NERCC Synopsis.pdf

C. Architect-Engineer Services

Contracting Office Address:

NASA/John F. Kennedy Space Center, Procurement, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899

I. ACQUISITION DESCRIPTION

This requirement is being acquired in accordance with FAR 36.602, Selection of Firms for Architect-Engineering Contracts.

This acquisition is for Architect-Engineer (A&E) Professional Environmental Restoration and Compliance Services at all NASA Centers, component facilities, and other NASA responsible assets. This includes, but is not limited to, Ames Research Center, Armstrong Flight Research Center, Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility, Glenn Research Center, Glenn Research Center - Armstrong Test Facility, Goddard Space Flight Center, Goddard Space Flight Center - Wallops Flight Facility, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Deep Space Communications Complex, Johnson Space Center, Johnson Space Center - El Paso Forward Operations Location, Johnson Space Center - Ellington Field, Johnson Space Center - White Sands Test Facility , Kennedy Space Center, Langley Research Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, Marshall Space Flight Center - Michoud Assembly Facility, Santa Susana Field Laboratory, and Stennis Space Center.

This Synopsis, number 80KSC022R0015, is prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.207, Preparation and Transmittal of Synopses, and NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) 1805.207-70, Synopses of Architect-Engineer Services. This is a request for a Standard Form (SF) 330, Architect-Engineering Qualifications.

This acquisition will be conducted under full and open competition procedures allowing maximum participation from large and small businesses. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 541620, Environmental Consulting Services, and the small business size standard is $16.5 million.

Any reference to “A&E”, “A&E firm”, or “firm” includes teaming arrangements.

II. PROPOSED CONTRACT INFORMATION

KSC intends to award up to six (6) Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for this effort. The Government intends to award 50% of the awards to small businesses. However, the Government reserves the right to only make awards to other than small businesses if no small businesses are deemed highly technically qualified and no small businesses fall within the final selection range. Each IDIQ contract will have a minimum value of $1,000, which represents the minimum value of work the Government is required to order. Each individual IDIQ contract will have a maximum value not to exceed $375 million and the total maximum amount of work to be ordered under all the IDIQ contracts will not exceed $375 million. Each awarded contract will have up to a five (5) year ordering period with no options.

Work will be accomplished as individual firm-fixed-price task orders under each IDIQ contract.

If two or more contracts are awarded, the Contracting Officer will provide the contract awardees fair opportunity to be considered for each Task Order consistent with FAR 16.505 (b) and FAR

36.602 and with contract article entitled, “Task Order Placement Process” to be incorporated in the contract(s). As determined by the Contracting Officer, performance of work under Task Orders issued against the IDIQ contract(s) may extend or be extended beyond the ordering period of the IDIQ contract(s).

III. A-E SCOPE OF SERVICES

The IDIQ contract scope of work includes A&E Environmental Restoration and Compliance Support Services at all NASA Centers, component facilities, and other NASA responsible assets.

The A&E Restoration Professional Services for this contract will include, but not be limited to:

technical consultation; review of historic records and performing interviews to identify areas where contaminants may have been released to the environment; confirmatory sampling;

investigations; development of conceptual site models; human health and ecological risk assessments; sampling various environmental media using current industry-standard sampling techniques and sampling tools in accordance with Federal, State, or local laws and regulations;

groundwater modeling; demonstrated experience with chlorinated solvents, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and other contaminants of concern (COCs); remediating and/or provide long term management of affected environmental media (air, soil, soil vapor, sediment, groundwater, surface water) including operating, maintaining, and monitoring of treatment systems and treatment technologies (ex-situ and in-situ); performing remediation construction oversight; maintaining and inspecting post-closure landfills; munitions and explosives of concern investigations; performing land use control inspections; preparing plans, designs, and reports; preparing permit applications and providing permit modification support;

providing public meeting support with regulatory agencies, the public, and other stakeholders, as required; and providing risk communication support.

