Officer in Charge of NAVFAC Contracts, Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Indiana 47522

C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL A-E CONTRACT AT CRANE, DIVISION, NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER, CRANE, INDIANA SOL N68950-97-R-3838 DUE 091697 POC For information call: Tim Curry, Code OICC, Building 2516, (812) 854-3537. PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS Indefinite-Quantity A-E contract for design services and preparation of engineering studies. Projects will be primarily mechanical and electrical and involve preparation of engineering studies, plans (in Autocad Release 12 or later), specifications (using SPECSINTACT system) and construction cost estimates (using MEANS cost estimating system) for new construction or renovation of existing facilities. Typical projects would involve HVAC system studies and designs, process cooling system design, ventilation system studies and designs, plumbing and restroom renovations, and replacement of fire alarm systems. Construction projects will range from approximately $50K to $1M and will be located at Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Indiana. The total A-E fee for the contract shall not exceed $200,000.00. The contract will remain in force for one year. A second year option for an additional $200,000.00 may be exercised at the discretion of the government. A minimum fee of 5% of the estimated maximum price of the contract is guaranteed. The design contract scope will require evaluation and definition of lead paint and asbestos materials and will require an Indiana accredited asbestos inspector. Projects to be added during the life of this contract will require mostly mechanical and electrical disciplines with additional related work from architectural, structural and civil disciplines. Firms responding to this announcement must be prepared to accept the aforementioned as a part of their contract responsibilities. The A-E will be required to conduct extensive on-site investigations to obtain data for design. Significant evaluation factors (in order of importance): (1) Professional qualifications of staff to be assigned to this contract (including those of consultants), (2) Specialized experience of the firm in the type of work required, (3) Capacity of the firm to accomplish the contemplated work within the required time schedule (current workload and historic ability to accomplish work on time), (4) Past performance in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules, (5) The A-E firm's quality control program, including performance of quality control on prior Department of Defense contracts, (6) Location of the firm or regional office in the general geographic area of the project site, and (7) Volume of work previously awarded to the firm by the Department of Defense. Interested firms must list in Block 9 of the SF255 the amount and dates of all DOD fees for A-E/E-S services awarded and negotiated with awards pending between 1 October 1992 and 1 August 1997. A-E firms wishing to be considered must submit a SF255 by 19 Sept 97. Firms with multiple offices should be very explicit in their SF255's about the proposed team to be assigned to this contract and where these personnel are located. In addition the applying firm must submit a SF254, or have one on file with this office that is not over one year old. This is not a request for proposal. The Standard Industrial Code (SIC) for this project is 8711. The related Small Business size standard is 2.5 Million. (0223)

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