FA890319R0097 AE Next Pool 2 Synopsis Amendment 1 22921.pdf

FA8903-19-R-0097

29 March 2021

Amendment 1

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”

AMENDMENT 1

1. The government has updated the following items under Synopsis FA8903-19-R-

0097:

From:

Please submit one (1) CD/DVD OF THE ENTIRE SF330 SUBMISSION in electronic format.

To:

Please submit SF330 SUBMISSION in electronic format only.

2. From:

Submit written questions regarding this Synopsis via email only, to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist no later than 3:00 p.m., Central Time (CT), on 8 Apr 2021.

To:

Submit written questions regarding this Synopsis via email only, to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist no later than 3:00 p.m., Central Time (CT), on 31 March 2021.

Note: The Government reserves the right to accept questions after 31 March 2021 however, there is no guarantee that answers will be provided after this date.

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, across all four (04) pools.

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

Table 1: AE Next Pool Structure

Pools # of A-E Firms for each Group (Estimated) Region

Facilities 9 Small Business Set Aside United States

Pool 1 Airfield Infrastructure, Pool 3 General Infrastructure and Pool 4 Full and Open (worldwide) have already been solicited, evaluated under a previous synopsis. This synopsis is for Pool 2 Facilities only. The below picture is for general understanding on how all 4 pools interact with each other. Firms selected as the most highly qualified under this synopsis will share the program ceiling of $2.0B.

Figure 1: AE DCS Next Pool Structure

The SF330 evaluations for the Facilities pool will be for United States requirements and will be Small Business Set-Aside competition. Complex United States requirements will be awarded under the worldwide Full and Open contracts.

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

To minimize performance risk, encourage diversity, and maintain integrity of competition at the task order level, a teaming partner may only compete with a maximum of three (03) 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, if applicable, their teaming partner(s) or Joint Venture firm(s) that submit a SF330 in response to 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, Adanma Osakwe, via email at Adanma.Osakwe@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 accompany the SF330 that clearly identifies the Offeror’s size status (for NAICS 541330 with a size standard of $16.5M). 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 (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. Please provide proof of an approved SBA mentor-protégé agreement if applicable.

An Offeror’s SF 330 Part I is limited to the number of 8.5" x 11" pages shown in Table 2.

CPARS/ACASS reports, acronym list, cover letter, tabs/page dividers, or table of contents does not count towards the page limitation.

Table 2: SF 330 Part I Page Limitation

SF 330 Part I Page Limits by Section A, B, C D E F G H

Facilities

As required to list all firms

1 (11x17” permitted)

1 per key person

1 per project

As required to list all personnel and projects

SF330 Part II is limited to one page for the prime per branch office being utilized, (Joint Ventures may have one page per company) (one page per branch office being used in the Joint Venture is allowable) and one page per teaming partner. The Government will not evaluate any pages beyond the maximum stated. Minimum font size is 10. Please note that a separate SF330, Part I, is not required for each sub-consultant. Please submit SF330 SUBMISSION in electronic format only. The file format for the electronic file(s) must be compatible with Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) and must be word searchable. The Government will not accept printed hard copies.

Submit written questions regarding this Synopsis via email only, to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist no later than 3:00 p.m., Central Time (CT), on 31 March 2021.

All SF-330 submissions shall be delivered electronically, no later than 3:00 p.m., Central Time (CT), on 19 April 2021 to:

Website:

772ESS.AENEXT.Contracting@us.af.mil or

Contracting Officer: Andrew.geisel.3@us.af.mil Contract Specialists: Craig.castleman.2@us.af.mil.

mailto:772ESS.AENEXT.Contracting@us.af.mil mailto:Andrew.geisel.3@us.af.mil mailto:Craig

For hand deliveries of SF-330’s, please coordinate with the Contracting Personnel listed above for receipt of 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: The IDIQ contract 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. The Government will negotiate labor rates for all ten years prior to award of a contract.

INTENT: For this Basic MATOC, each offeror must demonstrate sufficient qualifications to all types of projects and services required specifically associated with “Facilities”. 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.

