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C -- AE SERVICES ARE REQUIRED FOR ONE IDT (MULTI-DISCIPLINE) FOR WALTER REED AMC, WASH, DC MAY BE USED FOR OTHER MISSIONS ASSIGNED TO BALTO DIST CORPS SOL DACA31-97-R-0019 POC Susan Sonenthal, 4l0-962-7646 CONTRACT INFORMATION: A-E services required for one indefinite delivery type contract for use at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. that may be used for other missions assigned to the Baltimore District Corps of Engineers. This procurement is unrestricted and therefore is open to all businesses regardless of size. A firm-fixed-price contract will be negotiated. Contract will be for one base period and two option periods. A period will not exceed one year. Cumulative total shall not exceed $1,000,000 per year. Individual delivery orders shall not exceed $1,000,000. The contract is anticipated to be awarded in September 1997. When one or more AE Indefinite Delivery-Type with similar scopes of work exists, the basis for selecting an AE for a particular delivery order will be based on several factors. Among these factors are anticipation of customer needs, customer satisfaction, timeliness, any unique specialized experience that the AE can offer, and performance and quality of deliverables under the AE's current IDTC, along with customer responsiveness. While this process is necessarily a "subjective" process, the intent of this contract is to satisfy customer needs in an expeditious and cost effective mode. Subcontracting Plan Requirements. If a large business is selected, a subcontracting plan with the final fee proposal will be required, consistent with Section 806 (b) of PL 100-180, PL 95-507, and 99-661. A minimum of 25% of the total planned subcontracting dollars shall be placed with small business concerns. At least 5% of total planned subcontracting dollars shall be placed with small disadvantaged businesses, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities or Minority Institutions, and 5% with women-owned small businesses. The plan is not required with this submittal. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Work may consist of preparation of reports, studies, design criteria, designs and other general A-E services for alterations, renovation, maintenance and repair, and new construction projects.Specific tasks may include but are not limited to kitchen planning and design, facility management/operations related studies. Work may include preparation of: design criteria documents, economic analyses, facility condition surveys, concept designs, final designs and construction phase services. Studies may include such work as: surveying existing medical facilities for architectural, structural, utility system, life safety and fire safety code deficiencies; preparation of program for design for new facilities; Design efforts may include facility upgrades to meet National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Code and Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) requirements such as: installation of fire sprinklers; interior upgrades to partitions and upgrades to mechanical, electrical, and fire alarm systems. Concentration of work shall be in Architecture and Interior Design. The deliverables are not required to be performed using a specific CADD system. However, the firm will be required to provide any digitizing and/or translation services necessary to deliver the final design products in AUTOCAD Release 13 on compact disks. Graphic standards and leveling convention for all CADD drawings shall be based on "Tri-service architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) standards." 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. The criteria for selection in descending order of importance will be: (1) Specialized experience and technical competence of the firm and consultants in Design of health care facilities, familiarity with JCAHO (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations) requirements (2) Specialized experience in design of biomedical/animal research labs/familiarity with AAALAC (American Association of Accreditation of Lab Animal Care) requirements and (3) Historic preservation/rehabilitation, in the context of Georgian Revival architecture (4) The firm's ability to respond to multiple work orders concurrently and (5) Experience in submissions to NCPC (National Capital Planning Commission), CFA (Commission of Fine Arts) and SHPO (State Historic Preservation Office). Qualified professional personnel shall be provided in the following key disciplines: Architecture, Construction Cost Estimating, Certified Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Electrical Engineering, Fire Protection, Structural, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Certified Industrial Hygienist. The evaluation will consider education, training, registration, overall and relevant experience, and longevity for key members of the team especially the Project Manager(s). A proposed management plan to include an organization chart and briefly address management approach, team organization, quality control procedures, cost control, value engineering, coordination of in-house disciplines and subconsultants, and prior experience of the prime firm and any significant consultants on similar projects. The evaluation will consider the experience of the firm and any consultants in similar size projects, and the availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines. See Note 24. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit SF 255 and SF 254 for the prime and for each consultant to the above address not later than close of business on the 30th day after the date of this announcement. The Baltimore District does not retain SF 254's on file. In SF 255, block 3b, provide the firm's ACASS (Architect-Engineer Contract Administration Support System) number. In SF 255, block 6, provide the ACASS number for each consultant. If your firm does not have an ACASS number, it can be obtained from the Portland District Corps of Engineers ACASS database section by calling 503-326-3459. In SF 255, block 10, provide the management plan and the names and telephone numbers of clients as references on three most recent projects of the type relevant to Walter Reed. In SF 255, Block 9, provide contract award dates for all projects listed in that section. Telephone interviews will be conducted with the firms that are short-listed (generally three or four firms). Solicitation packages are not provided. Mailing address -- ATTN.: Susan Sonenthal, Room 7000, 10 South Howard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. For questions, Mrs. Sonenthal can be reached on 410-962-7646 and via Internet, susan.j.sonenthal@usace.army.mil. This is not a request for proposal. (0083)

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