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C -- REGIONAL IDQ ARCHITECTURAL/MULTIDISCIPLINE A&E CONTRACT SOL N62467-98-R-9399 DUE 072898 POC Jacque Visosky, Contracting Officer, 512/961-2158, 512/961-2081 Fax Projects assigned to this regional contract will be located at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Naval Air Station Kingsville, and Naval Station Ingleside, Texas. Work consists of preparing detailed plans, specifications and cost estimates for architectural/multidiscipline design services for existing and new station facilities. The contract may also require review of shop drawings and contract submittals. At this time there is no basic project assigned to this contract. Firms responding to this announcement before the closing date will be considered for selection, subject to any limitations indicated with respect to size and requirement listed. Following an initial evaluation of the qualification and performance data submitted, firms considered to be the most highly qualified to provide the type of services required, will be chosen for interviews. Selection of firms for negotiation shall be through an order of preference based on the demonstrated competence and qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the type of professional services required, that include; (1) PROFESSIONAL CAPABILITIES emphasizing specialized experience and technical competence in architectural/multidiscipline engineering projects. Evaluation will be made in terms of, (a) Design team (including subcontractors) experience in the design of architectural/multidiscipline engineering design projects of a TYPE and SIZE commensurate with those anticipated for this contract, (b) Design team members active professional registration, (c) designated role of each team member in the relevant projects listed in Block 8 of the SF 255, (d) recent firm experience in the design of architectural/multidiscipline engineering design projects commensurate with those anticipated to be completed on this contract, and (e) specific back-up architectural/multidiscipline personnel and subcontractors, and their qualifications involving relevant architectural/multidiscipline engineering design services (if required, subcontracting plan to be submitted with the SF 255); (2) CAPACITY to accomplish the work in the required time; (3) PAST PERFORMANCE on contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules; (4) QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAM, including performance of quality control on prior Department of Defense contracts. Submit adequate summary of the program ensuring technical accuracy and discipline coordination of plans, specifications, and report/studies; (5) EXTENT to which potential contractors identify and commit to small business and to small disadvantaged business, historically black college and university, or minority institution performance of the contract, whether as a joint venture, teaming arrangement, or subcontractor; (6) DEMONSTRATED success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design; (7) GEOGRAPHICAL location and knowledge of the locality of the project, provided that application of the criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms given the nature and size of the project; (8) IN ADDITION to the above, special qualifications in the Department of Defense include the volume of work previously awarded to the firm by the Department of Defense during the previous 12 months, with object of effecting an equitable distribution of Department of Defense, Architect-Engineer contracts among qualified architect-engineer firms including small and small disadvantaged business firms that have not had a prior Department of Defense contract. Architect-Engineer firms which meet the requirements described in the announcement are invited to: 1. Submit a Standard Form 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire. Firms having filed a current Standard Form 254 (within one year) on file with the procurement office shown are not required to register this form. However, those firms with 254's on file shall also state that a current Standard Form 254 is on file for their firm. 2. Submit a Standard 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project. 3. Submit requested data to procurement office shown, Attn: Code 20JV. Contract will be for one year with one option year available. Contract value will not exceed $250,000 per year. Guaranteed minimum of $10,000. Interested firms are requested to include telefax numbers on their SF 255 in block 3a and contractor establishment code (formerly the DUNS number), Commercial and Government entity (CAGE) codes, if known, and Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) in block 3. This is not a request for proposal. All responses from responsible sources will be considered. (0174)

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