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C -- PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE PLANNING OF COAST GUARD SHORE FACILITIES IN THE PACIFIC AREA SOL DTCG50-97-R-643HH8 DUE 041197 POC Margaret Laviguer, 206-220-7425 Provide professional architecture/engineering services for the planning of Coast Guard shore facilities in the Pacific Area. This area consists of HI, CA, OR, WA and AK. Work may include the following disciplines: project manager, architecture and site planning, civil, structural, mechanical, environmental, and electrical engineering, landscape architecture, cost estimating, surveying and drafting, report writer and typist. Services required may include producing master plans, Basic Facility Requirements, Engineering Evaluations, feasibility studies, site studies, documentation of capital improvement projects, housing market surveys, environmental analysis (excluding asbestos), environmental documentation, site plans, landscape plans, rendering, graphics, and presentation briefs. Professional services do not include design, construction documents, or construction support. Documents should be produced in formats compatible with AUTOCADD and desktop publishing programs. Specific projects will be defined and negotiated on an individual task basis. Proposed procurement will result in two (2) Indefinite Delivery Contracts to be in effect for one year with a one year option to extend services. Each contract has a contract minimum of $5,000 and a maximum potential of $500,000 annually. Estimated contract award date is June 1997. The evaluation criteria in descending order of imporltance are: (1)Professional qualifications of the firm's staff and consultants to be assigned to the project related to planning services. (2)Specialized experience of the firm in related work. (3)Past record of performance with Government and private clients. (4)Capacity/capability of the firm to accomplish most of the work with in-house staff. (5)In-house production capability, including CADD and desk top publishing. (6)Project team organization, key personnel roles and responsibilities, and quality control procedures. (7)Knowledge of Coast Guard Pacific geographic area. (8)Minority/women ownership and employment of firm and consultants; provide percentages of minority and women employment by discipline within the firm. Firms desiring consideration must submit SF 255, SF 254 and any consultant's SF 254 including organizational chart of key personnel to be assigned to this project. The submittals must be received in this office at the close of business April 11, 1997 (4PM Pacific time). Telephone calls are discouraged as no further technical or project specific information will be furnished prior to selection of short-listed firms. The following information applies only to Minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises: The Department of Transportation(DOT) office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0064)

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