B.01.03 - Synopsis W912GB24R0016 A-E Planning IDC_14Nov.pdf

Announcement for W912GB24R0016

INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT (IDC) GENERAL ARCHITECT-ENGINEERING

(A-E) PLANNING SERVICES CONTRACTS

IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS IN USACE EUROPE DISTRICT

1. AGENCY: United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Europe District

(CENAU).

2. NAICS: 541330 - Engineering Services

3. PLACES OF PERFORMANCE: Europe District’s area of responsibility (AOR) including Belgium, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Greece, Turkey, Germany, Spain, Israel, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Albania, and Croatia

4. CONTRACT INFORMATION:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District (CENAU), intends to solicit and award a target of six (6) Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) for Planning Architect and Engineering (A-E) Services in Belgium, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Greece, Turkey, Germany, Spain, Israel, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Albania, and Croatia; to be procured in accordance with Public Law (PL) 92-582 (the Brooks Act) and Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 36, and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Subpart 236.6 – Architect-Engineer Services. The award will be under North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code 541330, Engineering Services. At least three of the IDCs will be awarded to a United States (U.S.) firm. The combined total estimated contract value will be $94.5M in shared capacity, with a five-year ordering period for each Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC), in accordance with DFARS 217.204(e)(i)(A); plus six month Option under FAR 52.217-8.

This A-E planning services acquisition will support the continued and growing CENAU missions in Europe District’s AOR in support of the European Deterrence Initiative (EDI) requirements including Military Construction (MILCON), Operations and Maintenance (O&M) programs, and NATO cooperative projects. The Government anticipates MILCON funded projects that may exceed $500K to be issued against the resultant IDCs; therefore, in accordance with DFARS 236.602-70, Restriction on award of overseas architect-engineer contracts to foreign firms, competition shall be restricted to United States (US) firms or a joint venture of US and Host Nation firms.

The contract will be negotiated and awarded as Firm Fixed Price (FFP). Funds are not presently available for this acquisition. No contract award will be made until funds are made available.

Performance Period: The contracts will have a base ordering period of five years, plus a six-month Option under FAR 52.217-8.

Anticipated Award: The anticipated award is Summer of 2024.

Work will be issued by negotiated Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Task Orders. When two (2) or more Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) available to the procuring agency contain the same or overlapping scopes of work so that a particular task order might be issued under more than one IDC, the Contracting Officer will have available for consideration the following factors in deciding which contractor will be selected to negotiate an order:

Uniquely specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required;

Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services;

Performance and quality of deliverables under current contracts;

Current capacity to accomplish the order in the required time;

Technical approach to performing the requirement

FAR Part 19 Small Business Programs is not applicable outside of the United States or its territories and setting aside solicitations for Small Businesses may conflict with international agreements, therefore, this acquisition will not be set aside. However, if your firm is qualified to perform the services, please submit a proposal by the requested due date and time.

5. PROJECT INFORMATION:

Multi-disciplined A-E Planning services are required for projects in Belgium, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Greece, Turkey, Germany, Spain, Israel, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Albania, and Croatia. A-E Planning design effort entails the preparation of installation and facility master plans, related concept designs, complete designs and supporting documentation in support of U.S. military facilities.

The anticipated use of this contract will include, but not be limited to, all types of CAD/GIS mapping, CAD/GIS data migration/consolidation, data linkage, database development, data scanning and archiving, comprehensive master plans, installation real property master planning, infrastructure assessments, programming documents, DD Form 1391 preparation, planning & design charrettes, project economic and market analyses, housing market analyses, designs, Installation Development Plans (IDPs), Area Development Plans (ADPs), Vision Plans, Installation Planning Standards, Regulating Plans, Implementation Plans, Network Plans, interior design, planning and design manuals, Facility Utilization Surveys (FUS), security and anti-terrorism/force protection (ATFP) studies, life safety improvements and Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) surveys, housing studies, housing community plans, information management (IM) master plans, medical master plans, privatization studies, environmental impact assessments, baseline studies, planning and designs for Department of Defense Dependent School system (DODDS), summary development plans, stationing plans, Installation Energy and Water Plans (IEWPs), Installation Climate Resilience Plans (ICRPs), utility studies and code and regulatory comparisons. A comprehensive list of the anticipated work to be performed on this IDC is listed in the bullet points below. For more detailed project information reference section C.1.2 thru C.2.1 of the SOW.

