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C -- POTENTIAL FIXED PRICE CONTRACTS FOR A-E SERVICES IN DESIGN OF REPAIR/UPGRADE OF UTILITY SYSTEMS IN THE FORT WORTH DISTRICT AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY, PRIMARILY LA, NM, AND TX SOL DACA63-96-R-0027 DUE 090996 POC Contact: Jerrell Freeman, (817) 978-2262 (Site Code DACA63) 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: The work may involve Design, Drafting, Planning, Studies and Site Investigation associated with this type of project. All work must be done by or under the direct supervision of licensed professional Engineers or Architects. The intent of this announcement is to gather responses from firms interested in performing this type work for the Fort Worth District. This list of firms will be used for this type of project through August 1997. No firm will receive more than one award from this announcement. The estimated maximum amount per contract is $1,500,000.00. If a large business firm is selected for a contract under this announcement and the amount exceeds $500,000.00 it must comply with the FAR clause 52.219-9 requirement for SB/SDB subcontracting plan. The Fort Worth District goal is that 52.5% of the intended subcontracted amount be placed as follows: 8.8% be placed with Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB); 3% with Women Owned Business (WOB); 5.5% with Historically Black College & Universities or Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) and the remaining 35.2% with Small Businesses (SB). The plan is not required as part of this submittal. Pursuant to the Federal Information Resources Management Regulation (FIRMR), Section 201-39.5202-3, this acquisition is not being conducted under the FIRMR; however, any 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: Utility systems could include primary/secondary electrical distribution, potable water, natural gas, sanitary sewer, storm drainage, steam-condensate distribution, fire protection water and similar systems, including all necessary appurtenances. New systems and upgrade or renovation of existing systems may be required. Size of projects may be major work throughout an installation or small localized projects. All types of materials associated with each individual system may be encountered. There is a possibility of encountering HTW problems on some of the projects. Projects may require application for local, state, federal permits, for compliance with safety/environmental requirements etc.. Projects may require design using the metric system. Services during the project construction phase may also be required. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See CBD Note No. 24 (Monday edition) for general description of selection process. Selection criteria in descending order of importance are as follows: (a) Specialized Experience and Technical Competence: The selected team must demonstrate recent expertise in the design of Repair/Upgrade of Utility Systems. It must have designed at least one project of this type within the past five years. The team proposed must have recent experience in complying with NPDES pollution prevention plan for at least one of the three states listed; current knowledge of fire protection codes including MIL- HDBK-1008B and general experience in the possible specialty areas associated with Utility Systems as listed above. (b) Professional Qualifications: This type of project will require expertise in the disciplines of electrical, mechanical, civil and structural engineering. Provide minimum of two resumes for each of these disciplines. It will also require cost estimating, landscape architecture, and environmental design/remediation expertise. (c) Firms must show adequate team capacity to design a project of construction cost of $5,000,000.00 within a 6 month period. (d) Demonstrated past performance with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. (e) Preparation of specifications, construction cost estimates on IBM compatible equipment. Use of M-CACES software. Auto CADD and Intergraph compatible CADD system. 4. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: (a) See Note No. 24 for general submission requirements. To be considered interested firms must provide one submittal package including an original SF 254 and SF 255 no later than 4:30 p.m. on the date listed above. The 11/92 version of the forms must be used. (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 and 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 CBD announcement number in Block No. 2b of the SF 255. (e) In Block No. 6 of the SF 255, identify the discipline/ service to be supplied by each consultant. (f) Provide brief resumes of the on-staff or consultant employees you intend to use to perform the work in the anticipated design time and the project assignment they will perform in Block No. 7 of your SF 255. Block No. 7 may be repeated as needed to identify all the major discipline and key team members. Selection will be based on the total team members presented in your SF 255, primarily Block No. 7. (g) Limit Block No. 10 to no more than 10 pages. (h) In Block No. 10 of your SF 255 include a draft design quality control plan. It should include a brief presentation of the internal controls and procedures that you use to insure that a quality design is produced. (i) Solicitation packages are not provided for A-E contracts. This is not a request for proposal (see Note No. 24). (0219)

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