47PD0122R0001 RFP.pdf

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

RFP NUMBER: 47PD0122R0001

PROJECT TITLE: Building Envelope AE IDIQ

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ISSUE DATE: October 07, 2021

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL DUE DATE AND TIME: November 08, 2021, 2:00 pm EST

SUBMIT PROPOSAL TO: Paul.Lindinger@gsa.gov and Daniel.Langan@gsa.gov

PROJECT TITLE AND LOCATION

Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contracts for Roofing, Façade, and Building Envelope Engineering and Design Services for the GSA Mid-Atlantic Region’s North and South Service Area. The North Service Area is Pennsylvania, New Jersey (Sussex, Warren, Somerset, Hunterdon, Mercer, Ocean, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Atlantic, Salem, Cumberland, and Cape May counties), and Delaware. The South Service Area is Maryland (excluding Prince Georges and Montgomery counties), Virginia (excluding the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William and the cities of Fairfax, Falls Church and Alexandria), and West Virginia.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED

Projects will involve engineering and design services for roofing, façade, and building envelope alteration work in federal facilities and will generally be for construction projects between approximately $150,000 and $6 million in construction costs. Most projects will involve occupied buildings, many of which are historically significant. The scope of engineering and design services under this proposed contract include, but are not limited to the following:

a) Performing comprehensive studies (with an emphasis on moisture intrusion and physical condition assessment).

b) Development of requirements.

c) Development of design-build RFP packages.

d) Design of building envelope and roofing systems.

e) Building envelope and roofing inspection and construction administration services (including commissioning).

f) Sustainable design including waste management and green roofing.

g) Hazardous waste removal as associated with envelope and roofing systems.

Hazardous materials such as incidental asbestos and lead may be encountered in some existing facilities. The A/E’s Industrial Hygienist will be required to identify and quantify the types and locations of hazardous materials that may be abated during construction and will be required to provide abatement recommendations. Furthermore, knowledge of airborne pathogen concerns is required.

GSA CAD/BIM DELIVERABLES:

mailto:Paul.Lindinger@gsa.gov mailto:Daniel.Langan@gsa.gov

Policy and Drawing Analysis Program (DAP) will be incorporated as requirements into the awarded contract. The DAP is a software utility that generates reports (both tabular and graphical) that are used to aid in the identification of some (but not all) GSA CAD standards compliance issues. The utility is an aid to compliance, but is not guaranteed to work in all versions of AutoCAD or any other product, and does not make drawings compliant but only to enumerate all issues of noncompliance. The party responsible for producing the drawings is ultimately responsible for compliance with the GSA policy. The Detailed CAD Deliverable Policy may be accessed on the internet at http://www.gsa.gov/midatlanticcadpolicy. The contractor agrees that all CAD, AutoCad drawings and related files, photographs, drawings, renderings, blueprints, specifications and/or other materials generated for use by the contractor on the project, whether in machine readable form or not, shall belong at all times to the General Services Administration (GSA) and shall be delivered to GSA at the times specified and within the schedules contained in the Agreement or at the termination of the Agreement, whichever occurs first.

In addition, certain projects may be designed and constructed in metric, System International (SI) units in accordance with Public Law 100-576, the Omnibus Trade & Competitiveness Act of 1988, the Metric Conversion Act, and Executive Order 12770. GSA’s CAD Deliverables Policy and Drawing Analysis Program (DAP) will be incorporated as requirements of the awarded contract(s).

CONTRACT AMOUNT

Total compensation under each contract shall not exceed $6,000,000.00 for the full term of the contract, which includes one base year and four (4) subsequent one (1) year option periods. The amount of $2,500.00 (base year) noted in Block 7 of the SF 252 represents the guaranteed minimum for the term of the contract. The contract is valid for one year from the date of contract award. Subsequent one-year option periods may be exercised unilaterally by the Government.

The following clauses and documents are hereby incorporated by reference, and shall be considered to have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text.

FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2011)

52.219-33 Nonmanufacturer Rule

GSA CAD Deliverables Policy and Drawing Analysis Program (DAP), which are both available at www.gsa.gov

U.S. Courts Design Guide 2007 and 2016 Facilities Standards (P100), which are both available at www.gsa.gov

The contractor’s Representations and Certifications

52.223-99 Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (OCT

2021) (DEVIATION)

(a) Definition. As used in this clause -

United States or its outlying areas means— http://www.gsa.gov

(1) The fifty States;

(2) The District of Columbia;

(3) The commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands;

(4) The territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands; and

(5) The minor outlying islands of Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Atoll.

