Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Admin. (FAA), Procurement Branch, AWP-55, P.O., BOX 92007, WWPC., Los Angeles, CA. 90009-2007

Y -- CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW CHILD CARE CENTER AT THE LOS ANGELES ARTCC, PALMDALE, CA SOL DTFA08-96-R-03719 POC Etta C. Green (310) 725-7562 or FAX (310) 536-8550 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has a requirement for the construction of a new Child Care Center. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 1542. The estimated price range for this acquisition is between $1,000,000 and $3,000,000. Screening Information Request (SIR) is the evaluation criteria used by FAA to evaluate offeror submittals. Screening decisions will be based on the evaluation criteria which will allow the FAA to identify the offeror which provides the best value, make a selection decision and award the contract to conclude the competitive process. The contractor shall furnish all necessary labor, material, equipment, transportation and services required to construct a one-story child care center building, size of building is 6,500 square feet, capacity 75 children, age range 2 to 12 years and including a playground with footage area of 6,300 square feet at the Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) located in Palmdale, California. The FAA considers this project to be complex in nature. A firm must demonstrate its qualifications with respect to the published evaluation factors. The evaluation factors are listed in descending order of importance. Specific evaluation factor(s) include: (A) Specialized Experience of the Firm. Firms should submit detailed review of at least two projects accomplished recently which demonstrate successful accomplishment construction of a child care center building, small elementary school building and conventional concrete masonry units and metal joists. These reviews must illustrate the scope of the effort, its complexity, how schedules were implemented and how objectives were met (include time tables). Projects completed for the Federal Government or FAA in particular should be included, if any. (B) Capability and Capacity of Firm to Accomplish the Work. Firm should submit a complete resume of the experience of each line and staff executive, supervisor and technical staff member presently employed by the company who will be devoting all or a majority of their time to this project. Resumes should include: name, educational background, present position or title, type of experience by years and any other information in sufficient detail to facilitate evaluation of qualification and administrative or technical competence. Special emphasis should be placed on experience with child care building construciton. Resumes of key individuals employed by subcontractors shall also be included. For executive/supervisory personnel, a minimum of three years of direct executive or supervisory control of an organization is needed. Firm should provide relevant recent experience and technical knowledge of project personnel and outside consultants. Firm should provide current workload, total number of on-going projects, their construction value or fee and percentage of completion. (C) Organizational Structure. Information necessary to determine the organizational structure of the firm. (D) Past Performance. Firm should provide information on past performance on contracts with the Department of Transportation and other Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, accuracy of construction cost estimates and the number, dollar amount and reasons for construction change orders. (E) Financial Capacity. Firms shall provide net worth, banking references and credit references and person(s) authorized by the firm to sign offers and contract documents. (F) Geographic Location. Construction firms proximity to the project construction site will be evaluated. Rating will be given to firms based upon location in descending order (1) within Palmdale or Los Angeles City metropolitan telephone exchange area (2) those firms located outside the Palmdale or Los Angeles City metropolitan telephone exchange area, but within the state of California (3) those firms outside the state of California. (G) Minority/Women Employment. Firms shall provide the percentage of minority employees in all job classifications and pay scales. This will be evaluated in relation to the percentage of minorities in the immediate locality and general surrounding area. Identify the number of women in all classifications and pay scales. A REQUEST FOR OFFER (RFO) WILL BE ISSUED ONLY TO THOSE OFFERORS THAT HAVE BEEN PRE-QAULIFIED FOR THIS PROCUREMENT. Offeror should forward their submittal document package to the address listed above. All submittal documents must be received at the designated office no later than May 21, 1996. (0130)

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