Departments of the Army & Air Force, USPFO-Vermont, Bldg 3, Camp Johnson, Colchester, VT 05446-3004

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES FOR THE VERMONT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, BURLINGTON IAP, VERMONT POC Contracting Officer, CW4 Mary Jean Suits, (802) 654-0185 E-MAIL: Click here to contact contracting officer via e-mail., sputnam@vt-ngnet.army.mil. Architect-Engineer Service: Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract, multidisciplinary, for the preparation of Architect-Engineer plans, specifications, cost estimates, studies and construction inspection services for Air National Guard and Army National Guard facilities located throught Vermont and New England. The resultant contract may be used by both the Vermont Army and Air National Guard contracting offices to support design services. At the sole discretion of the Contracting Officer, the contract may also be utilized by other Army and Air National Guard facilities throughout northern New England. The total A-E fee for this contract is $1,500,000.00. The contract shall be for one year or until the $1,500,000.00 is reached, whichever occurs first. All delivery orders are limited to $300,000.00. A maximum of $500.00 over the life of the contract will be guaranteed should no work be ordered under this contract. The proposed contract includes a one (1) year Government Option for the same basic professional skills. The option year is limited to the same restrictions as the first year. Negotiations will be conducted for hourly rates for each discipline required, overhead, profit and other cost elements which are particular to the contract. Upon award, negotiations for each specific delivery order shall be conducted on the A-E effort involved. Type 'A' services shall include, but not limited to field surveys, investigations, testing, excavations, research, examinations, and measurements required to obtain data essential to the performance of Type 'B' services. Type 'B' services include calculations, designs, cost estimates, drawings, and specifications of suitable quality and completeness for bidding by contractors. Design shall be based on project books or statements of work to be furnished by the Government and on conclusions reached by the exercise of the Type 'A' services. Type 'C' services shall include all labor, equipment and materials required for the complete construction inspection, and review of submittal and shop drawings, as well as material testing required by the construction documents and normal construction practices. Some of this work will involve sensitive information requiring appropriate safeguards. All firms are advised that they will be ineligible to compete for the (A-E Design) construction contracts for which they have designed. Architect-Engineer selection criteria will include in order of importance: (1) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of the required services. (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required. (3) Capacity to accomplish work in required time. (4) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industries in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. (5) Location in the general area 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 designs. Contract numbers, award dates and total negotiated fees for any Air National Guard contracts awarded in the last five (5) years must be addressed in Item 10 (last page) of the SF 255. Architect-Engineer firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit the following, within 30 calendar days of this publication, in order to be received by this office and considered for selection: SF 254 -- "U.S. Government Architect-Engineer Questionnaire". SF 255 -- "Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire" for the specific project. Submit to DEPARTMENTS OF THE ARMY AND AIR FORCE, USPFO FOR VERMONT, VT-PFO-PC, BLDG 3, CAMP JOHNSON, COLCHESTER, VERMONT 05446-3004. A-E firms having recently submitted updated SF 254/255's to the Air National Guard within the past twelve (12) months need not resubmit, however, a letter requesting consideration for this particular service will be required. Additional material may be submitted at this time. Technical questions may be referred to Major Joel Clark at (802) 660-5930. No other general notification to firms under consideration for this work is made and no further action is required. This is not a request for proposal. (0232)

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