The Indian Health Service (IHS), Division of Sanitation Facilities Construction - Albuquerque (DSFC), is seeking qualified Architect/Engineering (A/E) firms to submit proposals for A/E Services for Sanitation Facilities, Environmental Assessments, and Support Services for the Albuquerque IHS Area Office. This procurement is a notice of total small business set-aside. The selected firm will provide a nonexclusive contract for sanitation facilities, environmental assessments, and other support design services for the Albuquerque IHS Area Office. The contract type will be an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ). Specific projects, as they occur, will be accomplished by negotiation and issuance of delivery orders. The proposed contract will be for an initial period of 365 calendar days or 36-40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with four one-year option periods that may be exercised at the Government's discretion and based on the Contractor's performance. Multiple awards may be made. Overhead and hourly rates for the base year and all option years will be negotiated up-front, prior to the contract award. A formal audit of the proposed contractor's records may be conducted to establish a reasonable base rate and discipline hourly rates. When responding to this announcement, firms should fully address their capability and qualifications with regard to each of the following evaluation criteria factors. Firms should submit their complete qualifications as they may be evaluated solely on their written responses to this announcement. The evaluation criteria items for selection, in descending order of priority are: (1) LOCATION OF A/E FIRM'S AND CONSULTANTS' OFFICES RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER AND THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA OFFICE: Primary A/E and Consultant's office's proximity to the Albuquerque, NM metroplex. Relative travel time and communication ability between prime firm and consultants relative to each other and to the Albuquerque IHS Area Office; (2) PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF PRINCIPALS, PROJECT MANAGER, KEY STAFF AND CONSULTANTS: Professional qualifications of the principals, design staff, and project management capabilities relative to project manager coordination of all architectural and engineering disciplines related to design analysis, plans, and specifications with all design team members inclusive of consultants; sufficient staff; length of time principals, firms, and primary consultants have been performing services similar to those required by this contract. Technical competence and skills; administrative, including but not limited to planning, conceptual design, knowledge and incorporation of all applicable codes, evaluation of alternatives; construction inspection skills; specialized technical skills and experience in surveying, topographic (including aerial) mapping, small community sanitation facility design, sanitation facilities studies, infiltration and inflow studies, hydraulic analysis of water distribution and sewage collection systems, hydrogeologic investigations, and electronic control system integration; CADD capabilities; specialized technical skills and experience in environmental assessments and reviews for compliance with the Endangered Species Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, etc. (3) PARTICIPATION, INVOLVEMENT, AND ASSISTANCE WITH INDIAN PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY: Extent of active Indian professional and paraprofessional participation, involvement, and assistance, and community participation involvement, and assistance; (4) COMPOSITION OF PRIMARY OFFICE STAFF: Primary A/E office shall have a senior principal to be a registered architect/engineer with experience in sanitation facilities. All architects/engineers shall be registered/licensed in New Mexico; (5) FIRM'S AND CONSULTANTS' PAST PERFORMANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY CONTRACTS OF SIMILAR MAGNITUDE AND COMPLEXITY TO THIS REQUIREMENT: Presented proof of design requirements, scheduling, budgeting compared to design estimates, estimates compared to final project costs, timeliness, and the demonstrated responsiveness to the needs and requirements of the customer; (6) ANALYSIS OF CURRENT AND PROJECTED WORKLOAD: Demonstrated ability to provide and devote a total team response to complete sanitation facilities, environmental assessment, and support space projects on schedule. MANDATORY REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT: FAR 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration: Any and all firms or persons wishing to respond to this announcement must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database which is the primary Government repository for Contractor information required for the conduct of business with the Government. Offerors and Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov or by calling 1-888-227-2423, or 269-961-5757. By submission of an offer, the Offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR database prior to award, during the performance, and through final payment of any contract. Firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit Request for Proposal Solicitation No. 13-242-SOL-00009 to: Rose M. Weston, Lead Contract Specialist, Indian Health Service, Division of Contracts & Grants, 5300 Homestead Road , NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110, no later than 5:30 p.m. (Albuquerque time), MST., August 23, 2013. Electronic transmission, i.e., facsimile, e-mail, etc., will NOT be accepted. Questions concerning this procurement should be addresses in writing only and may be faxed to (505) 248-4641 or sent via email to rose.weston@ihs.gov phone call inquires cannot be accepted and will not be returned.
