U.S. Information Agency, Office of Contracts, M/KC 301 4th St., S.W., M-22, Washington, DC 20547

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES SOL IA-2105-S7234742 POC Herman Shaw (202) 205-5414 This is a notice of intent to negotiate an Architect-Engineer (A-E) contract for services as noted herein on a sole source basis. Concerns having the ability to perform the required work noted below are requested to give written notification within 30 days from the date of this synopsis. The U.S. Information Agency intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with M.C. Harry Associates, 2780 S.W. Douglas Road, Suite 302, Miami, FL 33133. The proposed contract will be issued under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the Agency requirement. Under the proposed contract M.C. Harry Associates will provide video engineering, architectural and design services, layout, special wiring for audio, data, RF, telephone and documentation for TV studio and associated components. They will also be required to provide A-E services for coordination of the layout and documentation of radio booth area. These serv ices are required by the International Bureau of Broadcasting (IBB), Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB) for its Magnivision II Project, which covers the relocation of OCB headquarters from Washington, DC to Miami, Fl, as mandated by Congress. To facilitate the move, the General Services Administration (GSA) has signed a lease for OCB to occupy office and technical space in the Magnivision building in Miami, Fl. The facility will satisfy OCB requirements; however, the owner must make internal modifications t o the building to fully accomodate OCB requirements. The owner of the facility utilizes M.C. Harry Associates to oversee all facilities design within the Magnivision building. M.C. Harry Associates has produced all of the facility construction drawings for the Magnivision Building. M.C. Harry Associates is fully knowledgeable of the technical requirements for both TV and Radio Marti operations in the Magnivision Building. M.C. Harry Associates is presently required to integrate the technical and facility requirements into the construction drawings for the building owner. M.C. Harry Associates is also responsible for producing a consolidated design package. Based on these efforts, M.C. Harry Associates has gained unique knowledge of OCB requirements which will enable them to fully integrate the design and engineering requirements into the facilities design. Because the facility design and the technical requirements overlap, M.C. Harry Associates's experience will allow a smooth transition and timely compl etion as it would be very difficult for another contractor to independently produce drawings that must be integrated and combined into one construction contract. Further, the Magnivision Building must be completed and ready for occupancy by the end of 1997. The contract term will be for 1-year from date of award with a 1-year option. Offerors responding to this solicitation should submit to the contracting office an applicable Standard Form 254/255 that identifies their capabilities to perform the requir ement asspecified herein. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Facsimile and/or oral offers will not be accepted. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered. (0140)

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