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C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES FOR USEPA FACILITIES MASTER PLAN= IMPLEMENTATION SOL CI-MASTERPLAN POC Point of Contact -- Bill Wise, Contracting Officer, 513-487-20= 25 WEB: Office of Acquisition Management ? Cincinnati Contracts, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. E-MAIL: U.S. EPA -- Cincinnati Contracts Management Division, wise.william@epa.gov. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency anticipates awarding an= indefinite delivery/requirements type contract for architect-engineer s= ervices for nationwide facilities master plan implementation. The USEPA operat= es 35 laboratory facilities, of which 17 are EPA-owned and 18 are leased. Th= e laboratories provide the scientific basis for EPA activities in regulat= ion and enforcement of environmental issues, and include basic research facilit= ies as well as testing and evaluation facilities. The facilities infrastructu= re is managed through the Agency?s Facilities Management and Services Divisio= n in Washington, D.C. Specific contract requirements will be identified in = written delivery orders issued by the Contracting Officer. Services which may = be required under any resulting contract include master planning, laborato= ry planning, preparation of existing conditions drawings, data entry and c= ost estimating. Types of projects may include (1) facility physical condit= ion report updates; (2) cost estimating for repairs and new construction; (= 3) preparation of updated facilities development plans; (4) laboratory pro= gramming and planning; (5) updating the EPA Facilities database with current dat= a. Special expertise and knowledge of Computer Aided Facilities Management= (CAFM) systems and laboratory planning is required. Firms will be evaluated a= ccording to the following criteria, which are listed in descending order of impo= rtance: (A) Demonstrated experience and technical expertise in master planning,= laboratory programming and planning, and management of CAFM systems; (B= ) Demonstrated past performance on contracts of similar size and nature w= ith respect to quality of work, cost control and compliance with performan= ce schedules; (C) Professional qualifications of proposed key personnel i= n all architectural, engineering and laboratory planning disciplines; (D) Ca= pacity of the firm to complete delivery orders within a reasonable time period, i= ncluding depth of professional staff in the required technical disciplines and d= epth of support staff. The basic contract period shall be one year, with four = (4) one-year option periods. The estimated aggregate value of delivery ord= ers is $750,000 per year. Firms desiring consideration shall mail four (4) co= pies of Standard Form 254 and four (4) copies of Standard Form 255 for the prim= e contractor and all team members to the following address: U. S. EPA, A= ttn: Luther Mellen, Architecture, Engineering and Real Estate Branch (MC320= 4R), Room M300, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20460. All info= rmation must be received at this address not later than the close of business o= f the 30th calendar day after the date this announcement is published in the = printed Commerce Business Daily. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday or Fede= ral Holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day= . Include the solicitation number in Block 2b of the Standard Form 255. = This is not a request for proposal. Posted 03/28/00 (D-SN438654). (0088)

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