A22 - Synopisis - REV1_10.16.2025_final.pdf

FRP Architect Engineering Services SATOC - Synopsis

U.S. ARMY CORP ENGINEERS - ROCK ISLAND DISTRICT (MVR)

FRP ARCHITECT ENGINEER SERVICES SATOC

SYNOPSIS

Revised 16 October 2025

1. CONTRACT INFORMATION

This Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) is being procured in accordance with the Brooks Act and implemented through the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 36.6, Architect-Engineer Services. Please note that in accordance with FAR 36.209, Construction Contracts with Architect- Engineer Firms (A-E), no contract for the construction of a project shall be awarded to the firm that designed the project or its subsidiaries or affiliates, except with the approval of the head of the agency or authorized representative. Additionally, the FAR requires the Government to avoid, neutralize or mitigate potential significant organizational conflicts of interest which include the awarded SATOC designer’s involvement and relationship with the construction firm proposing on the future construction project. Firms may be disqualified from competition for the future construction contract where a potential unfair competitive advantage or an organizational conflict of interest is found.

The SATOC will have five (5) one-year ordering periods and a total ceiling amount not to exceed $4,500,000.00. The contract minimum guarantee amount is $5,000.00. See section 4 “Selection Criteria” for information on the evaluation criteria. The contract will consist of individually negotiated firm-fixed priced task orders. Interviews will be held with at least three of the most highly qualified firms. The most highly qualified firm based on the evaluation of the selection criteria presented in the SF 330s and content of the interviews will be provided the SATOC base Statement of Work (SOW) and requested to provide a firm fixed price proposal.

The Government seeks to coordinate all work through one Prime Contractor or single leadership from a Joint Venture. The Prime Contractor or Joint Venture will have the point lead in managing the overall private design service team to include all subcontracted firms. The SF300 should include a list of firms being proposed for your team and generally state services provided by each firm. Describe the overall management philosophy, including the team structure with a general organization chart, Quality Control Plan, and Project Management strategy.

The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under this contract must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act as determined by the employee's office location (not the location of the work). All personnel rates, inclusive of overhead, will be negotiated for the contract period at the time of the original award.

2. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

Services under this contract will primarily consist of structural engineering, riverine/maritime/hydraulic control structure design, design utilizing composite materials, specifically fiber reinforced polymer (FRP), and Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) for civil works projects within the primary mission area comprised of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul, Rock Island, Vicksburg, and New Orleans District boundaries (Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Minnesota, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana). All CADD products are to must be developed using Autodesk software. Projects outside the primary mission area of responsibility, limited to continental United States (CONUS), may be added at the Government’s discretion upon by mutual agreement of the A-E firm and the Government. The ordering agency is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, Contracting Office. Rock Island District, USACE, will be an integral part of the technical team managing this SATOC through the design, solicitation, and construction phases. This project requires comprehensive design and support services to take the project(s) to 100 percent design. Then continued engineering support through USACE solicitation and construction phases. Work will require extensive coordination within USACE, primarily the Inland Navigation Design Center, Rock Island District, and possibly the Engineering Research and Development Center.

Typical products required under task orders include but are not limited to: preparation of preliminary and final designs, analyses, and reports; construction contract drawings and specifications including preparation of drawings using computer aided design (CAD) using Advanced Modeling (BIM) for engineering and design to deliver two and three-dimensional designs and drawings in Autodesk software; preparation of quantity take-offs and MCACES cost estimates and cost estimating risk analysis;

preparation of contract specifications utilizing SPECSINTACT software; engineering during fabrication;

commissioning; and quality assurance during fabrication and installation.

The A-E must accomplish the required services and furnish to the Government plans, specifications, construction cost estimate, and design analysis with supporting material developed during the period of service as set forth herein. During the execution of work, the A-E must provide adequate supervision and quality control to assure the accuracy, quality, timeliness, and completeness of the work.

3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

USACE seeks FRP replacements for a multitude of hydraulic steel structures in its inventory. The hydraulic steel structures that may be replaced include, but is not limited to, slide gates, miter gates, vertical lift gates, dewatering structures (including bulkheads), sector gates, Tainter gates, and wicket gates. The new FRP structures are intended to be drop-in replacements to the greatest extent possible, taking into account geometric constraints, weight limits, compatibility with existing operating machinery, and future maintenance and inspection considerations.

4. SELECTION CRITERIA

Selection criteria are listed below. Minimum requirements are listed in this section for each criterion.