(b) Authority. This clause implements Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, dated September 9, 2021 (published in the Federal Register on September 14, 2021, 86 FR 50985).

(c) Compliance. The Contractor shall comply with all guidance, including guidance conveyed through Frequently Asked Questions, as amended during the performance of this contract, for contractor or subcontractor workplace locations published by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (Task Force Guidance) at https:/www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/

(d) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in subcontracts at any tier that exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation 2.101 on the date of subcontract award, and are for services, including construction, performed in whole or in part within the United States or its outlying areas.

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The overall objective of this procurement is to conduct an impartial, equitable, and comprehensive evaluation of proposals in accordance with the statement of requirements and award methodology, with the outcome being the selection of the sources that best satisfy the Government's needs.

Proposal evaluation is an assessment of the proposal and the offeror’s ability to perform the required services successfully. Competitive proposals shall be evaluated and assessed solely on the factors specified. The relative strengths, weaknesses, and deficiencies supporting the proposal evaluation will be documented in the contract file. The non-price factors are listed in descending order of importance:

THE QUALIFICATIONS-BASED EVALUATION CRITERIA TO BE APPLIED IN THE SELECTION

PROCESS IN DESCENDING ORDER OF IMPORTANCE ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Criteria 1 – Specialized Experience

Recent experience of the design team members, both individually and collectively as a team, in the type of work required, or evidence of similar relevant experience to the tasks described above, and in:

Performing comprehensive studies focused primarily on moisture intrusion and physical condition assessment of roofs, exterior walls, fenestration, windows, doors and sub-grade foundations. Other experience of note include work involving plazas and subgrade parking. A/E team must include an experienced safety engineering partner for infrequent fall protection and security engineering for pre-blast assessments for window systems projects.

Development of requirements.

Development of design-bid-build and design-build RFP packages.

Design of building envelope and roofing systems.

Building envelope and roofing inspection and construction administration services (including commissioning).

Sustainable design including waste management and green roofing.

Hazardous waste removal as associated with envelope and roofing systems.

Association with a contractor for restorative work occasionally conducted as part of destructive surveys for envelope investigations.

Firms shall also indicate experience in sustainable design, use of the U.S. Green Building Council LEED System including descriptions of waste reduction techniques and energy efficiency in facilities designed by the team, as well as familiarity with use of recovered materials on construction contracts per FAR 52.223-9.

Submission Requirements: The firm shall submit no more than five (5) relevant projects that illustrate overall team experience with roofing, façade, and building envelopes, or comprehensive analyses of roofing, envelope, and façade systems relative to this contract scope. If more than five projects are submitted, only the first five projects listed will be considered by the board. In addition to Form F of the SF330, each project submission may include up to two additional pages for photos or other information. Projects completed within the last five (5) years may be considered more favorably than projects completed prior to the last five (5) years or still being performed. A/E services for construction projects less than $150,000 will not be considered relevant. There is no upper limit on the dollar value of construction projects that may be considered relevant, but most A/E services to be performed under this contract will be for construction projects in the $150,000 to $6,000,000 range and, in aggregate, five (5) projects that reflect a firm whose work centers on projects of that size may be evaluated more favorably. Experience with federal buildings, historic buildings, the GSA PBS P-100, and projects involving occupied space, may be evaluated more favorably.

Criteria 2 - Past Performance

Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules will be evaluated. Points of contact provided in other criteria may be contacted. A firm with no record of past performance information shall be evaluated neither favorably nor unfavorably.

Submission Requirements: For each project submitted under Criteria 1, firms shall provide references with points of contact, along with a list of key team members who worked on the project. In addition, firms may provide documentation of design awards and letters of appreciation and/or commendation to demonstrate successful past performance.

Criteria 3 – Professional qualifications of the proposed team members assigned to this project.

Submission Requirements:

a) Firms shall provide brief resumes of proposed key team members (at a minimum: project manager, architect/lead designer, lead inspector, structural engineer, HAZMAT specialist, and historic preservationist). Resumes should indicate professional qualifications, including education, professional certification and licensure, relevant experience, any specialized expertise, and the length of service with the firm, and indicate whether the individual is part of the prime firm or a sub-consultant.

b) Resumes submitted should demonstrate the qualifications necessary to successfully inspect, evaluate, and recommend and design commercial building envelope projects. The A/E must be able to provide, via in-house staff or consultants, a project designer for each state who is licensed by that state in accordance with the Environmental Protection Agency asbestos model accreditation plan (Example - one person may be licensed in NJ and PA states and another person licensed in DE). Experience with historic buildings and Federal buildings will be evaluated more favorably.

