B08_Request_for_Qualifications_-_SER_SB_AE_IDIQ_1.pdf

Multiple Award Task Order Contract/ Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)

Southeast Region Architect-Engineering (A-E) Professional Services Request for Qualifications

23 April 2026

Title of Project: 2026 Southeast Region Architect-Engineering IDIQ

Solicitation Number: 140P2026R0055

Notice Type: Pre-Solicitation Synopsis (Request for Qualifications)

NOTICE: This Multiple Award Task Order Contract - Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) acquisition is being procured in accordance with the Selection of Architects and Engineers Statute (formerly known as the Brooks A-E Act), as implemented in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 36.6. Firms responding to this announcement before the closing date will be considered for selection subject to any limitations and requirements listed. All questions must be sent through email and received no later than 12:00 P.M. Eastern time on or before 06 May 2026.

CLOSING: All responses must be sent through email and are due on or before, but no later than 25 May 2026, at 12:00 PM Eastern Time.

EMAIL QUESTIONS TO: Terrell Thompson at terrell_thompson@ios.doi.gov and Cory Terrell at cory_terrell@ios.doi.gov.

Description of Work:

The National Park Service (NPS), Denver Service Center (DSC), 1 Denver Federal Center, Building 50 Denver CO 80225 United States, is requesting professional qualifications (SF-330s) from qualified firms to provide general engineering and supporting services under an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for a variety of projects within Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. All work performed for this requirement will be considered CONUS/OCONUS for purposes of this requirement and are not subject to international procurement regulations or exemptions therein.

This acquisition is being procured in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 36.6 – Architect-Engineer (A-E) under the Brooks Act Procedures. A-E firms meeting the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit the documentation required in this notice.

The terms “firm”, “team”, and “offeror” shall refer to the company or organization that is proposing on this contract. The “firm” or “team” will include the prime contractor, partners, subcontractors and joint ventures that are proposed to work on this contract. The proposed team shall have at least one person licensed (able to stamp) in each state for each required discipline. Offerors must indicate their ability to obtain this extent of licensure in their SF330 submission, and that proof of applicable licensure will only be required at the task order level.

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All firms shall be certified and registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ before submitting their SF-330. In order to comply with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, all contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be considered for an award of a Federal contract. For information regarding registration in SAM visit the following website:

https://www.fsd.gov/gsafsd_sp?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0039524

Firms selected for award will possess in-house and/or subcontracted multi-disciplinary architectural and engineering capabilities. The majority of services to be performed under this contract(s) will generally be engineering in nature. The National Park Service encourages prime/subconsultant team arrangements to maximize competition.

Familiarity with the “Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Archeology and Historic Preservation” and the related “Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties”, and the “Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for the Treatment of Cultural Landscapes” as well as sensitivity to NPS conservation and interpretation values, management policies, Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards (ABAAS) and sustainable design principles (including energy efficiencies and design resiliency for future storm impacts) must be demonstrated. These standards are guidelines are available at the following websites:

https://www.nps.gov/dscw/design.htm https://www.nps.gov/subjects/historicpreservation/standards.htm https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1739/secretary-standards-treatment-historic-properties.htm

The Government intends to award a Multiple Award Task Order IDIQ contract (MATOC), based on the selection board’s final selection list, in order of preference, to at least three or more firms considered most highly qualified to perform the work. The selected firms shall be considered for task orders to be issued. The Government will use factors such as experience, qualifications, past performance, environmental sensitivity, quality of deliverables, timeliness, geographic location, customer service, and other factors (i.e. small business participation commitment plan, knowledge of local construction methodologies and practices, natural and cultural resource compliance, permitting, capability to utilize scheduling programs and/or software, etc.) that the Contracting Officer, in the exercise of sound business judgment, believes are relevant to the placement of orders.

With prior approval of the Contracting Officer assigned responsibility for administration of the contract(s), any duly authorized Contracting Officer assigned to the National Park Service can place task orders, approve payments and authorize modifications to task orders issued under the contract.

SET ASIDE STATUS:

https://www.sam.gov/SAM http://www.fsd.gov/gsafsd_sp?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0039524 https://www.nps.gov/dscw/design.htm https://www.nps.gov/subjects/historicpreservation/standards.htm https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1739/secretary-standards-treatment-historic-properties.htm

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This procurement is being solicited as Total Small Business Set-Aside. The NAICS Code for these services is 541310 – Architectural Services and the SBA size standard is $12.5 million.