The A&E Environmental Compliance Professional Services for this contract will include, but not be limited to: technical consultation; performing studies and preparing permit applications; and preparing plans and reports in support of environmental compliance activities. Compliance activities include audits and inspections; hazardous and solid waste management; emergency spill cleanup; hazardous materials management; air compliance and permitting; wastewater;

storm water; storage tanks; spill prevention, control, and countermeasures; toxic substances;

sustainability and pollution prevention; recycling; natural resources; cultural resources; energy and water management to include Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification; community outreach; climate action and adaptation support; Environmental Management Systems; regulatory risk analysis and communications support; Environmental Justice; and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

The following professional disciplines are required: engineers with environmental restoration experience; engineers with environmental compliance experience; professionals with environmental investigation and remediation experience; hydrogeologist; chemist; Geographic Information Systems (GIS) specialist; natural resources specialist; cultural resources specialist;

risk assessor; community relations specialist; professionals with experience with NEPA; records manager with National Archives Records Administration (NARA) Certificate of Federal Records Management Training; drinking water distribution system D2 operator certified by the State of California; qualified Industrial Storm Water Professional certified by the State of California;

Waterworks operator with a Class 5 license or higher issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia, and Hazardous Materials Manager certified by the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management.

The A&E firms must have capacity to perform all the work tasks identified in this synopsis and the capacity to work multiple projects at the same time, potentially through different NASA centers.

IV. SUBMISSION EVALUATION CRITERIA

Firms must submit a completed SF 330, Architect-Engineering Qualifications, Parts I and II (See Section VIII. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS) and include specific information addressing each of the five selection criteria described in this synopsis. Firms will be evaluated to determine the most highly qualified in relation to the selection criteria. Failure to provide the requested data or to comply with the instructions in this notice will result in an evaluation that a firm is non-responsive.

The following factors will be used in the evaluation of offerors to this synopsis. NASA will consider the immediate past six years as the period for evaluation.

1. Specialized experience and technical competence in environmental restoration and compliance services. Provide no more than 15 projects in Section F of the SF330. Major emphasis will be placed on environmental restoration services. Firms must include the customer’s/owner’s point-of-contact (POC), project title and location (include a customer’s identification number, if applicable, such as delivery order number/s, contract number) in Section F of each SF 330 for each project. All projects must be ongoing or completed within six years from the date of this synopsis. An environmental restoration project is defined as a unique geographical unit that may have one of the following designations: Area of Concern, Area of Investigation (AOI), Identified Area, Operable Unit (OU), Potential Release Location (PRL), Site, or Solid Waste Management Unit. An environmental compliance support project is considered a single task order or delivery order on a general engineering contract, IDIQ contract, basic agreement, or basic ordering agreement. General engineering contracts, IDIQ contracts, basic agreements, and basic ordering agreements are not considered “projects.”

Through the projects provided in Section F of the SF 330, the A&E team must demonstrate recent experience in:

Major emphasis

a) Investigating, remediating, and monitoring chlorinated solvents (experience with dense non-aqueous phase liquid [DNAPL] is required).

i. Demonstrate experience sampling groundwater, soil, surface water, air, and soil vapor.

ii. Demonstrate experience utilizing a range of sampling tools to include, but not limited to direct push drilling (DPT), membrane interface probes (MIPs), hydraulic profiling tool (HPT), and monitoring wells.

iii. Demonstrate experience with source areas (source areas are defined as areas with high concentrations of COCs [Concentrations indicate DNAPL or 10,000 times the maximum contaminant level] in various conditions to include, but not limited to:

shallow fine-grained units, within fractured bedrock, or at a depth of 60 or greater feet below land surface).

iv. Demonstrate experience within secured areas that may require training and extensive coordination. Experience working near an active launch or test facility, flight line, or a secured facility with access restrictions is highly desirable but not required for award.

