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C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR REHABILITATION AND UPGRADING OF EXISTING FACILITIES AND SYSTEMS AT THE WESTOVER JOB CORPS CENTER IN CHICOPEE, MASSACHUSETTS SOL JC-21-97 DUE 073197 POC Kenneth S. Graves, Contract Specialist (202) 219-8706. Indefinite Quantity Contract for Architect/Engineer Design and Construction Administration services for the rehabilitation and upgrading of existing facilities and systems at the Westover Job Corps Center located in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Contract period of performance will be for a one-year period from the date of contract award, with a Government option to extend the period of performance for four additional one-year periods. The Government is uncertain as to the number of delivery orders that will be placed against the contract during the term of the contract, however, a minimum of $2,500.00 in services is guaranteed. Services will be implemented through individual delivery orders. A/E fees for any one delivery order may not exceed $75,000.00, with the exception of asbestos related work, with a cumulative amount of all delivery orders not to exceed $150,000.00 per annum. An A/E firm can be awarded only one Indefinite Quantity type contract during the contract term. Required principal disciplines are: Architectural, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Structural, and Asbestos Abatement. Firms must be capable of performing design services related to asbestos abatement/removal and/or containment including air monitoring and construction administration services, and should have CADD capability. Submission of a SF-254 and a SF-255 is required for the prime firm, along with the submission of a SF-254 and a SF-255 for EACH of its consulting firms, if applicable. The SF-254's and SF-255's are required to be submitted even if they are currently on file. Facsimile copies will not be accepted. Only firms which submit the forms by the deadline date of July 31, 1997, will be considered for review of qualifications. Failure to submit BOTH the SF-254's and SF-255 will render the submission unacceptable. Pertinent factors for consideration of qualifications, listed in order of importance, are: (1) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services, (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work 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. Applicants are required to include a list of three references with telephone numbers and names of contact persons with their submittal, and (5) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project. Preference for location is in the following descending order: (a) Local firms, (b) In-State firms, and (c) Out-of-State firms. Applicants should include the solicitation number of this CBD notice with the location/area name in Block No. 1 of the SF-255. Women-owned and Minority-owned firms are encouraged to participate. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside acquisition. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 8712. The Small Business Size Standard is $2.5 million. The submitting firm should indicate in Block No. 10 of the SF-255 that it is a small-business concern as defined in the FAR. This is not a request for proposals. See Numbered Note(s): 1. (0189)

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