Chief, Centralized Contracting Division (402D3), National Cemetery Administration Operations Support Center, 5101 Russell Rd., Quantico, VA 22134

C -- ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING SERVICES, BATH NATIONAL CEMETERY DUE 040799 POC James C. Jackson, Contracting Officer, telephone 703/441-3085 (voice); 703/441-3070 (fax) E-MAIL: Click here to e-mail the contracting officer:, jcjackson@cem.vagov. This modification is issued to expand the area of consideration for interested A/E firms and to extend the closing date for this acquisition. A/E 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 four hundred (400) miles of Bath National Cemetery of sufficient size and experience to accomplish the project. Interested small business firms desiring consideration are encouraged 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 the date of publication of this announcement, or 4/7/99, whichever is later. 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 geographical area; and 3) Previous experience with proposed subconsultants in accomplishing this type of work. A/E must be a registered 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) 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 proposals. See Notes 1, 24 and 25. Posted 03/01/99 (W-SN303311). (0060)

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