b) Investigating, remediating, and monitoring per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

i. Demonstrate experience sampling groundwater, soil, surface water, and sediment.

ii. Demonstrate experience with PFAS risk communication support.

iii. Demonstrate experience with PFAS forensics and identifying the potential PFAS source.

iv. Demonstrate experience with evaluating the fate and transport of PFAS in groundwater and surface waters.

c) Investigating, remediating, and monitoring polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).

i. Experience must include sampling both groundwater and soil for PCBs and chlorinated benzenes.

ii. Experience with PCBs equal to or greater than 50 parts per million (ppm) is required.

iii. Experience must also include coordinating with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and state regulatory agencies.

d) Demonstrate experience investigating, remediating, and monitoring COCs in various geographic regions, to include, but not limited to Coastal Plain; Appalachian Mountains;

Interior Lowlands; Basin and Range; and Coastal Ranges.

e) Investigating, remediating, and monitoring other COCs to include, but not limited to, metals, pesticides, petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs), perchlorate, 1,4-Dioxane, N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and dioxins/furans (TCDD/TCDF).

f) Conducting groundwater modeling.

g) Developing conceptual site models.

h) Performing human health and ecological risk assessments.

i) Preparing remedial alternative evaluation to include, but not limited to comparing technologies; developing cost estimates; sustainability; and calculating cleanup durations.

j) Developing remedial designs to address potential COCs. Experience must include air sparging, bioremediation, enhanced reductive dechlorination, free-product recovery, hydraulic containment, soil excavation, and thermal treatment (soil mixing with steam iron or electrical resistance heating).

k) Implementing cleanup of COCs. Experience must include, but not limited to air sparging, bioremediation, enhanced reductive dechlorination, free-product recovery, hydraulic containment/control, soil excavation, natural attenuation, chemical oxidation, and thermal treatment (soil mixing with steam iron or electrical resistance heating).

l) Designing the demolition, disposal, decontamination, and recycling of contaminated real and personnel property.

m) Performing remediation construction oversight. Experience must include documenting design changes during installation and providing redline construction drawings and lessons learned.

n) Operating, maintaining, optimizing, and monitoring of treatment systems.

o) Performance monitoring and optimization of in-situ remedies (example – bioremediation or In-situ chemical oxidation (ISCO).

p) Performing long-term groundwater monitoring. Experience must include accurate groundwater data collection, validation, evaluation, interpretation, and optimization. State if Quality Assurance/Quality Controls were required and how you met this requirement.

Experience must also include groundwater well maintenance activities.

q) Performing soil vapor intrusion assessments and providing soil vapor mitigation measures, as necessary.

r) Performing post-closure inspections of landfills, sampling landfill groundwater point of compliance wells, conducting landfill gas monitoring, performing needed maintenance, repairs, or replacements of landfill gas and monitoring wells, and maintaining the integrity of landfill caps including vegetative cover and barrier layers and repairing any landfill cap damage according to the record of decision (ROD) remedy.

s) Preparing reports, including, but not limited to Assessment Reports (reports that summarizes historic records reviews, interview, and identifies areas where activities may have resulted in impacts to the environment); Sampling Reports; Investigation Reports;

Conceptual site models; Human health and ecological risk assessments; Remedial Alternatives Evaluations; Designs; Operation, Maintenance, and Monitoring Reports; 5- Year Reviews, Long Term Groundwater Monitoring Reports; Land Use Control Implementation Plans; Statement of Basis or Record of Decision.

t) Providing engineering support during the public review and comment periods for permit modifications, public meetings, and other community outreach events.

u) Providing risk communication support.

Minor emphasis

v) Providing environmental compliance technical consultation; performing studies and preparing permit applications; and preparing plans and reports.

w) Providing environmental compliance support to the following program areas to include, but not limited to audits and inspections; hazardous and solid waste management;

emergency spill cleanup; hazardous materials management; air compliance and permitting; wastewater; storm water; storage tanks; spill prevention, control, and countermeasures; toxic substances; sustainability and pollution prevention; recycling;

natural resources; cultural resources; energy and water management to include LEED certification; community outreach; climate action and adaptation support; Environmental Management Systems; regulatory risk analysis and communications support;

Environmental Justice; and NEPA.