Criteria 4 - Capacity of the Firm and Project Team The capacity of the firm and project teams to accomplish multiple, large and small projects simultaneously, the ability to sustain the loss of key personnel while accomplishing the work within the required time limits.

Submission Requirements: Firms shall provide a narrative of (1) page in length describing the firm's management approach to delivering multiple, large and small projects simultaneously throughout the geographic region (including managing consultants or subcontractors if applicable).

The narrative should include a description of how the firm will sustain the required level of effort in the event of key personnel transitions, while fulfilling contract requirements within the period of performance. It should also include a complete list of current commitments and active design contracts principally involving roofing or envelope designs.

Criteria 5 - Quality Control Quality Control (QC) program used by the firm to ensure quality products. Capability of team organization and ability to control budgets, schedules, and the quality of deliverables as well as the ability to handle complex projects will be considered and evaluated. Extent of the firm's previous experience with proposed consultants and demonstrated ability to manage effectively the prime-consultant relationship will also be evaluated.

Submission Requirements: Firms shall provide a narrative of one (1) page in length describing how the firm ensures quality consistently across the entire project team, including consultants.

The narrative should describe internal QC processes for checking documents for errors and omissions. It should include examples of QC process records demonstrating the effectiveness of the firm's procedures, and should also identify the person responsible for managing the firm's QC program.

Criteria 6 - Geographical Location Location in the general geographical area of project sites and knowledge of the locality of the projects. This does not require the prime nor team members to be located in the geographic North and/or South Professional Services Branch regions.

Submission Requirements: The firm shall provide a narrative of one (1) page, describing the firm's knowledge of design approaches, construction materials, codes/ordinances, costs, the firm's ability to provide at least 35% of overall design services from an office within the geographical area, and other conditions unique to the geographical region. THE A/E OF RECORD HAS UP TO

45 CALENDAR DAYS AFTER AWARD OF THE CONTRACT TO ESTABLISH A PRODUCTION

CAPABILITY WITHIN THE GENERAL GEOGRAPHIC AREA.

Firms are to submit one (1) copies of SF 330 for the prime offeror (SF 330 should also include team’s key sub-consultants) addressing the selection criteria information. Firms are to apply page numbers to their proposal. The SF 330 can be found at GSA Forms Library at www.gsa.gov.

SF330 submissions should be provided via email to Paul.Lindinger@gsa.gov and Daniel.Langan@gsa.gov.

Personal interviews will be scheduled for firms slated as most highly qualified for each contract.

Firms slated for interviews will be asked to explain management strategies, design team http://www.gsa.gov mailto:Paul.Lindinger@gsa.gov components, quality control (QC) processes, and to discuss possible solutions to hypothetical projects, etc. Elaborate presentations are not desired.f Site visits will not be arranged during this period. Debriefing requests will not be entertained prior to award of both contracts.

The award will be made to the firm(s) that represents the best value to the government. In accordance with FAR 15.404, price analysis will be used to determine price reasonableness and the offeror’s understanding of the work requirements/line items (i.e. unreasonably high prices, as compared to other offers received and the Government Estimate, may indicate the offeror does not fully understand the requirements/line items of the RFP) and the ability to perform the contract.

SPECIAL ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF THE STANDARD

FORM 330:

Part I, Item C: List only the team members including staff professionals who will actually perform the major tasks under this contract.

Part I, Item F(23): Provide a point of contact and telephone number for each project.

Part I, Item F(24): List no more than five projects, not five projects for each form (joint venture/consultants). Indicate which firm performed each of the projects and their specific responsibility and function. Include only relevant projects of similar size and scope to those to be performed under this contract. The relevant projects presented may demonstrate the firm’s capability to design complex projects to be constructed in occupied buildings having sensitive tenants. Those projects may show how the firm phased the project to maintain security, noise control, and continued normal operation of the facility.

Part I, Item F(25): Provide a synopsis of the scope of work for each project, stating clearly what tasks were performed by the prime firm.

Part I, Item H: In a narrative format, outline the firm's approach to design, design reviews, quality control, and project management. Include any additional information regarding the firm’s qualifications to perform work similar in scope and size to this project. The last entry under Section H must read “I hereby certify that the firm or firms listed in Part I, Item C meet(s) the geographical limitations stated in the synopsis for this contract.”

