U.S. Department of State, Acquisitions Division, A/LM/ACQ (FBO), Room L-600, P.O. Box 12248, Rosslyn Station, Arlington, VA 22219-2454

C -- QUALIFICATIONS FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR ROOFING PROJECTS AT VARIOUS FOREIGN SERVICE POSTS WORLD-WIDE SOL S-FBOAD98R0001 DUE 022798 POC John Hite, (703) 875-6278, or facsimile (703) 875-6292. ~~~~The ~U.S. Department of State, Office of Foreign Buildings Operations, is seeking full service A/E firms or A/E teams with a major emphasis in roofing and waterproofing to provide support to the Office~ of Foreign Buildings Operations for its overseas posts. It is anticipated at this time that one or two Indefinite Quantity/Indefinite Delivery Contracts will be awarded. If two contracts are awarded, the second contract will be set aside for a small business. The small business size standard is $2.5 million or less based on the annual average gross revenue of a firm which~ has been in business for 3 or more complete fiscal years. Ea~ch contract will be for a one-year period from the date of the con~tract award, with four one year options. Under each contract, the Government guarantees a minimum of $20,000.00 in task orders. The maximum dollar value of the contract shall be $500,000.00 for the base year and for each option year, with the total contract amount over five years not to exceed $2,500,000.00. The professional services to be provided will include, but not b~e limited to: architectural/engineering design and related services required in connection with roof construction/repair or replacement projects and/or engineering surveys, condition assessment feasibility studies and engineering reports, planning, programming, studies, investigations, cost estimates, construction inspections, design concepts through working drawings a~nd specifications; and construction phase services including but not limited to, review of shop drawings, samples, equipment, data, and other related requirements. The contractor may also be tasked to provide on-site quality assurance inspection~ services during construction and to review submittals and change~ order requests. The anticipated construction costs of these projects will~ vary from $200,000.00 to $1,000,000.00, depending on specific design limitations, security parameters and overseas locations. For performance of this contract, the following disciplines will be required: architectural, structural, mechanica~l, electrical, civil, roofing/waterproofing, historic preservation, and cost estimating. In addition to the above disciplines, performance under this contract will also require compatibility with Autocad Release 13. Under this contract, the Governmen~t will not indemnify the A/E against liability arising out of asbestos or other hazardous materials. The successful offeror, including joint ventures, must possess or be capable of obtaining a Secret facility security clearance issued in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operational Manual, DOD 5220.22-M, prior to contract award. Personnel performing on this contract will be required to possess- Secret personnel security clearances issued by the Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office. Firms responding to this announcement on or before the closing date will be considered for selection using the following evaluation criteria, which are listed in descending order of importance -- 100 points maximum: (a) Professional qualifications in the fields of expertise necessary for performance of roof design, building envelope waterproofing, condition assessments and construction inspection services -- 25 points; (b) Sufficiency of staff and multidisciplined technical resources available to perform multiple projects concurrently under this contract. Include Organization and Quality Assurance plans which identify key personnel and their responsibilities; as well as the primary office, which will be responsible for the management of the projects. Identify the staff assigned to the primary office by discipline and the projects the particular office has completed; -- 25 points; (c) Specialized experience and technical competence by the firm or team in the required type of work. This includes suitability of previous work which relates directly ~to the work described in this announcement -- 20 points; (d) Past pe~rformance on contracts with Government agencies and private i~ndustry in terms of cost control, timeliness, quality of work. Brie~fly describe internal quality assurance and cost control procedures and indicate effectiveness by listing the planned a~nd actual design duration, client's construction budget, design construction estimate, construction award amount, and construction change order rate. Although previous or ongoing performance of a similar U.S. Government contract is not a requireme~nt for firms responding to this solicitation, if such contracts have been performed, the offeror must have performed at a satisfactory level at a minimum -- 20 points; (e) Knowledge of procedures required to perform work in an overseas environment -- 5 points; (f) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of w~ork required, including, where appropriate, experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use o~f recovered materials -- 5 points; All offerors shall list completed projects which support experiences relevant to the criteria listed above inblock 8 of Standard Form 255. Please be sure to an~notate which projects support which criteria, and, if the firm has more than one office, which office performed the work. Off~erors will not be penalized for listing more than 10 projects. Provide the name, address, and current telephone number of a clien~t representative and identify which members of the proposed design team participated in the project. The statements must address each of the evaluation factors under separate headings. Large business concerns responding to this solicitation may be required to submit a small, minority and disadvantaged business subcontracting plan. All firms which meet the requirements of this solicitation are invited to submit two copies of the following forms (for firm/joint venture and team consultants): Standard Form 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire and Standard Form 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Projects. Along with thes~e forms, the firm must also submit a letter of interest identifying the solicitation. All submittals must be received by 4:00 p.m. local time on February 27, 1998. Courier address: U.S. Department of State, Attn: John Hite, A/LM/AQM (FBO), L-600, 1701 N. Fort Myer Drive, Arlington, VA 22209. U.S. Postal Services address: U.S. Department of State, Attn: John Hite, A/LM/AQM ~FBO), P.O. Box 12248, Rosslyn Station, Arlington, Virginia 22219~. (0020)

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