LRL Army Reserve AE IDIQ MATOC _ Synopsis.pdf

Synopsis for Army Reserve A-E Services MATOC General Informa on Document Type: Synopsis No ce Solicita on Number: W912QR25R0009 Classifica on Code: C219- Architect and Engineering Services

Contrac ng Office Address:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, 600 Mar n Luther King Place, Louisville, Kentucky 40202

1. SYNOPSIS: INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT (IDC) FOR VERTICAL ARCHITECT-ENGINEER (A-E) SERVICES SUPPORTING US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE) LOUISVILLE DISTRICT MILITARY

DESIGN, ARMY RESERVES MISSION- COMBINED UNRESTRICTED AND SMALL BUSINESS

DESCRIPTION:

2. CONTRACT INFORMATION

A. This synopsis: selec ons made, and contracts awarded therefrom will be in accordance with the Brooks Architect-Engineer (A-E) Act as implemented in Federal Acquisi on Regula on (FAR) subpart 36.6 and Engineering Pamphlet (EP) 715-1-7. Firms will be selected for nego a on based on demonstra on competence and qualifica on for the required work.

B. Throughout the synopsis, the terms “firm”, “A-E Firm”, “Contractor”, “consultant” and “prime” are used synonymously. These terms represent legal en es including individual firms as joint-ventures and mentor-protégé joint ventures. These terms, however, do not represent prime and subcontractor (or subconsultant) rela onships.

C. This procurement will be conducted under Product and Service Code (PSC) C219-Architect and Engineering- Other: General; and NAICS 541330- Engineering Services. The business size standard is $16.5M. In accordance with FAR 19.503, Reserves, this acquisi on will be issued under one synopsis as an Unrestricted MATOC providing for a small business reserve.

IAW FAR 19.504(c), all task orders will be reviewed for the reserve. If FAR 19.504(c) cannot be met, fair opportunity will be provided to all MATOC holders. The proposed MATOC will consist of at least seven unrestricted IDCs and at least three small business IDCs which will share the $150M capacity. The maximum number of awards will be dependent upon the quality of the SF330’s submi ed by the offerors as the Government intends to select all of the most highly qualified offerors in each pool for nego a ons. Each IDC will have a five (5) year contract period of performance consis ng of a five-year base period. The an cipated performance period for the proposed contracts shall be from FY25-30, dependent upon the date of the last contract award. The wages and benefits for service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under these contracts must be equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act, as determined rela ve to the employee’s office loca on (not the loca on of the work).

D. IDCs awarded from this synopsis shall be administered by the USACE, Louisville District Engineering Division, for use on federal AE service requirements under jurisdic on of Louisville District (LRL).

E. Work shall be issued by nego ated firm-fixed price task orders. Selec on for task order awards shall be made in accordance with USACE Memo, Updated Procedures for the

Selec on of Task Orders on Architect-Engineer (A-E) Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs), 9 March 2023. Per this Memorandum, technical requirements of the proposed projects will be evaluated against the experience and capabili es on the firms SF330s. If at least three Small Businesses appear highly qualified to perform the work, then the Small Business reserve will be issued the Task Order Requirements No ce (TORN). All firms under contract will be given a fair opportunity through the applicable A-E Task Order selec on process pursuant to applicable statutes, rules and regula ons. As of the date of this synopsis, the current Task Order selec on process is known as the TORN process. It is the intent of USACE to adhere to the statutes, regula ons, and rules that govern it and the Task Order selec on process at all mes. If the TORN process is replaced by another A-E selec on method during the life of the proposed contract(s), then it is the inten on of USACE to follow the updated Task Order selec on process.

When a task order is to be awarded, the Contrac ng Officer or his designee will no fy firms under contract by the issuance of a Task Order Requirement No ce (TORN). The TORN will include a Scope of Work (SOW), selec on criteria, and a request for supplemental informa on (RSI) tailored to the specific requirement if there is not enough informa on to decide from the SF330s. RSI TORNs shall not be used frequently but shall be used for scope outside the primary focus of the contract. Informa on requested in the TORN is intended to supplement exis ng informa on and as such will focus on informa on required to effec vely evaluate each firm rela ve to specific requirement iden fied in the TORN scope of work for the purpose of selec ng the most qualified firm for nego a on and award of the task order.