Task orders issued under this contract will include Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) building information. CUI documents provided under these task orders are intended for use by authorized users only. In support of this requirement, GSA requires the A/E firm and all consultants to exercise reasonable care when handling documents relating to CUI building information per the contract. The efforts required above shall continue throughout the entire term of the contract and for whatever specific time thereafter as may be necessary. Necessary record copies for legal purposes (such as those retained by the architect, engineer, or contractor) must be safeguarded against unauthorized use for term of retention. Documents no longer needed shall be destroyed (such as after contract award, after completion of any appeals process, or completion of work). Destruction shall be done by burning or shredding hardcopies, and/or physically destroying CDs, deleting and removing files from the electronic recycling bins, and removing material from computer hard drives using a permanent erase utility or similar software.

REASONABLE CARE:

Limiting Dissemination to Authorized Users. Dissemination of information shall only be made upon determination that the recipient is authorized to receive it.

The criterion to determine authorization is need-to-know. Those with a need-to-know are those who are specifically granted access for the conduct of business on behalf of or with GSA. This includes all persons or firms necessary to do work at the request of the Government, such as architects and engineers, consultants, contractors, sub-contractors, suppliers, and others that the contractor deems necessary in order to submit an offer/bid or complete the work or contract, as well as maintenance and repair contractors and equipment service contractors.

Term of Effectiveness. The efforts required above shall continue throughout the entire term of contract and for what specific time thereafter as may be necessary, as determined by the Government. Necessary record copies for legal purposes (such as those retained by the architect, engineer, or contractor) must be safeguarded against unauthorized use for the term of retention.

Written Agreement of Disposal. For all contracts using CUI building information, the contractor shall provide a written statement that he and his subcontractors have properly disposed of SBU building documents, with the exception of the contractor’s record copy, at the time of Release of Claims to obtain final payment. Documents no longer needed shall be destroyed (such as after contract award, after completion of any appeals process, or completion of work). Destruction shall be done by burning or shredding hardcopies, and/or physically destroying CDs, deleting and removing files from the electronic recycling bins, and removing material from computer hard drives using a permanent erase utility or similar software. The recipient acknowledges the requirement to use reasonable care, as outlined above, to safeguard the documents, and, if not awarded, the contract (and at the completion of any protest/appeal process) will make every reasonable and prudent effort to destroy or render useless all CUI information received during the solicitation.

SELECTION INTERVIEW REQUIREMENTS

Personal interviews will be scheduled for firms slated as most highly qualified for each contract.

Firms slated for interviews will be asked to explain management strategies, design team components, quality control (QC) processes, and to discuss possible solutions to hypothetical projects, etc. Elaborate presentations are not desired. Site visits will not be arranged during this period. Debriefing requests will not be entertained prior to award of both contracts.

SUBMISSION PACKAGE REQUIREMENTS

The SF 330 is limited to 25 double-sided pages. One sheet of paper with text on both sides counts as one page.

Individual sections of the SF 330 example, Criteria 4, 5 and 6) may exceed the length stated in the synopsis/solicitation, but the overall 25-page limitation is firm. Use your business judgement on what aspects of your firm to present within the 25-page limit.

Firms are to submit one (1) copy of SF 330 for the prime offeror (SF 330 should also include team’s key sub-consultants) addressing the selection criteria information. Firms are to apply page numbers to their proposal. The SF 330 can be found at GSA Forms Library at www.gsa.gov.

A pre-proposal conference will be held virtually on October 19, 2021 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EST. Attendance for this pre-proposal conference is strongly encouraged for all offerors. At that time the project team will discuss the Solicitation package, scope of work, and any questions and concerns you may have regarding the project.

The conference can be joined via:

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/dtr-ywar-vby Or dial: (US) +1 314-685-2359 PIN: 685 464 448# http://www.gsa.gov/

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR INDEFINITE QUANTITY ARCHITECT- ENGINEER CONTRACTS

1. MASTER CONTRACT

2. TYPE OF SERVICES

FAR 52.216-1 - TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

3. INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT

FAR 52.216-18 - ORDERING (AUG 2020)

FAR 52.216-19 - ORDER LIMITATIONS (OCT 1995)

FAR 52.216-22 - INDEFINITE QUANTITY (OCT 1995)

FAR 52.216-27 SINGLE OR MULTIPLE AWARDS (OCT 1995)

4. WORK ORDERS

5. UNREASONABLE REPEATED FAILURE TO AGREE

6. CONTRACT TERM

7. OPTIONS

FAR 52.217-9 - OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

FAR 52.217-8 – OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

GSAR 552.217-71 - NOTICE REGARDING OPTIONS (NOV 1992)

