OIC, Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center, RDTE Division(Code D211), 53560 Hull St., San Diego, CA 92152-5001

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES FOR VARIOUS MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PROJECTS (INDEFINITE QUANTITY) FOR THE NAVAL COMMAND, CONTROL AND OCEAN SURVEILLANCE CENTER, RDTE DIVISION SAN DIEGO, CA SOL N68711-96-D-4228 DUE 010797 POC Contact Ms. D. V. Pate, Contracting Officer, (619)553-3856. Indefinite Quantity/Firm Fixed Price Contract. A-E services are required for various Mechanical/Electrical Engineering projects to design and prepare drawings, specifications, and cost estimates for the purpose of bidding construction projects at the Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center, RDTE Division, San Diego, CA. Additionally, services may be required for sketches, engineering investigations, studies, and reports. Multiple projects may be assigned concurrently. Typical mechanical/electrical engineering projects shall have a construction cost of from $50,000 to $300,000, 75% of which may be categorized as alteration and/or repair. These services will include the design of heating, ventilating, air conditioning, plumbing and piping systems, fire protection systems, and underground and above ground tankage systems, interior and exterior electrical systems, telephone, data distribution, controls, fire alarm systems and other electrical related designs for interior & exterior renovations and alterations, repair and minor construction work. Also architectural, civil and electrical design work incidental and related to the mechanical or electrical design, The work shall include site investigation, design, cost estimating and economic analysis required to develop and define actual costs of construction projects, including special costs for utilities, and seismic reinforcement requirements. This work may require the ability to coordinate various engineering disciplines and the different aspects of phasing of construction to accommodate occupied & unoccupied facilities. Projects may also require the identification and removal of asbestos and lead based paint. Drawings shall be compatible for use with the latest version of AutoCAD, release 12 or later. Specifications shall be prepared using the latest version of SPECSINTACT (SGML format). The services of a licensed Fire Protection Engineer may also be required.--The term of this contract will be 365 calendar days from the date of contract award or until a $500,000 A-E limit is reached, whichever occurs first. The A-E fee for any one project may not exceed $75,000. Under an IQ A-E Contract without an initial project, negotiations are to be conducted for hourly rates for the various A-E disciplines required, overhead, and other cost elements which are generally common to this type of contract. Under all other circumstances, negotiations for each Delivery Order shall be conducted on the amount of effort involved utilizing the agreed to rates. The minimum contract amount will be $25,000 in A-E fees. After the first 365 calendar days the Government has the option to extend this contract for an additional 365 calendar days or until an additional $500,000 in A-E fees are reached. If the Government exercises the option to extend the contract, the total amount of the contract shall not exceed $1,000,000 in A-E fees.--A-E selection criteria, listed in order of importance, will include: (1) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance in the design of heating, ventilating, air conditioning, plumbing/piping systems, interior and exterior electrical systems, telephone, data distribution, controls, fire alarm systems and other electrical related designs which have a typical construction costs of from $50,000 to $300,000, 75% of the projects shall be categorized as alteration and/or repair; (2) Specialized experience and technical competence of the firm (including consultants) in the design of heating, ventilating, air conditioning, plumbing/piping systems, interior and exterior electrical systems, telephone, data distribution, controls, fire alarm systems and other electrical related designs which have a typical construction cost of from $50,000 to $300,000, 75% of the projects shall be categorized as alteration and/or repair. Do not list more than a total of 10 projects in Block 8. Indicate which consultants from the proposed team, if any, participated in the services for drawing and specification preparation of each design project; (3) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time. Indicate the firm's present work load and availability of the project team (including consultants) for the specified contract performance period and indicate specialized equipment available and prior security clearances; (4) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules. Indicate by briefly describing internal quality assurance/quality control procedures and cost control procedures, and indicate effectiveness by listing owner's preliminary budget estimate, A-E revised preliminary estimate, final A-E estimate, construction award amount, and percentage differential and construction change order rate for up to five projects. List recent awards, commendations and other performance evaluations (do not submit copies); (5) Location of the firm in the general geographic location of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project, provided that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project; (6) Demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design; and (7) List the small or disadvantaged or woman owned business firms used as primary consultants or as subconsultants.--Those firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement and wish to be considered, are invited to mail a completed SF 254 and SF 255 for the firm and an SF 254 for each consultant listed in Block 6 of the firm's SF 255 to the OIC NCCOSC RDTE DIV (Code D211) 53560 Hull Street, San Diego, CA 92152-5001. However, hand-carried submittal packages shall be delivered to the Bid Office at Electron Dr. and Silvergate Ave., Bldg. A33, NCCOSC RDTE DIV. Include Solicitation No. N68711-96-D-4228 on outside of package. Firms responding to this announcement by 4:00 PM PST, 7 January 1997, will be considered. SF 255'S shall not exceed 30 printed pages (double sided counts as two pages) including attachments or enclosures. All information must be included on the SF 255 (cover letter, other attachments and pages in excess of the 30 page limit will not be included in the evaluation process). For firms applying with multiple offices, indicate the office which completed each of the projects listed in Block 8 and list which office is under contract for any contracts listed in Block 9. Please list amount and date of all DOD fees awarded during the last twelve (12) months in Block 9 of the SF 255 and discuss why the firm is especially qualified based on the selection criteria in Block 10 of the SF 255. Firms not providing the information in the format directed by this synopsis may be negatively evaluated. Follow all instructions carefully.--The construction contract may be awarded to the firm that designed the project, except as provided by FAR 36.209.--This is not a request for proposal.--No other general notification to firms for other similar design projects under this contract will be made. See Note(s): 24. (0331)

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