Request_for_SF330_-_Lab,_Hopsital,_Office_A&E_Services_11-06-17.pdf

Specialized Architect-Engineer (A/E) Services - Office/Hospital/Lab Facility Types

1) CONTRACT INFORMATION

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.

A written solicitation will not be posted. This is a request for SF330 Architect- Engineer Qualifications packages only. Any requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. A solicitation will only be issued to the most highly qualified vendor.

This is a competitive procurement set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this acquisition is 541330 – Engineering Services, with a size standard of $15,000,000.00 average annual receipts over the last three fiscal years.

The National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Facilities intends to enter into a single-award, indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for professional Architect Engineering (A/E) services procured in accordance with the Brooks A/E Act, Public Law 92-582, as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 36.6.

As a part of the U.S. Public Health Service under the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the Federal Government’s primary biomedical research agency. The NIH’s mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.

Composed of 27 Institutes and Centers, the NIH provides leadership and financial support to researchers in every state and throughout the world.

The NIH Office of Research Facilities (ORF) supports the NIH mission by providing, maintaining, and operating safe, healthy, and attractive facilities. The purpose of this acquisition is to provide specialized A/E design and other A/E related services critical to ORF’s success in planning, budgeting, funding, and managing the repair, alteration, renovation and new construction of NIH facilities and associated infrastructure.

The IDIQ contract shall consist of a Base and four (4) Option periods, with a maximum dollar value of $19,999,000.00 over the life of the contract. Task orders issued against this IDIQ contract are anticipated to range between from $2,500.00 to $750,000.00. The maximum value the Government may order under each task shall not exceed $750,000;

however, the Government reserves the right to place orders above this limit.

The awarded contract will have a one-time minimum guarantee of $2,500.00 (two thousand five hundred dollars), to be paid at the end of the first twelve (12) months if no Task Order has been awarded. There will be no subsequent minimum guarantee.

Work under the awarded contract will be subject to satisfactory negotiation of individual Task Orders. The Government will determine the Task Order amount by using pre-negotiated labor rates and negotiating the effort required to perform the particular work.

The selected Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business A/E firm must demonstrate the capability to perform, as the Prime firm, at least 50% of the work described below in accordance with FAR 52.219-14 (c)(1).

The selected Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business A/E firm must be certified by VETbiz and registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. Register via the SAM internet site at www.sam.gov .

2) PROJECT INFORMATION

Projects under the IDIQ contract shall encompass five (5) categories/types of facilities --three primary and two secondary.

A. Primary Specialization Categories / Facility Types

The A/E services under the contract shall focus primarily on three (3) specialization categories/ facility types: 1) Office/Public Space Facilities; 2) Health Care Facilities; and,

3) Bio-Medical Research Laboratory Facilities. The primary specialization / facility types are described as follows:

(1) Biomedical Research Laboratory Facilities, or “Labs” - To include, but not limited to, general and specialized biomedical and animal research laboratories and laboratory support spaces. Projects related to Lab facilities in this contract will include general and Biosafety Level 2 (BSL-2) laboratories.

(2) Health Care Facilities, or “Hospitals” - To include, but not limited to: patient care units; outpatient clinics; intensive care units; surgical suites with catheterization laboratory; radiology, nuclear medicine, and MRI suites;

pharmacy; rehabilitation; transfusion medicine; cyclotron; radiation oncology;

medical gas services; pediatrics; and hospital support services.

(3) Office / Public Space Facilities, or “Offices” - To include, but not limited to:

offices; conference facilities (including the Natcher Conference Center); libraries (including the National Library of Medicine); child development centers;

residences and lodging; commercial shops & food service; wellness centers/gyms & exterior recreational facilities; facilities for ancillary services such as fire and police, parking structures; and exterior improvements such as roadways, sidewalks, and landscaping.

[Note - The specialization categories/ facility types are listed in order of anticipated volume of work – i.e. the majority of task orders under this contract http://www.sam.gov/ will include bio-medical laboratory spaces, followed by task orders for Healthcare spaces, and last, task orders for office/public use spaces.]

B. Secondary Specialization Categories / Facility Types

The A/E services under this contract shall secondarily focus on two (2) specialization categories / facilities types: 1) Animal Care Facilities; and, 2) Interior and Exterior Infrastructure and Utility Systems. The secondary specialization / facility types are described as follows:

(1) Animal Care Facilities, or “Animal” - To include, but not limited to, facilities for housing, care, and use of animals in experimental testing, research, and training as related to biomedical research. Animals used at NIH for research include, but are not limited to: mammals of all sizes, including primates; and aquatic animals.