8. SUBMISSIONS

9. STANDARD SERVICES

10. KEY PERSONNEL

FAR 52.222-46 - EVALUATION OF COMPENSATION FOR PROF. EMPLOYEES (FEB 1993)

11. FEE AND PAYMENT

FAR 52.232-10 - PAYMENT UNDER FIXED-PRICE A/E CONTRACTS (APR 2010)

12. SCHEDULE OF BASE YEAR RATES

13. INVOICE REQUIREMENTS/PAYMENT INFORMATION

Supplemental Invoicing Instructions

14. SAFEGUARDING AND DISSEMINATION OF SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED (SBU) BUILDING INFORMATION

15. DRAWINGS AND OTHER DATA

GSAR 552.227-71 - DRAWINGS AND OTHER DATA TO BECOME PROPERTY OF

GOVERNMENT (MAY 1989).

16. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SUPPLEMENTAL

TERM CONTRACTS - PERSONNEL RATES

17. OPTION STATE ORDERING

18. TRAVEL

19. AFFIRMATIVE PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS

20. INSURANCE

FAR 52.228-5 - INSURANCE – WORK ON A GOVERNMENT INSTALLATION (JAN 1997)

GSAR 552.228-5 – GOVERNMENT AS ADDITIONAL INSURED (JAN 2016)

21. EVALUATING CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE

22. STANDARD OF CONDUCT

ATTACHMENTS:

I. SUPPLEMENTARY CLAUSES FOR ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS.

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SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR INDEFINITE QUANTITY ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS

1. MASTER CONTRACT

(a) The architect-engineer shall provide the input of various disciplines (i.e., architectural, structural, civil, estimating, mechanical and electrical) when it is required by work order for projects being designed, in part, by Government personnel.

(b) The A/E may provide master or all of the design services for certain projects.

2. TYPE OF SERVICES

Under this contract, the A/E may be required to provide architectural, structural, civil, fire safety, estimating, mechanical, electrical engineering services for reports, investigations, planning, programming, site surveys, design concepts, tentative design, working drawings and specifications, shop drawings review, material and related documents review, and construction inspection/observation services.

FAR 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APRIL 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a fixed-price contract resulting from this solicitation.

3. INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT

FAR 52.216-18 ORDERING (AUG 2020)

(a)Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued from the date of award of this contract to expiration of the current contract period.

(b)All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control.

(c)A delivery order or task order is considered "issued" when— (1)If sent by mail (includes transmittal by U.S. mail or private delivery service), the Government deposits the order in the mail;

(2)If sent by fax, the Government transmits the order to the Contractor's fax number; or (3)If sent electronically, the Government either— (i)Posts a copy of the delivery order or task order to a Government document access system, and notice is sent to the Contractor; or (ii)Distributes the delivery order or task order via email to the Contractor's email address.

(d)Orders may be issued by methods other than those enumerated in this clause only if authorized in the contract.

(End of clause)

FAR 52.216-19 DELIVERY-ORDER LIMITATIONS (OCT 1995)

(a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than $2,500.00, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract.

(b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor:

1. Any order for a single item in excess of $250,000.00

2. Any order for a combination of items in excess of $6,000,000.00;

3. A series of orders from the same ordering office within [N/A] days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in subparagraph (1) or (2) above.

(c) If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) above.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) above, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within 5 days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor's intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source.

(End of clause)

FAR 52.216-22 INDEFINITE QUANTITY (OCT 1995)

(a) This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the

Schedule. The quantities of supplies and/or services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract.

(b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause.

The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the "maximum." The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the "minimum."

(c) Except for any limitation on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue order requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations.

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(d) Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor's and Government's rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract's effective period;

provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after 240 days of its expiration.

(End Of Clause)

IDENTIFICATION OF MAXIMUM: The term “maximum” as used in paragraph (b) of FAR 52.216-22 (above) refers to a quantity of services with a total value of $6,000,000.00 for the base period and all option periods.

IDENTIFICATION OF MINIMUM: The term “minimum,” as used in paragraph (b) of FAR 52.216-22 (above), refers to a quantity of services with a value of at least $2,500.0 for the base year. An identical amount shall apply to any Option year exercised by the Government. In the event the minimum cannot be met in any year, the contract may be terminated and the Contractor compensated in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations.

FAR 52.216-27 SINGLE OR MULTIPLE AWARDS (OCT 1995)

The Government may elect to award a single delivery order contract or task order contract, or to award multiple delivery order contracts or task order contracts for the same or similar supplies or services to two or more sources under this solicitation.

(End Of Clause)

4. WORK ORDERS

(a) As projects arise, the Government issues to the architect-engineer a draft work order, with all project requirements, under cover of a request for proposal.