All firms under contract will be promptly no fied upon a selec on decision.

F. Other-than-small-business A-E firm that intend to subcontract shall express its intent to meet the small business goals of the SF330, Sec on C, by iden fying subcontrac ng opportuni es with small business and small business partners the firm has previously used or would consider using. If selected for nego a on, the other than small business A-E firm will be required to submit a Small Business Subcontrac ng Plan in accordance with FAR 52.219-9 and DFARS 219-704 as part of its Price Proposal.

The Small Business Subcontrac ng Plan shall be evaluated in accordance with AFARS Appendix DD. This plan is not required with this submi al but shall be required with the price proposal of the Offeror selected for nego a ons.

G. To be eligible for contract award, an A-E firm (including Joint-Ventures (JV) must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Register at h ps://sam.gov/. Note that an A-E firm or JV need not be registered to submit an SF330 in response to this synopsis. When the most highly qualified firms are no fied of their selec on and issued a Request for Price Proposal (RFPP), firms should have a reasonable me in which to register in SAM. This notwithstanding, it is solely the A-E firm’s responsibility to register in SAM and be registered in SAM prior to submission of a price proposal. If an A-E firm is currently registered in SAM, the SF330s submi ed in response to this announcement should include the applicable Commercial and Government En ty Code (UEI).

H. Upon selec on of the most highly qualified firms, the solicita on (RFP) documents will only be made available in electronical format. No CD-ROMs or hardcopy documents will be distributed.

I. Contractor performance evalua ons: In accordance with FAR Subpart 36.604-Performance

Evalua on, A-E contractor’s performance will be evaluated throughout the performance of the contract. The USACE follows the procedures outlined in EP 715-1-7 to fulfill this FAR requirement. Performance evalua ons shall be prepared in the Contrac ng Performance Assessment Repor ng System (CPARS), which is a web-based system. CPARS/Past Performance evalua ons will not be provided based on the IDC; instead, evalua ons (interim, final or both as applicable) will be prepared for each A-E services contract/task order in excess of $35,000 or more. Past performance evalua ons may also be prepared for contracts below $35,000. A er an evalua on (interim or final) is prepared by USACE, the firm whose performance has been evaluated will have the ability to access, review and comment on the evalua on for a period of 60 days. Accessing and using CPARS requires specific so ware, called Public Key infrastructure (PFI) cer fica on, which is installed on the user’s computer. The cer fica on is a Department of Defense requirement and was implemented to provide security in electronic transac ons. The cer fica on so ware may cost approximately $100-$120 per cer ficate per year and is purchased from External Cer ficate Authori es (ECA) vendors. Current informa on about the PKI cer fica on process and for contrac ng vendors can be found on the CPARS website, h p://www.cpars.gov. If the firm wishes to par cipate in the performance evalua on process, access to CPARS and PKI cer fica on is the sole responsibility of the firm.

3. PROJECT INFORMATION

a. This acquisi on tool will be used by Louisville District primarily for military (MILCON) projects in support of the Army Reserve Mission which reaches all fi y (50) states including Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. Based on expected requirements and projec ons from historical trends, approximately 90 to 95% of task order requirements will support military customers. Secondary scope requirements for this contract have historically been 5 to 10% to support civil works projects within the geographical boundaries of IL, IN, OH, KY, MI and TN.

b. Pre-Design Services may primarily consist of:

i. Studies in support of planning or design

ii. Planning and Programming, to include planning charre es in support of military vision, development, standards, and programs, and DD1391 prepara on.

iii. Site Inves ga ons

c. Design Services may primarily consist of:

i. Parametric Es ma ng

ii. Preliminary Designs and Charre es, including Project Defini on (Code 3)

iii. Par al Designs (Plans and Specifica ons)

iv. Full Designs (Performance Plans and Specifica ons and Prescrip ve Plans and Specifica ons)

v. Prepara on of documents for Design-Build RFPs (Request for Proposals) including design analysis and plans.

