Action Code: Sources Sought Notice
Subject: Architectural-Engineering (A-E) Services for General Engineering and Design Services for Various Locations within the Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division Boundaries (but primarily in the New England District (NAE) mission boundaries (ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, and RI))
Sources Sought Number: W912WJ24X0049
NAICS Code: 541330
Posted Date: September 19, 2024
Response date: October 18, 2024
Classification Code: C – Architect and Engineering Services
Place of Performance:
U.S. Army Engineer District, New England
696 Virginia Road
Concord, MA
01742-2751 US
Description:
This is a Sources Sought announcement to determine the interest, availability, and capability of potential Architect-Engineer (A-E) contractors for an intended unrestricted procurement based on information described below and to solicit feedback from all of industry on the proposed approach. It is for informational purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS OR BIDS. Award of the contract is expected in Spring 2026.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District desires to identify A-E contractors capable of providing General Engineering and Design Services to include Construction Phase Services (CPS). The NAICS code for this procurement is 541330 (size standard $25,500,000). The current intent is to solicit one (1) unrestricted multiple award task order contract (MATOC) next fiscal year with a capacity of between $100M and $180M (exact value subject to refinement) for award to a minimum of three (3) A-E firms. This will be a separate MATOC contract from New England District’s pending small-business set-aside MATOC with a pool of three (3) firms and a contract capacity of $24M. The capacity of this new MATOC contract is to be shared among the pool of the A-E firms awarded contracts under each MATOC. Solicitation would be in accordance with the Selection of Architects and Engineers statute formerly known as the Brooks Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6.
The intent is that the unrestricted A-E IDIQ contract that is the focus of this sources sought notice will be utilized for larger and/or more technically complex projects. ‘Larger projects’ denotes planning, designs, and CPS for construction projects across all programs that are expected to exceed $20M and/or Family Housing and Military Construction - Army (MCA) and Air Force (MCAF) projects for which the A-E’s fees are expected to exceed $1M; complex or specialized facilities such as those in support of medical or research facilities; and construction of new civil works flood risk reduction measures or facilities. ‘More technically complex projects’ denotes A-E services for military, civil works, and Interagency & International Support (IIS) facilities such as medical, research & development, civil works, and infrastructure projects that require advanced engineering capabilities (e.g., facilities with cleanrooms or specialized mechanical systems), extensive multi-discipline coordination, and/or specialized facilities (e.g., Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs)), and major flood control facilities). Task orders under the MATOC will then be competed amongst the unrestricted A-E firms for work considered to be within the scope of that MATOC contract. This will be in accordance with USACE Alert 21-013, Updated Procedures for the Selection of Task Orders on Architect-Engineer Indefinite Delivery Contracts dated 9 March 2023. All contracts will have an ordering period not to exceed five (5) years. The location of the work to be performed under this contract shall be primarily in the six (6) New England States (ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, and RI) but will also include all other states and districts covered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division’s mission areas (NY, PA, NJ, DE, MD, VA, WV, and the District of Columbia).
Responses to this Sources Sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this announcement, and if the Government still plans to proceed with the acquisition, a solicitation announcement will be published on the SAM.gov website for the respective project. NO SOLICITATION/SYNOPSIS IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. All interested offerors will have the opportunity to respond to the solicitation announcement at a later time.
Scope Information:
The work is expected to include, but is not limited to, various engineering, design and/or CPS for project types noted above. A-E Services that may be required under this contract include the preparation of: design drawings, technical specifications, construction cost estimates, design and construction schedules, design analyses, engineering calculations, design-build (D-B) requests for proposals (RFP), conceptual designs, civil works and military planning studies, engineering studies, and other technical reports, sustainable design/LEED project documentation, commissioning reports, and value engineering (VE) studies. Services may also include all architectural and engineering tasks necessary to develop the documents listed above to also include: developing models (e.g., architectural, hydrology, coastal), economic analyses, life-cycle cost analyses (LCCA), topographic surveying, geotechnical investigation and analysis, aerial and other types of surveying, development and use of GIS systems, and CPS to include shop drawing review, as-built drawing preparation, preparation of O&M manuals, field oversight, and engineering consultation services.