Computer Aided Design (CAD)/Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping and database development in support of planning, CAD/GIS data migration/consolidation

Data Linkage, data base development, data scanning and archiving Comprehensive master plans, Installation real property master planning Infrastructure assessments, programming documents including DD Form 1391 preparation, Housing studies and housing community plans, information management master plans, medical master plans, Planning and design charettes Project economic analysis, market analyses, housing market analyses, facility allowance analysis, Designs, interior design, planning/design manuals Facility utilization studies (FUS), Security and Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection

(ATFP) studies, baseline studies, stationing plans/studies, Life safety improvement, Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) surveys Builder, Paver, Railer, and Roofer assessment Planner install and updates (emerging platform) Planning and design for Department of Defense Dependent Schools (DODDS) Code and regulatory comparisons Installation energy and water plan (IEWP), climate resiliency plans, environmental services

6. SELECTION CRITERIA:

The selection criteria listed below are in descending order of importance. The above-mentioned Places of Performance and Project Information will be considered in evaluation of all criteria.

a) FACTOR 1: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE (FAR 36.602-1(a)(2)): Submittals must demonstrate the specialized experience and technical competence of the prime firm, joint venture partners, consultants, key subcontractors and/or free-lance associates. The Offeror shall submit a maximum of ten projects total. The submitted projects should show their specialized experience and technical competence in the areas outline in Section D above. All ten projects shall be at least 90% complete (from the date of this announcement) or have been completed within the last six years from date of the announcement. If more than ten projects are submitted, only the first ten projects listed in the proposal will be evaluated. Projects shall include the following information: which prime firm, partner, consultant or key subcontractor executed the project, a description/narrative/ photos of the project, scope, location, contract dollar award amount and final dollar cost, the start date, original contract finish date, the actual finish date, customer POC with current phone number and email information. Indicate whether the work was performed as the prime contractor, a subcontractor, or as a partner of a Joint Venture (JV). If work was performed as a subcontractor or JV partner, clearly describe what part of the work the firm for which the experience information is submitted performed (both in magnitude and description of the work performed). Projects shall also list any key personnel that worked on the submitted projects.

If the experience of key subcontractors is offered for any experience requirements, then a letter of commitment between the A-E firm or joint venture partnership and the subcontractor is required. The letter of commitment MUST be signed by both parties to be considered and an English version/translation must be provided. Please see Attachment 1 for an example Letter of Commitment. If the Letter of Commitment is not submitted or signed by both parties, the Experience of the subcontractor will not be considered.

FACTOR 1 EVALUATION: The Government will evaluate the specialized experience of a firm based on projects and technical capabilities that demonstrate the items identified in the project information above for the prime firm and committed key subcontractors. Offerors who demonstrate experience in the stated countries may be deemed more highly qualified.

b) FACTOR 2: PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (FAR 36.602-1(a)(1)): The A-E firm must identify the qualifications of personnel in the following key disciplines:

Project Manager, Charrette Facilitator, Architect, Community/Urban or Master Planner (credentialed by the American Institute of Certified Planners), Transportation (air, rail, road, port) Planner/Engineer, Interior Designer, Landscape Architect, Civil Engineer, Aerial Photogrammetry specialist, Electrical Engineer, Registered Communications Distribution Designer/Engineer, Structural Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Cost Engineer, Computer Aided Design (CAD), Geographic Information System (GIS), Database Administrator, Graphic Designer, Environmental Engineer, Land Surveyor, Economist, Certified Energy Manager (CEM) and Certified sustainability specialists or Host Nation Equivalent Sustainability specialists. Offerors must propose at least one person for each of the key disciplines; an individual may not be proposed for multiple disciplines.

Indicate whether the professional qualifications are those of the prime contractor, subcontractor, or as a partner of a Joint Venture (JV).

