U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Contracting and General Services, 300 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, MA 01035-9589

C -- REGIONAL ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING SERVICES SOL 501810R001 DUE 010700 POC Ann Marie Beauregard, 413-253-8243 or Marsha Browning, 413-253-8236 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to solicit Standard Forms 254 and 255 for Regional Architect/Engineering (A/E) Services for all construction related disciplines required for a variety of new construction and renovation projects. Work will include mechanical, electrical, structural, civil, and sanitary engineering; architectural, post-award construction services, and support services. Support services will include sampling, field, laboratory, and office services for drafting, report preparation, concrete testing, soil testing, soil borings, and surveying. The Region will be divided into three geographical areas: 1) Northern consisting of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island; 2) Central consisting of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; and 3) Southern consisting of Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and West Virginia. A "firm" is defined as any combination of prime- and sub- contracted consulting companies. Professional certification to practice engineeringand architecture is required in every state in each of the areas for which the firm is submitting Forms 254 and 255. Location of the firm's office within the area for which the firm is submitting Forms 254 and 255 is required. A/E services will be obtained through a negotiated indefinite delivery contract for a term of five years (one base year and four option years). Task orders will be issued for each project as a result of negotiated level of effort. Travel and other reimbursable costs shall be in accordance with the current rates for Federal employees. Evaluation factors are: 1) (30%) Professional qualifications to perform design and consultation work for construction and renovation projects; 2) (30%) Demonstrated specialized experience and technical competence in designing and consulting for construction and renovation projects; 3) (20%) Past performance on contracts with both government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; and 4) (20%) Resources (personnel, facilities, systems, equipment, etc.) to accomplish required volume of work in a timely manner. Qualifications of firms will be compared and rated by applying a numeric rating system to the evaluation factors listed above. Firms desiring consideration should submit three copies of Standard Forms 254 and 255 to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Contracting and General Services, 300 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, MA 01035, ATTN: Ann Marie Beauregard, Contracting Officer, no later than close of business January 7, 2000. Contract period estimated to begin April 1, 2000. This procurement is unrestricted. Posted 11/26/99 (W-SN403795). (0330)

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