USPFO for Washington, Attn: Contracting Office, Bldg 32, Camp Murray, Tacoma, WA 98430-5170

C -- ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER INDEFINITE DELIVERY SERVICES SOL DAHA45-98-R-0001 POC Joanie Dobesh, Contracting Officer, 253/512-8311; Major Robert Aunan, Project Officer, 509/247-7352 Scope of work consists of Architect-Engineer Type A (Investigative and concept), Type B (Design) and Type C (Construction Inspection Services) for the design of miscellaneous projects on an indefinite-delivery type contract. Delivery orders may consist of a number of alteration, construction, and maintenance and repair projects involving a wide range of multi-discipline design expertise. These projects will be at three Eastern Washington Air National Guard Stations -- Fairchild AFB, Geiger Field (Spokane IAP), and Four Lakes. Type A services include investigations; collecting data and other such fact finding studies necessary to support the design of various projects. Type B services (Optional) shall include engineering calculations and analyses, complete design, statement of probable cost and construction contract documents completed in sufficient detail so as to be competitively bid by contractors. Type C services (Optional) include all personnel, equipment and material necessary to prepare all material data and shop drawing reviews and compliance on-site inspections. Type C services under this option, if exercised, will not commence until the construction project starts. The indefinite delivlery contract will not exceed the maximum cumulative fee of $1.5 million per year with each delivery order not exceeding $300,000. The contract will contain a minimum guaranteed fee of $1,000 with a contract term of one year from date of award with one option to extend the contract for one additional year. Firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement and wish to be considered for selection are invited to submit their current SF 254 and SF 255 to the above address. Submittals shall be received no later than 4:00 p.m. local time, 30 days after publication of this synopsis. If this day falls on the weekend, the following Monday will be the due date. The Government may place delivery orders for the development of project books/statment of work under this contract. Firms will be ineligible to compete for the A&E design contracts for which they developed the project book and/or statement of work. If a large business is awarded this contract, a subcontracting plan may be required in accordance with FAR 19.7. Please state in Block 4, Page 4 of the SF 254 the size status of your firm. Prospective A&E firms will be evaluated on the criteria listed below in relative order of importance. (1) Professional qualifications; disciplines should include Architectural, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Structural and Environmental. (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required. (3) Capacity to accomplish work in the required time. (4) Past performance on contracts with government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. (5) Location -- within Spokane County. (6) Demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design. Principals, project officers, project architects and engineers shall be licensed in their appropriate disciplines. Technical questions may be directed to the Base Civil Engineer, Major Robert Aunan, 509-247-7352. The prime contractor's submittal must include a SF 254 and SF 255 for each of the consultants that will be used on this contract. This acquisition is unrestricted as to business size. SIC is 8712. This is not a request for proposal. (0293)

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