The Government will not consider repeated information of what is provided in the synopsis itself. Firms shall state specifically what environmental restoration and compliance support services the firm provided on the submitted projects. Do not describe the project or facility as much as describe what role and what services your firm provided to demonstrate the specialized experience and technical competence.

Selection Weight: 40 percent

2. Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services.

Primary basis of evaluation will be the information provided in Section E of the SF 330. Provide qualifications only for those key personnel who will perform the major duties for the A&E Scope of Services in this synopsis.

Provide resumes for the disciplines listed below (at a minimum). Indicate which role the personnel will fulfill (reference the letter next to the requirement; example 2.a). Personnel may fulfill multiple roles. Provide resumes in the order listed below:

a) One (1) Civil, Chemical, Environmental or Geotechnical engineer. The proposal must indicate PE licensure coverage in the States of Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, and Virginia.

b) One (1) registered Professional Geologist registered in the States of Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia.

c) Five (5) professionals with at least 10 years of environmental restoration experience specializing in one or more of the following: preliminary or SWMU assessments;

confirmatory sampling; investigations; development of conceptual site models; human health and ecological risk assessments; sampling various environmental media using current industry-standard sampling techniques and sampling tools in accordance with Federal, State, or local laws and regulations; groundwater modeling; demonstrated experience with chlorinated solvents, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and other contaminants of concern (COCs; remediating, and/or provide long term management of affected environmental media [air, soil, soil vapor, sediment, groundwater, surface water] including operating, maintaining, and monitoring of treatment systems and treatment technologies [ex-situ and in-situ]; performing remediation construction oversight; maintaining and inspecting post-closure landfills; performing land use control inspections; preparing plans, designs, and reports; preparing permit applications and providing permit modification support; providing public meeting support with regulatory agencies, the public, and other stakeholders, as required; and providing risk communication support).

d) One (1) hydrogeologist.

e) One (1) chemist.

f) One (1) GIS specialist.

g) Two (2) professionals with at least 10 years of environmental compliance experience specializing in one or more of the following: air compliance; climate action and adaptation support; community outreach; energy and water management to include LEED certification; Environmental Justice; Environmental Management Systems; hazardous waste; hazardous materials; recycling; regulatory risk analysis and communications support; spill prevention, control, and countermeasures; stormwater; storage tanks;

sustainability and pollution prevention; wastewater discharges, toxic substances; and

NEPA

h) One (1) natural resource specialist.

i) One (1) cultural resource specialist.

j) One (1) NEPA specialist.

k) One (1) risk assessor.

l) One (1) community relations specialist.

m) One (1) records manager with National Archives Records Administration (NARA)

Certificate of Federal Records Management Training.

n) One (1) drinking water system D2 operator certified by the State of California,

o) One (1) waterworks operator with a Class 5 license or higher issued by the

Commonwealth of Virginia

p) One (1) qualified Industrial Storm Water Professional certified by the State of California

q) One (1) Hazardous Materials Manager certified by the Institute of Hazardous Materials

Management.

r) One (1) biologist, geologist, or engineering technician capable of manipulating the sampling, geologic, and engineering data using common word processing, database software, and spatial software.

The A-E firm must provide proof of licenses or professional accreditations for key personnel as part of their submission. The A&E firm must include at least one Civil, Chemical, Environmental or Geotechnical engineer registered in the States of Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, and Virginia; at least one registered Professional Geologist registered in the States of Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia. Other professionals to be utilized by the firms may be registered anywhere in the United States as required for compliance. Professional license title and number and the state of licensure must be provided in the SF 330 Section E, Box 17 for key personnel. Other professional accreditation must be provided in the SF 330 Section E, Box 18. Additionally, demonstrated work experience in area of expertise and certifications shall be part of the firm's submission.

