AE_Next_Synopsis_(18_July_2019).docx

FA8903-19-R-0097

18 July 2019

SYNOPSIS

For

INDEFINITE-DELIVERY, INDEFINITE-QUANTITY (IDIQ) MULTIPLE AWARD TASK ORDER CONTRACT (MATOC) FOR ARCHITECT-ENGINEER (A-E) SERVICES FOR TRADITIONAL TITLE I, TITLE II, AND OTHER A-E SERVICES

“AE Next”

A. GENERAL INFORMATION.

The 772 Enterprise Sourcing Squadron (ESS) in conjunction with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC), Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland Air Force Base, TX, desires to contract with Architect-Engineer (A/E) firms in support of the Air Force’s Design and Construction mission. We anticipate awarding a Multiple Award Task Order (MATOC) Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Architect-Engineer (A-E) contract to support the worldwide design and construction mission, to include US installations supported by the Air Force, Army, Navy, and others. These Architect-Engineer Services will provide for Title I, Title II, and Other A-E Services supporting Military Construction (MILCON), Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization (SRM), and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programs with a total program ceiling of $2.0B, to be shared among all contract holders.

In summary, the 772 ESS anticipates making awards to A-E firms according to the Table 1 and Figure 1 below. The government reserves the right to award to more firms, fewer firms, or none at all.

Table 1: AE DCS Next Pool Structure

8 Unrestricted (Full & Open)

(Full & Open) Worldwide (including US)

Figure 1: AE DCS Next Pool Structure

For Pool 1: Airfield Infrastructure, the SF330 evaluations will include a single Suite of contracts with a Small Business Reserve and Full and Open for Worldwide requirements.

For Facilities and General Infrastructure, the SF330 evaluations will be divided into three (3) groups of competition. Pool 2: Facilities and Pool 3: General Infrastructure will be for United States requirements and will be Small Business Set-Aside competition. Pool 4: Facilities and General Infrastructure will be for worldwide requirements and will be Full and Open competition. Complex United States requirements will be awarded under the worldwide Full and Open contracts.

Firms must clearly state in which pool(s) they would like to compete. If the pool preference is omitted, the firm will be placed in the Full and Open Competition for Pool 1 and Pool 4 (unrestricted).

Teaming/Joint Venture Agreements: Each contractor may only receive a maximum of one prime contract award per pool per group.

If an Offeror elects to propose in multiple pools, a separate proposal package must be submitted.

Offeror must clearly state the choice of competition(s) (Pool 1, Pool 2, Pool 3, or Pool 4) in the cover letter with their submittal. Any firm may compete under more than one competition and under differing teaming arrangements only if clearly stated in the cover letter. All prime firms shall submit one SF-330 Architect-Engineer qualification package for each pool of interest. The delay of award of contracts in one pool will not affect the award of contracts in another pool.

To minimize performance risk, encourage diversity, and maintain integrity of competition at the task order level, a teaming partner may only compete with the maximum number of Prime contractors per pool as follows:

Pool 1: maximum 4 teaming arrangements Pool 2: maximum 3 teaming arrangements Pool 3: maximum 3 teaming arrangements Pool 4: maximum 4 teaming arrangements

This does not limit the total number of teaming partners that a Prime may propose.

The Task Order limitation will be a minimum of $3,000 and maximum of $100,000,000, subject to the conditions of FAR 52.216-19.

For purposes of this synopsis, the term "Offeror" refers to the Prime and their teaming partner(s) or Joint-Venture firm(s) that submit a SF330 as a result of this synopsis.

All contracts awarded under this announcement are subject to an Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) Clause in accordance with 5352.209-9000. Concerns may be submitted directly to the Contract Specialist, Melissa Hearst, via email at melissa.hearst.2@us.af.mil and/or Contracting Officer, Andrew Geisel at andrew.geisel.3@us.af.mil prior to SF330 due date.

General Submission Requirements:

A cover letter must be submitted to accompany the SF330 that clearly identifies the Offeror’s size status (for NAICS 541330 with a size standard of $15M) and in which pool of competition they would like to compete. Large Businesses may only compete in the Full and Open (Unrestricted) pools.

The prime firm shall provide a statement in the cover letter confirming executed teaming agreements are in place for all team members as part of the SF330 submittal. The statement shall also list all team members. Contractor teaming arrangements are defined as (1) a partnership or joint venture between two or more companies or (2) an agreement for a specific Government opportunity between a potential prime contractor and one or more companies that are potential subcontractors.

For each pool, that an Offeror is competing for, the SF 330 Part I is limited to the number of 8.5" x 11" pages shown in Table 2. Past Performance Questionnaires/CPARS/ACASS reports, acronym list, cover letter, tabs/page dividers, teaming agreements or table of contents do not count towards the page limitation.

