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C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT, PRIMARILY FOR TITLE II SERVICES FOR PROJECTS ASSIGNED TO THE FORT WORTH DISTRICT AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (PRIMARILY LA, NM AND TX) SOL DACA63-96-R-0040 DUE 070896 POC Contract Specialist Jerrell Freeman (817) 334-2262 (Site Code DACA63) 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Under this contract Title I and Title II services may both be required during the design and construction of various projects. Title I services may involve Design, Drafting, Planning, Studies and Site Investigations. Title II services may include such items as shop drawing review and various surveillance items during construction. All work must be done by or under the direct supervision of licensed professional Engineers or Architects. The selected firm may also be required to provide design services for new projects and/or modifications to ongoing projects. The selected firm may be required to relocate some personnel to the job site for extended periods of time. The work under this contract is anticipated to begin in September 1996. The basic contract will be for a maximum of 12 months with a maximum option period of 12 months. Estimated A-E Fee Including Option: $1,500,000.00 contract maximum ($750,000.00 basic; $750,000.00 option), with a maximum Delivery Order amount of $150,000.00. The base and option period amounts may be increased to $2,000,000.00 ($1,000,000.00 basic: $1,000,000.00 option) with a delivery order limit of $200,000.00 upon enactment of anticipated new limits. If a large business firm is selected for this announcement it must comply with the FAR 52.219-9 clause regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan. The Fort Worth district goal on work to be subcontracted is that a minimum of 52.5% of the Contractor's total intended subcontract amount be placed with Small Businesses (including Small Disadvantaged Businesses). Our goal further states that of the 52.5%, 8.8% be placed with Small Disadvantaged Businesses, 3.0% be placed with Women Owned Small Businesses and 5.5% be placed with Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions and the remaining 35.2% be placed with Small Businesses for a total of 52.5%. The plan is not required as part of this submittal. Projects outside the primary area of responsibility may be added at the Governments discretion upon agreement of the selected firm. Pursuant to the Federal Information Resources Management Regulation (FIRMR), Section 201-39.5202-3, this acquisition is not being conducted under the FIRMR; however, and modifications requiring Federal Information Processing (FIP) resources will be conducted under specific agency delegation of GSA's exclusive procurement for FIP resources. The specific GSA DPA case number is KAA-95-AD-012. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The work may involve Design, Drafting, Planning, Studies, Site Investigations, Reviews, Inspection Services and other Construction Contract Administration Services associated with projects of all types, Civil and Military, assigned to the Fort Worth District (TX, LA and NM). Designs may be required to use the metric system of measurement. The capability to perform HTRW studies and develop plans and specifications for remediation may be required. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: Submittals will be evaluated against the specific required qualifications stated below using the general criteria in Note No. 24 of the CBD and this announcement. Items (1) thru (5) of Note No. 24 will carry equal weight in the evaluation with the exception of geographic proximity. Geographic proximity and equitable distribution of work will be secondary factors. Firms must demonstrate the ability to respond quickly and to be able to provide services for numerous small projects concurrently which may involve on site services. Responding firms must demonstrate the ability, either on- staff or through association with qualified consultants, to provide the following: (a) Adequate staff to do up to four delivery orders at a time. Proposed team must include all professional disciplines, (Architects, Civil, Structural, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers) qualified surveillance and testing personnel, architectural hardware specialists, fire protection specialists, life safety specialists and hazardous materials testing and abatement personnel. To qualify as an architectural hardware specialist, an applicant must have at least two years experience in specifying architectural hardware and be familiar with the ANSI A156 series numbering system. To qualify as a fire protection specialist an applicant must have at least two years experience in fire protection design. To qualify as a life safety specialist an applicant must have at least two years experience in life safety design and be familiar in the use and application NFPA codes 80 and 101. (b) Design of projects, (new, repair and maintenance type) using current Military and Civil design criteria. (c) Design required during the construction process to be used in construction contract change orders. (d) Constructability, Biddability Reviews of designs of new projects prior to the construction contract award process. (e) Surveillance and inspection services on site for on- going construction projects. (f) Review of shop drawings, materials, fixtures and equipment on construction contract projects for compliance with plans and specifications. (g) Assistance with change orders that may be required on construction contracts. (h) Contract claims consultants/research specialists regarding construction contract disputes. (i) Contractor quality control, regarding inspection, sampling and testing of all supplies, services and/or workmanship required to be performed by contract drawings, specifications and requirements. (j) Specifications and construction cost estimate prepared on IBM compatible equipment. The construction cost estimate must be prepared using our PC based Computer Aided Cost Estimating System (M-CACES), (SOFTWARE WILL BE PROVIDED). (k) Computer Media for a Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) systems. The media must be Intergraph compatible. 4. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: (a) See Note No. 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms that meet the qualifications must provide one submittal package including an original SF 254 and SF 255 no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 30th day after the date of this announcement to be considered for the resulting contract (faxed copies will not be accepted). If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday or Federal Holiday, the deadline is 4:30 p.m. of the next business day. If this date conflicts with the above listed date, the latest of these due dates will be the due date. (b) Responding firms must submit a current and accurate SF 254 for themselves and each proposed consultant. It must be provided for the specific office proposed to do the work. Indicate in Block No. 4 of SF 254 if your firm is a Large, Small, Small Disadvantaged or Woman-Owned Business. To be classified as a small business, a firm's average annual receipts or sales for the preceding three fiscal years, must not exceed $2.5 million. (c) Submit only one SF 255, completed in accordance with the instructions. It must contain information in sufficient detail to identify the team (prime and consultants) proposed for the contract. (d) Include announcement number in Block NO. 2b of the SF 255. (e) In Block No. 4 of the SF 255, insert the number of consultant personnel by discipline proposed for subject project as (A). Insert the number of in-house personnel by discipline presently employed (on date of this form) at work location, proposed for subject project as (B). (f) In Block No. 6 of the SF 255, identify the discipline/ service to be supplied by each consultant, including the number of individuals employed by each. Identify the Consultant's employees you intend to use to perform the work in the anticipated time and project assignment they will perform, (list in Block No. 7 of your SF 255). (g) Identify the on-staff employees you intend to use to perform the work and the project assignment they will perform, (list in Block No. 7 of your SF 255). Block No. 7 may be repeated as needed to identify all key team members. The selection will be based on the total team members presented in your SF 255. (h) Personal visits to discuss these projects will not be scheduled. Solicitation packages are not provided for A-E contracts. This is not a request for proposal (see Note No. 24). (0152)

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