Major emphasis will be placed on professionals with demonstrated experienced in the investigation, remedial design, and cleanup of DNAPL, chlorinated solvents, and PCBs with concentrations equal to or greater than 50 parts per million. Major emphasis will also be placed on professionals with demonstrated PFAS experience to include investigating;

evaluating the fate and transport of PFAS in groundwater and surface water; preparing remedial designs; and providing PFAS risk communication support.

Moderate emphasis will be placed on professionals with experience working with Federal, State, local regulatory agencies, federally recognized Native America Tribes, Native Hawaiian Organizations, and Native Alaskan Villages.

Selection Weight: 35 percent

3. Past performance. The Government will assess the firm’s past performance on the projects identified in section F of the SF 330 with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules, as determined from the completed Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) submitted by customer contacts, as well as information obtained from other sources. The firm’s history of working relationships and management of project teams may also be considered when reviewing past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, Government past performance databases (e.g., Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System, Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), etc.), and interviews with previous and current customers. The Government may also consider the firm’s past performance on projects other than those provided in Section F of the SF 330 using other sources as described above. The currency and relevance of the information, source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in the firm’s past performance will be considered. The Government will not disclose the names of persons/companies who provide performance information. Firms may provide information on problems encountered on identified contracts and the firm’s corrective actions in their description of the project in Section F. If, during the course of the evaluation, the Government obtains adverse information to which a firm has not previously had an opportunity to respond, the Government will afford the firm an opportunity to clarify the adverse information.

Selection Weight: 5 percent

4. Capacity to accomplish multiple task orders. Provide an organizational chart for the key personnel in the SF 330, Part I, Section D. The organizational chart should include at a minimum each of the key personnel listed under Professional Qualifications. Provide a table indicating for each of the projects submitted under “Specialized Experience” which of the key personnel submitted under professional qualifications were a part of the A&E team for that project in order to demonstrate a history of the proposed team members (and firms) working together.

The A&E firm will be evaluated on the organizational structure, identification of key personnel, and a demonstrated history of working together. In addition, the A&E firm will be evaluated on the following narrative, which should be addressed in Part I, Section H:

An anticipated high-volume workload and demanding schedules should be anticipated.

Describe the availability of the firm to perform and manage multiple task orders simultaneously, particularly across multiple geographic locations. Describe how do you plan to support each NASA Center, component facilities, and other NASA responsible assets.

Describe the availability of the firm to provide qualified staffing to support key personnel to ensure quality and responsiveness of services.

Generic statements of availability/capacity will be considered less favorably.

Selection Weight: 10 percent

5. Location in the general geographical area and knowledge/experience at the following NASA Center locations. Environmental restoration and environmental compliance support may be required at all NASA Centers, component facilities, and other NASA responsible assets. Projects submitted under “Specialized Experience” will be used to evaluate this section.

Major emphasis will be placed on project experience at two or more NASA Centers or supporting centers.

Moderate emphasis will be placed on project experience at other federally regulated sites.

Selection Weight: 10 percent

V. PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRES

Firms must provide the Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) (Attachment 1 of this synopsis) to each past performance customer contact identified in Section F of the SF 330. Firms must request customers submit their completed questionnaires via e-mail to arrive no later than 2:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on November 29, 2022, to the addresses listed below.

Name: Daniel J. Heggen Email Address: daniel.j.heggen@nasa.gov

And

Name: Randall A. Gumke Email Address: randall.a.gumke@nasa.gov

A sample past performance transmittal letter is provided as part of Attachment 1. Questionnaires must be returned directly from the customer contact to the Contracting Officers listed above.

PPQs will not be accepted directly from the firm.

