Commander (KO), Civil Engineering Unit, Juneau, P.O. Box 21747, 709 W. 9th St., Room 817, Juneau, AK 99802-1747

C -- MULTIDISCIPLINE A/E SERVICES SOL DTCG87-98-R-643012 DUE 022098 POC J. H. O'Malley, Contracting Officer, (907)463-2417 E-MAIL: jo'malley@cgalaska.uscg.mil, jo'malley@cgalaska.uscg.mil. U. S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit Juneau (CEUJ) in Juneau, Alaska is announcing requirements for acquisition of architect/engineer (A/E) multidisciplinary services under an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contracts. Three contracts may be awarded, one with an emphasis primarily in Civil Engineering with proficient Mechanical and Environmental Engineering support; the second with an emphasis primarily in Mechanical Engineering with proficient Electrical and Environmental Engineering support; and the third with an emphasis primarily in Architectural with proficient Civil/Structural, Mechanical, Electrical and Environmental Engineering support. The selected firms will be required to provide a full spectrum of A/E services as described in this announcement. A/E firms may be required to provide support services including, but not limited to architecture, civil engineering, structural engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, environmental engineering, surveying, arctic engineering, and other related engineering disciplines under each contract. A/E firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement and wish to be considered are required to submit SF-254s and SF-255s no later than February 20, 1998. Firms shall identify the primary contract or contracts for consideration. Projects will normally be located within the State of Alaska, but there may be some projects located in other states. Typical projects will include, but not limited to: site investigations, subsurface investigations, lead and asbestos abatement, preparation of reports, cost estimates, life cycle costing, energy analysis, building evaluations, development of design program requirements, preparation of construction documents, specifications, as-built drawings, review submittal documents, perform construction inspection, and perform associated professional services. Project types may include, but not limited to underground utilities, paving, building remodel, re-roofing, piers, and HVAC systems. Building types may include housing, barracks, office buildings, aircraft hangars, warehouses, lighthouses, and LORAN stations. The contractor shall have the capability to provide documents in the following binary formats: Drawings in AutoCAD r13 or r14; Scopes and Specifications in Microsoft Word v7.0 or v8.0; Calculations and Cost Estimates in Microsoft Excel v7.0 or v8.0; Databases in Microsoft Access v7.0 or v8.0. All electronically provided information shall be delivered on the following media (in order of preference): 650MB Joliet CD-ROM, 100MB DOS EFAT ZIP Cartridge, 1.44MB DOS EFAT Floppy Disk. Further format requirements may be specified in individual task orders. A/E selection criteria will include in order of importance: (1) Professional qualifications to perform services required; (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required; (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) Proximity of A/E firm in geographical area of CEUJ; (5) Proximity of A/E firm in the general geographical area of the project; (6) Knowledge of the locality of the projects; (7) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time; (8) Understanding and experience in energy conservation design; and (9) Demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction in facility design. Contract performance will be one year with government option to extend services, one year at a time, for up to a maximum of three additional years. The government may exercise a contract option before the expiration of the base contract period or preceding option period if the contract amount for the base period or preceding option period has been exhausted or nearly exhausted. The small business size standard is identified as Standard Industrial Classification Code 8711 and the applicable size standard is $2.5 Million Dollars in annual receipts for the past three years. If selected, a large business offeror will be required to submit a small/small disadvantaged and woman owned small business subcontracting plan in accordance with FAR 52-219.9. Task orders shall be placed on an as needed basis against these contracts and not exceed the following limitations: no individual order will exceed $300,000, the total amount of each contract shall not exceed $1 million per year or option period, with a guaranteed minimum $5,000 per contract. This is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program (Public Law 100-656). This project is open to all businesses regardless of size. THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IS PROVIDED AS INFORMATION FOR MINORITY, WOMEN-OWNED, AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at theprime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://www.osdbuweb.dot.gov. All SF-254s and SF-255s delivered by other than US Postal Service should be addressed to the Contracting Officer, Civil Engineering Unit Juneau, 709 W 9th Street, Room 817, Juneau, Alaska 99801 and received by the above date. No other notification of this project will be made. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. (0020)

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