230M SPD Regional AE MATOC synopsis.pdf

Document Type: Architect-Engineering Services Synopsis

Classification Code: C – Architect and Engineering Services

Subject: Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC), Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for Vertical Architect-Engineer (A-E) Servies Supporting US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) South Pacific Division’s Military Design, Interagency and International Services (IIS) And Limited Civil Work (CW) Programs –Unrestricted ($230M)

Synopsis Number: W9123826RA007

Set-Aside Code: Unrestricted with a Small Business Reserve

Response Date: 9 March 2026 at 2:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)

Place of Performance:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), SPD ATTN: CESPK-CTB, Leah Caldwell

1. CONTRACT INFORMATION:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) South Pacific Division (SPD) through Sacramento District (SPK) intends to award approximately six (6) to nine (9) Unrestricted and approximately three (3) to five (5) Small Business Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) under this Unrestricted Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) primarily for Vertical Design A- E services, in accordance with 40 U.S.C. Chapter 11, Selection of Architects and Engineers and Public Law (PL) 92-582 as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6 and DFARS Subpart 236.6.

The Unrestricted A-E Vertical Design MATOC will support programs and projects throughout the SPD Area of Responsibility (AOR) including Military Design, Interagency and International Services (IIS), and limited Civil Works (CW) programs.

1.1. Classification: The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541330, Engineering Services. The Product and Service Code (PSC) is C219 – Architect and Engineering.

1.2. Capacity and Contract Size: This is an unrestricted with a small business reserve acquisition for award of a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) with a shared capacity of $230,000,000.00. The Government estimates the majority of task order requirements to be competed under this MATOC will range from $250,000 to $5,000,000.00. Each Infinite Delivery Contract (IDC) will have a guaranteed minimum award of $10,000.00.

1.3. Number of Contracts: The intent of this solicitation is to award approximately six (6) to nine (9) Unrestricted and approximately three (3) to five (5) separate IDCs reserved for Small Business. The Government reserves the right to award more or less than the target number of IDCs within the Unrestricted and Small Business IDC groups depending on the number of contractors considered highly qualified IAW Brooks Act procedures.

1.4. Location: The resulting IDCs from the subject synopsis will support primarily vertical design to support various programs, including Military Design, IIS, limited CW programs, and the Southern Border Security mission for all districts and projects within the South Pacific Division (SPD) geographical boundaries. South Pacific Division comprises four US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Districts: Sacramento District (SPK), San Francisco District (SPN), Los Angeles District (SPL), and Albuquerque District (SPA). The states within the SPD boundaries are California (CA), Arizona (AZ), Nevada (NV), Utah (UT), New Mexico (NM) and portions of Colorado (CO), Oregon (OR), Idaho (ID), Wyoming (WY), and Texas (TX).

1.5. Timeline and Duration: The award of the subject MATOC is anticipated to be Quarter 1 of Fiscal Year (FY) 2027. The IDC’s will be awarded for a one (1) year contract ordering period which includes a one (1) year base period and one (1) option with the ability to extend the contract for a period of up to six (6) months, if necessary, under FAR Clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services. The anticipated performance periods for the proposed contracts shall be from FY27 – FY28, dependent upon the date of the last IDC contract award.

1.6. Task Order Process: The firm fixed price for each requirement necessary under the

MATOC will be negotiated and awarded as individual task orders. The A-E shall furnish all personnel, services, materials, supplies, office space, quality control and supervision required to fully complete each task order. Selection processed for task orders shall be made in accordance with USACE “Updated Procedures for the Selection of Task Orders on Architect-Engineer Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDC)”, dated 1 April 2025.

The task order selection process following this guidance is known as the Task Order Requirement Notice (TORN) The small business reserve will be considered prior to the unrestricted pool of awardees. If it is determined that a project can be limited to the small business reserve, the TORN will be issued only to the small business awardees.

If the project must be issued on an unrestricted basis, the TORN will be issued to the small business and unrestricted awardees. The TORN will include a brief summary of the scope of work, and if supplemental information is being requested along with the selection criteria. If additional information is requested in the TORN, it is intended to supplement existing SF330 information relative to the specific requirement identified in the TORN scope for the purpose of selecting the most highly qualified firm. Following the selection decision, firms will be notified of the results. The most highly qualified firm will be requested to submit a price proposal for the task order scope.