Table 2: SF 330 Part I Page Limitation

Pool 1: Airfield Infrastructure Pool 2: Facilities Pool 3: General Infrastructure

SF330 Part II is limited to one page for the prime per branch office being utilized, (Joint Ventures may have one page per company), and one page per teaming partner. Additional pages beyond the maximum stated will not be evaluated. Minimum font size is 10. Submit the following: a) One (1) original and three (3) copies of the SF 330, including a completed Part II for the firm and teaming partners. Please note that a separate SF330, Part I, is not required for each sub-consultant. ALSO PROVIDE A CD/DVD OF THE ENTIRE SF330 SUBMISSION. In the event that the hard copy and electronic copy differ, the electronic copy will take precedence.

Submit written questions regarding this Synopsis must be emailed to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist no later than 3:00 p.m., Central Time (CT), on 30 July 2019.

Also, please provide a letter of intent to the Contracting Officer no later than 3:00 p.m., Central Time (CT), on 30 July 2019. This letter must indicate in which Pools you organization plans to submit proposals. This information will help us organize our staff to efficiently evaluate the proposals.

All SF-330 submissions shall be delivered by Commercial Carrier OR hand delivered, no later than 3:00 p.m., Central Time (CT), on 03 September 2019 to:

772 ESS Andrew Geisel 3515 S General McMullen, Room # 3026 (Bldg 1) San Antonio, TX 78226-2018

Contracting Officer: Andrew.geisel.3@us.af.mil Contract Specialists: Melissa.hearst.2@us.af.mil and Ryan.Bueno.1@us.af.mil and Adanma.Osakwe@us.af.mil.

ON THE DUE DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF SF-330s, Contracting Personnel will be positioned at the Visitor Center outside of Building 1 (on General McMullen) FROM 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Central Time to receive SF-330s. LATE SUBMISSION OF SF-330s WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Personal visits and/or requests for discussion regarding this announcement WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED.

ORDERING PERIOD AND CONTRACT TYPE: Each basic IDIQ contract within the MATOC will have a base ordering period of five (5) years with a single five (5) year option period and will be structured to allow for the issuance of Firm Fixed Price (FFP), negotiated, task orders. Labor rates for all ten years will be negotiated prior to award of a contract.

INTENT: For this Basic MATOC, the Government does not intend, nor expect the most highly qualified firms to be able to demonstrate experience and/or knowledge of A-E services all over the world. Further, the Government also does not intend, nor expect the most highly qualified firms to be able to perform every type of A-E service described in this Synopsis and Statement of Work. Instead, the Government seeks to contract with A-E firms that are experienced and knowledgeable conducting A-E services, regardless of their geographic knowledge or type of A-E services in which they specialize. Each team must demonstrate sufficient qualifications to all types of projects and services required for at least a single pool. At the Task Order level, a more in-depth evaluation will occur to determine which of the MATOC holders is the most highly qualified for the type of work required by that task order, with specific geographical knowledge of the locality and capacity of the firm to perform that specific task also taken heavily into consideration in the task order selection decision.

TEAMING PARTNERS: The prime firm shall provide a statement in the cover letter confirming executed teaming agreements are in place for all team members as part of the SF-330 submittal. The statement shall also list all team members. Contractor teaming arrangements are defined as a partnership or an agreement for a specific Government opportunity between a potential prime contractor and one or more companies that are potential subcontractors. Additionally, all firms selected as the most highly qualified for this A-E MATOC and issued a Request for Proposal will be required to submit and negotiate one composite labor rate per labor category/discipline, to be incorporated into the contract. Teaming partner rates will not be negotiated separately.

AWARD PROCEDURES: This MATOC will be procured in accordance with the Selection of Architect-Engineers Act (40 U.S.C Sections 1101-1104, previously known as the ‘Brooks Act'), as implemented by FAR 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work, in accordance with the selection criteria identified below. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330, which has a size standard of $15,000,000. To receive award, contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Register via the SAM website at http://www.sam.gov. Those firms selected as the most highly qualified will be issued an individual Request for Proposal to negotiate labor rates. This synopsis and any resultant contract awards do not guarantee work to selected firms.

ORDERING PROCEDURES: Selection of the most highly qualified firm at the task order level will be consistent with the procedures in FAR 36.6 and DFARS 236.6. Further experience and qualifications information from MATOC holders will be requested as specific project requirements are developed, to ensure the most highly qualified firm is selected at the task order level, such as specific technical qualifications or individual state licensure credentials. The relative importance of selection criteria may vary among task order requirements, and may include Primary Selection Criteria in accordance with FAR 36.6 and Secondary Selection Criteria in accordance with DFARS 236.6.

