Architect-Engineer (A-E) Service (Request for SF 330s Parts I & II)

This request is issued on an unrestricted basis. This is an Architect-Engineer (A-E) service acquisition for a firm-fixed price indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for a base period of one year and two option periods of one year each. The NAICS Code is 541330. A-E services are required for development of plans, specifications and cost estimates suitable for bidding and repairs, renovations, alterations, upgrades, possible replacement (new construction), and associated demolition work for various projects primarily at Seymour Johnson AFB and occasionally at Dare County Bomb Range and Fort Fisher in NC. A-E services for these projects will be accomplished under Task Orders written against the IDIQ contract. The selected A-E firm will be required to participate in an orientation, scope of work and site visit meetings (when requested) within 7 calendar days after receiving the request for proposal for a project. The maximum monetary limit for all task orders under this contract shall not exceed $2,250,000.00 with the maximum task order amount of $299,000.00. The guaranteed minimum for the IDIQ contract is $5,000.00 for the life of the contract. The work involved is multi-disciplined and includes, but is not limited to architectural, structural, civil, environmental, plumbing, electrical, fire protection, site work, and mechanical requirements. Field surveying, landscaping design, and architectural rendering capabilities may be required. Familiarity with sustainable design through an integrated design approach is required. Familiarity with English and metric system of measurements is required. Disciplines and capabilities may be represented within the same firm or with consultants that regularly work with the primary firm. The firm must also be able to provide on-site engineering to perform designs, design reviews, cost estimates, etc on an on-call basis for one (1) to three (3) days per week (not every week, just as needed), part-time and/or full-time on-site project specific construction inspection, contract administration and field engineering services. All drawings are to be in electronic attachment format, DWG format and shall be 100% compatible with Computer Assisted Design Drawing Software (CADD). Documentation shall be furnished with each drawing file detailing layer usage, and scale information for drawings. Layers shall conform to AIA CAD Layer Guidelines - United States National CAD Standards Version 4.0. The selected firm must have the capability of providing final drawings formatted in AutoCAD 2006 or higher. Each final drawing shall be provided on CD-ROM, formatted for the Windows operating system. Firms are reminded of the requirement in FAR 36.601-3(a), which states that the construction design specifications shall require the maximum practicable use of recovered materials considering the performance requirements, availability, price reasonableness, and cost-effectiveness. The possibility of hazardous materials, i.e., asbestos, lead paint, and other materials may exist at project sites. All hazardous materials licenses and/or accreditations necessary for the locality of the project site are required by the A-E firm or its sub-contractors. The general intention is to provide for such design and engineering services as necessary to support the procurement of construction requirements/ acquisitions. For the Government to retain maximum flexibility in the interest of their clients, various services/products, such as technical reports, studies, site investigations, concept designs, cost estimates, surveys, shop drawings reviews, construction consultation and inspection, Title II, preparation of construction record drawings, and O&M manuals, may be required at any time up to final acceptance of all work. All contractors are required to be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to receiving a contract award. All offerors in response to this solicitation shall complete electronic annual representation and certifications at http://www.bpn.gov/orca in conjunction with required registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. B. SELECTION CRITERIA: Selection criteria to be utilized are listed in the relative order of importance as follows: 1. Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, including experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction and the use of recovered materials; 2. Professional qualifications of key personnel of the A-E firm and consultants, including sub-contractors, and the proposed project team (the team/office actually accomplishing the work) in providing complete architectural services with multi-disciplinal engineering support services for the design methods and design requirements, employs or has consultant for the following: Architects, Structural, Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, Electrical Engineers, Plumbers, Interior Designers, Landscape Designers, Registered Surveyors , and Fire Protection Specialists; 3. Professional capacity to complete projects within the established time limits, meeting project dollar thresholds, and current workload; 4. Ability to provide on-site engineering to perform designs, design reviews, cost estimates, etc on an on-call basis for one (1) to three (3) days per week (not every week, just as needed), part-time and/or full-time on-site project specific construction inspection, contract administration and field engineering. Ability to provide full and/or part-time on-site designs and plans review by professional engineers and/or architects on an as-needed basis. 5. Past performance of the A-E firm (and their sub-contractors) in their quality control/quality assurance program to assure coordinated technically accurate Request for Proposal (RFP) documents, plans, specifications, and construction cost estimates for the Air Force or other Governmental agencies; 6. Historical dollar value and magnitude of requirements performed; 7. Demonstrated capacity of preparing drawings on Computer Assisted Design Drawings (CADD); 8. Special emphasis will be placed on firms located within 150 miles of Seymour Johnson AFB NC which is located in Goldsboro NC; 9. Volume of DoD contracts awarded in the previous 12 months. It is estimated resultant contract(s) will be awarded in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009. Two (2) contracts will be awarded as a result of this solicitation for Standard Forms 330s Parts I and II. C. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: Interested firms, which meet the requirements described in this announcement, are invited to submit two copies (1 original and 1 copy) of their completed Standard Form (SF) 330, Parts I and II, Architect-Engineer and Qualifications. Standard Forms 330: Limit your SF 330 along with supporting data for a total package of not more than 75 pages, 8 � x 11 paper, 12 pitch. Pages in excess of this maximum limit shall be removed from the proposal and will not be evaluated by the selection board. Experiences identified in Block 19 shall not be more than 5 years old. All information relating to the firm(s) qualifications must be contained in the standard forms. Inclusion by reference to other material is not acceptable. This is not a request for proposal; this synopsis is for the purpose of soliciting SF 330's from Architect-Engineer firms in order to select the most highly rated firms for the purpose of possible discussions. Firms responding to this announcement by the response date (26 Feb 2009, 4:30 PM EST) will be considered for selection. Fax copies will not be accepted. Address Standard Forms 330 submittal to: 4th Contracting Squadron/LGCA, 1695 Wright Brothers Avenue, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC 27531, ATTN: TSgt Jeremy Hebb. Primary POC is TSgt Jeremy Hebb at (919) 722-5606; e-mail: mailto:jeremy.hebb@seymourjohnson.af.mil. Alternate POC is Mrs. Bobbie White at (919) 722-5602; email: bobbie.white@seymourjohnson.af.mil.