d. Services during Construc on may primarily consist of:

i. Engineering During Construc on

ii. Construc on Phase Services

iii. Quality Assurance, Inves ga ons, Material Tes ng, and Inspec ons

e. Project scopes may include:

i. Repair and moderniza on of exis ng facili es

ii. Design of new facili es or u lity systems of various types, sizes and complexi es

iii. Historic Preserva on (including preserva on, rehabilita on and restora on)

iv. Energy Resilience and Conserva on Investment program (ERCIP) studies and designs

v. An -terrorist/Force Protec on Criteria

vi. Sustainable design u lizing LEED and Third-Party Cer fica on (TPC) ra ng tools

vii. Development of Area Development Plans and Vision Plans

viii. Cost engineering using MCACES

ix. Economic Analysis of Alterna ve Design Approaches

x. Life Cycle Cost Analysis

xi. Value Engineering Studies

xii. Topographic and U lity Surveying

xiii. Cybersecurity analysis and implementa on

f. DOD facili es are grouped into the following facility classes. Facili es for other programs will fall under similar facility classes. Typical design facili es categories:

i. Opera on and Training Facili es

1. Army Reserve Training Buildings

2. Communica on Buildings and Naviga on Aids – Air Traffic Control

Towers

3. Opera onal Buildings- Access Controlled Facili es, Sensi ve

Compartmented Informa on Facili es (SCIFs)

ii. Maintenance and Produc on Facili es

4. Army Reserve Area Maintenance and Support Area (AMSA)

5. Army Reserve Vehicle Maintenance Sta on (VMS)

6. Aircra maintenance hangars

iii. Supply Facili es

7. Ammuni on Storage

8. Covered equipment storage

9. Open equipment storage

iv. Medical Facili es

10. Medical centers and hospitals

11. Laboratories

12. Administra ve Buildings

v. Administra ve Buildings

vi. Housing and Community Facili es

13. Unaccompanied Personnel Housing – Barracks, Lodging

14. Personnel Support and Service Facili es- Dining Halls, Public Safety

Sta ons

15. Morale, Welfare and Recrea on Facili es

All technical aspects of design work will be required to comply with the current technical criteria that includes U.S. na onal code and regula ons, the Unified Facili es Criteria (UFC), DoD Criteria and Standards and USACE Engineering Regula ons.

In addi on to the Louisville District Army Reserve mission, this IDC may as a secondary mission to provide A-E support for the limited civil works program (CW) within the LRL mission boundaries of responsibility. The limited Civil Works program may consist of, but not limited to, the following:

A-E services for the study, design and construc on of dams, levees, and floodwalls, earth and concrete dams, spillways, pumping sta ons, s lling basins, hydraulic flow control structures, bridges, environmental restora on projects and limited engineering support during construc on.

If this contract needs to be u lized for secondary missions, the RSI TORN process will be u lized to determine the most highly qualified firm. The inten on is for the SF330s submi ed in response to this synopsis to provide informa on most related to the primary mission of the Army Reserve.

4. SELECTION CRITERIA

The primary selec on criteria are listed below in descending order of importance. Criteria A through E are considered primary, criterial F and G and secondary and will only be used as “ e breakers” among firms that are essen ally technically equal.

Criteria A – Specialized Experience and Technical Competence Criteria B – Professional Qualifica ons Criteria C – Past Performance Criteria D – Capacity Criteria E – Knowledge of Locality Criteria F – Small Business and SDB Par cipa on Criteria G – Equitable Distribu on of DOD Contracts

Depending on the number of SF330 submissions received, the government may establish a Preselec on Board to determine the highly qualified firms. If used, a Preselec on Board will only use Criteria A and B to determine the highly qualified firms. Highly qualified firms’ SF 330 submissions will then be fully evaluated by the Selec on Board to determine the most highly qualified firms.