(2) Interior & Exterior Utility Infrastructure and Utility Generation & Distribution Systems - To include the design of interior & exterior utility infrastructure and generation & distribution systems for Office / Public facilities; Animal Care facilities; Bio-medical Research laboratories; Healthcare /Hospital facilities; and general purpose facilities such as parking structures and warehouses. The utility infrastructure and generation & distribution systems include, but are not limited, to the following:

• Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing systems;

• Central Utility Plants (CUPs)

• HVAC systems to include specialized filtering requirements, supply and exhaust systems and associated controls;

• Steam/condensate, high temperature hot water, heating hot water, chilled water, lab water, high purity water and potable water systems;

• Compressed air, medical gas, lab vacuum, and natural gas systems;

• Central CO2 systems;

• Central liquid nitrogen systems

• Fuel oil systems;

• Storm water and sanitary sewer distribution systems

• Waste water treatment systems

• Electrical substations;

• Landscaping irrigation systems.

C. Location of Facilities

Facilities under this requirement are situated at the following NIH locations:

(1) NIH Main Campus, Bethesda, MD

(2) NIH Animal Center, Poolesville, MD

(3) Ft. Detrick, Frederick, MD

(4) Leased facilities in Bethesda, Rockville, Gaithersburg, and Baltimore, MD

It is anticipated that the majority of the facilities under this requirement will be located on the NIH Main Campus, Bethesda, MD, followed by the other surrounding areas.

Therefore, the A/E shall maintain an office within one hundred (100) miles of the Baltimore – Washington, DC metropolitan area for the duration of the IDIQ contract.

D. A/E Services

The A/E shall furnish all labor, management, investigations, studies, travel, supplies, equipment, and materials to perform the required services. The A/E is responsible for determining what disciplines and skill sets are required for accomplishing the work and form a team accordingly.

During the execution of work, the A/E shall provide adequate supervision and quality control to assure the accuracy, quality, timeliness and completeness of the work.

REFER TO ATTACHMENT A - SPECIALIZED ARCHITECT-ENGINEER (A/E)

SERVICES FOR DETAILED WORK DESCRIPTIONS.

In general, the A&E services requested under this contract include:

• Field / site investigations, inclusive of Pre-Tab investigations

• Planning and Coordination Drawings

• Building Information Modeling (BIM) (Only if applicable to the task order)

• Sustainable Design

• Program of Requirements (PORs)

• Special Studies

• Schematic Design

• Design Development

• Construction Documents (65%)

• Construction Documents (95%)

• Construction Documents (100%)

• Rendered perspectives of proposed building construction and substantial site development

• Construction cost estimate(s)

• Construction baseline schedule

• Geotechnical investigations

• Preparation of Reports

• Other general A/E services

The A/E may be required to provide construction phase and other services including, but not limited to:

• Construction Bidding and Negotiation Support

• Construction Inspections / Site Representation

• Construction Progress Meetings

• Requests for Information (RFIs)

• Construction Submittal Reviews

• Change Order Reviews / Support

• Punchlists

• Inspection of Stored Items

• Construction Close-out Support including As-builts; Record Documents; Non-

Compliance Notices; Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Manuals; Warranties;

Product and Equipment Demonstrations and Training;

• A/E Record Documents

3) SELECTION CRITERIA

The selection criteria listed below in descending order of importance will be used in the evaluation of A/E firms. The A/E firm must demonstrate theirs and each key consultant's qualifications with respect to the published evaluation factors for all services.

Evaluation criterion ‘A' through ‘E' are Primary; criteria ‘F' is Secondary and will only be used as a tie-breaker among technically equal firms.

A "short list" of three or more firms deemed most highly technically rated after initial source selection will be chosen for interviews.

The Government will not pay, nor reimburse, any costs associated with responding to this request. The Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement.

A. FACTOR A - Professional Qualifications

The A/E firm shall identify the qualifications of proposed personnel, either in-house or through consultants, in the following key disciplines.

Offerors shall propose at least one person for each of the key disciplines; an individual may not be proposed for multiple disciplines. Availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines shall be presented to ensure that the selected A/E firm can demonstrate the capability of working on multiple task orders.

• Principal

• Contract Project Manager (IDIQ)

• Task Project Manager(s)

• Design Quality Control Manager

• Architect

• Medical / Health Care Planner

• Laboratory Planner / Programmer

• Sustainable Design Specialist (LEED certified person)

• Audio-Visual & Acoustics Specialist

• Structural Engineer

• Mechanical Engineer

• Electrical Engineer

• Plumbing Engineer (Inclusive of Medical and Lab Gases)

• Fire Protection & Life Safety Engineer – (The fire protection engineer shall be a registered professional engineer, have a minimum of five years’ experience dedicated to fire protection engineering, and possess a degree in Fire Protection Engineering from an accredited university.)

• Security Engineer

• Geotechnical Engineer

• Site / Civil Engineer

• Land Surveyor

• Interior Designer

• Cost Estimator

• Historical Preservationist

• Scheduler

• Landscape Architect

• Environmental Engineer / Industrial Hygienist

FACTOR A EVALUATION: The Government will evaluate the education, training, professional registrations and/or certifications, overall and relevant experience, and total years of experience of all key personnel proposed. Resumes should demonstrate that the firm’s staff is capable of certifying that work is in compliance with all applicable codes and regulations.

