GSA, PBS, Property Management Contracts Branch (5PMC-W), Room 3330, 230 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60604-1696

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES (MECHANICAL-ELECTRICAL) SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACT Sol GS05P96GAC0189, contact, Catherine Dean, Contract Specialist, 312/353-7598. Indefinite quantity contract to provide supplemental Mechanical and Electrical Engineering services, along with a minor amount of associated Architectural services, based on, but not limited to, the issuance of work orders for the preparation of designs, plans, specifications, estimates, record drawings, miscellaneous studies and reports, surveys and construction inspection services for projects within the geographic borders of the states of Illinois (except Cook County), Minnesota and Wisconsin. Projects may involve work in specialty areas such as alterations in historic buildings or asbestos abatement work. Services may include assisting the GSA staff in ``in-house'' design and construction inspections. The duration of the base contract will be one (1) year. The contract will include a provision for four (4) one-year options, each of which could extend the contract for an additional one (1) year period and may be exercised at the option of the Government depending on the firm's performance on past projects regarding timeliness, quality, and completeness of design. The maximum order limitation is $750,000 for each one-year period. The following have been identified as potential projects to be accomplished under this contract: (1) ``New Direct Digital Control (DDC) System'', Federal Office Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota; (2) ``Chiller Replacement'', B.H. Whipple Federal Building, Fort Snelling, Minnesota and; (3) ``HVAC Improvements Study'', C.A. Halleck Federal Building, Lafayette, Indiana. Projects of a similar nature may be substituted or added to the contract. The selected firm must negotiate overhead and profit rates and hourly rates for anticipated disciplines for use in negotiating fixed price work orders. For projects with an estimated construction cost of $750,000 or less, the Government may use the fixed price amounts provided in the Supplemental A/E Lookup Table provided during initial contract negotiations. The Government, however, reserves the right to award a contract based on negotiated overhead, profit, and hourly rates only, as well as to use those rates for work orders which do not fall within the scope of the Lookup Table. Consideration will be limited to firms having an existing active design production office within the geographic borders of the state of Illinois (except Cook County), Minnesota and Wisconsin. Each joint venture must have an existing active design production office within the designated geographic limitations. Joint venture or firm/consultant arrangements will be considered and evaluated on a demonstrated interdependency of the members to provide a quality design effort. In addition, all firms and their consultants must: (1) have in house CADD capabilities (compatible with the latest version of AutoCad) and; (2) use AIA Masterspec as the basis for developing the construction contract documents. Selection to be based upon: 25% for Project Team, including key personnel with commitment to projects and qualifications and relevant experience as individuals and as a team; 15% for Design Management/Organization, including project management planning, coordination, scheduling, cost control methods, production facilities, capabilities and techniques for both design projects and construction inspection; 25% for Design Ability/Potential, including visual and narrative evidence of team's ability with respect to innovative design solutions; 35% for Demonstrated Design/Construction Experience, including demonstration of past performance of similar types of services on similar projects, including work in historic structures. Responses must be received at the above referenced address not later than thirty (30) calendar days from the date of this notice by 4:00 p.m. (CST). If the 30th day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or U.S. Government holiday, the deadline will be 4:00 p.m. (CST) of the next Government business day. In accordance with the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, the proposed contracts are being procured as small business set-aside. Only firms which qualify as small business concerns will be evaluated for selection. The applicable annual receipt criterion for a small business concern is a concern having average annual receipts for the preceding three years not exceeding $2,500,000. A follow up listing of firms to be interviewed will appear in this publication. See Notes 1 and 24. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). All questions regarding the nature of this solicitation should be directed to Catherine Dean, Contract Specialist at (312) 353-7598. (110)

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