William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Admin Medical Center, Chief, Acquisition & Facilities Planning Service(90C), 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209-1639

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES (ARCHITECTURAL), INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT SOL 544-057-00 DUE 062300 POC Virgil Thompson, Contract Specialist at 803/695-6783 Architect-Engineer (A&E) Services, Indefinite Delivery Contract for the Department of Veterans Affairs, WJB Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center, located at 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, South Carolina. Provide A/E services (architectural) as required by the government to include, but not limited to: necessary site work, verification of as-built drawings, analysis of utility systems, necessary detail drawings and reproduction expenses, accurate cost estimates and construction period services. Services include facility long and short-term planning and additional consultant support as deemed necessary by the government. Services include design submissions at conceptual, 50% and 100% with updated as-builts on mylar and autocad and microsoft word compatible diskettes. The maximum yearly cumulative A-E fees under this contract shall not exceed $250,000.00. This contract shall be for one year from date of award or until the $250,000.00 in fees is reached with an option to extend the term of the contract for one (1) additional year. Negotiations will be conducted for hourly rates for each discipline required, overhead, profit and other costs elements, which are particular to the contract. For each project, the VA will issue a request for fee proposal that includes a scope of work. The fee proposal shall be based on pre-negotiated unit prices. Each specific delivery order shall be negotiated based the A/E effort involved. The maximum A/E fee for each delivery order shall not exceed $25,000.00. A minimum A/E fee of $500.00 over the life of the contract will be guaranteed should no work be ordered under this contract. The option year is limited to the same restrictions as the first year. A/E firms shall be located within a 150 mile radius of Columbia, South Carolina, to be eligible. Standard Industrial Code (SIC) is 8712 Architectural Services. The Small Business size standard is $2,500,000 in annual gross revenues averaged over the past three years. Please state in Block 4, Page 4 of the SF 254 the size standard of your firm. A/E will be required to provide evidence of professional liability insurance of $1,000,000. Architect-Engineer firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit: (1) a Standard Form 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, (2) a Standard Form 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project, when requested, and (3) any requested supplemental data to the procurement office shown. Firms having a current Standard Form 254 on file with the procurement office shown are not required to register this form. Firms desiring to register for consideration for future projects administered by the procurement office (subject to specific requirements for individual projects) are encouraged to submit annually, a statement of qualifications and performance data, utilizing Standard Form 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire. Firms responding to this announcement before the closing date will be considered for selection, subject to any limitations indicated with respect to size and geographic location of firm, specialized technical expertise or other requirements listed. Following an initial evaluation of the qualification and performance data submitted, three or more firms that are considered to be the most highly qualified to provide the type of services required, will be chosen for negotiation. Selection of firms for negotiation shall be made through an order of preference based on demonstrated competence and qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the type of professional services required, that include: (1) professional capabilities; (2) specialized experience and technical competence, as required; (3) capacity to accomplish the work in the required time; (4) past performance on contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; (5) geographical location and knowledge of the locality of the project, provided that application of the criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project; (6) any other special qualification required under this announcement by the contracting activity. In addition to the above qualifications, special qualifications in the Department of Defense include the volume of work previously awarded to the firm by the Department of Defense, with the object of effecting an equitable distribution of Department of Defense architect engineer contracts among qualified architect-engineer firms including small and small disadvantaged business firms, and firms that have not had prior Department of Defense contracts. Firms should submit SF 254's and 255's to the following address: Chief, Acquisition & Facility Planning Services (90C), WJB Dorn VA Medical Center, 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, South Carolina 29209-1639. Interested A/E firms must submit (1) one copy of each form to this office not later than 3:00PM Eastern Standard Time on June 23, 2000 in order to be considered for selection by this office. This is not a Request for Proposal. Award is subject to availability of funds. Posted 05/15/00 (W-SN454738). (0136)

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