OFFERORS THAT HAVE TEAMING PARTNERS: The term "Offeror" refers to the Prime and, if applicable, their teaming partner(s) or Joint Venture firm(s) that submit a SF330 in response to this synopsis. Where the offeror consists of 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.

Additionally, all offerors 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. The Government will incorporate the negotiated composite rate into the contract. The Government will not negotiate teaming partner rates separately; only one composite labor rate will apply to each offeror.

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. The Government will select offerors 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 $16,500,000. To receive award, contractors must register in the System for Award Management (SAM). Register via the SAM website at http://www.sam.gov. The Government will issue an individual Request for Proposal to negotiate labor rates to the firms selected as the most highly qualified. This synopsis and any resultant contract awards do not guarantee work to selected firms.

ORDERING PROCEDURES: Selection of the most highly qualified offeror at the task order level will be consistent with the procedures in FAR 36.6 and DFARS 236.6. To ensure the most highly qualified firm is selected, the Government will request further experience and qualifications information from MATOC holders at the task order level, such as specific technical qualifications or individual state licensure credentials, as specific project requirements are developed. 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 the same as the evaluation and award criteria used for the AE Next initial basic contract awards. The Government will announce the anticipated number of awards in the re-opening announcement on FedBizOpps. Successful on-ramp awardees will compete with any existing or remaining contractors for all future task orders (TOs) in the appropriate competition pool. Any additions due to on-ramps will not change the AE Next ceiling of $2.0B. 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. At the discretion of the Government, these interviews may be deferred to the Task Order level.

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

QUESTIONS: The Government will not hold a pre-proposal (pre-SF330 submission) conference. The Government will attach questions and Government responses as a separate document. If applicable, the Government will incorporate responses into this Synopsis.

B. DESCRIPTION OF WORK.

This contract will support the award of Architect-Engineer (A-E) services specifically associated with “Facilities”, 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. The scope of A-E services for Facilities includes only the United States.

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

a. “United States” is defined as 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. (Not applicable to this synopsis)

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 a project. "Project" is also a single, stand alone, site-specific contract. For the purposes of this evaluation, a project is an A-E project (not construction).

d. “Preponderance” The quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance.

e. “Facilities” includes (where the preponderance of work): 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 also 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. "Relevant Project" is defined as Title I, Title II, and Other A-E services.

g. “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.

h. “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.

“Other A-E Services”: 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 also 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 Enhanced Use Leases (EULs) 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.

i. "Completed projects" are defined as those in which the offeror'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, or 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.

j. “Offeror” includes the Prime, all JV entities, and their named teaming partners.

C. SELECTION CRITERIA:

The Government will evaluate SF 330s to determine the most highly qualified firms. Evaluating Past Performance may include information provided by the offeror, customer inquiries, Government databases, and publicly available sources. Failure to provide requested data, accessible points of contact, or valid phone numbers could result in an offeror being considered less qualified. The office/branch/individual team member must have completed all projects provided in the SF 330 and, likewise, must actually perform the work under this contract.

The Government will exclude from evaluation consideration projects not performed by the office/branch/individual team member.

The Selection Criteria is in descending order of importance. Criterion 1 is the most important and criterion 5 is the least important.

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

Each offeror shall receive a comprehensive subjective assessment for Criteria 1 and either an acceptable or unacceptable for Criteria 2, 3, 4 and 5. IAW Far 36.6. Please note: an offeror being unacceptable for one or more criterion in of itself does not eliminate that offeror from selection consideration.

Using all five of the Selection Criteria above in descending order of importance, the Government will conduct an integrated subjective assessment of each offeror’s overall evaluation against all other offerors to determine which offerors are the most highly qualified. Offerors that can demonstrate stronger relevant and complete projects as listed in the Synopsis will have a higher likelihood of being determined “most highly qualified” than those offerors that do not.

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

AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Offerors must submit the maximum (max) and minimum (min) number of descriptions of relevant projects and completed projects (see paragraph B. 2.

above for definitions) in accordance with Table 3 below. Project examples must demonstrate specialized experience and technical competence for the specific pool of interest. Each project submission must clearly indicate the type of project submission (i.e. Title I Facilities, Title II General Infrastructure Performed as Prime).

