Architect and Engineering Services
Added: May 11, 2015 2:48 pm This Announcement meets the requirement in FAR 36.601 that the Government shall publicly announce all requirements for architect-engineer services and negotiate contracts for these services based on the demonstrated competence and qualifications of prospective contractors to perform the services at fair and reasonable prices. Grand Forks AFB, ND (GFAFB) desires to contract with architect-engineering (A-E) firms to perform Title I, Title II, and other A-E services to administer, coordinate, and technically support facility sustainment, restoration and modernization (SRM), and Non-Appropriated Funds (NAF) projects for Grand Forks AFB, ND and Cavalier AFS, ND. Architect-Engineering (A-E) firms with a focus on multi-discipline services are required for the award of an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract for the design of various types of projects. NAICS Code 541310 is applicable to this acquisition with a small business size standard of $7.5 million. This acquisition will be a 100% small business set-aside. The Government anticipates awarding tee contracts, but reserves the right to award none, one, or more than one contract for A-E services to those who respond to this notice. SCOPE OF WORK: The general SOW for this IDIQ contract will require firms to perform architectural and engineering services as defined by The Brooks Act in 40 U.S.C. 1102 and Public Law 92-582, commonly referred to as Title I, Title II, and other professional A-E services, as defined in AFI 32-1023, to administer, coordinate, and technically support facility sustainment, restoration, and modernization (SRM), and NAF programs of interest to GFAFB and other locations identified in paragraph 1. The work includes all efforts necessary to manage and execute architect and engineering services to include Title I, Title II, and other A-E services for design and construction oversight supporting SRM and NAF programs. Registered Architect or Professional Engineer licensed in the State of North Dakota will be required in the performance of this contract. Architectural and Engineering Services are defined as professional services of an architectural and engineering nature required to be performed or approved by a person licensed, registered, or certified to provide these services. Architectural and engineering services include services associated with research, planning, development, design, construction, alteration or repair of real property, and other professional services. Architectural and engineering services also include incidental services, which members of the architectural and engineering professions may logically or justifiably perform, including studies, investigations, surveying and mapping, tests, evaluations, consultations, comprehensive planning, program management, conceptual designs, plans and specifications, value engineering, construction phase services, soils engineering, drawing reviews, preparation of operating and maintenance manuals, and other related services. Services commonly referred to as Title I include services related to a specific construction project and consist of conducting field surveys and investigations to obtain design data and preparing contract plans, specifications, and cost estimates. These services include preliminary/concept designs, design development, technical specifications, project design analysis, preparation of preliminary and final construction drawings, studies and surveys, facility assessments, and comprehensive interior design packages that meet Unified Facility Criteria (UFC) 3-120-10. Services may be required for primary disciplines, which include but are not limited to architectural, electrical, mechanical, civil, landscaping, forensic investigation/remediation, structural, environmental, and interior design. Specific requirements may include high temperature hot water, geotechnical, mining, fire protection, soils, life health safety upgrades, ADA handicap upgrades, historic preservation, sustainable design, Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certification, economic/lifecycle design, and renovation and modernization. This work includes airfields, recreation, campus/academic, administrative, dining, athletic, and support facilities. A visual inspection of the site, utility, infrastructure or facility for familiarization with scope, general conditions, and coordination with using activities may also be required. Services commonly referred to as Title II services include services related to a specific or proposed construction project and consist of supervision and inspection of construction. This includes inspecting, monitoring, and evaluating construction activities to validate conformance to plans and specifications, including reviewing, evaluating, and testing product submittals and shop drawings, as well as preparation of construction contract modifications. Services commonly referred to as other professional services include services that are design and construction related but is not connected with a specific construction project. The services consist of developing design criteria, fact-finding studies, surveys, investigations, and the performance of environmental projects involving prevention, compliance, and restoration when the services of registered architects or engineers are required. Excluded are services that need not be performed by a professional engineer or registered architect such as providing design and construction equipment or computer programs. The A-E firm must be capable of timely response(s) to and working on multiple task orders concurrently involving multiple engineering disciplines. Interested firms must be capable of demonstrating they have the capabilities to include adequate staff size to support GFAFB and CAFS. The A-E Contractor will be required to comply with all industry standard codes. These codes and regulations include but are not limited to: International Building Codes (IBC), American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), industry