SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- IDIQ A-E Contract for Contemporary and Historic Architecture and Landscape Architecture Services
- Notice Date
- 5/15/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- DSC - CS - Contracting Services Group National Park Service, P.O. Box 25287 12795 W. Alameda Parkway, Attn: Nancy Gertler Denver CO 80225
- ZIP Code
- 80225
- Solicitation Number
- 1443N2000034000
- Response Due
- 6/17/2003
- Archive Date
- 5/14/2004
- Point of Contact
- Nancy Gertler Contract Specialist 3039692229 Nancy_Gertler@nps.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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- Description
- The National Park Service (NPS), Denver Service Center (DSC), 12795 West Alameda Parkway, Denver, Colorado, 80225, in support of the NPS Pacific West Region is seeking qualified firm(s) or organization(s) to provide Multi-Disciplinary Architect-Engineer Design Services under an Indefinite Quantity contract for a variety of projects within areas of national significance at locations throughout California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, and islands of the outer Pacific. The lead firm(s) selected for contract award will be predominately an architecture and engineering firm specializing in contemporary and/or historic architecture and landscape architecture. In order to maximize competition, the National Park Service is encouraging joint venture arrangements as well as prime/subcontractor relationships for this solicitation. Familiarity with the "Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Archeology and Historic Preservation" and the related "Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties", and the "Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for the Treatment of Cultural Landscapes" as well as sensitivity to NPS values, standards, and sustainable design principles must be demonstrated. The Government may elect to award a single task order contract or multiple task order contracts to one or more sources under this solicitation. The Government reserves the right to award contracts, based on the selection board's final selection list, in order of preference, to the firms considered most highly qualified to perform the work. Each selected firm shall be provided a fair opportunity to be considered for task orders to be issued. The Government will use such factors as experience, qualifications, past performance, environmental sensitivity, quality of deliverables, timeliness, geographic location, and other factors (i.e., knowledge of local construction practices, natural and cultural compliance, permitting, capability to utilize construction/project management software for timeline scheduling, etc.) that the Contracting Officer, in the exercise of sound business judgment, believes are relevant to the placement of orders. TYPES OF PROJECTS Projects may include but are not limited to research, inventory, stabilization, preservation, and rehabilitation of historic structures, site planning and design, and cultural landscapes or design for interpreted structures, museums, visitor/interpretive centers, administrative facilities, maintenance facilities, single family housing, campgrounds, roads, and parking. REQUIRED DISCIPLINES: A) Required disciplines include, but are not limited to, professionals registered as architects and landscape architects, and professionals meeting the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards for Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Historic Architecture, Architectural History, and History, Architectural Conservation, Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Geotechnical and Structural Engineering, and Sustainable Technologies. B) Additional disciplines which may be required for some projects include professionals registered in, or meeting the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards for (as appropriate), Historic Landscape Architecture, Landscape History, Archeology, Anthropology, Surveying, Industrial Hygiene, Construction Management, Cost Control/Cost Estimating, and Exhibitry/Media Design. C) Incidental services, e.g., AutoCAD drafting and 3D modeling, GIS, Microsoft Word processing, etc., may be required in the performance of specific task order requirements. CONTRACT PERIOD All services will be provided under an Indefinite Quantity contract. The base contract period will be for one year with options to extend for four additional one-year periods. Work will be ordered by issuance of firm fixed price or not-to-exceed type task orders. The maximum ordering limitation will be $25,000,000.00 for the life of the contract. Each task order will not exceed $500,000.00. The $25,000,000.00 maximum may be realized in a single year or spread out over the life of the contract including all option years. The guaranteed minimum for the life of the contract, which includes the base period and all options exercised, is $50,000.00. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN The U.S. Government has adopted sustainable design as the guiding principle for its planning, design and construction projects. By definition, this means meeting present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In practice, sustainable design utilizes best available solutions within the design tradition and conserves global resources, utilizes energy efficiently, recycles materials and waste, and specifies ecologically responsible methods, practices, and materials in the construction and operations of Government facilities. Accordingly, the selected firm(s) must exhibit current credentials and demonstrated competency in sustainable design certifications and memberships in professionally recognized organizations that promulgate sustainable practices. EXECUTIVE ORDER In accordance with Public Law 100-418 and Executive Order 12770, as of January 1994, all federal design work will be done using the metric system of weights and measures. Work done under this contract may be subject to this requirement. PRIMARY SERVICES REQUIRED For the purpose of this contract, the services to be provided will be primarily Research, Inventory, (Project Planning and Compliance Services), Programming and Site Analysis, and Supplemental Services (Pre Design Services), Design and Construction Documents (Design Services) and Construction Management (Construction Management Services). All professionals shall be registered in the States in which the work is performed. A) Project Planning And Compliance Services: 1. Research and 2. Inventory; B) Pre-Design Services: 1. Programming, 2. Site Analysis, and 3. Supplementary Services; C) Design Services: 1. Schematic Design, 2. Value Analysis Job Plan, 3. Design Development, 4. Construction Document, and 5. Construction Support; D) Construction Management. COORDINATION The proposed work may extend over several fiscal years, involving projects at various stages, which will require that the selected firm(s) must be capable of