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The University of California San Diego ("UC San Diego" or "University") and the offices of Capital Program Management ("CPM") and Facilities Management ("FM") requests a written response to this Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") for selecting As Needed Laboratory Planning Subject Matter ExpertConsultants (SME Consultants). Under the direction of the Academic Affairs Leadership, the Consultants will assist on an as-needed basis, with providing consulting services related to Lab Planning and Cost Management for Campus Lab Renovation Projects. Projects will be primarily located at the UC San Diego campus and occasionally off-campus UC San Diego properties. Projects will be under the jurisdiction of the Campus Building Official and Campus Fire Marshal. UC San Diego anticipates a number of laboratory renovations in the coming years for new researchers or research units in the Schools of Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Jacobs School of Engineering, and Social Sciences. Consulting for this effort will be focused on preprogramming, programming, predesign and early evaluation of existing space and program as it is appropriate to the research and scientific goals of faculty recruits to the University. Consultants will provide expert lab planning and scientific research guidance on current best practices for lab design to meet the growing needs of the University Research community. The University is committed to promoting and increasing participation of small business enterprises (SBEs) and disabled veteran business enterprises (DVBEs), subject to any and all applicable obligations under state and federal law, and University policies. The selected consultant shall make best efforts to provide qualified SBEs and DVBEs with the maximum opportunity to participate. Every effort will be made to ensure that all persons have equal access to contracts and other business opportunities with the University within the limits imposed by law or University policy. Each candidate firm may be required to show evidence of its equal employment opportunity policy. The work described in the contract is a public work subject to section 1771 of the California Labor Code.