(b) The architect-engineer shall submit a proposal for performing required services with cost or pricing information on

Standard Form 1411, Contract Pricing Proposal Cover Sheet, with detailed cost data on GSA Form 2630. Architect-Engineer Cost Estimate.

(c) If agreement is reached on the services to be performed, the fee, and the time for completing the work, a work order shall be executed.

(d) The contracting officer may issue a separate work order for preliminary investigation or study services, including cost estimating services, (services excluded from the statutory fee limitation) pending final negotiation of work order for design services.

At the option of the contracting officer, these work orders may be issued on a cost reimbursement basis, not-to-exceed a stated dollar amount, consistent with FAR 16.3. However, these work orders must be superseded by a definitive work order or terminated after 30 calendar days.

5. UNREASONABLE REPEATED FAILURE TO AGREE

If, in the opinion of the contracting officer, the architect/engineer has unreasonably failed to agree during negotiations to the level of effort, price, or other terms and conditions for work orders, the Government may terminate the contract under FAR clause 52.249-7, Termination (Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer).

6. CONTRACT TERM

Work orders under this contract may be issued by the Contracting Officer at any time within the one year period or option periods of this contract, provided that the maximum contract amount for any one year period is not exceeded. Actual performance of work may extend beyond the one year period.

7. OPTIONS

The following clause applies to the exercise of the Option Years of this contract:

FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days of contract expiration;

provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years.

(End of clause)

The following clause applies to extensions of the contract in circumstances where the contract would otherwise expire.

Note: There are no prevailing labor rates supplied by the Department of Labor for this contract.

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FAR 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor.

The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days of contract expiration.

(End of clause)

GSAR 552.217.71 NOTICE REGARDING OPTION(S) (NOV 1992)

The General Services Administration (GSA) has included an option to purchase additional quantities of supplies or services and to extend the term of this contract in order to demonstrate the value it places on quality performance by providing a mechanism for continuing a contractual relationship with a successful offeror that performs at a level which meets or exceeds GSA's quality performance expectations as communicated to the Contractor, in writing, by the Contracting Officer, or designated representative. When deciding whether to exercise the option, the Contracting Officer will consider the quality of the Contractor's past performance under this contract in accordance with 48 CFR 517.207

(End of Provision)

8. SUBMISSIONS

(a) Each work order will establish a schedule for submissions. Failure by the architect-engineer to diligently prosecute the work to meet the required delivery dates is grounds for contract termination under FAR clause 52.249-7, Termination (Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer).

(b) The completion dates may be extended if performance is delayed due to causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the architect-engineer as determined by the contracting officer.

9. STANDARD SERVICES

(a) The architect-engineer shall:

(1) Furnish progress reports of the work;

(2) Prepay shipping charges on all charts, sketches, drawings and documents sent to the contracting officer;

(3) Closely coordinate the A/E's work with the related work of Government staff personnel;

(4) Promptly report to the contracting officer any ambiguities or discrepancies found in the project requirements, criteria, or documents, involving the A/E's work or the work of the Government;

(5) Assist GSA in conferring with and coordinating the work with State and local government agencies;

(6) Visit the project sites; hold conferences and discussions with the Government representatives in the A/E's office or in GSA's regional office at The Strawbridge Building, 20 N. 8th Street,, Philadelphia, PA, and take other action found necessary or required by the contracting officer to obtain data necessary for the design development, and to coordinate and complete the required services and documents under each work order;

(7) When relevant to a work order, check and recommend for Government approval or rejection shop drawings, samples, equipment lists, and data, related to the architect-engineer's part of design work during the construction period;

(8) Prepare any additional explanatory drawings required for the architect-engineer's part of the design during the construction period.

(9) Adhere to GSA's current CAD Deliverables Policy as noted on http://www.gsa.gov/midatlanticcadpolicy

(b) The Government will furnish:

(1) A work order specifying the services to be performed by the architect-engineer;

(2) Public Buildings Service handbooks, design data, guide specifications, and other required information.

(3) GSA Form 2630, Architect-Engineer Cost Estimate, and 2631, Architect-Engineer Cost Estimate Summary.

(c) The Government will:

(1) Review all material submitted by the architect-engineer;

(2) Duplicate approved working drawings and specifications required and;

(3) Obtain bids, award contracts, approve material and samples and administer and inspect the construction when required.

10. KEY PERSONNEL

The architect-engineer must employ the professional personnel identified in Part I, Section E of Standard Form 330 to perform the services required under this contract. A substitution may not be made without approval of the contracting Officer. An increase in salary rates is not allowed when substitute personnel are authorized.