The evaluation board will use the information provided in the SF330 to evaluate the criteria, and extra consideration may be given for offerors that exceed the minimum requirements.

Criteria (a) through (e) are primary criteria. Criteria (a) Professional Qualifications and (b) Recent Specialized Experience and Technical Competence are equally weighted. Criteria (c) Capacity to Accomplish the Work, (d) Past Performance, and (e) Knowledge of Locality are also equally weighted.

Criteria (a) and (b) are weighted more heavily than criteria (c), (d), and (e). These criteria must be documented in the SF 330.

Criteria (f) through (h) are secondary criteria, equally weighted, and will only be used as a tiebreaker in the event there are multiple technically equal firms after the interviews with the most highly qualified offerors are conducted. These criteria must be documented in the SF 330.

Letters of commitment are required if credit for the experience and past performance of key subcontractors is desired.

PRIMARY SELECTION CRITERIA:

a. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Resumes contained in Standard Form (SF) 330, Part I, Section E shall be completed for each discipline and show relevant licenses, registrations or certifications, education and training, intended contract role(s) to be filled by person(s), as well as experience where they performed the role being proposed for this contract. Experience may be from international and/or non-USACE work. Additional consideration may be given to those who have multiple relevant license/registration/certification types. Each resume shall not exceed two pages in length. If a resume exceeds the page limitation, only the first two (2) pages will be reviewed by the Evaluation Team. Discipline leads shall be recognized experts aligned with the information provided in sections 1-3 of this synopsis. Licensing of professionals shall conform with FAR 36.609-4, FAR 52.236-25 and ER 1110-1-8152, Professional Registration and Signature on Design Documents. Up to two (2) additional team member may be defined by including resumes for each additional team member to augment professional qualifications only for the following Primary Key Personnel: Structural Engineer and FRP Engineer. Underneath certain discipline leads, additional team members are to be defined with resumes to determine the depth and overlap of the proposed team.

For each resume, the Evaluation Team will consider the following professional qualification (PQ) elements and weighting for each key personnel who will be assigned to this contract. PQ element a) only applies to Tier 1 and PQ element e) only applies to Tier 2 personnel.

Equal and Higher Weight

a) Professional Licensure/Registration/Required Certifications

b) Relevant Project Experience

c) Overall years of relevant experience

Equal and Lower Weight

d) Education

e) Additional Certifications

f) Longevity with Firm

The SF 330, Section E should provide at a minimum, either in-house or through sub-consultants, the following:

Tier 1: Qualified Licensed/Registered/Certified Primary Key Personnel All equal; higher weight than Tier 2 Personnel

1. Project Manager (PM) - (PE, SE, RA, or PMP) – (1) Lead PM and (1) Assistant PM The Lead Project Manager shall each be a licensed professional or structural engineer, registered architect, or project management professional. Each resume should show a minimum of 10 years of relevant project experience leading large, complex projects. The Lead Project Manager role shall be considered full time a sole position and shall not cover any other project roles. The Assistant Project Manager is to remain in the loop on all project aspects to be capable of stepping into being the Lead Project Manager should the appointed full time Lead Project Manager become temporarily or permanently unavailable; this position does not have to be solely dedicated to being the Assistant Project Manager.

2. Structural Engineer (PE or SE) – (1) Structural Engineer and up to (2) additional team members

The Structural Engineer shall be a licensed professional or structural engineer. Resume should show a minimum of 10 years of relevant project experience in the structural design requirements described in sections 1-3 of this synopsis and areas listed below. This position may perform parallel duties as the FRP Engineer and/or QA inspector. There are no requirements for additional team members.

1) Large scale hydraulic structures

3. FRP Engineer (PE or SE) – (1) FRP Engineer and up to (2) additional team members The FRP Engineer shall be a licensed professional or structural engineer. Resume should show a minimum of 10 years of relevant project experience in the fiber reinforced polymer design requirements described in sections 1-3 of this synopsis and areas listed below. This position may perform parallel duties as the Structural Engineer and/or QA Inspector. There are no requirements for additional team members.

1) Large scale FRP structures utilizing sandwich panel construction with experience in thick laminates and vacuum infusion processes

4. Hydraulic Engineer (PE) – (1) Hydraulic Engineer The Hydraulic Engineer shall be a licensed professional engineer. Resume should show a minimum of 10 years of relevant project experience in the hydraulic design requirements described in sections 1-3 of this synopsis and areas listed below.

1) Computational fluid dynamics

5. Mechanical Engineer (PE) – (1) Mechanical Engineer The Mechanical Engineer shall be a licensed professional engineer. Resume should show a minimum of 10 years of relevant project experience in the mechanical design requirements described in sections 1-3 of this synopsis and areas listed below.

