C -- ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND AND OTHER SUPPORT DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE AREA OFFICE OFFICE

Notice Date

November 16, 2000

Contracting Office

Engineering Services -- Dallas, 1301 Young Street, Room 1071, Dallas, Texas 75202-5433

ZIP Code

75202-5433

Solicitation Number

RFP/161-01-0001

Response Due

December 6, 2000

Point of Contact

Barry J. Prince, Contracting Officer, (214) 767-6613

Description

The Indian Health Service (IHS), Engineering Services -- Dallas, is issuing this "SOURCES SOUGHT" notice in an effort to locate A/E firms in the Albuquerque, New Mexico, metroplex that are at a minimum 51 percent Indian owned, controlled, and operated. The selected contractor will provide a nonexclusive contract for A/E healthcare facilities and other support design services for the Albuquerque Indian Health Service Area. In accordance with the Public Health Service Acquisition Regulation (PHSAR) Paragraph 380.503(E), under a 51 percent Buy Indian Set-Aside, not more than 50 percent of the work to be performed under a prime contract awarded pursuant to the Buy Indian Act shall be subcontracted to other than Indian firms. For this purpose, the work to be performed does not include the provision of materials, supplies, or equipment. In order for an Indian firm to prove they meet the qualifications requirement of the Buy Indian Set-Aside restriction, i.e., Offerors who are currently certified by the Indian Health Service (IHS) or the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) as an "Indian Firm," they need to submit their certification (Tribal Affiliation and Degree of Indian Blood) with their SF 254/255. Offerors who are not currently certified by IHS or BIA are required to submit proof of ownership and eligibility for Indian preference under the "Buy Indian Act." The estimated dollar range for each design project is $10,000 to $200,000. Contract type will be Indefinite Delivery Indefinity Quantity. Specific projects, as they occur, will be accomplished by negotiation and issuance of delivery orders. The proposed contract will be for an initial period of 365 days or $1 million, whichever occurs first, with four one-year options that may be exercised at the Government's discretion. Multiple awards may be made. Overhead and discipline labor hourly rates for the option years will be negotiated up-front, prior to the contract award. The evaluation factors for selection, in descending order of priority, are: (1) LOCATION OF A/E FIRM'S AND CONSULTANTS' OFFICES RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER AND THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA OFFICE: Primary A/E and Consultant's office's proximity to the Albuquerque, NM metroplex. Relative travel time and communication ability between prime firm and consultants relative to each other and to the Albuquerque IHS Area Office; (2) PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF PRINCIPALS, PROJECT MANAGER, KEY STAFF AND CONSULTANTS: Professional qualifications of the principals, design staff, and project management capabilities relative to project manager coordination of all architectural and engineering disciplines related to design analysis, plans, and specifications with all design team members inclusive of consultants; sufficient staff; length of time principals, firms, and primary consultants have been performing services similar to those required by this contract. Technical competence and skills; specific healthcare, administrative, and other healthcare support space experience, including but not limited to planning, conceptual design, knowledge and incorporation of all applicable codes, evaluation of alternatives; construction inspection skills; and CADD capabilities; (3) PARTICIPATION, INVOLVEMENT, AND ASSISTANCE WITH INDIAN PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY: Extent of active Indian professional and paraprofessional participation, involvement, and assistance, and community participation involvement, and assistance; (4) COMPOSITION OF PRIMARY OFFICE STAFF: Primary A/E office shall have a senior principal to be a registered architect with experience in healthcare facilities, administration facilities, and other healthcare support facilities. All architects shall be registered/licensed in New Mexico; (5) FIRM'S AND CONSULTANTS' PAST PERFORMANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY CONTRACTS OF SIMILAR MAGNITUDE AND COMPLEXITY TO THIS REQUIREMENT: Presented proof of design requirements, scheduling, budgeting compared to design estimates, estimates compared to final project costs, timeliness, and the demonstrated responsiveness to the needs and requirements of the customer; (6) ANALYSIS OF CURRENT AND PROJECTED WORKLOAD: Demonstrated ability to provide and devote a total team response to complete healthcare, administrative, and support space projects on schedule. Firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit (1) a letter of interest and the certification described above; (2) one Standard Form 254, A/E and Related Services Questionnaire for the Firm and All Consultants; and (3) one Standard Form 255, A/E and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Projects to: Barry J. Prince, Contracting Officer, Indian Health Service, Engineering Services -- Dallas, 1301 Young Street, Suite 1071, Dallas, Texas 75202-5433, no later than 4:30 p.m. (local time), Wednesday, December 6, 2000. Based on the number of qualified submittals received, the Contracting Officer will determine if a Buy Indian Set-Aside is appropriate. Facsimile copies will not be accepted.

Record

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