Presol R1 Facilities Design AE IDIQ - Amended.pdf

Region 1 AE Facility Design Services_Pre-solicitation - Amended

The US Forest Service, Region 1 - Northern Region has a requirement for Engineering services, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for professional engineering, design services within the boundaries of the USDA Forest Service, Northern Region (Region 1), including National Technology and Development Program (NTDP), Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) and any other USDA office located within the Northern Region boundaries. The Northern Region (Region 1) of the USDA Forest Service includes Montana, North Dakota, portions of Idaho, Washington, and South Dakota. In addition, Task Orders under this contract may be issued for RMRS projects anywhere within the boundaries of the State of Idaho.

Engineering firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit responses. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541330 with a small business size standard of $25.5 million.

Following an initial evaluation of the qualifications and performance data submitted, the most highly qualified firms to provide the type of services required will be chosen for negotiation. It is anticipated that approximately up to 10 firms will be selected from this announcement. Selection of firms for negotiation shall be through an order of preference based on demonstrated competence and qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the type of professional services required that include:

(1) Professional qualifications

(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

(5) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project where applicable

Architect & Engineer Design services and related work includes, but is not limited to architecture, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, geotechnical and landscape survey and design, inspection services, and construction management services.

Projects will primarily involve providing new construction, maintenance, and renovation needs of the Forest Service, such as, buildings, roads, landscape, site development, facilities, mechanical, and electrical systems at Forest Service recreation and administration sites. Typical projects include designing for a variety of repair, rehabilitation, and new facility construction projects and may include a variety of landscaping or reconstruction needs for office buildings, laboratory buildings, warehouses and other industrial buildings, residences, garages, picnic shelters, campground recreation buildings, other real property, and landscapes.

Projects may be for total project design, or only segments of the work such as building, mechanical, plumbing, landscaping, civil, HVAC, fire protection and alarm system, geotechnical, or electrical projects. The work may include A/E services professional support for in-house Forest Service designs as well.

The Government intends to award multiple IDIQ contracts. The contract will be issued as a one-year (12-month) base contract with four 12-month options (potential of five years). Task orders will be issued as needed to accomplish the work. Contract time will vary with each individual task order.

The Architect-Engineering firm must demonstrate its, and each key subcontractor's, qualifications with respect to the published evaluation factors for all services. Contractor qualifications will be assessed using the criteria outlined below. Evaluation factors are in accordance with FAR 36.602-1. Specific evaluation factors include:

1. Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of the required services.

The Offeror will address the qualification criteria listed in SF 330.

2. Specialized experienced and technical competence in the type of work required under this contract. The required expertise and engineering disciplines include, but are not limited to:

• Total Project Management.

• Architect.

• Civil Engineering.

• Surveying.

• Structural Engineering.

• Environmental Engineering.

• Geotechnical Engineering.

• Electrical Engineering.

• Mechanical Engineering.

• Landscape Architecture.

• Interior Design Services.

• Archival and Curation Services.

• Construction Support Services and Testing.

• Construction Inspection expertise with materials, equipment, methods and systems on typical Forest Service projects.

• Historic Preservation and Architectural expertise, including expertise to comply with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Historic Preservation.

• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accredited professional(s) with history of completed LEED certified projects.

• Certified Green Globes Professional (GGP) within 1 year of award of this contract.

Certified individuals must have experience in project management as well as commissioning of buildings and knowledge of all documentation requirements.

Surveying and Boundary Survey.

3. Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time. The Offeror is to provide information regarding team ability and capacity to perform multiple tasks over a broad geographic area in a short field season. Offerors demonstrating the ability to efficiently mobilize and respond to a broad variety of services located on multiple Forests will be rated higher than those having to travel considerable distances or have limited manpower resources for the field investigation and inspection portions of these services. Offerors may be required to provide services in a very short turnaround window to meet construction or other time critical deadlines.

4. Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. Please submit records of satisfactory performance in providing similar services to Federal and State land management agencies in the Northwestern part of the US during the past 3 years. Offerors are required to provide a list of references that will be randomly checked by the Government. Firms demonstrating a track record of customer satisfaction for similar work in similar conditions will be rated higher than firms that have not performed to customer satisfaction. Firms that do not have any available past performance information will be assessed a neutral rating.

5. Office location(s) in the general geographical area of the projects. Task Orders under this contract may be issued for projects located within the boundaries of the USDA Forest Service, Northern Region (Region 1), including NTDP, RMRS and any other USDA office located within the Northern Region boundaries. The Northern Region (Region 1) of the USDA Forest Service includes Montana, North Dakota, portions of Idaho, Washington, and South Dakota. In addition, Task Orders under this contract may be issued for RMRS projects anywhere within the boundaries of the State of Idaho. Facilities, National Forests, and National Grasslands within these boundaries, include, but are not limited to:

• Regional Office Facilities

• Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS – Facilities located in Montana and Idaho only)

• National Technology and Development Program (NTDP) Missoula location only

• Bitterroot National Forest

• Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest

• Custer Gallatin National Forest

• Dakota Prairie National Grasslands

• Flathead National Forest

• Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

• Idaho Panhandle National Forest

• Kootenai National Forest

• Lolo National Forest

• Nez Perce –Clearwater National Forest

Any other USDA Unit within the Forest Service Northern Region in Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Washington, and South Dakota.

The proposed contract is being solicited as Small Business Set Aside. All contractors are advised that registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) is required prior to award of a contract. Failure to register initially in the SAM Database may render your firm ineligible for award, and failure to update your registration yearly may render your firm ineligible for option year awards. For more information, check the SAM Website at: http://www.sam.gov. Solicitation packages are not available. Contractors must submit qualifications to the listed specific evaluation criteria, if not contained within the SF330s. These qualification statements must not exceed 15 pages in length.

This is not a Request for Proposal. Responses are to be sent to the following Email address:

Gilbert.Chonje@usda.gov

Responses are due no later than 1500 MDT, 15 May 2025. Late responses will be handled in accordance with FAR 52.215-1. Firms responding to this notice are required to submit one (1) copy of the qualification statement along with SF330s. Technical questions regarding this announcement can be directed in writing (e-mail is acceptable) by 4/25/2025 to Gilbert Chonje, e-mail Gilbert.Chonje@usda.gov.