Copies of Section 1 of the PPQs the firm sends to each customer contact must be submitted with the firm’s SF 330. If a completed Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) evaluation is available for a project identified in Section F of the SF 330, it must be submitted along with the completed SF 330 package. NOTE: The CPARS evaluation is not a substitute for a completed PPQ.

VI. SYNOPSIS PROVISIONS

FAR, NFS, and KSC provisions applicable to this synopsis are provided in Attachment 2.

VII. SUBMISSION PAGE LIMITATIONS

A-E firms responding to this synopsis must submit a completed SF 330 package. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), CAGE Code, and TIN numbers must be included in Block 30 of the SF 330.

The submission, including the SF 330 Parts I and II, must not exceed 70 pages and must include any information the A-E firm feels may be of benefit to it in the evaluation and selection process.

Any pages exceeding the maximum page limitation will not be evaluated. The following are excluded from the 70-page limitation: submission transmittal cover pages, tab pages, tables of contents, signed amendments (if applicable), licensure/accreditation copies, copies of Section I from submitted PPQs, and completed CPARS evaluations.

A tab page is defined as a blank sheet used to separate the submission pages and may include a section heading. Any additional information provided on a tab page, other than section heading, will result in the tab page being counted against the 70-page limitation.

A page is defined as one side of an 8½" x 11" sheet of paper, with at least a one-inch margin on all sides, using Arial font with a type-size of 10-point font. The one-inch margin and 10-point font limits are applicable to pages formatted by the A-E firm. The SF 330 form has its own instructions and is exempt from the above margin and character size limits.

The submission may be submitted on single- or double-sided sheets but must not exceed the 70-page limitation. Each 8½" x 11" sheet will be considered one page when printed on one side and considered two pages when printed on both sides. Printed pages and illustrations must be legible and no larger than 11" x 17" foldouts, as appropriate for the subject matter. The 11" x 17" paper must be for the exclusive presentation of tables, figures, or illustrations. Each 11" x 17" page will be considered two pages when printed on one side and considered four pages when printed on both sides.

VIII. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The offeror shall provide their submissions via NASA’s Enterprise File Sharing and Sync Box (EFSS Box) system, in accordance with Attachment 02. Ensure that submissions are searchable Portable Document Format (PDF) and must be delivered on or before November 29, 2022.

Note: All submissions shall use the fillable version of the SF 330 (Rev. 7/2021) downloaded from the GSA Forms Library (See attach 4) (https://www.gsa.gov/reference/forms?search_keyword=Sf330 ). Individual pages of the Sections can also be downloaded from this site.

1) To ensure that all firms are evaluated equally, any submissions that have altered the SF 330 Sections A-H in any way will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered for selection. The prohibited alterations include, but not limited to:

Insertion of photos, tables, or graphics in sections A-G Modifying, deleting, or altering any block sizes Altering the font or font size. Note: The form natively uses Arial font with 10-point type with a set cell size Altering paragraph line spacing Modifying or deleting page layouts or using an in-house form Altering the margins of the form

2) Any additional information that cannot fit within the SF330 Sections A-G can be included in section H.

At least one page in section H must include the standard form with blocks 31-33 filled in The firm may choose to use multiple pages of the section H form; however, the

A&E shall not alter the form in any way as described above The firm may choose to use supplemental Section H pages, (edited in WORD or similar) in which photos, tables may be included. The format of the pages shall include:

Font no smaller than Arial 10 Margins set at one inch on all sides All section H pages, including supplemental pages count towards the 70-page limit

Note: any supplemental information provided in Section H regarding Specialized Experience that is not a part of Projects 1-15 will not be evaluated under Specialized Experience.

Firms are cautioned to ensure that the cut/paste of data into the form must use the native settings.

Only submissions via NASA’s Enterprise File Sharing and Sync Box (EFSS Box) system, in accordance with Attachment 02, will be accepted.

