NAICS Code – 541310, Solicitation No. GS-07P-04-HHD-1014. This is a solicitation for supplemental A/E services for a period of one year with four one-year option periods. This procurement is being made under the Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program, and is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The contract will be for services primarily in the State of Texas, Zone III, which is in the Houston and Southeast Texas area. This area includes, but is not limited to the counties of Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Hardin, Harris, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Newton, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto, Tyler, Waller, and Wharton. The contiguous United States is the Secondary Area. Services shall be provided under this contract within the Secondary Area if ordered by the government. However, the government shall have no obligations to order services to be performed under this contract within the Secondary Area, and its failure to order any such services shall not breach or otherwise violate the contract. In addition, the Secondary Area of this contract may also be Secondary Areas under other contracts. The A/E firm selected shall primarily provide: design, construction management and inspection, and estimating services for repair and alteration projects, but may be required to provide development, planning, interior design, environmental studies, feasibility studies, problem analysis, design review, consulting/design/construction management for elevator work, geotechnical testing, quality control testing, asbestos sampling/hazard assessment/abatement design/air quality monitoring, boundary and topographical surveying, historic structure reports, building evaluation reports and other architectural, engineering and technical services. The work will require primarily architectural, mechanical, electrical, and estimator disciplines, but may also require civil, structural, geotechnical, environmental, certified industrial hygienist, fire safety, elevator, acoustical, historic preservationist, construction manager/inspector, surveyor and other disciplines with specialized experience. There will be no limit to the amount paid on individual delivery orders and no limit on project size; however, the total cumulative delivery order amount shall not exceed $3 million in any one-year contract period, and the minimum guaranteed contract amount is $1,000 for the base year and each of the option years, if exercised. Projects, while there will be no limit on size, will generally involve repairs, alterations, and improvements in connection with existing buildings or properties, and may range in size from $25,000 to $20 million in estimated construction cost; however, the typical project range is $2 million. A/E firms will be evaluated in terms of their professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services, specialized experience and technical competence in the fields of energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, the use of recovered materials and services regarding asbestos related work.. Evaluation factors for the selection of the firm are as follows: (1) Experience (25%): Experience of the firm and consultants with regard to providing the types of services described above, and with regard to accomplishments of past projects including repair and alteration work. (2) Management and Inspection Capability (25%): Experience and capability of the firm and consultants with respect to complete management and inspection of services and projects of the typed described above during the construction phase. (3)Technical Ability(25%): Professional qualifications, expertise and education level of individuals employed by the firm and consultants who will be directly involved in providing the above described services and their philosophy concerning the design of repair and alteration work. .(4) Management/Organization/Production/Quality Contract (20%): Capability and past performance of the firm and consultants with respect to mobilizing, producing a high quality design, maintaining good working relationships; working with small repair and alteration projects, meeting schedules, providing accurate cost estimates, and tracking and controlling costs. (5)Performance location (5%): FAR 35.602-1 requires that GSA include location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of locality of the project be used as one of the selection criteria. In order to receive the maximum score for this factor, the A/E firm must demonstrate that at least 35 percent of the architect-engineer services (based on total annual contract price) will be accomplished within the primary geographical boundaries of the project (which is Houston and the Southeast Texas area). The A/E firm may have up to 45 calendar days after contract award to establish this production capability within the general geographical area. The Government will not indemnify the firm against liability involving asbestos or other hazardous materials, that is, no clause holding the firm harmless will be included in the contract. A firm-fixed price indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract will result from this solicitation, including profit, overhead, and hourly rates for anticipated disciplines and for use in negotiating firm-fixed price delivery orders. A supplemental architect-engineer lookup table for pricing delivery orders for projects with an estimated construction cost of less than $2 million will be included in the contract. The Government will use the fixed price amount in the lookup table which will be a function of project size, type, and complexity. The lookup table will be provided to the A/E during initial contract negotiations and shall be a mandatory payment provision. Firms, when responding to this announcement, should address their capability with regard to each of the evaluation factors listed above, as the top rated firms recommended for interview will be recommended solely on their written response to this announcement. Architectural or engineering firms wishing to be considered must submit three (3) copies or sets of completed Standard Forms 254 and 255 and other pertinent information. The A/E shall be limited to subcontracting to firms agreed upon during negotiations. The 254s and 255s must be received not later than 3:30 p.m., local time (CST) on January 20, 2004. Faxed, or emailed submittals WILL NOT be accepted or considered. All submittals must clearly identify the Solicitation Number (see above) on the face of the envelope for identification purposes. Late submittals shall be handled in accordance with FAR 52.214-7. All responsible sources may furnish a timely submittal, which will be considered. Point of Contact: Carolyn R. Smith, Telephone No. (817) 978-7483, email address is
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