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C -- C -- ARCHITECT & ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTACT MAJOR DEAN P. MCLAIN, CONTRACTING OFFICER, (406) 444-7951. SOL F56RPM-7301-0100 POC Contracting Officer Dean P. McLain (406)444-7951 (Site Code DAHA24) This is a modification to a notice first posted on November 24, 1997 for Indefinite Quantity/Indefinite Delivery Architect Engineering Contract for Mechanical/Electrical Design Services. The following information and changes are provided. The successful Architect-Engineer firm will be ineligible to compete for the A-E design contracts for which they have developed the project book and/or statement of work. The contract shall have one basic contract year with one 1-year option period. A guaranteed minimum fee of $5,000.00 shall apply to the base year only. The significant evaluation criteria in order of precedence are: (1) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services; (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, including experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials; (3) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time; (4) Past performance on contracts withGovernment agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; and (5) Location in the general geographic 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. The deadline for submission of Standard Forms (SF) 254 and SF 255 is extended to not later than 7 January 1998. (0339)

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