CBD<C> OPEN END ARCHITECT-ENGINEER (AE) TITLE I, TITLE II, AND OTHER AE SERVICES

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OPEN END ARCHITECT-ENGINEER (AE) TITLE I, TITLE II, AND OTHER AE SERVICES

Category : <C> (Architect and Engineering Services - Construction)
Address : 21 CONS/LGCC 700 Suffolk St Peterson AFB CO 80914-1200
Sol. no. :
Contact : Allen B. Elliott, Contracting Officer, (719) 556-4713 and Cheryl
Middleton, Contract Specialist, (719) 556-9381
Due : 21 Jul, 1997

DUE 072197 POC Allen B. Elliott, Contracting Officer, (719) 556-4713 and
Cheryl Middleton, Contract Specialist, (719) 556-9381 Open end
Architect-Engineer (AE) Title I, Title II and other AE services at
Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado and 30 geographically separated units
worldwide for a broad variety of maintenance, repair and construction
projects. AE services required may include field investigations,
recommendations, studies, reports, lifecycle cost analysis, cost
estimates, specifications, product research, record documents research,
preparation of construction drawings and presentations to coordinating
agencies. Designs may requireasbestos and lead based paint abatement. It
is anticipated that at least the following disciplines will be requires:
architecture, interior design, site planning, civil, landscaping,
structural, mechanical, electrical, roofing, seismic, sanitary, fire
protection, corrosion control, soils, Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
and Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) shielding, Energy Management Control
System (EMCS) and Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC controls,
power distribution and construction inspection. Project managers of AE
firms and their consultants must hold a professional degree and be
licensed professional engineers or registered architects. Multiple
indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts are anticipated
through this announcement. It is anticipated that at least one contract
will be awarded for each of the following: (a) Architectural/Civil, (b)
Mechanical/Electrical and (c) General Discipline Services. The
Architectural/Civil contract will include facility planning, design of
maintenance, repair and construction work for Air Force facilities and
military family housing, site work, pavements, roofing and structural
work. The Mechanical/Electrical contract will include the design of new
mechanical and electrical system, utilities, substations, distribution
networks, heat plants and control systems. The General Disciplines
services contract will include all of the types of work and disciplines
listed in the Architectural/Civil and the Mechanical/Electrical
servicescontracts. All three contracts may require all the disciplines
listed above. AE firms which meet the requirements desribed in this
announcement are invited to submit the following in original and one copy
for those contracts for which they wish to be considered: (A) Standard
Form 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, (B)
Standard Form 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire
for Specific Project. Interested firms must ensure their submittals
clearly indicate the contracts for which they wish to be considered.
Firms may vie for any or all of the contracts in this announcement.
Include with the Standard Forms 254 and 255 a cover letter specifically
addressing each of the below listed criteria in sequence. The evaluation
criteria for selection in relative order of importance are: (1)
Specialized experience and technical competence for the type of work
required; (2) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory
performance of the required services; (3) Professional capacity,
experienced in-house personnel to accomplish the work in a timely manner;
(4) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private
industry in terms of (a) cost control and cost estimating ability as
demonstrated by comparison of cost estimates to low bids, (b) the quality
of the work as well as the quality control program used to ensure
accuracy by number of addenda and change orders required, and (c)
compliance with design schedules; (5) Previous work in the 21st Space
Wing Complex; (6) Volume of work previously awarded to the firm by DOD
including the volume of subcontracts awarded by the firm to Historically
Underutilized Small Businesses and Women-Owned Small Businesses (Note:
Contracts awarded as result of this announcement will contain FAR clause
52.219-8, Utilization of Small, Small Disadvantaged, and Women-Owned
Small Business Concerns, which requires prime contractors to use these
business categories for subcontracting opportunities to the maximum
practicable extent); (7)Demonstrated success in prescribing the use of
recovered materials and achieving waste reductions and energy efficiency
in facility design and repair; (8) Computer capabilities -- all design
drawings prepared for these contracts must be produced on the AutoCADD
system, version 12; specifications shall be written using Microsoft Word
for Windows, version 6.0, and cost estimates shall be prepared using
Microsoft Excel, version 5.0. Computer capabilities shall also include
the ability to place drawings and specifications in a format suitable for
the use in electronic advertising. The selection criteria carry the
following weight; criteria 1 and 2 are of equal weight and greater than
criteria 3 through 8, criteria 3 and 4 are of equal weight and greater
than criteria 5 through 8, criteria 5 through 8 are of equal weight.
Failure to provide information criteria 1 through 8 above may result in
disqualification fo the firm. The top three firms chosen by the final
selection board for each contract will be required to participate in a
personal interview and make a technical presentation to the final
selection board. The interview and presentation will occur at Peterson
Air Force Base, Colorado. Delivery order against the IDIQ contracts will
be issued as projects are identified. No delivery order may exceed
$299,000.00 in fees. An exception to this limitation is the initial
delivery order to start the contract. This delivery order may exceed
$299,000.00, but can be no more than the maximum limitation of the
contract ($750,000.00 per year). The contract period will be for one year
with a maximum of $750,000.00. The Government may, at its option, extend
the term of the contract for two additional one year periods at
$750,000.00 per year. There is a minimum fee guarantee of $5,000.00 for
the initial year of the contract. No minimum fee guarantees are included
in the options periods. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP).
Responses and submittals must be received before 2:00 P.M., Mountain
Time, on July 21, 1997. Faliure to complete the Standard Forms, provide
the additional information requested, or to provide such information and
submittal on or before the specified time may result in disqualification
of the firm. IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Department of Defense (DOD) has
established the Centralized Contractor Registration (CCR). This one
registration point will allow a contractor to be registered with all
contracting units. Local contracting offices throughout the world may
interact with the CCR database to pull information regarding contractor's
business. A proposed DOD Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rule will
require all Government vendors/contractors to be registered in the CCR
prior to receiving an award sometime in the near future. For the reason
we encourage you to register now. To register in the CCR, you may use any
one of the following methods: (1) Telephone: 1-800-EDI-3414, (2) E-Mail:
dod...@acq.osd.mil, (3) Internet:
http://ccr.edi.disa.mil/ccr/cgi-bin/welcome.pl, (4) Address: Electronic
Commerce Office, Attention: Electronic Commerce Information Office, 5111
Leesburg Pike, Suite 9104, Falls Church, Virginia 22041. (0162)