relationships, organize and present a project core team which shall consist of an architect, interior designer, mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, and civil engineer. The core project team shall be supplemented, either in-house or through consulting relationships, with the services of an environmental engineer, geotechnical engineer, certified industrial hygienist, fire protection engineer, structural engineer, historic preservation specialist, construction contract administrator, cost estimator; and BL 3 design experienced laboratory planner, architect, mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, and biosafety specialist. The contract shall be for a one-yr period with option(s) for four (4) additional one-yr periods. The minimum guaranteed quantity shall be $10,000 and this shall be ordered in the first year. There is no designated minimum quantity for the optional years. Reference FAR 52.216-19, Order Limitations: The individual task order limitation shall be: (a) Minimum: $500; and Maximum:(1) The single/combination item task order maximum limitation shall be $300,000; (2) the 30-day aggregate task order maximum shall be $300,000; and (3) the yearly aggregate task order maximum limitation shall be $500,000. No individual task order shall exceed $300,000. The design of architectural, electrical, mechanical, structural, civil, and fire protection engineering deliverables shall be accomplished or reviewed and approved by engineers and architects currently registered to practice in the particular professional field involved in a state or possession of the United States, Puerto Rico, or in the District of Columbia. Design documents relative to environmental work will be accomplished or reviewed by the appropriate technical discipline (i.e., certified industrial hygienist (CIH), or geotechnical engineer, etc.). The contractor will be required to use standard NIH policies and guidelines. The drawings, prepared under task orders, may be required in the latest release of AutoCad. Plans and specifications may be required to be prepared in metric dimensions. The following information should be provided: business arrangements for consultant services should be described to include an organizational chart listing names of key personnel and their titles; a statement indicating willingness to participate, signed by a principal member of each proposed consultant, should be furnished. In addition, in Part 10, provide descriptions of no more than two projects listed in Part 8 of SF 255 demonstrating the experience and expertise required in the evaluation factors. Identify which members of the design team handled the project(s) listed. Provide current names with telephone numbers of pre-notified references associated with each illustrated project. Verifiable documentation must be provided to support each of the following evaluation factors, listed in descending order of priority, with (2) and (3) being of equal value: (1) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services; (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required; (3) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project; (4) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; (5) Demonstrated expertise and experience in working as a team with listed consultants; (6) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time. Those firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement and wish to be considered must submit a SF 254 for all members of the proposed team (prime and consultants) and a composite SF 255 for the proposed team. Pertinent statements relative to the evaluation factors shall be included in Part 10 of SF 255. The contractor, or its subsidiaries or affiliates who perform the A/E design for the task order projects, shall not be eligible for award of any subsequent construction contracts for those projects. The proposed contract is 100% set aside for small business under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. The applicable SIC is 8711/8712, size standard $2.5 million. All inquiries are to be directed to Abram Vinikoor, Contracting Officer, at 206-615-2454. The Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) or NIH staff shall not be contacted relative to this request for qualification submittals. Site visits will not be arranged or permitted during the submittal period. Four (4) sets of submittals must be received by 3:00 P.M., local time, May 1, 1996. Submittals are to be sent to Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Engineering Services, 2201 Sixth Avenue, Room 710, RX-24, Seattle, Washington 98121, Control Number is 102-AE-96-0909. This is not a request for proposal, see Numbered Note 24. (081)

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