U.S. Forest Service, Northern Province Acquisitions, 2400 Washington Avenue, Redding, CA 96001

C -- A/E ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES SOL RFQ 14-98-38 DUE 041598 POC Contact Nancy Ruffner, 530 246-5220/Contracting Officer, Kathy D. Reno Project shall result in filling actual requirements for the specified services under a firm fixed base price contract. Contract award is anticipated for May 1998. Engineering services will include geotechnical site investigation including subsurface investigation, engineering surveys including site surveys, horizontal and vertical control, area location and delineation, establishing reference points, office computations, road design, bridge design, hydraulic flow calculations, specification preparation using Forest Service standard specifications, cost estimating and drafting services. Design services will be performed on National Forest land on the Shasta-Trinity NF for the Dark Canyon Creek crossing reconstruction on Forest Road 29N30 at approximate milepost 19.9. Work under this contract to be completed, including final review, by July 1, 1998. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.3, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. RFQ No. 14-98-38 -- this number must be referenced on all communications and proposals. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-04. Clause 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (APR 1998) sp applies to this acquisition. Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (JAN 1997) as well as Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (APR 1998), Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercials Items (APR 1998) which includes 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, As Amended (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq) and 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hites (29 U.S.CC. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq)are also included as a part of this solicitation. Clauses applicable to A/E projects will apply to any resulting contract. Firms having a current (1998) SF-254 on file with the Shasta-Trinity NF need not file again but must submit a completed SF-255 by 4:00 PM, local time, April 15, 1998 to the U.S. Forest Service, Northern Province Acquisition, Redding Office, 2400 Washington Ave., Redding, CA 96001, ATTN: Nancy Ruffner. All other firms should also complete the SF-254. In evaluating firms, Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items (OCT 1997) is applicable and the following criteria will be applied listed in descending order of importance: (1) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required. For bridge design this includes a thorough knowledge of foundation and structural engineering; (2) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time; (3) Past performance on contracts with governmental agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work and compliance with contract schedules; (4) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project; (5) Availability of additional contractor personnel or consultants to support expansion or acceleration of the project; (6) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services; (7) The volume of work awarded by the Forest Service within the last 3 years will be evaluated with the objective of effecting an equitable distribution of the contracts among qualified A/E firms, including minority, 8(a) or small disadvantaged firms that have no prior FS contracts; and (8) Points may be given to potential contractors subcontracting with certified 8(a) or other SDBs. For maximum consideration address the evaluation criteria individually in detail. (0093)

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