Department of State, Office of Acquisition, P. O. Box 9115, Rosslyn Station, Arlington, VA 22219-0244

C -- A/E DESIGN SERVICES FOR U.S. EMBASSY FACILITIES IN SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA SOL S-LMAQM-00-R-6032 POC Mr. Brian Mulcahy, (703) 875-6012 The U.S. Department of State (DOS), Office of Logistics Management, on behalf of the Office of Foreign Buildings Operations, is seeking a qualified A/E firm, or team, to provide comprehensive design services, including a master plan, for a new embassy compound located in Seoul, Korea. The embassy compound will be configured to accommodate the normal Department of State functions: executive section, political, economic, consular, administration, budget and finance, communications, medical, and security sections; Marine security guards; and tenant organizations, such as Foreign Commercial Service, Foreign Agriculture Service, Department of Defense, Department of Justice, and others. Residential structures, site work and related structures will be included. The building site is approximately 3.3 hectares in area. The program for the U.S. Embassy compound of diplomatic related facilities will include a new Embassy Office Building of 16,857 gsm (approximately 181,382 gsf), Residential Housing of 19,791 gsm (approximately 212,951 gsf), and Marine Security Guard Quarters and Domestic Quarters (only) of 799 gsm (approximately 8,597 gsf). The estimated construction cost is from $70 million to $135 million. The estimated start of design is August, 2000, with design completion in January, 2003. The type of contract will be fixed price. The scope of A/E services under this design contract will include: architecture and master planning, civil, geotechnical engineering; structural (including blast), seismic, mechanical, and electrical engineering; communications; RF and Acoustical shielding systems; physical and technical security; space planning and systems furniture integration; interior design; fire protection engineering; lighting design, site design, landscape design; scheduling; cost engineering; value engineering; administrative coordination of the various disciplines involved; and construction phase services. U.S. codes and U.S.G. requirements, to include UFAS and sustainable design, as well as the applicable laws, codes and standards for the city of Seoul, Republic of Korea will apply. The site, buildings and related facilities will be designed in hard metric (system International) units. Each design submission will include AutoCad R 13 or 14 files in Department of State format. The successful A/E firm, including all entities which comprise a joint venture, and including all subcontractors, must possess, or be able to obtain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret facility clearance (FCL) with Secret safeguarding capability in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), DoD 5220.22-M prior to contract performance. Appropriately cleared personnel will also be required for contract performance. The DOS will sponsor a successful firm for a clearance. Firms responding to this announcement on or before the closing date will be considered for selection using the following evaluation criteria 100 points maximum: (a) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance ofrequired services. Include all disciplines/services required by the scope of A/E services described above-30 pts. (b) Specialized experience and technical competence in master planning, energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, reliability-centered maintenance, the use of recovered materials, and physical and technical security design. Provide back-up data for a maximum of five recent projects that would demonstrate examples of creative solutions in facility design, including such things as sustainable design, energy efficiency, barrier-free accessibility, and accommodating organizational and technical change. Provide examples of master planning for a phased development-25 pts. (c) Demonstrated design excellence by the A/E team on projects of a similar size and complexity, preferably international projects. Provide examples of five recent projects showing high quality design performance, including housing and office building types, by proposed key design personnel-20 pts. (d) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules, coordinating multi-disciplinary design efforts, and providing effective cost and quality control. Although previous or ongoing performance of a similar U.S. Government contract is not a requirement for firms responding to this solicitation, if such contracts have been performed, the offeror must have performed at a satisfactory level as a minimum. If using consultants, demonstrate that the team has worked successfully as a team in providing similar services by providing information on a maximum of five recent projects performed by the team. Briefly describe management plan including procedures for decision-making, quality assurance, coordination, schedule, and cost control procedures. Indicate effectiveness of cost control of representative projects by listing the construction budgets, construction contract award amounts, and construction change order rates in tabular form for five recent projects-15 pts. (e) Previous experience with overseas projects and knowledge of foreign building codes, standards, and construction practices-5 pts. (f) Large businesses shall provide examples from five recent projects that demonstrate inclusion of small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, woman-owned businesses, and HUBZone small businesses in their subcontracting plans. Past performance in achieving or exceeding the socioeconomic goals established under the five recent projects will be weighed-5pts. Failure to address each of the evaluation criteria, in writing, will result in failure to qualify. Additionally, failure to provide the requisite information will result in failure to qualify. Large business firms responding to this solicitation may be required to submit a small business subcontracting plan. The DOS Fiscal Year 2000 subcontracting goals are: small business 40%; small disadvantaged business 5%; small woman-owned business 5%; and HUBZone small business 1.5%. A/E firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit two copies of the following: (a) Standard Form 254 Architect/Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, (b) Standard Form 255 Architect/Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project (maximum of 100 pages), (c) Business Management Plan for design projects, (d) Design portfolios which illustrate the A/E team's capabilities. In addition, firms must submit two copies of a statement of qualifications for purposes of Section 402 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 P.L. 99-399 (questionnaire forms are available by FAX request to Mr. Brian Mulcahy at 703-875-6292, or by e:mail at MulcahyBF@State.Gov). A firm being considered for award must meet the definition of a "United States person" of P.L.99-399, Section 402 thereof, as follows: (1) be legally organized in the United States more than five years prior to the issuance of a request for proposal; (2) have its principal place of business in the United States; (3) have performed within the U.S. administrative, technical or professional services similar in complexity, type of construction, and value of the project being solicited; (4) employ U.S. citizens in at least 80 percent of principal management positions in the U.S.; employ U.S. citizens in more than 50 percent of its permanent, full-time positions in the U.S. (5) have existing technical and financial resources in the U.S. to perform the contract; and (6) have no business dealings with Libya. Firms not meeting the "United States persons" requirement will not be considered. Requests for clarification must be submitted, in writing, to Mr. Brian Mulcahy no later than 1:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on April 21, 2000. All submittals must be received by 1:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on May 1, 2000. Postal Mailing address: Mr. Brian Mulcahy, U.S. Department of State, A/LM/AQM/RAD, Room L-600, P.O. Box 12248 Rosslyn Station, Arlington, VA 22219. Courier address: Mr. Brian Mulcahy, U.S. Department of State, A/LM/AQM/RAD, Room L-600, 1701 North Fort Myer Drive (17th St. Entrance), Arlington, VA 22209.***** Posted 03/23/00 (W-SN437548). (0083)

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