RFQ - MAHG 22-1070 Air Traffic Control Tower.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

HEADQUARTERS 81ST TRAINING WING (AETC)

27 July 2023

MEMORANDUM FOR A-E CONTRACTORS

FROM: 81st CONTRACTING SQUADRON

310 M STREET, BLDG 4605 ROOM 106

KEESLER AFB MS 39534-2701

SUBJECT: A-E Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Title I A-E Services for Replace Air Traffic Control Tower Charrette, Keesler AFB, MS

1. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price contract to the most highly qualified A&E Firm in accordance with FAR 36.602-4(b) for the Title I Services project at Keesler AFB in accordance with the MAHG 22-1070 Statement of Work (SOW) dated 02 May 2023. The Government will select the three most highly qualified offerors ranked in order by their qualifications applicable to the terms and conditions of the contract. Proposal preparation instructions and proposal due date will be specific in the contract Request for Proposal (RFP).

An RFP will be issued to the most highly qualified firm to perform the required services, if a reasonable negotiated price cannot be attained then an RFP will be sent to the next most highly qualified contractor. This is a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) on the capabilities and experience related to efforts necessary to manage and execute a Title I contract service related to the Government’s planned project Replace Air Traffic Control Tower at Keesler AFB, MS. The Government anticipates this acquisition to be set aside for 100% Small Business concerns with a NAICS code of 541330 “Engineering Services”. The annual small business size standard for this NAICS code is $25.5 million. A full design team is required to complete this project. Proposals must be valid for 90 days after proposal due date.

Notices to Offerors:

(1) This is a Request for Qualifications and not to be confused with a Request for Quote or Request for Proposal (RFP). This is a request for Standard Form (SF) 330 Architect-Engineer Qualifications packages only. All information needed to submit SF330 documents is contained herein. No solicitation package, technical information, or bidder/plan holder list will be issued.

This RFQ is strictly used by the Government to conduct market research for determining the 3 most highly qualified contractors for this contract.

2. The planned services in this contract include the following:

a. Title I services, include development of 100% design documents Issue for Construction.

Refer to the SOW for a summary of the Government’s planned construction project and the Title I services planned for this contract.

3. The Government intends to hold discussions with at least three of the most highly qualified firms to clarify the Contractor’s proposed execution method and capacity for this contract.

Offeror response to discussions will be considered in making the contract selection decision.

4. In accordance with FAR 36.602-1 Selection Criteria, DFARS 236.602-1, and DFARS PGI 236.602-1(a)(4), the intent is to make the selection decision based on the Primary Selection Criteria below.

a) Cost Estimating. Candidate must demonstrate and describe experience with cost estimating in accordance with the most recent USAF policy and regulations. Candidate information must address USAF cost estimating requirements particular to this project based on applicable UFC Cost Estimating references, AACEI Cost Estimation Classification System, and AACEI Basis of Estimate. Furthermore, candidate information must clearly reflect the requirement to utilize and experience with USAF mandated Cost Estimating software.

b) Location and knowledge of the locality of the project. Candidates must demonstrate and describe experience in the local area and the specific knowledge of certain local conditions or project site features.

The information for this factor shall be provided in Section H of the SF330 and the intention of this factor is to showcase a firm’s understanding of the site and locality, as well as where the firm is located and how they would travel to the site.

c) Past Performance with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. Past performance will be evaluated for all projects provided in Section F of the SF330, to include a review of Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) ratings. Candidates shall provide performance reports for all projects submitted in Section F and include the following information for each project: contract/task order number, project title, prime firm, start date, and complete date. Evaluations may also include additional performance-related information from the firm, customer inquiries, Government databases, publicly available sources, additional projects in CPARS, and other information available to the Government, including communications with points of contact in other criteria.

d) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required.

Contractors will provide project experience profiles for no less than two (2) projects completed within the last five (5) years demonstrating how each participating firm has completed highly relevant design contracts, demonstrating adequate technical expertise to perform this contract. All submitted projects must at a minimum demonstrate the design was subject to UFC 1-200-1, DoD General Building requirements.

For the purpose of this evaluation, relevant specialized experience and technical competence are defined as the following for this contract:

i. Work experience with the Federal Government.

ii. Work experience with the Air Force.

iii. Work experience with Keesler Air Force Base.

iv. Work experience with Vertical Structure Construction (i.e. skyscrapers, office buildings, building foundations, and/or site work).

v. Work experience designing multidisciplinary projects (including civil, structural, electrical, geotechnical, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, etc…).

vi. Work experience designing Air Operation Facilities.

vii. Work experience designing Air Traffic Control Towers.

viii. Parametric or historical cost estimating experience using PACES and/or MII.

e) Professional qualifications. The most current SF330 along with the contractor’s response to the RFQ will be used to evaluate the firm’s professional qualifications. All Key Personnel must be identified in the RFQ response for Government evaluation.

Contractors must submit qualifications for only Project Manager(s) proposed for the contract showing firm affiliation, education, licensure, or registration including state, years of experience, and relevant Project Management experience for projects of similar scope and complexity. The Government does not require more than a single Project Manager on this contract. If more than one Project Manager is proposed for the work, the contractor will include narrative justification for the redundancy and identify the job roles for each. Contractors should not submit names and resumes for all Contractor Key Personnel in their response; this information will be requested in Discussions with the 3 most highly qualified contractors. Personnel planned for staffing this contract will meet or exceed the minimum qualifications identified for Key Personnel in the SOW.

f) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time. The period of performance for this contract will be 189 days beginning 10 days after award issuance. The capacity to accomplish the work will be considered in evaluations.

5. Prospective Offerors MUST comply with DFARS provision 252.204-7019, Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements.

Notice to Offerors: Contractors not registered in the SPRS system will be considered disqualified.

6. Evaluations will be broken down into two phases as follows:

Phase I consists of the initial evaluation of the provided SF330s and determination of the highest rated firms. A minimum of three of the highest rated firms will then be shortlisted and invited to continue with Phase II of the process. All firms not shortlisted will be notified at this time.

Phase II consists of holding discussions with the shortlisted firms and selection of the top ranked firm. Based on the results of the discussions held, the highest rated firm will be selected to receive the solicitation and negotiations will be conducted with them. A site visit will be authorized at the firm’s request during the negotiation process. Award selection will be made based on the successful negotiation of rates and fees for the project. If negotiations are not successful with the highest rated firm, they will continue with the next highest rated firm, and so on until award can be made.

7. Contractors shall indicate their interest in competing for this requirement and submit any additional qualifications information for consideration saved in a pdf format, via email no later than 2:00pm (Central Time), 7 August 2023. For files larger than 3MB, please request DoD Safe access to receive the DoD Safe drop-off link. The request should be sent to raquele.darden@us.af.mil no later than 1 business day prior to the suspense due date, per company, in response to this requirement. Emailed submissions are acceptable and must be sent to raquele.darden@us.af.mil.

Notice to Offerors: RFQ responses received after the date/time specified will not be considered.

KATIE L. FULFORD

Contracting Officer mailto:raquele.darden@us.af.mil mailto:raquele.darden@us.af.mil