SOURCES SOUGHT
C -- AE Rec Site Design Services
- Notice Date
- 12/5/2001
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-5 Sierra Cascade Province, Lassen N.F., 2550 Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA, 96130
- ZIP Code
- 96130
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-R50602AE
- Response Due
- 1/16/2001
- Point of Contact
- Miley Sutherland, Contracting Officer, Phone 530 252-6407, Fax 530 252-6408 - Cari Forbes, Procurement Assistant, Phone 530 252-6622, Fax 530 252-6408
- E-Mail Address
-
msutherland@fs.fed.us, cforbes@fs.fed.us
- Description
- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECT-ENGINEER DESIGN SERVICES for design plans of recreational sites on the Lassen National Forest, located in northeastern California. The AE Services are for landscape architect and engineering services, which may include field investigations, recommendations, studies, reports, lifecycle cost analysis, cost estimates, specifications, product research, preparation of construction drawings and presentations to the Forest Service. It is anticipated that at least the following disciplines may be required: architecture, interior design, site planning, civil, landscaping, structural, mechanical, electrical, roofing, seismic, sanitary, fire protection, corrosion control, soils, power distribution and construction inspection. Project managers of AE firms and their consultants must hold a professional degree and be licensed professional engineers or registered landscape architects. It is anticipated that one firm, fixed-price contract will be awarded for Architectural/Engineering Services. This contract will include recreational site planning and design. AE firms capable of providing this service and qualified to meet the requirements as described are invited to respond to this announcement. Each AE firm?s response must include, one original and one copy of the following: (A) Standard Form 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, (B) Standard Form 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project, (C) A cover letter which specifically addresses the evaluation criteria below. The evaluation criteria for selection, listed in descending order of importance, are as follows: (1) Professional qualifications (education, registration, and experience) of individual design team members who will perform the required services; (2) Specialized experience of design team members individually, and collectively as a team, in the design of forest recreation site master plans; (3) Professional capacity, experienced in-house personnel to accomplish this work in a timely manner; (4) Past performance on similar contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of (a) the type of work, including the quality control program used to ensure accuracy by number of addenda and change orders required, and (b) compliance with design schedules; (5) Computer capabilities - all design drawings prepared for this contract must be produced on the AutoCAD 2000 system; specifications shall be written using Microsoft Word for Windows, version 6.0 or higher, and cost estimates shall be prepared using Microsoft Excel, version 5.0 or higher. Computer capabilities shall also include the ability to place drawings and specifications in a format suitable for use in electronic advertising; and (6) Location ? proximity to the Lassen National Forest. The cover letter shall be limited to 25 pages (8.5x11, single-sided), with a print size of 12-pitch font, or larger. Failure to provide information on criteria 1 through 6 above may result in disqualification of the firm. The top three firms chosen by the final selection board will be required to participate in a personal interview and make a technical presentation to the final selection board. The interview and presentation will occur at the Forest Supervisor?s Office, Lassen National Forest, Susanville, California. The contract period will be for one year. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). Responses and submittals must be received before 4:30 P.M., Pacific Standard Time, on 04 December 2001. Failures to complete the listed Standard Forms, provide the additional information requested, or to provide such information and submittal on or before the specified time may result in disqualification of the firm.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Susanville, CA
- Zip Code: 96130
- Zip Code: 96130
- Record
- SN20011205/00000803-011207185518 (fbodaily.com)
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