DRAFT Synopsis UNR MIL CIV AE Services Matoc.pdf

DRAFT -Synopsis for A-E Engineering Services (Unrestricted)

INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACTS FOR ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES

FOR

OMAHA DISTRICT, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Reference number: W9128F25RA029

1. CONTRACT INFORMATION

This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks Architect-Engineer (A-E) Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6 and EP 715-1-7 Architect-Engineer Contracting in USACE. This acquisition will be used to procure highly specialized services required to provide A-E services in support of the preparation of studies, analysis, and design services for Military and Civil projects within the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Northwestern Division (NWD).

The Government intends to award a target of five (5) Indefinite Delivery Contracts, with a five-year ordering period (5-year base with NO option period) and $200,000,000 in shared capacity. There will be a $2,500 minimum guarantee, and task order maximums will be limited to the amount of available remaining contract capacity.

Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed price task orders. The Government anticipates that future task orders will range from $250,000 to $25,000,000. When the Government awards a task order under this MATOC, the Contracting Officer will notify all A-E firms within the MATOC pool of the task order requirement. The Task Order Requirement Notice (TORN) will include a short summary of the scope of work and may include a Request for Supplemental Information tailored to the specific task order requirement. Using the selection criteria specified in FAR 36.602-1, the selection board will evaluate the SF-330s on file and any TORN responses (if requested) to determine (at minimum) the three most highly qualified firms for the specific task order requirement. The board will submit a report to the Source Selection Authority who will then make the selection in accordance with the AFARS 5136.602-4 and 5136.602-5 and USACE implementation guidance. The Government also reserves the right to ask for updated SF-330s later or at a task order level from the firms awarded a contract under this announcement.

North American Industrial Classification System code is 541330, which has a size standard of $25,500,000 in annual average gross receipts over the past three years. Competition for this procurement is Unrestricted. If an other-than-small (i.e. "large") business firm is selected for this contract, it will be required to submit a detailed subcontracting plan (reference FAR Subpart 19.7 and FAR Clause 52.219-9) during contract negotiation. The subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal but will be required with the proposal of the firm selected for negotiations.

Contract award is anticipated by February 2026. To be eligible for contract award, the Contractor must register in the System for Award Management. Registration is free and Contractors can access the site at http://www.sam.gov. Contractors must ensure that representations and certifications in SAM are current.

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. If the Letter of Commitment is not signed by both parties, the Experience of the subcontractor will not be considered.

2. PROJECT INFORMATION

The A-E selected would be required to have sufficient staff, flexibility, and capability to be available on an as-needed basis. Design and/or construction support services for specific facilities or projects will be assigned by Task Orders on the IDIQ contracts established as a result of this solicitation. All projects will be located within the USACE, Northwestern Division. The projects will include various types of horizontal and vertical facilities, structures, and sites, on military bases and other federal installations, as well as civil projects for the Corps of Engineers. Examples of military projects may include, but not be limited to barracks, hangars, utilities, battalion headquarters buildings, access control points, religious facilities, brigade and company operations facilities, officer quarters, and various others. These projects may include new construction, renovation, or maintenance of facilities. Each task order to be issued will fully describe the project to be designed or the studies to be accomplished and will identify all work to be accomplished. Services to be performed include, but are not limited to, preparation of vertical and horizontal design/construction documents, preparation of design/build requests for proposals (RFPs), charrette/concept designs, schematic designs, planning, programming, site investigations, surveying and geotechnical investigations, space planning, interior design, parametric and construction cost estimating, feasibility studies, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents, plan formulation, design and construction phase commissioning services and various construction phase services for both military and civil projects. Design of utilities, airfield pavement, and airfield lighting may be required but are incidental to facility design. A-E may be required to provide master planning services such as: facility master planning for various federal customers such as Army and Air Force, Public Works real property master planning, facility allowance analysis, economic and market analysis, preparation of installation design guides, MILCON DD Form 1391 development and other programming level analysis.

Construction support services, when required, may include: participation in on-site partnering/pre-construction meetings; review of construction contractor's submittals for government approval and for information only; participation in site visits and provide inspection reports at critical points of construction; participation in start-up and commissioning of the systems; attendance at warranty inspections; participation in lessons-learned sessions; and preparation of operations and maintenance support information manuals.

Construction cost estimating will be accomplished for all design projects using the Micro-Computer Aided Cost Estimating System 2nd Generation (MII) software. All specifications shall be developed and edited using the SpecsIntact automated specification processing system. Firms should demonstrate experience with using and writing project specifications in the SpecsIntact processing system.

