National Park Service (NPS), Denver Service Center (DSC) 12795 West Alameda Parkway, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, Colorado 80225

C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACT FOR HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR PROJECTS IN NPS AREAS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE'S PACIFIC ISLANDS SUPPORT OFFICE SOL 1443-CX-2000-97-042 POC Point of Contact -- Scott Riebel, Contracting Officer 303/969-2115 E-MAIL: Denver Service Center, contracts_dsc@nps.gov. The National Park Service (NPS), Denver Service Center (DSC),12795 West Alameda Parkway, Denver, Colorado 80225, is seeking a firm(s) or organization(s) (team) to provide Architect/Engineer (A/E) services for historic preservation projects in NPS areas within the National Park Service (NPS), Pacific Great Basin (PGSO) and Pacific Islands Support (PISO) Offices which have jurisdiction over park/field units located in California, Nevada, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the N. Mariana Islands and the Freely Associated States of Micronesia. Projects will involve the documentation, preservation and planning and design of historic structures and landscapes, including: restoration, structural analysis and correction; seismic strengthening; accessibility improvements; and electrical and mechanical systems installation and upgrades; historical research, ethnographical studies, and archeological surveys. Familiarity with the "Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Archeology and Historic Preservation" and the related "Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties" (Secretary's Standards), as well as sensitivity to NPS values, standards, and sustainable design principles must be demonstrated. The selected team shall be predominately an Architecture and Engineering firm specializing in historic preservation. Incidental services from other disciplines or consultants include general architecture, history, architectural history, landscape architecture, material analysis and conservation, structural engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, cultural landscape analysis, geotechnical engineering and surveying, hazardous materials surveying, archeology, ethnography, and possibly paleontology. Additional support services include CADD and word processing services compatible with NPS in- house systems (AutoCad Version 13 or later; MicroSoft Word; and Excel). All work shall be subject to the review and supervision of the appropriate licensed professional(s) provided by this contract. In accordance with Public Law 100-418 and Executive Order 12770, all Federal design work is to be performed using the metric system of weights and measures. Work under this contract may be subject to this requirement. The Government may elect to award a single task order contract or to award multiple task order contracts for the services to be provided to two or more sources under this solicitation. The Government reserves the right to award contracts, based on the selection board's final selection list, in order of preference, to the firms considered most highly qualified to perform the work. Each awardee shall be provided a fair opportunity to be considered for task orders to be issued. The Government will use such factors as past performance, quality of deliverables, or other factors that the Contracting Officer, in the exercise of sound business judgment, believes are relevant to the placement of orders. The proposed work may extend over several fiscal years, involving projects at various stages, which will require that the selected firm must be capable of providing and managing a multi-disciplinary team from within the firm or in conjunction with subconsultants and/or NPS design teams. The A/E firm will need to have direct contact with federal, state or local regulatory agencies to assure compliance with regulations, codes and policies. Also may need to obtain and furnish various permits (discharge, construction, etc.), and to provide certification of compliance of facilities and/or operations. The firms submitting should also convey their sensitivity to NPS values and standards, and their ability to utilize and incorporate sustainable design principles. (The NPS has adopted "Sustainable Design" as the term for the principle by which future park planning and development will be guided. By definition, this term means meeting present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In practice, sustainable design minimizes the short and long term environmental impacts of development activity through resource conservation, recycling, waste minimization and the utilization of energy efficient and ecologically responsible materials and techniques for construction where they do not come in adverse conflict with the Secretary's Standards.) The anticipated work may include, but not be limited to the following: (a) Title I Services including conducting surveys, which may include archeological, topographic and utility surveying, and ethnographic surveys; historical research; preparation of National Register forms; investigation and documentation of existing conditions, including HABS/HAER documentation; structural and seismic evaluations; preliminary design; preliminary cost estimates; architectural and cultural landscape studies and surveys; and other Title I services that may include: project scoping and programming; site planning/analysis; building conditions inventories; conceptual, schematic, and preliminary design; code research and analysis; design development; design analysis; energy and life cycle/value analysis; outline specifications; preliminary cost estimates; project