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C -- CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AREA NATIONAL CEMETERY, MASTER PLAN AND PHASE I DESIGN DEVELOPMENT, FT. SILL, OK SOL 101-363 POC Scope: Walter A. Krucoff, 202-565-5297/Selection Process: Robert T. Smoot, 202-565-4181 Landscape architecture or planning firm to prepare a master plan for a new national cemetery in the Fort Sill, OK area, including but not limited to design development of an administration building, a maintenance building, committal service shelters, assembly area, columbarium, internal roadways and a turnpike interchange, landscaping, signage, site furnishings, irrigation and utilities within a 400 acre parcel of VA land. Required services would include preparation of a master plan, based upon a VA completed concept design, schematics and design development, including all appropriate architectural and engineering disciplines, and a firm estimate of construction cost. The contract will include a government option for contract document preparation and construction period services. Only firms with in-house landscape architectural or planning services, experienced in the design of cemeteries or similar land development/park like projects will be considered. In addition to design capabilities, emphasis will be placed on the estimating capabilities of the applicants. Applicants must have an established working office in the state of Oklahoma of sufficient size and experience to accomplish the work. No firm will be considered unless an application consisting of a completed SF 255 and other evidence of experience and capabilities the applicant considers relevant is received by the VA A/E Evaluation & Program Support Service within 30 days of the date of this advertisement. A current SF 254, representing and differentiating between the personnel, experience and capabilities of all involved offices, must be included with the application together with current SF 254s for each proposed consultant's office involved. Applicants will be rated based on the relevant experience of both the firm(s) and assigned individuals, the applicant's capacity to do the work, record of past performance on VA work, geographic consideration, and participation of minority and women-owned consultants. Award of contract is dependent upon the availability of funds. This is not a request for a proposal. If subcontracting opportunities exist and the submitting firm is not a small business, the small, small disadvantaged and women-owned business subcontracting goals will be 40% (SB), 8% (SDB), 5% (WOB) respectively of the amount of work consulted out. Note: the "covenant against contingent fee" clause is applicable to this solicitation.***** Posted 10/29/98 (W-SN266607). (0302)

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