N4008521R2533 MIDLANT-Geotech and EV Synopsis Final.pdf

AE Synopsis – Geotechnical, Environmental & Surveying Services WON 1679753

N40085-21-R-2533 INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT

FOR ARCHITECT-ENGINEER (AE) SERVICES FOR GEOTECHNICAL,

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SURVEYING SERVICES, VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN

NAVFAC MID-ATLANTIC AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (AOR).

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STANDARD FORM SF 330, ARCHITECT ENGINEER QUALIFICATIONS IS CONTAINED

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This procurement will result in one Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Architect-Engineer (AE) services for Geotechnical, Environmental, and Surveying for the NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic AOR. The work for this contract will occur at various Navy and Marine Corps facilities and other installations located in NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic Area of Responsibility (AOR): Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Wisconsin, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Maine. The preponderance of work is expected to be located in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

These services will be procured in accordance with 40 U.S.C. Chapter 11, Selection of Architects and Engineers, as implemented by FAR Subpart 36.6. The IDIQ contract will be for a base period of one year with four one-year option periods (if exercised). The total fee for the contract term shall not exceed $20,000,000. Rates will be negotiated for each 12-month period of the contract.

Rates will be negotiated for labor, equipment, mobilization, and materials/laboratory testing services expected under this contract. The guaranteed minimum for the contract term (including option years) is $5,000. Firm-fixed price task orders will be negotiated for this contract. There will be no dollar limit per task order and no dollar limit per year. Estimated start date is September 2021.

This proposed contract is being solicited on an UNRESTRICTED basis. The Small Business size standard classification is North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code 541330, Engineering Services, and the Small Business size standard is $15,000,000. The Government seeks the most highly qualified firm to perform the required services, based on the demonstrated competence and qualifications, in accordance with the selection criteria.

The Geotechnical, Environmental, and Surveying Services expected under this contract include, but are not limited to, the following:

a) Geotechnical & Environmental Field Exploration Services: provide appropriate subsurface exploration equipment with experienced operators and crew; perform soil borings including collecting soil samples (disturbed and undisturbed samples) in conjunction with performing Standard Penetration Tests; perform dilatometer and cone penetrometer soundings with in-situ shear wave velocity testing; perform rock coring;

perform coring of airfield, industrial and roadway pavements; install groundwater monitoring wells (permanent/temporary/piezometer); perform permeability/hydraulic conductivity tests; and on occasion, provide geophysical studies (GPR, EM, MASW, SASW, ReMi, etc. in accordance with applicable ASTM Standards and the industry standard of care). The subsurface exploration equipment shall be well maintained and in good working condition and will be capable of operating on and off road and on a floating plant/barge in marine environments. Provide incidental monitoring requiring sampling and analysis of soil, sediments, and groundwater for environmental contamination to include, but not be limited to, providing capability to monitor boreholes for combustible gas or petroleum vapors at sites of potentially contaminated soil material (including sediments) and/or groundwater; and management and coordinating of disposal of investigation derived waste (IDW). Provide identification and abatement methods of hazardous materials; indoor air quality monitoring; unexploded ordnance (UXO) surveys/intentional detonations including coordination and safety documentation development with NOSSA and MARCORSYSCOM [The A/E shall provide the services of a qualified UXO Technician III for all intrusive work required for the geotechnical subsurface explorations at the project site and provide anomaly avoidance support. The UXO Technician III shall meet the following qualifications: This individual, who can supervise a project team, shall be a graduate of a school listed below. This individual shall have experience in MEC clearance operations and supervising personnel, and shall have at least 10 years of MEC experience, which may be a combination of active duty military EOD and contractor experience. This individual must be able to fully perform all functions of UXO Technicians I and II. In addition, the ability to perform the following functions is a requirement for the UXO Technician III: Supervising and performing on-site disposal of munitions and explosives of concern; preparing explosives storage plans in accordance with all applicable guidance; preparing required munitions and explosives of concern administrative reports, preparing SOPs for on-site operations; performing risk hazard analyses; conducting daily site safety briefings; and supervising the conduct of all on-site evolutions directly related to munitions and explosives of concern operations. UXO personnel shall be U.S. citizens and graduates of one of the following schools or courses:

U.S. Army Bomb Disposal School, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland; U.S. Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) School, Indian Head, Maryland; EOD Assistant's Course, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; EOD Assistant's Course, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; or a DOD certified equivalent course.]; building condition assessments, radiological contamination surveys (including LLRW) and soil vapor intrusion testing.

