VA Medical Center, Contracting Officer (90C), 4100 West Third Street, Dayton, OH 45428

P -- CONTRACTS FOR ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING SERVICES SOL RFP 552-20-97 DUE 032897 POC Contact Point: Nan Allen, Procurement Clerk, Donna Robinson, Procurement Clerk -- 937-267-3993; Contracting Officer -- Christopher E. Yancey- 937-267-3994; Contracting Officer -- Kathy Laffey-Miller 937-262-2138. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dayton OH anticipates issuing three contracts for Architectural/Engineering Services during the current fiscal year. A task order contract will be negotiated for each of the following categories Mechanical Services; Electrical Engineering Services and Industrial Hygiene Design services. The purpose of each contract will be to provide professional services necessary for the design of various in-house projects at this medical center. For each project/task initiated under the resulting contracts, the A/E may be required to furnish architectural design services for reports, planning, and programming studies, investigations, site selection, design concepts, tentative design, working drawings and specifications, construction period services, site visits, and review of shop drawings, samples, equipment, data, and related documents. Total cost of each contract shall not exceed $300,000. Contract period shall consist of a base year and a one year option. Projects will be directed by individual task orders issued under the basic task order contracts. Individual task orders shall not exceed $50,000. Please be advised this is not a request for proposal as solicitation documents are not available. Firms within a 100 mile radius of Dayton, Ohio are encouraged to submit Standard Forms 254 and 255 by close of business 3/28/97. Selection in each category will be based on (1) Team proposed for this project -- Background of the personnel, i.e., Project manager, other key personnel, and consultant(s); (2) Proposed Management Plan -- Team organization, i.e., design phase and construction phase; (3) Previous experience of team proposed for this project -- Describe projects; (4) Location and facilities of working office(s), i.e., Prime firm, and Consultant(s); (5) Present Proposed design approach for this project -- i.e., Describe proposed design philosophy, what problems do you anticipate and how do you propose to solve them?, Describe possible energy applications, and Describe innovative approaches in production and design; (6) Cost Control -- What control techniques are planned?, Who will be responsible for cost control?, and Review recent projects to demonstrate ability to meet project cost target and any additional construction costs caused by design deficiencies ional construction ional construction -- not program changes; (7) Estimating Effectiveness -- Review ten most recently bid projects to demonstrate estimating effectiveness; (8) Schedule Control -- What techniques are planned to assure that schedule will be met?, Who will be responsible to assure that schedule will be met?, and Review recent projects to demonstrate ability to meet project schedules; (9) Describe Your Experience and Capabilities in the Following Areas -- value Engineering, Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA), Critical Path Method, Fast-Track Construction, Energy Conservation, New Energy Resources, Environmental Assessment, Specialized Experience, Computer Aided Design and Drafting, andOther Computer Applications; and Miscellaneous -- Describe awards received for design excellence, Describe circumstance and outcome of any litigation you have been involved in over the last five years, and Indicate type and amount of liability insurance you carry. (10)Location within a 100 mile radius of Dayton, Ohio. Small business firms are encouraged to participate. SIC code 8712 applies. Interested parties may also contact this office via fax (937) 262-2183. (0057)

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