US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT DIVISION, CINCINNATI, OH 45268-7001

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEERING SERVICES IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, NORTH CAROLINA AND MISSISSIPPI SOL C6000SET1 POC Contracting Officer, JAMES M. BZDUSEK, (513)366-2003 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency anticipates awarding a requirements type contract for architectural and engineering services in the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Mississippi. Specific requirements will be identified in written delivery orders issued by the Contracting Officer. Services which may be required under any resulting contract include surveys, soil borings, investigative reports, design criteria development for projects to be designed by others, preparation of construction specifications and drawings, cost estimating, and construction phase services such as inspection/monitoring, review of shop drawings and submittals, and construction testing. Types of projects include (1) construction phase services for ongoing projects, (2) additions, alterations, and modifications to existing laboratory and support facilities, (3) building systems modification and utilities upgrade, and (4) site improvements. Firms will be evaluated according to the following criteria, which are listed in descending order of importance: (A) Demonstrated experience and technical competence in performing design and construction phase A-E services for research laboratories and support facilities, (B) Professional qualifications of proposed Key personnel in all architectural and engineering disciplines, (C) Capacity of the firm to complete delivery orders within a reasonable time period, including depth of professional staff in the required technical disciplines and depth of support staff, (D) Demonstrated past performance on contracts of similar size and nature with performance schedules, (E) Firm's proximity to the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Mississippi. The basic contract priod shall be one year with two one-year option periods. The estimated aggregrate value of delivery orders is $1,500,000.00 per year. This acquisition is not set aside for small business concerns. The size standard for information purposes is $2.5 million average annual receipts during the preceding three fiscal years to qualify as a Small Business. Firms desiring consideration shall submit three copies of Standard Form 254 for the Prime and Subcontractors and three copies of Standard Form 255 for the Prime Contractor to the following address: USEPA, Attn: Luther Mellen, Architecture, Engineering and Real Estate Branch (3204), Room NEG-502, 401 M. Street SW, Washington, D.C. 20460. All information must be received at this address not later than close of business of the 30th calendar day after the date of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday or Federal Holiday, the deadline is the close of business the next business day. Include the solicitation number in Block 2b of the Standard Form 255. This is not a request for proposal. See Note 24. (0086)

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