VA Medical Center (FIN-20-FM), 113 Comanche Road, Ft Meade, SD 57741

C -- A/E SERVICES FOR UTILITY SYSTEM STUDY SOL RFP568-16-98 DUE 063098 POC S. Paladino (605) 347-7033 Provide Architect/Engineering services to perform Utility System Study, including site surveys and preliminary design work for project 568-98-106. Anticipated scope of project will include performing a survey of medical center sewer and water systems to evaluate present conditions, provide for metering improvements, and prepare preliminary proposals and cost estimates for future projects. THIS ACQUISITION IS LIMITED TO FIRMS WITHIN A 200 MILE RADIUS OF THE DVA, FORT MEADE, SD. SPECIAL NOTE: THIS ACQUISITION IS SET-ASIDE FOR EMERGING SMALL BUSINESS UNDER SIC 8712-ARCHITECT/ENGINEERING SERVICES. An emerging small business is defined as a business whose size is no greater than 50 percent of the numerical size standard applied to the SIC code. The numerical size standard for SIC 8712 is $2.5 million. A firm-fixed price contract is anticipated to be awarded. All interested parties are invited to submit qualifications to the Contracting Officer (FIN-20), DVA Medical Center, 113 Comanche Road, Fort Meade, SD57741, in the form of SF's 254/255. Firms should include all relevant information regarding past projects designed which are similar in type to this project. All responses are to be received by the Contracting Officer no later than 4:15 P.M. on 6/30/98. NOTICE THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (0148)

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