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C -- A-E DESIGN OF THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR COOL AND COLD WATER AQUACULTURE, KEARNEYSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA SOL 8173-3K15-96 DUE 070896 POC Contact Point, Jeannette Davies, 301-344-0252 The Agricultural Research Service, USDA, plans to enter into a contract negotiation with an Architect-Engineering (A-E) firm located within a 100-mile radius of Kearneysville (Jefferson County), West Virginia. Proposed A-E services will be for the design, cost estimating, inspection of construction, and related design and construction phase services for the construction of the National Center for Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture. The Center will be colocated with the existing U.S. Department of Interior's Leetown Science Center. It is anticipated that the new facilities will consist of a laboratory/office building with approximately 25,000 gross square feet (gsf) of floor area and a tank/aquaria building of approximately 10,000 gsf. The estimated construction cost for the new facilities, including infrastructure, is between $7,500,000 and $8,500,000. Evaulation of firms will be made on the following criteria, in order of descending importance: (a) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, including knowledge of aquaculture research requirements and water treatment for support of aquaculture research; (b) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services; (c) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedule; (d) Volume and nature of present workload as it relates to the ability to perform the work required in a timely manner, specialized technical skills, project coordination and management skills, and team experience of proposed key personnel; (e) Staffing and equipment to accomplish the work in the required time; (f) Location of firms within the 100-mile radius of Kearneysville, West Virginia. See also Note 24. Any SF-254 and SF-255 Forms received after the exact time set for receipt will be handled in accordance with FAR regulations, Paragraph 15.412. Firms meeting the requirements are invited to submit SF-254's and SF-255's under this Solicitation No. 8173-3K15-96 to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, ARS, AFM, Facilities Division, Facilities Contracts Branch, Room 616-A, 6303 Ivy Lane, Greenbelt, Maryland 20770- 1433, by 4 pm, local time, July 8, 1996. This is not a request for proposal. (0152)

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