FACTOR 2 EVALUATION: The Government will evaluate and consider the education, training, professional registration, certification, language ability (at a minimum English), overall and relevant experience and longevity with the proposed team for all the key personnel proposed. Submittals should demonstrate that the firm’s staff is capable of certifying that all work is in compliance with all applicable codes and regulations.

c) FACTOR 3: PAST PERFORMANCE (FAR 36.602-1(A)(4)): Offerors shall submit the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) evaluation for the projects submitted in Factor 1. If no CPARS evaluation is available for a project, Attachment Two (2), Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ), shall be submitted to the client for the projects the Offeror includes in its proposal for the Factor Specialized Experience and Technical Competence. The CPARS or PPQ shall be included in the submittal. In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (see FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv)). Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown (or “neutral”) past performance.

Offerors may also include performance recognition documents received within the last six (6) years, such as awards, award fee determinations, customer letters of commendation, commercial and foreign government evaluations and any other forms of performance recognition. To the extent such documentation is not in the English language, a translation must be provided in order for the documentation to be considered.

In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through CPARS, using all CAGE/UEI numbers of team members (partnership, JV, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the Offeror's proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), and any other known sources not provided by the Offeror.

While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror and the government is under no obligation to check other sources.

FACTOR 3 EVALUATION: Past Performance of the A-E, joint venture, partners, and key subcontractors on DoD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules as determined from CPARS, completed PPQs (see Attachment 2 for a blank form) and other sources will be evaluated. Incomplete and unsigned PPQs will not be considered. The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s past performance to determine how relevant project work is, as described in the project narratives for Factor 1

Specialized Experience and Technical Competence. The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s performance to determine a confidence assessment of the Offeror’s performance. With respect to relevancy, more relevant past performance will typically be a stronger predictor of future performance and have more influence on the past performance confidence assessment than past performance of lesser relevance.

d) FACTOR 4: KNOWLEDGE OF LOCALITY (FAR 36.602-1(A)(5)): Submittals must demonstrate knowledge of engineering and design in the stated countries.

Offerors must demonstrate an understanding of certification and registration requirements for companies in the stated countries and the ability to meet the requirements. Offerors must also demonstrate the ability to communicate in the host nation’s acknowledged national language(s) and English. Additionally, Offerors must demonstrate an ability to coordinate with host nation authorities to include base access procedures.

FACTOR 4 EVALUATION: The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s knowledge of locality based on the experience presented and performance evaluations related to the previous factors.

e) FACTOR 5: CAPACITY TO ACCOMPLISH THE WORK AND MANAGEMENT PLAN (FAR 36.602-1(A)(3): Firms must demonstrate the necessary capacity to perform three (3) large task orders simultaneously and within prescribed schedules. A large task order is defined as approximately $500,000. The evaluation will consider the availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines to complete the task orders and Offeror's project execution strategy. The evaluation will consider the key personnel identified in Sections D, E, and G of the SF 330, as well as other available staff and information provided in Section H and Part II (SF 330, Part I, Section H, Item 1).

A Proposed Management Plan shall be presented that articulates how efforts under this contract will be executed The Offeror’s Management Plan shall include the following elements:

Organization Structure and Staffing;

Project Execution, Schedule, and Management;

Quality Control and Processes.

These are not subfactors. Management Plan will be assessed an overall rating.

The submittal must include Blocks D and H of the SF 330.

Please note that no Key Subcontractor substitutions shall be made in an awarded contract unless a USACE Contracting Officer determines in the exercise of his/her sole discretion that the proposed substitution is in the best interest of the Government.

i. Organizational Structure and Staffing: The Offeror must clearly describe its organizational structure and provide an Organization Chart. The description must identify all offices involved in this project from the Offeror’s Headquarters through to the Offeror’s site office, and how they are related.

All Joint Venture partners and major Subcontractors shall be addressed in this description. The description shall identify whether functions/positions will be filled by prime or by subcontractors. The Management Plan must indicate which firm is responsible for each item of work, the interdisciplinary and interoffice communication and supervision process and the procedure to ensure high quality products and services within cost limitations and in strict compliance with scheduled performance.

1. Clearly delineated lines of authority on the organizational chart (graph) organized in a precise and logical manner including the relationship between the headquarters’ office and the site office, including all involved with the management of the contract including subcontractors and joint venture partners.

