Architecture and Engineering (AE) Services Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC)
This Request for Proposal (RFP) solicits for a Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) with a total MATOC IDIQ ceiling of an estimated $49M in support of the Military Construction, Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization (SRM), Civil Works and Surveying mission requirements of the SAW and South Atlantic Division (SAD) under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541310, Building Architectural Design Services. The selection board will consider the most highly qualified offerors for up to five (5) Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDC) contracts to be awarded as a result of this solicitation. The duration of the resulting contracts will include a one- (1) year base ordering period and four optional ordering periods of one (1) year each, with an additional six (6) month option under FAR Clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, for a total of five (5) years and six (6) months (if all options are exercised) or until the contract limit is reached, whichever comes first.
Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) under which task orders will primarily include: Design/Build, Development of Concept and Full Designs, Renovation/Repair Projects, Preparation of Project Definition and Programming Documents, Charrettes, Preparation of Technical Portions of Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build Solicitations, Commissioning and Construction Phase Services, Design Analysis and Detailed Construction Plans and Specifications. Additionally, Military task orders may include: Engineering Studies, Investigations, Life Cycle Cost Analyses (LCCA), Surveying (including topographic, hydrographic, boundary, facility condition assessments, precise alignment/deformation surveys and construction staking), GIS (mapping, analysis, geodatabase development, and application development) and Master Planning.
W912PM22R0007 Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Wilmington
5/13/22, 1:23 PM Architecture and Engineering (AE) Vertical Design Services Indefinitely Delivery Indefinitely Quantity (IDIQ)
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE
FOR
Architecture and Engineering (AE) Vertical Design Services
Indefinitely Delivery Indefinitely Quantity (IDIQ)
W912PM22R0007
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -Wilmington District and South Atlantic Division
This is a Sources Sought/Request for Information only. This is NOT a Solicitation Announcement, nor is it a
Request for Proposal. This request does not obligate the Government in any contract award.
The US Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District intends to utilize this Sources Sought Notice to identify potential qualified Business firms to a five (5) year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) with a total MATOC IDIQ ceiling of an estimated $49M. The Government intends to issue awards of approximately five (5) Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDC) contracts as a result of this solicitation. The duration of the resulting contracts will include a one year (1) year base ordering period and four one (1) optional ordering periods of one (1) year each, with an additional six (6) month option under FAR Clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, for a total of five (5) years and six (6) months (if all options are exercised) or until the contract limit is reached, whichever comes first. Simultaneous task orders may be issued with increased order limits. Task Orders will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed-price task orders and will be issued under the terms and conditions of the IDC contract. Task orders shall not exceed the cumulative amount of $49,000,000.00 during the total contract period.
The maximum capacity of the MATOC IDIQ is Not-to-Exceed $49,000,000.00. A $2,000 minimum guarantee will be obligated when each IDC is awarded for only the base ordering period, with no minimum guarantee for optional ordering periods. The awarded IDC’s will be for Architect and Engineering Services for preforming military and civil works design services the associated production of detailed plans and specifications as well as CADD and GIS products. This is a market research tool being used to determine the availability and adequacy of potential business sources prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal. In accordance with DFAR 219.502-1(2) “Do not set aside acquisitions for— Architect-engineer services for military construction or family housing projects of $400,000 or more (10 U.S.C. 2855), including indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contracts if the value of all anticipated orders is expected to total $400,000 or more.” thus any solicitation resulting from this sources sought notification will be released for unrestricted competition.
Should a future requirement(s) evolve from this preliminary planning purpose, the Government intends to issue a Solicitation Notice on the Systems for Award Management (SAM.gov) and award a minimum of one (1), with a potential for multiple, Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts that cover all the required elements of this notice, each with an estimated value of $9.8-12.5 million. The contract term will be a one (1) year base period with (four (4) one year option periods.
The task order projects will vary in magnitude. The NAICS code for this proposed procurement is 541330 Architectural Services small business size standard is $15,000,000.
The primary geographic area covered by this contract encompasses the US Army Corps of Engineers – Wilmington District which includes the following states: North Carolina and Virginia. However, contract task orders may be placed for work on any US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Facility nationwide.
The primary tasks anticipated under this contract include work consisting of all types of comprehensive architectural services from design charrette, parametric estimating, concept design (35%), preliminary design (65%) through final design of plans and specifications for both civil works and military projects. Civil Works program task orders may include but are not limited to: Feasibility Report Development, Engineering Design, and Detailed Construction Plans and Specifications Hydrographic and Topographic surveying. Military program task orders may include but is not limited to: development of concept designs, design analysis and detailed construction plans and specifications for construction of new facilities as well as repair and renovation. CADD submittals will be required in AutoDeft Revit, and the A/E/C CADD Standard along with AutoDesk Civil 3D surface modeling format. The cost estimates for this project will be required to be prepared utilizing either the most current version of MCACES (MII) estimating software or the most current version of RS Means Online estimating software for all Military projects.
