NASA FAR Sup 1836

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PART 1836

CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUBPART 1836.2 SPECIAL ASPECTS OF CONTRACTING FOR

CONSTRUCTION

1836.203 Government estimate of construction costs.

1836.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

1836.213 Special procedures for sealed bidding in construction

contracting.

1836.213-3 Invitations for bids.

1836.213-70 Additive and deductive items.

1836.213-4 Notice of Award.

SUBPART 1836.5 CONTRACT CLAUSES

1836.570 NASA solicitation provisions and contract clause.

SUBPART 1836.6 ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES

1836.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

1836.602-1 Selection criteria.

1836.602-2 Evaluation boards.

1836.602-4 Selection authority.

1836.602-5 Short selection process for contracts not to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

1836.602-70 Selection of architect-engineers for master planning.

1836.603 Collecting data on and appraising firms' qualifications.

1836.605 Government cost estimate for architect-engineer work.

SUBPART 1836.7 STANDARD AND OPTIONAL FORMS FOR

CONTRACTING FOR CONSTRUCTION,

ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES, AND

DISMANTLING, DEMOLITION, OR REMOVAL OFIMPROVEMENTS

1836.702 Forms for use in contracting for architect-engineer services.

PART 1836

CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS

Subpart 1836.2--Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction

1836.203 Government estimate of construction costs.

(c)(i) If the acquisition is by sealed bidding, the contracting officer shall file a sealed copy of the detailed Government estimate with the bids until bid opening. After the bids are read and recorded, the contracting officer shall read the estimate, and record it in the same detail as the bids.

(ii) If the acquisition is by negotiation, the contracting officer may disclose the overall amount of the Government estimate after award upon request of offerors.

1836.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

(1) Except as indicated in paragraph (2) of this section, the Associate Administrator for Procurement (Code HS) is the approval authority.

(2) A construction contract may be awarded to the firm that designed the project (or its subsidiaries or affiliates) if the contract is awarded on the basis of performance specifications for the construction of a facility, and it requires the contractor to furnish construction drawings, specifications, or site adaptation drawings of the facility.

(3) In no case shall the firm that prepared the drawings and specifications supervise and inspect, on behalf of the Government, the construction of the facility involved.

1836.213 Special procedures for sealed bidding in construction contracting.

1836.213-3 Invitations for bids.

1836.213-70 Additive and deductive items.

When it appears that funds available for a project may be insufficient for all the desired features of construction, the contracting officer may provide in the invitation for bids for a first or base bid item covering the work generally as specified and one or more additive or deductive bid items progressively adding or omitting specified features of the work in a stated order of priority. In such case, the contracting officer, before the opening of bids, shall record in the contract file the amount of funds available for the project and determine the low bidder and the items to be awarded in accordance with the provision at 1852.236-71, Additive or Deductive Items.

1836.213-4 Notice of Award.

(e) Contract delivery or performance schedules, commencement of work, or notices to proceed shall not be expressed in terms of a notice of award. (See 1814.408-1).

Subpart 1836.5-- Contract Clauses

1836.570 NASA solicitation provisions and contract clause.

(a) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 1852.236-71, Additive or Deductive Items, in invitations for bids for construction when it is desired to add or deduct bid items to meet available funding.

(b) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 1852.236-72, Bids with Unit Prices, in invitations for bids for construction when the invitation contemplates unit prices of items.

(c) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 1852.236-73, Hurricane Plan, in solicitations and contracts for construction at sites that experience hurricanes.

(d) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 1852.236-74, Magnitude of Requirement, in solicitations for construction. Insert the appropriate estimated dollar range in accordance with FAR 36.204.

Subpart 1836.6--Architect-Engineer Services

1836.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

1836.602-1 Selection criteria.

(a)(2) The evaluation of specialized experience and technical competence shall be limited to the immediately preceding ten years.

(a)(4) The evaluation of past performance shall be limited to the immediately preceding ten years.

(a)(7) The architect-engineer selection board may also establish evaluation criteria regarding the volume of work previously awarded to the firm by NASA, with the object of effecting an equitable distribution of contracts among qualified architect-engineer firms, including minority-owned firms and firms that have not had prior NASA contracts.

1836.602-2 Evaluation boards.

(a) Installations shall establish an architect-engineer selection board to be composed of the selection authority and at least three voting members. Membership shall at least include: one currently registered architect or professional engineer, who shall serve as the board chairperson; an official from the requiring office; if appropriate, a technical official familiar with any unique subject matter critical to the requirement; and a procurement official (a contracting officer, if feasible) as an ad hoc advisor to the board. Where appropriate, the procurement official may serve as a voting member. Non-Government employees shall not be appointed as voting members.

1836.602-4 Selection authority.

(a) The selection authority shall be appointed in accordance with installation procedures.

1836.602-5 Short selection process for contracts not to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

The procedures at FAR 36.602-5(a) or (b) may be used at the discretion of the selection authority.

1836.602-70 Selection of architect-engineers for master planning.

(a) Definition of master plan. A master plan is an integrated series of documents presenting in graphic, narrative, and tabular form the present composition of the installation and the plan for its orderly and comprehensive development to perform its various missions in the most efficient and economical manner.

(b) Selection.

(1) Selection of an Architect-Engineer for the development of a master plan in connection with the establishment of a new NASA activity or installation shall be made by the Associate Administrator having institutional responsibility. The report of the architect-engineer selection board will be concurred in at NASA Headquarters by the Associate Administrator for Management Systems and Facilities, the Associate Administrator for Procurement, the Chief Financial Officer, and the General Counsel.

(2) The Associate Administrator for Management Systems and Facilities shall be responsible for the architect-engineer selection board report required by FAR 36.602-3(d) before presentation to the Associate Administrator having institutional responsibility.

1836.603 Collecting data on and appraising firms' qualifications.

The architect-engineer selection boards (see 1836.602-2) are designated as NASA's evaluation boards for the purposes of FAR 36.603.

1836.605 Government cost estimate for architect-engineer work.

(b) The contracting officer may disclose the overall amount of the Government estimate after award upon request of offerors.

Subpart 1836.7--Standard and Optional Forms for Contracting for

Construction, Architect-Engineer Services, and Dismantling, Demolition,

or Removal of Improvements

1836.702 Forms for use in contracting for architect-engineer services.

(a)(i) Instructions for completing Standard Form 252, Architect-Engineer Contract, are as follows:

(A) Block 5-Project Title and Location. Include a short description of the construction project and the estimated cost of constructing the facilities for the project. If the space provided is insufficient, include a more detailed description in the contract's specification/work statement and identify the location of the more detailed description in Block 10.

(B) Block 6-Contract For (General description of services to be provided). Include a brief description of the services and state that they are fully set out in the specification/work statement. Clearly specify the date by which design services must be completed. If supervision and inspection services during construction are to be acquired, clearly specify the date by which they must be completed and add a statement that the Government may extend the period for their performance as provided in the Changes clause of the contract.

(C) Block 7-Contract Amount. If the contract is for both design and supervision and inspection services, set out the amounts for each effort separately.

(ii) The services to be furnished by an architect- engineer should be carefully defined during negotiation of the contract and a statement of them inserted in the contract's specification/work statement. The statement should clearly and concisely set forth the nature and extent of the services and include any special services, such as the nature and extent of subsurface exploration prior to designing foundations. A similar statement of supervision and inspection services should be inserted in the specification/work statement if supervision and inspection services are to be acquired.

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