Federal Bureau of Prisons, US Customs House, 7th Floor, 2nd and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19106

C -- PROVIDE DESIGN, SURVEY AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS TO CORRECT LIFE SAFETY DEFICIENCIES AT FCI - FAIRTON, NJ AND MCC - NEW YORK POC R. A. Young, Contracting Officer, (215) 597-6317, ext. 141. Professional Architect-Engineer services are required for the implementation of the Life Safety Plan of action provided by separate contract. The Federal Correctional Institution at Fairton, NJ and the Metropolitan Correctional Center, NY, NY plans will require evaluation of facility life safety systems affecting fire separation, access, sprinkler, smoke and fire detection and alarm systems. The A/E will provide bid documents to correct system deficiencies and provide studies of the existing sprinkler and alarm detection systems, generating as-built documents. The A/E will provide system testing to determine system compliance with NFPA code and/or a correction plan for meeting the required code compliance. The report, provided by separate contract, lists areas of the above that require expansion, renovation, revision and repairs. The construction cost for each institution is estimated to be between $250,000.00 and $500,000.00. The estimated performance period of the resultant contract is 725 calendar days. The evaluation criteria for selection and contract award, in descending order of relative importance, are as follows: (1) Proposed project team and organization; (2) Comparable experience and performance; (3) Capability and capacity; (4) past performance on contracts for Government agencies and/or private industry projects; (5) Knowledge of locality; and, (6) Proximity to project. Only those firms residing in the States of New Jersey or New York, and have the capability to perform the services described herein, are requested to submit appropriate date within 30 calendar days (4:00PM EST) from the initial publication date of this announcement. Applicant responses to the aforementioned evaluation criteria shall use initial evaluation of qualifications. The data submitted shall be concise and must address all specific categories listed in the evaluation criteria. A firm-fixed price contract will result from this acquisition. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 8712, with a size standard of $2,500,000.00. This is not a request for proposal. See Numbered Note 1. (340)

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