Provide private utility locating services for clearance of subsurface exploration locations.

The contractor will have competent engineers, specialist oversight (i.e. EOD and/or radiological technicians) and geologists available upon request by the Government to coordinate, oversee and provide full time monitoring of all the field exploration activities including utility coordination, sample collection, in-situ testing and/or boring log preparation. The contractor shall have the ability to field locate all subsurface exploration locations and provide ground surface elevations utilizing the services of a professional land surveyor. All subsurface exploration methods will be performed in accordance with the appropriate UFC and ASTM standards and in accordance with Federal and state law, as well as any applicable base regulations. The contractor shall be capable of working in hazardous and toxic waste areas requiring Level C protection in accordance with OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 11910.120.

b) Geotechnical Soils Laboratory Services: Perform appropriate tests to characterize and estimate engineering properties of soils including, but not limited to, general index tests, CBR tests, 1-D consolidation tests, triaxial tests, and direct shear tests. All laboratory testing will be performed in accordance with ASTM standards and be performed at laboratories having a current AASHTO or USACE laboratory validation.

c) Environmental Laboratory Services: Perform appropriate tests to evaluate potential soil, sediment, and groundwater contamination testing to typically include discrete and in-situ and/or composite TCLP (8 RCRA metals, volatiles, semi-volatiles, PCBs, pesticides, herbicides), pH, Flash Point/ ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, and paint filter, Oil and Grease, BTEX, and TPH (DRO & GRO) using the appropriate EPA SW 846 method or Navy accepted method for emerging contaminant analysis. Chemical analyses may also include pH, electrical resistivity, chlorides, sulfates, etc. to help assess corrosive/aggressive potential to construction materials. The samples will be placed into laboratory-provided glassware and placed on ice in a cooler and submitted under chain-of-custody protocol, to a Department of Defense Accredited Laboratory (DoD ELAP) or other Government approved accredited/certified laboratories. Services may include testing of potentially hazardous materials (e.g. asbestos containing materials, paints, PCBs, etc.).

d) Geotechnical Engineering Services: Perform deep and shallow foundation design and analyses, bearing capacity analyses, settlement analysis, seismic analysis, slope stability analyses, liquefaction analyses, seepage analyses (including 2d and 3d modeling), probable failure mode analysis, probabilistic assessments (risk, reliability, uncertainty), pavement design and analysis (including airfield pavements), and design and analysis of waterfront structures; perform computer modeling using programs such as Settle, Slide, Slope/W, Seep/W, LPile, Apile, GRLWEAP, PCASE, and other current recognized industry software; prepare field and laboratory investigation programs.

e) Geotechnical and Geologic Literature Search.

f) Prepare and present geotechnical reports, technical topic presentations, and special studies; Prepare graphic logs using gINT or RockWorks, and AutoCAD; Prepare plans and specification for geotechnical components of projects using AutoCAD and Government furnished programs such as SpecsIntact.

g) Geotechnical Instrumentation Services: Perform evaluation, design, installation, monitoring and rehabilitation of geotechnical engineering instrumentation including, but not limited to, inclinometers, piezometers, movement monitoring devices, etc.

h) Construction monitoring/inspection and field testing: Provide compaction testing, pile driving inspection, drilled pier construction inspection, and static and dynamic load testing of deep foundation systems, installation and monitoring of static pile load tests, and full time QA inspections and contractor oversight during earthwork & foundation construction by experienced geotechnical engineers.

i) Design and engineering deliverables may include plans, specifications, basis of design, cost estimates, design reviews, field and laboratory test results, analysis of test results, and reports/studies. Review of designs to ensure compliance with UFC, IBC or other specified design standards;

j) On occasion, conduct forensic investigations of existing pavements and/or vertical structures to document existing conditions as well as determine, where possible, the cause of any distresses or constructions defects. Forensic investigations will also be used to identify materials that do not match the characteristics of the ones specified as well as identify material attributes or indicators that would suggest that the materials utilized will exhibit poor durability or be susceptible to early deterioration and failure.

k) Surveying Services: Perform boundary surveys, topographic surveys, subsurface utility engineering (SUE) investigations at Quality Levels A through D, LIDAR surveys, and 3D scanning.

l) Hazardous material survey, sampling (PCBs, asbestos, heavy metals, mold etc), and reporting of existing structures by qualified, competent, experienced personnel.