2. The graph and the narrative description clearly display the planned organization structure.

3. Comprehensive descriptions of duties, roles, major responsibilities, and authorities for specifically identified personnel including roles of authorities for subcontractors and joint ventures presented as a logical approach to perform the work throughout the contract, including which roles and personnel are identified to communicate with the Government.

ii. Project Execution and Management: The Offeror shall provide their plan to successfully execute multiple task orders being performed at the same location and explain how they would coordinate with other firms if operating at the same or adjacent site locations. The Offeror shall also demonstrate effective coordination to minimize issues regarding different time zones and work schedules.

iii. Quality Control and Processes: The Offeror shall provide a detailed Quality Control plan and processes for the project.

FACTOR 5 EVALUATION: Evaluation will be based on the board's subjective assessment of the firm's ability to effectively address the capacity to accomplish work and management plan as described above. A firm that more effectively addresses all of the capacity and management plan requirements will be considered more highly qualified than one that is not able to. A firm with a longer relationship with key sub-consultants may be considered more highly qualified than one with a shorter relationship with key sub-consultants

The following is the “Secondary Selection Criteria” used by the Selection Board only in the event of a tie-breaker. The following method is a quantitative analysis performed by the SSEB. The firm with the lower number of DoD contracts will be viewed more favorably.

Volume of DoD Contract Awards (Defense PGI 236.602-1(a)(6)(A)): Current DoD

A-E contract awards may be obtained from CPARS, and verified and updated during the interviews with the most highly qualified firms. Only awards of A-E contracts will be considered but includes awards to all branch offices of a company, except as indicated in Defense PGI 236.602-1(a)(6)(A)(2). This criterion will be used to determine equitable distribution of DoD contracts. The Government will evaluate the number of DoD contracts awarded to the firm using various contracting systems which may include but is not limited to Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS-NG), Electronic Document Access (EDA) and Procurement Desktop Defense (PD2). The intent of this criterion is to evaluate the firms to determine the firm with the lowest number of DoD contracts.

7. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION:

Submit technical inquiries and questions relating to this solicitation via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at (https://www.projnet.org) at least 10 calendar days prior to the date established for receipt of proposals. The Government reserves the right to decline addressing questions received less than 10 calendar days prior to receipt of proposals.

To submit and review inquiry items, prospective vendors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access.

A prospective vendor who submits a comment or question will receive an acknowledgement via e-mail, followed by an answer after it has been processed by our technical team. All timely questions and approved answers will be made available through ProJet.

W912GB24R0016

$94.5M General A-E General Planning Services Belgium, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Greece, Turkey, Germany, Spain, Israel, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Albania, and Croatia

Bidder Inquiry Key: IRFDXZ-CG9K94

Specific Instructions for Initial ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

1. From the ProjNet home page, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

2. Identify the Agency as USACE.

3. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

4. E-mail. Enter the e-mail address you would like to use for communication.

5. Click Continue. A page will then open saying that a user account was not found and will ask you to create one using the provided form.

6. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, E-mail, Secret Question, Secret Answer, and Time Zone. Remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system.

7. Click Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system.

All questions must be submitted via ProjNet. Questions submitted in any other forum will NOT be acceptable.

8. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Submission: A-E Firms that have the capability to perform this work are invited to submit one electronic copy (via the DoD SAFE Application) of Standard Form 330 for the proposed team, including the prime firm and all joint venture partners, subcontractors, consultants and free-lance associates, to the address below not later than the closing date of this announcement (located in Paragraph 10, Due Date and Time). The SF 330 Part I shall not exceed 75 pages (8.5-in x 11-in or A4), including no more than 20 pages for Section H. The Government will stop evaluating proposals on page 75 for the SF 330 Part I and page 20 for Section H. Each side of a sheet of paper is a page. Use font type no smaller than size 11. The organizational chart, letters of commitment, tabs, tables of contents, and tab dividers are not considered part of the page count. The organizational chart may be on a larger size paper (not to exceed 11-in 17-in or A3).