ON RAMP PROCEDURES: The Government reserves the right to re-open competition for each pool at any time during the term of the contract. In the event an on-ramp is used, the Government will advertise the re-opening of the competition on FedBizOpps, and awardees shall meet the criteria established in the initial synopsis. The evaluation and selection of awardees for any on-ramp will be exactly the same as the evaluation and award criteria used for the AE Next initial basic contract awards. The anticipated number of awards will be announced in the re-opening announcement posted to FedBizOpps. Successful on-ramp awardees will compete with any existing or remaining contractors for all future TOs in the appropriate competition pool. Any additions due to on-ramps will not impact the AE Next ceiling. The ordering period for new awardees will not exceed the overall maximum term of the original IDIQ contract, including options (i.e., will not extend past the dates established at initial award). The Government will not consider unsolicited requests for addition to either or both of the competition pools.

INTERVIEWS: In making the most highly qualified selection, the evaluation board may conduct interviews with highly qualified firms (by phone, in person, or in writing) during the final selection process.

RFPs: Those firms that are determined to be the most highly qualified will be issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to submit composite labor rates covering a variety of engineering and engineering support labor categories. Only one set of composite rates per labor category will be negotiated per awarded contract per fiscal year. Most labor categories will include junior, mid-level, and senior rates. Separate rates for specific teaming or joint venture partners will not be negotiated. Task orders awarded during a fiscal year will utilize that fiscal years rate for the entire duration of the task order.

Large Businesses will also be required to submit a subcontracting plan, which will be reviewed for compliance with the subcontracting goals identified in this synopsis. Approved subcontracting plans will be incorporated into any resultant award to a Large Business. All firms selected as the most highly qualified, will be required to provide applicable teaming and/or JV agreements with their response to the RFP.

QUESTIONS: A pre-proposal (pre-SF330 submission) conference will not be held. Questions and Government responses will be attached as a separate document. If applicable, responses will be incorporated into this Synopsis.

B. DESCRIPTION OF WORK.

This contract will support the award of Architect-Engineer (A-E) services specifically associated with “Facilities”, “General Infrastructure”, and “Airfield Infrastructure”, as identified in individual Task Orders:

1. General Scope: Design and engineering-related Title I, Title II and Other A-E Services for projects primarily involved in new, restoration, renovation, sustainment, and/or modernization for Department of Defense (DoD) facilities, general and/or airfield infrastructure, as defined below. The scope of A-E services includes both United States and Worldwide locations.

2. Definitions: The following definitions are provided to aid in the preparation of your SF 330:

a. “United States” is defined as the all 50 U.S. States and Territories. Small Business Reserve and Small Business Set-Aside is limited to this region.

b. “Worldwide” is defined as any location in the world including the United States. Unrestricted Group covers this region.

c. "Project" is defined as work performed pursuant to ONE SPECIFIC TASK ORDER of an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) type contract. An IDIQ type contract, in and of itself, is NOT considered a project. "Project" is also defined as a single, stand alone, site-specific contract. For the purposes of this evaluation a project is a A-E project (not construction).

d. Pool 1: Airfield Infrastructure includes work associated with (where the preponderance of work includes): Runways, overruns, rotary-wing runways, helipads, landing lanes, taxiways, aprons, landing zones, communications infrastructure, storm water systems, visual air navigation facilities, security fencing and access control, airfield lighting, aircraft arresting systems, and ancillary facilities such as airfield lighting vaults, equipment shelters, and petroleum fueling hydrants, piping and associated facilities. Pavement types include Concrete and Asphalt. Performance of work included in this pool includes all studies and investigations described under Other A-E services, as necessary to perform the work associated with this pool, including but not limited to topographic surveys, utilities capacity surveys, geotechnical investigations, NEPA documentation preparation, and environmental impact studies. Other A-E planning and programming services must be performed only where relevant to the Airfield Infrastructure scope of work, including but not limited to airfield planning, pavement condition inspections (PCI), etc. Work includes performing Title II services for construction work associated with this Airfield Infrastructure pool design scope of work. Pool 1 is for worldwide requirements.

e. Pool 2: Facilities includes (where the preponderance of work includes): Design for new facilities, including additions, or facility sustainment, repair, modernization and demolition activities. The projects may include alterations or additions to pavement or physical building access, including but not limited to parking, fencing, sidewalks, access roads, driveways, or ammunition and explosives storage magazines. Design will include airfield building such as hangars and air traffic control towers. Incidental repair of airfield pavement associated with the facility work may be required, but major airfield pavement scope is generally not included. Scope of work may include landscaping and utilities repair, demolition, or modernization, as needed to provide a complete and useable facility. Performance of work included in this pool includes all work described under Other A-E services including studies, investigations, programming and planning services, and Housing support. Work includes performing Title II services for construction work associated with this Facilities pool design scope of work. Pool 2 is for United States requirements only.