The Geotechnical, Environmental and Surveying Services are in support of military or federal facility sustainment, repair, replacement, renovation, and new construction. Geotechnical and Environmental consultation may include design, subsurface/field investigation, and reports/studies including design failure reports of facilities, pavements and structures; safety inspection of existing facilities, material and soils testing of facility components, environmental soils/groundwater investigation, hazardous materials abatement, indoor air quality monitoring and testing, field and office support of projects during planning, design and construction stages. Task order scope may possibly require support and coordination with various architectural and engineering disciplines including cost and environmental engineers. It is expected that multiple concurrent short duration (i.e. 60 to 120 day periods of performance) Task Orders will be frequently issued for Geotechnical, Environmental, and Surveying Services during course of this contract. While subject to change, the Government anticipates that approximately 20 to 35 Task Orders will be issued per calendar year and the value will range from approximately $20K to $1M per Task Order.

All engineering and design services shall comply with the most current edition of FC 1-300-09N Navy & Marine Corps Design Procedures, and other requirements as indicated on the Whole Building Design Guide Web Site (www.wbdg.org). Perform foundation and soil investigations, including, but not limited to, sampling, testing, and evaluation, with requirements and guidance set forth in the IBC, UFC 3-220-01 Geotechnical Engineering, UFC 3-250-01 Pavement Design for Roads and Parking Areas, UFC 3-260-02 Pavement and Design for Airfields, UFC 3-201-01 Civil Engineering, and UFC 3-810-01N Environmental Engineering for Facility Construction.

The selected Firm is required to have online access to web-based support programs and email via the internet for routine exchange of correspondence/information. The Firm is required to submit and maintain an AE Accident Prevention Plan (APP) in accordance with USACE EM 385-1-1 for each project on this contract and Activity Hazard Analysis (AHA) for each in-field action. Key personnel, including sub-consultants, MUST be U.S. CITIZENS and able to obtain security clearances as required.

All contractors are advised that registration in System for Award Management (SAM) Database is required prior to award of a contract. Failure to register in the SAM Database may render your firm ineligible for award. For more information, check the SAM Web site:

https://www.sam.gov.

In accordance with the FAR 36.601-4(b) the AE firm must be a registered/licensed engineering firm to be eligible for award. Firms must provide proof that it is permitted by law to practice the professions of engineering, (e.g., state registration number, or a brief explanation of the firm’s licensing in jurisdictions that do not register firms, etc.). Failure to submit the required proof could result in a firm’s elimination from consideration.

FIRMS SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL AS A JOINT VENTURE SHOULD INCLUDE WITH

THEIR SUBMISSION A COPY OF THE SIGNED AND EXECUTED JOINT VENTURE

AGREEMENT. FAILURE TO INCLUDE THE SIGNED AND EXECUTED JOINT

VENTURE AGREEMENT WILL RESULT IN THE FIRM’S ELIMINATION FROM

FURTHER EVALUATION.

The awarded contract will be subject to specific provisions addressing the avoidance of organizational conflicts of interest, including NFAS 5252.209-9300, Organizational Conflicts of Interest. The prime firm for this contract will be required to perform throughout the contract term.

Interviews may be scheduled with firms slated as the most highly qualified. Firms slated for interviews may be asked to clarify information contained in the SF330 submittal. Elaborate presentations are not desired.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Architect-Engineer firms desiring to be considered for this contract must submit a completed SF- 330 package. The SF-330 shall be typed, one sided, at least 11 point Times New Roman or larger.