TYPES OF PROJECTS:

The typical task order awarded under this IDIQ will support the design for construction projects.

Projects may include, but are not limited to: planning, development of design and construction plans, construction specifications and construction schedules and cost estimates, operation and maintenance plans, and construction observation, as well as research, evaluation, analysis, strategic planning, inventory and monitoring, compliance and permitting (including environmental, construction, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) - Section 106) for the following types of projects:

• Aquatic Organism passage structures, fish ladders

• Dam, levee, and canals

• Buildings and Structures (including seismic considerations)

• Compliance and/or Construction

Permitting

• Drainage and Storm Water

Management Systems

• Electrical Systems

• Employee housing

• Environmental Engineering

• Fire Protection Engineering

• Flood Risk Assessments and

Protection

• Geotechnical Engineering and

Analysis

• Historic Structures (including lighthouses)

• Historic and Cultural Landscapes

• Landslide/slope stability evaluations and repairs

• Life Safety

• Lightning Protection Systems

• Marine and coastal facilities

(including docks, piers, boat ramps)

• Mechanical Systems

• Memorials

• Pavement design

• Renewable Energy Systems

• Recreation facilities

• Revegetation, Planting Plans and/or

Landscape Improvements

• Safety Assessments and Engineering

• Security and Data Systems

• Seismic Engineering

• Site Developments

• Storm drainage structures

• Topographic and Hydrographic surveying (including aerial and LiDAR)

• Transportation Engineering including safety and congestion management

• Transportation Facilities, including roads and bridges, culverts, pavement design, road surface treatments

• Trail and trail bridge systems

• Traffic Systems

• Visitor facilities

• Water and Wastewater Systems and

Facilities

The scope of such services will be primarily related to the preparation of reports and/or documents for:

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(1) Advance project planning including capital asset planning;

(2) Development of Design-Build RFP packages or other alternative delivery methods.

(3) Professional development of design drawings, specifications, bid schedules, project construction work schedules, and cost estimates;

(4) Construction management services including bid call (request for information) input, submittal review and Inspection;

(5) Participation in community/stakeholder workshops, open houses or planning efforts, assistance in the preparation of environmental compliance analysis and documents, including Environmental Assessment’s (EA) and Environmental Impact Statement’s (EIS);

preparation of complex sensitive, environmentally sustainable planning and plans;

(6) Facilitating and preparing value engineering studies and/or value analysis/choosing by advantages (VA/CBA) studies to evaluate proposed design solutions.

While the majority of projects for the National Park Service are not classified, some projects may include classified information that shall require the firms to have the required security clearances that meet the required classification level for that project. Requirements for Security clearances will be determined at the Task Order level. Firms must have an active security clearance to be eligible for award of such task orders.

REQUIRED DISCIPLINES:

Required disciplines for Key Personnel include registered professional architects and engineers in each of the following areas: architecture, landscape architecture, civil, electrical, environmental, fire protection, geotechnical, mechanical, sanitary, and structural.

Additional requirements for non-Key Personnel team members include registered or certified professionals in each of the following areas:

(Note - These disciplines are not required to be included in the initial proposal, but firms must acknowledge their willingness to seek out these disciplines as needed and negotiate fair and reasonable rates pre-award.)

• Anthropology

• Archeology

• Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility

Standards (ABAAS) Specialist

• Architecture (Contemporary, Conservation, Historic, and residential housing)

• Botany and/or Landscape Ecology

• Certified Value Specialists

• Coastal Engineering

• Commissioning

• Construction Administration and

Management

• Cost Engineering/Cost Estimating/Cost Control/Life Cycle Costing/Scheduling

• Cultural and Natural Resources Specialist (NEPA & Section 106 Compliance Specialist)

• Energy Modeling and Analysis

• Environmental Compliance and

Planning

• Geology

• Hazardous Materials Abatement

(primarily lead, asbestos, and contaminated soil)

• Hydrology

• Industrial Hygiene

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• Interior Design

• Interpretation and exhibit/media design

• Inspection and Hydraulic Structures

Risk Estimation and Assessment

• Land and Hydrographic Surveying

• Marine Engineering

• Pavement design including flexible and rigid pavements

• Planning

• Recreation Planning and Design

• Seismic Engineering

• Small Scale and Renewable Energy

Systems Engineering

• Special & Code Compliance Inspections (ICC)