The A-E shall use advanced modeling practices in conjunction with an integrated design approach to complete the project design. Advanced modeling is a subset of geospatial technologies as defined EM- 1110-1-2909 GEOSPATIAL DATA AND SYSTEMS to include Building Information Modeling (BIM), Civil Information Modeling (CIM), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD). Required technologies, design deliverable and bid set (electronic and hardcopy) format and requirements will be further described in each task order.

The A-E shall document their advanced modeling approach in an Advanced Modeling Project Execution Plan (PxP), submitted to the government for approval. Each PxP shall document advanced modeling practices, roles, and responsibilities for each project, as well as reiterate the technologies, formats, modeling standards, quality control procedures, and deliverable requirements dictated by each task order.

The A-E shall have a robust knowledge of advanced modeling strategies, standards, and practices and shall be capable of delivering designs using a variety of tools and technologies to meet each set of task order deliverable requirements.

Sustainable design shall be accomplished using an integrated design approach and emphasizing environmental stewardship; energy and water conservation and efficiency; use of alternative energy, use of recovered and recycled materials; waste reduction; reduction or elimination of toxic and harmful substances in facilities construction and operation; efficiency in resource and materials utilization;

development of health, safe and productive work environments. Integration of Federal and agency energy and sustainability mandates is required on all building facilities. Design and documentation shall utilize United States Green Building Council (USBGC), Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design A-E evaluation, Green Building Certification Institute, and Green Globes web-based certification methodology. Building envelope design will require knowledge with tested air barrier construction. The A-E may also be required to perform and/or evaluate sustainability and energy audits.

Integration of current Antiterrorism and Force Protection (AT/FP) measures will be required on all military projects.

The A-E will be required to use the DR Checks design review and checking system.

3. SELECTION CRITERIA

The selection criteria for this solicitation are listed below in descending order of importance. Criteria “a” through “e” are primary. Criterion “f” is secondary and will only be used as a “tie-breaker” among firms that are essentially technically equal. Firms providing information that further exceeds the requirements listed in this section will receive higher ratings.

a. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence

b. Professional Qualifications

c. Past Performance

d. Capacity

e. Knowledge of Locality

f. Volume of DoD Contract Awards

a. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence. Provide examples of not more than ten (10) completed projects that best demonstrate the specialized experience and technical competence of the firm and significant subcontractors working together with the firm to execute the types of projects and activities as indicated in section 2. Project Information, and in the bullet items below.

Experience in horizontal and vertical design of projects representative of those listed in paragraph

2, PROJECT INFORMATION.

Experience with construction phase services including participation in on-site partnering/pre-construction meetings; review of construction contractor's submittals for government approval and for information only; participation in site visits and furnishing inspection reports at critical points of construction; participation in start-up and commissioning of systems; attending warranty inspections; participation in lessons-learned sessions; preparation of operations and maintenance support information manuals;

Experience in adapting standard design packages;

Experience with USACE design guidance, including Unified Facility Criteria documents, Engineering Technical Letters (ETLs), and other military design criteria documents;

Experience with preparing specifications using SpecsIntact software and Unified Facilities Guide

Specifications (UFGS);

Experience with preparing cost estimates using Micro-Computer Aided Cost Estimating System

2nd Generation (MII) software;

Experience with Department of Defense AT/FP design criteria and construction standards;

Experience with life safety and fire protection design of military or civil facilities;

Experience applying Advanced Modeling practices in conjunction with an integrated design approach to include BIM, CIM, GIS, CAD, and Facility Data;

Experience with Sustainable Design or High Performance Sustainable Building design and construction concepts including energy efficiency, use of recovered materials, waste reduction, and pollution prevention, using the third party sustainability evaluation and certification process;

Experience with Spatial Data Facilities Infrastructure (SDSFIE) and/or GEOBASE deliverables and standards; and

Experience with historic preservation.

A project is considered completed when the Ready-to-Advertise (RTA) or equivalent final package has been submitted to the customer and accepted. The firm must demonstrate how the previous experience information is relevant to the proposed contract; relevant experience is experience similar in size, complexity, and scope of this requirement. Only relatable experience that has occurred in the last seven years from the date of this announcement should be included and projects that were completed within the last seven years will be evaluated more favorably than those that have not. All projects cited must identify start/complete dates, size (cost and scope), and the work performed by the prime and subcontractors.