FAR 52.222-46 EVALUATION OF COMPENSATION FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES (FEB 1993)

(a) Recompetition of service contracts may in some cases result in lowering the compensation (salaries and fringe benefits) paid or furnished professional employees. This lowering can be detrimental in obtaining the quality of professional services needed for adequate contract performance. It is in the Government's best interest that professional employees, as defined

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Page 13 TERM A/E (NOV 2020) in 29 CFR 541, be properly and fairly compensated. As part of their proposals, offerors will submit a total compensated plan setting forth salaries and fringe benefits proposed for the professional employees who will work under the contract. The Government will evaluate the plan to assure that it reflects a sound management approach and understanding of the contract requirements. This evaluation will include an assessment of the offeror's ability to provide uninterrupted high-quality work. The professional compensation proposed will be considered in terms of its impact upon recruiting and retention, its realism, and its consistency with a total plan for compensation. Supporting information will include data, such as recognized national and regional compensation surveys and studies of professional, public and private organizations, used in establishing the total compensation structure.

(b) The compensation levels proposed should reflect a clear understanding of work to be performed and should indicate the capability of the proposed compensation structure to obtain and keep suitably qualified personnel to meet mission objectives.

The salary rates or ranges must take into account differences in skills, the complexity of various disciplines, and professional job difficulty. Additionally, proposals envisioning compensation levels lower than those of predecessor contractors for the same work will be evaluated on the basis of maintaining program continuity, uninterrupted high-quality work, and availability of required competent professional service employees. Offerors are cautioned that lowered compensation for essentially the same professional work may indicate lack of sound management judgment and lack of understanding of the requirement.

(c) The Government is concerned with the quality and stability of the work force to be employed on this contract.

Professional compensation that is unrealistically low or not in reasonable relationship to the various job categories since it may impair the Contractor's ability to attract and retain competent professional service employees, may be viewed as evidence of failure to comprehend the complexity of the contract requirements.

(d) Failure to comply with these provisions may constitute sufficient cause to justify rejection of a proposal.

(End of Provision)

11. FEE AND PAYMENT

FAR 52.232-10 PAYMENTS UNDER FIXED-PRICE ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS (APR 2010)

(a) Estimates shall be made monthly of the amount and value of the work and services performed by the Contractor under this contract which meet the standards of quality established under this contract. The estimates, along with any supporting data required by the Contracting Officer, shall be prepared by the Contractor and submitted along with its voucher.

(b) After receipt of each substantiated voucher, the Government shall pay the voucher as approved by the Contracting Officer or authorized representative. The Contracting Officer shall require a withholding from amounts due under paragraph (a) of this clause of up to 10 percent only if the Contracting Officer determines that such a withholding is necessary to protect the Government’s interest and ensure satisfactory completion of the contract. The amount withheld shall be determined based upon the Contractor’s performance record under this contract. Whenever the Contracting Officer determines that the work is substantially complete and that the amount retained is in excess of the amount adequate for the protection of the Government, the Contracting Officer shall release the excess amount to the Contractor.

(c) Upon satisfactory completion by the Contractor and final acceptance by the Contracting Officer of all the work done by the Contractor under the “Statement of Architect-Engineer Services”, the Contractor will be paid the unpaid balance of any money due for work under the statement, including all withheld amounts.

(d) Before final payment under the contract, or before settlement upon termination of the contract, and as a condition precedent thereto, the Contractor shall execute and deliver to the Contracting Officer a release of all claims against the Government arising under or by virtue of this contract, other than any claims that are specifically excepted by the Contractor from the operation of the release in amounts stated in the release.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision in this contract, and specifically paragraph (b) of this clause, progress payments shall not exceed 80 percent on work accomplished on undefinitized contract actions. A “contract action” is any action resulting in a contract, as defined in FAR Subpart 2.1, including contract modifications for additional supplies or services, but not including contract modifications that are within the scope and under the terms of the contract, such as contract modifications issued pursuant to the Changes clause, or funding and other administrative changes.

(End of Clause)

12. SCHEDULE OF BASE YEAR RATES

For this Contract, for payment purposes, the following rates apply to this contract: See continuation sheet.

13. INVOICE REQUIREMENTS/PAYMENT INFORMATION:

In addition to the requirements for a proper invoice specified in the Prompt Payment clause of this contract or order, the following information or documentation must be submitted with each invoice:

(a) Invoices shall be submitted in an original only, unless otherwise specified, to the designated billing office specified in this contract or order.

