USPFO-MS, ATTN: NGMS-PFO-PC, Purchasing and Contracting Division, 144 Military Drive, Jackson, Mississippi 39208-8860

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES POC Major Wayne M. Bryant, Base Civil Engineer, telephone number (601) 936-8377, Milton L. Griffith, Contract Specialist, USPFO-MS, telephone number (601) 936-7614. Architect-Engineer Services: Facilities to be designed will be located at Allen C. Thompson Field Air National Guard Base, Jackson, Mississippi. Scope of Project to be designed: Construct a 16,000 square foot addition to existing 4800 square foot communication facility (building 103), alter existing communication facility, alter 4400 square feet of existing space in hangar (building 102) after personnel move into new facility, parking area for government vehicles and employee vehicles, access roadways, and construction/relocate gas, water storm and sanitary sewers, and electrical utilities as necessary to make the facility complete and usable. Facility will consist of offices, storage space, various types of shops, classroom, toilet facilities, and physical fitness area. Design of facility should be compatible with other nearby buildings which are primarily of masonry construction. Criteria and definitive guidance for design will be provided by a project book to be provided the Architect-Engineer by the Contracting Officer. All design work will be further governed by Air Force Manual 88-15 and other 88 series Air Force Manuals as modified by the Air National Guard. Copies of all applicable manuals will be provided the Architect-Engineer by the Contracting Officer. The contract to be negotiated will be a Firm Fixed Price Architect-Engineer Contract which will require the following services: (i) Type A (Investigative Services) - Accomplish field surveys and investigations which may include soil investigations, topographic surveys; analysis or existing facility and utilities; a study of various mechanical, electrical, and structural systems as a basis for recommended functional and safety designs; perform Environmental Assessments as may be required to make proper site selection and to determine basis of design; and perform other investigations as necessary to make a complete design. Prepare a conceptual design submittal, including preliminary site plans, typical cross sections and narrative description of proposed structural design, mechanical and electrical systems, and economic or other justification for selected systems. Prepare a cost estimate of the major elements of the project and confirm if the project can be accomplished within budget. (ii) Type B, Phase I (65% Design) - Prepare detailed Architectural/ Engineering design calculations, site plan, and utility plan. Prepare outline specifications. Furnish drawings in sixty (65) percent detail. Prepare a detailed cost estimate. (iii) Type B, Phase II (95% design) and Phase III (100% design) - Prepare and furnish final design, detailed working drawings and specifications, final design analysis, prepare a final cost estimate, and obtain any required construction/environmental permits. (iv) Type C Services - Inspection of construction, review of shop drawings and material submittals, and preparation of asbuilt drawings. Disciplines required to accomplish the proposed work are as follows: Architect (related experience); Civil Engineer (related experience); Mechanical Engineer (related experience); Electrical Engineer (related experience); and Structural Engineer (related experience). The Government reserves the right to have Type C Services as an option to be negotiated later. Significant evaluation factors and relative importance in the selection process are as follows: 1. Professional Qualifications. 2. Specialized experience and technical competence. 3. Capacity to accomplish the work in required time. 4. Past Performance. 5. Location of firm and key personnel in general geographical area of the project. 6. Volume of work previously awarded by Department of Defense in the past twelve (12) months based on fees received with the object of effecting an equitable distribution of DOD Architect-Engineer contracts among qualified firms including minority owned firms and firms that have not had prior DOD contracts. The maximum construction cost of this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. Firms desiring to be considered for this project should submit their Standard Forms 254 and 255 to Major Wayne M. Bryant, 172nd Airlift Group, Base Civil Engineer, 141 Military Drive, Jackson, Mississippi 39208-8880, to be received no later than 30 days after the date of this notice. When submitting SF 254 and 255, include the number and dollar value of Architect-Engineer contracts awarded by DOD agencies during the previous 12 months. Also, include copies of any government A-E evaluation forms showing performance on past work if available. This is not a request for proposal. (207)

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