Presolicitation_Notice_-_AE_MATOC_Updated2_1.pdf

Description

Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) is issuing a Pre-Solicitation Notice for its Architect-Engineer Multiple Award Contract (AE-MAC). This notice is issued to conduct market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 10. Results from this notice will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for this requirement, to include set-aside determination.

The applicable NAICS code is 541330, Engineering Services, with a Small Business Size Standard of $25.5 Million.

All interested firms must include the following information in your response:

1. What is your firms SAM Unique Entity Identification Number?

2. Does your firm qualify for any small business programs (i.e., small, small disadvantaged, woman-owned, hub zone, veteran owned, tribally owned, etc.) under the applicable NAICS referenced above?

3. Summarize your experience in the following disciplines (see below for more detail):

a. Geotechnical Services

b. Civil Engineering

c. Infrastructure Services

d. Water & Environmental Services

e. Dam Engineering & Dam Safety

f. Technical Support Services

Response Format:

Interested parties who believe they are capable of performing the services referenced above are invited to indicate their interest by providing their company name, company address, point of contact, email address, and telephone number.

Interested parties are requested to respond to this notice in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format.

RFI responses are limited to three digital pages using font no smaller than 10pt, including cover and administrative pages. Responses in excess of three pages will only be reviewed up to the third page.

Responses are due by March 7, 2025, 12pm MT.

THE WORK CONSISTS OF:

Geotechnical Services: Embankment dams engineering; soil and rock mechanics; engineering geology; seism tectonics and geophysics, laboratory and field services.

Civil Engineering: Structural analysis and design of concrete dams, spillways, outlet works, and other hydraulic structures, water conveyance structures, and buildings; architectural design and analysis including building seismic risk evaluations; hydraulic design and analysis; construction management and support; and materials engineering and research.

Infrastructure Services: Analysis and design of mechanical equipment such as HVAC, fire suppression, piping and plumbing systems, fish screens, and trash racks. Analysis and design of hydraulic equipment such as pumps, turbines, gates, tanks, and penstocks. Electrical design of generator rewinds/uprates; generator uprate studies; low/medium voltage switchgear;

low/medium voltage distribution; power transformer replacement; adjustable frequency drives/motor soft starters; pumping plant electrical design; switchyards/substations; building electrical distribution, lighting and fire detection/suppression. Hydropower technical services (electrical studies- arc flash, equipment recommendations, power system studies and power equipment testing).

Water and Environmental Services: Ecological studies; land suitability; fluvial geomorphology for river restoration; environmental applications and research; extreme event flood hydrology, hydrometeorology, and paleo flood hydrology; river systems modeling; water supply, use, and conservation; sedimentation and river hydraulics; ground water; water quality; resource management and planning; economic and financial analysis.

Dam Engineering and Dam Safety Technical Specialists: Comprehensive dam reviews, risk analysis, independent consultant reviews.

Technical Support Services: Value engineering, cost estimating, and specifications preparation;

computer drafting; technical communications; visual presentations.

The selected firms will be responsible for all labor, supervision, engineering, design, materials, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, and transportation to perform the services described in the Statements of Work (SOWs) for each individual project. BOR is targeting the award of three to five (3-5) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts. The total price for all contracts combined will not exceed $50,000,000.00 for the five-year life of the contracts. Firm-fixed-price (FFP) task orders will be issued as the need arises during the contract ordering period for locations throughout the Continental United States (CONUS).

NOTE - This is not a Request for Qualifications (SF 330) nor a Request for Proposal (RFP). The request for qualifications will be issued by Special Notice, to include instructions for submission, and the response date will be available on or about March 11, 2025. Neither telephonic, mailed nor faxed requests for hard copies of this notice will be accepted. The notice will only be available online; to download the notice, offerors must access the Contract Opportunities website (www.SAM.gov).