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C -- PREQUALIFICATION OF ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING FIRMS FOR NEW OFFICE BUILDINGS WORLDWIDE SOL S-FBOAD-99-R-0018 DUE 020599 POC John Hite (703) 875-6278 WEB: STATE DE (AART, EMT ACQUISTION WEB SITE, http://www.statebuy.inter.net/home/htm. E-MAIL: Prequalification of A/E Firms for NOB Worldwide, NEILLWE@STATE.GOV. The U.S. Department of State (DOS), Office of Foreign Buildings Operations (FBO), is seeking to prequalify architectural/engineering firms (A/E) to provide design services for New Embassy Office Building (NOB) compounds worldwide. The list of prequalified firms will be effective for three years from date of selection. The DOS will reserve the right to limit the number of prequalified firms to approximately twenty (20). Subsequent selections of prequalified firms for specific projects will be based on unique firm qualifications as determined by the DOS and not by rank ordering from the prequalification process. The following projects may be awarded in fiscal year 1999: Tunis; Istanbul; Zagreb; with Rio de Janeiro & Sao Paolo being awarded to one firm. Other potential projects in future years include: Abidjan, Addis Ababa, Karachi, Phnom Penh, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Santo Domingo, Sofia, Conakry, Maputo, Freetown, Asmara, Yaounde, Port au Prince, and Yerevan. Services will include pre-design, design, and construction phase services. Some of the projects will be Design-Bid-Build while others will be Design-Build. (The Department of State will make those determinations at a later date.) For those projects that are Design-Build, design services will be limited to design development up to a specified level. This prequalification effort is for A/E services only. The type of contract anticipated is firm fixed-price. These procedures have been authorized under Section 3 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 22 U.S.C. 294, necessary to ensure timely implementation of FBO's Security Construction Program. The NOB's will be configured to accommodate the normal Department of State functions: executive section, political, economic, consular, administration, budget and finance, communications, medical, and security sections; Marine security guards; and tenant organizations, such as Foreign Commercial Service, Foreign Agriculture Service, Department of Defense, Department of Justice, and others. Site work and related structures will be included to provide a complete, functional compound. Building sites at all locations are projected to be approximately 4 hectares in area. The size of the NOB's will vary in size with ranges from 5,000 gross square meters to 10,000 gross square meters. Construction costs for a NOB compound may fall within the following ranges: $10 million to $20 million and $20 million to $50 million. A/E firms may choose to demonstrate the capability to design at least two NOBs concurrently. Design contract period of performance may be six to twelve months, depending on extent of required services. The scope of A/E services under this design contract will include: architecture and master planning, civil, geo-technical, structural (including blast), seismic, mechanical, and electrical engineering; communications; RF and Acoustical shielding systems; physical and technical security; space planning and systems furniture integration; interior design; fire protection engineering; landscape design; scheduling; cost engineering; value engineering, administrative coordination of the various disciplines involved; and construction phase services. U.S. codes and U.S.G. requirements, to include UFAS and sustainable design, as well as the applicable laws, codes and standards of the host country will apply. The site, buildings and related facilities will be designed in hard metric (System International) units. Each design submission will include AutoCad R 13 or 14 files in Department of State format. Successful A/E firms, including all entities which comprise a joint venture, and including all subcontractors, must possess, or be able to obtain a Department of Defense (DoD) final Secret facility clearance (FCL) with Secret safeguarding capability in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), DoD 5220.22-M prior to contract performance. Appropriately cleared personnel will also be required for contract performance. The DOS will sponsor successful firms for a clearance. Firms being considered for award must meet the definition of a "United States person" of P.L.99-399, Section 402 thereof, as follows: (1) be legally organized in the United States for more than five years prior to the issuance of a request for proposal, (2) have its principal place of business in the United States; (3) have performed within the U.S. administrative, technical or professional services similar in complexity, type of construction, and value of the project being solicited; (4) employ U.S. citizens in at least 80 percent of the principal management positions in the U.S.; employ U.S. citizens in more than 50 percent of its permanent, full-time positions in the U.S.; (5) have existing technical and financial resources in the U.S. to perform the contract; and (6) have no business dealings with Libya. No more than 50% of the total value of the contract can be subcontracted for this project. Firms not meeting the "United States persons" requirement will not be considered. Firms responding to this announcement on or before the closing date will be considered for selection using the following evaluation criteria -- 100 points maximum: a) Professional qualifications, specialized experience, 30 pts. and technical competence in the design of similar international projects involving multiple disciplines, e.g., architectural, civil/geotechnical, structural (including blast), mechanical and electrical for office buildings and other support facilities. Provide back-up data for a maximum of five recent projects that would demonstrate examples of creative solutions in facility design, including such things as sustainable design, energy efficiency, barrier-free accessibility, and accommodating organizational and technical change. b) Demonstrated design excellence by the A/E team on projects 20 pts. of a similar size and complexity. Provide examples of five recent projects showing high quality design performed by proposed key design personnel. c) Demonstrated experience in providing and coordinating a multi- 20 pts. disciplined effort; either in-house or with consultants. If using consultants, demonstrate that the team has worked successfully as a team in providing similar services by providing information on a maximum of five recent projects performed by the team. Submit a management plan. Explain how the A/E proposes to manage or coordinate DOS projects. d) Previous records of performing work on schedule while maintaining 12 pts. effective cost and quality control. Briefly describe internal quality assurance and cost control procedures and indicate effectiveness by listing the planned and actual design duration, client's construction budget, design construction estimate, construction award amount, and construction change order rate in tabular form for five recent projects. Although previous or ongoing performance of a similar U.S. Government contract is not a requirement for firms responding to this solicitation, if such contracts have been performed, the offeror must have performed at a satisfactory level as a minimum. e) Specialized experience and technical competence in physical and 10 pts. technical security design. f) Demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and 3 pts. waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design. g) Previous experience with overseas projects and knowledge of 5 pts. foreign building codes, standards, and construction practices. Failure to address each of the foregoing criteria in writing will result in failure to qualify. In addition, failure to meet the requirements of each one of these criteria fully, or to provide the requisite information, will result in failure to qualify. When responding to criteria (b) through (d) above, offerors must list the owner's name, address, telephone number, and contact person for each project. As a means of verification of their ability to meet each of the aforementioned criteria, A/E firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit three copies of the following: (a) a Standard Form 254 Architect/Engineer andRelated Services Questionnaire, (b) a Standard Form 255 Architect/Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project (maximum 100 pages ), (c) Business Management Plan for design projects, (d) Statement of qualifications (U.S. Person) for purposes of Section 402 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 P.L. 99-399 (questionnaire forms are available by FAX see below.), (e) Design portfolios which illustrate the A/E team's capabilities. All submittals must be received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 5, 1999. Postal mailing address: U.S. Department of State, A/LM/AQM/RAD, Design Branch, Room L-600, Attention: John Hite, P.O. Box 12248. Arlington, VA 22219. Delivery address for Express Mail or Courier: U.S. Department of State, A/LM/AQM/RAD, Design Branch, Room L-600, Attention: John Hite, 1701 North Ft. Myer Drive, N. 17th Street Entrance. Arlington, VA 20009. (The U.S. Postal Service does not deliver to the 1701 N. Ft. Myer address.) Request for questionnaire forms and requests for clarification must be submitted in writing to John Hite no later than 4:00 p.m. local time January 25, 1999. The fax number is (703) 875-6292. Posted 01/14/99 (W-SN288031). (0014)

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