standards, Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), Air Force Engineering Technical Letters (ETL), Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP) standards, State Historical Preservation Office (SHPO) requirements, Air Force Instructions (AFI), Manuals, Handbooks and other Publications, GFAFB Design Standards including CAD/BIM/GIS, applicable engineering design guides, planning requirements, and applicable drafting standards.The A-E contract will cover up to a one (1) year basic with four (4) one-year option ordering periods. Firm Fixed Price Delivery Orders will be negotiated and awarded for each specific project. The maximum amount for any delivery order will not exceed $299k with a cumulative amount for all delivery orders on all contracts for the five year period not to exceed $7.5M.IAW FAR Part 36.602-2(a) nongovernmental private practitioners of architecture, engineering, and related professions employed by the Civil Engineer Service Provider may be members of the evaluation boards. Contract(s) awarded under this announcement is subject to the Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest (OCI) requirements IAW FAR Subpart 9.5. To avoid conflicts of interest, the A-E firm and its subsidiaries, affiliates, or associates will not be permitted to construct or repair any facility they have been selected to design unless agency approval is granted. Firms are advised to review the referenced FAR Part and include a subsequent acknowledgement and statement of understanding of the requirement as the last item in the SF 330 Part I Block H. Failure to include this signed statement within the SF 330 will negate consideration of the firm for this solicitation. No construction contract may be awarded to the firm that designed the project, except as provided in FAR 36.209. Foreign firms will not be considered for award of an A-E contract. EVALUATION and SELECTION CRITERIA: In accordance with PL 92-582 (Brooks Act; 40 U.S.C. 1102), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 36.6, DFARS 236.6 and AFI 32-1023, federal agencies select firms for Architect-Engineering contracts based on professional qualifications and other evaluation and selection criteria. To be considered for award, the principal firm must submit a completed Standard Form 330 (SF330), Part I & II, summarizing their qualifications, experience and capabilities, which will be evaluated by a government board to determine the most highly qualified firms. The A-E firm selected for this contract will be based on the following evaluation factors in order of relative importance: •1. Specialized experience and personnel qualifications in the areas of the professional disciplines •2. Qualifications and experience of consultants•3. Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules within the last tee (5) years.•4. Location of nearest branch office for the firm within the geographical area of consideration, which is Grand Forks AFB, ND and vicinity.•5. Capacity for timely accomplishment of work•6. Volume of work previously awarded by this office and other DOD agencies to the firm under consideration. TEAMING AGREEMENTS: The prime contractor shall provide a statement in the cover letter confirming executed teaming agreements are in place for all team members listed in the proposal. The statement shall also list all team members.All evaluation factors are significantly more important than price, as price is not being evaluated at this time. Factors (1) tough (6) are of equal importance. Selection of firms shall be tough an order of preference based on qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the type of professional services described above. A Pre-Selection and Final Selection board(s) or only a Final Selection Board may be held if determined to be in the best interest of the government. The Pre-Selection Board will use evaluation factors (1) tough (6) to determine the firms that will be recommended to the Final Selection Board. The Final Selection Board will also use the evaluation factors (1) tough (6) to score the Final-Selection Board recommended firms. The Final Selection Board's subtotals will be recorded. If needed, the Final Selection Board will further evaluate these firms based on interview/discussion/briefings. The Government's evaluation and selection of firms are based on a pre-selection board which identifies the ranking of firms to determine the most highly qualified firms in each pool. The most highly qualified firms that will proceed to the final selection board will be based on the logical break. Ranking is based on the evaluation criteria. The Government reserves the right to only conduct a final-selection board. The Government will conduct negotiations IAW FAR Part 15 to determine price. The highest ranked firms will receive a request for price proposal (RFPP) and negotiations will be conducted with those firms. The other most highly qualified firms will receive a letter stating they are among the most highly qualified, but a RFPP is not yet being requested. If a mutually satisfactory contract cannot be negotiated, the contracting officer shall obtain a written final proposal revision from the firm, and notify the firm that negotiations have been terminated. The contracting officer shall then initiate negotiations with the next firm on the final selection list. All other offerors not in the pool of most highly qualified firms will receive an unsuccessful letter. There is no RFP package to download. A-E firms, which meet the requirements described in this announcement, are invited to submit completed Standard Form (SF) 330, Architect-Engineer Qualification. All information relating to the firm's qualifications must be contained in the SF 330 (Part I & Part II).Interested A-E firms with the capabilities to perform the anticipated work must submit two (2) copies (one original and one copy) of each packet with a cover letter addressing the Selection Criteria. Each SF 330 must include: 1. Part I, Block C (10 and 11) firms with more than one office/location must complete for each location that will be involved for this contract. For Block C(10), Address, include phone number and Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS) number. For Block C(11), Role in this Contract, label which office will be the main or branch for this contract. 