Each criterion shall be assigned a ra ng from Excep onal to Unsa sfactory based on the risk to the Government that the Offeror will successfully perform under the Criteria being evaluated. An overall ra ng will also be applied to the proposal submission using the ra ng of each criterion and the same scale. A er rankings, the firms will be iden fied as “Most Highly Qualified”, “Highly Qualified” and “Not Qualified” in accordance with EP 715-1-7 Architect-Engineer Contrac ng in USACE.

CRITERIA A – Specialized Experience and Technical Competence (SF330, Part I, Sec on F)

a. Firms shall submit no more than ten (10) example projects to demonstrate possession of specialized experience like that which is described herein. Example projects are subject to the following considera ons:

i. No more than one (1) predesign service listed in 3.b for any type of facility class listed in 3.f with an es mated construc on contract value greater than $10M.

Project does not have to be complete.

ii. No more than six (6) fully designed projects that cover all of the primary project types listed in 3.e at least once across the six (6) provided projects. A minimum of two (2) repair and/or moderniza on of exis ng facili es and two (2) new facili es.

iii. No more than two (2) Design-Build RFP’s. Projects do not have to be complete.

iv. No more than one (1) Engineering During Construc on for any type of facility class listed in 3.f with an es mated construc on contract value greater than $10M. The project must be complete.

b. Do not use SF330 Part 1 Sec on F to demonstrate Civil Works experience and competence. Use

SF330 Part I Sec on H to highlight project experience and /or planned approach if presented with a poten al task order in support of civil works design services. Limit the submission to no more than 2 pages.

c. A proposed management plan shall be presented in Sec on H of the SF330. The plan shall be judged on experience producing quality designs based on an evalua on of the A-E firm’s design quality management plan. The design quality management plan is a programma c plan that covers the overall management approach to quality within the proposed IDC, it should reference the organiza on chart in Sec on D of the SF330, and briefly address the team organiza on, quality control procedures, coordina on of in-house disciplines and consultants, and prior rela onships of the prime A-E firm(s) and any of their significant consultants on similar projects.

Within each plan, the following processes will be evaluated in descending order of importance:

i. Internal Quality Management Process for in-house A-E firm or JV and subcontractor products.

ii. Version Control Process

iii. Comment Tracking Process

iv. Independent Review Process

v. Internal Communica on Protocols for both in-house A-E firm and JV and subcontractor quality comment resolu on

CRITERIA B – Professional Qualifica ons (SF330, Part 1, Sec on E)

PART 1

Firms shall possess or demonstrate the ability to possess key personnel per the disciplines listed below.

To demonstrate qualifica ons, resumes for persons filling these disciplines are to be provided in Sec on F and the role listed in Block 13 shall use the exact same discipline nomenclature as listed below. An individual shall not serve in more than on (1) role. Addi onally, all key personnel shall be shown on the organiza onal chart in Sec on D. The following key disciplines are required, two resumes must be submi ed per discipline.

Project Management Architecture Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering

Structural Engineering Cost Engineering

The proposed primary lead project manager, architect, or engineer in each discipline must be registered, licensed, or cer fied in a state or commonwealth or territory within the United States and possess a professional license to prac ce in the appropriate professional field for which he/she is offered. A project management professional (PMP) cer ficate can subs tute for a project manager. Cost engineers shall be a Cer fied Cost Engineer (CCE), Cer fied Cost Consultant (CCC), or hold an equivalent accredita on. Iden fied key personnel may be more highly evaluated if the person(s) par cipated as a member of the A-E firm or a significant subconsultant in the example project submi ed in the SF330 Sec on F.

Specialized Personnel: Provide a resume for one person iden fied against each discipline below:

U.S. Registered Communica on Distribu on Designer (RCDD) accredited by the Building Industry Consul ng Service Interna onal (BICSI) and possessing a current ac ve RCDD registra on.

BIM / Computer Aided Design and Dra ing (CADD) Manager Registered Fire Protec on Engineer Licensed Interior Designer LEED Building Design and Construc on (LEED BD+C) Accredited Professional (AP) - if not covered by key personnel above.

Building Commissioning Specialist - if not covered by key personnel above.

