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C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS IN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA SOL N62474-97-D-1622 POC Barbara Lazara at FAX: (650) 244-2440 and Contracting Officer is Mark Pfeiffer. This is an indefinite quantity contract. The contract term is for one base year with one-year option. The estimated contract amount for each year is $1,000,000. The contract has a minimum guarantee of $25,000 and shall not exceed $2,000,000 for the total two (2) year period. The scope of the contract includes the preparation of designs, cost estimates and various engineering studies and planning/budgeting documentation of various mechanical systems and facilities. The work will encompass both new construction and rehabilitation of existing facilities. These facilities may include industrial ventilation systems, direct digital controls, programmable logic controls, process systems, POL systems, HVAC systems, steam, compressed air, and hot water boiler and space heat distribution systems. Work on existing facilities may include related asbestos and hazardous material abatement. Energy conservation retrofits and air pollution compliance retrofits are also part of the expected scope of work as systems. Construction contract support services will also be required. Selection will be based on the following criteria which are numbered in order of importance: (1) Recent (i.e., within the last three years) specialized government and private EXPERIENCE AND PAST PERFORMANCE (with emphasis on similar efforts cited in the criteria for experience and qualifications) of the firm in preparation of designs, cost estimates and various engineering studies and planning/budgeting documentation for industrial ventilation systems, direct digital controls, programmable logic controls, process systems, POL systems, HVAC systems, steam, compressed air, hot water boiler and space heat distribution systems, experience in the design and study of energy conservation retrofits, and air pollution compliance retrofits. Experience in asbestos and hazardous material abatement. Experience in the preparation of related electrical engineering solutions to support the systems listed above. Demonstrate long term business relationships, specific evaluations, references, awards and repeat business on related efforts and construction support. Past performance in cost estimating/cost control; (2) PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS of the staff (in-house and/or consultant(s)) with respect to the overall makeup of the project team. The experience and roles of key team personnel, specifically on related projects addressed in the above criteria for experience and past performance should be addressed; (3) CAPACITY (ability of the firm to accomplish the contemplated work within a reasonable time frame); as demonstrated by the impact of this workload on the firm's permanent staff, projected workload during the anticipated service period, the firm's history of successfully completing projects in compliance with performance schedules and of providing timely construction support. Provide examples of the firm's ability to work on multiple projects concurrently. Provide specific experience and related time frames for accomplishment of similar efforts. If consultants are involved, address history of working relationship; (4) LOCATION of the firm within the general geographic area of the contract, and knowledge of the locality. Locality is considered California and Nevada; (5) Ability and commitment of the firm to provide substantial: (a) SMALL BUSINESS (SB), SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS (SDB), WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSB), HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES (HBC), AND MINORITY INSTITUTIONS (MI) SUBCONTRACTING and (b) LOCAL SB, WOSB, HBC, AND MI SUBCONTRACTING; (6) VOLUME OF WORK PREVIOUSLY AWARDED BY DOD to the firm within the past 12 months, with the objective of effecting equitable distribution of contracts among qualified firms, including minority-owned firms and firms that have not had prior contracts. This is a solicitation and the only general notification to the firms interested in the work to be performed under this contract. All the information is included in this general notification. Bidders lists are not available. The estimated time for start of this contract is March 1998. The estimated completion date for this contract is March 2000 after the initial award date. In order to expedite a firm's consideration regarding the above criteria by the Government, the following application data shall be substituted in Blocks 7, 8, 9, and 10 in the SF 255 (specifically address all criteria elements listed in Block 10): 1. To demonstrate how the firm meets the EXPERIENCE AND PAST PERFORMANCE criteria: Provide a description of germane, recent (within the last three years) projects relevant to the work described herein with clients for which the firm provided a significant technical contribution. In matrix form, identify which firm members worked on the projects. Projects shall be in the left column and firm member's names shown across the top row of the matrix. Provide a tabular listing of all excellent performance ratings and commendation letters from private and DOD clients (Designate your role: prime, subcontractor, or joint venture partner). These ratings should be dated 1995 or later and should include a list of projects managed by the firm since January 1995 and include the following data: client's award amount and contract type (fixed price, cost reimbursement, etc.). 2. To demonstrate how the firm meets the QUALIFICATION criteria: submit a matrix for the firm members, including name, proposed assignment, highest education level/discipline (example: BS, mechanical engineering), states of professional registration, number of years of professional experience, number of years with the firm. Also, the project manager(s) should identify the number of teams (engineering survey subcontractors and and joint venture partners) they have managed over the past three years. 3. To demonstrate how the firm meets the CAPACITY criteria: Submit an organizational chart with the following information: Principal point of contact, project manager, team leaders, the name of each team member, all team members assignments, and the name of at least one alternate for each key person. Summarize your plan forsimultaneously accomplishing multiple projects within one calendar year. Provide a chart (in number of hours comparing team's available capacity with their actual commitments for the next 12 months. 4. To demonstrate the firm's plan for meeting the SB, SDB, WOSB, HBC, or MI criteria, provide the following data: identification of any team subcontractors which are SBs, SDBs, WOSBs, HBCs, or MIs and a description of the work to be accomplished under the contract by these firms; identification of total dollar value of work planned to be subcontracted under the contract; idenification of the percentage goal of planned subcontract work that will be subcontracted to SBs, SDBs, WOSBs, HBCs, or MIs under the contract by these firms; identification of the types of work planned to be subcontracted to SBs, SDBs, WOSBs, HBCs, or MIs; and a brief description of your SB. SDB, WOSB, HBC, and MI subcontracting outreach plan. If your firm is selected for award of this contract, this same data must be included in your SB and SDB Subcontracting Plan submitted in accordance with FAR 19.7 and DFARS 219.7, which will become an enforceable part of this contract. 5. To demonstrate VOLUME OF WORK, indicate all DOD awards in the past three years. Provide performance references other than Engineering Field Activity West, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (include 3 or more with the names and telephone numbers of the contract administrators). The SF 255 with attachments shall be limited to a total of 25 pages, not smaller than 12 pitch/10 point font. Every page that is not a SF 254 will be included in the page count except for title, table of contents, and tab pages. One copy of the SF 255 must be received in this office (Bldg. 201, 2nd floor, Attn: Barbara Lazara) no later than 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time on 12 November 1997 at San Bruno, CA. Indicate the contract number in the SF 255, Block 2B. Submit a SF 254 only if you have not done so in the past year. SFs 254 and 255 received after the designated date and time will be subject to the provisions of FAR 15.412. Include telefax numbers in the SF 255, Block 3a, the DUNS number, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) codes, if known and Tax Payer Identification Number (TIN) in the SF 255, Block 3. Label lower right corner of outside mailing envelope with "A-E Services, N62474-97-D-1622." Site visits will not be arranged during advertisement periods. This is not a Request for Proposal. (0281)

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