Example projects shall clearly state what specific role the firm and/or key subcontractors (i.e., any subcontract which equals 10% or more of the prime contract) had including the names of the key personnel. Projects where the prime performed the majority of the work with inhouse forces will be evaluated more favorably than projects performed predominantly by subcontractors. If more than 10 projects are submitted, only the first 10 projects listed in the proposal will be evaluated. IDIQ contracts, where numerous task orders are listed together, are not acceptable as projects. Rather each task order would be considered a project. Example projects are limited to no more than 2 pages per project. (SF 330, Part I, Section F)

Criterion a 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. Please note that the Government will only use the ten example projects to evaluate this factor. A firm that more effectively addresses the required specialized experience and technical competencies will be considered more highly qualified than one that is not able to. A firm that is able to demonstrate more recent and relevant experience as described above will be considered more highly qualified than one that does not.

b. Professional Qualifications. Firms shall demonstrate professional personnel qualifications and specialized experience in the design of military and federal facilities for key design disciplines. This section must include only individuals proposed to perform the anticipated work. Experience in the discipline in which he/she will be working must be identified on the resume. Key disciplines that are required to be performed by registered and licensed professionals are: project management, facility planning, architecture, interior design, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, building commissioning, structural, Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP), civil, communications engineering, cost estimating, geotechnical, and land surveyor. Evaluation of these disciplines will consider education, training, relevant experience in design of military and federal facilities, and longevity with the firm. Unless otherwise noted, individuals should have no less than 10 years’ experience in the discipline that they are proposed for. Any past design and/or planning experience on USACE military projects should be identified. (SF 330, Part I, Sections E & G). Resumes submitted for roles not identified herein will not be reviewed.

Provide resumes for two (2) project managers (team leaders) for task orders, both registered as a Professional Engineer or Architect.

Provide resumes for two (2) designers in each of the following fields: architecture; civil, structural (independent of civil), mechanical, and electrical engineering with at least two in each field professionally registered in the relevant professional field as an engineer or an architect.

Provide a resume for one (1) designer in the Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection field. Designer shall be a registered Professional Engineer and have at least five (5) years of experience and training related to compliance with Department of Defense AT/FP policy, standards and specifications.

This designer is not required to be independent of other A-E designers.

Provide a resume for one (1) interior designer. Designer must be certified by the National Council of Interior Design Qualifications (NCIDQ), registered interior designer, or registered architect with at least five years of experience and training in interior design.

Provide a resume for one (1) designer in each of the following fields: water/wastewater engineering, facility planning, geotechnical (soil engineering); communication distribution design (RCCD), and landscape architecture. These individuals may be qualified by a combination of education, registration, certification, and/or training.

Provide a resume for one (1) cost engineer with at least 10 years of experience as a cost engineer.

Additional consideration will be given if the individual is a certified cost engineer (CCE), certified cost consultant (CCC), or comparable certification.

Provide a resume for one (1) commissioning authority (CxA) to lead the commissioning team.

The CxA may be a mechanical or an electrical engineer and shall be a registered professional with a minimum of five years of heating, ventilation, and cooling or lighting and power distribution design experience and shall have documented experience as a CxA on at least two projects. The CxA must be certified as a commissioning authority and have an active certification. The certification shall be performed by a recognized organization such as The Association of Energy Engineers (A-EE), American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRA-E), or similar such organization.

Provide a resume for one (1) fire protection/life safety engineer who is a registered professional fire protection engineer with a minimum of five years dedicated to fire protection engineering and has one of the following: (i) a degree in fire protection engineering from an accredited university or

(ii) passed the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveys (NCEES) fire protection engineering examination. The fire protection engineer shall have an active license without any disciplinary actions.

Provide a resume for one (1) advanced modeling or BIM manager with a minimum of five years dedicated to managing advanced modeling projects. Additional consideration will be given to managers with degrees, training, and/or certifications relevant to the advanced modeling platforms and technologies described in this contract.

Provide a resume for one (1) sustainability manager with a minimum of five years dedicated to managing sustainability metrics, certification, and accreditation on projects. Additional consideration will be given to sustainability managers with degrees and certifications from recognized sustainability certification, assessment, and/or accreditation organizations. This includes but is not limited to US Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED Accredited Professionals (LEED APs), Green Building Initiative’s Green Globes Professionals (GGPs) and/or Federal Guiding Principles Compliance Professionals (GPCPs).

Provide a resume for one (1) land surveyor. Land surveyor must be a licensed Professional Land Surveyor with at least five years of professional experience.

Criterion b Evaluation: The Government will evaluate and consider education, training, professional registration, certification, overall and relevant experience, and longevity with the firm.

