U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, WASC, Acquisition Management Division WC3, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bin C15700, Seattle, WA 98115-0070

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEERING SERVICES-MULTIPLE AWARD INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR WESTERN UNITED STATES AND HAWAII. DUE 032399 POC Abram Vinikoor, (206) 526-4395 E-MAIL: Click hear to contact the contract specialist by e-mail, Abram.L.Vinikoor@noaa.gov. Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract for professional A-E services for a period of one (1) year with four additional 1-year option periods. The Government intends to award up to two (2) A-E contracts from this announcement. Each contract will have a primary geographical area, but will cover both areas. Firms will receive work within their primary area and may also receive work in the other geographical area. The primary geographical areas are as follows: 1) Western United States: Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington; and 2) Hawaii and Other Department of Commerce (DOC) locations in the Pacific including: Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Wake Island. One firm will be selected for each of the two primary geographical areas. Each offeror shall clearly indicate the primary area(s) for which it wishes to be considered. A firm may be considered for both primary areas, provided it meets the minimum requirements in each area as stated in this announcement. Separate submission packages shall be provided for each primary area. The major purpose of this contract is to furnish planning, architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering, cost estimating, and construction management services associated with the repair, alteration, and expansion of Department of Commerce facilities and with new construction at DOC sites. Typical Services may include: surveying (boundary and topographical); various technical studies such as: Facility Condition Surveys (FCS), archaeological studies and investigations, structural and seismic investigations and evaluations, energy studies for design of energy upgrades, fire safety reviews/studies, handicapped accessibility (ADA/UFAS) reviews and roof evaluations; design services including programming, concept design, schematic design, working drawings, and specifications; construction contract services, such as shop drawing review, construction management and inspection, review of reports, analyses, samples, and contractor and manufacturer submittal data, commissioning, and elevator evaluation; and other related services such as scope definition and security considerations. Typical projects may include: investigation/evaluation and reporting of existing facility conditions; site development, including off site utilities; development and/or design of new construction; repair, alteration, improvement, and remodeling of existing building exteriors, interior spaces, and building systems and features, such as: mechanical, plumbing, electrical, structural, fire safety, elevator/escalator and roofing components/systems. Typical facilities may include office buildings, warehouse/storage buildings, electronic laboratories, fisheries laboratories, wharf and dock structures, and communications installations in urban or rural settings. Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed-price task orders with a cumulative amount not to exceed$1,000,000 per year for each contract. A minimum of $2,500 in task order work shall be awarded under each of these contracts in the basic contract period with no guaranteed minimum for any of the exercised option periods. To be considered under this solicitation, firms must meet and show conformance to the following minimum requirements: 1) Architectural, civil/structural, mechanical, and electrical design office(s) must be located within the primary service area for which the firm is requesting consideration. The design office(s) must be in operation at the time of this solicitation. 2) Services shall be provided under the direction of an Architect or Engineer currently licensed in the area for which the firm is applying. All plans, specifications, drawings or reports submitted under this contract will require the personal seal of the Architect or Engineer. 3) Demonstrate the capability to design projects in both English and metric. 4) Demonstrate the ability to comply with the following requirements: Drawings shall be created and submitted in native AutoCAD release 14 format. Drawings created in other CAD programs and then translated into AutoCAD are not acceptable. Specifications, reports, databases, and similar items shall be submitted in native Corel WordPerfect format. The firm shall update software versions at their own expense at the request of the Government. Selection of firms will be based on the following evaluation factors, which are listed in descending order of importance: (1) Professional Qualifications of the firms and proposed staff necessary for the satisfactory performance of the required services; (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required; (3a) Western United States area only: Knowledge of the applicable regulations for the various states within the primary geographical area and location in the general area of the Seattle, WA procuring office. (3b) Hawaii and Pacific area only: Knowledge of the applicable regulations for the various states within the primary geographical area and location in the general Honolulu area. (4) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry with evidence of cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules on similar projects; (5) Capacity: Management plan, scheduling, and production capabilities to accomplish the work in the required time specified by each task order; (6) Construction Management: experience and capability in managing and inspecting construction. The contractor should have capability in the following disciplines: architectural, mechanical, electrical, structural, civil, geo-technical, cost estimating, value engineering, and construction support. Business arrangements for those disciplines to be furnished by subcontracting or outside consultant services must be fully described. A statement indicating willingness to participate, signed by a principal member of each proposed consultant must be furnished. The proposed contract is 100% set aside for small business concerns. The SIC code for this procurement is 8711/8712 and the size standard is $2.5 million. Pertinent statements relative to the evaluation factors shall be included in Part 10 of SF 255. Firms wishing to be considered must submit completed SF-254(s) and SF-255(s) and other pertinent information as required above. All submittals must be in original plus two copies. Brochures or other presentations beyond those sufficient to present a complete and effective response to this announcement will not be considered. Submittals must be received at the above address by March 23, 1999 at 3:00 P.M. PST. This is not a request for proposal. See Numbered Notes 1 and 24. Posted 02/19/99 (W-SN300205). (0050)

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