USDA, Forest Service, P.O. Box 25127, Lakewood, CO 80225

C -- REGIONAL BRIDGE ENGINEERING SERVICE SOL RFP RMAST-99-021 DUE 031999 POC Gary A. Palmer (303) 275-5274; Contracting Officer Christine O'Guin This is an Architectual and Engineering project for Regional Bridge Engineering Service. The contract shall provide complete bridge engineering services for Forest Service bridges within Region 2. The anticipated engineering disciplines shall include, but not be limited to, structural bridge engineering, geotechnical engineering, hydraulic engineering, civil engineering, and mapping/surveying. The initial services shall consist of completing preliminary engineering for several structurally deficient bridges located within Region 2. The preliminary engineering shall evaluate options that would repair or replace the structurally deficient bridges in the most cost effective way. The evaluations shall consist of, but not limited to, evaluating and reporting options, providing associated cost estimates, performing and reporting applicable investigations, performing applicable analyzes, mapping and design surveys and providing preliminary design drawings in half size hardcopy and the most recent AutoCAD electronic format, unless otherwise specified. This contract can also include services to prepare final design contract packages and cost estimates, as well as, other further bridge engineering services that would be specified at a later date. Region 2 bridges are located in the States of Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota and Nebraska. Estimated contract effective date is May 1999. Term of the contract is one year, with possibly four (4) one year options. In accordance with Far 36.602-1, the following criteria will be used in the evaluation of firms. (1)Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, including, where appropriate, experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials. (3) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time. (4) Past performance on contract with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules. (5) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project; provided, that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project. Firms interested in this solicitation should submit Standard Forms 254 and 255, Architect-Engineer & Related Services Questionnaires to: USDA Forest Service, PO Box 25127, Lakewood, CO 80225, Attn: Christine O'Guin. Responses to this annoucement must be received at the above address by COB March 19, 1999. See Note #24. Posted 01/27/99 (W-SN292091). (0027)

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