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C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR REHABILITATION AND UPGRADING OF EXISTING FACILITIES AND SYSTEMS AT DIFFERENT JOB CORPS CENTERS LOCATED THROUGHOUT SOUTHER CALIFORNIA. D SOL JC-17-98 DUE 091798 POC Mr. Kenneth Graves, Contract Specialist, (202) 219-8706 WEB: jc-17-98, http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov/. E-MAIL: jc-17-98, boyds@doleta.gov. Indefinite Quanity Contract for Architect/Engineer Design and Construction Administration Services for the rehabilitation and upgrade of existing facilities and system, to include minor building additon and/or expansion at the San Diego, Long Beach and Inland Empire Job Corps Centers located throughout Southern California. In addition, there is the possibility of expanding the work to Northern California and Hawaii. The contract period of performance will be a one-year period of performance with four (4) additional one-year periods. The Government is uncertain as to the number of delivery orders that will be placed against the contract during the term of the contract; however, a minimum of $5,000 in services is guranteed. Services will be implemented through individual delivery orders. A/E fees for any one delivery order may not exceed $150,000, with the exception of asbestos related work, with a cumulative amount of all delivery orders not to exceed $750,000 per year. An A/E firm can be awarded only one Indefinite Quantity type contract during the contract term. Required disciplines are: Architecture, Structural, Civil, Mechanical (plumbing and HVAC), Electrical, and Environmental (design and construction monitoring for the removal of Asbestos and Lead Paint). Submission of SF-255 for the prime and current SF-254's for prime and each consultant, is required by 2:00 p.m., September 17, 1998. Failure to submit SF-255 and SF-254's will render the submission unacceptable. Facsimile submissions will not be accepted. Submissions will be evaluated in two phases. In Phase One, the prime A/E will be evaluated per the following pertinent factors, listed in order of importance: (1) Qualifications of Assigned Project Personnel, both as to design and project management ability; (2) Specialized Experienced of Assigned Project Personnel; (3) Firm's Capacity to Perform Work; (4) The prime A/E's Experince/Past Performance on similar type projects, including past Job Corps Center projects, if applicable; (5) Location (preference shall be given to prime A/E's located in the general geographcial area of the project, with knowledge of the locaility of the projects); and (6) Energy Efficiency/Waste Reduction Capabilities. Prime architect and engineers highly rated in Phase One will be further evaluated in Phase Two. In Phase Two, the project team (prime and consultants) will be evaluated per the following pertinent factors, listed in order of importance: (1) Qualifications of Assigned Project Personnel; (2) Specialized Experience of Assigned Project Personnel; (3) Energy Efficiency/Waste Reduction Capabilities, and (4) Prior Team Experience. The Project Teams considered most highly qualified through the Phase Two evaluation will have reference checked; all submissions shall include a list of references with applicable telephone numbers and contact names. Project teams still considered the most qualified following the reference checks will beinterviewed. Applicants should include the Solicitation No. JC-17-98, with the location/center name in Block No. 1 of the SF-255. Women-owned and Minority-owned firms are encouraged to submit. This si a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The SIC Code is 8712 and the Small Business Size Standard is $2.5 million. The firm should indicate in Block 10 of the SF-255 that it is a small business concern as defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). This is not a request for proposals. Posted 08/10/98 (W-SN234933). (0222)

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