1) Large scale hydraulic structures, specifically hinges and bearings for movable hydraulic structures

6. QA Inspector – (1) Quality Assurance Inspector Resume should show a minimum of 5 years of relevant project experience as a QA inspector described in sections 1-3 of this synopsis and areas listed below. There is no professional qualification requirement for this position. This position may perform parallel duties as the Structural Engineer and/or FRP Engineer.

1) Large scale hydraulic structures with experience in thick laminates and vacuum infusion processes

7. Value Engineering and/or Design Charrette Leader (CVS)– (1) The Value Engineering and/or Design Charrette Leader should be a Certified Value Specialist (CVS) as designated by SAVE International. The resume should show a minimum of 5 years of experience in leading design teams through the study process and facilitating the production of any associated reports.

Tier 2: Other Qualified Key Personnel All equal; lower weight than Tier 1 Personnel

8. Cost Engineer – (1) The resume should show a minimum of 10 years of experience with MII (MCASES Second Generation) or equivalent and project experience relevant to the requirements described in sections 1-3 of this synopsis. Note although equivalent software experience is accepted, cost estimates must be performed in MII for this Contract.

9. Specification Writer – (1) The resume should show a minimum of 5 years of experience writing specifications using SpecsIntact or equivalent. Note although equivalent software experience is accepted, specifications must be performed in SpecsIntact for this Contract.

10. CAD/BIM Technician – (1) Lead CAD/BIM Technician The resume should show a minimum of 10 years of experience coordinating CAD efforts on large and complex projects, including across multidisciplinary teams. It should also show a minimum of 5 years of experience working natively in Bentley MicroStation or OpenBuildings Autodesk CAD software.

b. RECENT SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE:

Submit no more than five project summaries in the SF 330 Section F that best exemplify your qualifications and expertise to perform engineering services for large scale inland navigation projects. Experience may be from international and/or non-USACE work. All elements of expertise listed below should be covered by at least one key project. Provide a list of the element numbers to be evaluated as part of each project summary. Only experience that has occurred in the last 10 years should be included in the SF 330. Design work on the projects or phase of project should be completed at the time of submission; Construction may still be ongoing. Each project summary shall not exceed three pages in length. If a project summary exceeds the page limitation, only the first three pages will be reviewed by the Evaluation Team. Project summaries shall document breadth and depth of specialized experience and technical competence that the A-E specifically exhibited for the type of work and expertise required for this project as listed below:

The elements are categorized as follows:

Discipline: Element of Expertise. Sub-elements of expertise.

Note: Some elements do not have sub-elements. All elements are weighted equally.

1. Structural: FRP hydraulic structures. Small and large scale FRP hydraulic structures; FRP hydraulic structures used for inland water control and navigation; FRP hydraulic structures as replacements for existing steel hydraulic structures. Scale of structures to range from flap gates to large lock and dam gates.

2. Hydraulics: Computational fluid dynamics for hydraulic structures.

3. QA Inspection: Performing on-site QA Inspections for hydraulic structure fabrication.

c. CAPACITY TO ACCOMPLISH THE WORK:

Firms must have the capacity to proceed with work and accomplish it in accordance with scheduled completion dates. This information shall be included in the SF 330, Section H. The A-E should provide a narrative (two-page limit) that demonstrates the offeror’s:

1. Ability to meet overall project schedules and certain phase schedules.

2. Ability to accomplish multiple task orders over five one-year contract periods for delivery of a quality product on a timely schedule.

3. Capacity to perform up to $4,500,000 in design and construction support work over the life (up to 5 years) of the Contract.

d. PAST PERFORMANCE:

Past Performance on DoD and other contracts will be reviewed for all relevant projects submitted in Section F. The firm shall provide a narrative for each project (one-page limit), discussing past performance data with respect to management, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules, as determined from Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs), CPARS data, or other credible documentation. The contractor shall provide the Point of Contact Names and Telephone Numbers (Point of Contacts should be verified as those individuals may be contacted) and full contract number and task order number (if applicable). This information shall be included in the SF 330, Section F.