1.7. Contract Requirement(s):

1.7.1. System for Award Management (SAM): To be eligible for contract award, the offeror (including Joint-Ventures) must be registered with the SAM database. For instruction on registering with SAM, please see the SAM website at https://sam.gov/content/home. No State-Level certifications shall be accepted. Note that an Offeror (including Joint Ventures) does not need to be registered to submit an SF330 in response to this synopsis. When the selected firms are notified and issued a Request for Price Proposal (RFPP), firms should have a reasonable time to register in SAM. It is solely the A-E firm’s (including Joint Ventures) responsibility to register in SAM prior to submission of a price proposal.

1.7.2. Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC): A specific CMMC level is not required for the award of this base MATOC. However, offerors are advised that individual task orders may require a CMMC, as described in Title 32, Code of Federal Regulations § 170.3(e) (32 CFR 170.3(e)). Should a task order solicitation require CMMC compliance, it will specify the necessary level.

1.7.3. Contractor performance evaluations: In accordance with FAR Subpart 36.604 –

Performance Evaluation, A-E contractor’s performance will be evaluated throughout the performance of the contract. The USACE follows the procedures outlined in EP 715-1-7 to fulfill this FAR requirement. Performance evaluations shall be prepared in the Contracting Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), which is a web-based system. CPARS/Past Performance evaluations will not be prepared based on the IDC; instead, evaluations will be prepared based on the task order.

Past performance evaluations (interim, final or both as applicable) will be prepared for each A-E services contract/task order in excess of $35,000. Past performance evaluations may also be prepared for contracts below $35,000. After an evaluation (interim or final) is prepared by the USACE, the firm whose performance has been evaluated will have the ability to access, review and comment on the evaluation for a period of 60 days.

1.7.4. Accessing and using CPARS requires specific software, called Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) certification, which is installed on the user’s computer. The certification is a Department of Defense requirement and was implemented to provide security in electronic transactions. The certification software may cost approximately $100-$120 per certificate per year and is purchased from External Certificate Authorities (ECA) vendors. Current information about the PKI certification process and for contracting vendors can be found on the CPARS website, http://www.cpars.gov. If the firm wishes to participate in the performance evaluation process, access to CPARS and PKI certification is the sole responsibility of the firm.

1.7.5. Subcontracting Plan: Large A-E Firms must demonstrate credible plans to meet the small business goals in their SF330s. If a large A-E firm is selected, it will be required to submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR 52.219-9 and DFARS 219-704 as part of its Price Proposal. A small business subcontracting plan is not required to be submitted with the Standard Form (SF) 330. The anticipated subcontracting goals are as follows:

33% of the work would go to small business;

8% to small, disadvantaged business;

5% to women-owned small business;

2% to HUBZone small business; and 3% to service-disabled veteran owned small business.

The above reflects the previous subcontracting plan small business goals which will be updated specific to this contract in the Request for Price Proposals.

2. PROJECT INFORMATION:

2.1. Location: Projects will primarily be located within the Area of Responsibility (AOR) of

USACE South Pacific Division (SPD). MILCON/IIS boundaries generally include CA, NV, UT, NM, and AZ. SPD’s boundaries generally include CA, NV, AZ, UT, NM and portions of OR, ID, CO, TX and WY.

2.2. Type: Architectural-Engineering (A-E) services are required to provide the full spectrum of design disciplines and services on all, or portions of, primarily vertical design to support various programs, including Military Design, IIS, limited CW programs, and the Southern Border Security mission for all districts and projects within the South Pacific Division (SPD) geographical boundaries.

Based on expected requirements and projections from historical trends, approximately 70%-80% of task order requirements will support military customers, 15%-25% will support IIS customers, and 0%-5% will support civil works customers. DoD Military agencies frequently supported include the Defense Logistics Agency, Army, Army Reserve, Air Force, and Marines. Non-DoD agencies that the IIS program frequently supports include the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Interior (DOI) and Department of Energy (DOE), and on occasion the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA).

a. Pre-Design Services may primarily consist of:

i. Studies in support of planning or design

ii. Planning and Programming, to include planning charettes in support of military or IIS vision, development, standards, and programs, and DD1391 preparation

iii. Site investigations

b. Design Services may primarily consist of:

i. Parametric Estimating

ii. Preliminary Designs and Charrettes, including Project Definition (Code 3)

iii. Partial Designs (Plans and Specifications)

iv. Full Designs (Performance Plans and Specifications and Prescriptive Plans and

