Commander, Pacific Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Contracts Department, Bldg. 258, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-7300 (Code 0211)

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES FOR VARIOUS PETROLEUM FUEL FACILITIES PROJECTS, VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN PACNAVFACENGCOM AREAS, ALASKA, AND NORTHWEST UNITED STATES SOL N62742-97-R-0007 DUE 032097 POC Mr. Clifford A. Sagara, Contract Specialist, (808) 474-6315. Services include, but are not limited to design and engineering services for repairs, replacement, maintenance, and construction of POL facilities. Projects include above and underground storage facilities, distribution systems, receiving facilities, dispensing facilities, and aircraft refueling facilities. Mechanical and structural engineering services with associated multi-discipline architectural-engineering support services are anticipated. These may include all or part of the following: preparation of technical reports, including conducting engineering investigations and concepts studies; evaluation, assessments and design of POL facilities, tanks, and pipelines; construction cost estimates; shop drawing reviews; construction consultations; construction inspection; operations and maintenance manuals; and preparations of record drawings. Solicitation is primarily for design of U.S. Air Force POL System in Alaska & Northwest United States. If asbestos or hazardous materials exist, the Architect-Engineer (A-E) contractor shall identify them and provide for their disposal in the required documents in accordance with applicable rules and regulations pertaining to such hazardous materials. The selected A-E may be required to participate in a pre-fee meeting within seven days of notification and provide a fee proposal within ten days of the meeting. The contract will be of the Indefinite Quantity type where the work will be required on an "as-needed" basis during the life of the contract, providing the Government and contractor agree on the amount. Each project contract will be a firm fixed price A-E Contract. The Government will determine the delivery order amount by using rates negotiated and negotiate the effort required to perform the particular project. The contract shall not exceed twelve months or $3,000,000.00 total fee, whichever comes first. A-E fee per project shall not exceed $1,300,000.00 per project. The government guarantees a minimum amount of $25,000.00. The Government reserves the option to extend the contract for an additional four years for a total of five years. There will be no future synopsis in the event the options included in the contract are exercised. Estimated construction cost of projects are over $10,000,000.00. Estimated date of contract award is May 1997. Proposals may be subject to an advisory audit performed by the Defense Contract Audit Agency. The following selection evaluation criteria, in relative order of importance, will be used in the evaluation of A-E firms: (1) Professional qualifications of firm and staff proposed for engineering investigations and design of military (IE U.S. Air Force) fuel distribution, storage and dispensing storage systems and facilities. (2) Specialized recent experience and technical competence of firm or particular staff members in engineering investigations and design of military (IE U.S. Air Force) fuel distribution, storage and dispensing systems and facilities. (3) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. (4) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time. (5) A-E firm's quality control practices/techniques. (6) Demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility designs. (7) Location in the general geographical area 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. (8) The volume of work previously awarded to the firm by the Department of Defense shall also be considered, with the object of effecting an equitable distribution of Department of Defense A-E contracts among qualified A-E firms and firms that have not had Department of Defense contracts. (9) Use of Small or Small Disadvantaged or Women-owned Small Business firms shall also be considered. A Subcontracting Plan will be required from large business firms with proposed fees of over $500,000.00. Each firm's past performance and performance rating(s) will be reviewed during the evaluation process and can affect the selection outcome. All A-E firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit complete an updated Standard Forms 254, Architect Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, and 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project, to the office shown above. A-E firms utilized by the prime A-E must also submit completed Standard Forms 254 and 255. Only one copy of each form is required. IN BLOCK 10 AND AN ADDENDUM THERETO, IF NECESSARY, STATE WHY YOUR FIRM IS SPECIALLY QUALIFIED BASED ON EACH OF THE ABOVE SELECTION EVALUATION CRITERIA. FOR SELECTION EVALUATION CRITERION "(2)", PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR ONLY THE STAFF PROPOSED FOR THIS WORK USING THESE COLUMN HEADINGS: "NAME", "RELATED PROJECTS WORKED ON", "YEAR", "FIRM", AND "TECHNICAL ROLE". Show the officelocation where work will be done and describe the exp~erience and location of those that will do the work. Firms responding to this announcement within 30 days from publication date will be considered. Firms must submit forms to the Contracts Department by 2:00 p.m. HST, on the closing date. Should the due date fall on a weekend or holiday, the Standard Forms 254 and 255 will be due the first workday thereafter. This is not a req~uest for a proposal. (0064)

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