Department of Interior, U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service/CGS/DB, 911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-4181

C -- ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE CLARK R. BAVIN NATIONAL FORENSICS LABORATORY ADDITION PROJECT SOL FWS1-101810R032(TS) DUE 021800 POC Contract Officer: Tamra Swerdlik, 503-231-6188, Regional Engineer: Robert Oser (503) 231-6145 The planned project is an expansion of the Clark R. Bavin National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory (Laboratory) located in Ashland, Oregon. The Laboratory was constructed to meet the forensics needs of wildlife law enforcement agencies around the world. Expansion will include construction of an additional 25,000 square feet of laboratory, storage, and office space supplement to the existing 23,000 square foot facility. Project shall include construction of new Level I, II, and III Biological Containment Areas (necropsy laboratory, toxicology laboratory, polymerase chain reaction laboratory, instrumental analysis laboratory, hazardous waste storage space, evidence receiving area, and walk-in freezer storage space); storage spaces for morphology reference standards and chemicals/solvents; and expanded office space for administration, new laboratory personnel, and visiting scientists. Some of the existing Laboratory space will be rehabilitated including the modification of the existing criminalistics laboratory for DNA analysis and converting the HVAC to an electronic system. The estimated construction range is $5,000,000.00 to $10,000,000.00. A firm-fixed price multi-year contract for A/E services is anticipated to be awarded in late Spring 2000. The contractor shall furnish all manpower, materials, equipment, and supervision necessary to plan and design the facility and provide construction management services as requested during the construction phase of the project. Services required under this contract will be primarily planning, to include the gathering, analysis, and documentation of data required to establish program requirements and document findings in a Basis for Design report; design, to include the preparation of plans, specifications, bidding schedules, and cost estimates; and, construction management services, to include management of actions required to complete the proposed facility from date of contract award to final acceptance, including the warranty period. . Award of the specifiedservices is contingent upon funding availability. The project duration is anticipated to extend through December 2003. Firms which possess the qualifications necessary to perform the contract work are invited to submit a completed, current SF 255 "Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project," and a completed current SF Form 254 "Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire" for each of its proposed consultants, to the address shown above. Interested firms with more than one office must indicate on their SF 255 the staffing composition of the office in which the work will be performed. Indicate solicitation number in block 2b of the SF 255. The completed SF 255 should indicate the specific personnel from the responding firm and all consultants expected to do the work on this contract, with resumes for each, professional registrations by state, and experience in this type of work over the past five (5) years. Submittals will be evaluated based on the following criteria: (1) professional qualifications of individuals listed to perform under the contract, including individual licenses and experience; (2) Recent specialized experience, within the last 7 years, and technical competence of team members in the design of Level I, II, and III Biological Containment Areas, (3) Recent experience and technical competence of team members in the design of laboratory facilities, (4) Past performance on contracts with government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules. Provide a customer reference with complete address and current telephone number for at least ten design projects completed within the past 5 years, (5) Capacity to accomplish the work within the required time, (6) Aggressive internal quality control program with demonstrated results in reducing design errors and/or omissions, (7) Cost control methods used during design. Provide a bidding record (i.e., contract award amount versus estimate) for all projects listed as related experience for Items 2 and 3 above, (8) Geographic Location and knowledge of the project locality. This procurement is being made under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program and is open to both large and small business concerns. Before award of the contract, the A/E will be required to present an acceptable Subcontracting Plan in accordance with Public Law 95-507 (unless the awardee is a small business). Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Businesses are encouraged to participate as prime contractors or as members of joint ventures with the other small businesses. This is not a request for proposal. Interested firms should provide an original and two copies of their submittal, Standard Form 254 and 255, to the above addresses. Electronic versions of SF 254/255's may be retrieved from http://www.gsa.gov/pbs/. Submittals shall not exceed 100 pages. Award of this contract is contingent upon availability of funds. Posted 01/11/00 (W-SN415059). (0011)

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