Specifications)

v. Preparation of documents for Design-Build Request for Proposals incl. design analysis (DA) specifications and plans)

c. Services during Construction may primarily consist of:

i. Engineering During Construction

ii. Construction Phase Services

iii. Quality Assurance, Investigations, Materials Tests and Inspections

d. Project scopes may also include:

i. Repair or modernization of existing facilities

ii. Design of new facilities or utility systems of various types, sizes and complexities

iii. Historic Preservation (including preservation, rehabilitation, and restoration)

iv. Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program (ERCIP) Studies and

Designs

v. Anti-Terrorist/Force Protection criteria

vi. Sustainable design in accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality

(CEQ) 2020 Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings and applicable Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), as directed by ECB 2026-3. Task orders under this MATOC will follow the Army's self-certification process for sustainable buildings; third-party certifications (e.g., LEED) are no longer a requirement.

vii. Development of Area Development Plans and Vision Plans

viii. Cost engineering using MCACES

ix. Economic Analysis of Alternative Design Approaches

x. Life Cycle Cost Analysis

xi. Value Engineering Studies

xii. Topographic and Utility Surveying

xiii. Cybersecurity analysis and implementation

e. DoD facilities are grouped into the following Facility Classes. Facilities for other programs will fall under similar Facility Classes. Typically design facilities categories:

i. Operation and Training Facilities

1. Communications Buildings & Navigation Aids – Air traffic control towers

2. Operational Buildings – Access Control Facilities, Sensitive

Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs)

3. Training Buildings – Simulators, Training Ranges

ii. Maintenance and Production Facilities

1. Aircraft maintenance facilities – Hangars, Storage, Paint Shops

iii. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Facilities

1. Science facilities

2. Aircraft facilities

3. Missile and space facilities

4. Weapons and weapons system facilities

5. Range facilities

iv. Supply Facilities to include:

1. Ammunition Storage

2. Covered storage

3. Open storage

v. Medical Facilities

1. Medical centers, clinics and hospitals

2. Laboratories

3. Administrative Buildings

vi. Administrative Facilities

vii. Housing and Community Facilities

1. Family Housing

2. Unaccompanied Personnel Housing – Lodging, Barracks

3. Personnel Support and Service Facilities – Public Safety, Dining

4. Morale, Welfare and Recreation Facilities

viii. Utility Facilities

1. Electrical Power Facilities

2. Sewage and Waste Facilities

3. Water Treatment Facilities

All technical aspects of design work will be required to comply with current technical criteria that include U.S. national codes and regulations, the Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), DoD Criteria and Standards and USACE Engineering Regulations.

In addition to South Pacific Division’s Military Design, Interagency and International Services (IIS), this IDC is to provide A-E support for limited Civil Works Program (CW) within SPD area of responsibility. The limited Civil Works program may consist of, but is not limited to, the following:

A-E services for the study, design and construction of dams and levees, and floodwalls, earth and concrete dams, spillways, pumping stations, stilling basins, hydraulic flow control structures, bridges, environmental restoration projects and limited engineering support during construction.

For further information on the USACE CW mission, visit https://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/.

2.3. General Design Requirements. All technical aspects of design work will be required to comply with current technical criteria that include U.S. national codes and regulations, the Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (USGS) Criteria (UFC), DoD Criteria and Standards and USACE Engineering Regulations.

The A-E contractor shall be responsible for required software or programs and work within, such as, but not limited to: computer aided design and drafting (CADD), Building Information Modeling (BIM), Geographic Information System (GIS), Open Ground Cloud (OGC), Micro-Computer Aided Cost Estimating System, Second Generation (MII-MCACES), and Government web-based Design Review and Checking System (DrChecks) located at https://www.projnet.org and Microsoft Office applications.