f. Pool 3: General Infrastructure includes work associated with (where the preponderance of work includes): Conveyance of utilities within the installation or project site, typically servicing more than one facility. Primary work objectives typically exclude facilities alterations, sustainment, repair, or modernization, except where incidental facility alteration or construction is necessary to accomplish conveyance of the utilities. Types of utilities may include water treatment and distribution, storm water systems, sanitary wastewater collection and treatment, medium and high voltage electrical distribution, natural gas main distribution, petroleum fuel facilities, heating and cooling plants and distribution, steam distribution, communications network distribution, or chilled water distribution, roads and other pavements, utilidors, antiterrorism features, landscaping, water storage dams, retaining walls, fencing, barriers, railroads, bridges, waterfront facilities, and sidewalks. Work may include the construction, repair, or alteration of facilities or airfield infrastructure works not associated with General Infrastructure work, such as but not limited to utility connections to facilities or patching of airfield pavement utility cuts. Performance of work included in this pool includes all studies and investigations work described under Other A-E services, as necessary to perform the work associated with this pool, including but not limited to topographic surveys, utilities capacity surveys, geotechnical investigations, NEPA documentation preparation, environmental impact studies, pavement condition inspections (PCI), etc. Other A-E planning and programming services must be performed only where relevant to the General Infrastructure scope of work. Work includes performing Title II services for construction work associated with this General Infrastructure pool design scope of work. Pool 3 is for United States requirements only.

g. Pool 4: Facilities AND General Infrastructure includes the scope of work associated with both Pools 2 and 3 described above in paragraphs B.2.e and B.2.f. Pool 4 is for worldwide requirements.

h. "Relevant Project" is defined as Title I, Title II, and Other A-E services.

i. “Title I Services” include services related to a specific construction project and consist of conducting field surveys and investigations to obtain design data and preparing contract plans, specifications, cost estimates, and estimated construction periods of performance. Title I services may include all aspects of design such as preparation and/or review of contract plans, specifications, design analyses, calculations, scheduling, cost estimates, Building Information Modeling (BIM), design-build conceptual designs, interior design for furniture and equipment, energy modeling and Life Cycle Cost Analyses, seismic retrofit design, building commissioning services and preparation of operating and design manuals. Title I efforts also encompass Other A-E services required to support and develop design work, including planning and programming, seismic assessments, program management, project scoping, studies, investigations, evaluations, consultations, interior facility functional/relational offices compatibility studies, value engineering, topographic survey services, geotechnical services, and hazardous materials assessments.

j. “Title II Services” include services related to a specific construction project and consist of supervision and inspection of construction. Title II services may include all aspects of construction quality assurance and oversight of facility and infrastructure construction/ renovation projects, and may include oversight of incidental environmental projects associated with primary requirements. Title II Services include construction phase credentialed architectural and engineering support services that encompass a full range of disciplinary expertise and services to include on-site construction oversight assistance, design reviews, quality assurance inspections, adherence to applicable specifications, construction schedule analysis, material submittal reviews, claim reviews, and other standard construction submittal reviews.

k. “Other A-E Services” (as applicable to the specific Pool): include design and construction-related services, but are not connected with a specific construction project. These include services of an architectural or engineering nature or services incidental thereto (including studies, investigations, surveying and mapping, tests, evaluations, consultations, comprehensive planning, program management, conceptual designs, plans and specifications, value engineering, construction phase services, soils geotechnical engineering, drawing reviews, preparation of operating and maintenance manuals, development of design criteria, and other related services) that logically or justifiably require performance by registered architects or engineers or their employees. The study and investigation services may include, but are not limited to work necessary to support the completion of Title I design services, including structural engineering forensic analysis, seismic assessments, fire water flow tests, preparation of As-Built drawings, services of consultants, where not specifically applied to the preparation of designs, plans, drawings or specifications, performance of expert witness testimony, Antiterrorism and Force Protection vulnerability assessments, utilities capacity studies, hazardous materials assessments, topographic, utility and right-of-way surveys, vibration analyses, preparation of models or renderings, NEPA documentation, environmental impact assessments, statements, and supporting data, geotechnical investigations, roof and envelope assessments, mold studies, and energy studies. The planning and programming support services may include, but are not limited to development of comprehensive/master plans, Installation Development Plans, Area Development Plans, airfield master plans, aviation airspace plans, and aircraft noise studies. Other A-E Services also include support necessary for the implementation of the Family Housing Master Plan Program to include Housing Requirements and Market Analyses (HRMAs), Housing Community Profiles (HCPs), Family Housing Master Plans (FHMPs), General Officer Quarters Master Plans), the Dormitory Master Plan Program, Air Force, Major Command (MAJCOM) and Installation Asset Management Plans, Pavement Condition Inspections (PCIs), Capacity Site Surveys, National Strategic Basing Plans, and EUMs etc. Other A-E Services may include incidental testing services such as asphalt mix testing and certification, concrete mix analyses and compressive strength testing, and other materials testing, etc.

