U.S. Army Engineer District, Savannah, 100 W. Oglethorpe Avenue, Savannah, GA 31402

C -- ADAL JSTARS UTILITIES - ROBINS AFB, GEORGIA POC Derek Cudd at 912/652-5688. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: AE services are required for site investigation, planning, engineering studies, concept, and final design (option), and services during construction. This will be a firm fixed price contract. The contract is anticipated to be awarded in August 1996 and completed in June 1997. The estimated construction cost range is less than $5,000,000. This announcement is open to all firms, regardless of size. Large business offerors must identify subcontracting opportunities with small business, and small disadvantaged business on SF 255. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The work shall consist of performing all Architect-Engineer services necessary in preparation of plans, specifications, design analysis, and cost estimates for the design related to Upgrade/reconfigure JSTARS utility system, including associated switchgear, cables, and protection to form a complete looped distribution system. Expand/repair parking and secondary road support system. Provide area parking, site work, associated fencing, street lighting, road repair/overlay, sidewalks, landscaping, dormitory parking, and utility support for security system. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general A-E selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria a-e are primary. Criteria f-g are secondary and will be used only as ''tie-breakers'' among technically equal firms. PRIMARY CRITERIA: a. Specialized experience and technical competence in: (1) Design upgrade of electrical distribution and switchgear systems; (2) Design upgrade of roadways and parking areas; (3) Design of security fencing and utility support for alarm systems; (4) Use of CADD; (5) Use of MCACES Gold. The estimates for this project shall be prepared using the latest version of MCACES Gold Software. The software and User's Manual will be provided by the Savannah District free of charge to the successful A-E. The drawings will be prepared using graphics created via Intergraph/Bentley Microstation PC Version 5.0 or later or Microstation 32. Drawings created using other CADD software must be translated to the Microstation (*.dgn) format. The Contractor will possess the software to enable the full translation of drawing files. Before selection, the pre-selected A-E's may be required to demonstrate the above compatibility by reproducing a Government-supplied standard drawing and translating it to the Intergraph/Bentley Microstation format with proper leveling, line weights, symbology, color, etc., as described in EM 1110-1-1807. Compliance with this requirement will be submitted as part of the SF 255 submittal. The specifications will be produced in Microsoft Word using Corps of Engineers Military Construction Guide Specifications. The A-E firm will be required to submit a Design Quality Assurance Plan concurrently with their fee proposal. Information on what is to be contained in this plan will be furnished upon notification of selection. Firms responding to this announcement are requested not to transmit this plan with their SF 255. The specifications will be produced in SPECINTACT using Corps of Engineers Military Construction Guide Specifications. The responses to design review comments will be provided on Corps of Engineers Automated Review Management Systems (ARMS) (software provided); b. Past performance on DoD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; c. Capacity to accomplish the work in the stated contract period and to dedicate at least 1 structural engineer, 2 electrical engineers, 2 civil engineers, 1 mechanical engineer, and 1 topo survey crew. The design team must include a Registered Engineer or Registered Architect who is a full ''member'' in good standing of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) or an individual who is a Registered Fire Protection Engineer and whose principle duties are fire protection engineering; d. Professional qualifications of key management and professional staff members; e. Knowledge of the locality as it pertains to design and construction methods used for projects in the geographic area of this project. SECONDARY CRITERIA: f. Extent of participation of SB, SDB, WO, historically black colleges and university and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured by percentage of the estimated effort; g. Volume of DoD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24. 4. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit one (1) copy of SF 255 (11/92 edition) for PRIME and one (1) copy of SF 254 (11/92 edition) for prime firm and all consultants, to the U.S. Army Engineer District, Savannah, ATTN: CESAS-EN-EA, 100 W. Oglethorpe Avenue, Savannah, GA 31401-3640 by 29 July 1996 to be considered for selection. Include the firm's ACASS number on the SF 255, Block 3b. For ACASS information, call 503/326-3459. DEPTH OF PRIME AND SUBCONTRACTOR PERSONNEL IN EACH DISCIPLINE MUST BE SHOWN IN BLOCK 4 OF SF 255 AND SF 254 TO CLEARLY IDENTIFY THE NUMBER OF PERSONNEL IN EACH FIRM AND DISCIPLINE. Cover letters and extraneous materials are not desired and will not be considered. Phone calls are discouraged unless absolutely necessary. Personal visits for the purpose of discussing this announcement will not be scheduled. This is NOT a REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL. (0178)

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