USCG Facilities Design and Construction Center Pacific, 915 2nd Ave, Room 2664, Seattle, WA 98174-1011

C -- A/E SERVICES FOR COST ESTIMATING AND VALUE ENGINEERING SERVICES SOL DTCG50-96-R-643DT6 POC Contracting Officer, Ms. Maggie Laviguer, 206 220-7424 Provide professional architecture/engineering services for performing Cost Estimating Services and Value Engineering for FD&CC PAC project design and construction activities for US Coast Guard facilities located in the western United States andPacific Islands. Tasks involve estimating construction projects, reviewing A/E cost estimates and performing value engineering studies for construction projects which typically consist of 90% shore facilities and 10% marine facilities. The estimatedindividual construction cost of projects range from $100,000 to $10,000,000. Proposed procurement will result in two (2) Indefinite Delivery Contracts to be in effect for one year with a one year option to extend services. Each contract has a maximumpotential of $100,000 annually with a minimum guarantee of $5,000. Projects will be defined and negotiated on an individual task order basis. The evaluation criteria in descending order of importance are: (1) Specialized experience of the firm inshore and marine facilities. (2) Professional certification and experience of the firms staff and consultants to be assigned to the project relative to Cost Estimating and Value Engineering. (3) Past record of performance with Government and privateclients. (4) Geographic proximity to Seattle, WA. (5) Capacity and capability to accomplish the work within the required time frame. (6) Firm's Organization and Management. (7) Demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials andachieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facilities designs. (8) Minority/women ownership and employment of firm and consultants; provide percentages of minority and women employment by discipline in the firm. Firms desiring considerationmust submit SF 255, SF 254 and any consultant's SF 254s including organizational chart of key personnel to be assigned to this project. The submittals must be received in this office by 4 PM Pacific Time 30 days (first day following a weekend orholiday) after publication of this notice. Telephone calls are discouraged as no further technical or project specific information will be furnished prior to selectio of short listed firms. The following information applies only to Minority,Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquireshort-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000.For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above.(0345)

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