Part I shall not exceed (75) single-sided 8.5 by 11 inch pages (the page limit does not include ISRs, certificates, PPQs, past performance, licenses, or the draft subcontracting plan, as required by the Small Business Subcontracting criterion, nor does the page limit include cover sheets, dividers, or other requested documentation (e.g., joint venture agreement, proof of AE firm registration) provided that these do not contain any substantive information submitted in response to the Synopsis or intended to demonstrate the qualifications of the firm). Part I pages shall be numbered sequentially. The organizational chart may be one-page single sided 11 by 17 foldout, using 11-point font or larger (font limitations do not apply to graphics, captions or tables). Please include your DUNS and CAGE numbers in Block 30 of the SF-330.

Except as noted otherwise, the Government will not consider information submitted beyond this page limit. Furthermore, the Government will consider information for each Criterion only in the section specified for that Criterion.

Firms responding to this announcement by June 15, 2021 at 2 PM (EST) will be considered.

In addition to the electronic submission detailed below, architect-engineer firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit (4) hard copies of the SF-330 and (2) CDs with searchable bookmarks to Naval Facilities Engineering Command (Mid-Atlantic Command), Code (ACQ22), Attn: John Bishop, 9324 Virginia Ave., Norfolk, VA 23511-3095.

These shall be received no later than two business days after the electronic proposal receipt. The Electronic version of the proposal shall be considered the original document.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.

Late responses will be handled in accordance with FAR 52.215-1. The point of contact is John Bishop, Contract Specialist, at john.p.bishop1@navy.mil.

If an SF 254/SF 255 is submitted for this solicitation, it will not be reviewed or considered. As required above, provide verifiable evidence that your firm is permitted by law to practice the professions of architecture or engineering (e.g., state registration number).

Electronic submission of proposals will be required in accordance with the following:

Contractors shall send their Electronic Proposal submission to John Bishop at john.p.bishop1@navy.mil through the DOD Safe Site (safe.apps.mil). Further guidance is provided below for submission of hard copy submissions.

The contractor shall send the contract specialist, John Bishop, the contractor’s email address who will be receiving the Drop-Off invitation to upload proposals to the DOD Safe Site no later than 01 June 2021 by 1400, unless that date and time are changed via Amendment.

The Contract Specialist, John Bishop, will “Request a Drop-Off” through DoD SAFE utilizing the provided offeror’s point of contact email address. The recipient will receive an automated email containing the information for the request and instructions for uploading. If you do not receive an email containing drop off instructions 5 days before the proposal due date, please contact the Contract Specialist, John Bishop. Only the identified POCs will be able to drop-off proposals or proposal revisions in DOD SAFE. Failure to provide accurate POC information will preclude the offeror from using DoD SAFE. Note: two email addresses shall be provided per Offeror.

To submit the proposal, the offeror will utilize the link provided in the automated email to take you to DoD SAFE at https://safe.apps.mil. The system will allow for inclusion of a short note to the Recipient and then the offeror will click to add files or drag and drop them. Click “Drop-Off Files” to send the files to the recipient. You should receive a notification on the site “Drop-Off Completed” “Your files have been sent successfully.” Please keep this for your records. The file(s) are uploaded and an email will be sent to the recipient notifying them of the “drop-off.”

[Additional details can be viewed in the DoD SAFE User Guide available at https://safe.apps.mil]. Note that the submission of any proposal must be completed no later than the due date and time using the link sent by the contract specialist, unless the date and time are changed via Solicitation Amendment.

The DoD SAFE system will record the date and time of package submittal which shall govern the timeliness of any proposal submission.

Offerors shall allow adequate time to upload files which may be slower for non-DoD users and to avoid other technical difficulties that may be encountered. Offerors are also responsible for submitting files in the format specified and consistent with requirements stated elsewhere in this solicitation. Files that cannot be opened, or are otherwise missing the required content, are the responsibility of offerors. The maximum file size of a package is 8 GB. Up to 25 packages may be uploaded per link.

It is the sole responsibility of the Offeror to obtain the RFP files, along with any amendments, from Opportunities (www.beta.sam.gov).

Proposals shall be delivered by both DoDSAFE and mail on the dates and times listed above, unless those dates are changed via Solicitation Amendment. NOTE: Hard copy proposals shall mirror the electronic versions submitted. In the event of discrepancy between the electronic and hard copies, the electronic copy received by the due date and time will be the governing document.

Hand delivered proposals will not be accepted.

