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C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES ARE REQUIRED FOR ONE INDEFINITE DELIVERY TYPE (MECHANICAL-ELECTRICAL) CONTRACT FOR WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DC. THAT MAY BE USED BY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE BALTIMORE DISTRICT!! SOL DACA31-99-R-0005 DUE 120898 POC Susan Sonenthal 410-962-7646 E-MAIL: susan.j.sonenthal@nab02.usace.army.mil, susan.j.sonenthal@nab02.usace.army.mil. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: A-E services required for one indefinite delivery type contract for site investigation, planning, programming, preparation of DD Form 1391s, surveys, engineering studies, concept design, final design and construction phase services for the use at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. that may be used by other Government Agencies throughout the Baltimore District. Construction phase services may include preparation of operation and maintenance manuals and shop drawing review. This procurement is unrestricted and therefore is open to all businesses regardless of size. A firm-fixed-price contract will be negotiated. Contract will be for one base period and two option periods. A period will not exceed one year. Cumulative total shall not exceed $1,000,000 per year. The total contract amount is $3,000,000. The contract is anticipated to be awarded in April 1999. When two or more AE Indefinite Delivery-type contract with similar scopes of work exists, the basis for selecting an AE for a particular delivery order will be based on several factors. Among these factors are anticipation of customer needs, timeliness, any unique specialized experience that the AE can offer, performance and quality of deliverables under the AE's current IDTC, along with customer satisfaction. While this process is not necessarily a "subjective" process, the intent of this contract is to satisfy customer needs in an expeditious and cost effective mode. Location of the firm should be in the general geographical area of Washington, D.C.- Baltimore, Maryland. SUBCONTRACTING PLAN REQUIREMENTS: If a large business is selected, a subcontracting plan with the final fee proposal will be required, consistent with Section 806 (b) of PL 100-180, PL 95-507, and 99-661. A minimum of 65% of the total planned subcontracting dollars shall be placed with small business concerns. At least 15% of total planned subcontracting dollars shall be placed with small disadvantaged businesses, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities or Minority Institutions, and 8% with small, women-owned businesses. The plan is not required with this submittal. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Work may consist of preparation of reports, studies, design criteria, designs and other general A-E services for alterations, renovation, maintenance and repair, and limited new construction projects. Specific tasks may include but are not limited to HVAC planning and design, upgrades of electrical systems, kitchen planning and design, facility management/operations related studies. Work may include preparation of: design criteria documents, economic analyses, preparation of DD Form 1391s, facility condition surveys, hazardous material surveys, concept designs, final designs and construction phase services. Studies may include such work as: surveying existing medical facilities for architectural, structural, utility system, life safety and fire safety code deficiencies; preparation of program for design for new facilities; design efforts may include facility upgrades to meet National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Code and Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) requirements such as: installation of fire sprinklers; interior upgrades to partitions and upgrades to mechanical, electrical, and fire alarm systems. Projects will be designed in accordance with: MIL-HDBK-1191, DOD Medical and Dental Treatment Facilities Design and Construction Criteria; Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS), Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG), American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute of Health (NIH) Laboratory Design Guidelines, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Installation Design Guide (IDG) for WRAMC, the Installation Master Plan, and requirements of National Capitol Planning Commission (NCPC), the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA), DC Historic Preservation (SHPO) and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP). Concentration of work shall be in Mechanical and Electrical Design. Work will include asbestos and lead based paint abatement, and other hazardous survey, testing and abatement. The deliverables are not required to be performed using a specific CADD system. However, the firm will be required to provide any digitizing and/or translation services necessary to deliver the final design products in AUTOCAD Release 14 on compact disks. Graphic standards and leveling convention for all CADD drawings shall be based on "Tri-service architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) standards." 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. The criteria for selection in descending order of importance will be a. Specialized experience and technical competence of the firm and consultants in: (1) Design of health care facilities, familiarity with JCAHO requirements. (2) Specialized experiencein design of biomedical/animal research labs, familiarity with AAALAC requirements. (3) Experience in historic preservation/rehabilitation in the context of Georgian Revival architecture and in submissions to NCPC, CFA, and SHPO. (4) Experience in design of central chilled water and central boiler plant systems, and energy conservation / energy management systems. (5) Experience with small to medium size renovation projects with average construction cost of $1.0 million. (6) The firm's ability to respond to multiple work orders concurrently, at least two teams shall be shown in the organizational structure. b. Qualified professional personnel shall be provided in the following key disciplines: medical/laboratory facility design and planning, architecture, mechanical engineering, construction cost estimating, interior design, landscape architecture, electrical engineering, fire protection, structural, civil engineering, industrial hygiene, and operation and maintenance systems. Registered or certified professionals are required in the following disciplines: architecture, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, structural, and civil engineering, interior design, and industrial hygiene. The evaluation will consider education, training, registration, certification, overall and relevant experience, and longevity with the firm. c. Experience producing quality designs based on an evaluation of a firm's design quality management plan (DQMP). The DQMP should include an organization chart and briefly address management approach, team organization, quality control procedures, cost control, value engineering, coordination of in-house disciplines and subcontractors, and prior experience of the prime firm and any significant consultants on similar projects. d. Experience of the firm and any consultants in similar size projects, past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to quality of work, cost control, and compliance with performance schedules, and e. The availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Note 24 is written in detail in any Monday issue of the CBD. Interest-ed firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit SF 255 and SF 254 for the prime and for each consultant to the above address not later than close of business on 8 December 1998. The Baltimore District does not retain SF 254's on file. The SF 255 and SF 254 shall clearly indicate the staffing of the office indicated to do the work. In SF 255, block 3b, provide the prime firm's ACASS number. The ACASS numbers for consultants should be placed in Block 6. If your firm does not have an ACASS number, it can be obtained from the Portland District Corps of Engineers ACASS database section by calling 503-808-4591. In SF 255, block 10, provide the management plan and the names and telephone numbers of clients as references on three most recent projects of the type relevant to Walter Reed. In SF 255, Block 9, provide contract award dates for allprojects listed in that section. In order to comply with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, all contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Register (CCR) to be considered for award of a Federal contract. A paper copy may be obtained from the DOD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414, or contact the CCR web site at http://www.acq.osd.mil/ec. One Preselection board and one Selection board will be conducted for this solicitation. Telephone interviews will be conducted with the firms that are short-listed (generally three firms). Solicitation packages are not provided. Mailing address -- ATTN.: Susan Sonenthal, Room 7000, 10 South Howard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. For questions, Mrs. Sonenthal can be reached on 410-962-7646 and via Internet, susan.j.sonenthal@nab02.usace.army.mil. This is not a request for proposal. ***** Posted 11/02/98 (W-SN267375). (0306)

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