The successful contractor to any forthcoming solicitation shall provide all labor, management, supervision, tools, materials, and all equipment necessary to perform the services listed above.
A small business prime will be required to comply with FAR 52.219-14 which states that at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended by employees of the concern. Provide evidence that on past contracts of a similar nature that your firm (as the prime contractor) was able to comply with the requirement of FAR 52.219-14 and will be able to comply with this requirement under the proposed contract.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
It is requested that interested firms submit to the contracting office a brief Statement of Capabilities demonstrating their ability to meet and execute the requirements as set forth above and address the following questions:
Has your firm, as a prime contractor, whether individually or through a formal joint venture, teaming agreement, or under subcontract to a federal prime contractor, provided similar services as described in the brief description of project above? If yes, please provide the following information on your three most recent projects:
Contracting agency address
Contract number, date and amount of award, date of completion.
Was your company the prime or a subcontractor?
Description of items/services provided under the contract.
State whether or not there were any performance issues under the contract which resulted in the issuance of a cure notice or show cause notice by the contracting officer.
If your firm has never contracted with the federal government as a prime contractor, or as a subcontractor to a prime contractor on a federal contract, have you provided similar services to commercial sources? If so, please provide the specifics in terms of the largest customers of these services. (e.g. Department of National Resources, U.S. Forest Services). Please include any information relevant to any potential difficulties you note with complying fully with the description of work.
Has your firm ever been terminated for cause or default from a contractual arrangement, whether federal or private sector, as a result of failure to perform, poor quality and workmanship provided, etc.? If so, please provide the specifics.
Has your firm, or any firm that you would potentially joint venture or team with ever bid on a federal acquisition and been determined non-responsible by the contracting officer and/or the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) failed to issue a certificate of competency to your firm or teaming partners when the matter was referred to SBA for review and consideration?
Although this is a sources sought synopsis, are you interested in submitting a proposal for this requirement should a solicitation be issued at a later date?
A Statement of Capabilities (SOC) submittal is required. The SOC will determine the feasibility and/or basis for the Government’s decision to proceed with acquisition. Interested firms must submit a SOC, which describes in details the firm’s capability of providing the described services.
Provide your ability to meet the qualifications described above relative to your firm/team. Provide business name, address, point of contact, telephone number, email address; DUNS Number, Cage Code number, and socioeconomic category for NAICS code 541330, indicating whether you are a small business, small disadvantage business, woman-owned business, etc. and business site, average number of employees of the concern, and average annual receipts based on the last 3 fiscal years.
Firms submitting responses shall present their information in a matrix format showing contracts they have performed. The matrix shall show the most recent projects (minimum of three maximum of five), which demonstrate an ability to meet the qualification criteria listed above.
Provide the contract number, contract type (i.e. fixed price, indefinite quantity/indefinite delivery, cost reimbursement, etc.), project value, contract value and point of contact with phone number. Indicate whether the work was performed as a prime or a subcontractor, as well as what percentage of work your firm performed. Provide by listing key personnel that participated in the projects and their responsibilities.
All interested firms with 541330 as an approved NAICs code have until 18 April 2022 at 3:00 p.m., to electronically submit requested information to:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Attn: Andrea M. Green
Contract Specialist
E-mail: Andrea.M.Green@usace.army.mil
And
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Attn: Edward A. Boddie
Contracting Officer
E-mail: Edward.A.Boddie@usace.army.mil
The email should be titled: W912PM22R0007 Architecture and Engineering (AE) Vertical Design Services Indefinitely Delivery Indefinitely Quantity (IDIQ)
Do not send hard copies of advertising or promotional materials. Please ensure that all responses are comprehensive and provide a name and point-of-contact for your firm for follow-up by this office or the procuring contracting officer. If you have responded to any previous e-mail messages or had other communications with our office regarding preliminary market research for this project, please be advised that it will be necessary for you to respond to this e-mail and the questions contained therein. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the Prime Contractor and work accomplished by the teaming partner
All information is to be provided on a voluntary basis at no charge to the Government. There is no entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs related to or arising out of responding to this request for information. All information provided becomes property of the Government. There is no guarantee, expressed or implied, that the market research for this acquisition will result in any guarantee of award or acquisition strategy.
This market survey is for informational and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for bid or proposals, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for or award a competitive contract.
The Government will not provide any briefing on the results of the survey. All information submitted will be held in a confidential manner and will only be used for the purpose intended. Points of contact listed may be contacted for purpose of verifying performance.
LATE RESPONSES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
W912PM22R0007 Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Wilmington
4/7/22, 12:07 PM