C -- A&E Firms Library - Short Selection Process

The Portland Area Indian Health Service (PAIHS) is seeking Architect and Engineering (A&E) firms interested in being considered for individual awards of contracts under the simplified acquisition threshold ($100,000). Such firms that meet the minimum qualification standards stated herein are encouraged to submit qualification statements that include one (1) copy of a completed SF-254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, along with other relevant information in response to the evaluation criteria below cited, to the Division of Acquisition, PAIHS at the above stated address. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A&E firms must be located within the 3-state service region of the PAIHS: Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. The A&E firm shall complete all work with, or under the direction of, a professional engineer or registered architect licensed to practice in the respective state in which the project will be constructed. SERVICES: A&E services may include: engineering design support services for the design of water and sewer facilities; the design of maintenance and improvement projects to existing health care facilities; geo-technical soil analysis for water storage tank structures and other water and sewer facilities; electrical design of small water and sewer system pumping and automatic control systems and lighting and control systems for health care facilities; civil, structural and architectural design for small buildings, health care facilities, pump house structures, and other water and sewer treatment facilities; electronic surveying for topographic maps for water and sewer facilities; legal surveys for rights of way; aerial photography surveys for topographic maps; mechanical design for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, water and sewer interior piping for health care facilities; and fire protection engineering services for health care facilities. EVALUATION/AWARD: Specific individual contract awards shall be based on the instant project requirements, scope of the projects, and evaluation by the assigned PAIHS evaluation board chairperson. The qualification statements on file with the PAIHS shall be evaluated at the time a project(s) is required using the following selection criteria listed in descending order of importance: 1) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project. 2) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. 3) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required which may include, computer-assisted design/drafting, architectural, civil, environmental, geo-technical, electrical, surveying, mechanical, and fire protection, engineering services for small community water and sewer systems and health care facilities. 4) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time. 5) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. Set-aside determinations (Buy-Indian, HUB Zone, Small Business, etc.) will be made based on the qualification statements (SF-254 information) on file with PAIHS at the time a requirement is identified. Related contracts will be awarded to the most preferred firm per FAR 36.606. This is not a request for proposals. NAICS 541330 and 541310.