U.S. Department of Labor, ETA, Division of Contracting Services, 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Room S-4203, Washington, DC 20210

C -- ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR JOB CORPS DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM SOL JC-03-00 DUE 021500 POC Contact Ms. Monica Gloster at (202) 219-8706, ext. 118 WEB: JC-03-00, http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov. E-MAIL: JC-03-00, mgloster@doleta.gov. The general services to be performed will consist of the following basic work elements: 1) Site surveys/assessments and Utilization Studies of both existing and potential Job Corps facilities and Centers; 2) Architectural program development of prototypical concepts and scope of work development of proposed rehabilitation and construction of Job Corps facilities; 3) Environmental assessments, environmental project management and development of A-106 reporting documents; 4) Facility surveys and inspections; 5) Disability/accessibility studies; 6) Project monitoring of design and construction contracts issued by the U.S. Department of Labor; 7) Project cost control, cost estimating and scheduling; 8) Preparation and presentation of the Job Corps Construction, Rehabilitation and Acquisition (CRA) budget and Inventory of Needs for each Program Year; 9) Assist in the management of historic resources through the Section 106 process; 10) Energy audits and energy conservation project management. These serviceswill be provided through a cost remibursement type contract of a continuous nature for the period September 2000 through August 2001, with an option to extend the contract for four, one year periods. It is estimated that approximately 65 to 70 person years of effort will be needed to support the basic elements of this contract. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) intends to award two (2) separate contracts for this project under separate announcements and solicitation numbers. The overall effort will go into design and construction support of the 118 Job Corps Centers consisting of 2,874 buildings (21,000,000 GSF) on 7,322 acres of land. A full and complete range of expertise in design and construction management, as well as technical expertise is required to support these facilities and centers in the continental US, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Project management and continuous interface with the ETA National Office is esential. The successful offeror(s) will be required to perform the contracted services through assignment of an existing lease at facilities located in Arlington, Virginia. The following criteria will be considered as pertinent selection factors for this announcement. These factors are listed in order of importance. 1) Demonstrated ability to bring effective management techniques to a very active, multi-task project on a national scale. 2) Recent specialized experience and technical competence in each of the aforementioned basic work elements. 3) Professional qualifications of key staff members necessary for satisfactory performance of the required services. 4) Adequacy of proposed organization chart and plan of how communication is achieved within the firm and to the client (breakdown of work element responsbility). Offeror shall show evidence of capacity to accomplish the work in a required time frame. 5) Past performance on contracts with other government agencies and within the private sector in terms of cost and schedule control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules (include references, contract number, dollar amounts, and names and telephone numbers of contact persons). Offeror must provide at least (3) references of past performance. 6) Knowledge of national issues as they relate to design and construction, such as accessibility, environment, historical preservation, energy conservation, etc. A Pre-Submittal conference is anticipated approximately January 12, 2000. Details confirming the date, time and location of this conference shall be published in a separate CBD announcement. The Department shall provide a reading room of pertinent documents. This room may be visited by appointment only, 10 days after the CBD issue date. Appointments may be made by contacting Ms. Monica Gloster at (202) 219-8706 ext. 118. Firms desiring consideration are required to submit both SF 254 and 255's, and subcontracting plan and addressing the 10 pertinent selection factors no later that 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday, February 15, 2000. Failure to meet the deadline date for submission and failure to submit both SF 254 and 255's will render the submission not-acceptable. This solicitation is offered under Full and Open Competition and the successful offeror will be required to submit a subcontracting plan in accordance with FAR 19.704. It is the Department's firm goal to ensure that small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses and women owned business concerns have the maximum practicable opportunity to provide substantive and significant participation in the contract. Hence, it is required that at least 15% of the annual value of the contract be allotted to small business concerns with at least 10% of the award value of the contract allotted to Small-disadvantaged Business(es), at least 5% to Women Owned Business(es), and at least 2% of the annual value of the contract be allotted to HUBZone small business(es). This small business representation must be evident in the management and leadership tasks of the contract. The award of this contract is contigent upon an approved subcontracting plan demonstrating evidence of meeting this requirement. Posted 12/03/99 (W-SN405721). (0337)

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