GSA, PBS, Property Development Division, Admin./Procurement Services Branch-6PCA, 1500 East Bannister Road, Room 2135, Kansas City, MO 64131-3088

C -- ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES SOL GS06P00GZC0007 DUE 032100 POC Project Manager -- Bill Greene (816) 823-2260; Contracting Officer -- Karen Poole (816) 823-4920 This procurement is set aside for small businesses only. Architectural-Engineering (A-E) Design Services are required for the proposed critical systems improvements and space alterations necessary to renovate floors 15 through 18 in the Richard Bolling Federal Building (FB), 601 East 12th Street in Kansas City, Missouri, to provide a high quality office environment. Additionally, the roof on the 32-year-old structure will be replaced. This project will yield approximately 127,000 usable square feet of space. This procurement is set aside for small businesses only. The objective of the selection process is to select a renovation designer and a firm that exemplifies design excellence. Accordingly, this will be a two stage selection process that will establish design excellence as the initial level of selection and project team qualifications as the final criteria for selection. In this process, the lead architect and the associated architectural design firm that will, as a minimum, develop the design intent and conceptual design for this building is herein identified as the lead designer and the lead design firm. The slate selection process (initial level of selection) will result in a minimum of three firms selected for interview and final selection in Stage II. This selection is open to prime A/E design firms, as defined above, within the United States. However, one of the Stage I evaluation criteria is whether the prime A/E design firm, and the lead architectural designer if not employed by the prime firm, have existing and active design production offices within the designated geographical area consisting of the state of Missouri. When developing the project team required for Stage II, at least 35% of the design effort, including working drawings, must be performed within the designated geographical area. The short listed prime A/E design firms shall be required, in Stage II of the selection process, to demonstrate how this will be accomplished. Stage I: Offerors shall submit a modified SF 255 and SF 254. Contact William F. Greene, GSA Project Manager, to receive the modified SF 255 form. Slate selection will be based on the design excellence qualifications of the lead designer and firm. No other information shall be submitted in the first stage. Selection shall be based upon: (1) Lead Designer Portfolio (30%): submit 8 inch x 10 inch photographs (maximum of three per project) and a typewritten description (maximum one page per project) of three designs attributable to the Lead Designer and contracted for within the past ten years, including challenges and resolutions. (2) Past Performance on Design (30%): for the lead design firm, submit 8 inch x 10 inch photographs (maximum of three per project) and a typewritten description (maximum of one page per project) for five designs contracted for in the past ten years (include tangible evidence -- affidavits, certificates, publication notices, awards, peer recognition, etc.) demonstrating design excellence. (3) Design Intent (20%): in the lead designers words,using the maximum of one typewritten page, state your overall design approach to the challenge of resolving design issues, parameters of design that apply to this project, philosophy of renovating a building that relates to the design fabric of the downtown community; partial solutions should not be addressed at this time. (4) Lead Designer Profile (15%): for the lead designer on this project, submit a biographical sketch including education, professional experience, including recognition for design efforts and description of areas of responsibility, and commitment to this project. (5) Designated Geographical Area (5%): Scoring will be based on whether the prime A/E design firm, and the lead architectural designer if not employed by the prime firm, have existing and active design production offices within the designated geographical area. Stage II: Following slate selection, the successful Offerors will develop the complete project team and submit SF 255 and SF 254s which reflect the entire project team. It is not necessary to re-submit information submitted in the slate selection process. The Government will establish the date the submittals are due, and will provide new selection criteria for the interviews and final selection. The proposed scope of work emphasizes code compliance, environmental safety, sustainable design and construction practices, energy conservation, and interior modernization on floors 15 through 18 and the penthouse. The remainder of the building will be occupied and all utilities must remain in service. As much as possible, the project shall be designed to meet the Silver standard as defined in the U.S. Green Building Councils Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System. The project will upgrade, restore, or replace obsolete building systems, architectural features, finishes, and surfaces in these areas. The building's original roof will be replaced. A new perimeter HVAC system with individual controls, sheet metal distribution system and variable air volume (VAV) boxes will be installed. Handicapped accessibility will be improved by the upgrading of restroom facilities. A new egress stair will be constructed from the 18th to the 17th floor to provide a safe path of egress eliminating the need to exit through a large open mechanical space. Hazardous asbestos containing material and lead based paint will be removed. Asbestos spray-on fireproofing, which coats the underside of all floor slabs and structural steel framing members, will be removed and replaced with an acceptable fireproofing material. All asbestos pipe insulation on the domestic hot and cold water piping, chilled water piping, steam, and condensate piping will be removed and replaced with non-asbestos insulating material. All lighting, conduits, outlets, power and lighting panels on each floor will be removed and replaced. All window glass on these floors will be removed and the glazing compound replaced with neoprene gasketing. All operable windows will be fixed to the closed position and all spandrel panels will be removed, fitted with neoprene gasketing, and reinstalled. The construction work will be accomplished in three contracts. The first contract will provide roof replacement, demolition and hazardous material abatement. The second contract will provide for basic shell construction. The third contract will provide for tenant improvement construction. The anticipated A/E contract will include pre-design, programming, schematic design, design development, and construction document services. Optional contract services will include bidding services, and construction contract administration services. Contingent upon receipt of funding, optional contract services may also include professional services for the remaining floors in the building including structural and non-structural seismic bracing. Professional services include preparation of working drawings, specifications and construction cost estimates, and will require special services such as: asbestos and toxic material abatement (i.e.: lead paint), seismic bracing, interior design, fire safety, energy conservation, roof consultant, building code reviews, special studies, reports, planning, programming services, and other design and testing procedures that are common in the construction industry. Working drawings and specifications are to be prepared for all three construction contracts. Programming services are required for preparation of an interior tenant improvement solicitation. Where Offerors propose in-house staff to provide special services, the short listed Offerors will be required in Stage II to demonstrate that qualification of in-house personnel are equivalent to that of a consultant. These consultants will only be required for short-listed lead designers. The proposed renovation will contain general office space. Estimated construction cost for this project is approximately $24,000,000.. Design shall be hard metric (System International -- SI). Drawings shall be created and submitted in native AutoCAD release 14 format at a mimimum. Drawings created in other CAD programs and then translated into AutoCAD are not acceptable. Specifications, reports, databases, and similar items shall be submitted in native MSOffice 97 format at a minimum. The firm/joint venture shall update software versions at their own expense at the request of the Government. To be considered, responses to this notice (Stage I) must be delivered by 2:00 p.m. local time, March 21, 2000, to the General Services Administration, Office of Business and Support Services (6ADB), 1500 East Bannister Road, Room 1161, Kansas City, MO 64131-3088. Firms wishing to be considered must submit completed SF-254(s) and SF-255(s) and other pertinent information as required above. When responding to this announcement, offerors should fully address their capability with regard to each of the above stated minimum requirements and evaluation factors. The top ranked firms will be recommended for development of Stage II proposals and interviews based on their written response to this announcement. A follow-up announcement shall be placed in this publication containing a list of the firms considered to be the most highly qualified. Award of this contract is contingent upon the receipt of design funds. The successful offeror is advised that the Government intends to propose the use of the partnering process during the design and construction of this building. The proposed contract is set aside for small business. This is not a request for a fee proposal. See Note 1 Posted 02/18/00 (W-SN426878). (0049)

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