Express Mail to:

Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic 9324 Virginia Avenue Building Z-140, Room 216 Norfolk, Virginia 23511 Attn: John Bishop, ACQ21

Inquiries concerning this procurement should include solicitation number and title and be forwarded via email to john.p.bishop1@navy.mil.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

Firms responding to this Synopsis will be evaluated to determine the most highly qualified firms to perform the required services in accordance with the published selection criteria. Failure to comply with instructions, or provide complete information may affect the firm’s evaluation or disqualify the firm from further consideration. Evaluation Criteria (1) through (4) are considered most important and are equal among themselves; Criteria (5) and (6) are of slightly less importance and are equal among themselves; Criterion (7) is of the least importance and will be used as a tie-breaker among technically equal firms. Specific selection criteria include:

1. Specialized Experience

2. Professional Qualifications

3. Past Performance

4. Quality Control

5. Program Management, Capacity, and Firm Location

6. Commitment to Small Business

7. Volume of Work

Criterion 1- Specialized Experience (SF330, Part I, Section F):

Firms will be evaluated on specialized experience in performance of services similar to those anticipated under this contract through evaluation of experience in:

a) High resolution geotechnical investigations including subsurface site characterizations, enhanced in-situ testing, geotechnical field testing and sampling, and geotechnical laboratory testing;

b) Geotechnical engineering and consulting work relating to earthwork, pavement, foundation design and studies/reports;

c) Geotechnical data analysis and modeling;

d) Environmental investigations/studies/reports for site characterization and hazardous materials for existing structures, sampling, testing, hazardous/contaminated soil and groundwater handling/treatment and disposal;

e) Providing construction phase services (construction inspection and QA services);

f) Providing forensic investigations, desktop studies and high resolution geophysical surveys;

g) Performing high resolution site/utility surveying;

h) Designing and providing full construction drawings and specifications, and design-build RFP packages for various facility projects.

i) Demonstrated experience with the geologic and geotechnical and environmental conditions within the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina geographic regions is required.

Firms demonstrating experience in all of the above areas may be considered more favorably than those that do not. Additionally, firms may be considered more favorably by demonstrating some or all of the following:

1. Experience designing projects to Navy or other DoD agencies criteria (such as:

UFC, ECB, Mil Stds., NAVFAC DB Master RFP templates, UFGS, etc.).

2. Firms submitting projects showing they have recent experience completing relevant projects within the primary geographic area of this contract that demonstrate experience with the industry standard of care, codes, laws and permitting in the covered states.

3. Firms demonstrating experience with site surveying including SUE and UXO.

Submission requirements:

Provide a maximum of (10) projects completed within the past (5) years immediately preceding the date of issuance of this notice that best demonstrate specialized experience of the proposed team in the areas outlined above. The date of completion the project must be clearly stated in the project description or the project will not be considered. If more than the maximum number of projects are submitted, the Government will only evaluate (10) projects in the order submitted.

All projects provided in the SF330 must be completed by the actual office/branch/regional office/individual team member proposed to manage and perform work under this contract.

Projects not meeting this requirement will be excluded from consideration in the evaluation. To enable verification, firms should include the DUNS number along with each firm name in the SF330 Part 1, Section F, block 25, “Firm Name” Include a contract number or project identification number in block 21. Include an e-mail address and phone number for the point of contact in block 23(c). In block 24, the offeror must clearly provide the project description, geotechnical fee, construction contract value, current contract value, date of project completion in format MM/DD/YEAR, specific geotechnical services provided, define professional service role and a summary of the work performed that demonstrates relevance to specialized experience as outlined above. The Government may not consider the project if the information provided does not clearly demonstrate how the project relates to the experience areas above. For projects where the offeror performed as a subcontractor or as a partner in a joint venture with a partner other than the JV submitting for this procurement, the offeror must state the value of the work performed as a subcontractor or by those firms proposed for this contract, and identify the specific roles and responsibilities performed as a subcontractor or by those firms on the project rather than the work performed on the project as a whole and demonstrate how those efforts relate to the experience identified above for this Criterion. If the project description does not clearly delineate the work performed by the entity/entities offering/teaming on this contract, the project could be eliminated from consideration.

