Mid-Atlantic_Purchasing_Team_Intergovernmental_&_Cooperative_Purchasing_Clause.pdf

This is an Intergovernmental & Cooperative Purchasing Clause document applicable to the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) Small Architectural & Engineering (A&E) Project solicitation in Maryland. The WSSC is seeking sealed responses for comprehensive design and construction administration services for existing office buildings, depots, laboratories, warehouses, and other occupied vertical facilities. Required services include architectural design, mechanical (HVAC) systems design, electrical design, plumbing design, structural design, civil/site works design, IT security services, and low-voltage instrumentation control services, along with permit coordination and project management support. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for March 12, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., with questions due by March 16, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Sealed responses must be submitted via WSSC's eProcurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/wsscwater by 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The contract will award up to two firms with a base term of three years at $2,000,000 per selected firm, plus two optional one-year renewal terms of $500,000 each, for a potential total of $3,000,000 per firm over five years.

Technical proposals are limited to 48 single-sided pages in Arial font, 10 point or larger, and pricing shall be submitted on a labor rate schedule on an hourly basis for nine staff categories. Proposals will be evaluated on Technical Approach (30%), Firm's Experience (40%), Key Personnel (20%), and Pricing (10%). The contract includes a 32% Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) subcontracting goal with full participation required from certified African American, Women-Owned, and WSSC-approved SLBE firms. Qualified firms must have been in business for a minimum of five years, completed at least ten projects in the past eight years with a minimum of five in Maryland, DC, or Virginia, demonstrated experience obtaining Maryland Department of Environment permits, and designated a Maryland-licensed architect or professional engineer as Project Manager residing in the DC/Maryland/Virginia area. The contractor must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including Workers' Compensation (statutory), Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000 minimum per occurrence), Umbrella Liability ($1,000,000), and Errors or Omissions Liability ($1,000,000). This is a Requirements Contract with no guaranteed minimum purchase amounts, and WSSC retains the right to cancel the contract after the first fiscal period or one year due to unavailability of funds.