2. Part I, Block E(17): Registration must include State, discipline if any, and year.3. Part I, Block F(23), include a customer point of contact and phone number for the projects listed.4. Part II, Block 9, distinguish the number of total personnel in the firm. From that total, list the number of personnel for each discipline in each branch.Required Submittals:1. Cover letter addressing each of the Selection Criteria; 2. Organization chart;3. Tee (3) references for offeror's work, including company name, phone number and name of contact, description of work, location, and total dollar amount;4. SF 330 Part I & II for the prime contractor; and 5. SF 330 Part II for each proposed sub-consultant. Firms desiring consideration shall submit hard copies (one original, one copy) of completed U. S. Government Standard Form 330 Part I and SF 330 Part II, which must be received no later than 4:00PM CST, 10 JUNE 2015 to:319 CONF/LGCAAttn: SrA Rebecca Hartupee/TSgt Elizabeth Squires 575 Tuskegee Amn Blvd Bldg 418Grand Forks AFB, ND 58205 We recommend package be mailed since access to Grand Forks AFB may be difficult. Late proposals will not be accepted. Both hard copies and electronic copies must be submitted prior to the deadline in the paragraph above in order to not be considered late, in accordance with FAR 15.208(b)(1).Firms are directed to keep the total page count of SF 330 Part I to no more than 80 pages of text/figures/tables, numbered consecutively from 1 to 80, (one face equals one page). 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. Bind the SF 330 Part I and Part II in a 3 ring binder. Submittals shall be prepared using Standard English and must be written in a concise, yet clear and informative style. Submittals shall use a minimum 11 point Arial style font in preparing narrative elements and tables. Submittals shall be single spaced 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" (count as 2 pages). Each page face will count as one page. All firms interested in this announcement must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to receive a Federal contract award. Register for SAM at: http://www.sam.gov. Information on registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by contacting the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414. Failure to register may render the firm ineligible for award. Firm must also be willing and able to register in the Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF), the government invoice and payment processing system at time of award. Register at: https://wawf.eb.mil.
FA4659-15-R-0004 Department of the Air Force Air Mobility Command
5/11/15, 2:48 PM Architect and Engineering Services
Added: Apr 28, 2015 2:42 pm The 319th Contracting Flight, Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND intends to issue a Request for Standard Form (SF) 330, Architect-Engineer Qualifications and a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a firm fixed price (FFP) indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for Architect and Engineering Services. The government intends to award multiple contracts, but reserves the right to award none, one, or more than one contract for A-E services. The contractor is to provide services for design, studies, and construction inspection. Various types of A&E services such as consultant studies, investigation, surveying, inspection, drafting, reports, base comprehensive plans, and cost estimates may also be required. Projects may require various combinations of disciplines and requirements to include, but not be limited to: architectural, landscape architecture, civil, airfield pavements, structural, mechanical, electrical, environmental, corrosion prevention, cathodic protection, fire protection, energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials. The resulting contract(s) will have a combined magnitude of between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The performance period will be one base year and four, one-year options. This acquisition is being issued as a total small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541310, Architectural Services, with a Small business size standard of $7.5 million. Award will be made using the Selection of Firms procedures and evaluation boards referenced in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.602, Selection of Firms for Architect-Engineer Contracts and in accordance with The Brooks Act 40 U.S.C. 1101.Prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), www.sam.gov, prior to award. All prospective contractors must ensure that representations and certifications contained in the SAM system are current. Failure to register at SAM website may make the offeror ineligible for award. This solicitation will only be available for viewing and downloading at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. No paper copies or CD-ROMs will be issued. Offeror list will not be maintained, interested vendors should sign up at the interested vendor list. The Government anticipates posting the initial request for professional qualifications on or about fifteen days after issuance of this notice. Questions regarding this synopsis may be directed to TSgt Elizabeth Squires at 701-747-6103 elizabeth.squires@us.af.mil or Queen McCartney at 701-747-5287 queen.mccartney@us.af.mil . This notice does not obligate the government to award a contract nor does it obligate the government to pay and/or reimburse respondents and/or their associates for any costs incurred to submit the requested information and/or proposal. Responses to this notice and/or the Request for Proposal will not be returned. In accordance with FAR 15.201(c)(8), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.
FA4659-15-R-0004 Department of the Air Force Air Mobility Command
4/28/15, 2:42 PM