AEIDIQ SS.Final.pdf

Sources Sought Notice for Architect-Engineer (A-E) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order

Contract (MATOC)

DESCRIPTION

Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) Contracting Office Sources Sought Notice. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, REQUEST FOR QUOTE, OR INVITATION FOR

BID, nor does it restrict the Government from an ultimate acquisition approach. This should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. The intent of this notice is to identify qualified contractors interested in providing proposals for a competitive Architect-Engineer contract vehicle. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the U.S. Government. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. The U.S. Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any input as a result of this market survey. The information received will be utilized within the Navy to facilitate the decision-making process and will not be disclosed outside of the agency.

All data received in response to this Sources Sought Notice marked or designated, as corporate or proprietary information, will be fully protected from release outside the Government. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201, responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. No award will be made as a result of this market survey.

NSWC IHD is seeking qualified Architectural-Engineering (A-E) firms to provide professional, multi-discipline services under Public Law 92-582 (Brooks Act) and FAR Part 36. We require expertise in the following functional areas:

General A-E Services Industrial A-E Services Mechanical A-E Services

This market research will inform the creation of three separate A-E IDIQ MATOC contracts, one for each discipline. Please submit a capabilities statement outlining your expertise for the A-E disciplines outlined in this document..

The A-E Services being provided will support projects at the following locations:

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Maryland Naval Base Stump Neck Annex, Indian Head, Maryland (Approximately 12 miles from

IHD)

NSWC IHD Maryland has been tasked to solicit and award Architect-Engineer (A-E) Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOCs) for the functional areas listed above. The proposed acquisitions will be competitive, Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contracts (IDIQs).ௗ The type of set-aside decisions to be issued will depend upon the responses to this synopsis. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of the interest, capabilities and qualifications of various firms of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Section 8(a), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), or Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB).ௗ The Government must ensure there is adequate competition of responsible firms.ௗ Small businesses, Section 8(a), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), HUBZone, SDVOSB and WOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate.

Minimum capabilities must showcase successful performance of A-E services within the applicable discipline over the past five years. Include evidence of positive past performance evaluation ratings from relevant projects. The statement should demonstrate a capacity, either through in-house resources or strategic teaming arrangements, to perform the full spectrum of A-E services. Small business A-E firms specializing in Industrial and Mechanical services are expected to showcase their ability to provide complete architectural and engineering design solutions within those areas.

The resulting basic contracts, if any, are anticipated to have a five (5) year ordering period (Base period of two (2) years plus three (3) one (1) year option years with an aggregate value of up to $98,000,000 ($98 million) which will be shared amongst all contract holders per contract vehicle. The intent is to award five to eight contracts under each MATOC.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 541330, Engineering Services, which has a small business size standard of $25.5M. ௗThe Product Service Code (PSC) is C219 - Architect and Engineering- General: Other.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT

Interested contractors should submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than eight (8) single-sided pages or 4 double-sided pages, including attachments, single spaced, 12-point font minimum) demonstrating ability to perform the requested services. The email subject line shall include your firms name. The capabilities statement package must be complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the firms’ qualifications to perform the defined work. Interested firms shall submit information using Enclosure (1), Sources Sought Contractor Information Form to include the firms name, firms address, firms phone number, firms point of contact (POC), firms POC email address, business POC phone number, and SAM.gov UEI and/or CAGE code number(s). The Sources Sought Contractor Information Form will account for once (1) of the eight (8) pages for your firms’ capabilities statement package. Please note firms must be registered in the SAM.GOV database under the appropriate NAICS codes prior to submission of a proposal to be eligible for award of Government contracts (see

FAR 4.1102).

A Standard Form (SF) 330, Architect-Engineer Qualifications Form, is not required at this time.

Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this Sources Sought Announcement.

Small Business firms are reminded under FAR 52.219-14 (Deviation 2021-O0008, Limitations on Subcontracting: A Firm will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to sub-contractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further sub-contracts will count toward the 50% sub-contract amount that cannot be exceeded.

Please respond to this Sources Sought announcement electronically to Brooke Norris, erin.b.norris.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 2:00 PM (EST) on Wednesday, February 04, 2026.

If you do not receive acknowledgement of your submission within 1 business day, please contact Michelle McElrath @ michelle.m.mcelrath.civ@us.navy.mil .

The U.S. Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey. The U.S.

Government reserves the right to establish this acquisition as a 100% set-aside based on the responses received. Once a determination has been made to either set-aside or solicit on an unrestricted basis, it will be published via SAM.GOV. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor SAM.GOV for additional information pertaining to this Sources Sought Notice.

NO TELEPHONE CALLS, HARDCOPIES, OR FACSIMILES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Personal visits or questions for the purpose of discussing this sources sought will not be entertained. Responses received after the deadline or without the required information will not be considered. Since this is a Sources Sought Notice only, evaluation letters will not be issued to any respondent.

Your response to this notice is greatly appreciated.

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