IX. CONTRACTING OFFICER’S INITIAL SUBMISSION REVIEW

Firms will be checked against the System for Award Management (SAM) List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Non-Procurement Programs. Firms appearing on the List will be eliminated without further consideration.

Firms will also be checked against the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s data base for safety citations/violations. Reports of significant safety citations or violations will be referred to the KSC Safety Office for further review. Firms must address any known OSHA violations in Section H of the SF 330.

In accordance with provision at FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management, a firm submitting a response to this synopsis acknowledges that it must be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this synopsis.

Submissions will be checked for informalities or irregularities, with particular emphasis to ensuring that no alterations were made to the SF 330, as set forth in Section VIII.

X. NEGOTIATIONS

In accordance with FAR 36.602-3, Evaluation Board Functions, discussions/interviews will be held with at-least three of the most highly qualified A&E firms and the final selection decision will be made by the designated Selection Authority. The final selection will be a listing, in order of preference, of the firms considered most highly qualified to perform the work and will authorize the Contracting Officer to begin negotiations with the selected firms. Selected firms will be required to submit Advanced Pricing Rate Proposals, Small Business Subcontracting Plans (applicable to large businesses only), and Safety and Occupational Health Plans. These three documents should NOT be submitted with original responses and will be due within 21 calendar days from the date requested by the Contracting Officer.

If a mutually satisfactory contract cannot be negotiated, the Contracting Officer will obtain a written final proposal revision from the A&E firm and notify the firm that negotiations have been terminated. The Contracting Officer will then initiate negotiations with the next firm on the final selection list. This procedure will continue until a mutually satisfactory contract has been negotiated.

XI. ADVANCED PRICING RATE AGREEMENTS (APRAs)

For simplifying and increasing efficiency in the negotiation and execution of task orders under the IDIQ contracts, A&E teams selected by the Selection Authority as the most highly qualified to perform the work must submit APRA proposals. The APRA proposals must include, at a minimum, a description of direct labor categories, direct labor rates, annual escalation of rates, G&A rates, overhead rates, GIS/Computer Assisted Design rates, and other recurring costs. The APRA proposals will be negotiated and incorporated into the resultant IDIQ contract. Firms failing to negotiate acceptable APRAs with the Contracting Officer will be ineligible for award.

XII. SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLANS

NASA is committed to providing 8(a), Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) businesses, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), Women Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Business concerns (EDWOSB), and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) / Minority Institutions

(MI), maximum practicable opportunities to participate in Agency acquisitions at the prime contract level. The participation of NASA prime contractors in providing subcontracting opportunities to such entities is also an essential part of the Agency’s commitment.

In accordance with FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, to be eligible for award, large businesses must, upon the Contracting Officer’s request, submit and negotiate acceptable Small Business Subcontracting Plans. Such plans are only required from large businesses selected by the Selection Authority as the most highly qualified to perform the work.

The Contracting Officer has determined small business subcontracting possibilities exist and has established an overall IDIQ small business subcontracting goal of 10%. The Contracting Officer’s assessment of appropriate subcontracting goals for this acquisition, expressed as a percentage of total contract value (up to $375M for each contract), is provided in the chart below.

SMALL BUSINESS

CATEGORY

SUBCONTRACTING

GOAL

SDB 4.39%

HUBZone 0.36%

SDVOSB 1.25%

VOSB 1.57%

WOSB 2.11%

EDWOSB .32%

Total Goal 10.00%

The numbers above reflect the Contracting Officer’s assessment of the appropriate subcontracting goals to be achieved at the completion of contract performance. Large businesses selected as the most highly qualified to perform the work must perform an independent assessment of the small business subcontracting opportunities and are encouraged to propose goals that are equivalent to or greater than those recommended by the Contracting Officer in their Small Business Subcontracting Plans. Small Business Subcontracting Plans must discuss the rationale for any goal proposed that is less than the Contracting Officer’s recommended goal in any category, the efforts made to establish a goal for that category, and what ongoing efforts, if any, are planned during contract performance to increase participation in that category.

