Presoliciation 120619.docx

Highway And/or Bridge Design and Engineering Services

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (EFLHD), anticipates awarding multiple award, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Contracts (IDIQCs) for highway and/or bridge design and engineering services and for other engineering, planning, and architectural services for construction projects predominantly associated with Federal Land Management agencies (National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, etc.) within the continental United States and its territories with a total capacity of $80 million.

This acquisition will be solicited and awarded on a competitive basis and will be made under the North America Industry Classification Code 541330 and will be open to all business concerns. The planned duration for the contracts will be a total of five years, consisting of a base year period and four option periods. The small business size standard is $16.5 million.

The work will include the following:

The primary work will predominantly be highway and/or bridge design and related engineering services. The secondary work will include geotechnical, hydraulics and hydrology, survey and mapping, traffic and safety engineering, structural engineering, planning, value engineering, environmental compliance, landscaping, architectural and architecturally related services and other engineering services as may be required. All work must be performed or approved by a registered Professional Engineer. All electronic plans and specifications must be in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Database, etc.), Microstation and Open Roads software and other FLH approved and compatible software. Familiarity with the FHWA is desired and AASHTO policies are required.

Contract actions will be solicited, evaluated, and awarded in accordance with Architect-Engineer selection procedures. Annual Representations and Certifications FAR 52.204-8 (most recent edition). The Representations and Certifications must be filled-in online at: https://beta.sam.gov/

Contract award will be made to those offerors whose proposals represent the best value to the Government considering price and other non-cost or price factors. Proposals shall include sufficient detailed information to allow complete evaluation. The Government reserves the right to reject all offers. The Government will use technical evaluation criteria for the evaluation process in rendering the best value decision for award of this contract.

The solicitation is anticipated to be available on or about 20 December, 2019. This is not a request for quotations (RFQ) nor is it the official solicitation. The solicitation will be issued in electronic format only.

Note: Information on the PROPOSAL DUE DATE will be stated in the solicitation. Offerors must register in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://beta.sam.gov/ . After completing SAM, contractors and their subcontractors must register at https://beta.sam.gov/ in order to download RFP documents.

It is the Offerors' responsibility to check the Internet address provided as necessary for any posted changes to this notice and future solicitations or amendments.