Solicitation.pdf

1. Contract Information: This contract is being procured using the procedures implemented in FAR

36.6, Architect‐Engineering Services. One firm will be selected for negotiation based on the criteria below. The services are required at Washington Union Station and include the following: review of architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and sewage drawings and plans; the review of existing architectural/mechanical specifications and preparation of new specifications; perform special inspections; review ongoing construction work; and ensure compliance with applicable design and construction codes. This procurement requires, to a substantial extent, performance by a registered or licensed architect or engineer.

2. Contract Details: This procurement is conducted under PS Code C219, Architect and Engineering

Services and NAICS code 541310, Architectural Services. The size standard is $7,500,000. This is an unrestricted solicitation. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) contemplates a single award, five year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with fixed price task orders. Time and materials task orders may be issued. The maximum value of this IDIQ is

$9,000,000 over five years. The minimum value is $2,000.

While this is an unrestricted procurement, the if the awardee is a large business, it will be required to submit a small business subcontracting plan in accordance with FAR 52.219‐9 and subject to the outcome of negotiations. A small business subcontracting plan is not required for submittal with the Standard Form 330. Please note that prospective awardees must be registered at www.sam.gov.

3. Project Information: Washington Union Station (WUS) is a key component of the intercity passenger rail services provided by Amtrak on the Northeast Corridor (the nation’s busiest rail line.) Union Station is the southern hub of the Northeast Corridor and high‐speed ACELA services, the northern hub of Amtrak’s services to Virginia’s Tidewater region, Florida and New

Orleans, and an eastern hub of services to Chicago and the Midwest.

Washington Union Station is owned by the United States Government with oversight and the

Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) responsibility vested in the Federal Railroad Administration

(FRA). Union Station was completed in 1907 and restored/redeveloped in the mid‐1980s. The

United States acquired title to the property in 1988. Responsibility for day to day operations and oversight of the Station is vested with Union Station Investco LLC (USI) though a series of subleases. The Union Station Redevelopment Corporation (USRC) is the lessee from the FRA and sublessor to USI.

FRA is responsible for identifying the applicable building design and construction codes, standards, and guidance and for overseeing that any repairs, rehabilitation, construction, and maintenance performed or planned to be conducted at WUS is designed, conducted, and performed by the responsible parties in compliance with the applicable building design and construction codes, standards, and guidance. As the AHJ, FRA is also responsible for overseeing that all fire and life safety codes and standards are met. Because is federally‐owned facility, FRA as the AHJ is fulfilling the role of the local government for building code compliance.

Deliverables will be identified on each task order.

FRA AHJ requires various types of surveys & assessments of the Washington Union Station and various reports based on these surveys. The Consolidated Survey (CS) is a comprehensive assessment, made during one site visit, of the entire building including USPG, it’s operational support systems (MEP, etc.); as well as the facilities occupational safety & health; industrial hygiene including required Air & Water testing; environmental management conditions and the review of the Operation & Management of the building. The CS also reports on the facility’s ability to meet various sustainability measures.

Along with Contractor’s professional knowledge in the various disciplines their areas of expertise, the following contains the specific requirements to be fulfilled for each of the six (5) individual reports.

a) Building Engineering Report (BER) – The FRA AHJ requires this survey to be performed that will provide a complete and thorough non‐invasive visual inspection of the entire building (exterior and interior), it’s components, and existing building operational support systems for this facility.

The BER Survey will gather information to record existing conditions, determine the remaining effective useful life, and cite deficiencies. This survey is used to propose Repair and Alteration

(R&A) projects required to ensure the short‐term (through 5 years) operational continuity of the building; to plan for long‐term (6 through 10 years); to plan major capital reinvestment & minor

Repairs and alterations in the building for long‐term utilization; and adjunct to the BER ‐ to analyze the LEED potential for the building.

b) Physical Condition Survey (PCS) – The contractor shall provide Professional Services to complete

PCS. The Physical Condition Survey shall include gathering prior PCS information (if available) from USRC, USI/JLL and Amtrak’s.

c) Safety, and Environment Survey (SES) – FRA AHJ requires that Combined S&E Survey, be conducted as described in “Section 2 through Section 3, Project Planning and Performance” found in Attachment C; C.2. The SES must be an assessment of the entire building and must address the following professional disciplines: occupational safety and health, industrial hygiene and environmental management.

d) In‐Depth Operational Review (IOR) – The FRA AHJ has an inherent responsibility to ensure owned Washington Union Station is managed & operated properly, maintained, repaired and upgraded as required. The assessment of the Operations & Maintenance responsibility will be accomplished via the use of IOR that will assess the present conditions and highlight areas’ for improvement.

e) LEED‐EBOM – The U.S. Green Building Counsil’s LEED for Existing Buildings Operations &

Maintenance (LEED‐EBOM) Rating System helps building owners and operators measure their operations, improvements and maintenance on a consistent scale, with the goal of maximizing operational efficiency while minimizing environmental impacts. LEED‐EBOM addresses whole‐ building cleaning and maintenance issues (including chemical use), recycling programs, exterior maintenance programs and systems upgrades.

4. Selection Criteria: The FRA will evaluate each potential contractor in terms of its –

(1) Professional qualifications, including all applicable architect‐engineer registrations/certifications required by the District of Columbia, necessary for satisfactory performance of required services;

(2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required;

(3) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time;

(4) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; and

(5) Knowledge of the Washington, DC locality and the requirements of performing these services in Washington, DC.

In accordance with FAR 36.602‐1, the evaluation board will hold discussions with at least three of the most highly qualified firms.

5. Submission Requirements: Interested Architect‐Engineer firms having the capabilities to perform this work shall submit a standard form 330 to the contracting officer via email at keith.boyea@dot.gov. For the purposes of this solicitation, FRA requires only five examples of projects which best illustrate proposed team’s qualifications in block F of the standard form 330.

The submission, including the cover letter, shall not exceed 35 pages.

Questions regarding this announcement may be submitted via email to the contracting officer above. Questions are due on 1 July 2016 at Noon EDT.