Planning And Design Of Advanced Research Center (Arc) A. K. A. Ammunition, Explosives, Toxics Center (Aec), Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New York District is seeking architectural and engineering (A-E) services for the planning and design of an Advanced Research Center (ARC), also known as the Ammunition, Explosives, Toxics Center (AEC), at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey. The contract will involve site investigation, concept design, and potentially final design and construction phase services for a complex of multiple structures used for advanced research and characterization of insensitive munitions and detonation physics. Key contract requirements include comprehensive design services, incorporating sustainable principles, advanced modeling using Autodesk Revit and Civil 3D, and compliance with specific Department of Defense criteria. Evaluation criteria will prioritize specialized experience in blast-resistant facility design, qualified professional personnel with specific certifications, past performance on DOD contracts, and capacity to complete the design within two years. Interested firms must submit SF 330 Part I and Part II electronically to stephen.dibari@usace.army.mil by March 17, 2025, with the government intending to notify selected firms by April 2025.
The contract is not set aside for any specific business type and is open to all businesses, though large businesses must comply with small business subcontracting requirements. The estimated construction cost is approximately $80 million, with the A-E contract price estimated to be less than $10 million. The contract is anticipated to be awarded in July 2025, with design completion expected by August 2027. Subcontracting goals include placing 25-49% of subcontract amounts with small businesses, with specific percentages allocated to small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned businesses, and HUBZone small businesses. The project will require the design of a facility with multiple specialized spaces, including administrative areas, energetics laboratories, detonation chambers, and supporting infrastructure, with a minimum facility life expectancy of 40 years and compliance with sustainable design principles.
W912DS25R0008 Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District New York
2/12/25, 12:17 PM MULTIPDISCIPLINE ARCHITECT-ENGINEERING INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT TO SUPPORT THE JPEO A&A MODERNIZATION PROGRAM
SOURCES SOUGHT
W91236-22-R-4006
MULTIPDISCIPLINE ARCHITECT-ENGINEERING INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT TO SUPPORT THE JPEO A&A MODERNIZATION PROGRAM
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY; IT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. THERE ARE NO SOLICITATIONS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND/OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY TO DETERMINE THE INTEREST, AND AVAILABILITY, OF POTENTIAL SMALL BUSINESS QUALIFIED ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER FIRMS. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT REIMBURSE RESPONDENTS FOR ANY COST INCURRED IN PREPARATION OF A RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE. THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO USE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT TO MAKE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION DECISIONS FOR THE PROJECT. NO AWARD WILL BE MADE FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE.
ALL INTERESTED SMALL BUSINESS (SB), SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS (SDB), SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SB (SDVOSB), VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (VOSB), HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS ZONES (HUBZONES), QUALIFIED SECTION 8(A) OR WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSB), FIRMS SHOULD RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE UNDER NAICS CODE 541330.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The Army Corps of Engineers is conducting market research to identify potential sources for award of a Multidiscipline Architect-Engineering Indefinite Delivery Multiple Award Task Order Contracts to support Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and other USACE commands directly supporting the Joint Program Executive Office Armaments & Ammunition’s modernization program. The purpose of these AE contracts is to allow for increased capacity to meet the expected demands of this new program the upcoming fiscal years. This is an update to previous Sources Sought W91236-20-R-4003.
The services include but are not limited to: planning, programming, feasibility studies, geotechnical investigations, permitting, charrettes, master planning, engineering studies, design services, estimating, surveying, site/field investigation, CADD drawing and document preparation and review, design review, operability and maintenance review of designs, construction management services, commissioning, studies, and reports. These services will include (but are not limited to) such areas as facility maintenance, repair, remodeling, renovation, or demolition; infrastructure; interior fit-up; new construction; physical security and counter terrorism (including weapons of mass destruction) force protection; fire protection; and communications. All work will be performed by or under the direct supervision of licensed professional Architects or Engineers. The work required extends beyond a single project effort, in that it involves the planning, design, scheduling, management, coordinating, investigating, and CADD support for a fluctuating flow of simultaneous, though unrelated, delivery orders. Therefore, the Contractor will be required to respond rapidly to Government requirements with outstanding professionalism and top-quality craftsmanship, without compromising professional standards, current mission requirements, and end user readiness. In general terms, the proposed contracts will consist of preparing construction request for proposal packages for either Design-Bid-Build or Design Build projects in support of the industrial base modernization program depending on the individual task order requirements. The Selected firms will be responsible for checking calculations, drawings, details, notes and other work products to verify the design intent, technical adequacy and other work projects depending on the individual task order requirements.
The new acquisition will result in an award of approximately six indefinite delivery indefinite quality contracts (IDIQs) AE contracts with a total shared capacity of $240M between the selected firms. Each contract will have a five-year base with no option years. The contemplated contract will be procured in accordance with the Selection of Architects and Engineers Statute (PL 92-582, formerly known as Brooks A-E Act), 40 USC Chapter 1101 et seq., as implemented by FAR Part 36.6.
The appropriate Northern American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541330 – Engineering Services. The small business size standard is $16.5 million.
Only interested, capable, qualified and responsive small business contractors with the minimum capabilities (i.e. Refer to Project Description) are encouraged to reply to this Sources Sought announcement.
