C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY / INDEFINITE QUANTITY ARCHITECT- ENGINEERING (A-E) SERVICES FOR VARIOUS ARCHITECTURAL, CIVIL, MECHINCAL, AND ELECTRICAL PROJECTS AT DYESS AFB, ABILENE, TEXAS.

DESCRIPTION OF CONTRACT SYNOPSIS: The contracting officer may elect to award multiple contracts from this synopsis. Open-end contract(s) will be issued for a period of one year with options to extend the contract(s) for up to two additional years, in one-year increment for a possible contract life (time) of three years. Projects will be issued to the A-E firm(s) by delivery orders. A single delivery order will not exceed $299,000.00. Cumulative amounts of all delivery orders will not exceed $500,000.00 for the life of the contract. A guaranteed minimum of $5,000.00 in fee work will be issued under each contract. Funds shall be cited on the individual delivery / task orders. Negotiated fixed price type contract(s) will be used. Initial contract(s) are anticipated to be awarded during the March / May 2004 timeframe. Subsequent contract(s) may be awarded at a later date. Delivery orders will be issued from time to time as the need arises during the contract(s) period. Design services required will be predominantly renovation, additions, alterations, remodeling, minor construction, repair, and maintenance type projects; including preparation of drawings, specifications, design analyses and cost estimates for the purposes of bidding and construction. Various types of A-E services such as site investigation, surveying, drafting and CADD services, inspection, planning, studies, and reports may be required as related to project design. The magnitude of A-E IDIQ service contracts that Dyess AFB has issued during the last five years was $1,648,274.90, or $329,654.98 per year amongst four to six firms. Projects may include various combinations of disciplines including architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical. Firms desiring consideration should have on-staff or listed as key consultants the complete array of major engineering and architectural disciplines. Significant evaluation factors in the order of relative importance are as follows: a) Recent specialized experience in the areas of remodeling / renovation of administrative / industrial / living / medical Air Force type facilities. This work requires the ability to coordinate various engineering disciplines and the multi-faceted aspects of phasing of construction to accommodate work under occupied conditions. Do not list more than a total of 10 projects in block 8 of the SF 255. Indicate which consultants / sub-contractors form the proposed team, if any, participated in the preparation of each design project. b) Past performance of firm with respect to execution on previous Department of Defense (DoD) and other contracts including but not limited to such factors as reliability of cost estimates, construction changes, and design awards / recognition. Indicate by briefly describing internal design quality control procedures and cost control initiatives. Indicate effectiveness by listing owner's budgets, final A-E estimate, contract award amount, percentage differential; and construction change orders amount and percentage for up to five recent projects. List any awards, commendations, or performance recognitions. c) Professional qualifications of actual staff members to be assigned to the projects. Also, indicate the single prime project manager / single point of contact for all Dyess AFB projects. Provide a detailed organization chart in ladder diagram format indicating specific Dyess team dedicated design personnel. d) Capabilities of firm to respond to short-notice requirements and to accomplish complete designs within required established schedules. Indicate the firm's present workload and the availability of the project team (including consultants / sub-contractors) for the initial performance period March 2004 thru February 2005. e.) Location in this geographical area of consideration which is within a 175-mile radius of Dyess AFB, Abilene, TX (Only firms in this geographical area / radius will be considered) and knowledge of the locality of the projects which is Dyess AFB, TX. f.) Volume of DoD work previously awarded with the objective of effecting an equitable distribution of contracts among qualified firms. Firms desiring consideration must list the dollar value of actual award fees for the previous 12-month period immediately preceding the date of this announcement on SF Form 255 item 10. Firms desiring consideration shall submit appropriate data including both SF Form 254 and 255. SF Forms 254 / 255 must fully address all evaluation factors to be considered for selection. All information must be included on the SF Forms 254 / 255 (cover letter, attachments, brochures, etc. will not be included in the evaluation process). Firms not providing the requested information in the format directed by this synopsis (i.e. listing more than a total of 10 projects in block 8, not listing which office of multiple office firm's completed projects listed in block 8, etc.) may be negatively evaluated under selection criteria. This is not a Request for Proposal. For further information contact Operational contracting Office, 7 CONS/LGCA-1, 381 Third Street, Dyess AFB, TX 79607-1581, Phone (325) 696-1456, Mr Bernard McAndrews. Response to this notice (SF Forms 254 / 255) must be received by the contracting office no later than 1630 CST, 13 Feb 04.