A-E Environmental Program at Robins AFB, GA
Added: Apr 13, 2015 2:30 pm SUBJECT: ARCHITECT-ENGINEER (A-E) ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ID/IQ: TITLE I, TITLE II, AND OTHER A-E SERVICES TO ADMINISTER, COORDINATE AND TECHNICALLY SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS OF INTEREST TO THE GOVERNMENTAgency: Department of the Air ForceOffice: Air Force Materiel CommandLocation: WR-ALCPOC: Amanda RuffinCONTRACT INFORMATIONIndefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) Contract for Title I, Title II, and Other A-E Environmental Services. The basic award period will be for one year from the date of award. In addition, there will be four annual option years. The applicable NAICS is 541620, Size Standard: $7M. A-E Selection procedures will be used to competitively award separate ID/IQ contracts using full and open competition. There will be only ONE contract awarded. Task order limitations are as follows: Minimum: $1,500.00; Maximum: $3M. There is a minimum order amount guarantee of $100,000.00. The contract will be structured to allow for the issuance of both Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) and Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) task orders with preference given to utilizing FFP to the greatest extent possible. The period of performance for the contract will be five years, a basic year plus four annual option years. The anticipated date of award is September 2015.REQUIRED SERVICESA detailed Statement of Work (SOW) for the subject IDIQ contract is provided (IDIQ A-E Services to Support Environmental Programs, 4 March 2015) and Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLS) are provided. In general the required services under the subject IDIQ contract will include: a) Title I Services related to a specific environmental construction project and consist of conducting field surveys and investigations to obtain design data and preparing contract plans, specifications, cost estimates, and estimated construction periods of performance. Title I services may include all aspects of design such as preparation and/or review of contract plans, specifications, scheduling, cost estimates, commissioning services and preparation of operating and design manuals. Title I efforts also encompass those efforts required to support and develop design work, including planning and programming, program management, project scoping, studies, investigations, evaluations, consultations, conceptual design, value engineering, operation, monitoring, topographic survey services, optimization of environmental treatment or control systems, and infrastructure systems. b) Title II Services include services related to a specific environmental construction project and consist of supervision and inspection of construction. Title II services may include all aspects of construction quality assurance and oversight of environmental projects. c) Other A-E Services, which may consist of a full range of environmental services to include support necessary for the community involvement programs, implementation of environmental restoration, pollution prevention, compliance and conservation projects. These efforts include planning and programming, program management, scoping, studies, risk assessments, operations support, compliance assessments, investigations, evaluations, consultations, conceptual design, value engineering, operation, monitoring, and optimization of environmental treatment or control systems.SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTSFirms desiring consideration shall submit the following:1) BINDER 1 - Standard Form (SF) 330 Part I: Submit five (5) hard copies in individual 3-ring binders. One (1) of the five (5) shall be labeled as "Binder 1-SF-330 Part I - Original Copy". Four (4) copies shall be labeled as "Binder 1-SF-330 Part I - Copy #" on the spine of each binder.2) BINDER 2 - SF-330 Part II: Submit two (2) hard copies in individual 3-ring binders. One (1) of the two (2) shall be labeled as "Binder 2-SF-330 Part II - Original Copy" and the other shall be labeled as "Binder 2-SF-330 Part II - Copy 1" on the spine of the binder.3) Electronic CD - The electronic copy shall be a CD, in PDF searchable content format (searchable means that the PDF document can be "searched" from a table of contents rather than having to scroll tough the entire document to find specific information) and shall contain the Standard Form 330 Part I and Part II. The electronic copy shall be included with the Binder 1-SF-330 Part I - Original Copy.NOTE: the hard copy identified as the "original copy" will take precedence in the event of discrepancies between the original hard copy and the electronic copy.Provide email address in Section B of the SF330, Part I. All information relating to the firm's qualifications must be contained in the standard forms. Inclusion by reference to other materials is not acceptable. Firms are directed to keep the total page count of SF Form 330 Part I submission to no more than 60 pages of text/figures/tables, numbered consecutively from 1 to 60, (one face of an 11 x 17 foldout will therefore have two consecutive page numbers).Any additional pages and/or other documents submitted will be destroyed without consideration. The cover, cover letter, title page and tabs for SF 330 Part I are excluded from the page count. Additionally, there is no page limit on SF 330 Part II. Submittals shall be prepared using Standard English and must be written in a concise, yet clear and informative style. Submittals shall use a minimum 12 point font in preparing narrative elements and a minimum 10 point font in preparing tables and be double sided and secured in a 3-ring binder. Submissions may include color. Page sizes to be used include 8.5 x 11 and 11 x 17. The 11 x 17 sheets with printing on one side will count as 2 pages. The 11 x 17 sheets with printing on both sides will count as 4 pages. All 8(a) certified firms are instructed to note their status by the appropriate ownership in Block 5b of Part II of the SF 330; include the graduation date from the program. Responding firms shall clearly indicate any subcontractors, and/or consultants. Any proposed teaming arrangements shall clearly state the type of teaming arrangement: Joint Venture or Prime/Subcontractor.Firms are strongly advised to adhere to all the submission requirements outlined under this synopsis. All SF-330 submissions shall be delivered no later than 4pm, on 13 May 2015 to:AFSC/PZIOCATTN: Amanda Ruffin375 Perry Street, Bldg 255Robins AFB, GA 31098NOTE: Submittals received after this specified date and time WILL NOT be considered.Personal visits to discuss this announcement WILL NOT BE SCHEDULED. POINT OF CONTACT: Contracting Officer: Amanda RuffinEmail: amanda.ruffin@us.af.milQuestions and/or comments in regard to the content and instruction of this synopsis will be accepted by this office on, or before, 8 May 