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Y -- AE SERVICES -- ALASKA SOL 1422-N670-R98-0035 DUE 073098 POC Gwen Moore, Contracting Officer, (303) 236-9434 The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking Architect-Engineer (A-E) services under an Indefinite Delivery -- Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for design services for construction, maintenance, and/or rehabilitation of facilities on BLM lands in Alaska. These facilities typically consist of buildings; recreation sites; utilities including electrical systems, water and sewage systems, communications and security systems, plumbing systems, and HVAC systems; roads and trails; bridges; visitor facilities. The prime A-E firm shall be an architectural or engineering firm. Required disciplines include: architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, civil, geotechnical, and landscape architect, field surveys, and related support. Architectural, Engineering, and Geotechnical Specialists shall be experienced in the application of the specialized science of arctic and subarctic cold weather and high seismic area design and construction techniques. Products or services resulting from delivery order, including reports, specifications, etc., shall be furnished on a 3 inch disk, compatible with WordPerfect Version 6.1; drawings compatible with AutoCAD, release 14. The following evaluation criteria, in descending order of importance, will be used in the evaluation of prospective firms. 1. Professional qualifications necessary to perform required service, including architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical geotechnical, landscape architect and field survey. It is highly desirable that the individual in responsible charge of these disciplines be registered in the discipline in the State of Alaska. 2. Specialized experience and technical competence in the application of arctic engineering and high seismic area design techniques for buildings (office, warehouse, visitor centers, etc.), building foundations and recreation campground site development, and field survey. 3. Capability and experience to manage a design and construction management team composed of various disciplines including architecture, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, geotechnical, landscape architecture, and field survey. 4. Past record of performance with respect to control of costs, quality of work, compliance with schedule. 5. Location, including familiarity of project work in urban and remote areas of Alaska, and office proximity to Alaska. The resulting contract will be a IDIQ contract and work orders will be issued defining the scope of services for each project as funding becomes available. Each work order will not exceed $500,000. The term of the contract will be one year with four one-year options. All interested firms are invited to submit a letter of interest and a completed Standard Form 254 for each firm and a team Standard Form 255. Submission of office brochures is encouraged only to the extent that they graphically (via drawings and photographs) substantiate the work specifically described on the SF's 254 and 255. Responses must be received before 4:00 p.m. (Alaska Daylight Time), July 30, 1998 in order to beconsidered for selection. Qualified firms desiring consideration should submit SF's 254 and 255 to: Bureau of Land Management, Branch of Engineering Services, 6881 Abbott Loop Road, Anchorage, AK 99507, Attn: Chief, Branch of Engineering Services All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. Posted 06/24/98 (0175)

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