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C -- OPEN-END IDIQ CONTRACT FOR FACILITIES PLANNING SERVICES AT THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY, CO SOL F0561199R9002 DUE 021199 POC Mark Benett at (719) 333-4740/Buyer or Margaret Wages at (719) 333-2735/Contracting Officer Open End Architect-Engineer contract for a broad variety of facility planning services at the United States Air Force Academy CO. The performance period will be one year plus four one-year option periods that may be exercised unilaterally at the government's discretion. Services required include, but are not limited to; field investigations, planning, studies, reports, space analysis, cost estimates, record documents research, master plans, base comprehensive plans, modeling and presentations. One firm will be selected for project number 99-0107. Architect-Engineer firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit the following in original and one copy: (A) Standard Form 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire; (B) Standard Form 255, Architect-Engineer Related Services for Specific Project. A cover letter shall be included with the Standard Form 254 and 255 which specifically addresses each of the below listed criteria in sequence. Criteria formingthe basis for selection by two formal selection boards will include: (1) Specialized Experience -- Planning expertise of the firm in facilities and large scale academic complexes, sports facilities, military training facilities, housing, hospital and airfield facilities. (2) Professional qualifications and experience of key personnel and consultants. Project managers of A-E firms must hold a professional degree and be registered professional engineers or registered architects licensed in the State of Colorado. (3) Professional capacity of the firm to perform the work within the required time limits. (4) Past performance of contracts both Government and Private in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. (5) Volume of work / Prior DOD Awards -- Specifically list all DOD contracts awarded during the previous twelve months to include fees. (6) Previous work at the United States Air Force Academy. (7) CADD, GIS and graphics capabilities -- work for this project may be produced on AutoCADD and ArcInfo/ArchView systems. The A-E must be able to provide final submittals in CD ROM format. (8) Location of the office producing the work in the general geographical vicinity of the Air Force Academy. (9) Identification and commitment to small business, HUB zone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns in the performance of the contract whether as a joint venture, team, or subcontractor. Failure to supply data in the cover letter for criteria 1 through 9 above may result in disqualification of the firm. The criteria above are listed by their relative order of importance. Based on these criteria, the USAFA Preselection Board will reduce the field of competing A-E firms to a maximum of six (6). The qualifications of these six firms will be reviewed by the Final Selection Board, which will independently rank the six firms. Evaluations of the three (3) top-rated firms will include interviews by the board members. The firm receiving the highest ranking from the Final Selection Board will be the first choice for selection, with the second and third ranked firms serving as alternates. The firm ranked most qualified will be sent a Request for Proposal (RFP) with the intent to negotiate rates. It is anticipated that the clause "Small Business Subcontracting Plan" (FAR 52.219-9) will be included in any resulting Request for Proposal. Offerors should consider the requirements of this clause when assembling their team of subconsultants and provide sufficient representation to achieve established goals. The small business size standard is average annual gross revenue of less than $2.5 million over the last three fiscal years. The firm that is awarded the contract is guaranteed a minimum of $5,000 in fees for A-E Services. As projects are identified, delivery orders will be issued. No single delivery order, including subsequent modifications, may exceed $299,000. The total of all delivery orders may not exceed $750,000 in any contract year. An exception to this limitation is the initial delivery order to start the contract. This order may exceed $299,000, but can not exceed the maximum limitation of $750,000 for the year. Appropriate data in response to this notice must be received by 11 Feb 99. This requirement is being advertised unrestricted in accordance with the small business competitive demonstration program. SIC code 8711. This announcement is not a request for proposals. Posted 01/07/99 (W-SN286103). (0007)

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