In addition, the evaluation board will review historic CPARS ratings from the past ten years with respect to quality of work, management, and compliance with performance schedules, and may seek additional information on past performance from other sources. CPARS ratings do not need to be provided with the SF 330 submission as the Government will retrieve this information from CPARS with the CAGE number provided. Subcontractor CPARS ratings may also be reviewed if it is determined to be necessary by USACE. Lack of available data will not be evaluated negatively.

e. KNOWLEDGE OF LOCALITY:

Demonstrates knowledge of working in the general geographic area of the project and understanding of the locality of the project. Firms should submit a one-page narrative demonstrating their knowledge and understanding of the geographic area of the project and local laws, codes, geotechnical conditions, and environmental conditions. This shall be provided in the SF330, Section H.

Extra consideration may be given for Key Personnel resume projects located in Illinois, or located on navigable waterways, and or licenses or registrations in Illinois provided in SF330 Section E and Key Project locations in Illinois or on navigable waterways from Section F for this criterion.

SECONDARY SELECTION CRITERIA:

The secondary criteria listed below will not be used to determine whether a firm is highly qualified but will only be used as a tiebreaker should it be needed after final interviews of the most highly qualified firms. These criteria are weighted equally.

f. GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY OF FIRM RELATIVE TO PRIMARY MISSION AREA:

Additional consideration may be given to firms based in or having branch offices within the primary mission area described in section 2. Office locations shall be provided in SF 330 Section H.

g. VOLUME OF DOD CONTRACTS AWARDED TO FIRM:

Volume of DoD A-E contract awards in the past 12 months, with the objective of effecting an equitable distribution of DoD A-E contracts among qualified firms. This section should include a list of the actual total value of task orders issued by agencies in the last 12 months, and not the potential value of the contracts. For all types of contracts, do not consider options that have not been exercised. This should be provided in Section H of the SF 330.

h. SMALL BUSINESS (SB) AND SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS (SDB) PARTICIPATION:

Firms should submit a narrative (two-page limit) regarding the extent of participation of SB and SDB. Participation will be measured as an estimated percentage of the total anticipated contract effort, regardless of whether the SB or SDB is a prime contractor, subcontractor, or joint venture partner; the greater the participation, the greater the consideration. The narrative include an estimated percentage of involvement of each SB and SBD firm on the team. This should be provided in the SF330, Section H.

5. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

a. Interested firms must email Parts I and II of the SF 330 information to Nicholas Moore, Contracting Officer at Nicholas.M.Moore@usace.army.mil and Bobbi S. Boeh, Contract Specialist at Bobbi.s.boeh@usace.army.mil No Later Than (NLT) 2:00 p.m. Central Time, 27 October 2025.

The SF 330 Part I will have a page limit of 125 pages, and it will have a limit of 5 projects illustrating specialized experience in Section F. Font size must not be less than 10 pt font and margins must not be less than ½-inch.

b. Include the firm’s CAGE code and Unique Entity ID number on the SF 330, Part 1, Block B. On the SF 330, Part 1, Block C, provide the CAGE code and Unique Entity ID number for each sub-contractor, if available.

c. The SF 330 Section G shall include a matrix showing experience of the proposed Key Personnel identified in Section E on the projects listed in Section F of the SF 330.

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

• Item 1 – Management Plan – Include a Management Plan that covers the requirements as defined in Sections 1, 2 and 4.

• Item 2 – Capacity to Accomplish the Work –. Provide narrative (two-page limit) discussing the requirements in Section 4.c. above.

• Item 3 – Past Performance – reference Section 4.d. above. Provide a one-page narrative discussing past performance for each project provided in Section F.

• Item 4 – Geographic Proximity of the Firm Relative to the Worksite – reference section 4.e. above. Provide office locations.

• Item 5 – Volume of Past DoD Contracts Awarded To Firm – reference Section 4.f. above.

Provide a list of task orders on DoD contracts awarded within the past 12 months.

Include award amounts for all task orders listed.

• Item 6 – Small Business and Small Disadvantage Business Participation – reference Section 4.h. above. Provide an up to two-page narrative including an estimated percentage of involvement of each SB and SBD firm on the team.

6. QUESTION AND ANSWER VIA PROJNET

a. Technical inquiries and questions relating to this project are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at (https://www.projnet.org) NLT 2:00 p.m. Central Time, 30 September 2025. To submit or review inquiry items, prospective vendors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access. A prospective vendor who submits a comment /question will receive an acknowledgement of their comment/question via email. Another email to the same address will notify the prospective vendor once the reply is available for viewing.

b. The Bidder Inquiry Key is: DVW799-PE4KR5

c. Specific Instructions for First Time ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

(1) From the ProjNet home page linked 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 above.

(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.

d. Specific Instructions for Future ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

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

(2) From the ProjNet home page linked 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 above.

(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.