SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT NO. W9128F24SM019 INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACTS FOR ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES, NORTHWESTERN DIVISION, USACE
This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ACQUISITION PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OR SOLICITATION ISSUANCE. Response to this request for information (RFI) is strictly voluntary and will not affect any business's ability to submit an offer should a solicitation be released. There is no solicitation document associated with this announcement; this is not a request for proposal (RFP). The requested information is for acquisition planning purposes and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued. No entitlement to payment by the Government of direct or indirect costs or charges will arise as a result of the submission of contractors' information. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any improperly identified proprietary information. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. This RFI constitutes a market research tool for the collection and analysis of information to determine capabilities and capacity of interested contractors.
The Omaha District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking information from interested, qualified Small Business Community (SBC) members (for example, Small Businesses (SB), 8(a), HUBZone, Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Women Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), as well as other-than-Small Business firms (“Large” businesses), that are capable of providing services under North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code 541330 Engineering Services, which has a small business size standard of $25.5M in annual average gross receipts over the past five (5) years. All qualified, interested, capable firms are highly encouraged to respond to this sources sought announcement.
SCOPE OF REQUIREMENT
The Government has a need to replace existing Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) for Architect-Engineer (A-E) Services that are nearing their capacity limits in the coming years. The scope of the IDCs is planning and design engineering services for the Military and Civil Works programs within the Northwestern Division (NWD), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). NWD serves the states (all, or part of, depending on boundaries for the different Military and Civil programs) of WA, OR, ID, NV, UT, MT, WY, CO, ND, SD, NE, KS, IA, MO, MN and WI; NWD boundaries map can be viewed at http://www.nwd.usace.army.mil/Locations.aspx. The A-E services will support several large missions in Omaha District, including Sentinel (Ground Based Strategic Deterrent), SPACECOM, the US Department of Agriculture, the US Air Force Academy, and others, including medical focus via the VA program. General descriptions of projects may include various types of facilities, structures, and sites, on military bases and for Civil (i.e. non-military) projects for the Corps of Engineers. Each task order to be issued on these contracts will fully describe the project to be designed or the studies to be accomplished and will identify all work to be accomplished. Services to be performed include, but are not limited to, preparation of design/construction documents, preparation of Design/Build Requests for Proposals (RFPs), charrette/concept designs, schematic designs, planning, programming, site investigations, surveying and geotechnical investigations, facility space planning, interior design, parametric and construction cost estimating, feasibility studies, National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA), plan formulation , design and construction phase commissioning services (both Fundamental and Enhanced), and various construction phase services for both Military and Civil projects.
TYPES OF CONTRACTS
Contracts will be procured in accordance with the 40 U.S.C. Chapter 11, Selection of Architects and Engineers, as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. It is projected that each contract awarded will have an ordering period of seven (7) years from the date of award, and will include FAR clause 52.217-8, six-month optional period. The number of IDCs and dollar capacity to be awarded is undetermined at this time. Task orders will be firm-fixed-price. Task orders against existing IDCs to be replaced have ranged from approximately $45,000 to $9,800,000, with the overall per-task-order average being approximately $300,000 for Small Business concerns, and $750,000 for Unrestricted concerns.
SUBMISSIONS/RESPONSES
Responses to this Sources Sought Announcement/RFI shall be limited to five (5) pages in a single PDF document and should include the following information (item numbers (1) through (7) below). Additional pages, cover letters, and extraneous materials are NOT desired. Materials, documents, web links, etc. incorporated by reference in responses will not be accessed by the Government for inclusion; all responses must be self-contained, to address the following items.
(1) Firm name, address, point of contact, phone number and e-mail address.
(2) Firm UEI Number and CAGE Code.
(3) Firm business size in relation to NAICS code 541330 Engineering Services [which has a small business size standard of $25.5M in annual average gross receipts over the past five (5) years], AS WELL AS TYPE(S) OF SOCIOECONOMIC CATEGORY, IF APPLICABLE.
[Items (4) – (8) are generally representative of the primary selection criteria the Government anticipates using for this acquisition, although not guaranteed to be exhaustive for purposes of this market research.]
(4) Experience. Provide three (3) project examples, where experience should have occurred in the last ten (10) years. Project examples should demonstrate specialized experience and technical competence to execute the types of projects and activities as indicated in paragraph above titled ‘SCOPE OF REQUIREMENT’, as well as the following additional relevant items:
a)Experience in horizontal and vertical design of military construction or military operations and maintenance projects;
b) Experience with construction phase services including participation in on-site partnering/pre-construction meetings; review of construction contractor's submittals for government approval and for information only; participation in site visits and furnishing inspection reports at critical points of construction; participation in start-up and commissioning of systems; attending warranty inspections; participation in lessons-learned sessions; preparation of operations and maintenance support information manuals;
c) Experience in adapting standard design packages;
d) Experience with USACE design guidance, including Unified Facility Criteria documents, engineer technical letters (ETL’s), and other military design criteria documents;
e) Experience with preparing specifications using SpecsIntact software;
f) Experience with preparing cost estimates using Micro-Computer Aided Cost Estimating System 2nd Generation (MII) software;
g) Experience with Department of Defense AT/FP design criteria and construction standards;
h) Experience with life safety and fire protection design of military or civil facilities; and
i) Experience with Sustainable Design or Green Building (LEED) design and construction concepts including energy efficiency, use of recovered materials, waste reduction, and pollution prevention, using the LEED evaluation and certification process.
FOR EACH PROJECT EXAMPLE PROVIDED, include a brief description of the project (scope), dollar value, offeror's role as a prime contractor or subcontractor, project duration (start/end dates), customer/owner name with point of contact and contact information (phone number and email address) of someone from the customer/owner who can verify the information provided. The Government reserves the right to verify, confirm, follow-up on, etc. information provided with response, as it determines necessary.
(5) Key personnel. Demonstrate professional personnel qualifications sufficient to meet the scope of this requirement, e.g. via a list or table of registered professionals in the key disciplines listed in ‘SCOPE OF REQUIREMENT’ paragraph above. Firm of employment for all personnel identified shall also be noted.
(6) Capacity to accomplish the work. Demonstrate capability and capacity to perform services on multiple task order awards concurrently. Be specific regarding dollar amounts and ability to meet schedules.
(7) Work management. Discuss/demonstrate items such as team organization, quality control procedures, cost control and coordination of in-house disciplines and subconsultants/subcontractors. Include in this section any Teaming Arrangement, Joint Venture or Mentor-Protégé information, if/as applicable.
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Responses to this Sources Sought Announcement are due no later than close of business, Friday, 12 July 2024. Email your response to Jennifer Gilbreath at jennifer.c.gilbreath@usace.army.mil and Tyler Hegge at tyler.hegge@usace.army.mil. Personal visits to discuss this announcement will not be allowed. Service providers must be registered in SAM (www.sam.gov) to be eligible for award of Government contracts. The Omaha District Small Business office may be reached at CENWO-SB@usace.army.mil.
