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C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACT FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE FACILTIY PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES SOL 1448-RP-98690-00-C004 POC Point of Contact-Sally McMahon, Contract Specialist, Phone 303-969-2413 E-MAIL: National Park Service, Denver Service Center, contracts_dsc@nps.gov. On behalf of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, Denver Service Center, 12795 West Alameda Parkway, Denver, Colorado 80225, is seeking a qualified firm or team to provide pre-design, design, and construction management services for projects that are the responsibility of the Division of Engineering, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, at various locations throughout the United States. The professional services that may be provided under this contract are of an architect or engineering nature, as defined by State law, as applicable, which are required to be performed or approved by a person licensed, registered, or certified to provide such services. Reference FAR Clause 52.236-25 Requirement for Registration of Designers (APR 1984). Specific services may include the preparation of conceptual, schematic, and preliminary design documents as well as construction documents for new construction and/or rehabilitation of facilities. This may involve public scoping and programing, site planning/design; environmental assessments; energy and life cycle/value analysis; preliminary and detailed cost estimates; preparation of plans and specifications for bidding purposes; value engineering; and other associated design services. Construction Management services include management from construction contract award to final acceptance of actions required to complete the proposed facility including warranty period. The services required under these contracts could include all activities associated with the following identified project types: (1) Training Center Dormitories; (2) Facilities Mechanical Systems, including analyses and debugging of large complex campus mechanical systems; (3) Visitor Centers including exhibitry and audio visual; (4) Hatcheries and (5) Research Facilities. Project types may also include but not limited to new and existing facilities such as maintenance facilities, administrative facilities, roads, parking areas and trails. REQUIRED DISCIPLINES: Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, and Structural design/engineering and documentation services; architectural design/documentation services; and landscape architectural design/documentation services. Incidental services, e.g. CADD drafting, word processing, cost estimating, etc. may be required in the performance of specific task order requirements. All work will be performed through an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract. The total of all task orders per year will not exceed $2,000,000.00 and each task order will not exceed $500,000.00. The selected firm is guaranteed a minimum amount of $20,000.00 for each contract period. The term of each contract shall be one year with possibly four additional one-year options. The policies and directives of the agency for which the work will be performed will guide the work. The U. S. Government has adopted sustainable design as the guiding principle for planning and development. By definition, this means meeting present needs without compromising the ability of future generationsto meet their own needs. In practice, sustainable design utilizes best available solutions within the design tradition and conserves global resources, utilizes energy efficiently, recycles materials and waste, and specifies ecologically responsible methods, practices, and materials in the construction and operation of Government facilities. In accordance with Public Law 100-418 and Executive Order 12770, as of January 1994, all federal design work will be done using the metric system of weights and measures. Work done under this contract may be subject to this requirement. The Government will not indemnify the firm selected against liability involving asbestos or other hazardous materials; that is, a clause holding the firm harmless will not be included in the contract. The following criteria shall be used in the evaluation of the prospective firms and are in descending order of importance: (Note: This criterion is instead of that published under Note 24). (1) demonstrated integrity of design on the above listed identified project types with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, other government natural resource agencies, or major conservation organizations in the areas of quality of work, integrated design, cost control, and compliance with schedules; (2) professional qualifications of the firm which consists of experience and technical competence of the firm in relationship to the above identified project types, project management, and proposed project organization including experience in working together as a team; (3) specialized experience and technical competence, including appropriate licensure and/or registration,of proposed key project personnel in relationship to the identified project types; and (4) demonstrated experience in sustainable design practices-specifically experience and technical competence in preparing, developing, and finalizing designs for facilities that minimize the use of, and the environmental impact on, the earth's renewable and non-renewable resources (forest, grasslands, water, solar energy, wind energy, etc.) and to the earth's managed resources. This includes, to the maximum extent practicable, specifying the use of recycled content material and recovered materials, and providing designs for construction that promote energy conservation, pollution prevention, and waste reduction . This procurement is subject to the Small Business Demonstration Test Program, Public Law 100-656 and as such is open to large and small businesses. To the fullest extent the Government welcomes the participation of woman and minority owned and operated firms and encourages large business firms to include small firms as part of their teams. Small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small businesses are encouraged to participate as prime contractors or as members of joint ventures with other small businesses. If the apparent successful offeror is a large business, it will be required to submit a subcontracting plan that will separate percentage goals for using small business concerns and small disadvantagedbusiness concerns as subcontractors. SUBCONTRACTING PLAN REQUIREMENT -- In accordance with Public Law 97-507, the A-E firm will be required to provide the maximum practicable opportunities for small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned businesses. The selected firm, if a large business, must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The subcontracting goals for this contract are that a minimum of 15% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small business (SB), 5% shall be placed with women-owned businesses, and 5% be placed with Small Disadvantaged Businesses. The subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal, however, contract award is contingent upon negotiation of an acceptable subcontracting plan. Firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit a Letter of Interest, Standard Form (SF) 254 for each firm and team Standard Form (SF) 255. Responses must be received before 5:00 p.m. (Denver time) 30 calendar days from the date of this publication (first workday) following a weekend or holiday) to be considered for selection. This is not a RFP. Posted 07/10/00 (D-SN472877). (0192)

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