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R -- ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES (A&E) SOL RFP R8-1-98-4 DUE 092198 POC Cornelia B. Robinson, (334)241-8153 This procurement is for a basic on-call services agreement with an Architectural and Engineering firm. The firm must have required consultants to satisfy a wide range of projects to include but not limited to facilities, buildings, roads, drainages and utilities. Contract documents to include drawings, specifications, and cost estimate. The A&E firm must work closely with the Caribbean National Forest during the design phase so as to meet all Forest Service design standards. This work is to be performed on the Caribbean National Forest in Palmer, PR, and will be for a base year and two option years. SF-254's and SF-255's are requested and based upon the established criteria, the evaluation process will select a qualified firm. Selection of firm will be determined by an evaluation process based upon the following criteria listed in the order of importance. Your Sf-255 should specifically address these areas: (1) Certification as a surveyor, licensed to survey in Puerto Rica. (2) Firm's capacity, technical competence and qualifications for satisfactory performance of the project. (3) Specialized qualifications and experience of key personnel including technical skills, project coordination, and management skills. (4) Past performance on contracts performed in areas similar to the project area with government agencies and/or private firms in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules where experience includes the establishment, monumentation and marking of boundaries. (5) Knowledge of local surveying historical practices, records repositories, and land ownership patterns. (6) Proximity of the firm to the local project area. (Any firm more than 150 miles from the project area will not be considered.) (7) The volume of work previously awarded by the Forest Service will be evaluated with the objective of effecting an equitable distribution of the contracts among qualified firms, including minority or disadvantaged firms. NOTE TO INTERESTED FIRMS: Firms will be evaluatedonly on information provided in the SF-254's and SF-255's. Please provide information which is thorough and pertinent to the evaluation criteria given. Posted 08/05/98 (I-SN232957). (0217)

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