Dobbins ARB, Marietta, Georgia is contemplating awarding one Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity type contract for Architect and Engineering (A-E) Services. As such, Dobbins hereby announces this Request for Qualifications in anticipation of awarding that contract. This basic A-E contract is designed to generate multiple task orders for A-E services and the award of all work under this basic contract is subject to successful negotiations of individual task orders. THIS PROPOSED CONTRACT IS 100% SET ASIDE FOR 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. Qualifications received from other than 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB will not be considered. The primary NAICS Code is 541330 with a size standard of $4 million in average annual receipts. Selection will be in accordance with PL 92-582 (Brooks Act) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation to determine the most highly qualified firms. There is no RFP package to download because this is not a Request for Proposals. Qualified A-E firms are invited to submit their qualifications by means of one (1) original and two (2) copies of Standard Form 330, Parts I and II. Electronic copies of this form are available at www.gsa.gov/forms. All information relating to the firms' qualifications must be contained in Standard Form 330, Parts I and II. Inclusion by reference to other materials is not acceptable. Only responses received on or before 05 June 2007 by 3:00 p.m. EST will be accepted. Submit directly to 94 CONF/LGC, Attn: Jenny M. Matte, 1538 Atlantic Ave., Dobbins ARB, GA 30069-4824. NO ELECTRONIC OR FACSIMILE RESPONSES WILL BE ACCEPTED. This requirement for (A-E) design services is located on Dobbins ARB, Marietta, Georgia. In general, the description for the A-E services being sought are for maintenance, repair, alteration, and new construction of base buildings, pavements, and airfields, including structural and comprehensive interior design. The projects will require multi-disciplined engineering services for commercial/industrial type facilities and aviation related structures in accordance with Air Force Instruction (AFI) 32-1023, Design and Construction Standards and Execution of Facility construction Projects. All facilities shall be designed to meet the requirements of the DoD Antiterrorism (AT) Program. All facilities shall be designed to meet the requirements of a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver rating. The results of these efforts shall be electronically generated by the A-E using AutoCAD in accordance with base standards. Specifications shall be developed using Microsoft Word in accordance with base standards. The A-E must be capable of providing and managing a team of individuals from within the firm and from limited subcontractors as consultants. Additional description for A-E services include production of designs, plans, specifications, drawings, life cycle cost analysis, and cost estimates; conduct fact-finding studies, surveys, investigations, development of design criteria, standard designs and other professional A-E services not necessarily connected with a specific construction project; and supervision and/or inspection of projects under construction. This includes, but is not limited to: (a) Planning services consisting of site, utility, infrastructure, traffic and facility utilization and planning studies and analysis; (b) Investigative services consisting of topographic surveys, geotechnical analysis and reports, investigation of existing facility conditions, environmental surveys and studies, including hazardous materials (asbestos, lead based paint, etc.); (c) Design services consisting of schematic design, design development, value engineering, cost estimating, preparation of specifications and construction contract documents, and comprehensive interior and structural design documents; (d) Construction oversight and inspection services consisting of construction observation, inspection, review of submittals, site visits, consultation services during contractor preparation of operation and maintenance manuals and preparation of as-built drawings; (e) Base Comprehensive Planning Services consisting of conducting field surveys and investigations to obtain data and producing Dobbins Air Reserve Base development plans; (f) Other services consisting of design and construction related services that are not connected with a specific construction project, to include developing design criteria, fact-finding studies, investigations and the performance of environmental projects involving compliance, prevention, and restoration when the services of registered architects and engineers are required. The contract will include a (1) one 12-month base period of performance with a Government option for up to (4) four additional 12-month periods consisting of the same terms and conditions. The maximum amount of any one task order shall not exceed $299,000.00. The maximum cumulative amount for all task orders in any contract period is $750,000.00. The guaranteed minimum is $10,000.00 for the entire contract. The first task order issued will satisfy this government liability. The contract will be firm-fixed price and contain fixed labor rates, which include overhead and profit, for the applicable labor disciplines/categories and fixed prices for estimated quantities of related services/supplies. Minimum qualifications for consideration are: 1) Only firms with demonstrated, in-house professionally licensed expertise in the disciplines of civil, mechanical, electrical, and architectural; and, 2) location must be in the general geographic area (45-mile radius) of Dobbins ARB, GA. Selection will be in accordance with FAR 36.6, as supplemented, AFI 32-1023 and AFPAM 32-1005. The evaluation criteria include the following factors: (1) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance. Only firms with demonstrated, in-house, professionally licensed expertise in the disciplines of civil, mechanical, electrical, and architectural need apply for consideration; (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the design of maintenance, repair, alteration and new construction projects; (3) Capacity for timely accomplishment of the work; (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) Demonstrated knowledge and application sustainable design principles, including prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in site, facility, and landscape design; and, (6) Volume of work previously awarded to the firm by the Department of Defense (DoD) in the last 12 month period. Include the following statement in Block 10, of submitted Standard Form 330, Part II, "This firm has been awarded $xxx,xxx.xx of DoD fees in the 12 months preceding the date of this SF 330". In the evaluation of past performance, the government will use the information contained in the government database, Architect-Engineering Contract Administration Support System (ACASS). An assigned Selection Board will identify the three (3) top ranked firms in descending order as the best qualified. The contracting officer will attempt to negotiate an equitable contract with the top ranked firm. If satisfactory negotiations cannot be concluded with the top ranked A-E firm, the negotiations will be formally terminated and initiated with the second highest ranked A-E firm. If satisfactory negotiations cannot be concluded, the government may initiate negotiations with the third highest ranked A-E firm. All interested parties submitting a letter of interest must be registered in the Department of Defense, Central Contractor registration (CCR) database prior to submitting their documentation for evaluation. This registration may be accomplished at www.bpn.gov. Non-registration in CCR is grounds for rejection.