Anti-Antiterrorism and Operations Security (AT/OPSEC) requirements: E-Verify (employment) will be required for all military or critical infrastructure projects. For other tasks, determination will be made per individual task order and by the Contracting Officer. ENG FORM 6055, May 2022 and ENG Form 6265, May 2022 can be obtained at the following link: https://www.publications.usace.army.mil/USACE- Publications/Engineer-Forms/

3. SELECTION CRITERIA

The primary selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance. Criteria A through E are considered primary, criteria F and G are secondary and will only be used as “tie-breakers” among firms that are essentially technically equal.

Criterion A – Specialized Experience and Technical Competence Criterion B – Professional Qualifications Criterion C – Past Performance Criterion D – Work Management Plan Criterion E – Knowledge of Locality Criterion F – Small Business Participation Plan Criterion G – Equitable Distribution of DOD Contracts

Depending on the number of SF330 submissions received, the government may establish a Preselection Board to determine the highly qualified firms. If used, a Preselection Board will only use Criteria A and B to determine the highly qualified firms. Highly qualified firms’ SF 330 submissions will then be fully evaluated by the Selection Board to determine the most highly qualified firms.

An overall rating will be applied to the proposal submission using rating of each criterion. After rankings, the firms will be identified as “Most Highly Qualified”, “Highly Qualified” and “Not Qualified” in accordance with EP 715-1-7 Architect-Engineer Contracting in USACE.

CRITERION A – Specialized Experience and Technical Competence (SF330, Part I, Section F)

a. Firms shall submit no more than ten (10) example projects to demonstrate possession of specialize experience like that which is described herein. The Government is seeking a breadth of experience, and firms demonstrating capabilities across multiple service types may be evaluated more favorably. All project examples, including any for Civil Works, shall be submitted in this section. The ten projects should include:

i. One (1) predesign service listed in 2.2.a. for any type of facility class listed in

2.2.e. with an estimated construction contract value greater than $10M. Project does not have to be complete.

ii. Six (6) full designs that cover all the primary project scopes listed in 2.2.b. at least once. A minimum of two (2) repair and/or modernization of existing facilities and two (2) new facilities. The project must be complete.

iii. Two (2) Design-Build RFPs. The project must be complete.

iv. One (1) Engineering During Construction for any type of facility class listed in

2.2.c. with an estimated construction contract value greater than $10M. The project must be complete.

b. Do not use SF330 Part 1 Section F to demonstrate Civil Works experience and competence. Use SF330 Part I Section H to highlight project experience and/or planned approach if presented with a potential task order in support of civil works design services. Limit the submission to no more than 2 pages.

CRITERION B – Professional Qualifications (SF330, Part 1, Section E)

PART 1

Firms shall possess or demonstrate the ability to possess key personnel per the disciplines listed below. To demonstrate qualifications, resumes for persons filling these disciplines are to be provided in Section E and the role listed in Block 13 shall use the exact same discipline nomenclature as listed below. All Key Personnel shall be shown on the organizational chart in Section D. An individual may be proposed for more than one key discipline, provided their resume clearly demonstrates the qualifications, experience, and capacity to perform all proposed roles effectively The following key disciplines are required, maximum two resumes per discipline

Project Management Quality Program Manager (QA/QC) Architecture Civil Engineering Cost Engineering Electrical Engineering Fire Protection Engineering Mechanical Engineering Structural Engineering Geotechnical Engineering Value Engineering Landscape Architect Sustainability Specialist Cybersecurity Specialist

Certified Industrial Hygienist

CADD/BIM

Building Commissioning Specialist

The proposed primary lead project manager, architect, or engineer in each discipline must be registered, licensed, or certified in a United States state or territory and possess a professional license to practice in the appropriate professional field for which he/she is offered. A Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate can substitute for a professional license for a project manager. Cost engineers will be evaluated on their relevant experience. Identified key personnel may be more highly evaluated if the person(s) participated as a member of the A-E firm or a significant subconsultant in the example projects submitted in SF 330 Section F.

SF330 Requirements: Using SF 330 Section E, Resumes of Key Personnel Proposed for This Contract, submit resumes of key and specialized personnel. Prepare a separate Section E for each person. Indicate whether the key personnel are employed by the prime contractor or subcontractor.

PART 2

Relevant Projects (Section E, Block 19): All Key Personnel will have a minimum of five (5) years of design experience in their discipline demonstrated by projects with scope, magnitude, and complexity comparable to this solicitation. Relevant projects are those that reflect experience performing in their respective discipline. Relevant project information should be brief and highlight specific roles and tasks performed by the key personnel; project type; scope; and costs. Maximum of five (5) projects will be listed for each resume, and each project listed will have completed within the past ten (10) years. Note: The projects provided for this Criteria may also be used to address Criteria A.