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(b) Invoices must include the Account Document Number (ADN) assigned at award. The ADN must be listed on all invoices in order to ensure proper payment. The ADN for this requirement is located on Block#____ of the __________ (Insert the contract form number).

(c) If this Contract is funded wholly or in part by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), all invoices for work components or Contract Line Items (CLINs) identified as ARRA-funded must cite the work component or CLIN to enable GSA to meet its reporting obligations under ARRA

(d) The GSA Form 2419, Certification of Progress Payments under Fixed Price Construction Contracts, should also be submitted with each progress payment request (Construction contracts only).

(e) The GSA Form 1142, Release of Claims, is required to be submitted only on the Final Payment request.

14. SAFEGUARDING AND DISSEMINATION OF SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED (SBU) BUILDING INFORMATION.

This clause applies to all recipients of SBU building information, including offerors, bidders, awardees, contractors, subcontractors, lessors, suppliers and manufacturers.

1. Marking SBU. Contractor-generated documents that contain building information must be reviewed by GSA to identify any SBU content, before the original or any copies are disseminated to any other parties. If SBU content is identified, the Contracting Officer (CO) may direct the contractor, as specified elsewhere in this contract, to imprint or affix SBU document markings to the original documents and all copies, before any dissemination.

2. Authorized recipients.

a. Building information designated SBU must be protected with access strictly controlled and limited to those individuals having a legitimate business need to know such information. Those with a need to know may include Federal, State and local government entities, and non-government entities engaged in the conduct of business on behalf of or with GSA. Non-government entities may include architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, utilities, and others submitting an offer or bid to GSA, or performing work under a GSA contract or subcontract.

Recipient contractors must be registered as “active” in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov and have a legitimate business need to know such information. If a subcontractor is not registered in the SAM and has a need to possess SBU building information, the subcontractor shall provide to the contractor its DUNS number or its tax ID number and a copy of its business license. The contractor shall keep this information related to the subcontractor for the duration of the contract and subcontract.

b. All GSA personnel and Contractors must be provided SBU building information when needed for the performance of official Federal, State, and local government functions, such as for code compliance reviews and for the issuance of building permits. Public safety entities such as fire and utility departments may require access to SBU building information on a need to know basis. This clause must not prevent or encumber the dissemination of SBU building information to public safety entities.

3. Dissemination of SBU building information:

a. By electronic transmission. Electronic transmission of SBU information outside of the GSA network must use session encryption (or alternatively, file encryption). Encryption must be via an approved NIST algorithm with a valid certification, such as Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) or Triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES), in accordance with Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS PUB) 140-2, Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules per GSA policy.

b. By nonelectronic form or on portable electronic data storage devices. Portable electronic data storage devices include, but are not limited to CDs, DVDs, and USB drives. Non-electronic forms of SBU building information include paper documents, among other formats.

i. By mail. Contractors must utilize only methods of shipping that provide services for monitoring receipt such as track and confirm, proof of delivery, signature confirmation, or return receipt.

ii. In person. Contractors must provide SBU building information only to authorized recipients with a need to know such information. Further information on authorized recipients is found in Section 2 of this clause.

4. Record keeping. Contractors must maintain a list of all entities to which SBU is disseminated, in accordance with sections 2 and 3 of this clause. This list must include at a minimum: (1) the name of the State, Federal, or local government entity, utility, or firm to which SBU has been disseminated; (2) the name of the individual at the entity or firm who is responsible for protecting the SBU building information, with access strictly controlled and limited to those individuals having a legitimate business need to know such information; (3) contact information for the named individual; and (4) a description of the SBU building information provided. Once “as built” drawings are submitted, the contractor must collect all lists maintained in

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For Federal buildings, final payment may be withheld until the lists are received.

5. Safeguarding SBU documents. SBU building information (both electronic and paper formats) must be protected, with access strictly controlled and limited to those individuals having a legitimate business need to know such information. GSA contractors and subcontractors must not take SBU building information outside of GSA or their own facilities or network, except as necessary for the performance of that contract. Access to the information must be limited to those with a legitimate business need to know.

6. Destroying SBU building information. When no longer needed, SBU building information must be destroyed so that marked information is rendered unreadable and incapable of being restored, in accordance with guidelines provided for media sanitization within GSA CIO IT Security 06-32, Media Sanitization Guide and Appendix A of NIST Special Publication 800-88, Guidelines for Media Sanitization. Alternatively, SBU building information may be returned to the CO.

7. Notice of disposal. The contractor must notify the CO that all SBU…