Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commanding Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, 1240 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH, 44199-2060

C -- C-ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING SERVICES SOL DTCG83-00-R-3WF133 DUE 031500 POC P. Korenchen, Contract Specialist, Phone 216-902-6218, Fax 216-902-6277/78, Email PKorenchen@CEUCleveland.uscg.mil -- Opal Arnold, Contracting Officer, Phone 216-902-6219, Fax 216-902-6277, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=DTCG83-00-R-3 WF133&LocID=256. E-MAIL: P. Korenchen, PKorenchen@CEUCleveland.uscg.mil. Provide professional architectural/engineering (A/E) services for Shore Facilities. Projects will include a variety of assignments involving U. S. Coast Guard Shore Facilities. The contract shall cover the United States; however, the main locations will be in 28 states throughout the Great Lakes, Mississippi River and its tributaries, and mid-Atlantic states from the northern border of New Jersey to the northern border of South Carolina. Most work will consist of modification and renovations to existing structures. The Shore Facilities include residential and light commercial buildings and their mechanical and electrical systems, site utilities, waterfront facilities, and aircraft hangars. Work shall include, but is not limited to, miscellaneous general engineering and architectural services including architecture, mechanical, structural, civil, sanitary, geotechnical and coastal engineering, Autocad drafting (AutoCad Release 14 software with CE-CADD version 6.11 which implements the standards described in CE-CADD application and standards manual), engineering graphic and nongraphic databased programming (ACCESS, ORACLE, LISP, VISUAL C++, etc), topographic analysis, surveying, project management, construction surveillance, environmental assessments, and master planning support. Services to be obtained may also include assessment of existing conditions, review of project designs, analysis of alternatives, recommendations for cost effective alternatives and development of final designs and construction contract documents. Criteria to be evaluated in the selection of the A/E firm(s) will be as follows: (1) Past performance on design contracts with estimated construction projects ranging from $300,000 to $600,000: (a) Demonstrated compliance with performance schedules and the ability to meet unusual time constraints; (b) Consistently uses most cost-effective designs to meet project requirements; (c) Quality of work as demonstrated by a history of minimal change orders; (d) Demonstrated long term relationships and repeat business with customers; and (e) Describe successful project(s) executed for any federal agency. (2) Professional qualifications of the firm's staff to provide required designs: (a) Ability to perform design work in architectural, civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering disciplines with in-house personnel; (b) Ability to generate AutoCad drawings with in-house personnel; (c) Ability to perform quality assurance/inspection services; and (d) Ability to perform specialized engineering services with in-house personnel (structural, environmental, surveying). (3) Proven ability (last five years) of the firm to product quality designs in a wide range of renovation, design, and shore facility projects: (a) Light commercial, including building systems; (b) Residential, including building systems; (c) Site work, including utilities and paving; (d) Special construction, including waterfront facilities, hangars, transmitter buildings, and other Coast Guard specific buildings; and (3) Provide examples of facility designs that demonstrate energy conservation, waste reduction and the use of recovered materials. (4) Proven ability (last five years) of the firm to conduct quality studies and reports, including (a) Environmental (lead and asbestos) reports and testing; (b) AutoCad 14 drawings; (c) Site surveys, (d) Economic analyses of: different construction methods and varying HVAC and/or electrical systems, (e) Calculations, (f) Cost Estimates, and (g) Underwater inspection of waterfront facilities. (5) Provide two examples demonstrating effective internal quality control procedures ensuring technical accuracy and coordination of disciplines; and (6) Professional qualifications of consultants to provide necessary technical work to the design beyond the capability of the firm's in-house personnel. The basic contract year (and the resultant option year) will be limited to a maximum of $1.5 million for each year of the contract with a $300,000 maximum per individual task order. The term of the contract shall be for one year from the date of contract award with an option for an additional one year period. The government reserves the right to exercise the option. The total duration of the contract, including exercise of the option, shall not exceed two years. The government reserves the right to make multiple awards. This procurement is open to small and large businesses in accordance with the Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program. Firms desiring consideration are invited to submit a SF-254 and SF-255 prior to the close of business on 15 March 2000. The SF-254 and SF-255 shall be annotated with RFP Number DTCG83-00-R-3WF133. Faxed submissions will not be accepted. No solicitation will be issued. This is not a request for Posted 02/11/00 (D-SN424585). (0042)

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