NASA/Lewis Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135

C -- A & E SERVICES FOR BRIDGE(S) RESTORATION OR REPLACEMENT SOL 654321 POC Erick N. Lupson, Contracting Officer, Phone (216) 433-6538, Fax (216) 433-5489, Email Erick.N.Lupson@lerc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/LeRC/date.html#654321. E-MAIL: Erick N. Lupson, Erick.N.Lupson@lerc.nasa.gov. Architect and Engineering Services include, but are not limited to design services for the Repair of the Underpass Road Bridges at the NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio. There are two bridges located on Underpass Road on the top of a shale cliff. Bridge 1 is a reinforced concrete slab bridge with wall type abutment units resting on spread footings. The span is approximately 56 feet along the centerline of the road. Bridge 2 is on a curved alignment and is a reinforced concrete deck over precast prestressed concrete I Beams which rest on concrete wall abutment units resting on spread footings. The span is approximately 65 feet along the centerline of the road. Both bridges require either restoration or replacement. The A/E shall perform an engineering study to determine whether the bridges require restoration or replacement. Based on the Study, the A/E shall then perform the final design resulting in a construction bid package. The major disciplines required are structural, civil, and mechanical engineering and within these disciplines specialized experience is required in the field of bridge restoration and replacement. Work shall include the preparation of engineering studies, field investigation, final design and related services under a fixed price contract. Prospective A/E firms will be evaluated on the criteria listed below in order of importance: (1) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required. (2) Professional qualifications of the staff to be assigned to this contract (including any consultants). (3) Capacity to accomplish work in the required time. (4) Utilizing Auto CAD Release 14 without add-on packages. (5) Location of the firm in the general geographic area, provided an appropriate number of qualified firms respond therein. The above criteria will also address the specialized experience and technical competence shall be limited to the immediately preceding ten years and the evaluation of past performance shall be limited to the immediately preceding ten years. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: to be considered, firms shall submit a SF-245 and SF-255 and supplementary information as identified above. All responsible sources meeting the licensing requirements described in this notice and who wish to be considered should submit a SF-254 and SF-255 to be received in this office on or before close of business thirty (30) calendar days after appearance of this announcement in the Commerce Business Daily (should the date fall on a weekend or holiday, the SF254 and SF-255 will be due the first workday thereafter). This is not a request for proposal. Submissions shall be addressed to Lupson, Erick N. / Contracting Officer (Mail Stop 500-312), NASA Lewis Research, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44135 [OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT IS REQUIRED] An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Internet Note "B". The WWW address, or URL, of the NASA/LeRC Business Opportunities page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/LeRC/class.html. Prospective offerors shall notify this office of theirintent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. (0079)

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