Submittals should demonstrate that the firm’s staff is capable of certifying that all work is in compliance with all applicable codes and regulations. A firm that provides resumes for key personnel with greater levels of education, relevant experience, and longevity with that firm will be considered more highly qualified than one that provides less qualified personnel, with less education, less relevant experience and a shorter duration with that firm. Please note, the Government will only use SF 330, Part I, Sections E & G to evaluate this factor.

c. Past Performance. Past performance on DoD and other contracts performing work similar in size and scope as described in paragraph 2, PROJECT INFORMATION, with respect to the quality of work, compliance with performance schedules, and overall performance rating as determined by CPARS and other sources. (Note: Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ) may be used to provide or supplement a firm’s past performance with other than U.S. Governmental clients. Firms which choose to use the PPQ may obtain a PPQ standard form by submitting a request to the below referenced POC via email.) Past performance submittals must match projects submitted for Criterion a. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence.

Criterion c 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 the PPIRS, completed PPQs 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 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. Capacity to Accomplish the Work. Capacity is the ability to complete task orders within a reasonably aggressive schedule. Firms shall demonstrate the capacity to accomplish multiple task orders annually with an aggregate value of $15,000,000 or more. 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.

A Proposed Management Plan shall be presented that articulates how efforts under this contract will be executed (to include an organizational chart) (reference SF 330, Part I, Section D) and addresses team organization (reference SF 330, Part I, Section C), any anticipated subcontractors or entities to supplement the project team, quality control procedures, program optimization as it relates to the utilization of specific testing methodologies to reduce the cost to the government, coordination of in-house disciplines and consultants required to meet work capacity and schedule. The SF 330 shall clearly indicate the primary office where the work will be performed and the staffing at that office. (SF 330, Part I, Section H, Item 2).

Criterion d Evaluation: Evaluation will be based on the board's assessment of the firm's ability to effectively address the Capacity to Accomplish Work as described above. A firm that more effectively addresses all of the Capacity requirements will be considered more highly qualified than one that is not able to. A firm that is able to effectively address all the aspects of this criteria will be considered more highly qualified than one that does not. 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.

e. Knowledge of Locality. Submittals shall demonstrate knowledge of performing the type of projects and activities as described in section 2. PROJECT INFORMATION for the multiple sites and locations within NWD. The localized knowledge includes demonstration of working with multiple agencies and other stakeholders to execute projects described herein. Knowledge of geological features, climatic conditions, and local construction methods specific to NWD will also be evaluated.

Criterion e Evaluation: The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s knowledge of locality based on the experience presented throughout the submittal.

Secondary Criteria:

f. SB and SDB Participation. Both Small Business and OTSB Offerors will be evaluated on the extent of participation of small business community (SBC) members in the performance of the acquisition.

Offerors shall propose their best efforts when projecting the level of participation of Small Businesses (as a Small Business prime and/or Small Business subcontractors) for the anticipated performance of this contract. Large Business primes may achieve the Small Business participation through subcontracting to Small Business. Subcontracting Plans will be required from the Large Business primes during the negotiations of the IDIQ. Small Business primes may achieve Small Business participation through their own performance/participation as a prime and through subcontracting to other Small Businesses. (SF 330, Part I, Section H, Item 4).

g. Volume of DoD Contract Awards. Volume of DoD A-E contract awards in the last 12 months, with the objective of effecting an equitable distribution of DoD A-E contracts among qualified firms, including SB and SDB (SF 330, Part I, Section H, Item 4).

4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit SF 330 Part I, and SF 330 Part II for the prime firm and all consultants/subcontractors, to Ms. Susan Prater at susan.prater@usace.army.mil and Mr. Tyler Hegge at tyler.hegge@usace.army.mil. PLEASE SEND

SUBMITTAL PACKAGES AS A SINGLE PDF FILE.

Regulation requires that the Selection Board not consider any submittals received after the specified time and date. Late proposal rules in FAR 15.208 will be followed for submittals received after 2:00 p.m.

Central time on ________, 2025. The SF 330, 07/2021 edition, must be used, and may be obtained from the following web site: http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/download/116486. Include UEI number and CAGE code in SF 330 Part I, Section B, Block 5. Additionally, the UEI number and CAGE code should be identified in SF 330 Part I, Section C, Block 9, for EACH TEAM MEMBER.

The submittal shall have a page limit of 75 pages (Part II, Joint Venture/Teaming Arrangements, and Past Performance information is exempt from page count). A page is one side of a sheet. Blank sheets/Tabs separating the sections within the SF 330 will not count against the maximum page count. All fonts shall be at least 10 pitch or larger. Pages shall be 8.5” x 11”. Organizational charts may be presented on a sheet up to 11” x 17” inches and will be counted as one (1) page for the Organizational Charts. Anything other than Organizational Charts submitted on an 11’x17” sheet will be counted as two (2) pages.

