Description
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Region 5, is planning a solicitation to construct a new Visitor Contact Station at the E.B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Atlantic County, Oceanville, New Jersey. This solicitation will use a multi-step technical evaluation/proposal process as outline in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Part 15. The ultimate contract award will be based on a "Best Value Continuum". The project consists of the construction of a new Visitor Contact Station at the E. B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge located in Oceanville, NJ. The new facility, approximately 2,600 sf in area, will provide visitation opportunities for the general public and limited administration space for refuge staff and volunteers. The new building will include an exhibit hall, nature store, video alcove, public restrooms and office space. The new facility will consist of slab on grade, wood framed construction. The work shall also include all site work, concrete work, rough and finished carpentry, metal fabrications, roofing systems, doors and windows, painting and finishes, all electrical, plumbing and mechanical systems and asphalt concrete pavement to provide a complete and operational facility. The work shall include the construction of a new wastewater disposal system (septic tank/ leachfield) and a new well and the demolition of existing structures. The estimated magnitude of construction for this project is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. The NAICS is 236220. This procurement is unrestricted. As part of the first step, which is the technical evaluation process, interested firms shall submit, in writing, their qualifications based on listed requirements below and those determined qualified will be asked to submit a cost proposal (step two) in accordance with FAR 15.203. Interested firms shall present a minimum of five (5) new buildling construction projects undertaken within the last ten years. The following information shall be provided for each of these projects: 1) Project name; 2) Original budget; 3) Change orders; 4) Summary of work; 5) Date of completion; and, 6) Client name, address and phone number. Qualification factors used for the evaluation of firms shall be; 1) Past performance (40%); 2) Mulit-discipline experience in working similiar projects in the North Atlantic area of the U.S. (25%); 3) Ability to provide projects on time and within budget (25%); 4) Small business subcontracting approach to the project (10%). Firms desiring consideration should submit two (2) copies of their resume (qualifications) and all other appropriate information as described above to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, MA 01035-9589, Attn: Dale E. Aubin, Contracting Officer, not later than close of business August 1, 2008. No phone calls will be accepted.