C -- ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF REASL ESTATE FACILITIES GEOGRAPHICALLY LOCATED IN THE EASTERN U.S.

Notice Date

October 23, 2000

Contracting Office

Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), National Office Procurement (A:P), 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Suite 700, Oxon Hill, MD, 20745

ZIP Code

20745

Solicitation Number

TIRNO-01-R-00004

Response Due

November 21, 2000

Point of Contact

Sharon McPherson, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-283-1315, Fax 202-283-1513, Email sharon.mcpherson@irs.gov

E-Mail Address

Sharon McPherson (sharon.mcpherson@irs.gov)

Description

Architectural/Engineering Services: The Internal Revenue Service requires architectural and engineering services, project monitoring, and technical assistance and support to the IRS. This requirement is in support of the IRS Real Estate and Facilities Management (REFM)Division and internal field offices geographically located in the Eastern United States. The REFM is located within the Chief Agency-Wide Shared Services (AWSS) and serves as the IRS focal or central point dealing with the planning, coordinating, directing and implementing of all projected and tasks which affect real and personal property. This contract will provide support to REFM in these areas and is known as the Architect-Engineer Field Support Services Contract (East).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, KY), and Southeast (NC, SC, GA, FL, TN, AL, MS, LA) geographical areas and Puerto Rico. Work sites include divisions/functions and their associated territory, area and industry offices, ten (10) submission processing/customer service sites, several customer service/call sites, and three (3) computing centers and various posts of duty. The IRS does not desire photographs, art work, sketches, or any such information be submitted in the response. Contract award will be contingent on availability of funds. The procurement is being issued as unrestricted. The anticipated start date is August 1, 2001. This is not a Request for Proposals. No Oral Communication will be accepted. A one-year-indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity, firm fixed-price contract with four one-year renewal options is anticipated. The maximum to be obligated in each year will be $4,000,000.00 making the maximum value of this contract $20,000,000.00 over it_s life. The NIACS for this procurement is 54131 with a small business size standard of $4.0 million. The technical assistance and support, architectural/engineering services, and related special and supplemental studies specified for performance and delivery shall be made only as authorized by task orders issued against the contract in accordance with the Ordering clause. A/E related and program support services will be provided in the following categories: 1. Architectural/Engineering Design Services, 2. Systems Integration & Telecommunication, 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. Architectural/Engineering Design Services primarily affect the operating divisions/functions and subordinate office, submission processing, customer service/call sites and computing centers, and include the full range of services supporting research, programming, criteria development, and design; the preparation of technical portions of solicitation and procurement documents in coordination with and through the General Services Administration (GSA); preparation of documents for alterations, repairs, and new acquisition of real and personal property. Project Monitoring shall be provided to the IRS in operations planning, the technical requirements related to contract administration, controls, scheduling, and performance. The A/E shall provide facility design, engineering site preparation and related planning and implementation assistance and support to IRS contractors on existing interim and modernized processing systems and local area and IRS-wide networks. The physical facilities analysis will primarily affect the submission processing/customer service sites, territory, area and industry office regarding physical issues, interim and long-term improvements, expansions or new facility concepts or designs, and related issues supporting the REFM. The A/E will provide assistance to the IRS in the execution of the IRS responsibilities and for the technical aspects of construction management and post construction services. Development of operation and maintenance procedures/programs will also be required. The A/E shall also provide services related to operations programming, in safety, physical security, and risk management areas. Task orders will involve active interaction with the IRS and daily contacts with individuals at IRS field offices, coordination with GSA, lessors, building developers and other A/E firms, and general contractors. Services associated with the development of special technical or supplemental studies shall also be required. A narrative statement (signed and dated by an officer of the firm), supplementing the SF-254 and SF-255 shall be submitted addressing the special qualifications and evaluation features listed below. Only those submittals which clearly demonstrate that the Qualifications Criteria are met, shall be technically evaluated in accordance with the Evaluation Criteria. Firms whose submittal does not meet the Qualification Criteria will be advised of that determination. The firm shall meet the minimum requirements of the following Qualification Criteria: 1)Have successfully completed or be currently satisfactorily performing work on projects in building design, construction or construction management. This experience must exceed an average of $100M per year in construction value awarded for the last three years combined and been performed in the name of the firm. 2)Have successfully completed or be currently successfully performing work on projects in which A/E related services in support of a client_s mission or program have covered at least the following: Design and Engineering; Program Assistance; Telecommunication; Physical Facilities Analysis; Construction Management; and Other Special and Technical Architecture and Engineering Supplemental Studies. 3)Have one office in each of the following geographic areas: Northeast (ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, OH, and MI), Mid-Atlantic (PA, NJ, DE, MD, VA, DC, WV, IN, and KY) and Southeast (NC, SC, GA, FL, TN, AL, MS, LA) and Puerto Rico. The evaluation criteria listed below in descending order of importance (Note: factors 5 and 6 are equal). 1) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of the required services. The qualifications, including experience, professional registration, and education for the key individuals (in support of this contract) proposed by the prime and subcontractor/consultants will be evaluated under this criteria. 2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required. Type of work includes Architecture/Engineering Design Services Systems Integration and Telecommunication; Project Monitoring; Physical Facilities Analysis; Construction Monitoring; Operations and Maintenance Procedures; Safety, Security and Risk Analysis; Special Technical and Supplemental Studies; Other services as related to the IRS Real Estate and Facilities Management and internal Architectural/Engineering sites geographically located in the Eastern United States.3) Capacity to accomplish work in the required time. This factor includes an evaluation of the firm_s ability to respond to and process multiple task orders for various IRS offices in the geographic areas. This factor also includes an evaluation of the firm_s current corporate management structure and the proposed organizational structure to execute the work under this contract to include assigned responsibilities, communication flows, and flow of authority lines within and between the organizations in the team. 4) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules. 5) Location of offices in the following general geographic areas: Northeast (ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, OH and MI), Mid-Atlantic (PA, NJ, DE, MD, VA, DC, WV, IN and KY) and Southeast (NC, SC, GA, FL, TN, AL, MS, LA), Puerto Rico and other geographic areas.(Note: As indicated in the Qualification Criteria, firms must have offices in all of these areas.) 6) Firms indicating that subcontracting and outside consultants will be used in performing work will also be evaluated on subcontracting plans. Additionally, firms indicating subcontractors and outside consultants will be used will also be evaluated on efforts to provide opportunities to small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses and small women-owned businesses. Firms shall submit a supplemental narrative outlining current or planned outreach efforts to small firms and what actions will be taken to ensure small business participation in this acquisition. Contract award will be contingent on the submission of an acceptable subcontracting plan. Selection may be based on the qualification statement and evaluation criteria, or interviews may be held. Responses will include 3 copies of the SF-254_s and SF-255_s for any consultants (dated and signed by an official within the past twelve months). Responses must be received by 2:30 PM Eastern Time, November 14,2000 at the following address: 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 you can reach me at (202) 283-1315, or via e-mail Sharon.McPherson @irs.gov. A draft statement of work will be provided upon request. SEE Note 24.

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