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SOLICITATION FOR OFFER XER 0301 I. QUALIFICATION CRITERIA SOLICITATION FOR OFFER XER 0301



I.
QUALIFICATION CRITERIA

The Company will evaluate only those offers which meet the following
Qualification Criteria.


A. The total amount of space required shall be a minimum of
15,000
contiguous
net usable square feet.


B. Space offered shall be at a location within the City Limits of Oak Ridge,
Tennessee.

II.
EVALUATION CRITERIA


A. All offers must meet the requirements as set forth in the Solicitation.


B. In addition, the following criteria will be numerically weighted and scored as
part of the evaluation:

1. Price (200 Points)

Using criteria listed below, a competitive range will be established. For
those offers remaining in the competitive range after the technical
evaluation, the total proposed price for the firm term, option periods and
optional office space will be weighted and scored. The lowest total price
for an otherwise acceptable technical offer will receive the maximum
points for this criterion. The remaining offers will receive a percentage of
the available points based upon the ratio of the total price of the lowest
offered price to the total price of the respective offer being ranked. The
Company may select the low evaluated offer or may continue with
additional negotiations and a request for final revised offers.


2.
Functionality and Location (300 Points)

The facility will be assessed as to its operability as an office space and
space conducive to design, engineering, and project management and the
ability for expansion at a later date.

Location of facility in relation to the Commerce Park development in Oak
Ridge, Tennessee.

3.
Space Efficiency (300 points)


1 This criterion will assess whether the proposed plan, interior layout, and
parking areas will meet or exceed the Companys requirements including
the requirements for office space. Simple, efficient layouts are sought.


4.
Schedule for Occupancy (200 points)

Are all phases of the schedule for preparing the facility for occupancy
included in the offer? Is the proposed schedule credible and realistic?
Does the contractor/developer exhibit adequate evidence of his ability to
meet the proposed schedule?


C. We reserve the right to solicit from any available sources relevant information
concerning your business operations and to use this information in evaluation
and selection.

III.
OFFER FORMAT


A. Your offer should be concise, specific, and complete and should demonstrate
a thorough understanding of the minimum requirements.


B. Unnecessarily elaborate brochures or other presentations beyond those
sufficient to present a complete offer are not desired. Legibility, clarity, and
completeness are much more important.


C. Your offer must be signed by an official authorized to bind your firm
contractually and must be accompanied by a statement to the effect that your
offer is firm for a period of not less than 60 calendar days after the closing
date for receipt of offers.


D. To aid in our evaluation, your offer should address the following areas:

1. a. Functionality

Sketches or drawings must be provided which show the functional
arrangements of the required space.




b.
Location




A site plan identifying the address and the location and orientation of
the facility on the required site must be provided.




c.
Space Efficiency

As a minimum, the offeror must provide one-eighth (preferred) or larger
scale plan of the proposed floor plan of the proposed building. Plans or
drawings must include dimensions and plans for functional space;

2 specific identification of net usable square footage proposed; windows;
hallways; restrooms; entrances; elevators (if required); parking,
including designated accessible routes from the parking area to main
building entrance(s); electrical power availability, and heating,
ventilation, and air conditioning including a building utilities operating
plan.

A separate detailed listing of the space offered with corresponding
square footage must accompany the plans; the listing may be in the
same format as Table 2 of the Article X REQUIREMENTS document
for office space.




d.
Schedule/Past Performance

This section shall include the proposed schedule adequately identifying
tasks or work elements from the execution of a lease through
completion or alterations of the building for occupancy. The schedule
shall include sufficient detail and milestone definition for the
Companys evaluation. The Offeror shall provide the best possible
schedule in days from execution of the lease agreement.



2. You must include your firm, fixed price for lease of space by completing
the Offer to Lease Space form, Lessors Annual Cost Statement and the
Unit Costs for Adjustments form.


3.
Evidence of Capability to Perform - Your offer shall include:

a. Satisfactory evidence of at least a conditional commitment of funds in
an amount necessary to prepare the space. Such commitments must
be signed by an authorized bank officer and at a minimum must state:
amount of loan, term in years, annual percentage rate, length of loan
commitment.

b. The name of the proposed construction contractor, if any, and
evidence of his experience, competency, and performance capabilities
with construction similar in scope to that which is required herein.



c. The license or certification of the individual(s) and/or firm(s), providing
architectural and engineering design services, if any, to practice in the
state of Tennessee.


4.
Other Information - You shall include in this section:



a. A completed, signed copy of the attached Company form entitled
Representations and Certifications - Lease of Real Property (Oct
2000).

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b. A completed copy of the attached Offer to Lease Space (Oct 2000).



c. A completed copy of the attached GSA Form 1217, Lessors Annual
Cost Statement.



d. Any exceptions taken to the provisions of the proposed draft lease
documents (see IV below).



e. The names and telephone numbers of persons authorized to conduct
negotiations for your firm.

IV.
LEASE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The provisions of the following attached articles and documents will become a
part of the resulting lease:



A. DOE Lease for Real Property (reference attached draft)



B. Solicitation For Offer Units Costs for Adjustment (Oct 2000)


C.
Terms
and
Conditions
Lease of Real Property (Jun 2000)

D. Representations and Certifications Lease of Real Property (Oct 2000).

E. Requirements (Article X REQUIREMENTS for this document)

V.
TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF OFFER

Copies of your offer must be received on or before 4:00 p.m. local time, at Oak
Ridge, Tennessee, on February 3, 2006.

VI.
LEASE AWARD


A. Award may be made without discussion of offers received. Therefore, your
offer should be initially submitted on the most favorable terms, from a price
and technical standpoint, that you can submit. The lease will be awarded to
the offeror whose offer will be most advantageous to the Company, price and
other factors considered.


B. It is the intent of the Company to award one firm, fixed-price lease agreement.
After conclusion of negotiations, the Company will require the offeror selected
for award to execute the proposed Lease for Real Property form which
reflects the agreement of the parties.


4 C. There will be no public opening of offers. All offers will be confidential until the
lease has been awarded. Evaluation of price offers in accordance with the
evaluation criterion for price will be on the basis of the total price for the two
(2) year term, including option periods and optional office space. Pricing shall
include provisions for supplying maintenance, including custodial
requirements (e.g., janitorial; maintenance; water and sewer services; real
property taxes and levies; and the landscaping and mowing of grounds).
Electricity and/or gas will be metered separately and will be paid by the
Company apart from the lease.

VII.
OFFER EXPENSES AND PRECONTRACT COSTS

This request does not commit the Company to pay for any costs incurred in the
preparation and submission of offers or for any other costs incurred prior to the
execution of a lease.

VIII. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

If this request is amended, you must acknowledge receipt of the amendments (by
number and date) in writing with the offer submitted in response to Solicitation
No. XER 0301.

IX.
PREPARATION FOR OCCUPANCY

A. Within 10 days after award of the lease subcontract, the successful offeror
shall submit to the Company a tentative design and construction schedule
givin