[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 48CFR736.602-3]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

             CHAPTER 7--AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 

PART 736_CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS--Table of Contents

 

                Subpart 736.6_Architect-Engineer Services

 

Sec. 736.602-3  Evaluation board functions.



    Agency architect-engineer evaluation boards shall perform the 

following functions:

    (a) Prepare a selection memorandum recommending no less than three 

firms which are considered most highly qualified to perform the required 

services for submission to the head of the contracting activity for his/

her approval. This selection memorandum shall include the information 

specified in 736.602-3(c).

    (b) In evaluating architect-engineer firms, the architect-engineer 

evaluation board shall apply the following criteria, other criteria 

established by Agency regulations, and any criteria set forth in the 

public notice on a particular contract:

    (1) Specialized experience of the firm (including each member of 

joint venture or association) with the type of service required;

    (2) Capacity of the firm to perform the work (including any 

specialized services) within the time limitations;

    (3) Past record of performance on contracts with USAID or other 

Government agencies and private industry with respect to such factors as 

control of costs, quality of work, and ability to meet schedules, to the 

extent such information is available;

    (4) Ability to assign an adequate number of qualified key personnel 

from the organization, including a competent supervising representative 

having considerable experience in responsible positions on work of a 

similar nature;

    (5) The portions of the work the architect-engineer is able to 

perform with its own forces when required;

    (6) Ability of the architect-engineer to furnish or to obtain 

required materials and equipment;

    (7) If the geographical or topographical aspects of the project are 

deemed vital, familiarity with the locality where the project is 

situated;

    (8) Financial capacity;

    (9) Responsibility of the architect-engineer under standards 

provided in FAR subpart 9.1. No contract may be



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awarded to a contractor that does not meet these standards;

    (10) Volume of work previously awarded to the firm by the Agency, 

with the object of effecting an equitable distribution of architect-

engineer contracts among qualified firms. Each architect-engineer 

evaluation board shall give favorable consideration, to the fullest 

extent practicable to the most highly qualified firms that have not had 

prior experience on Government projects (including small business firms 

and firms owned by the socially and/or economically deprived).

    (c) The evaluation board shall prepare a selection memorandum for 

the approval of the head of the contracting activity. The selection 

memorandum will be signed by the board chairman and cleared by each 

board member. The selection memorandum shall include the following 

information:

    (1) A listing by name of all firms reviewed by the board;

    (2) A listing of the evaluation criteria applied;

    (3) An analysis of the selection showing the rationale for the 

board's recommendation;

    (4) The board's recommendation of the three most highly qualified 

firms, in order of preference;

    (5) An independent Government cost estimate. The evaluation board 

shall require the project engineer to develop an independent Government 

estimate of the cost of the required architect-engineer services. 

Consideration shall be given to the estimated value of the services to 

be rendered, the scope, complexity, and the nature of the project and 

the estimated costs expected to be generated by the work. The 

independent Government estimate shall be revised as required during 

negotiations to correct noted deficiencies and reflect changes in or 

clarification of, the scope of the work to be performed by the 

architect-engineer. A cost estimate based on the application of 

percentage factors to cost estimates of the various segments of the work 

involved, e.g., construction project, may be developed for comparison 

purposes, but such a cost estimate shall not be used as a substitute for 

the independent Government estimate.