A Part II is required for each branch office of the prime firm and any consultants/subcontractors that will have a key role in the proposed contract (i.e., a Part II is required for all entities identified in SF 330 Part I, Section C of the submittal). Cover letters, company literature and extraneous materials are not desired and will not be considered. Sections E and G of SF 330 Part I must include only individuals proposed to perform the anticipated work, including all consultants/subcontractors. In SF 330 Part I, Section G, Block 26, along with the name, include the firm with which the person is associated.

A maximum of ten (10) projects including the prime and consultants/subcontractors will be reviewed for SF 330 Part I, Section F. Use no more than two (2) pages per project. If more than ten (10) projects are submitted, only the first ten (10) projects listed in the proposal will be evaluated. When listing projects in SF 330 Part 1, Section F, an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with multiple Task Orders as examples is not considered a project; a task order executed under an IDC contract is a project.

SF 330, Part I, Section H (Additional Information) shall contain the following information:

i. Item 1 - Capacity. Reference Paragraph 3.d. Provide a narrative discussing the capacity of the design firm to meet schedules, including adequacy of qualified personnel available to meet the proposed future workload and past experience in meeting tight global schedules.

ii. Item 2 – Management Plan – Include the information requested in Paragraph 3.c.

iii. Item 3 - Volume of DoD Contract Awards – Reference Paragraph 3.f. Provide a complete listing of all DoD A-E awards within the last 12 months. For IDCs, include total value of task orders actually issued by agencies in the last 12 months, not the potential value of the IDCs. For all types of contracts, do not include for consideration options that have not been exercised.

Joint ventures shall submit the following additional documentation of the evidence of a joint venture entity: 1) Firms shall provide a copy of a legally binding joint venture agreement, and 2) Identification of the party who can legally bind the joint venture. Solicitation packages are not provided, and no additional project information will be given to firms during the announcement period. This is not a request for proposal.

ALL QUESTIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED VIA THE BIDDER INQUIRY PORTAL in ProjNet at http://www.projnet.org/projnet. Questions shall be submitted no later than _XXXX, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

Central Time to allow time for a response. On this date and time, the portal will be closed. For questions, no other means of communication, e-mail, fax, or telephone will be accepted. To submit and review inquiry items, prospective vendors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below. A prospective vendor who submits a comment/question will receive an acknowledgement of their comment/question via email, followed by an answer to the comment/question after it has been processed by our team. All timely questions and approved answers will be made available through ProjNet. To submit and review inquiries, firms will need to be current registered users of the ProjNet system.

Registration for ProjNet Bidder Inquiry Access: (If you are already registered, go to Entering Bidder Inquiries in ProjNet Bidder Inquiry System below)

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

2. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

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

4. Email. Enter the email 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, Email, Secret Question, Secret Answer, and Time Zone. Make sure to 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.

Entering Bidder Inquiries in ProjNet Bidder Inquiry System:

1. For future access to ProjNet, you will not be emailed any type of password. You will utilize your Secret Question and Secret Answer to log in.

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

3. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

4. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed below.

5. Email. Enter the email address you used to register previously in ProjNet.

6. Click Continue. A page will then open asking you to enter the answer to your Secret Question.

7. Enter your Secret Answer and click Login. Once this is completed you are now logged into the system.

8. Follow online screen instructions to enter specific bidder inquiries for the project.

The Solicitation Number is: W9128F25RA029 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: 93M4V8-2Y6Y6B

The Government requests firms review the Bidder Inquiry Portal for previous questions and responses, prior to submission of a new inquiry in the Portal. Caution: Any inquiry submitted and answered within this system will be accessible to view by all interested firms on this solicitation. The call center for the ProjNet operates weekdays from 8 AM to 5 PM U.S. Central Time Zone. The telephone number is 1-

800-428-HELP.

KEY SUBCONTRACTORS: If an Offeror wishes to be credited with the experience of a key subcontract or supplier in Section F of the SF-330 (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 is required. Letters of commitment will not be counted against the overall page count. The commitment letter must 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 the Letter of Commitment is not submitted or signed by both parties, the Experience of the key subcontractor 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.

Section 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. Section 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.

The Government will not be responsible for submissions delivered to any location or to anyone other than those designated Government personnel identified to receive proposals. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that their submitted proposals reach the designated recipient. Offerors are also responsible for allowing sufficient time for receipt of their proposal in accordance with the instructions provided.