Department of Veterans Affairs, Great Lakes Healthcare Systems, Contract Service Center, Bldg. 5, 5000 West National Ave., Milwaukee WI 53295

C -- MULTI-DISCIPLINE SERVICES DUE 123097 POC WILLIE FORREST, Contracting Officer, (414)902-5425 E-MAIL: Great lakes healthcare system Acquisition Center, Milwaukee, WI 53295-0005, WILLIE.FORREST@MED.VA.GOV. INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT (OPEN-END) MULTI-DISCIPLINE ENGINEERING CONTRACT SERVICES -- Provide professional services necessary for various projects at the VA Medical Center Hospital, Hines, Illinois. Services include site investigations, analysis, cost estimates, preparation of working drawings and specifications, and construction period services. Area of consideration is restricted to firms located within a 50 mile radius of Chicago, Illinois. VA intends to award a contract for a period of one (1) year, with two (2) additional option periods of one (1) year each. Total fees paid under the resultant contract shall not exceed $450,000 including the option years. The Government is uncertain as to the number of Delivery Orders that will be placed against the contract during the term of the contract. Award of individual work orders is contingent upon project funding. A/E fees for any one Delivery Order may not exceed $75,000. Selection criteria will be based on (1) Past performance on similar projects, maintaining project schedules and project budgets, (2) overall engineering design experience and capability, (3) qualifications of staff to be assigned, with special emphasis on field personnel to be utilized, (4) cost control effectiveness, and (5) ability of A/E to produce all plan documents on a CAD system fully compatible with AUTOCAD Release 12 and 13, and the ability to provide specifications on a 3.5" disk for Word Perfect 5.1. A/E firms which meet the requirements listed in this announcement are invited to submit two (2) copies of the completed Standard Form 254 and 255 by December 30, 1997. No bid packages are available. This is not a Request for Proposal.******* (0329)

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