The government will consider the education and current registration, licensure/ certification(s), years of experience, as applicable, of each person named in Block 15. It will also consider the person’s relevant project experience provided in Block 19. More weight shall be given to experience with full-design type projects, that are of comparable scope magnitude and complexity to that described above in the paragraph titled Project Information. Key Personnel disciplines requested in this solicitation will be a higher-weighted criteria during the evaluation process. Superfluous submission will not be considered.

CRITERION C – Past Performance (SF330, Part I, Section H)

To demonstrate quality of past performance, for each project presented for Criteria A, SF330 Submissions shall include a Contractor Performance Assessment Report (CPAR). If a CPAR is not available, the SF330 submission shall include a NAVFAC/USACE/USGS Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ). In the event of a conflict between a PPQ and CPAR submitted to demonstrate past performance for the same example project, the CPAR rating will govern.

Past performance evaluation will focus on quality of work, compliance with performance schedules, cost control, management performance and if applicable, small business subcontracting. Indication of favorable performance ratings, awards, and repeat clientele in Section H of SF330 is recommended. Past performance will be based on CPARS ratings and other data presented by the offeror as determined by the Government from the previous five years. A narrative describing past performance with customer satisfaction pertaining to the Offeror’s quality of work and budget and schedule control may be provided in Section H.

More weight is given to performance ratings and awards for the projects identified in Section F. The evaluation board will consider the relevancy of past performance information in accordance with EP 715-1-7, Section 4-7(c).

The contract performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) may be queried for all firms submitting an SF330 in response to this synopsis. If deemed relevant by the evaluation board, performance evaluations for any significant team subcontractors who have previously been prime A-E contractors will also be considered. In addition to CPARS, the board may seek information on past performance from other sources.

CRITERION D – Work Management Plan (SF330, Part I, Section H)

A proposed management plan shall be presented in Section H of the SF330. The plan shall be judged on experience producing quality designs based on an evaluation of the A-E firm’s design quality management plan. The design quality management plan is a programmatic plan that covers the overall management approach to quality within the proposed IDC, it should reference the organization chart in Section D of SF330, and briefly address the team organization, quality control procedures, coordination of in-house disciplines and consultants, and prior relationships of the prime A-E firm and any of their significant consultants on similar projects.

Within each plan the following processes will be evaluated in descending order of importance:

a. Internal Quality Management Process for both in-house A-E firm or J/V and subcontractor products.

b. Version Control Process

c. Comment Tracking Process

d. Independent Review Process

e. Internal Communications Protocols for both in-house A-E firm or J/V and subcontractor quality comment resolution

CRITERION E – Knowledge of Locality. In PART I, Section H of the SF330

Design projects will primarily locate within the Area of Responsibility (AOR) of USACE South Pacific Division (SPD). MILCON/IIS boundaries generally include CA, NV, UT, NM, and AZ.

Boundaries generally include CA, NV, AZ, UT, NM and portions of OR, ID, CO, TX and WY.

a. Knowledge of Geologic Features

b. Knowledge of Climatic Conditions

c. Knowledge of local construction methods that are unusual or unique

Emphasis should be placed on Utah (near Hill AFB and Dugway Proving Grounds), Northern California (Bay Area and Sacramento River Valley), Central California (San Joaquin River Valley, Central Coast near Vandenburg SFB, and near Edwards AFB), Southern Nevada (near Creech and Nellis AFBs), and Southern Arizona (near Luke AFB and Yuma Proving Grounds).

The government will evaluate your team’s knowledge of the local area based on the projects listed in Section F, the relevant experience of key personnel in Section E, and any additional information provided in Section H.

CRITERIA F – Extent of Participation of Small Businesses – In PART I, Section H of the SF330

All firms will be required to submit a small business participation plan (see Attachment 1) with a mandatory minimum percentage of 33% of total contract value (capacity) (aggregate of all small business participation including the small business socioeconomic programs, i.e.