l. "Completed projects" are defined as those in which the firm's performance of the task for which it was hired were completed within the past five (5) years or is 80 percent complete for Title I and Other A-E Services, and 50% complete for Title II Services, from the date this synopsis was posted. Do not list an IDIQ contract as an example of a “completed project”. Instead, list the relevant completed task order(s) or single/standalone contract.

C. SELECTION CRITERIA:

SF 330s will be evaluated to determine the most highly qualified firms. Evaluating Past Performance may include information provided by the firm, customer inquiries, Government databases, and publicly available sources. Failure to provide requested data, accessible points of contact, or valid phone numbers could result in a firm being considered less qualified. All projects provided in the SF 330 must be completed by the office/branch/individual team member actually performing the work under this contract. Projects not performed by the office/branch/individual team member will be excluded from evaluation consideration.

Selection Criteria 1, 2, 3 and 4 are listed in descending order of importance. Selection criteria 5 and 6 will be evaluated on an acceptable/unacceptable basis. Selection Criteria 6 only applies to Large Business.

1. Criteria 1: Specialized Experience and Technical Competence

2. Criteria 2: Professional Qualifications

3. Criteria 3: Past Performance

4. Criteria 4: Knowledge of the Locality

5. Criteria 5: Capacity to Accomplish the Work

6. Criteria 6: Small Business Participation Commitment Document (Large Business Only)

SF 330, PART 1, SECTION F, CRITERION (1) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: For EACH pool that an Offeror is interested in competing for, Offerors must submit the maximum (max) and minimum (min) number of descriptions of relevant and completed projects (see definitions above) in accordance with Table 3 below. Project examples must demonstrate specialized experience and technical competence for the specific pool of interest.

Table 3: Required Number of Key Project Submissions

1. Title I Services – Offerors shall submit the number of projects described in Table 3 that are relevant to the Offerors pool of interest. Offerors must have performed at least 50% of the design services by overall design contract value. It is not required for the Offeror to have performed the role of Prime for the submitted projects. Title I Design projects may include Design-Build conceptual design or development of all design submittals up to Issue for Construction (IFC) 100%. Comparable projects in the private or public sector may be submitted. Design projects must demonstrate firm’s technical competency and ability to design complex projects.

2. Title II Services – Offerors shall submit the number of projects described in Table 3 that are relevant to the Offerors pool of interest. Offeror’s must have performed at least 50% of the services by overall inspection services or Title II contract value. It is not required for the Offeror to have performed the role of Prime for the submitted projects. Comparable projects in the private or public sector may be submitted. Projects must demonstrate performance of construction oversight, quality assurance, management of project documentation, review and response development for construction submittals and Requests for Information (RFIs), development of daily reports, performance of schedule analyses, oversight of construction contractor performance, and construction phase engineering services.

3. Other A-E Services – Offerors shall submit the total number of projects described in the Table above based on the Offerors pool of interest. Comparable projects in the private or public sector may be submitted. Projects must demonstrate firms technical competency and specialized experience as follows below:

a. For Pool 1, Other A-E Services projects may include airfield planning services such as Pavement Condition Inspections (PCIs), aviation airspace plans, and aircraft noise studies.

b. For Pools 2, 3, and 4, Other A-E Services projects may include planning and programming support services such as development of comprehensive/master plans, Installation Development Plans, and Area Development Plans.

c. For Pools 3 and 4, Other A-E Services project may include utility planning services such as traffic studies, utilities capacity studies, and utility and right-of-way surveys.

If a project included both Title I and Title II services, the project will count against both project type totals. The project does not have to be submitted twice, but must clearly identify both types of services.

For each project, Offerors must identify the workload distribution (disciplines and percent of work performed in-house (organically) versus those completed by a teaming partner/subcontractor). Joint-Venture Offerors are considered a single entity for the purpose of this evaluation and thus projects submitted that were performed in-house by either firm, or in-house by the JV entity, are considered to be performed "in-house." However, past projects performed under a different Joint-Venture or teaming arrangement than proposed for this MATOC must have been performed by the actual firm(s) proposing.

