U.S. Army Engineer District, Japan, Attn: CEPO-CT, APO AP 96338-5010

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES FOR ADVANCE/MASTER PLANNING, DESIGN OF MISCELLANEOUS FACILITIES AND RELATED WORK, VARIOUS LOCATIONS, JAPAN. SOL DACA79-97-R-0006 DUE 061197 POC Point of Contact, Gerry J. Boyle, 011-81-3117-63-8857, Florence K. Nii, Contracting Officer, 011-81-3117-63-8725 The U.S. Army Engineer District, Japan proposes to contract for Indefinite Delivery Architect-Engineer Services for advance planning and master planning, engineering and feasibility studies, surveying, mapping, site investigations, drafting, U.S. funded design work and other general engineering-type projects. Construction related work includes maintenance, repair and new construction of facilities in Japan of varied complexity, roads and pavements, runways, utility systems and other supporting facilities. Services will be implemented through individual task orders, with a maximum amount of $750,000 for the basic contract with one option for $750,000. Individual task orders may be issued up to the maximum contract amount of $750,000. The basic contract period is one year from the contract award date, and the option period extends the basic contract by one year. The option year may be exercised before one year expires if the basic contract has been exhausted or nearly exhausted. The Government is not obligated to exercise the option. The contract shall require the Government to order services priced at not less than two percent (2%) of the maximum contract amount and one percent (1%) in the option year. The contract is anticipated to be awarded in August 1997. This contract will be awarded to a U.S. firm, or a U.S. firm in joint venture with a Japanese firm. All Standard Form 254 and 255 submittals for BOTH U.S. and Japanese firms MUST be included. The criteria for allocation of delivery orders between the contracts shall be based on one or more of the following factors: (1) Professional Qualifications, (2) Specialized Experience and Technical Competence, (3) Capacity to accomplish the work, (4) Past Performance, (5) Volume of Work, and (6) Geographic Proximity. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit one copy of Standard Form (SF) 255, Architect Engineer, and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project and one copy of SF 254, Architect Engineer and Related ServicesQuestionnaire, if one is not currently on file with the District, by the due date shown above on this announcement or within thirty (30) calendar days after the date of this announcement, whichever occurs later. Submittals should be addressed to the Architect-Engineer Section, ATTN: CEPOJ-EC-TA, Mr. Gerry Boyle. If not already on file with the Japan Engineer District, APO, AP 96338-5010. No other general notification to firms under consideration for this contract will be made and no further action is required. Request for Proposal Number DACA79-97-R-0006 will be utilized to solicit a proposal from the selected firm. This is not a request for proposal (0120)

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