The Small Business Subcontracting Plans will be negotiated and incorporated into the IDIQ contract. Selected large businesses failing to negotiate acceptable Small Business Subcontracting Plans with the Contracting Officer will be ineligible for award.

XIII. SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PLANS

Firms must take all reasonable safety and occupational health measures when performing work under any NASA Center task order. Firms must comply with all Federal, State, and local laws applicable to safety and occupational health and with the safety and occupational health standards, specifications, reporting requirements, and other relevant requirements of the awarded contracts and task orders. Selected firms must submit a Safety and Occupational Health Plan. The submitted plans will be negotiated and incorporated into the IDIQ contract. Firms failing to negotiate acceptable Safety and Occupational Health Plans with the Contracting Officer will be ineligible for award.

XIV. QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

Questions or comments must be submitted in the format of the IDIQ Question Form (Attachment 3), either in a Microsoft Excel file or in the body of an email. PDFs or read-only files are not acceptable. Questions must be sent to the Contracting Officers email identified above by 2PM on November 4, 2022, to allow for analysis and dissemination of responses in advance of the submission due date. Questions received after this date will be considered but may not be answered. Oral questions will not be accepted. Before submitting a question, please review the answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) listed below.

Additional information may be given by issuance of an amendment during the announcement period.

NOTE: This synopsis has four attachments: Attachment 1 – Past Performance Questionnaire, Attachment 2 – Synopsis Provisions, and Attachment 3 – IDIQ Questions Form, Attachment 4 – Standard Form 330 Architect-Engineer Qualifications

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions:

1. No general breakdown of workload distribution between NASA Centers is available.

2. NASA is not able to define the location, type, or size of task orders under this contract.

In general, task orders will be awarded using a technical qualification narrative to identify the best-suited firm for a particular task order.

3. The Government will only accept PPQs obtained for this synopsis. Previously obtained PPQs will not be evaluated. Please ensure that you provide a POC for PPQs submitted, so that the Government may attempt to contact them for information. The lack of a PPQ's will be considered neutral (neither positive or negative). PPQs should be emailed to Daniel J. Heggen and Randall Gumke at the identified email addresses. Review of CPARs and other systems is used by the Government to supplement the PPQ data provided by the customer contacts. Any PPQs above the maximum 15 projects in section F will be removed prior to evaluation.

4. A copy of each individual license / LEED accreditation is not required. The proof of licensure may be accomplished by providing the license number and state for verification. If copies of licenses / certificates are provided, they will not count against the total page count.

5. Respondents must use the fillable version of SF330. Offers are not allowed to modify the SF330. Offers who modify the SF330 will be considered non-responsive.

6. An environmental restoration project is defined as a unique geographical unit that may have one of the following designations: Area of Concern, Area of Investigation (AOI), Identified Area, Operable Unit (OU), Potential Release Location (PRL), Site, or Solid Waste Management Unit. An environmental compliance support project is a single task order or delivery order on a general engineering contract, IDIQ contract, basic agreement, or basic ordering agreement. Note: general engineering contracts, IDIQ contracts, basic agreements, and basic ordering agreements are not considered “projects.”

7. The Government expects the A&E to indicate the last year of their contractual involvement with the project as the year in which professional services were completed.

8. Tables and graphics are acceptable on supplemental sheets for Section H.

9. The Government will evaluate the A&E's specialized experience only for the projects in

Section F of the SF 330. Additional information, e.g., continuation of Section F box 24, for these projects may be included in Section H. But information regarding specialized experience for projects more than the projects listed in Section F will not have a positive influence on the evaluation of the A-E's specialized experience. Any additional information included in section H may provide context and example information of section H.

10. Will firms be required to submit certified cost and pricing data audits and historical contract data from previous contracts prior to award submission? Answer: Yes, all firms will need to submit an audit, independent contractor or DCAA.