• Subsurface Utility Engineering (per

ASCE 38-02)

• Surveying

• Sustainable Technologies Specialist

• Transportation and Traffic Engineering

• Value Analysis and Specialists

• Vehicular and pedestrian bridge structural design

• Water/Wastewater or Sanitary

Engineering

• Wetland Specialist

• Wildlife biology

Required services, e.g., AutoCAD drafting and 3D modeling, Building Information Modeling, Revit, MicroStation, GIS, Microsoft Office applications, Project Scheduling Software, Adobe Acrobat, etc. may be required in the performance of specific task order requirements. Incidental services, including removal of building finishes, mockup, destructive testing, foundation testing, etc., may be required to determine actual site conditions. Restoration of surfaces (plaster/drywall repair, masonry, carpentry, backfill, etc.) may be required to keep facilities operational.

CONTRACT PERIOD:

All services will be provided under an IDIQ contract. The base contract period will be for five years subject to labor rates for each respective calendar year. Work will be ordered by issuance of firm fixed price task orders. The total of all task orders under all the contracts in this IDIQ pool shall not exceed $100,000,000.00. The maximum ordering value for each awarded contract is $100,000,000 over its period of performance. Individual task orders shall not exceed $5,000,000.

The guaranteed minimum is $1,000 for the life of the contract.

EXECUTIVE ORDERS, LAWS AND REGULATIONS:

Unless specified differently under a specific task order, all work associated with the proposed contract must comply with Design Imperatives at http://www.nps.gov/dscw/laws-policies.htm plus all applicable Executive Orders, laws and regulations.

PRIMARY SERVICES REQUIRED:

Design services generally follow DSC workflows, which can be viewed at http://www.nps.gov/dsc/workflows/index.htm.

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Pre-Design Services:

• Cost Estimate

• Contextual Analysis

• Commissioning, including total building commissioning beginning as early as pre-design and continuing throughout design and construction.

• Design Build RFP development and other alternative delivery methods (CM at Risk, Program of Requirements, etc.)

• Exhibit planning/interpretation

• Facility/Asset Condition Assessment and cost estimating

• Investment Concept Feasibility Analysis and Recommendation

• Integrated Design Narrative, including Universal Design recommendations

• Programming (Site Analysis, Site Program, and Facility Program)

• Project Scoping

• Project Delivery Strategy Development

• Risk Assessment

• Scoping and Scope Validation

• Total life-cycle cost modeling

• Wayside exhibits and signage

Supplemental Services

• ABAAS, Section 504 and Section 508 Compliance

• Archeology

• Condition assessment

• Construction Engineering Support, Inspection, and Administration

• Cost Estimating including Life Cycle Costing and Total Cost of Ownership

• Destructive/Non-Destructive, Testing and/or Mockup

• Energy Studies

• Environmental Site Assessments

• Geotechnical Investigations include but are not limited to building and bridge foundation, slope stability, and pavement analysis, etc.

• Graphic rendering and modeling

• Hazardous Materials Studies

• Historic Structure and Cultural Landscape Reports and Assessments

• Human and Ecological Risk Assessments

• Inventory, Resource Surveys, Wetland Delineations

• NEPA Compliance

• Overhead and Subsurface Utility Investigations and impact analysis per ASCE Std. 38-02

• Other Types of Engineering Investigations, testing and/or analysis, computer modeling

(hydrologic/hydraulics, coastal, scour analysis etc.)

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• Other Environmental Compliance (i.e. fish habitat assessments, biological assessments, statement of findings for floodplains and wetlands, coastal zone management consistency determinations)

• Pavement Analysis and Design

• Permitting (i.e. resource, construction and operating)

• Project Scheduling

• Research/Resource Modeling

• Risk Analysis

• Section 106 and NHPA Compliance

• Surveys include but are not limited to topographic, bathymetric, environmental, compliance, etc.

• Traffic Studies and modeling

• Utility Investigations

Design Services:

• Construction Documents

• Construction Support (including site inspections)

• Designs to include but not limited to schematics, exhibit, etc.