NOTE: If the firm is a joint venture, projects performed by the joint venture should be submitted;

however, if there are no projects performed by the joint venture, projects may be submitted for either partner of the joint venture in accordance with the above, not to exceed a total of (10) projects. Joint ventures where experience is not clearly demonstrated for the entity as a whole or experience is not clearly demonstrated for both joint venture partners may receive a lower rating.

Projects shall be submitted on the SF-330 at Part I, Section F and shall be completed projects.

Projects not completed will be excluded from evaluation consideration. For submittal purposes, a task order on an IDIQ contract is considered a project, as is a stand-alone contract award. Do not submit an IDIQ contract as an example project. Instead, list relevant task orders or stand-alone contract awards that fit within the definition above. The Government will not evaluate information provided for an IDIQ contract. Examples of project work submitted that do not conform to this requirement will not be evaluated.

NOTE: Date of project completion is defined as date of final design acceptance to client. For Full Design Projects, the completion date is date of final signed sealed plans and specifications to client; and for DB RFP Preparation, the completion date is final RFP documents submission;

and for DB RFP representing Contractor as DOR, the completion date is the final design acceptance to client; and for Design Development/DD1391 and Studies/Investigations, the completion date is the date of final submission of design development/DD1391 and/or report.

All information for Criterion 1 should be submitted in the SF330, Part I, Section F. The Government WILL NOT consider information submitted in addition to Part 1, Section F in evaluation of Criterion 1.

Criterion 2- Professional Qualifications (SF330, Part I, Sections E & G):

Firms will be evaluated on:

a) Professional qualifications, competence, and experience of the proposed key personnel in providing services similar to the tasks required under this contract, including participation in relevant projects submitted for Criterion 1. Key personnel are individuals who will have major contract or project management responsibilities and/or will provide unusual or unique expertise. Specific disciplines that must be included in key personnel are Program/Project Manager, Quality Control Manager, Geotechnical Engineers, Environmental Scientists/Geologists, and surveyors. The Geotechnical Engineers shall be professionally registered, must be full time employees of the AE firm(s), registered in states in which the project is located. Firms may receive greater consideration by including key personnel who participated on relevant projects in Criterion 1 with more favorable consideration given to firms providing more personnel that participated in more of the Criterion 1 projects.

b) Accreditation of laboratories /testing facilities that will be used to provide testing under the contract:

1. National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP), Administered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

2. ISO 9000 Quality Management Systems Standards.

3. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

Accreditation Program (re:source).

4. The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) Program

5. The US Army Corps of Engineers.

Submission Requirements:

SF330, Part I, Section E:

a) The offeror must provide resumes for all proposed key personnel that illustrate experience in the work proposed under this contract as described in Criterion 1. Resumes are limited to (2) pages and should indicate: professional registration, certification, licensure and/or accreditation in appropriate disciplines; cite recent (within the past (5) years from date of issuance of this Synopsis) project-specific experience in work relevant to the services required under this contract as described in Criterion 1; and indicate proposed role in this contract. At a minimum, resumes shall indicate academic qualifications, professional licensure, supplemental training or certificates, and total years’ professional experience.

Offerors must state whether team members are U.S. Citizens. Geotechnical engineers are required to be licensed in the States identified for this contract and have demonstrated previous experience in the geologic region of the project locations. Firms are encouraged to discuss in detail how they propose to comply with this requirement. The AE should state whether the key personnel hold a security clearance, and if so, at what level. The offeror must state the participation of key personnel in relevant projects submitted for Criterion 1. Relevant work experience within the NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic Area of Responsibility may be considered more favorably in the evaluation.