2015. Questions and/or comments shall be addressed to the contracting officer and submitted via email. Any questions and/or comments received after the 8 May 2015 will be returned without a response. All timely questions and/or comments will be addressed and subsequently posted on the FedBizOpps website.SELECTION CRITERIAEach Firm must demonstrate their qualifications (including subcontractors) with respect to the selection criteria listed below. All of the five (5) selection criteria listed are of equal importance. SF-330s will be evaluated to determine the most highly qualified firm/team based on submitted SF-330 responses. Failure to provide requested data or comply with the instructions in this synopsis (including attachments) and SF-330 instructions could result in a firm being considered less qualified or being eliminated from consideration. Specific evaluation criteria include:1) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services;2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required;3) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time;4) Past Performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; and5) Location in general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project.Evaluation Criteria:(1) Professional Qualifications of Key Personnel: SF 330 Part I, Section E should show brief resumes of key personnel of the prime contractor/teaming arrangement. The combination of criteria below will be used to determine the ability of the staff to effectively contribute to the successful completion of project task orders. Responses will be evaluated to determine: (a) Experience on Air Force and DoD work requirements, (b) Certification/Licensing (State of Georgia), (c) Years with company, and (d) Education(2) Specialized Experience: SF 330 Part I, Section F Information must be submitted on contracts awarded to the organization which have concluded no earlier than five years before the release of this solicitation. Projects/contracts completed more recently will be evaluated more advantageously for the offeror. Projects/contracts listed should show: (a) scope and nature similar to the scope of work described in this announcement (as presented in the attached SOW); (b) include a description of complexity of the job and challenges faced. Section G should identify key personnel that worked on projects listed in Section F and their role. The listed projects should include: (i) one (1) project related to Title I services; (ii) one (1) project related to Title II services; and (iii) tee (3) projects related to other A-E services.(3) Work Capacity: SF 330 Part I, Section H should include a description of how each firm will manage, coordinate, and administer work within the proposed team identified in SF 330 Part I, Section C. Responses will be evaluated to determine the following: (a) capacity to perform work in-house and with teaming partners; and (b) ability to complete several multidisciplinary contract task orders concurrently (i.e., the impact of this potential workload on the firm's permanent staff, anticipated workload during the contract period, and the firm's history of successfully completing work in compliance with performance schedules.)(4) Past Performance: SF 330 Part I, Section H should cite tee (3) examples of performance for projects similar to contract work described in the announcement that have been performed in the past 5 years (more recent projects will be evaluated more advantageously for the offeror). Responses will be evaluated to determine: (a) ability to maintain quality of work, cost control, and compliance with performance schedules, (b) customer satisfaction. The offeror shall furnish the Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) included in the Attachment 3 for completion to the point of contact for the above-referenced tee (3) projects for the Past Performance evaluation. The point of contact for a referenced project shall submit a completed PPQ to the Contracting Officer Amanda Ruffin at amanda.ruffin@us.af.mil. Completed Past Performance Questionnaires are due no later than 4pm, 13 May 2015. PPQs will only be accepted via email and must come directly from the point of contact. It is the sole and exclusive responsibility of the offeror to ensure that PPQs are submitted completely and timely to the Contracting Officer. The Government reserves the right to supplement the past performance information provided by the offeror with any other past performance information it may obtain from any other sources that are considered current, accurate, reliable, and relevant.(5) Location. The prime contractor (including first tier subcontractors/consultants) shall have staff located within the general geographic area and have knowledge of the locality. Staff shall have the ability to mobilize to a project site within 30 minutes.EVALUATION PROCESSThe following adjectival ratings will be used to evaluate submittals.High Confidence: Evaluation of the factor or the proposal leaves virtually no doubt that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort. Little or no Government oversight is expected to be required in achieving the required level of performance.Medium Confidence: Evaluation of the factor or the proposal leaves some doubt that the offeror can successfully perform the required effort, however it is believed that there is a high probability that the offeror can perform successfully. Some Government oversight is expected to be required to meet the contract requirements.Low Confidence: Evaluation of the factor or the proposal leaves substantial doubt that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort. Substantial Government oversight or intervention is expected to be required in achieving the proposed level of performance. Changes in the offeror's existing processes may be necessary to achieve contract requirements.No Confidence: Evaluation of the factor or the proposal leaves extreme doubt that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, regardless of the degree of Government oversight.Interviews: The evaluation board may interview firms during the final selection process. Information to be provided will be determined at the time the decision is made to hold interviews.ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTERESTContract awarded under this announcement are subject to an Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) Clause, AFFARS 5352.209-9000 and 5352.209-9001. Also, firms are advised to review the referenced OCI clauses and include a subsequent acknowledgement and statement of understanding of the OCI clauses as the last item in the SF 330 Part I, Block H. Failure to include this signed statement in the SF 330 will negate consideration of the firm for this solicitation. A-E_EnvironmentalProgram Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center Robins Air Force Base
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