BLM, BC-670B, Bldg 50, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25047, Denver, CO 80225-0047

R -- BUREAU-WIDE AE SERVICES SOL NDR990028 DUE 050399 POC Gwen Moore, Contracting Officer, (303) 236-9434 CBD Announcement for Architectural-Engineering Services Nationwide The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), National Applied Resource Sciences Center (NARSC), is seeking a qualified firm or organization (team) to provide various architectural and engineering (A/E) services for miscellaneous projects located within BLM areas of the United States. A/E services shall consist of the evaluation, data gathering, planning, design and construction management of new and existing BLM facilities nationwide. Facilities may include visitor facilities (visitor/interpretive centers, comfort stations, pay stations, and recreation sites); administrative facilities (offices, operation centers, warehouses, vehicle storage garages); utilities (electrical systems, water and sewage systems, communications and security systems, radio transmission towers and HVAC systems); housing facilities (single family and dormitories); roads, trails and bridges; dams, dikes, canals, boat ramps, pump stations and water control structures; fences and gates; and various other BLM structures. Work may include architectural; landscape architectural; interpretive design; civil, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering; geotechnical testing and evaluation; and surveying capabilities. Services required may include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) condition surveys of various BLM facilities; 2) Title I Design which shall include advance project planning, data gathering, conducting field investigations (geotechnical and survey), preparation of feasibility studies, development of preliminary project budget estimates, development of schematic and conceptual designs and preliminary design analysis; 3) Title II Design which shall include preparation of Final Design documents (Drawings, Specifications and Cost Estimates) and final engineering analysis associated with the construction and/or rehabilitation of new/existing facilities, 4) Title III Construction Management, including management of activities required to complete the proposed facility construction from contract award, advertisement and bidding process, to the start of construction through acceptance and warranty. The term of this contract shall be one year with four one-year options. The selected firm will be guaranteed a minimum of $2,500 during the first year of the contract and any subsequent option year. The Delivery Orders (Task Orders) will have a minimum limit of $2,500 and a maximum limit of $500,000. The total of all Delivery Orders shall not exceed $1,000,000 per year nor $5,000,000 for the life of a Five Year contact. Evaluation criteria in order of importance are: 1) Demonstrated experience and technical competency of the team performing A/E services on facilities similar to those listed above. 2) Professional qualifications of key individual A/E team members (in the areas of architecture, landscape architecture, civil, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering, and interpretive design). 3) Ability to respond quickly and efficiently to various geographic areas in the western United States on small as well as large scale projects. 4) Past performance on IDIQ contracts with Government agencies. 5) Past record of performance with respect to quality of work, control of costs and compliance with schedule. All interested firms are invited to submit a letter of interest and a completed Standard Form 254/255. Responses must be received before 4:00 p.m., Mountain Standard Time, April 23, 1999, in order to be considered for selection.. Firms desiring consideration should submit letter and SF 254/255 to: Bureau of Land Management, Denver Federal Center, Building 50, P.O. Box 25047, BC-670B, Denver, Colorado 80225-0047, Attention: Gwen Moore. Posted 04/01/99 (W-SN315196). (0091)

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