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R -- A-E INDEFINITE DELIVERY - INDEFINITE QUANTITY FOR TITLE I, II & OTHER CIVIL-ENGINEER SERVICES AT THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE SOL F0561196R0221 POC Walt Singleton, 719 472-2734; Contracting Officer, Isabel L. Staples, 472-2735. Architect and Engineering (A-E) design service for Title I, Title II and other Civil-Engineer Services at the U.S. Air Force Academy CO, for a broad variety of maintenance, repair, and new construction projects. Services required may be field investigations, recommendations, studies, reports, analysis, cost estimates, specifications, product research, record documents research, preparation of construction drawings, computer programming, and presentation to coordinating agencies. Designs may require asbestos removal. One firm will be selected for the following contract: 97-0102 - Open-End Civil. Civil firms which meet requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit the following for the Open End Civil: (A) Standard Form 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionaire: (B) Standard Form 255, Architect-Engineer Related Services for the specific project. To be included with the Standard Forms 254 and 255 shall be a cover letter specifically addressing each of the below listed criteria in sequence. Criteria forming the basis for selection by two formal selection boards will include, but not be limited to: (1) Specialized Experience: Expertise of the firm in facilities and large scale academic complexes; (2) Professional qualifications of experienced key personnel and consultants; (3) Professional capacity of the firm to do the work in the required time; (4) Past performance of contracts both government and private; (5) Volume of work: Prior Department of Defense (DoD) awards. Specifically, list all DoD contracts awarded the firm for the previous twelve months to include fees; (6) Previous work at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA). List all work previousy done for the USAFA; (7) CADD capabilities. All work for this contract must be produced on the most current AUTOCADD version available. The A-E must have this system and be literate with its use before beginning this contract; (8) Location in the geographic area; (9) Demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design. Failure to supply data in the cover letter for criteria 1 through 9 above may result in disqualification of the firm. Based upon these criteria, the USAFA Preselection Board will evaluate the field of submitting A-E firms to narrow the field to a maximum of six (6) firms determined the most highly qualified. The qualifications of these six (6) firms will be evaluated by the USAFA Final Selection Board, using the same criteria and narrowed to the three (3) most highly qualified. Evaluation of these three (3) firms will include interviews at their business location by final selection board members. Upon conclusion of the evaluations, the final selection of the field of three (3) firms will be made by listing them in the order of preference with the firm determined the most highly qualified listed first. At this point a Request for Proposal (RFP) will be forwarded to this firm with the intent to negotiate rates. If awarded a contract, the firm is guaranteed a minimum of $5,000.00 in fees for A-E services. As projects are identified, delivery orders will be issued. No delivery order and subsequent modifications to the delivery order, in total, may exceed $299,000.00 in fees. An exception to this limitation is the initial order to start the contract. This order may exceed $299,000.00, but can be no more than the maximum limitation of the contract ($750,000.00/year). The contract will be for a basic period of one year or until the $750,000.00 limit is attained. The Government may, at its option, extend the contract for two (2) one-year option periods (an additional $750,000.00 per year) exercised one at a time. Appropriate data in response to this notice must be received by 10 Jun 96 at 4 PM local time. Project Managers of A-E firms and its consultants must hold a professional degree and be professional engineers, licensed in the state of Colorado. Title II delivery orders may involve direct work consultation with a construction contractor. Construction management services, as-built services and peer review services will be required of all A-Es. Submittals should include proposed sub-consultants for each major engineering discipline. The civil contract will include maintenance, repair and construction of Academy facilities, site work, pavements, transportation, structural, landscaping, roofing, GIS and utilities. One contract will be awarded from this notice. The proposed contract here is inrestricted. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). (0128)

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