In SF330, Part I, Section E, Block 19: Offerors shall provide a brief description of the project and the key personnel’s roles and responsibilities for the project. Provide specific information addressing what relevant geotechnical engineering or environmental services were performed by the individual, to demonstrate their experience for their proposed role in this contract. Identifying only the individual’s job title will not provide sufficient information to determine their specific experience as it relates to services to be performed under this contract.

b) Provide a copy of the Certificate of Accreditation and Scope of Accreditation for proposed laboratories/testing facilities. Testing laboratories that have not yet obtained certification by an acceptable ‘Laboratory Accreditation Authority’ shall, if selected and prior to negotiations, submit an acknowledgement letter from one of the Laboratory Accreditation Authorities indicating that the accreditation application has been received and the accreditation process has started with an estimated date of completion and shall provide a copy of the certification upon completion. Failure to comply with this requirement will constitute justification for rejection. Laboratories will only be allowed to perform testing within the scope of the accreditation. It will be the Firm’s responsibility to locate an accredited laboratory and performance of any required testing that is beyond the scope of the Firm’s laboratory accreditation at no additional cost to the Government. The laboratory’s accreditation shall include the ASTM standards as appropriate to all performed tests. This policy applies to the specific laboratory performing the actual testing, not just the “Corporate Office”. Additional accreditation authorities will be considered but there is no assurance of acceptance.

Criterion 3- Past Performance (SF330, Part I, Section H):

Firms will be evaluated on past performance with Government agencies and private industry in terms of work quality, compliance with schedules, cost control, and stakeholder/customer satisfaction. Evaluating past performance and experience will include information provided in Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) or CPARS for Criterion 1 projects found relevant to the work to be performed as described in Criterion 1 and may include customer inquiries, Government databases, and other information available to the Government including contacts with points of contact in other criteria. NOTE: Past performance information for relevant projects submitted under Criterion 1 may be given greater weight.

Submission Requirements:

SUBMIT A COMPLETED CPARS EVALUATION FOR EACH PROJECT UNDER

CRITERION 1. IF A COMPLETED CPARS EVALUATION IS NOT AVAILABLE, the Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) (Attachment (A)) included in this notice is provided for the firm or its team members to submit to the client for each project included under Criterion 1, Specialized Experience. DO NOT SUBMIT A PPQ WHEN A COMPLETED CPARS IS

AVAILABLE.

IF A CPARS EVALUATION IS NOT AVAILABLE, ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact. Completed PPQs should be submitted with your SF330. If the firm is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before the response date set forth in this notice, firms should complete and submit with their responses the first page of the PPQ (Attachment (A)), which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s). Firms may submit a PPQ previously submitted under a different Notice/RFP (legible copies are acceptable) as long as it is on the same form as posted with this Synopsis. Firms should follow up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If requested by the client, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government's point of contact, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Mid-Atlantic Command, Code CON21, Attn: John Bishop, Contract Specialist via email at john.p.bishop1@navy.mil, prior to the response date. Firms shall not incorporate by reference into their response PPQs or CPARS previously submitted in response to other A/E services procurements. However, this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted information in the past performance evaluation.

Firms are highly encouraged to provide any information on problems encountered and the corrective actions taken on projects submitted under Criterion 1 Specialized Experience. Firms are also highly encouraged to address any adverse past performance issues. Information shall not exceed two double-sided pages (or four single-sided pages) in total.

Awards, letters of commendation, certificates of appreciation, etc. shall not be submitted and will not be considered in the evaluation.

Criterion 4—Quality Control Program (SF330, Part I, Section H):

Firms will be evaluated on the strength of the quality control program proposed by the firm to ensure quality products and services under this contract, and means of ensuring quality services from their consultants/subcontractors. Maximum of 8 pages (one-sided) for Criterion 4 response.

Submission Requirements:

Describe the quality control program that will be utilized for all deliverables of this contract and the management approach for quality control processes and procedures. The description shall:

1. Explain the quality control program including an example of how the plan has worked for one of the projects submitted as part of Criterion 1 (SF330, Section F) or how the plan will work if it has not been used previously.

2. Provide a quality control process chart showing the inter-relationship of the management and team components.

3. Describe specific quality control processes and procedures proposed for this contract including technical accuracy of and assurance of overall coordination of AE plans, specifications, and construction cost estimates.

4. Identify the quality control manager and any other key personnel responsible for the quality control program and a description of their roles and responsibilities.

5. Describe how the firm’s quality control program extends to management of subcontractors and consultants.

Criterion 5- Program Management, Capacity and Firm Location (SF330, Part I, Section H):

Firms will be evaluated on the their ability to plan for and manage work under the contract, the capacity to accomplish the work in the required time, on the locations of their office(s) that will be performing the work under this contract, and demonstrated knowledge of the primary geographic areas in which projects could be located. Provide information (certification, location, relationship) on the laboratories that will be used for this contract. Maximum of 8 pages (one-sided) for Criterion 5 response. Firms must demonstrate successful completion of multiple concurrent short duration projects involving Geotechnical, Environmental and Surveying Services.

