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C -- AE ARCHITECT ENGINEER SOL FQCOBE-8127-0100 POC Contract Specialist MSGT DENA KIST (401) 457-4222 or Contract Specialist RICHARD MAGUIRE (401)-457-4244 ARCHITECT-ENGINEER (A-E) SERVICES FOR PREPARATION OF A VARIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING PROJECTS AND SERVICES THROUGH AN INDEFINITE DELIVERY -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) CONTRACT. Sol DAHA37-98-R-0003. The potential projects will require multi-disciplined engineering services for various commercial or industrial type facilities and aviation related structures at various Rhode Island National Guard locations. Services may include, but are not limited to, preparation of designs, plans, drawings, life-cycle cost analysis, construction cost estimates, project specifications, fact-finding studies, surveys, investigations; other professional A-E services not necessarily connected with a specific construction project, and supervision/inspection of projects under construction. The proposed contract will be for one year with a one-year renewal option. The contract cannot exceed $1,500,000.00 for each twelve-month period. The Total contract amount for the base year and one option year cannot exceed $3,000,000.00. Individual task orders will be issued under the contract and will be negotiated as separate stand-alone projects. Task orders for any one project will generally not exceed $300,000.00. A minimum fee of $5,000.00 is guarenteed in the basic year and $5,000.00 in the option year. A Firm Fixed-Price contract is proposed. Selection of the firm will be IAW Subpart 36.602 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and DoD and Army Supplements thereto, and will be based on the following criteria, listed in descending priority: (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) Location of the firm in the local geographical area; (5) Capacity to handle different task order requirements in concurrent or separate requiredtime-frames; (6) Experiance in construction inspection and supervision services and; (7) Volume of work previously awarded by DoD. In order to be considered for selection, you must note in Block 10 of the SF-255 all DoD contracts awarded your firm and affiliates (do not include outside consultants) during the last twelve months along with the dollar amount of the awards and the total amount awarded. The estimated starting date is September 1998. Firms and their consultants desiring consideration shall submit one copy each of SF-254 to include Minority Status in Block 4A therof and SF-255 to include size status in Block 10 therof. Responses to this offer must be received by the designated individual/office no later than 30 days after the date this announcement appears in the CBD. Firms may, if desired, furnish additional supplemental data. Firms desiring consideration shall submit appropriate data as described herein. Funds are not presently available for this acquisition. No contract award will be made untilappropriated funds are made available from which payment for contract purposes can be made. This is not an RFP. (0134)

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