Commanding Officer, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Engineering Field Activity Chesapeake (Attn: Code 02AE), Washington Navy Yard, Bldg. 212, 901 M Street, SE, Washington, DC 20374-5018

C -- ANNEALING OVEN FACILITY, NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER, INDIAN HEAD DIVISION, INDIAN HEAD, MARYLAND SOL N62477-97-C-0039 DUE 021997 POC Contact Randolph Jones, POC, 202-685-3152 The work requires Architectural and Engineering services necessary for the preparation of studies and plans, specifications, and construction cost estimate ready for bidding for providing a replacement annealing oven facility for heat treating nitroglycerin-containing propellants at Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head, MD. The work includes, but is not limited to, construction of a complex one story slab on grade reinforced concrete building with 24 segregated stainless steel annealing ovens. The work also includes, the construction of a highly technical, industrial ventilation system, pollution control system, and a central control building with oven programming center. The project includes a wash down water collection system, lightning protection system, stacks, and steam heating system to supply the ovens. Best available control technology will be utilized to remove regulated nitroglycerin vapor emissions to specified local, state, and federal standards. Site work includes construction of a concrete apron and loading docks for the ovens, and the demolition of existing substandard facilities Bldg. 579 and Bldg. 1251. The preparation of comprehensive storm water management plan for the State of Maryland is required. Although none is now known, the possibility of hazardous materials, i.e., asbestos, lead paint, PCB, may exist at the project site. If hazardous materials are encountered, the A/E Contractor will be required to conduct hazardous material removal surveys, including testing and sampling, provide design removal procedures and prepare construction contract documents in accordance with applicable rules and regulations pertaining to such hazardous materials. All hazardous materials licenses and/or accreditations necessary for the locality of the project are required by the A/E firm or their subcontractor. Such services as studies, review of shop drawings, construction consultation, construction inspection, Title II, and the preparation of construction record drawings and Operation and Maintenance (O&M) manuals may be required at any time up to the final acceptance of all work. The general intention is to provide for such design and engineering services as necessary to support the procurement of this project. The selected A/E firm for this project will be required to provide overhead, profit, and discipline hourly rates initially to the Contracting Officer within 7 days after receiving the Request for Proposal. The selected firm will also be required to participate in an orientation and site visit meeting within seven days and provide a fee proposal within 10 days after that meeting. This will be a fixed price A/E contract. The estimated design start date is April 1997. The final plans and specifications are required 48 weeks after the project start. The estimated cost of construction is between $7 and $10 million. Selection evaluation criteria, in relative order of importance are included below. 1. Specialized experience and professional qualifications of the architectural/engineering firm (with its subcontractors), and the proposed project team in providing complete planning services for the contract requirements as described herein; 2. Demonstrate capabilities in sustained accomplishment of work within established time limits; 3. Past performance and process of the prime A/E (and subcontractors) in an internal quality control/quality assurance (QC/QA) program to assure coordinated technically accurate studies and verification of costs, and accurate plans, specifications, and construction cost estimates; 4. The firm's and project team's present work load; 5. Preference will be given to firms with the capability of using CAD, SPECSINTACT, and the Success Cost Estimating System. Each firm's past performance(s) and performance ratings will be reviewed during the evaluation process and can affect the selection outcome. Firms which meet the requirements listed in this announcement are invited to submit one copy each of the completed Standard Forms (SF) 254 and 255, U.S. Government Architect-Engineer Qualifications, to the office indicated below. Site visits will not be arranged during the advertisement period. This proposed contract is being solicited on an unrestricted basis. Small business size standard SIC Code is "8711", $2.5 million annual average over a three year period. Interested firms are requested to include telefax numbers, the Contractor Establishment Code (CEC), and Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) on the SF 255 and SF 254 in Blocks 3a and 1, respectively. In Block 10, state why your firm is specially qualified based on the selection evaluation criteria. Also, use Block 10 to provide additional information desired by your firm. Only the SF 254 and SF 255 will be reviewed. Experiences identified in Block 8 should not be more than 5 years old. The A/E firm's primary person proposed to be the direct contact with EFA CHES throughout the contract work should be identified as the "Project Manager". Information in the cover letter and any other attachments will not be included in the official selection process. Submit the SF 254 and SF 255 to the mail room in the EFA Chesapeake building, Building 212, by 3:30 p.m. on the established due date. Fax copies of the SF 254 and SF 255 will not be accepted. This is not a request for proposal. The selected firm may be subject to an advisory audit performed by the Defense Contract Audit Agency. EEO compliance is required. Because this contract acquisition could result in an award over $500,000.00, a subcontracting plan will be required by the selected firm if the firm is a large business concern. The small disadvantaged business set-aside goals in that subcontracting plan shall not be less than 5 percent of the subcontracted work. This set-aside goal of not less than 5 percent also applies to women-owned small business concerns. This does not apply if the prime firm is a small business concern. Contracting Officer, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Engineering Field Activity Chesapeake (Attn: Code 02AE), Washington Navy Yard, Building 212, 901 M Street SE, Washington, DC 20374-5018 (0016)

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