Firms responding to this announcement after the closing date and time will NOT be considered. Required forms may be obtained on the Internet at:

http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/type/TOP

The Government will not make assumptions concerning intent, capabilities, or experiences. Clear identification of proposal details shall be the sole responsibility of the Offeror. The proposal shall meet the following basic requirements.

a) The proposal shall be typed and submitted in English and easy to read.

b) Proposal shall be organized, concise, and tabbed. Each factor shall be described in a separate tabbed section.

c) The proposal shall identify the solicitation number, name, address, and telephone number of the prime Offeror on the cover.

d) Each volume shall contain a Table of Contents and include at the bottom left side of each page the volume and page number.

e) Offerors shall verify that the information for all forms submitted is current, correct and complete including names of the points-of-contact, email address, and telephone number.

f) Offerors shall submit their proposals utilizing the DoD SAFE Application.

g) Proposals shall completely and adequately address the requirements of this solicitation. Offerors are reminded that elaborate corporate marketing information, formatting, special reproduction techniques, etc., are not necessary.

h) Contractors are cautioned against submitting conditional proposals.

i) Failing to submit attachments or failing to complete the proposal properly, may result in rejection of the offer without further evaluation. Therefore, Offerors are urged to follow instructions and speak with the Contracting Officer if instructions are not understood.

Proposal Expenses and Pre-Contract Costs: The Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal or for any other costs incurred by any firm submitting a proposal in response to this solicitation.

Joint Ventures: An Offeror that is part of a Joint Venture must submit a legally binding joint venture agreement. The Government will not evaluate the capability of any Offerors that are not included in the Joint Venture agreement. Joint Ventures must include a copy of the legal joint venture agreement signed by an authorized officer from each of the firms comprising the Joint Venture with the chief executive of each entity identified and must be translated into English if the original agreement is in a language other than English.

If submitting a proposal as a Joint Venture, the experience and past performance of each of the Joint Venture Partners can be submitted for the Joint Venture Entity. The experience for each Joint Venture Partner will be considered the experience of the Joint Venture entity. Joint ventures shall submit the following additional documentation regarding their business entities:

a) A copy of their Joint Venture agreement in English.

b) A detailed statement outlining the following in terms of percentages, where appropriate.

1. The relationship of the joint venture parties in terms of business ownership, capital contribution, and profit distribution or loss sharing.

2. The management approach of the joint venture in terms of who will conduct, direct, supervise and control the project and have custody and control of the assets of the joint venture and perform the duties necessary to complete the work.

3. The structure of the joint venture and decision-ranking responsibilities of the joint venture parties in terms of who will control the manner and method of performance of the work.

4. The bonding responsibilities of the joint venture parties.

5. Identification of the key personnel having authority to legally bind the joint venture to subcontracts and state who will provide or contract for the labor and materials for the joint venture.

6. Identification of party maintaining the joint venture bank accounts for the payment of all expenses and the deposits of all receipts, keep the books and records, and pay applicable taxes for the joint venture.

7. Identification of party furnishing the facilities, such as office supplies and telephone service.

8. Identification of party having overall control of the joint venture.

Other sections of the proposal shall identify, where appropriate, whether key personnel are employees of the individual joint venture parties and identify the party, or hired as employees of the joint venture.

If one of the joint venture parties possesses relevant experience and/or past performance, the experience and/or past performance of that firm will be considered as the experience and/or past performance of the joint venture.

A complete and legally binding document with all the information required under this section titled “Joint Ventures” shall be included.

*** The Joint Venture Agreement must be signed and submitted. A signed English translation must also be provided***

Key Subcontractors: If an Offeror wishes to be credited with the experience of a key subcontract or supplier (i.e., a firm that is not the prime contractor part of the Joint Venture) a letter of commitment signed by the Key Subcontractor and the prime contractor shall be submitted. The commitment letter shall be submitted even if the firm is in some way related to a Joint Venture Partner (for example, the Key Subcontractor is subsidiary of a Joint Venture Partner, or a subsidiary of a firm to which the Joint Venture partner is also a subsidiary). Letters of commitment must unequivocally state that a key subcontractor or firm will perform for the purpose that its experience is being submitted.

If a letter of commitment is not submitted, the experience associated with that Key Sub, will not be considered.

Forms must be complete and current. Each firm identified as part of this contract including free-lance associates must complete a separate Part II of the SF 330. Firms may be rejected for incomplete or missing SF 330s. Part II must show only the office or offices that are intended to have a key role in the contract. Blocks E and G of Part I must include only individuals proposed to perform the anticipated work, including all subcontractors or consultants, in the appropriate columns, and should not include persons that will not actually do the work. Block E must clearly show if individuals are full-time, consultants or free-lance. Do not include promotional brochures, advertisements or other extraneous material in a submission such as prices, as this is not a request for proposal. Include the firm's point-of-contact, email address, telephone number and facsimile number in the submittal.