• Design Development

• Sustainability

• Value Analysis and Value Based Decision Making

A documented internal Quality Control program shall be applied to all services performed. The contractor accepts ultimate responsibility, liability and duty to control the quality of the services provided to the Government as stipulated in the FAR, 36.608 and 36.609-2. The contractor shall be responsible for the professional quality, technical accuracy, and the coordination of all designs, drawings, specifications, and other services furnished by the contractor, their employees, agents, assignees, and sub-consultants under the contract. The contractor shall, without additional compensation, correct or revise any errors or deficiencies in its designs, drawings, specifications and other services.

The firms shall demonstrate existence of Quality Control (QC) system that will be used for all work submitted to the National Park Service. The QC system shall be utilized by the prime firms and all subcontractors and shall, at a minimum, include the following:

• Coordination of drawings and specifications within each discipline, and between all disciplines.

• Verification that all documents to be submitted are accurate and correct.

• Checklists for internal review of drawings, specifications, calculations, and cost estimates.

• Verification, prior to submittal to the National Park Service, that all required documents for each submission are included and complete, per the contract requirements.

• Verification that all required documents have undergone a QC review prior to submittal to the National Park Service. The National Park Service requires documentation and submittal of all QC work completed.

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Further information on National Park Service governing laws and policies, standards, definitions, practices and guidelines can be found at http://www.nps.gov/dscw/information.htm.

COORDINATION

The proposed work may extend over several fiscal years, involving projects at various stages, which will require that the selected firm(s) must be capable of providing and managing a multi-disciplinary team from within the firm or in conjunction with sub-consultants. The firms will need to have direct contact with Federal, State, or local regulatory agencies to assure compliance with regulations, codes and policies.

TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA:

Statements of qualification will be evaluated by an evaluation team of National Park Service personnel based upon the following primary criteria, listed in descending order of importance.

Evaluation Methodology: Evaluation will be based on a comparative assessment by the Evaluation Board of each firm’s demonstrated competence and qualifications in relation to the stated evaluation criteria. The firms that more effectively and clearly address the evaluation criteria will be considered more highly qualified than the firms that are not able to.

1. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence:

Specialized experience and technical competence in the types of work and projects described above, including work produced at a level commensurate with the scope described herein.

Firms must demonstrate their ability to use quality control procedures and tools to ensure quality products, demonstrated ability to adhere to schedules, and sufficient technical resources to undertake the potential and current workloads. Firm(s) shall include examples of Quality Control process records demonstrating effectiveness of firm’s procedures in the form of a general Quality Control Overview/plan. Please note that this information falls under Section H “Additional Information” of the SF330 and is subject the page limitation of 40 overall pages maximum for Section H pages (which includes graphs, tables, charts, etc.).

Firms shall demonstrate specialized experience and technical competence in the types of work described above, including work produced at a level commensurate with similar projects and scope with various degrees of complexity. Project scopes include, but are not limited to, preparation of plans, specifications, cost estimates, schedules, supplemental reports, graphics, etc. for each project. Similar project examples that represent a majority of the work that task orders may be issued against any resultant contract include the following:

• Renovation/new roadways, transportation corridors, parking lots, and bridges.

Projects include the pavement design of both new and rehabilitation of existing roads, drainage structures, bridges, all utilities, site improvements, and vehicular/ http://www.nps.gov/dscw/information.htm

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• Replacement/new utility systems, such as wastewater, electrical, water and water treatment, heating/cooling, telecom, wells, and water distribution and collection systems. Projects include all site improvements, building repairs/rehab/replacement, vehicular and accessible pedestrian connections.

• Rehabilitation/renovation or construction of new buildings (Visitor Centers, Comfort Stations, Bathhouses, Museums, Lighthouses, Housing, Administration and miscellaneous Park structures). Projects include all utilities, site improvements, vehicle and accessible pedestrian connections and revegetation.

Rehabilitation/renovation projects will often include historic structures.

• Rehabilitation/renovation of historical battlefields and landscapes. Projects include all utilities, site improvements, and vehicular and accessible pedestrian connections, and revegetation.

• Rehabilitation/renovation/new trail and corridor design. Projects include all utilities, site improvements, vehicle and accessible pedestrian connections, and revegetation.

• Rehabilitation/renovation/new seawalls, canals, breakwater systems, board walks, Marinas, wharfs, and associated aquatic structures. Projects include all utilities, site improvements, and vehicular and accessible pedestrian connections, and revegetation.

