Commanding Officer, Engineering Field Activity West, 900 Commodore Dr. San Bruno, CA 94066-5006

C -- ARCHITECTURAL-ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR FY99 MCON PROJECT P-024, EXPLOSIVE HANDLING APRON AT THE NAVAL AIR STATION, LEMOORE, CALIFORNIA SOL N62474-97-C-1591 POC Teresa Marshall, Contracting Officer, (415) 244-2673. Architectural and engineering services are required for project development, preparation of plans, specifications and construction cost estimates for aircraft ordnance loading area with taxiway and edge lightings; and the relocation of a small arms range. Collateral equipment list, permit application preparation, hazardous material investigation, construction support services, operation and maintenance documentation preparation and development, and as-built preparation may be required. The antipated construction cost for this project is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. Firm fixed price contract. Selection will be based on the following criteria which are listed in descending order of importance: (1) Specialized experience of the firm and consultants in the type of work required with special emphasis on recent experience within the last five years in (a) Designing similar aircraft ordnance loading apron and small arms range; (b) On site functional analysis, space programming and budgetary cost engineering; and (c) Designing projects to Navy design criteria. (2) Professional qualifications (education, registration, relevant experience) of the staff (in-house and/or consultant(s)) necesssary for satisfactory performance of the required services. (3) Past performance ratings by Government agencies and private industry with respect to cost control, cooperation, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. (4) Capacity to accomplish the work within a reasonable time limit as demonstrated by adequate staffing to handle the new workload. (5) Location in the general gedographical area of the project and knowledge of probable site conditions, including appropriate selectiuon of construction material and method and applicable regulatory requirements. (6) Volume of work previously awarded by the Department of Defense (DOD) for the past 12 months to the firm with the objective of effecting equitable distribution of contracts among qualified Architect-Engineer firms, including minority-owned firms and firms that have not had prior DOD contracts. DO NOT PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION SINCE THE GOVERNMENT HAS THE DATA. Those firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement and wish to be considered, must submit a SF 255. Submit a SF 254 only if you have not done so in the past year. In order to expedite your firm's consideration regarding the above criteria by the Board, the following application data from the SF 255, Blocks 7, 8, and 10 should be presented as follows: (Block 7) Provide a matrix for the design team. Individual rows should be labeled with the team members' names and their proposed team assignments. Columns should be labeled as follows: firm name and office location; percent of time to be spent on this team; professional registration and discipline; number of years of professional experience; number of years with current firm; highest education level and area of specialization (example: BS, mechanical engineering). (Block 8) In matrix form, identify which team members worked on the described projects. Individual rows should be labeled with the projects' titles and project type. Columns should be labeled with the team members' names. (Block 10) Include a tabular listing of all performance ratings and letters of commendation from both private and DOD clients since 1990. Provide a list of projects with construction value over $500,000, that started construction since 1990 and include the following data for columns: client's contact and current telephone number, client's need date, design completion date, percent differentials between construction award amount and estimated construction cost (note whether bid or negotiated). Provide a chart (in number of hours) comparing design team's available capacity with their actual commitments for the next 12 months. Firms selected for interviews must submit thedir Design Quality Assurance Plan (DQAP) at the interview, including an explanation of the management approach, an organizational chart showing inter-relationship of management and design team compoentns, and specific quality control process. The SF 255 with attachments shall be limited to 25 printed pages, 8.5" x 11" with printing not smaller than 12 pitch. EVERY PAGE OF THE SUBMITTAL (INCLUDING COVER LETTERS AND TABLE OF CONTENTS) THAT IS NOT A SF 254 WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE PAGE COUNT. Any page beyond the 25 printed page limit will not be considered by the Selection Board. The submittal must be received at Building 207, 2nd Floor, Attention: Deborah Levitan not later than 3:00 P.M., Local Time, 17 July 1997. Submittals received after this date and time will not be considered. Include telefax numbers in Block 3a and DUNS number, Commercial Establishment and Government Entity (CAGE) Codes, if known, and Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) in Block 3. Label lower right corner of outside mailing envelope with "A-E Services, N62474-97-C-1591." This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). (0150)

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