EVALUATION METHOD: To be acceptable the Offeror must demonstrate relevant and completed projects (see definitions above) for the specific pool of interest. However, greater consideration may be given to Offerors that demonstrate the following:

1. A greater extent and breadth of experience in a variety of relevant projects;

2. Relevant projects on a DoD installation where compliance with United Facilities Criteria was required;

3. Title II project(s) where the Offeror provided construction phase credentialed architectural and engineering support services;

4. Title I project(s) with greater complexity including more of the following elements:

a. Pool 1: Airfield Infrastructure:

i. Projects that require coordination of multiple disciplines such as airfield pavement, communications infrastructure, storm water systems, visual air navigation facilities, fencing and access control, airfield lighting, aircraft arresting systems, Navigational Aid (NAVAID) systems, etc. Projects with a greater number of disciplines will be given greater consideration.

ii. Projects that include the design of construction and/or replacement of more than 100,000 square yards of concrete at least 12 inches thick and/or 100,000 square yards of asphalt at least 5 inches thick.

iii. Projects that include the design of full runway rehabilitation or construction of a runway greater than 8,000 feet in length to include associated airfield lighting systems and other ancillary utilities.

iv. Projects that require design solutions to mitigate challenging subgrade conditions such as soils that become “quick” when molded, soils with expansive characteristics, or soils exposed to freeze and thaw cycles or permafrost.

v. Projects with complex phasing requirements to enable continued aircraft operations during construction.

vi. Projects that require additional scrutiny in selection of materials and design considerations to address issues such as lack of skilled labor available in local labor markets, regionally poor quality materials, etc.

b. Pool 2: Facilities:

i. Construction or renovation of a Department of Defense (DoD) hangar to meet DoD criteria for fire protection in hangars, with greater consideration possible for those meeting UFC 4-211-01, Aircraft Maintenance Hangars.

ii. Major renovation projects, where the facilities estimated or actual construction cost exceeds $15M, requiring the design services of no less than six (6) of the following disciplines: architectural, interior design, fire protection engineering, mechanical engineering, structural engineering, electrical engineering, communications systems design, civil engineering. Design work must include performance of cost estimating services.

iii. Projects in which the 100% design included renovation of a historic facility subject to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and review by Section 106 consulting parties. Total estimated or actual construction cost must be greater than $7M. Projects for facilities that are eligible for inclusion but not listed as a National Historic Landmark or other historic designation will not be considered to have greater complexity than projects for facilities that are not historic.

iv. Projects that include a seismic assessment and renovation of the seismic structural lateral system, in compliance with American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)-41.

v. Projects that include design of a new or the renovation of an existing facility to include modification of an accredited or construction to achieve new accreditation of a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF), subject to the requirements of Intelligence Community Directive (ICD)-705.

vi. Projects that include repair of any chilled water plant, steam hot water plant, power generation plant, wastewater treatment plant other utility generation facilities, with total estimated or actual construction cost no less than $10M.

c. Pool 3: General Infrastructure:

i. Projects include design of replacement or construction of installation utilities (i.e. steam lines, water, storm water, sanitary sewer, chilled water lines, communications, high or medium voltage lines, fuels, etc.) with total construction cost no less than $2M.

ii. Projects that include relocation of overhead high or medium voltage electrical utilities to underground, with total construction cost not less than $2M.

iii. Projects on DoD installations that include the replacement or new construction of non-airfield pavement of any construction material, with total construction cost no less than $2M.

iv. Projects that include the design of power-generating equipment that are not within a facility, including but not limited to photovoltaic arrays or wind generation systems.

d. Pool 4: Facilities AND General Infrastructure:

i. A greater extent and breadth of experience in a variety of code jurisdictions; projects located within the United States versus projects outside of the United States that met host nation standards and/or DoD design and construction standards.

ii. For those projects outside of the United States, a total estimated or actual construction cost no less than $30M.

iii. Facilities Projects:

A. Construction or renovation of a Department of Defense (DoD) hangar to meet DoD criteria for fire protection in hangars, with greater consideration possible for those meeting UFC 4-211-01, Aircraft Maintenance Hangars.

B. Major renovation projects, where the facilities estimated or actual construction cost exceeds $30M requiring the design services of no less than six (6) of the following disciplines: architectural, interior design, fire protection engineering, mechanical engineering, structural engineering, electrical engineering, communications systems design, civil engineering. Design work must include performance of cost estimating services.

C. Projects in which the 100% design included renovation of a historic facility subject to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and review by Section 106 consulting parties. Total estimated or actual construction cost must be greater than $7M. Projects for facilities that are eligible for inclusion but not listed as a National Historic Landmark or other historic designation will not be considered to have greater complexity than projects for facilities that are not historic.

D. Projects that include a seismic assessment and renovation of the seismic structural lateral system, in compliance with American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)-41.

