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C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT #170 & 171 FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR PRIMARILY FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT POC Willien Cunningham, Procurement Assistant 212-264-9123. This is an amendment to Commerce Business Daily issue of 30 January 1998. Only one IDC will be issued from this amendment #170. Also the following information is changed as follows: 7. Evaluation factors in descending order of importance: Boards will evaluate firms' qualifications strictly on the basis of the announced selection criteria and their stated order of importance. The criteria will be applied as follows: A. Primary Selection Criteria 1. Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required. 2. Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. 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 within the required time. 5. Knowledge of the locality and location in the general geographical area provided that application of the criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project. Note: Firms are encouraged to submit from any geographical area. 6. Demonstated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design (If applicable). B. Secondary Selection Criteria. 1. Extent of participation of small businesses, small disadvantaged businessess, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. 2. Geographic Proximity in relation to location of project. 3. Volume of work previously awarded to the firm by the Department of Defense, with the object of effecting an equitable distribution among qualified A/E firms, including small and small disadvantaged business firms and firms that have not had prior DOD contracts. (0036)

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