8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOSB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) 8% of total contract value (capacity); Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) 5% of total contract value (capacity);; Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) 3% of total contract value (capacity);

Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) 2% of total contract value (capacity);. In PART I, Section H of the SF330, All Offerors (both large and small businesses) are required to complete and provide the following Small Business Participation Plan form and submit with their proposal. In the case of a tie, the Government will evaluate the submitted plans, and the firm demonstrating a greater commitment to small business participation will be ranked more favorably.

CRITERIA G – Equitable Distribution of DOD Contracts. Volume of DoD Contract Awards. In PART I, Section H, SF330

Offerors shall provide the volume of work awarded by DoD agencies during the previous 12 months

Indicate the volume of DOD A-E contract awards in the last 12 months. In case of a tie, as part of the evaluation process, firms will be evaluated with the objective of effecting an equitable distribution of DOD A-E contracts among qualified firms, including SBs and SDBs.

4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

ALL RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY

BY 2:00 PM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME 9 March 2026

Interested A-E firms or JVs with the capabilities to perform this work are invited to submit one

(1) complete PDF of their SF330 (Architect-Engineer Qualifications) proposal. Offerors must submit the electronic proposal package to the USACE via Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website at https://piee.eb.mil/.

This is the ONLY acceptable way to submit your SF330. Submittals will not be accepted if sent by other methods such as email, shipping/mail or hand carried. Submittals sent through proprietary or third-party File Transfer Protocol (FTP) sites or DoD SAFE will not be accepted.

Unaccepted submittals will NOT be evaluated.

You must register first at PIEE Registration.

• Note: The user must be a Contractor Administrator (CAM) in PIEE. In the PIEE Solicitation Module, there are two vendor roles (Proposal Manager and Proposal View Only).

• The Proposal Manager role is required to submit a SF330 to a synopsis. Please be advised when using the PIEE Solicitation Module, the user’s email address in PIEE MUST MATCH the email address on file in the System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov/SAM.

In the unlikely event the PIEE system and/or Solicitation Module is not operational, and a prospective offeror is unable to access or use the system, the prospective offeror shall immediately notify BOTH the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist(s). Notification must occur PRIOR to the submission deadline of your SF330. You are strongly encouraged to upload documents by 5 pm the day prior to the submission deadline, in case you encounter an issue with the system.

The electronic digital submission shall not exceed 20 Megabytes (MB). To verify your submittal has been delivered, you may email leah.m.caldwell@usace.army.mil and sean.a.summer@usace.army.mil. Late responses will not be accepted. No other notification will be made, and no further action is required.

FILE NAMES: To ensure your submission is received and processed appropriately, it is important that interested parties CAREFULLY ensure their electronic files adhere to the following naming convention: Each filename shall begin with the solicitation number, followed by the word “RESPONSE”, followed by your firm’s name, and finally a brief file description.

EXAMPLES:

“W9123826RA007_RESPONSE Firmname SF330 Part I.pdf” “W9123826RA007_RESPONSE Firmname SF330 Part II.pdf”

File Organization, Formatting, Size and other instructions. Although hard copies are not accepted, each file shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Special instructions are as follows:

a. Commercial and Government Entity Code. If an A-E firm is currently registered in SAM, its SF330 submitted in response to this announcement should include the applicable Commercial and Government Entity Code (CAGE).

b. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). If an A-E offeror is currently registered in SAM, its

SF330 shall include the UEI number in Part I, Section B, Block 5 next to the name of the firm.

c. Size Category. All Offerors responding to this synopsis MUST identify in the SF330 whether they are a Large Business or Small Business. If an offeror identifies as a Small Business (SB), it must specify which SB category/categories apply to it.

Proposals which do not specify an SB category applicable to its offeror will be considered UNRESTRICTED for evaluation purposes.

d. SF330, Part 1, Section C – Block 11 – Roles in this contract shall use the nomenclature as listed in Selection Criteria B, Part 1, Key Disciplines

e. SF330, Part 1, Section D, Organization Chart shall not be more than one page and may be formatted to 11” x 17”

f. SF330, Part 1, Section E, Block 14 shall be in whole years, no partial years. Each resume shall not exceed two (2) pages

g. SF330, Part 1, Section F

i. Project – A stand-alone design contract award or a task order on an IDIQ contract is considered a project. Do not submit an IDIQ contract as a project.