E. Projects that include design of a new or the renovation of an existing facility to include modification of an accredited or construction to achieve new accreditation of a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF), subject to the requirements of Intelligence Community Directive (ICD)-705.

F. Projects that include repair of any chilled water plant, steam hot water plant, power generation plant, wastewater treatment plant other utility generation facilities, with total estimated or actual construction cost no less than $10M.

iv. General Infrastructure Projects:

A. Projects including replacement of installation utilities (i.e. steam lines, water, stormwater, sanitary sewer, chilled water lines, communications, high or medium voltage lines, fuels, etc.) with total construction cost no less than $5M.

B. Projects that include relocation of overhead high or medium voltage electrical utilities to underground, with total construction cost not less than $5M.

C. Projects on DoD installations that include the replacement or new construction of non-airfield pavement of any construction material, with total construction cost no less than $2M.

D. Projects that include the design of power-generating equipment that are not within a facility, including but not limited to photovoltaic arrays or wind generation systems.

SF 330, PART 1, SECTIONS D & E, CRITERION (2) PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: SF-330, Part I, Block E. The Air Force will consider any information, which may be pertinent to this criterion, including the following: proposed key personnel (reference primary discipline list in the table below), professional registration, competence, related experiences to accomplish this work, years with the company, and education. Proposed key personnel shall be current active “certified payroll” employees of their respective firm (Prime or Teaming Partner) and that “contract, zero-hour, and/or consulting” staff will not be considered to meet the current Key Personnel requirement. The combination of criteria below will be used to determine the ability of the staff to contribute to the successful completion of project task orders. An individual may perform more than one role if they hold appropriate qualifications for all roles.

1. Demonstration of professional qualifications in these required key personnel disciplines. Key Personnel must have at least 10 years of design experience in their respective discipline. For Pool 4, a single Key Person per discipline may be submitted for both Facilities and General Infrastructure if competency is demonstrated for both types of work. Only the Lead Project Manager and Program Manager must be employed by the Prime. (Note: “X” in Table 4 indicates submission of Key personnel for that discipline in that pool is required):

Table 4: Required Key Personnel

Airfield Infrastructure Pool 2:

Facilities Pool 3:

General Infrastructure Pool 4:

Facilities & General Infrastructure

c. Lead Architect

X

X

d. Lead Historic Preservation Architect

X

X

e. Lead Mechanical Engineer

f. Lead Fire Protection Engineer

h. Lead Structural Engineer

j. Lead Interior Designer

X

X

k. Lead Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD)

2. Experience related to the scope in the AE DCS Next SOW.

3. Professional Registration / Licensing / Certification (state/entity, date of issuance)

4. Years with Company

5. Education

It is expected that these individuals will provide program level quality control and oversight of the task orders resulting from this acquisition. Any changes to the proposed key team members after submission of qualifications MUST be approved by the Contracting Officer.

EVALUATION METHOD: The evaluation will consider

1. The extent and breadth of relevant experience;

2. The extent of relevant professional licenses/certifications,

3. Education/training, and longevity with their firm, for each key person, with more consideration given to key personnel employed by the Prime;

4. The extent of experience on DoD programs related to the scope in the AE DCS Next SOW.

5. Resumes that include relevant projects submitted in Criterion (1) may be evaluated more favorably; and

6. Resumes submitted where the key person has performed in the role proposed for this contract may also be evaluated more favorably.

SF 330, PART I, SECTION H, CRITERION (3) PAST PERFORMANCE

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Offerors shall provide current and valid customer points of contact (name, position/role, email, and phone numbers) for each project submitted in Criterion (1). Also submit ACASS/CPARS evaluations or industry equivalent performance documents for each project submitted in Criterion (1). Firms are encouraged to contact the appropriate government Project Managers, Contracting Officers, or Contracting Officer's Representatives to ensure ACASS/CPARS evaluations have been submitted on completed government projects, particularly for those projects submitted under Criterion (1). Interim ratings may be submitted if a final rating has not yet been completed. If no interim rating is available then submit the latest completed ACASS/CPARS evaluation.

In addition to information submitted by the Offeror, the Government may consider information obtained from the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) and any other sources deemed necessary by the Government, for any relevant project (as defined above) completed by the Offeror, within the past five (5) years from the date this synopses was issued. This may include contacting the customers submitted with this Criterion.

EVALUATION METHOD: To be acceptable an Offeror’s over all past performance project portfolio rating must be rated as Satisfactory or better. If rating cannot be determined then the Offeror will be acceptable.

SF 330, PART I, SECTION H, CRITERION (4) KNOWLEDGE OF THE LOCALITY

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: The Offeror shall provide a logical narrative including an accompanying map to demonstrate their familiarity with having worked in multiple geographic locations.