Submission Requirements:

1. Provide an organizational chart for the team and discuss the management plan for this contract and personnel roles in the organization. Describe the ability of the firm to manage, coordinate and work effectively with team members, both internal staff and consultants. Discuss the history of working relationships with team members, including joint venture partners, where applicable.

2. Describe by providing examples/narrative of firm’s specific experience (all areas below must be addressed):

(a) To mobilize, perform, and complete services within 30 days of issuance; and

(b) For emergency work: To mobilize, perform, and complete services within 10 days or less; and

(c) Ability to perform multiple task orders at different locations with overlapping delivery dates; and

(d) Laboratory capabilities and responsiveness; and

(e) Strategy to meet workload surges from unexpected demands.

General statements of availability/capacity may be considered less favorably.

3. Provide the location of the office(s) that will be performing the work, including main offices, branch offices, and offices of team members. Evaluation of firms will include consideration of their location within the primary geographic area of the anticipated projects in NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic AOR. Provide examples demonstrating team’s knowledge of the primary geographic areas in which projects could be located.

Criterion 6—Commitment to Small Business (SF330, Part I, Section H):

Firms will be evaluated in terms of the extent to which they have identified and committed to Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone Small Business (HUBZoneSB), Veteran- Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and if applicable, Historically Black Colleges or Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) in performance of this contract, whether as a joint venture, teaming arrangement, or subcontractor. The Government will evaluate proposals based on: (A) Past performance in utilization of small business concerns, and (B) Participation of small business concerns for this requirement.

Submission Requirements:

In support of (A), all firms shall provide historical data on utilization of SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZoneSB, VOSB, SDVOSB and HBCU/MI. Large Businesses shall submit three “final” or “most recent” Individual Subcontracting Reports (ISRs) for similar contracts of relative size to this procurement which show compliance with utilizing the various types of small business firms noted above. If ISRs are not FINAL or MOST RECENT, they will not be considered. If subcontracting goals were not met, the offeror must provide an explanation. If Individual Subcontracting Reports were not applicable to the similar contracts noted, large businesses shall submit other documentation which shows their utilization of the various types of small business firms for the contracts. Small Businesses shall also submit documentation which shows their utilization of the various types of small business firms for similar contracts of relative size. In support of (B), large businesses shall submit a draft Small Business Subcontracting Plan, in which they will be evaluated on the extent to which they identify and commit to the published Small Business Subcontracting Program. The Department of Defense (DoD) has assigned goals in terms of percentages of total planned subcontracting dollars for utilization of small businesses.

Demonstrate the plan to meet these goals:

SB 40%

HubZone 3%

SDB 3%

WOSB 9%

SDVOSB 3%

If a large business firm is selected for award, a Small Business Subcontracting Plan, in accordance with FAR 19.7 and DFAR 219.7, will be required and incorporated into the contract award. A draft Small Business Subcontracting Plan is not required from small businesses; however, small businesses shall submit similar information on the extent to which they identify and commit to subcontracting to large business (LB), SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZoneSB, VOSB, SDVOSB, and HBCU/MI if applicable in the performance of this contract.

The Small Business size standard classification is NAICS (541330 NAICS Code), (Engineering Services), size standard ($16,500,000).

The attached Small Business Subcontracting Plan template (Attachment (B)) shall be used by large businesses to complete the draft subcontracting plan. Firms shall submit their “draft” Small Business Subcontracting Plans utilizing this template, and ONLY this template.

Criterion 7—Volume of Work (SF330, Part 1, Section H)

Firms will be evaluated in accordance with DOD Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Procedures, Guidance and Information (PGI) 236.602-1, from data extracted from the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS). Firms will be evaluated in terms of work previously awarded to the firm by DOD within the past twelve months with the objective of effecting an equitable distribution of contracts among qualified A&E firms including small, disadvantaged business firms, and firms that have not had prior DOD A&E contracts.

Submission Requirements:

Firms do not submit data for this factor.