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C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES DUE 031599 POC J. C. Jackson, Contracting Officer, (703) 441-3085 (voice); (703) 441-3070 (fax); e-mail: jcjackson@cem.va.gov A/E firm to provide professional services for: Project No. 803CM3008, Gravesite Development, Bath National Cemetery, Bath, NY. Work includes, but is not limited to design of the 3.9 acre expansion to include site survey for topo, trees and borings. Included will be road(s), plantings, and gravesite layout and section markers. The A/E team should include the disciplines necessary to do this type of work. Applicants must have an established working office within 150 miles of Bath National Cemetery of sufficient size and experience to accomplish the project. Interested small business firms desiring consideration are encourage to submit Standard Forms 254 and 255, as well as up to ten examples of past projects of this type, to the issuing office within thirty calendar days from date of appearance of this announcement. Selection will be based on the following criteria: 1) Experience of the firm and individuals in this type and scale of work; 2) Location of the firm within the specified geographic area; and 3) Previous experience with proposed subconsultants in accomplishing this type of work. A/E must be a register Landscape Architect. Site visits for familiarization purposes are by appointment only through the Director, Bath National Cemetery, telephone (607) 776-5480, extension 1293. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 8711 applies to this acquisition. To be considered a small business, the individual's or concern's average annual gross receipts for the three preceding years may not exceed $2.5 million. This is not a request for a proposal. See Notes 1, 24 and 25. Posted 02/15/99 (I-SN298365). (0046)

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