All interested parties are reminded that to qualify as a Small Business under any of the above socioeconomic categories, in the event a set aside is done, at least 50% of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern (see FAR 52.219-14 (b)(1)). Interested parties shall be prepared to demonstrate how this requirement will be met, as meeting this requirement will be evaluated in determining the successful offeror once a synopsis notice is issued. Small business concerns should not claim eligibility for any given set-aside if they cannot meet the cost of personnel requirement for that set-aside.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Interested sources must provide a response that addresses the information listed below. The Sources Sought response should demonstrate knowledge of, experience in, and ability to successfully execute. The capability statement should be limited to 20 single sided pages demonstrating firm’s ability to meet and execute the requirements set forth above. Please ensure to address all questions requested by the Government:
1. Company name, address, phone number, point of contact and point of contact email address.
2. Please submit your company's Cage code and DUNS number to verify your business status as a qualified Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned SB (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones), Qualified Section 8(a) or Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), Qualified Section 8(a) Alaskan Native/Tribal/Hawaiian Native
All Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submitting a qualification statement once a synopsis notice is issued. Please see https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM.for additional registration information.
3. Indicate the primary nature of your business, business size in relation to the NAICS Code 541330, and capability to execute the capabilities listed above.
4. Provide Prime and subconsultants’ recent experience (within 10 years) with regard to the services listed above, knowledge of pertinent issues related to the facilities to support production, handling and storage of energetic materials and their supporting infrastructure, and knowledge of load, assembly and pack-out (LAP) processes/facilities as related to ammunition production. Knowledge of industrial facilities and infrastructure supporting processes similar to energetic/ammunition facilities may be used; however, greater weight will be given to more direct knowledge. Provide a minimum of three and maximum of six project examples demonstrating this experience. 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. Additionally, if your firm currently holds any IDIQ contracts, please include the contract numbers and their respective capacities.
5. Provide professional qualifications and capabilities of the staff to be assigned to the resulting contract, include experience within the past 10 years in the types of work addressed above. Please include the number of employees by your firm.
6. Provide an overall management plan for this contract. The resultant contract holder will be expected to manage complex projects simultaneously.
7. If you are considering entering into a teaming arrangement, you should provide the name of all teaming partners, the anticipated type of teaming arrangements, address the specific services each member will provide and include applicable professional qualifications and experience for each member, and to what extent your firm has worked with the proposed subcontractors in the past. For other than bundled requirements you may be able to joint venture with one or more small businesses and not be considered affiliated as long as each member of the joint venture is small under the applicable NAICS code (13 CFR 121.103(h)(3)). The limitation on subcontracting would apply to the cooperative effort of the joint venture and not each individual member (13 CFR 125.6(i)). 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.
DISCLAIMER:
Since this is a Sources Sought Announcement only, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No solicitation exists and solicitation requests will not be acknowledged. USACE Norfolk District is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals and will not accept telephone inquiries. All questions and correspondence shall be directed via email at Philip Mathews at philip.d.mathews@usace.army.mil and a copy to Brady Hales at brady.l.hales@usace.army.mil.
This Sources Sought should not be construed in any manner to be an obligation of the U.S. Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District to issue a contract, or result in any claim for reimbursement of costs for any effort you expend responding to this request.
RESPONSE:
All responses to this announcement may be sent electronically to Philip Mathews at philip.d.mathews@usace.army.mil and a copy furnished to Brady Hales at brady.l.hales@usace.army.mil no later than 10:00 a.m., 4 March 2022.
LOCATIONS OF INSTALLATIONS COVERED BY THE CONTEMPLATED CONTRACT ACTION:
Holston Army Ammunition Plant
Kingsport, TN
United States
Iowa Army Ammunition Plant
Middleton, IA
United States
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant
Independence, MO
United States
Radford Army Ammunition Plant
Radford, VA
United States
POINTS OF CONTACT FOR THIS NOTICE:
Primary Point of Contact:
Philip Mathews
Contract Specialist
philip.d.mathews@usace.army.mil
O: 757-201-7292
F: 757-201-7183
USACE District, Norfolk
Secondary Point of Contact:
Brady Hales
Contracting Officer
brady.l.hales@usace.army.mil
O: 757-201-7155
USACE District, Norfolk
W9123622R4006 Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Norfolk
2/9/22, 1:03 PM Architect-Engineer and Construction Services to support Industrial Base Modernization at Government Owned Contractor Operated (GOCO) and Government Owned Government Operated (GOGO) Facilities
The Army Contracting Command is seeking to establish an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity multiple award task order contract to provide architect-engineer and construction services to support industrial base modernization projects at various government-owned, contractor-operated and government-owned, government-operated facilities. Services will include design, construction, environmental compliance, and commissioning to modernize ammunition manufacturing and demilitarization facilities. Contractors must have experience with federal requirements and energetic materials safety regulations. The evaluation will consider the offeror's technical qualifications, past performance, and price. Responses are due by November 16, 2023.
There is no set-aside designated for this procurement. The applicable NAICS codes are 541310, 541330, and 541620. The total estimated value over five years is $2 billion. Projects may take place at specified ammunition plants and depots, including Radford, Iowa City, Holston, Scranton, Lake City, Rock Island, Letterkenny, Hawthorne, Anniston, McAlester, and Tooele Army facilities. The government intends to award to a minimum of three contractors who will then submit proposals for task orders.
W519TC-24-R-MATOC Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Rock Island Arsenal
10/16/23, 3:24 PM