USPFO for Kentucky, Boone NG Center, Bldg 120, 120 Minuteman Parkway, Frankfort, KY 40601-6192

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES FOR DESIGN OF COMPOSITE AERIAL PORT/ALCE, LOUISVILLE, KY Sol DAHA15-97-R-0001. POC Contracting Officer, Cindy Walton, 502-564-6367. A firm fixed-price contract is sought for architect-engineer services for Type A (Investigation), Type B (Design) and Type C (Construction Supervision/Inspection) for a proposed Composite Aerial Port/ALCE, project #WEAS959620 to be constructed at the Kentucky Air National Guard base, Louisville, KY. Type A (Investigation) services include providing site plan with horizontal and vertical control, site survey report, soil borings, soils report, utility survey, field location and marking of utilities, utility capacities, environmental review, technical studies, conceptual layout of the building, pavements and other information required to proceed to 100% Type B (Design). Type B (Design) and Type C (Construction Supervision/Inspection) services and submission of 95 sets of complete bid documents are Government options for this contract. The facility contains 17,100 gross square feet (not including vertical circulation) consisting of a structure with warehouse space, parachute packing lanes, a parachute drying tower, industrial shops, pallet build-up and storage area, two command and control centers and classroom space. The primary facility shall be constructed of masonry with metal standing seam roof, concrete floors and interior partitions of masonry and moveable wall partitions. Supporting facilities include concrete loading area, canopy, fencing, ramp lighting, utilities and access road. The facility will house approximately eight full-time employees and eighty-six part-time employees. The estimated construction cost is between $1 million and $5 million. The work will be accomplished for the Kentucky Air National Guard located at Louisville, KY. Prospective A-E firms will be evaluated utilizing the following selection criteria which is listed here in the relative order of importance as follows: (1) experience in the design of Aerial Port Squadrons (2) experience in designing command and control centers, (3) experience in the layout and design of material handling equipment for general warehouse applications and for Aircraft Cargo Movement Facilities; (4) specialized experience with layout and design of parachute drying towers; (5) location of A-E office; (6) Availability of key personnel, supervisors and designers for this project; (7) specialized design experience; (8) past performance; (9) demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency; (10) previous experience with Air National Guard projects. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. Should a large business be selected for this A-E contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirements for a subcontracting plan on the portion of the work that it plans to subcontract. The subcontractor plan is not required at this time. All interested firms must submit a current Standard Form 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire and Standard Form 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Projects. Firms wishing to be considered must submit their SF 254 and SF 255 to: USPFO for Kentucky, ATTN: Purchasing and Contracting, Room 115, 120 Minuteman Parkway, Frankfort, KY 40601-6192. Responses are due no later than 4:00 p.m. local time 30 days after publication of this announcement. If the 30th falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the deadline is 4:00 p.m. local time on the next business day. This is not a Request for Proposal. (326)

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