National Park Service, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Leo R. Guillory, Building 201, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA 94123

C -- NAVAL/MARINE ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES, SIC 8711 Contact Leo R. Guillory (415) 556-6011. SIC CODE 8711. The National Park Service, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, San Francisco, CA has identified a requirement to enter into a firm-fixed price, indefinite quantity/indefinite delivery type contract for services of a Naval/Marine Architecture firm. A contract award for a base period of 1 year from date of award with 4 option years, exercisable at the sole discretion of the Government, is contemplated. A guaranteed contract minimum of $5,000, subject to availability of funding, will be provided with a maximum value of the contract not to exceed a five year total of $2.0 million. Specific task order limitations will be a point of discussion and agreement during initial discussions with the firm selected for negotiations. The general scope of the projects shall consist of production of technical specifications, drawings, technical reports, and preparation of Statement of Work/Scope of Services with construction/repair/rehabilitation cost estimates, in support of conservation, repair, rehabilitation and restoration efforts devoted to the nationally significant historic ships inventory of the Park, with knowledge of construction of wooden vessels and riveted hull vessels. The following criteria, listed in descending order of importance, will be evaluated in selecting a qualified Naval/Marine Architect/Engineering firm to perform this contract: (1) professional experience of at least 10 years in naval architecture; (2) professional experience with marine facilities such as piers, docks, and seawalls; (3) level of formal education, including advanced degrees in naval and marine architecture; (4) experience in ship's rigging, ships structure construction/reconstruction, wide range of ship propulsion systems, including steam, sail, and diesel, ships loading and stability characteristics, ships deformation characteristics and ships electrical systems; (5) experience in preparing contract documents, technical specifications, technical reports, and construction estimates; (6) experience in a wide variety of ship construction methods, including wooden vessels, and riveted hull vessels; (7) knowledge and experience of US Coast Guard and National Park Service specifications and drawings preparation standards, and (8) local office within 100 miles of Park Headquarters at Ft. Mason. Interested firms are requested to submit Standard Form (SF) 254 and Standard Form (SF) 255 to the address contained herein, marked for the attention of the named contact person. All SF 254 and SF 255 must be received no later than 30 calendar days from publication of this notice. If the due date is Saturday or Sunday, submittals are due the next closest business day. To the fullest extent possible the National Park Service welcomes and encourages the participation of small business concerns including women and minority owned and operated firms. Facsimile or telegraphic SF 254/255 will not be accepted. Numbered Note 24 is applicable. This is an unrestricted procurement. This is NOT an RFP. (134)

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