PART 2

Relevant Projects (Sec on E, Block 19): All key personnel shall have a minimum of ten (10) years of design experience in their discipline demonstrated by projects with scope, magnitude, and complexity comparable to this solicita on. Specialized personnel shall have a minimum of five (5) years of experience in their discipline demonstrated by projects with scope, magnitude, and complexity comparable to this solicita on. Relevant projects are those that reflect experience performing in their respec ve discipline. Relevant project informa on should be brief and highlight specific roles and tasks performed by the key personnel; project type; scope; and costs. Maximum of five (5) projects will be listed for each resume, and each project listed will have completed (design ready for construc on) within the past ten (10) years. Note: The projects provided for this criterion may also be used to address Criteria A.

The government will consider the educa on and current registra on, licensure/cer fica on (s), years of experience, as applicable, of each person named in Block 15. It will also consider the person’s relevant project experience provided in Block 19. More weight shall be given to experience with full-design type projects, that are of comparable scope magnitude and complexity to that described above in the paragraph tled Project Informa on as well as demonstra ng the person’s role and specific tasks to do

so. Key Personnel disciplines requested in this solicita on will be higher-weighted criteria during the evalua on process. Superfluous submissions will not be considered.

CRITERIA C – Past Performance (SF330, Part I, Sec on H)

a. To demonstrate quality of past performance, for each project presented for Criteria A, SF330 Submission shall include a Contractor Performance Assessment Report (CPAR). If a CPAR is not available, the SF330 submission shall include a NAVFAC/USACE/USGS Past Performance Ques onnaire (PPQ). In the event of a conflict between a PPQ and CPAR submi ed to demonstrate past performance for the same example project, the CPARS shall govern.

b. Past performance evalua on will focus on quality of work, compliance with performance schedules, cost control, management performance, and if applicable, small business subcontrac ng. Indica on of favorable performance ra ngs, awards and repeat clientele in Sec on H of SF330 is recommended. Past performance will be based on CPARS ra ngs and other data presented by the offeror as determined by the Government from the previous five years. A narra ve describing past performance with customer sa sfac on pertaining to the Offeror’s quality of work and budget and schedule control may be provided in Sec on H. More weight is given to performance ra ngs and awards for the projects iden fied in Sec on F.

c. The contract performance Assessment Repor ng System (CPARS) may be queried for all firms submi ng an SF330 in response to this synopsis. If deemed relevant by the evalua on board, performance evalua ons for any significant team subcontractors who have previously been prime A-E contractors will also be considered. In addi on, to CPARS, the board may seek informa on on past performance from other sources.

CRITERIA D – Capacity (SF330, Part I, Sec on H)

Capacity to ini ate work and complete within the me parameters of the project. The evalua on will consider the availability of an adequate number of personnel among the proposed team in the following key disciplines in Criteria B. The SF330 shall clearly indicate the primary office where the work will be performed and the staffing levels at this office. Any work to be performed outside of the primary office shall be addressed within PART 2 proposed management plan. The government will evaluate the numbers listed in Part II of the SF330.

Include a Part II for each firm that is part of the proposed team.

CRITERIA E – Knowledge of Locality

Design projects will primarily locate within the Area of Responsibility (AOR) of USACE Louisville District (LRL). Army Reserve boundaries are Na onwide including Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.

CRITERIA F – Small Business and SDB Par cipa on

Extent of par cipa on of small business (including women-owned), small-disadvantaged businesses, historically black colleges and universi es, and minority ins tu ons in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total es mated effort as referenced above in Sec on 2(F).

CRITERIA G- Equitable Distribu on of DOD Contracts

Indicate the volume of DOD A-E contract awards in the last 12 months. As part of the evalua on process, firms will be evaluated with the objec ve of effec ng an equitable distribu on of DOD A-E contracts among qualified firms, including SBs and SDBs.

5. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

ALL RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY BY 2:00 PM

EASTERN STANDARD TIME ON 13 December 2024. THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT INTEGRATED

ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENT (PIEE) SOLICITATION MODULE.

A User ID and Password are required to access PIEE. Offerors are required to self-register as a Vendor or Contractor with the user's CAGE code(s) and must have an ac ve registra on in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to the PIEE registra on process.

