U. S. Army Engineer District, Savannah, P.O. Box 889, Savannah, Georgia 31402-0889

C -- CENTRAL ENERGY PLANT MODERNIZATION -- PHASE III, FORT GORDON, GA SOL DACA21-00-R-0021 POC Mr. Efrain Rosario at 912/652-6120 (Technical Questions) or Rod Hill at 912/652-5301 (Contractural Questions) WEB: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Contracting, www.usace.army.mil. E-MAIL: Roderick Hill, roderick.hill@sas02.usace.army.mil. The Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, requires the services of an Architect-Engineer firm to prepare the plans, specifications, design analysis, and cost estimates for construction of a interconnection of the north and south heating and cooling distribution zones and incorporation of the design documents of Phases I and II currently being prepared by an A-E firm into a single, biddable design package at Fort Gordon, GA. This will be a firm fixed price contract. The contract is anticipated to be awarded in June 2000 and completed in December 2000. The estimated construction cost range is $1,000,000.00 to $5,000,000.00. This announcement is open to all firms regardless of size. **** 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The selected firm will be required to perform the following services: prepare the plans, specifications, design analysis, and cost estimates for the construction of a interconnection of the north and south heating and cooling distribution zones and incorporation of the design documents of Central Energy Plant Modernization, Phase I and II at Fort Gordon, GA. The project consists of a heating and cooling distribution systems, retrofit of existing Central Energy Plants. Architect-Engineer services during construction (shop drawing review and field visits) may also be required. All design files must originate in and be delivered in the (*.dgn) format. Exceptions may be granted if the use of scanned files is required. In this case the scanned files must be converted to (*.dgn) format for delivery. All design files will be developed using the Tri Service AEC Standard as supplemented by the Savannah District instructions. The standards include naming convention, file and directory structure, line weights, levels and color. Any deviation shall be approved by the Contracting Officer. **** 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general A-E selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criteria and then by each sub- criterion). CRITERIA A-F are primary. Criteria G thru I are secondary and will only be used as "tie-breakers" among technically equal firms. **** A. Specialized Experience and technical competence in (1) Design of Central Energy Plants. (2) Knowledge of, and experience with Army design criteria procedures. (3) Knowledge of, and experience with US Army Corps of Engineers and Savannah District Corps of Engineers design criteria and procedures. (4) Originating designs in (*.dgn) format. (5) Use of MCACES cost estimating. **** B. Past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules. **** C. Capacity to accomplish the work in the stated contract period and to provide the following professional disciplines: architecture, structure, civil, electrical, mechanical, engineering, topographic surveys, interior design, cost estimating, and fire protection engineering. These disciplines must be shown in Block 4 of SF 255. Please disregard the "to be utilized" statement at Block 4 of SF 255 and show the total strength of each discipline. **** D. Professional Qualifications of key management and professional staff members. The design team must include a Registered Fire Protection Engineer whose principle duties are fire protection engineering or a Registered Architect or Registered Engineer who is a full member in good sanding of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE). Block 7 must contain resumes for all required disciplines. **** E. Knowledge of locality as it pertains in design and construction methods of projects in the geographic area of this contract. **** SECONDARY CRITERIA **** F. Extent of participation of Small Business (SB) including (Women Owned Small Business (WOSB)), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. **** G. Proximity to the project site, **** H. Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24. **** 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms must submit ONE (1) copy of SF 255 (11/92 edition) for prime and ONE (1) copy of SF 254 (11/92) for prime and all consultants to the following address: US Army Engineer District, Savannah, ATTN: CESAS-EN-ES (Karen Cooper), 100 W. Oglethorpe Ave., Savannah, GA 31401-3640, not later than close of business the 30th day after the date of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday, or Holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day. BLOCK 10 OF SF 255 SHALL NOT EXCEED 10 PAGES PRINTED ONE SIDE OR 5 DOUBLE SIDED PAGES -- FONT SIZE SHOULD NOT BE ANY SMALLER THAN 10. NO FAXED SUBMITTALS WILL BE ACCEPTED. FIRMS MUST INCLUDE PRIME's ACASS NUMBER in BLOCK 3 of SF 255. For ACASS INFORMATION: call 502/808-4591. Cover letters and extraneous materials (Brochures, etc.) are not desired and will not be considered, PHONE CALLS are DISCOURAGED unless ABSOLUTELY necessary. PERSONAL VISITS for the purpose of discussing this announcement WILL NOT BE SCHEDULED. This is NOT a REQUEST for a PROPOSAL Posted 03/27/00 (W-SN438373). (0087)

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