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C -- A/E CONTRACT FOR PREPARATION OF PLANS, SPECS AND COST ESTIMATES FOR RENOVATIONS/CONVERSION OF ROOMS AT BOQ 289, MCRD, PARRIS ISLAND, SC 2990535 SOL N62467-97-R-5076 DUE 090997 POC Contact Estelle Bing (803) 525-3527/236/Contracting Officer Vera Grainger DO NOT SUBMIT STANDARD FORM 254/255 TO ADDRESS IN BLOCK 7. SUBMIT STANDARD FORM 254/255 TO NAVFACENGCOM, SOUTHERN DIVISION, FIELD OFFICE BEAUFORT, PO BOX 448, PORT ROYAL, SC 29935-0448. This is an Architect-Engineer contract to provide plans, specifications and cost estimates for the conversion of approximately 20 rooms into suites with private baths and kitchenettes according to the building master plan. This includes demoliltion of the existing conditions. The work also includes new wall construction, new wall, floor and ceiling finishes, new casework and cabinets, new electrical and lighting, new plumbing and fixtures. The work also requires upgrades of common areas and site work to improve parking and site access, landscaping and irrigation. Work is located at BOQ Building 289, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, SC. Responses must be received no later than Tuesday, September 9, 1997. Any inquiries (including submission of SF255) should mention and show title, location, and contract number on the outside envelope. Architect-Engineer firms are invited to submit: (1) a Standard Form 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire; (2) a Standard Form 255, Questionnaire for Specific project; and (3) any requested supplemental data to the procurement office shown. Firms having a current Standard Form 254 on file with the Procurement office are not required to resubmit this form. Firms responding to this announcement before the closing date will be considered for selection, subject to any limitations indicated with respect to size and geographic location of firm, specialized technical expertise or other requirements as listed. Following an initial evaluation of qualifications and performance data submitted, three or more firms considered to be the most highly qualified to provide the services required will be chosen for interview. The Department of Defense policy for selection of Architect-Engineer firms is not based upon competitive bidding procedures, but rather upon the professional qualifications necessary to the satisfactory performance of the professional services required, subject to the following additional considerations: (1) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services and of the persons assigned to do the work; (2) Recent experience of those persons in architectural and engineering maintenance repair and construction design skills; (3) Quality assurance and coordination methods used during design; (4) Awards from all Department of Defense Agencies in the past three (3) years with the objective of trying to distribute contracts among all qualified firms, including those that are minority firms or firms that have not had prior contracts; and (5) Location in the general geographic area. This is not a request for proposal. Pursuant to P.L. 100-656, Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, this solicitation is 100% SET ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS. (0226)

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