Commander, Pacific Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Contracts Department, 4262 Radford Drive, Honolulu, HI 96818-3296 (Code 0211)

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES FOR DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR MCON P-112, CONSTRUCT PACIFIC COMMAND CENTER, CAMP SMITH, HAWAII SOL N62742-98-R-0001 POC Contact Ms. Rika Delaunay, Contract Specialist, (808) 474-1402 Services include, but are not limited to design and engineering services for the Pacific Command Headquarters. Construction of a five story, reinforced concrete and structural steel building on concrete spread footing and prestressed concrete pile foundations; entrance canopy; administrative areas (office areas, file rooms, conference/briefing rooms, vaults, storage/supply rooms, training areas, automated data processing spaces); operational control center (Command Center, Operational/Intelligence Briefing Room, Gaming Simulation Room, Cruise Missile Support; Activity Intelligence, Mission Planning areas); communications and telecommunications support areas; private dining room and food preparation area for hosting dignitaries; electronics and communications maintenance areas; preaction and wet-pipe sprinkler fire protection systems; classified and unclassified local area network (LAN) systems; SCIF areas; elevators; raised flooring; security system; uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system; emergencygenerator; telephone, electrical and civil (water/sewer) utilities; and mechanical heating ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC). The building will be designed and constructed to Seismic Zone 2B standards and shall meet the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards for accessibility and use by the physically challenged. If asbestos or hazardous materials exist, the Architect-Engineer (A-E) contractor shall identify them and provide for their disposal in the required documents in accordance with applicable rules and regulations pertaining to such hazardous materials. The selected A-E may be required to participate in a pre-fee meeting within seven days of notification and provide a fee proposal within ten days of the meeting. Initial design and engineering services include preparation of cost certification and/or project engineering documents. Follow-on phases may include the preparation of preliminary design documents, preparation of final design, post-construction award services; construction surveillance and inspection services; operational and maintenance support information services. Estimated construction cost is over $10,000,000.00. Estimated start and completion dates are February 1998 and June 2003, respectively, including review periods. Proposals may be subject to an advisory audit performed by the Defense Contract Audit Agency. The following selection evaluation criteria, in relative order of importance, will be used in the evaluation of A-E firms: (1) Professional qualifications of firms and staff proposed in design and construction of corporate headquarters and military regional headquarters with command centers. (2) Specialized recent experience and technical competence of firm or particular staff members in design and construction of corporate headquarter and military regional headquarters with command centers. (3) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. (4) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time. (5) A-E firm's quality control practices/techniques. (6) Demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design. (7) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project; provided, that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project. (8) The volume of work previously awarded to the firm by the Department of Defense shall also be considered, with the object of effecting an equitable distribution of Department of Defense A-E contracts among qualified A-E firms and firms that have not had Department of Defense contracts. (9) Use of Small or Small Disadvantaged or Women-owned Small Business firms shall also be considered. A Subcontracting Plan will be required from large business firms with proposed fee of over $500,000.00. A-E firms shall address their planned potential for usage of small business, small disadvantaged business, women owned small business, historically black colleges and minority institutions in Block 10 of the SF254. Each firm's past performance and performance rating(s) will be reviewed during the evaluation process and can affect the selection outcome. A-E firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit complete, updated Standard Forms 254, Architect Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, and 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project, to the office shown above. A-E firms utilized by the prime A-E must also submit completed Standard Forms 254 and 255. Only one copy of each form is required. IN BLOCK 10 AND AN ADDENDUM THERETO, IF NECESSARY, STATE WHY YOUR FIRM IS SPECIALLY QUALIFIED BASED ON EACH OF THE ABOVE SELECTION EVALUATION CRITERIA. FOR SELECTION EVALUATION CRITERION "(2)", PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR ONLY THE STAFF PROPOSED FOR THIS WORK USING THESE COLUMN HEADINGS: "NAME", "RELATED PROJECTS WORKED ON", "YEAR", "FIRM", AND "TECHNICAL ROLE". Show the office location where work will be done and describe the experience and location of those that will do the work. Firms responding to this announcement within 30 days from publication date will be considered. Firms must submit forms to the Contracts Department by 2:00 p.m. HST, on the closing date. Should the due date fall on a weekend or holiday, Standard Forms 254 and 255 will be due the first workday thereafter. Firms having a current SF 254 on file with this office may also be considered. This is not a request for a proposal. (0318)

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