1. Instruc ons for registering in PIEE:

a. Navigate to h ps://piee.eb.mil/

b. Select “Register” [top right],or go to h ps://piee.eb.mil/xhtml/unauth/registra on/no ce.xhtml

c. Select “Vendor”

d. Create a User ID and Password and follow the prompts [next]

e. Create Security Ques ons [next]

f. Complete your User Profile Informa on [next]

g. Complete your Supervisor or Approving Official Informa on [next]

h. Complete Roles:

(1) Step 1. Select SOL-Solicita on

(2) Step 2. Select Proposal Manager

(3) Step 3. Click Add Roles

(4) Step 4. Fill in your Loca on Code (CAGE Code) [next]

i. Provide a jus fica on for your registra on [next]

j. Follow the remaining prompts to submit your registra on.

2. Instruc ons for Electronic Proposal Submissions in PIEE Solicita on Module:

a. Log into PIEE and select the Solicita on Icon.

b. Enter search criteria to find the solicita on. (Search Criteria can be the complete solicita on number, Solicita on Open Date, Response Due Date, Product or Service Code, NAICS, Set Aside code, Place of Performance Zip Code, Contrac ng Office DODAAC, or Status).

c. The search results display. Select the Solicita on Number link to open the solicita on.

d. The solicita on displays. The informa on is view only.

e. Scroll down to see the Contract Informa on and A achments. The A achments can be viewed by selec ng the File link. Scroll back up to the top of the screen and click the Offer tab.

f. Click the Offer tab to Add and review current offers on the Solicita on. Click the Add bu on to add an offer to the Solicita on.

g. Select the applicable CAGE Code for which submi ng the offer for. The list is prefiltered based on the CAGEs in the Proposal Manager’s profile.

h. Upload the a achments that comprise the offer by selec ng the Choose Files link.

i. A er entering all necessary informa on enter a Signature Date and Click the Signature bu on.

j. The “Sign Document” pop-up window will be displayed requiring the user to enter a Digital

PIN and One Time Password (OTP). Click the “Sign and Submit” bu on to con nue.

k. A er successfully adding the Offer a success message of the submission will be displayed and the offer displayed collapsed. Users may expand and view all their offers on a Solicita on.

Upload Comple on & Deadline: Offerors are highly encouraged to become familiar with the PIEE Solicita on module well in advance of the proposal due date. Interested Offerors shall submit proposals no later than the date specified on the solicita on document. The me & date of proposal receipt will be the upload comple on / delivery me & date recorded within PIEE Solicita on module. Do not assume that electronic submission will occur instantaneously. Large files will take some me to upload. Offerors should me their upload effort with prudence by not wai ng un l the last few minutes—this will allow for unexpected delays in the transmi al process. Offerors are encouraged to keep a copy of the upload confirma on for their record. Submissions a er the deadline will be considered late and will be processed in accordance with FAR 15.208.

FILE NAMES: To ensure your submission is received and processed appropriately, it is important that interested par es CAREFULLY ensure that their electronic files adhere to the following naming conven on: Each filename shall begin with the solicita on number, followed by the word “RESPONSE”, followed by your firm’s name, and finally a brief file descrip on.

EXAMPLES:

“W912QR25R0009 FIRMNAME SF330 Part I.pdf” “W912QR25R0009 FIRMNAME SF330 Part II.pdf”

File Organiza on, Forma ng, Size and other instruc ons. Although hard copies are not accepted, each file shall be clearly indexed, and logically assembled. Special instruc ons are as follows:

a. SF330, Part 1, Sec on C- Block 11- Roles in this contract shall use the nomenclature as listed in Selec on Criteria B, Part 1, Key Disciplines

b. SF330, Part 1, Sec on D, Organiza on Chart shall not be more than one page and may be forma ed to 11” x 17”

c. SF330, Part 1, Sec on E, Block 14 shall be in whole years, no par al years. Each resume shall not exceed two (2) pages. Prepare a separate Sec on E for each person. Indicate whether the key personnel are employed by the prime contractor or subcontractor.

