Department of Veterans Affairs, Great Lakes Healthcare Systems, Contract Service Center, Bldg. 5, 5000 West National Ave., Milwaukee WI 53295

C -- MULTI-DISCIPLINE SERVICES FOR SECURITY SYSTEMS STUDIES DUE 050798 POC Carolyn A. Thomas, Contracting Officer -- (414) 902-5417 E-MAIL: Great Lakes Health Care System Acquisition Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, carolyn.thomas@med.va.gov. INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT (OPEN-END) MULTI-DISCIPLINE ENGINEERING CONTRACT SERVICE FOR SECURITY SYSTEMS STUDIES -- Provide professional services necessary for various Security Systems Studies at the eight VA Medical Centers in VISN 12, which are: Lakeside VA Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois; West Side VA Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois; Edward Hines VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois; VA Medical Center, North Chicago, Illinois; Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; William S. Middleton VA Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin; VA Medical Center, Tomah, Wisconsin; and VA Medical Center, Iron Mountain, Michigan. Services include site investigations, analysis, cost estimates, preparation of working drawings and specifications, and construction period services. Area of consideration is restricted to firms located within a 250-mile radius of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. VA intends to award a contract for a period of one (1) year, with two (2) additional option periods of one (1) year each. Total fees paid under the resultant contract shall not exceed $450,000, including the option years. Individual task orders will be limited to between $50,000 and $75,000. The Government is uncertain as to the number of Delivery Orders that will be placed against the contract during the term of the contract. Award of individual work orders is contingent upon project funding. Selection criteria will be based on: (1) Past performance on similar projects; (2) Overall experience in security management, security alarm systems and security related services; (3) Qualifications of staff to be assigned, with special emphasis on field personnel to be assigned; and (4) Cost control effectiveness. A/E firms which meet the requirements listed in this announcement are invited to submit two (2) copies of the completed Standard Forms (SF) 254 and 255 by May 7, 1998. SIC code 8711 applies. No bid packages are available. This is not a Request For Proposal (RFP) (0093)

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