Officer in Charge of Construction, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Box 110198, Barstow, CA 92311-5050

C -- MAINTAIN/REPAIR BUILDING 37, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE, BARSTOW, CA SOL N68711-97-R-6102 DUE 061597 POC Contract Specialist, Charlene Sterling, (760) 577-6421, or Contracting Officer, Pamela J. Kidder, (760) 577-6406. C -- ARCHITECTURAL-ENGINEERING SERVICES TO MAINTAIN/REPAIR BUILDING 37, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE, BARSTOW, CA, Sol. N68711-97-R-6102. Contact Contracting Officer, Pamela Kidder (760) 577-6421, or Contract Specialist, Charlene Sterling, (760) 577-6421. This is a firm fixed price contract. The contract covers the furnishing of design and engineering services for preparation of plans, specifications and cost estimates for the purpose of bidding and construction. Building 37 is a multiple service facility, A-frame structure built in the 1940's. The multiple service facilities include: administration offices, photography offices, audio-visual offices, printing press services, conference rooms, classrooms, and bathroom facilities. The building is approximately 16,870 square feet. The project is to upgrade the building. The A/E services shall include roofing system, upgrade outside architectural structures, interior and exterior surfaces, structural analysis, economic analysis, civil works, electrical, mechanical, energy conservation, and environmental services. Design may provide for project construction in occupied spaces and construction may be done in phases. The project may require the use of consultants in civil, architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical and environmental work related to the renovation of the building. As part of this contract, lead paint and asbestos assessment may be required to determine presence of such. If found, contract may be amended to require comprehensive surveys to include sampling and testing. The plans and specification shall indicate location of such and specify the procedures to be followed during construction and/or demolition to prevent the release of airborne lead paint and asbestos in accordance with the state and Federal regulations. Review of contractor submittals, field investigation during construction, and preparation of as-built drawings may be required. The use of SPECSINTACT system for editing, processing and production of the construction specifications utilizing Naval Facilities Guide Specifications is required. The use of computer aided design and drafting will be required. The estimated start date is June 1997 and estimated completion date is October 1997. Selection will be based on the following criteria which are numbered in order of importance: NOTE: The A/E must demonstrate his and each key consultant's qualifications with respect to the following evaluation factors: (1) Professional qualifications of the firm and proposed staff for the above described work. Evaluation of the proposed staff (to include consultants) under this criteria will be based upon type/number of registered professional engineers/architects, years of experience and type/number of recent (less than three years) similar design effort. Specialized experience of the firm (including consultants) in the performance of repair/renovation/addition type work as described above for similar type buildings. (2) Specialized experience of the firm in the performance of A/E related design efforts for modification of similar type buildings. Evaluation of the qualifications of the firm under this criteria will be based upon the recent (3 years or less) experience (in terms of number and scope of projects) in similar design efforts forwarded by the firm. (3) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time. Indicate firm's present workload (including proposed consultants), projected workload for the contract period, availability of the proposed staff to be used for this contract, and provide a matrix of the firm's recent track record in meeting production schedules. Evaluation of firms ability to accomplish the work in the required time under this criteria will be assessed based upon the firm's track record, staff size, availability, and projection of future workload. (4) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, provide details of the firm's internal quality and cost procedures. List shall include a matrix of preliminary owners budget estimate, A/E revised preliminary estimate, final A/E estimate, construction award amount, percentage differential, and total number of design related change orders after award. Evaluation of the firm's past performance under this criteria shall be assessed based upon the firm's quality and cost control procedures, ACASS performance evaluations, provided performance evaluations and awards. (5) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project. (6) Demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design. (7) List by agency and fee dollar amount, the volume of work previously awarded by the Department of Defense (DoD) to the firm in the past 12 months. This is for the equitable distribution of contracts among qualified A/E firms, including minority-owned firms that have not had prior DoD contracts. Those firms that meet the above criteria and wish to be considered must submit an SF 254 and SF 255. One copy of the SF 255 is to be received in this office no later than 3:30 p.m. the 10th calendar day after the date of appearance of this announcement in the Commerce Business Daily. Should the due date fall on a weekend or holiday, the SF 255 will be due on the first workday thereafter. SF 255's received after this date will not be considered. This office will utilize available SF 254's on file dated April 1996 or later. Additional information requested of the applying firms: Indicate contract number, DUNS number, TIN number, fax number (if any), prior names your firm used in the past three years including parent company, branch offices, affiliates, associations and subsidiaries on the cover letter. Personal interviews will not be scheduled prior to selection of the most highly qualified firm. Firms not providing the requested information directed by this synopsis may be negatively evaluated under selection criteria (4). Firms which design or prepare documents for a construction contract or procurement of supplies cannot provide the construction or supplies. This limitation also applies to subsidiaries and affiliates of the firm. The proposed contract is 100% set-aside for Emerging Small Business. This is not a request for proposal. Telegraphic and facsimile SF 255's will not be accepted. Site visits will not be arranged during the submittal period. (0157)

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