U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, FD, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Mail Stop 5124, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-5100

C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT(S) FOR ARCHITECT-ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR RESEARCH LABORATORY FACILITIES DUE 052400 POC Regina M. Herchak, Contracting Officer, 301-504-1179 The USDA, Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Facilities Contracts Branch (FCB), has a requirement for an indefinite quantity contract for Architect- Engineering services to support major facility renovation projects, plus repair and maintenance, alteration, and/or new construction projects for its research laboratory facilities (including greenhouses and biological safety laboratories) throughout the United States and its territories. Services under the contract will include, but not be limited to, energy-related studies, environmental site assessments and studies, building and/or site investigations/studies, feasibility and conceptual studies, geotechnical investigations, radon testing, asbestos and other hazardous materials abatement, life cycle cost analyses, engineering design criteria development, statement of work/program of requirements development, design analyses, designs, construction drawings, specifications, detailed cost estimates and analyses, bidding phase services, construction management/administration (including full-time on-site construction administration), bid evaluations, shop drawings and submittals review and approval, construction inspection and/or monitoring, design review, technical consultation, field surveys, engineering reports, computer-aided drafting, and development/preparation of Statements of Work for design/build-type projects. The contract shall be for 12 months from date of award, with the option to renew for four (4) additional 12-month periods. Delivery orders will be issued for each individual project. The annual amount of the contract will be a minimum of $500 and will not exceed $10,000,000. The cumulative amount of all delivery orders over the life of the contract will be a minimum of $1,000 and will not exceed $50,000,000. The Government reserves the right to award more than one contract for this requirement. There is no initial project. Consideration of firms will be limited to those firms who, at a minimum, maintain a main or major office in the Washington, D.C./Baltimore, Maryland metropolitan area and also maintain two (2) to four (4) satellite offices located throughout the United States and who can all provide professional A-E services primarily in the disciplines of architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and environmental engineering for pre-design, design, and post-design A-E services for research laboratory facilities. The following specific factors will form the basis for evaluation and determination of those highly qualified firms and selection of the best qualified. All factors are listed in their order of importance: (1) (a) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of the required services and (b) specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required to support major facility construction and renovation projects and alteration or repair of facilities in support of agricultural research in laboratory and field settings, including where appropriate, experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials; (2) Construction management/administration including inspection, shop drawing/submittal review, technical advice, responding to Requests for Information (RFI's), quality assurance, cost estimating, change order reviews, and commissioning; (3) (a) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; and (b) demonstrated ability to successfully coordinate work with all subcontractors or subconsultants; (4) Capacity to accomplish the work within the required time frames and to handle multiple delivery orders simultaneously; (5) Location of firm with (a) a main or major office located in the Washington, D.C./Baltimore, Maryland metropolitan area that has been in operation in the area for at least 12 months prior to the date of this announcement, (b) and 2 to 4 satellite offices throughout the United States (a minimum of two (2) separate satellite offices is required), which will provide ready access to ARS research locations in the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, and (c) co-location of subcontractors or consultants in the same geographic area as the prime. This requirement is unrestricted and open to all qualified and responsible firms. Firms meeting the above requirements and desiring consideration must submit one (1) original and four (4) copies each of Standard Forms (SF) 254 and 255 (11/92 version) not later than 3:30 p.m. (local time) on May 24, 2000, to the ARS office identified above in Beltsville, MD. SF-254s and SF-255s must be submitted for all proposed subcontractors or consultants in one (1) original and four (4) copies each as well. Indicate Project No. 00-9148 on all documentation submitted. Information on the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and its mission and research locations may be found on our website at "http://www.ars.usda.gov." No faxed, telegraphic or telephonic submittals will be accepted. Personal visits for the purpose of discussing this requirement are strongly discouraged and will NOT be scheduled. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. Posted 04/12/00 (W-SN444036). (0103)

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