9. SPECIAL NOTE:

Proposals shall be submitted utilizing the DoD SAFE Application, https://safe.apps.mil. The DoD SAFE Application is used to send large files to individuals that would normally be too large to send via email. Everyone has access to SAFE, and the application is available for use by anyone.

a. The DoD SAFE application can be accessed via: https://safe.apps.mil

b. There are two options to proceed from the SAFE homepage:

Proceed as CAC User - Select this option if you have a valid US DoD-issued Common Access Card (CAC).

Proceed as Guest - Select this option if you do not have a CAC.

c. After selecting one of the options above, then you will select “REQUEST A DROP-

OFF”.

Send request to: Jordan Quantock, Jordan.m.quantock3@usace.army.mil Subject: “Request Drop-Off Code for W912GB24R0016”

d. Upon receipt of the drop-off information you will be able to submit your proposal by selecting “DROP-OFF”. Fill in all the required input fields:

Your Name - Your name;

Your Email address - Your email address;

Confirm Your Email Address - Re-enter your email address;

Description of File(s) - Enter $94.50M General AE Planning Services IDC for

Belgium, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Greece, Turkey, Germany, Spain, Israel, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Albania, and Croatia.

Files Should be Titled – W912GB24R0016, CompanyName File(s) - Click the "Browse" button to select your file(s). You may add up to 25 files per package, as long as the total file size does not exceed 2GB;

Deletion Date - Select the Maximum date for the package to be deleted from

SAFE. The maximum (which is also the default) is two weeks (14 days);

Provide an email address to give access to – Enter----

Jordan.m.quantock3@usace.army.mil and David.w.decker@usace.army.mil

Grant access to these people - This is the list of people you have granted access to the package. To remove a recipient, highlight their name and click the "Remove" button;

Caveats - Default is "None";

Encrypt email message when possible - Attempt to encrypt the package's notification email to each recipient;

Notify me when files are downloaded - You (the sender) will receive a notification via email when a recipient downloads the package;

Require CAC for pickup - Require the recipient to be logged in with a valid US

DoD-issued CAC to download the file(s). Recipients without a CAC will not be able to download the package.

e. Clicking the "Submit" button will upload the files and submit the package. Guest users will need to check their email to verify their email address before the recipients will be notified. No additional action is required by CAC users.

After the package has been uploaded (and verified, if proceeding as a guest), each recipient will receive a link to the package download page as well as a password.

These passwords are unique for each recipient (not the package) and will be disabled once SAFE detects that the user successfully downloaded each file within the package. Forwarding recipient and sender notification emails to anyone except the DoD WEB Team is strictly forbidden.

SUPPLEMENTAL SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION

The announcement will be posted in accordance with FAR 5.203(d), 5.205(d) and 36.601-1 and EP 715-1-7. The 15-day pre-solicitation notice is not required for A-E Services.

A firm may not be considered if the SF 330 Part I is not signed unless it is accompanied with a signed cover letter or current signed SF 330 Part II (FAR 36.603(b)).

Letters of Commitment must be signed especially if the wording “If the Letter of Commitment is not signed by both parties, the Experience of the subcontractor will not be considered” was incorporated in the synopsis.

Firms shall incorporate a statement acknowledging all amendments to this announcement in their proposal submissions. The statement may be incorporated into any cover letter, title page or in the SF 330.

10. DUE DATE AND TIME:

Proposals are due by 1600 HRS Central European Summer Time on 15 December 2023.

11. POINTS OF CONTACT for additional information:

a. Jordan Quantock, Contract Specialist

E-mail: Jordan.m.quantock3@usace.army.mil Phone: +49-611-9744-2682 (outside Germany); (0)611-9744-2682 (within Germany)

b. David Decker, Contracting Officer E-mail: David.W.Decker@usace.army.mil Phone: +49-611-9744-2934 (outside Germany); (0)611-9744-2934 (within Germany)

12. ATTACHMENTS

a. Attachment 1: Letter of Commitment sample/template

b. Attachment 2: Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ)

c. Attachment 3: Section C – Statement of Work