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C -- ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF REAL ESTATE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LOCATED IN EASTERN US. SOL Reference-Number-APOB-00-5103 DUE 090500 POC Sharon McPherson, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-283-1315, Fax 202-283-1513, Email sharon.mcpherson@irs.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www2.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=R&ProjID=Reference-Number-APOB-00-5103&LocID=1764. E-MAIL: Sharon McPherson, sharon.mcpherson@irs.gov. This is a sources sought synopsis for small business concerns only. The purpose of this notice is to assess whether there are two or more small business concerns (including small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small businesses) that are capable of providing architect-engineering (A/E) services to meet the following IRS requirements. This requirement is in support of the IRS Real Estate Facilities Management (REFM) and internal field offices geographically located in the Eastern United States. The geographical locations for the East are: Northeast (ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, OH, and MI), Mid-Atlantic (PA, NJ, DE, MD, VA, DC, WV, IN, and KY), Southeast (NC, SC, GA, FL, TN, AL, MS, LA) and Puerto Rico. The A/E firms will be responsible for providing architectural/engineering services, technical assistance, and support services, not including Federal Information Processing and related support services in the following categories: (1) architectural/engineering design services, (2) systems integration and telecommunications, (3) project monitoring, (4) physical facilities analysis, (5) construction monitoring, (6) operations and maintenance procedures, (7) safety, security and risk analysis, and (8) special technical and supplemental studies. The SIC Code for this requirement is 8712 with a small business size standard of $2.5 million. The proposed contract is for a base year with 4 option years. The anticipated dollar value is $4M a year, and $20M over the contract life. Small business firms interested in this requirement shall submit a completed SF254 incorporating at a minimum the following information: (1) number of offices and locations for the states listed above, (2) number of personnel for A/E disciplines for each location, (3) A/E firms total personnel, (4) evidence of professional registration in states listed above, (5) plan or approach to provide A/E services in the geographic locations listed above, and (6) value of construction projects designed over the past five years. Small business teaming arrangements are encouraged but should be detailed in the plan or approach to provide A/E services in the geographic locations listed above. Firms are advised that this synopsis is not the initiation of a selection in accordance with FAR 36.6. The sole intent of this synopsis is to assess the capabilities and interest of small businesses in performing these services so that a decision can be made on whether or not to set this requirement aside for small businesses. Once that decision has been made, another CBD announcement will be issued to initiate the selection process in accordance with FAR 36.6. Responses must be received by 2:30 PM Eastern Time, September 5, 2000 at the following addresses: Internal Revenue Service, Attn: Sharon McPherson (A:P:O:B), 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Room 700, Constellation Centre, Oxon Hill, MD 20745. If you have any questions, contact Sharon McPherson at (202) 283-1315 or via e:mail at sharon.mcpherson@irs.gov. Posted 08/09/00 (D-SN484216). (0222)

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