ii. Completed Project – With the exception of Section Criteria A.a.(i), all projects shall be completed construction projects. Projects are considered complete if construction of the project is substantially complete in 202 or earlier. For

Section F (Block 22) no projects with a year completed for construction prior to 2017 shall be included. For (i), if the project wasn’t constructed, the projects must have a satisfactory or better CPARS and Period of Performance end date (as listed in the final CPARS) within the last five years. For Section E (Block 19.2), no projects with a year completed prior to 2015 shall be included.

iii. In block 24, include in the project description, the contract period of performance, award contract value, current contract value, and a summary of the work performed that demonstrates relevance to specialized experience as outlined in paragraphs 2.2. above. For projects performed as a subcontractor or a J/V involving different partners, identify the specific roles and responsibilities performed as a subcontractor or by those firms on the project rather than the work performed on the project.

iv. In Block 25, the firm name and role(s) should be the same as proposed in Section C and indicate the % of the project the firm performed in this role(s).

v. If the firm is a J/V, project performed by the J/V should be submitted; however, if the J/V does not have such experience, offerors shall submit at least one project from each J/V partner. Mentor-protégé firms under the SBA Mentor-Protégé program will be evaluated pursuant to the applicable statutes and regulations governing the SBA Mentor-Protégé program.

vi. Pictures, illustrations, etc. are highly encouraged, but are not required.

h. SF330, Part 1, Section G – All Key Personnel from Section E shall be included and block 28 shall only be “X” if the person performed the same role as listed in Block 27.

i. SF330, Part I, Section H

i. No project information included in Section H shall be evaluated for Criteria A, with the exception of the Offeror’s Civil Works approach, which the Offeror shall limit to no more than 2 pages.

ii. No professional qualifications included in Section H shall be evaluated for Criteria B

iii. Past performance information for the Section F projects being evaluated shall only be included in Section H and clearly delineated as CPARS and/or PPQs.

CPARS and/or PPQ will not count toward the overall page count.

iv. For Work Management Plan Part 1, the Offeror should include a brief narrative addressing capacity, however, only the numbers in the SF330, Part II shall be used to evaluate the adequacy of personnel availability.

v. For Work Management Plan Part 2, only the information included in Section H shall be evaluated except for the Organization Chart, which is in Section D.

vi. For Knowledge of Locality, please only include additional information to evaluate the areas being requested; do not copy and paste information from Section E and/or Section F.

j. Page Limits and Formatting

i. SF330 Part 1 shall not exceed 100 pages total

ii. Cover letter, Table of Contents, CPARS and/or PPQs, JV Agreements, or any dividing pages do not count towards the total.

iii. Section E, limited to 2 pages per resume

iv. Section H, Civil Works Project Experience and/or approach shall not exceed 2 pages

v. All pages shall be 8.5”x11”, except one page 11”x17” is allowed for the organization chart in Section D.

vi. Font size shall be a minimum of 10 point.

vii. Font size for tables, figures or charts is at the discretion of the submitter, but it shall be legible and large enough to be easily read by the evaluator.

5. INTERVIEWS

The Government intends to hold interviews with the most highly qualified firms (FAR 36.602- 3(c)) via the TEAMS video conference tool. Only the most highly qualified firms will receive interview questions to resolve or clarify information regarding a firm’s experience, capabilities, capacity, organization, management, quality control procedures and approach for this project. Each will receive an advanced notice with instructions and designated interview date and time.

6. INQUIRIES

ALL QUESTIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED VIA THE BIDDER INQUIRY PORTAL in ProjNet at http://www.projnet.org/projnet.

No other means of communication (e-mail, fax, or telephone) will be accepted. Questions should be submitted no later than 9 March 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time to allow time for the Government response. On this date and time, the portal will be closed. For questions, no other means of communication (e-mail, fax, or telephone) will be accepted. To submit and review inquiries, firms will need to be current registered users of the ProjNet system. To register, go to the link above, click the BID tab, select BIDDER INQUIRY, select agency USACE, enter the Bidder Inquiry Key for this solicitation listed below, and your email address, and then click login. Complete all required information and then click CREATE USER. Verify that information on the next screen is correct and click CONTINUE. From this page you can view all bidder inquiries for this solicitation or add an inquiry. Offerors or Bidders will receive an acknowledgement of their question via e-mail, followed by a response to their question after it has been processed by our team.