Products shall typically be produced to Corps of Engineers guidelines and specific formats set forth under the base contract and/or by individual task order. The firm shall be required to: provide design drawings in Autodesk CADD software (latest version); use Autodesk Revit Building Information Modeling (BIM) software; use Corps computer-based specification software for the development of Specifications (SPECSINTACT); use the latest version of MII (cost engineering software as provided by the Government and licensed to the firm) for the development of construction cost estimates; use Primavera P6 for developing detailed construction schedules and use MS Project for more basic design and constructions schedules; and utilize ProjNet (DrChecks) (https://wwwprojnet.org) for comment resolution of design review submittals.
Responses:
In order to assess your capability to perform this contract adequately, interested firms should submit a capabilities package to include, at a minimum, the following:
1) Firm’s name, address, point-of-contact, phone number, email address, CAGE and UEI number.
2) Business classification (e.g., 8(a), HUBzone, woman-owned small business (WOSB). veteran-owned small business (VOSB), Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), small business or none of these).
3) Name of any subcontractors that would be proposed to team with the prime firm and their expected role.
4) Size of firm and those firms on the team.
5) Information on the general experience and capabilities of your firm and team.
6) Specific documentation of your firm’s experience and capabilities related to:
a) Design (full Design-Bid-Build (DBB) or D-B RFP) for vertical construction projects that exceed the size standard specified above.
b) Design (DBB or D-B RFP) of military construction facilities that exceed the size standard specified above.
c) Design (DBB or D-B RFP) of medical or R&D facilities for the federal government (new or renovation/addition) that exceed the size standard specified above.
d) Planning (i.e., Feasibility Study) and/or Design of major civil works infrastructure (e.g., flood risk management or coastal storm risk management projects (e.g., flood walls, pump stations, levees, closure structures, or non-structural flood mitigation measures)) that exceed the size standard specified above.
e) Design of facilities (new or renovation) requiring advanced engineering capabilities (e.g., facilities with clean rooms or specialized mechanical systems).
f) Design of specialized facilities (e.g., SCIFs, major flood control facilities) or other unique structure.
g) Design of navigation structures (e.g., breakwaters, revetments, and jetties).
As supporting documentation, submit project overviews of up to five (5) projects representative of the capabilities listed immediately above that were studied/designed within the past seven (7) years. The project overviews shall include a synopsis of the project including project name, client, photos, month/year the firm’s design work started and completed; total contract value of the firm’s design work specifically; physical size of the designed facility; construction cost; and customer point-of-contact. Note – provide information most relevant to the work performed by your firm. To the extent possible, include projects that are representative of at least one of each type listed above with overlapping elements where possible.
7) Technical capabilities/personnel to perform:
a) designs for vertical construction;
b) civil/site design to include landscape architecture;
c) investigation and design for major mechanical and electrical production and distribution systems;
d) designs of flood risk management facilities (riverine and coastal; structural and non-structural);
e) sustainable design, commissioning, energy reduction compliance;
f) hydrology and hydraulics;
g) coastal engineering.
8) Should a firm responding be classified as a small business, the firm should also describe their in-house capabilities to accomplish the above stated work requirements. In accordance with requirements of FAR 19.508(e) and 52.219-14, "at least 50% of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel" must be expended for employees of the prime firm along with "similarly situated" subcontractors over the life of the contract. "Similarly situated" subcontractor means a first-tier subcontractor, including an independent contractor that has the same small business program status as that which qualified the prime contractor for the award and that is considered small for the specified NAICS code. Respondents are to indicate and demonstrate their ability to perform at least 50% of the work required under this proposed contract, based on the work described above for work in the six New England states.
9) Interested firms should provide input on their abilities to participate in a MATOC pool of up to $180M with the assumption they would need to execute $60M worth of work over 5 years.
Responses should be limited to a pdf file that shall not exceed twenty-five (25) 8.5x11 pages (not including cover sheet); 11x17 pages (count as two (2) pages) can be used where appropriate. Responses are due by 18 October 2024. Responses should be emailed to Contract Specialist Brian Mannion at brian.t.mannion@usace.army.mil. NO APPOINTMENTS OR TELEPHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED. This sources sought announcement is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for any material provided in response to this market survey nor return the data provided. This is not a request to be placed on a solicitation mailing list nor is it a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a solicitation. The results of this survey will be considered to be in effect for a period of one year from the date of this notice.
Government Agency URL: www.nae.usace.army.mil
Government Agency URL Description: New England District, Corps of Engineers
