National Park Service, Columbia Cascades System Support Office, 909 First Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98104-1060

C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITIES CONTRACT FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING (A&E) AND RELATED SERVICES FOR MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS IN NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AREAS IN THE STATES OF WASHINGTON, OREGON, IDAHO, AND MONTANA SOL 1443-CX9000-97-006 DUE 042897 POC Beth A. Faudree, Contracting Officer, (206)220-4041, or Philip Pantoja, Contract Specialist, (206)220-4045 WEB: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, HTTP://WWW.NPS.GOV. E-MAIL: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE>, PHILIP_PANTOJA@NPS.GOV. The National Park Service (NPS), Columbia Cascades System Support Office is seeking qualified A/E firms to provide Titles I, II, and III facility planning, design, engineering and construction services. The proposed contract(s) shall be an Indefinite Quantities contract with a base year award and four one-year options, for miscellaneous projects throughout National Park Service sites in the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. Multiple award may be made. The required services may require site development planning, construction project planning, design development, preparation of construction drawings and specifications, and construction inspection services for new and existing buildings such as visitor centers, administration and maintenance facilities, single and multi-family housing, comfort stations, campgrounds, access roads and parking areas; for the rehabilitation, improvement and adaptive use of historic and non-historic structures, water and wastewater treatment facilities, and other site utility systems; and for the evaluation of structural and utility systems including, but not limited to, security, lighting, heating, ventilating and air-conditioning, plumbing, electrical distribution, emergency power, fire detection/protection, telephone and data transmission communications, and elevators. Alternative energy systems such as photovoltaic or other state of the art technology may also be included. Life safety, environmental, accessibility and hazardous material issues including asbestos surveys, testing and abatement may also be addressed. Anticipated services will involve projects at various stages; consequently, the selected firm(s) must be capable of providing and managing a multi-disciplinary team from within the firm or in conjunction with subconsultants. All work will be guided by NPS policies and directives. Projects will require coordination with various review and planning entities. Individual project work may extend over several fiscal years. Much of the construction work will be performed in historic buildings and sites, and will require continuous attention to compliance with historic preservation guidelines, techniques, and oversight. Sensitivity to National Park Service values and standards for historic preservation, including the Secretary of the Interior's Standard for Preservation Projects, the NPS design tradition, and sustainable design principles must be demonstrated. The NPS has adopted sustainable design as the guiding principle for park planning and development. Our actions must maintain biological diversity and environmental integrity, contribute to the health of air, water and soils, and incorporate design and construction that reflect bioregional conditions and reduce the impacts of human use. In practice, sustainable design utilizes best available solutions to minimize the short and long term environmental impacts of development activity, incorporates environmentally sensitive construction methods, seeks to conserve non-renewable global resources, utilizes energyefficiently, minimizes the generation of waste, recycles materials and waste, and specifies ecologically responsible methods, practices, and materials in the construction of park infrastructure. Required services will include but are not necessarily limited to the following. Anticipated duties require the abilities of personnel with a solid construction background. 1) Title I services such as preparation of advanced topographical or other field surveys; obtaining test boring or other subsurface data; performing technical analysis and investigations; structural evaluations; maintenance building inspections; housing inspection and evaluation services; hazardous materials including asbestos surveys, testing and abatement planning; engineering feasibility studies; code research and analysis; building energy analysis; utility economic analysis; energy conservation and life cycle costing; project scoping; preliminary studies, sketches and layout alternatives; support services such as drafting, detailing, visual simulation, and product research; value engineering; conceptual, schematic and preliminary design, outline specifications, advance cost estimates and other special services; and preparation of associated reports. 2) Title II services such as adaptation of Government plans, designs, drawings, specifications, and standards for structures, utilities, and appurtenances; assistance in issuing, securing and analyzing technical proposals; preparation of hazardous materials abatement plans and specifications; preparation of final construction drawings, specifications and construction cost estimates, and interpretation of plans and specifications during the construction bid phase. 3) Title III services such as construction observation and inspection including preparation of field reports; review and approval of shop and other working drawings and submittals provided by the construction contractor; consultation services during construction; preparation of Operation & Maintenance and Preservation Manuals; and preparation of record drawings showing construction as actually accomplished. Primary professional disciplines to be used in the various tasks may include architects and landscape architects; civil, structural, mechanical, lighting, security/fire protection, and electrical engineers; soils engineers; transportation engineers; surveyors; cost estimators and specification writers. Other disciplines that may be required include, but are not limited to, project management; acoustical, sanitary, elevator, geotechnical and communications engineering; hazardous materials management; architectural conservator, museum curator, and historical archeologist. The term of the basic contract shall be for one year with four one-year options. Services under the contract shall be procured by Delivery Orders issued for each requirement. Individual Delivery Orders shall not exceed $450,000. The total of Delivery Orders issued per year shall not exceed $4,000,000. The A&E is guaranteed a minimum amount of $30,000 during the life of the contract. The following criteria listed in descending order of importance, shall be used in the evaluation of the prospective firms and their team including all subconsultants: Please note that this criteria shall be used in lieu of the criteria listed under numbered Note 24. 1) Experience and expertise in ecologically and culturally sensitive siting and design of access corridors and parking, buildings and other facilities, support services and utility infrastructure that demonstrates a sustainable design ethic, philosophy and principles; a construction approach integrating sustainable practices, materials and solutions; and understanding of the Cascadian/Rustic style of architecture. 2) Specialized experience and technical expertise within the last three years on projects in high mountain, arid high desert, deep snowfall, and fragile ecosystem environments including permafrost. 3) Demonstrated successful project management experience addressing such factors as project scoping and program definition, quality of work and the team quality control review process, meeting schedules, control of costs including use of value engineering, and accuracy of the firm's construction cost estimates compared to actual construction bids submitted. 4) Professional qualifications of the firms and staff proposed for the performance of desired services, including professional licensing and/or registration for the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and construction background. 5) Capacity of the firm to maintain a short notice presence for small scale site development work; to accomplish more than one project (including any specialized services) concurrently within the desired time schedules; and to respond to expanded or multiple work orders on short notice. 6) Communication skills, and successful prior project experience working with consultants which form an integral part of the team firm. 7) Proximity to Seattle, Washington. 8) Demonstrated experience with AutoCad and LandCad, Word Perfect and MS Office software products including Word and Excel, and Internet access for communications and product research. This procurement is subject to Public Law 100-656 and is open to large and small businesses. To the fullest extent, the National Park Service welcomes the participation of small business firms, and encourages large business firms to include small business firms as part of their team. The Government will not indemnify the firm selected against liability involving asbestos or other hazardous materials; that is, no clause holding the firm harmless will be included in the contract. Only A&E firms with a fully staffed professional office within the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, or Montana, that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit a Letter of Interest and the completed Standard Forms 254 for each firm and a team Standard Form 255 in original only. Submission of any additional material is allowed only to the extent that it graphically (via drawings and photographs) substantiates the relevant project work specifically described on the Standard Forms 254/255. (See Note 24). The Letter of Interest must clearly state any and all experiences with the National Park Service, the specific type(s) of project(s) awarded/completed, and the Contracting Officer's name and telephone number. The Standard Industrial Classification Code for this procurement is 8712 and the size standard is $2.5M. Responses must be received by the close of business, 3:00 P.M. (PST), Monday, April 28, 1997 in order to be considered for selection. Any proposals received after the specified time and date will not be accepted. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). (0097)

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