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C -- AVIAN DISEASE AND ONCOLOGY LABORATORY, EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN SOL 8270-3K15-98 DUE 031198 POC Alan F. Connell, Contracting Officer, 301-344-0298 The Agricultural Research Service, USDA, plans to enter into a contract for the design of a new facilities, renovation and demolition of buildings at the Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory in East Lansing, Michigan. The scope of work for the design will include a 6,000 gross square feet additional laboratory wing to an existing building, renovation of the main and administration buildings, new construction of breeder and experimental farm buildings and demolition of existing buildings. The design will incorporate all the buildings involved and an environmental assessment of the impact of the new building construction to include completing an Historic Survey in accordance with the Agency requirements. The estimated cost of construction of the new building, and the construction cost of all building renovation work and additions will be between $15 and $16 million. Evaluation of firms will be made on the following criteria, each element being of equal importance: A) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance. The selected A-E will have professional registration (for the architect and all engineers of record) in the state of Michigan. If the A-E is registered in states other than the state of Michigan, then they will be required to obtain registration in Michigan by reciprocity or by comity (for purposes of making submission of plans to the state and local officials for review.), B) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, including where appropriate, experiences in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste collection and disposal, design of generic animal research laboratories, animal/Specific Pathogen Free (SPF) biocontainment facilities, renovating existing facilities registered with the State Historical Preservation office, and demolition and disposal of existing facilities. C) Staffing and equipment to accomplish the work in the required time; D) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedule; and E) located within 100 miles radius of East Lansing, Michigan. Any SF-254 and SF-255 Forms received after the exact date/time set for receipt will be handled in accordance with FAR regulations, Paragraph 15.412. Firms meeting the requirements are invited to submit SF-254's and SF-255's under this Solicitation No. 8270-3K15-98 to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, ARS, FD, FCB, 6303 Ivy Lane, Room 616, Greenbelt, Maryland 20770-1433, Attention Alan F. Connell, by 2 p.m., E.S.T., March 11, 1998. This is not a request for proposal. (0040)

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