phasing/sequencing plans; quality assurance/review; visual simulation including computer imagery, color perspectives, model building; and other Title I services as needed. (b) Title II Services (Construction Document Development): preparation of working drawings; construction specifications; quality assurance/review; constructability analysis; construction cost estimating; value engineering; and other Title II services as needed. (c) Title III Services (Construction Support): site visits, consultation, and construction inspection; review of shop drawings and submittals; assistance in preparation of contract modifications; preparation of Operation and Maintenance Manuals; and other Title III services as needed. The following criteria, in descending order of importance, shall be used in the evaluation of the prospective firms. Please note that these criteria shall be used by the NPS in lieu of the criteria listed under Note 24. 1. Demonstrated professional experience and technical competence (including licensing) of the firm (including its consultants and project personnel), with recent successful projects of similar scope type, complexity, climates and locations as those anticipated. The types of potential projects are to be used as an indicator of projects under consideration in the future and is not a definitive element of this contract. 2. Specialized and recent experience and technical expertise in design of small projects (NOTE: design services between $5,000 to $25,000). 3. Performance record of the firm on previously completed contracts, regarding quality, costs, time schedules and ability to respond to a variety of small projects (NOTE: design services between $5,000 to $25,000). 4. Demonstration of a sustainable design ethic, philosophy, and approach and the ability of the team to produce viable design solutions that show an awareness and sensitivity to local natural and cultural resources and the global environment. 5. Ability of the team to communicate, and coordinate, facilitate work expeditiously with the NPS, to participate in related meetings and readily integrate into a multi-disciplinary design team managed through the NPS in the Pacific Great Basin and Pacific Islands Support Offices and park/field areas located in California, Nevada, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the N. Mariana Islands and the Freely Associated States of Micronesia. (NOTE: Locations of park units/field areas may be requested and obtained under separate cover). Emphasis will be placed on the team_s ability to work with multiple entities including federal, state, and local agencies, and other involved concerns. 6. Capacity to respond to expanded or multiple task orders on short notice and within the established schedules, while maintaining a high standard of quality and controlling costs. In addition to other factors, offers will be evaluated on the basis of advantages and disadvantages to the Government that might result from making more than one award (i.e. multiple awards). Contract work will be performed under an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract and task orders will be issued defining the scope of services for each project as funding becomes available. The total of all task orders for the base contract period (one year) will not exceed $1,000,000.00. Any individual task order will not exceed $100,000.00. Each A/E prime awarded a contract is guaranteed a minimum of $25,000 during the life of the contract. The term of each contract shall be one year with four one-year options. This procurement is open to small and large business and is subject to Public Law 100-656, the Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988. The National Park Service supports the Department of Interior_s goals to increase small business participation in its contracting programs. The National Park Service strongly encourages the participation of small business firms including women and minority owned and operated A/E firms and encourages large business firms to include small, women-owned, and disadvantaged business firms as part of their team. Large business firms selected for contract award will be required to submit a subcontracting plan which will separate percentage goals for using small business concerns, women-owned, and small disadvantaged business concerns as subcontractors. The subcontracting plan will need to establish goals for the base and all option years. The government will not indemnify the firm selected against liability involving asbestos or other hazardous materials; that is, no clause holding the firm harmless will be included in the contract. Firms that fully meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit a Letter of Interest and completed Standard Forms 254 for each firm and a Team Standard Form 255 in an original only. Submission of any additional supporting material is encouraged, but only to the extent that it graphically (via drawings and photographs) substantiates the relevant project work specifically described on Standard Forms 254/255. In support of the sustainable practices of resource conservation and material recycling, submissions should be concise, make wise use of recycled/recyclable paper and other materials, and be organized in such a manner that the recyclable material can be easily removed after evaluation. To the extent possible, printed/copied double-sided paper documents will be submitted. Responses must be received before 5:00 p.m., 30 calendar days from the date of this publication (first work day following a weekend or holiday) in order to be considered for selection. This is not a Request for Proposal. (0231)

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