Regional Officer in Charge of Contracts, Pearl Harbor, NAVFACENGCOM(R115), 4262 Radford Drive, Honolulu, HI 96818-3296

C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES FOR VARIOUS PETROLEUM FUEL FACILITIES PROJECTS, VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN PACNAVFACENGCOM AREAS, PRIMARILY HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SOL N62742-00-R-0002 POC Contact Ms. Rika Delaunay, Contract Specialist, (808) 474-1402 and/or Mr. Melvin Yoshimura, Contracting Officer, (808) 474-5406 Services include, but are not limited to design and engineering services for repairs, replacement, maintenance, and construction of POL facilities. Projects include above and below ground storage facilities, distribution systems (pipelines), receiving facilities, and dispensing facilities. Mechanical engineering services with associated multi-discipline architectural engineering support services are anticipated. If asbestos or hazardous materials exist, the Architect-Engineer (A-E) shall identify them and provide for their disposal in the required documents in accordance with applicable rules and regulations. The selected A-E may be required to participate in a pre-fee meeting within seven days of notification and provide a fee proposal within ten days of the meeting. The contract will be of the Indefinite Quantity type where the work will be required on an "as-needed" basis during the life of the contract. Each project will be a firm fixed price task order. The Government will determine the task orderamount by using rates negotiated and negotiate the effort required to perform the particular project. The contract shall not exceed twelve months or $2,000,000 total fee, whichever comes first. A-E fee per project shall not exceed $900,000. The Government guarantees a minimum amount of $25,000 for the contract. The Government reserves the option to extend the contract for four additional one-year periods. There will be no future synopsis in the event the options included in the contract are exercised. Estimated date of contract award is February 2000. Proposals may be subject to an advisory audit performed by the Defense Contract Audit Agency. The following selection evaluation criteria, in relative order of importance, will be used in the evaluation of A-E firms: (1) Professional qualifications of firm and staff proposed for engineering investigations and designs of military fuel distribution and storage systems and facilities. (2) Specialized recent experience and technical competence of firm or particularstaff members in engineering investigations and designs of military fuel distribution and storage systems and facilities. (3) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. (4) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time. (5) Experience and participation in quality control program. (6) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project; provided, that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project. (7) The Government will evaluate the extent to which small business (SB), small disadvantaged business (SDB), women-owned small business (WOSB), historically underutilized business zone (HUBZoneSB), and historically black college or university and minority institution (HBCU/MI) are specifically identified in the proposal, the extent of commitment to use such firms, and past performance of offerors in meeting subcontracting plan goals under previous contracts. Offerors must identify the percentage of work that will be performed by the offeror and that which will be performed by the subcontractors. The offeror should identify each firm (prime & subconsultants) by name, discipline, size status, and percentage of work to be performed. The percentage of work to be performed should total 100% of the total contract value and should be based on the following assumption: 40% of the work will be mechanical, 15% structural, 15% civil/environmental, 15% electrical, 5% architectural, 5% fire protection, and 5% other. In addition, the offeror should provide information on past performance as to the use of SB, SDB, etc. and/or any awards received for outstanding support SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZoneSB, and HBCU/MI; copies of the final SF294, Subcontracting Report for Individual Contracts, on recently completed contracts or other documentation showing subcontracting efforts to SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZoneSB, and HBCU/MI; copies of performance evaluations on the implementation of subcontracting plans or periodic compliance reviews, and/or information on existing or pending mentor-prot g agreements. Large Business firms who are short-listed will be required to submit a subcontracting plan prior to being interviewed. The statutory Government wide goals for the total value of all prime contract awards per fiscal year are 23% to SB, 5% to SDB, 5% to WOSB, and 5% to HBCU/MI, and 1.5% for HUBZoneSB. (8) The volume of work previously awarded to the firm by the Department of Defense shall also be considered, with the object of effecting an equitable distribution of Department of Defense A-E contracts among qualified A-E firms and firms that have not had Department of Defense contracts. Each firm's past performance and perforance rating(s) will be reviewed during the evaluation process and can affect the selection outcome. The selected firm will be required to have email/internet capability to facilitate the exchange of correspondence/information. A-E firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit complete, updated Standard Forms 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, and 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project, to the office shown above. A-E firms utilized by the prime A-E must also submit completed Standard Forms 254 and 255. Only one copy of each form is required. IN BLOCK 10 AND AN ADDENDUM THERETO, IF NECESSARY, STATE WHY YOUR FIRM IS SPECIALLY QUALIFIED BASED ON EACH OF THE ABOVE SELECTION EVALUATION CRITERIA. Show the office location where work will be done and describe the experience and location of those that will do the work. Firms responding to this announcement within 30 days from publication date will be considered. Firms must submit forms to the A-E Contracts Division by 2:00 p.m. HST, on the closing date. Should the due date fall on a weekend or holiday, the Standard Forms 254 and 255 will be due the first workday thereafter. Firms having a current SF 254 on file with this office may also be considered. This is not a request for a proposal. Posted 12/03/99 (W-SN405746). (0337)

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