Contracting Officer, U.S. Coast Guard AVTRACEN, 8501 Tanner Williams Road, Mobile, AL 36608-8322

C -- ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR REPAIR AND ALTERATION PROJECTS FOR THE AVIATION TRAINING CENTER SOL DTCG48-99-R-DAX112 DUE 081599 POC Contracting Officer -- A D Palma, 334-441-6312 E-MAIL: E-Mail the Contracting Officer, apalma@atc.uscg.mil. The US Coast Guard is seeking sources for the performance of general architectural and engineering services for repair and alteration projects at the Aviation Training Center, Mobile, AL. Multiple purchase orders may be placed subject to negotiation individually. In each instance total fees for services will not exceed $25,000. There is no guaranteed minimum. A maximum of 4 firms will be selected. Three of the four firms will be emerging small business set asides and the fourth will be 8(A) certified. In the event 8(A) responses are not adequate to establish competition in accordance with the Brooks Act (3 or more qualified firms establishes adequate competition), the fourth selection will become an emerging small business set aside also. A-E services which may be required under any resulting contract include: fundamental design, final design and construction phase services for various construction and alteration projects; A-E studies, surveys, soil borings, investigative reports, and design criteria development; revision of A-E drawings of various facilities to reflect modifications; development of site and utilities plans; structural analyses and feasibility studies; and construction quality control inspection. Types of projects may include (1) alterations and modifications of existing hangar, classroom, automotive, administrative, barracks and MWR facilities, (2) heating, ventilating and air conditioning modifications, (3) design of fire protection and detection systems, and (4) modification to electrical plant and systems (5) site improvements. Firms will be evaluated according to the following criteria, which are listed in descending order of importance: (A) Demonstrated experience and technical competence in performing design and construction phase A-E services for Aviation and DOD bases. (B) Experience and professional qualifications of proposed key personnel in all A-E disciplines; (C) Capacity of the firm to complete delivery orders within a reasonable time period, including depth of professional staff in all A-E disciplines and depth of support staff; (D) Record of past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; and (E) Location in the general geographical area of the project, i.e., within Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. Firms which possess the qualifications to perform the services described are invited to submit a completed SF255, Architect-Engineer Questionnaire for a Specific Project, and a SF254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire to the office above no later than August 15, 1999. Selection criteria will be conducted with combined use of SF254 and SF255. Interested firms with more than one office should indicate of their SF254 and SF255 the staffing composition of the office in which the work will be performed. Firms, including consultants, must meet the following requirements: 1) licensed architect; 2) licensed mechanical and electrical engineer. Consideration will be given to interested firms who respond to this advertisement in accordance with the foregoing instructions in the following order of preference: This procurement falls within a designated industry group subject to the small business competitiveness demonstration program and is restricted to emerging small business. The standard industrial code is 8712, and the small-business size standard is average annual receipts for last three fiscal years not exceeding $2.5 million. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Woman-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, woman-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at 800/532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. Posted 07/15/99 (W-SN354897). (0196)

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