The District of Columbia Department of General Services (“DGS” or “Department”), on behalf of the Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”), is issuing this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) to solicit the services of an architectural/engineering firm (the “A/E”) to provide professional design services for the MPD Training Academy located at 4665 Blue Plains Drive SW, Washington, DC (the “Project”). MPD is committed to upgrade this facility to ensure that all systems function properly for the intended purpose, and so MPD’s maintenance staff has adequate system access, control, monitoring capabilities, documentation, and training to properly monitor, manage, and maintain the facility.