providing and managing a multi-disciplinary team from within the firm or in conjunction with subconsultants. The A/E will need to have direct contact with Federal, State or local regulatory agencies to assure compliance with regulations, codes and policies. SPECIALIZED SERVICES In the course of doing business with Architect/Engineering firms under contract with the Denver Service Center, the DSC occasionally needs to obtain specialized services from subconsultants under the prime contract. In these instances, the majority of the work may be performed solely by the subconsultant with little involvement of the prime contractor. Even though the work is performed primarily by the subconsultant, DSC will ensure that the prime contractor is involved in all discussions and all correspondence is routed through the prime contractor. Prime contractors have indicated their concerns with the ceiling amounts and the effect these "pass-throughs" would have on the cap. This has been taken into consideration in establishing the maximum contract amount for this solicitation and the resultant contract(s). Prime contractors submitting statements of qualifications are advised that the Denver Service Center will continue to acquire such specialized services. The DSC does not intend to allow the prime consultant an administrative handling or coordination fee on subconsultant's services. TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA Statements of Qualification will be evaluated by a selection committee of National Park Service personnel based upon the following primary criteria for contemporary/historic architecture and landscape architecture, listed in descending order of importance: 1. Demonstrated ability, experience and technical competence in the type of work required under this contract, (i.e., knowledge of indigenous cultures and practices, vernacular architectural styles, historic construction methods, etc.) in various climatic regions for the geographic area covered by this solicitation AND Specific past performance records on previous architect/engineering work, cultural landscape work, and historical research work documenting the quality of the firm's work and the firm's history of meeting performance schedules budgets and project scopes. 2. For Contemporary Design: Demonstration of a sustainable design ethic, philosophy, and approach and the ability of the team to produce viable design solutions that show an awareness and sensitivity to local natural and cultural resources and the global environment, as well as aesthetic considerations appropriate for National Park settings; For Preservation Design: Demonstration of a preservation design ethic, philosophy, and approach and the ability of the team to produce viable treatment solutions that show an awareness and sensitivity to character-defining features, historic fabric and historic scene, and adherence to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties; 3. Demonstrated experience with integrated design, with an emphasis on coordinated multidisciplinary teams, establishment of up-front environmental goals, whole systems approach and follow-through. Include experience working with exhibit and interpretive designers. 4. Ability of the team to communicate, coordinate, and facilitate work expeditiously with the NPS, to participate in related meetings and readily integrate into a multi-disciplinary design team managed through the NPS. Emphasis will be placed on the team's ability to work with multiple entities including Federal, State, and local agencies and other involved concerns; 5. Capacity to respond to expanded or multiple task orders on short notice and within the established schedules, while maintaining a high standard of quality and controlling costs. In addition to other factors, offers will be evaluated on the basis of advantages and disadvantages to the Government that might result from making more than one award (i.e. multiple awards). The Government will not indemnify the firm selected against liability involving asbestos or other hazardous materials; that is, no clause holding the firm harmless will be included in the contract. SUBCONTRACTING PLAN REQUIREMENT In accordance with Public Law 97-507, the firm will be required to provide the maximum practicable opportunities for small, small disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. The selected firm, if a large business, must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The subcontracting goals for this contract are that 19% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses; 3% shall be placed with small disadvantaged businesses, 5% shall be placed with women-owned businesses, 3% shall be placed with veteran-owned small businesses, 3% shall be placed with service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses; and 5% shall be placed with HUBZone certified firms. The subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal; however, contract award is contingent upon negotiation of an acceptable subcontracting plan. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Firms that fully meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit a Letter of Interest and completed Standard Forms 254 for each firm, a Team Standard Form 255, and an organization chart of the team in an original only. Standard Form 254 are to be submitted only for the required disciplines identified in above section entitled Required Disciplines, subparagraph A. The Team Standard Form 255 shall include all disciplines identified in the above section entitled Required Disciplines, subparagraphs A and B. The organization chart shall include the names of the key personnel, firms, disciplines, roles and responsibilities and/or technical expertise. Submission of any additional supporting material is encouraged, but only to the extent that it graphically (via drawings and photographs) substantiates the relevant project work specifically described on Standard Forms 254/255. Additional information should not exceed 20 double-sided pages. It is recommended that submissions be spiral bound and developed and assembled in a manner that chronologically corresponds and addresses the Technical Evaluation Criteria. Submissions received via e-mail or facsimile will NOT be accepted. In support of the sustainable practices of resource conservation and material recycling, submissions should be concise, make wise use of recycled/recyclable paper and other materials, and be organized in such a manner that the recyclable material can be easily removed after evaluation. To the extent possible, printed/copied double-sided paper documents should be submitted. Responses must be received before 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time, June 17, 2003. Note: This is not a Request for Proposals.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, and islands of the outer Pacific
- Zip Code: 80225
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 80225
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