d. SF330, Part 1, Sec on F

i. Project – A stand alone design contract award or a task order on an IDIQ contract is considered a project. Do not submit an IDIQ contract as a project.

ii. Completed project – with the excep on of Sec on Criteria A. a.(i) and (iii), all projects shall be completed construc on projects. Projects are considered complete if construc on of the project is substan ally complete in FY2024 or earlier. For Sec on F (Block 22) no projects with a construc on completed year prior to 2017 shall be included. For (i) and (iii), if the project wasn’t constructed, the projects must have a sa sfactory or be er CPARS and Period of Performance end date (as listed in the final CPARS) within the last five years. For Sec on E (Block 19.2), no projects with a year completed prior to 2014 shall be included.

iii. In block 24, include in the project descrip on, the contract period of performance, award contract value, current contract value, and a summary of the work performance that demonstrates relevance to specialized experience as outlined in paragraphs 3.b-d above.

For projects performed as a subcontractor or a JV involving different partners, iden fy the specific roles and responsibili es performed as a subcontractor or by those firms on the project rather than the work performed on the project.

iv. In Block 25, the firm name and role(s) should be the same as proposed in Sec on C and indicate the % of the project that the firm performed in the role(s).

v. If the firm is a JV, project performed by the JV should be submi ed; however, if the JV does not have such experience, offerors shall submit at least one project from each JV partner.

Mentor-protégé firms the SBA Mentor -Protégé program will be evaluated pursuant to the applicable statutes and regula ons governing the SBA Mentor-Protégé program.

vi. Pictures, illustra ons, etc. are highly encouraged, but are not required.

e. SF330, Part 1, Sec on G- All key personnel from Sec on E shall be included and Block 28 shall only be “X’ if the person performed the same role as listed in Block 27.

f. SF 330, Part I, Sec on H

i. No project informa on included in Sec on H shall be evaluated for Criteria A. Offeror shall limit this to no more than 2 pages.

ii. No professional qualifica ons included in Sec on H shall be evaluated for Criteria B.

iii. Past performance informa on for the Sec on F projects being evaluated shall only be included in Sec on H.

iv. For Work Management Plan Part 1, the Offeror should include a brief narra ve addressing capacity, however, only the numbers in the SF330, Part II shall be used to evaluate the adequacy of personnel availability.

v. For Work Management Plan Part 2, only the informa on included in Sec on H shall be evaluated except for the Organiza on Chart, which is in Sec on D.

vi. For Knowledge of Locality, please only include addi onal informa on to evaluate the areas being requested; do not copy and paste informa on from Sec on E and/or Sec on F.

g. Page Limits and Forma ng

i. SF330 Part 1 shall not exceed 100 pages total

ii. Cover Le er, Table of Contents, or any dividing pages do not count towards the total.

iii. Sec on E, limited to 2 pages per resume

iv. Sec on H, Experience and/or approach shall not exceed 2 pages

v. All pages shall be 8.5” x 11”, except one page 11” x 17” is allowed for the organiza onal chart in Sec on D.

vi. Font size shall be 12 point.

vii. Font sizes for tables, figures, or charts is at the discre on of the submi er, but it shall be legible and large enough to be easily read by the evaluator.

6. INTERVIEWS

The government intends to hold interviews with the most highly qualified firms (FAR 36.602-3(c)) via the MS TEAMS video conference tool. Only the most highly qualified firms will receive interview ques ons to resolve or clarify informa on regarding a firm’s experience, capabili es, capacity, organiza on, management, quality control procedures and approach for this project. Each will receive an advanced no ce with instruc ons and designated interview date and me.

7. INQUIRIES

Prospec ve respondents should submit inquiries related to this synopsis in accordance with the following:

For informa on related to amendments, and other important updates, please check SAM.gov Contract Opportuni es

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The Solicita on Number is W912QR25R0009

The ProjNet Inquiry Key is: DNM3WD-VHR8NP

The Government will not entertain any further inquiries a er 06 December 2024.

The POC for this synopsis is Lindsay Lawrence at Lindsay.B.Lawrence@usace.army.mil.