• Restore/rehabilitate, stabilize and create riverbanks, wetlands, riparian corridors, and coastal environments.

• Renovation/new campgrounds and associated structures. Projects include all utilities, site improvements, and vehicular and accessible pedestrian connections, and revegetation.

2. Past Performance:

The prime contractor and/or team members shall demonstrate successful performance on similar projects that are recent (within 5 years) and relevant. The prime contractor and/or team members shall demonstrate their experience in completed work of a similar nature as this requirement (to include scope, complexity, and dollar value). The prime contractor and/or team members shall provide information to demonstrate how well the firm has performed on recent, relevant projects for any of the following entities: Governmental agencies (i.e. Federal or State) and/or private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules similar in nature to the work required as part of this announcement. Additional past performance information will be obtained through the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS.gov).

Projects that cannot be confirmed in CPARs must provide a completed Past Performance Questionnaire to be included with Section F submittals (see PPQ attachment 1).

Evaluation of this factor will be based on the past performance data from the projects presented in Section F of the SF 330 (provide references and current phone numbers).

Past performance will be evaluated in terms of 1) Technical/Quality of Product or Service

2) Schedule/Timeliness 3) Management or Business Relations 4) Small Business Subcontracting 5) Regulatory Compliance 6) Other. Evaluation will be based on a

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Evaluating past performance may also include information provided by the firm, customer inquiries, Government databases, and publicly available sources. Projects submitted should demonstrate similarity in scope, complexity, and services to those described in this announcement. Projects that are not clearly relevant may be considered less valuable in the evaluation.

An offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Failure to provide requested data, accessible points of contact, or valid phone numbers may result in a firm being considered less qualified.

3. Capacity:

Firm(s) shall have the capacity to accomplish the work in the required time with sufficient resources (ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously). Firm(s) shall demonstrate their ability to respond to expanded or multiple task orders on short notice and within established schedules, while maintaining a high standard of quality and controlling costs.

The firms shall demonstrate their ability, as well as the ability of all subcontractors or partners, to provide engineering services across the entire nation including remote project sites. Considerations will include the overall capacity of the prime, and any subcontractor or partner, to perform the work in the required time. Please note that this information falls under Section H “Additional Information” of the SF330 and is subject to the page limitation of 40 overall pages maximum for Section H pages. Evaluation will be based on the number of personnel available in the various technical disciplines, the quantity of existing work under contract, the schedules for completing the existing work and abilities to deliver quality products on a timely basis.

4. Knowledge of the Geographic Location:

Firm(s) shall provide evidence of their knowledge and experience working in various geographic areas across the nation for the types of project work described above. Firms must provide a map identifying their office locations that will be supporting this contract.

Evaluations will be based on the firm’s knowledge of various locales, climates, geotechnical conditions, topography, geologic and hydraulic conditions as well as local design standards (e.g., State DOT, state DEQ), laws, and regulations.

5. Professional Qualifications:

Firms shall possess professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required similar services similar in nature to those required as part of this requirement and as described under the “Required Disciplines” section above. Information shall be provided to demonstrate key personnel and other disciplines required for contract performance including professional registrations, advanced degrees, and recognized designations of industry professional organizations. Provide an organizational chart including the names of the key personnel, firms, disciplines, roles and responsibilities, technical expertise, and office location where personnel will be based. Firms shall provide a matrix clearly

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LIMITATION ON SUBCONTRACTING REQUIREMENT

The Prime Architecture Firm will be required to spend at least 50 percent of the cost of performance incurred for personnel on its own employees or on the employees of other small business concerns. This requirement can be met through similarly situated (small business) subconsultants.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Firms that fully meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit a Letter of Interest and the appropriate SF-330, Architect-Engineer Qualifications. It is the responsibility of each firm to ensure that its submission demonstrates compliance with all solicitation requirements and that the SF-330 is prepared in accordance with the instructions provided. Failure to comply with the solicitation requirements may result in removal from further consideration.

The SF-330 submissions shall be clear, concise, and include sufficient detail to allow for effective evaluation and to substantiate the validity of the firm’s stated qualifications.

Submissions should not simply restate the Government’s requirements but instead provide a clear explanation of how the firm meets those requirements. Firms should assume the Government has no prior knowledge of their capabilities or experience; evaluations will be based solely on the information provided in the SF-330.

