National Park Service, New England System Support Office, 15 State St. Boston, Ma 02109-3572

C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR LOWELL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AND NEW BEDFORD'S WHALING NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK SOL 1443-AE-4520-97-001 POC Elyse R. LaForest, Contracting officer (617) 223-5037 E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer via e-mail, Elyse_LaForest@nps.gov. The National Park Service (NPS), New England System Support Office, is seeking the services of an A/E firm to perform miscellaneous architectural, engineering, landscape architectural and/or planning projects in the Lowell National Historical Park and New Bedford's Whaling National Historical Park. Projects include, but are not limited to, all types of building rehabilitation and reuse, handicapped access facilities, building services rehabilitation, canal and riverfront greenway development, historic landscape site development and rehabilitation. Also, preparation of compliance documents (environmental assessment and environmental impact statements) to meet the requirements of the National Environmental Protection Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, and related state laws. The services desired include, but are not limited to, program planning, schematic design, design development, hazardous materials assessments, and other Title I services; Title II Services, including construction estimates, operation and maintenance manuals; and possible Title III Services, including construction observation, site visits and review of submittals and shop drawings. Required disciplines include architecture and historic architecture, landscape architecture and historic landscape architecture, engineering (civil, electrical, mechanical, sanitary, structural, geotechnical and surveying). All services will be provided under an indefinite quantity contract. The total of work per year will not exceed $200,000 and each work order will not exceed $100,000. The contracting firm is guaranteed a minimum amount of $30,000 during the life of the contract. The term of the contract shall be one year with four one-year options. All work will be guided by NPS policies and directives. The following criteria shall be used in the evaluation of prospective firms: 1) Professional qualifications of the team firms -- 20%. 2) Professional qualifications of team members -- 25%. 3) Specific recent experience and expertise with indicated project types -- 25%. 4) Demonstrated experience working as a team -10%. 5) The ability to communicate orally, in writing and in perform on a daily basis with the professional planning and development team members in Lowell -10%. 6) Ability of each team member to produce coordinated drawings on autocadt -10%. This announcement is open to all firms regardless of size and is subject to Public Law 100-656. Firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit a Letter of Interest and completed Standard Forms 254 for the prime and each consultant and a team Standard Form 255 which should be receivied no later than thirty calendar days from the date of this publication to: National Park Service, Contracting officer, 15 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 021090-3572. Standard Forms 254 and 255 should be accompanied by a letter which provides the following: A summary list of all team disciplines, a summary list of all team members, and proximity of the closest full service office to Lowell. (0154)

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