1. For Offerors submitting SF330’s under the small business set aside synopses, include the following:

a. a narrative and map that identifies the number of and specific U.S. States the Offeror has performed A-E services

2. For Offerors submitting SF330’s under the full & open (unrestricted) synopses, include the following:

a. a narrative and map that identifies the number of and specific U.S. States the Offeror has performed A-E services and

b. a narrative and map that identifies the number of and specific countries and geographic COCOM’s the Offeror has performed A-E services.

EVALUATION METHOD: Offerors will be evaluated on the extent to which they demonstrate knowledge of multiple geographic regions. Due to the geographical diversity of the task order requirements, greater consideration will be given to Offerors that demonstrate expertise working in diverse locations rather than only having experience in one COCOM or U.S. State for small business set aside synopses.

SF 330, PART I, SECTION H, CRITERION (5) CAPACITY TO ACCOMPLISH THE WORK

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: The Offeror shall demonstrate capacity by providing the following:

1. Each Prime entity including those Offerors in a JV must demonstrate each Prime entity’s average annual architect and engineering services capacity in terms of revenue or the past three (3) years.

EVALUATION METHOD: Evaluation will consider the following:

2. To be acceptable each Prime entity must demonstrate an average annual architect and engineering services (for services within the pool of competition) revenue of $3M for the past three (3) years.

CRITERION (6) SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION COMMITMENT DOCUMENT (Applies ONLY to Large Businesses; and IAW FAR 19.702 (b) (3) applies to work performed in the United States AND ITS OUTLYING AREAS ONLY)

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: The Offeror shall include all information concerning Extent of Small Business Participation, if applicable. A Small Business Participation Commitment Document shall include the subcontracting goals expressed at the IDIQ contract level as a percentage of annual total contract dollars obligated dollars on awarded TOs for each of the following: small business, small disadvantaged business, women-owned small business, HUBZone small business, and service disabled veteran-owned small business.

If a subcontracting plan is required by FAR 19.7; The Offeror’s proposal shall provide a narrative describing the Prime’s corporate commitment in providing subcontracting opportunities for small business, small disadvantaged business, women-owned small business, HUBZone small business, and service disabled veteran-owned small business. Describe the strength and specificity of each corporate commitment (i.e., what type of commitment, how binding is the commitment, how specific is the commitment to this proposed effort, and what types of tasks are included in these subcontracting opportunities).

A narrative describing the proposed goals and targets for subcontracting to the following:

(i) Describe how specific subcontracting percentage goal and targets will be met for the DCS Next contract expressed in dollars and in percentages of the total contract dollars and total subcontracting dollars to each socio-economic small business category listed above. The subcontracting goals and other targets may be met by any combination of subcontracts, other business teaming arrangements or vendor purchases and should make use of small businesses to the maximum extent practicable.

(ii) Work performed in foreign countries is not applicable to these goals.

The Small Business Participation Commitment Document shall also describe the Offeror’s approach to meeting each of its subcontracting goals. NOTE: The Small Business Subcontracting Plan shall be submitted in accordance with FAR 52.219-9 Alternate II and DFARS 252.219-7003 in the Contract Documentation Volume IV and will be evaluated as part of responsibility.

EVALUATION METHOD: An acceptable Small Business Participation Comment Document must demonstrate the following:

a. The Government will evaluate the offeror’s proposed plan for its ability to demonstrate the Offeror’s understanding of a valid corporate commitment between all parties in providing subcontracting opportunities for Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, and Service Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business.

b. If applicable, provide a Subcontracting Plan IAW 19.7 (basic contract requirement) and a narrative demonstrating the prime's corporate commitment to the following goals. The narrative must provide a clear description of how the Offeror intends to provide maximum practicable opportunity (goals) to the following small businesses as set below:

c. For each socio-economic small business category listed above, the Offeror must demonstrate maximum practicable opportunity for achievement of total awarded subcontracting dollars for all other categories above.

d. The Subcontracting Plan submitted by the Offeror, though not evaluated as part of the Subfactor, must provide goals as required above and must adhere to requirements listed in FAR 52.219-9 with its Alternate II, DFARS 52.219-7003 and AFFARS 5319.704 to meet contract requirements. The Offeror’s subcontracting plan meets the requirements of FAR 19.7. This is not an evaluation criterion; it is a basic contract requirement.

D. OTHER.

Ombudsman: An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from potential firms during the submittal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the Program Director or Contracting Officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of AE submittals or elsewhere in the acquisition process. Interested parties are invited to contact the appointed Ombudsman, The Director, Air Force Installation Contracting Center AFICC/KP, 1940 Allbrook Dr., Building 1, Door 24, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433, (937) 257-5529.

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