USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, 333 SW First Avenue, PO Box 3623, Portland, OR 97208-3623

C -- PROFESSIONAL MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES AND SUPPORTING ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR FACILITIES, PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION (OREGON, WASHINGTON, AND TO A LESSER EXTENT, ALASKA) SOL SOL R6-97-863 DUE 070997 POC Contact, Procurement and Property Management, 503/326-3581 Professional mechanical and electrical engineering services and supporting architectural services for facilities projects located on National Forest lands within the states of Oregon, Washington, and to a lesser extent, Alaska. The work for each project may include any or all of the following elements: (1) Engineering design, office and site based construction assistance, professional consultation, reviews of designs performed by others, computer aided design, computer aided drafting, maintenance inspections, preparation of conceptual reports, reviewing shop drawings, material submittal reviews, site inspections, troubleshooting of systems, performing condition surveys, generating operation and maintenance manuals, training Forest Service personnel, performing life cycle cost studies, and performing energy utilization and savings analysis. Engineering for facilities will include generating preliminary designs, final designs, bill of materials/equipment lists, calculations, drawings, construction cost estimates, project specifications, reviewing equipment/system submittals, and updating design drawings to as-built conditions. (2) Types of facilities covered include: offices, single and multi-family residences, hotels, commercial and industrial buildings (including but not limited to: vehicle maintenance, welding shops, wood/metal shops, small scale hydro power, primary and secondary power generation and distribution, nursery related facilities such as greenhouses and tree coolers, refrigeration, pumping, piping and waste water treatment facilities, water supply-treatment and pumping systems, hazardous facilities such as gas/oil/paint storage) from 100sf to 200,000sf in new or remodeled construction, renovation and preservation of 19th century historic structures. The Government intends to award multiple task order contracts for a 1-year period, with up to four additional 1-year option periods. As specific projects arise, the contract firms will be evaluated and ranked according to the applicability of theirqualifications to the specific project. THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA WILL BE APPLIED IN EVALUATING FIRMS FOR CONTRACT AWARD AS WELL AS SELECTION FOR TASK ORDERS: (1) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services (e.g., licensed, registered, or certified in Oregon, Washington, Alaska); (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required (specialized technical skills; project coordination and management skills; experience working together as a team; familiarity with the common types of Forest Service facilities designs and construction activities within the states of Oregon, Washington and Alaska, as well as knowledge of material/equipment suppliers and common construction methods. Specialized experience and technical competence is further detailed following. (a) MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES. Emphasis on knowledge and experience with ASHRAE, ASME and SMACNA standards and design guidelines, NFPA, UBC, UMC, UFC and UPC codes, state and local codes, and state-of-the-art design practices for facilities listed above. Experience must be demonstrated in plumbing systems, process piping systems, pumps and pumping systems, compressed air systems, fuel and gas distribution piping, heating, ventilation, humidification, dehumidification, custom refrigeration systems, fire sprinkler systems, hydraulic systems, solar power systems, hydronic systems, air conditioning, geothermal systems, water and sewerage systems, commercial irrigation, and all other Mechanical specialties associated with projects under the resultant contract. (b) ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES: Emphasis on knowledge and experience with NEC, NESC, IES, NEMA, standards and design guidelines, NFPA, state and local codes, and state-of-the-art design practices for facilities listed in this ad. Knowledge and experience in previous projects involving: lighting design, primary (>600 volts) and secondary power distribution for building interior and exterior systems, primary and standby diesel generation, hydroelectric and gas powered generation, and energy conservation. The ability to develop detailed electrical designs for building electrical systems and also custom design control systems with complex details (not typical "black box" components, drawings, and specifications). Knowledge of fire alarms, intrusion detection, PA system, and custom signaling systems. Specialized design of computer rooms with UPS and emergency power requirements and knowledge of code requirements. Ability to provide detailed engineering reports and conceptual plans in concise non-technical language for planning and analysis of projects. Knowledge of computer based energy management systems for facilities. Experience in industrial process control design, along with associated facilities designs and construction experience for industrial process control systems in water pumping, sewerage, irrigation, refrigeration, freezing systems, power generation, data logging, SCADA, and other special purpose systems using relay logic, programming of industrial programmable controllers. Programming experience on IBM compatible microcomputer based process control using high level programming languages such as Onspec or equivalent. Expertise in the use of process control software in the modification and expansion of existing control systems. Experience in the use of computer interface to CRT displays, modems, printers, and remote wire and radio telecommunications, computer data logging, instrumentation with process control hardware for items such as analog and digital data acquisitions systems for temperature, humidity, analog, level, pressure, flow, and etc. Local Area Network (LAN) communications design, sizing, and implementation expertise is required. This includes Coaxial, Fiber Optic, Satellite, Twisted Pair Copper and other transmission media. Thorough understanding of the electronic requirements, Government and industry standards, hardware and software requirements for interfacing of minicomputers, microcomputers, peripherals, process control systems, integrated voice systems and other communications bridges and gateways is required. Design expertise includes the ability to apply the most recent technologies, such as fiber optics to configure solutions that will meet Government needs into the future. Experience is required in interfacing mini- and micro-computers to this networking system. The ability to perform detailed construction designs with control system schematic diagrams, drawings, and specifications, as opposed to packaged system designs, is required. Experience in troubleshooting and analysis of all process control and all other systems listed above and construction and installation inspection of these systems is also required. (3) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time; (4) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; (5) location in the general geographical area and knowledge of the locality of projects. NOTE: The majority of task orders will be issued and administered by staff located in the Portland, Oregon Regional Office. This will require day-to-day interaction between the Regional Office and the Contractor's facility. In order to effectively accomplish this, the preference is: (a) Firms located in, or having an authorized representative within the Portland, Oregon area; (b) Firms within the general geographic area. Firms will be evaluated as such, provided that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms; and (6) (a) Computer-assisted design and drafting (CADD) capability and capacity using AutoCAD (tm) compatible software; the use of current engineering-grade computerized design software programs; Lotus 123 or Microsoft Excel compatible spreadsheets for construction cost estimates; Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0 wordprocessor for specifications, cost estimates, letters, etc. may be required on any given project. (b) For Electrical projects: Electronic data transfer by modem between contractor and Government IBM compatible computers will be required for project data and proposals. This data transfer will require access to Internet E-mail for project communication, FTP (file transfer protocol) for transmission of data files to a Government FTP site will be required. Interested firms shall submit Standard Form 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, to provide information concerning the firm's general qualifications; and Standard Form 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project, to provide more detailed information concerning qualifications for each specific type of work listed above. Firms that have a current SF-254 on file need not resubmit this form; however, the firm must submit a SF-255 to be considered. FIRMS MAY SUBMIT FOR ONLY MECHANICAL, ONLY ELECTRICAL, OR BOTH MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL. Responses are due 4:30 P.M., local time, July 9, 1997. Envelopes containing SF-254 and SF-255 submittals in response to this ad should place the following in the lower left-hand corner of the envelope: R6-97-863, Facilities, Due 4:30 P.M., July 9, 1997. (0136)

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