Table 3: Required Number of Key Project Submissions

Pools

Total for all

Project Types (max)

Title I and Other A-E Services Title II Projects

Total (max)

Performed by Prime

(min)

Other A-E Services

Projects (max)

Total (max)

Performed by Prime (min)

Facilities 6 4 2 1 2 1

1. Title I Services – Offerors shall submit the number of projects described in Table 3 that are relevant to Facilities (See Para B. 2. above for definition). 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%. The offeror may submit comparable projects in the private or public sector. Design projects must demonstrate the offeror’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 Facilities (See Para B. 2. above for definition). Offerors 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. The offeror may submit comparable projects in the private or public sector.

Projects must demonstrate the offeror’s technical competency and specialized experience as follows below:

a. 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.

If a project includes both Title I and Title II services the project will count against both project type totals. The offeror does not have to submit the project 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, offeror(s) proposing past projects performed under a different Joint Venture or teaming arrangement than proposed for this MATOC must have performed the actual past project(s).

EVALUATION METHOD: Offerors that can demonstrate stronger relevant projects (see paragraph B. 2. above for definitions) will have a higher likelihood of being determined most highly qualified. Examples of stronger relevant projects are (but not limited to):

1. Experience in a variety of relevant projects;

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

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

a. 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 do not have greater complexity than projects for facilities that are not historic.

iv. Projects that include a seismic assessment and/or 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.

vii. Projects that include larger facilities, more engineering & architectural disciplines and/or involve compliance with a greater number of UFCs.

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

QUALIFICATIONS

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: SF-330, Part I, Block E. The Government will consider any information pertinent to this criterion, including the following: proposed key personnel (reference primary discipline list in the table below), professional registration, and related experiences to accomplish this work. Proposed key personnel shall be current active “certified payroll” employees of their respective firm (Prime or Teaming Partner) and the offeror is on notice that “contract, zero-hour, and/or consulting” staff do not meet the current Key Personnel requirement. The government will use a combination of criteria below to determine the ability of the offeror’s 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.

The offeror may only propose one person for each key personnel position. The prime must employ the Lead Project Manager and Program Manager. (Note: Offerors must submit a single key personnel for all the disciplines in Table 4):

Table 4: Required Key Personnel

Key Personnel – Primary Discipline

a. Lead Program Manager X

b. Lead Project Manager X

c. Lead Architect X

d. Lead Mechanical Engineer X

e. Lead Civil Engineer X

f. Lead Structural Engineer X

g. Lead Electrical Engineer X

h. Lead Scheduler X

i. Lead Cost Estimator X

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

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

The Government expects that these individuals will provide program level quality control and oversight of the task orders resulting from this acquisition.

Note: Upon award offerors must notify the Contracting Officer of any changes to the proposed key team members after submission of qualifications for consideration.

EVALUATION METHOD: Each key person shall demonstrate the following: (NOTE: Extra consideration will not be given for going above or beyond the below)

1. Ten years relevant project experience for their proposed role for this contract. Relevant is described in Para. B.2.

2. Is current or in good standing in appropriate professional licenses/certifications to perform their respective profession

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 they have submitted ACASS/CPARS evaluations on completed government projects, particularly for those projects submitted under Criterion (1). Offerors may submit interim ratings if a final rating is not available. 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 synopsis was issued.

This may include contacting the customers submitted with this Criterion.

EVALUATION METHOD: To be acceptable an offeror’s must have achieved a satisfactory or better overall past performance project portfolio rating(s). If a 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. Offerors must include a narrative and map that identifies the number of and specific U.S. States and U.S. Territories the offeror has performed A-E services.

EVALUATION METHOD: The Government will evaluate offerors on the extent to which they demonstrate knowledge of multiple geographic regions.

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

WORK

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Provide a narrative that demonstrates average annual architect and engineering services capacity in terms of revenue for the last three years.

EVALUATION METHOD: Evaluation will consider the following:

1. To be acceptable each offeror’s annual architect and engineering services revenue must average $3M over the last three years.

D. OTHER.

Ombudsman: An Ombudsman is available 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, (9