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 SOL 52ABNA900053 DUE 052099 POC POC: Don Caldwell, (206) 526-4549 The Western Administrative Support Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA, is seeking a professional Architect/Engineer firm, licensed to practice in the state of Hawaii, to provide all A/E and other related services for final design and development of plans and specifications for construction of a mixed occupancy laboratory and office building to be located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The A/E services include but are not limited to: architectural, site planning, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection engineering, interior and laboratory design, and telecommunications/informations systems services associated with the building design, site development, and utility layout, as well as development of construction documents. Estimated construction cost is over $10,000,000, and the estimated period of performance is approximately 300 calendar days after contract award. SELECTION CRITERIA (in rough order of importance, with the first listed criteria being more important than the last): (1)location of the firm, or an office of the firm, in Hawaii, and knowledge of considerations relative to building construction in tropical environments,(2)specialized experience in the design of laboratories or scientific research facilities, (3)capacity of the firm to accomplish the work within the required time frame; performance history and current workload will be considered, (4)professional qualifications of the staff to be assigned to the project, with emphasis on key personnel, including consultants and subcontractor personnel, (5)demonstrated knowledge of federal sustainable design and energy conservation programs and proven success in achieving energy efficiency in facility design (i.e., prescribing the use of recovered materials, and waste reduction)and(6)recent past performance on previous government projects, similar to that described herein, in terms of cost control and quality control measures. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit six(6) copies of their Standard Form 254, "U.S. Government Architect-Engineer Questionnaire,"and (6) copies of their Standard Form 255, "Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire," to be received at the below address no later than 4:30 p.m. on 20 May 1999. Submittals received after this date will not be considered. Total submission should be limited to 30 pages;if more than 30 pages are submitted, only the first 30 will be evaluated. These forms must be submitted to Don Caldwell, the contracting officer, at NOAA, WASC, Acquisition Management Division, 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., BIN C15700, Seattle, WA, 98115-0070. This is not a request for proposals. Posted 04/15/99 (W-SN320693). (0105)

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