Submission of any additional supporting material under Section H of the SF-330 is encouraged, but only to the extent that it graphically (via drawings and photographs) substantiates the relevant project work specifically described on the SF-330. The additional information provided under Section H of the SF-330 should not exceed 40 pages overall. It is recommended that submissions be developed and assembled in a manner that corresponds with and addresses the Technical Evaluation Criteria. Only those firms responding by the date and time identified herein will be considered for selection. Solicitation packages are not provided, and no additional project information will be given to firms during the announcement period.

Responses shall be submitted electronically via email. Firms are responsible for ensuring receipt by the Contracting Officer and should request a read receipt or confirmation of delivery. The eight (8) pages of instructions are not required to be submitted as part of the SF-330 package. A page is defined as one side of an 8½ x 11-inch sheet with minimum 0.5-inch margins on all sides. Organizational charts may be submitted on 11 x 17-inch paper. All materials shall use a font size between 11- and 12-point. Prime contractors must indicate in Section C.11 whether the prime has worked with proposed team members within the past five (5) years.

Qualification packages are not provided, and no additional project information will be given to firms during the announcement period. All submissions must be clearly marked with the following caption “ RELEASEABLE TO G OVERNMENT AGENCIES FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES ONLY ” Qualification packages that fail to comply with the above instructions or

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EMAIL REQUIREMENTS

Statements of Qualifications and all attachments shall be submitted via email. Proposals submitted via any means other than email shall not be accepted.

1. Proposals shall be sent to all the following:

(a) Contract Specialist, Terrell Thompson at Terrell_Thompson@ios.doi.gov

(b) Contracting Officer, Cory Terrell at Cory_Terrell@ios.doi.gov

(c) CS_DSC_Proposal_Submission@nps.gov/

CS_DSC_Proposal_Submission@ios.doi.gov

2. Title subject line for all proposal submissions shall contain the solicitation number, project description, and number of total emails, per the following example:

Subj: 140P2026R0055, Southeast Region A-E IDIQ, email 1 of 3

3. Size limits:

(a) Each email shall be no larger than 30 MB

4. Offerors shall be responsible for verifying/confirming receipt of their proposals on or before the time and due date for responses.

Your responses must be received by 12:00 P.M. Eastern Time on or before 25 May 2026.

Other Information:

SELECTION PROCESS:

The A-E selection and award will be completed in three phases as follows:

Phase I:

1) Interested firms shall submit their Standard Form (SF) 330 Part I and II Statement of

Qualifications to perform the services noted above.

2) Following an evaluation of the qualifications and performance data submitted, the evaluation board will provide the Contracting Officer with a shortlist of at least three (or more) of the most highly qualified firms. The shortlist of firms will be chosen for discussions (interviews) in accordance with FAR 36.602-3.

3) An interview will be conducted with each of the most highly qualified firms in accordance with FAR 36.602-3. The Government reserves the right to interview more than three firms.

Upon conclusion of these interviews, the most highly qualified firm(s) will be selected for price negotiation and other terms and conditions in accordance with FAR 36.606.

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Phase II:

1) The Contracting Officer will issue a Request for Proposal to at least the top three most highly qualified A-E firms. The Government reserves the right to issue an RFP to more than three firms.

2) The A-E firms shall prepare and submit a proposal to the NPS. The proposal shall include unit pricing for the stated disciplines/services.

3) The NPS and the A-E firms shall negotiate to arrive at a mutually satisfactory contract.

Firms are herein advised that if a fair and reasonable price cannot be negotiated with the most highly qualified firm(s), the Government reserves the right to close negotiations with that firm and open negotiations with the next most highly qualified firm(s). This process will be repeated until an IDIQ contract has been successfully negotiated and awarded. Selection of firms for negotiation shall be made in order of preference based on the demonstrated competence and qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance in accordance with the specific selection criteria listed in this announcement.

QUESTIONS:

All questions should be submitted in writing and forwarded via e-mail to the contract specialist and contracting officer and received no later than 22 June 2026, at 12:00 P.M. Eastern Time or within 10 calendar days of the closing date of this announcement to allow the Government proper time to respond. Late questions may/may not be answered by the Government. All responses to questions received will be posted via amendment to SAM.gov.