The Solicitation Number is: W9123826RA007 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: 3K7WHU-CNDB8G

Firms are requested to review the Bidder Inquiry Portal for previous questions and responses, prior to submission of a new inquiry on the Portal. Caution: Any inquiry submitted and answered within this system, will be accessible to view by ALL interested FIRMS on this solicitation. The call center for the ProjNet operates weekdays from 8 AM to 5 PM U.S. Central Time Zone. The telephone number is 1-800-428- HELP.

ATTACHMENT (1)

SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION PLAN FORM

(a) Check the applicable size and categories for the PRIME offeror only -- Check all applicable boxes:

{ } Large Prime { } Historically Black Colleges or Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) or { } Small Business Prime; also categorized as a { } Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) { } Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) { } Historically Underutilized Zone (HUB Zone) Small Business { } Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) { } Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

(b) Submit the total combined percentage of work to be performed by both large and small businesses (include the percentage of work to be performed both by Prime and Subcontractors):

Example: If Prime proposes a price of $1,000,000 (including all options), and small business(es) will provide $250,000 in services/supplies as a prime or subcontractor, the % planned for small businesses is 25%; and 75% for large business equaling 100%.

Total Percentage planned for Large Business(es) _______% or $ _______ Total Percentage planned for Small Business(es) _______% or $ _______ _______% Total $________ Must =100% Must = Total Value of the Contract

(c) Please indicate the total percentage and/or total dollars of participation to be performed by each type of subcategory small business. The percentage of work performed by Small Businesses that qualify in multiple small business categories may be counted in each category:

Example: Victory Prop Mgt (WOSB and SDVOSB) performing 2%; and Williams Group (SDB, HubZone Small Business and WOSB) performing 3%. Results equate to: SDB 3%; HubZone 3%;

WOSB 5%; SDVOSB 2%; VOSB 2%;). SDVOSBs are also VOSBs automatically; however, VOSBs are not automatically SDVOSBs.

Small Disadvantaged Business _______% or $ _______ HUB Zone Small Business _______% or $ _______ Woman Owned Small Business _______% or $ _______ Service-Disabled Veteran Owned SB _______% or $ _______ Veteran Owned Small Business _______% or $ _______ HBCU /MI _______% or $ _______

(d) List principal supplies/services to be performed by Small Businesses:

Example: If a Small Business qualifies also as a WOSB and a SDVOSB, and you can add them to each category below in which they qualify.

Name of Company Type of Service/Supply Small Business (SB):

Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB):

Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB):

Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUB Zone):

Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB):

Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVO):

(e) Describe the extent of commitment to use small businesses (small business prime, written contract, verbal, enforceable, non-enforceable, joint venturing, mentor-protégé, etc.)

Additional Important Note for Other than U.S. Small Businesses ONLY.

Other-than-U.S. SB offerors must also submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan meeting the requirements of FAR 52.219-9, DFARS 252.219-7003, DFARS 252.219-7004 (if the offeror has a comprehensive subcontracting plan), and DFARS PGI 219.705-4, using the DOD Checklist for Reviewing Small Business Subcontracting Plans. The socio-economic dollars must be equal to or greater than the commitments proposed in the Small Business Participation Plan. It is the Government’s expectation that the percentages will be met. Failure to meet or exceed the percentages without sufficient justification in terms of the good faith efforts applied may result in the offeror paying liquidated damages to the Government IAW FAR 52.219-16 “Liquidated Damages – Subcontracting Plan” and a CPARS rating less than satisfactory. Small Business specifically identified in the Small Business Participation Plan must be listed in any Small Business Subcontracting Plan submitted pursuant to DFARS 215.304(c)(i)(C). It is important to note that Small Business Subcontracting Plans are not evaluated as part of the selection process.

Rather, they are reviewed only if the offeror is selected for an award. Failure to submit an acceptable Small Business Subcontracting Plans may result in the offeror’s ineligibility for award.

The firms will be required to notify the Contracting Officer of any substitutions of firms that are not SB firms, for the SB firms specifically identified in the Small Business participation Plan and Small Business Subcontracting Plan. Notifications shall be in writing and shall occur within a reasonable period of time after award of the subcontract to facilitate compliance with DFARS 252.219- 7003(e).