CLOSING:

All responses must be sent through email and are due on or before, but no later than 8 July 2026, at 12:00 PM Eastern Time.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

Q1. What is the coverage area of the solicitation?

A1. This contract will provide engineering services throughout the United States, its territories and possessions.

Q2. What are the names of the incumbent firms for this solicitation?

A2. The incumbent is:

Croft & Associates; Duvall Decker; Houser Walker; Liollio Architecture; Walker Architects

Q3. If a firm does not have experience with the National Park Service, will that preclude us from being awarded a contract?

A3. No.

Q4. How many contracts are being awarded from this solicitation?

A4. We anticipate awarding at least three IDIQ awards.

Q5. Since this requirement is for work in multiple states, does that mean that our firm must have professional licenses in all project states and its territories and possessions?

A5. This requirement can be met through joint ventures, partnerships, or subcontracts which would include all firms, parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates under the joint venture or partnership. Firms will be required to show proof of licensing within 30 days of being notified of most highly qualified status.

Q6. Are SF-330 Section E resumes required (from) all individuals who provide licensure in each state per discipline?

A6. No.

Q7. What is meant by Flood Protection?

A7. Analysis and designs for flood protection of NPS property or for mitigation or prevention of environmental degradation by flowing water in and near riverine, fluvial, coastal, lacustrine, arid or semi-arid, wetland or spring environments and post construction monitoring of effective and appropriate flood protection, prevention, repair and restoration solutions and techniques in sensitive cultural resource areas that are visually, environmentally and ecologically compatible with the resources. These solutions may include state-of-the-art bioengineering solutions or other artificial structures that emulate naturally-occurring stream structures to achieve particular purposes, such as infrastructure protection and fish and/or other sensitive habitat enhancements in dynamic riverine, fluvial (perennial and ephemeral channels) and flood plain landscapes. Solutions may be designed and implemented for temporary, short-term and/or long-term flood protection of national park natural and cultural resources, facilities and infrastructure. These sensitive cultural and natural resource areas may include buildings, infrastructure, roads, undeveloped lands, international borders, areas of special importance to Native American tribes, of prehistoric significance and/or trails. Resource flood protection alternatives development; Existing operational and maintenance evaluation and proposed operations and maintenance

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Q8. What is meant by dam levee and canals safety engineering?

A8. The firm must have an experienced expert in dam design engineering, failure modes, risk analysis, emergency action planning for dams, levees and canals.

Q9. For the SF-330 we assume that includes Part I with resumes, sample projects and Section

H. Is that correct?

A9. Yes.

Q10. Does the “completed SF-330 for each firm” mean the SF 330 Part II?

A10. Each firm within the proposed form shall complete an SF330 Part II.

Q11. Under the section “Submission Requirements” can you confirm that a complete SF-330 is required for each team member?

A11. No, a complete SF-330 is required for each firm, not team member.

Q12. Regarding SF-330, Part I.F Requirements – A typical SF-330 submission limits consultants to a total of 10 projects in Section Part 1.F. To demonstrate our team’s collective experience in all the major disciplines outlined in the RFP, this seems very limiting. Can NPS please clarify whether the consultant team can provide up to ten (10) project descriptions (Part 1.F forms) for each major discipline area and/or team member or are we limited to a total of ten (10) project descriptions for the entire submittals?

A12. Provide a total of 10 projects.

Q13. For this submittal, are 11” x 17” pages acceptable, or should all pages be 8” x 11”?

A13. Your organizational chart may be submitted on equivalent to 11” x 17”. All other documents should be equivalent to 8” x 11”.

Q14. Do signed Teaming Agreements with sub-consultants need to be included in the SF-330 proposal? If not, how will the Government evaluate “enforceable commitments” to sub-consultants?

A14. Teaming arrangements between the prime and sub-consultant do not need to be included in the SF-330 proposal. The NPS will have a contract with the prime, not the prime’s sub-consultants.

Q15. Can copies of the QC Process Records required by the solicitation be provided as supplemental information outside the SF-330 and not impact the Section H page count.

A15. No.

Q16. Are we required to show resumes for the “additional disciplines that may be required for some projects?

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A16. It is your discretion as to the resumes you provide.

Q17. Is the small business participation plan part of the section H page limit requirement or can we include it as an attachment?

A17. It is part of Section H.