B. FACTOR B - Specialized Experience and Technical Competence

The A/E firm shall provide representative examples of projects completed within seven

(7) years of this announcement, that demonstrate specialized experience and technical competence in the following areas:

(1) Preparation of fully developed Construction Documents (Drawings and Specifications) for the primary facility types under this contract – i.e. new or renovated Biomedical Research Laboratory Facilities, Health Care (Hospitals) Facilities, and Office / Public Space Facilities.

(2) Preparation of Design Build Bridging Documents for the primary facility types under this contract – i.e. new or renovated Biomedical Research Laboratory Facilities, Health Care (Hospitals) Facilities, and Office / Public Space Facilities.

(3) Preparation of fully developed Construction Documents for secondary facility types under this contract – i.e. new or renovated Animal Care Facilities and Interior & Exterior Infrastructure and Utility Systems.

(4) Preparation of Design Build Bridging Documents for secondary facility types under this contract – i.e. new or renovated Animal Care Facilities and Interior & Exterior Infrastructure and Utility Systems.

(5) Preparation of Program of Requirements (POR) documents;

(6) Experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials, implementing Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) criteria.

(7) Coordination, submissions and presentations to the State Historic Preservation Office, National Capital Planning Commission, and the Commission of Fine Arts;

(8) Experience with Storm Water management and erosion & sedimentation control in various jurisdictions;

(9) Post design services including bidding & negotiation support; construction inspections; Submittals & RFIs; Change Order support; Punchlists; and construction close-out support.

(10) Experience in the use of Building Information Modeling (preferable, but not mandatory).

FACTOR B EVALUATION - The Government will evaluate the specialized experience and technical capability of the Prime firm and any subcontractors in the type of work as described in ATTACHMENT A - SPECIALIZED ARCHITECT-ENGINEER (A/E) SERVICES, including, where appropriate, experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials.

Project examples that demonstrate experience by the Offeror working with proposed Key Subcontractors may be evaluated more favorably.

C. FACTOR C - Management Plan

The A/E firm’s Management Plan shall include the following elements:

(1) Organizational Structure and Staffing - The Offeror must clearly describe its organization structure and provide an Organization Chart (Section D of the SF330). The graphic chart and the narrative description must clearly demonstrate the planned organization structure.

(a) The description must identify all offices involved in this project from the Offeror's Headquarters through to the Offeror's site office, and how they are related.

(b) All Joint Venture partners and major Subcontractors shall be addressed in this description. The description shall identify the team organization, describing which functions / positions will be filled by the Prime or by subcontractors.

(c) The description shall identify roles, major responsibilities, and authorities for specifically identified personnel, including roles of authorities for subcontractors and joint ventures, presented as a logical approach to perform the work throughout the contract, including which roles and personnel are identified to communicate with the Government.

(d) The Organization Chart (graphic) shall clearly delineate lines of authority and be organized in a precise and logical manner including the relationship between the headquarters' office and the site office, including all involved with the management of the contract including subcontractors and joint venture partners.

(2) Project Management

(a) Resource Management - The Offeror shall provide a narrative describing the Offeror’s approach to manage the IDIQ contract, ensuring flexibility and capacity is maintained in the selection of task order project teams to ensure successful execution of individual and potentially multiple projects simultaneously. The management approach shall demonstrate effective and adequate selection procedures for staffing and managing & coordinating in-house disciplines and consultants over the life of the task order and the IDIQ contract.

(b) Cost Control (Designing to the Budget) – The Offeror shall provide a narrative describing their cost management techniques / methodology / procedures for minimizing cost creep and assuring that the project remains within the identified budget.

(c) Design Quality Control - The Offeror shall provide a narrative describing their methodology / procedures for assuring quality control throughout the design process.

FACTOR C EVALUATION – The Government will evaluate the Management Plan for reasonableness, completeness, and the degree to which the plan describes a viable strategy to execute the work.

The Government will ascertain if the Offeror’s proposed Organization Structure clearly defines authorities, direct reporting lines, roles and relationships of the Offeror’s team inclusive of key personnel, Joint Venture partner staff, and Subcontractor staff, as applicable.

The Government will ascertain if the Offeror’s Resource Management plan demonstrates a sound approach for determining adequate staffing levels and assuring sufficient capacity of qualified resources to: 1) the project over the life of the task order;

and, 2) over the life of the IDIQ contract.

The Government will ascertain if the Offeror’s Cost Control methodology / procedures demonstrates a sound approach for minimizing cost creep throughout the design, assuring the project remains within the identified budget.

The Government will ascertain if the Offeror’s Design Quality Control approach demonstrates reasonable internal controls for ensuring deliverables are coordinated, complete, timely, and meets or exceeds submission requirements.

D. FACTOR D - Past Performance

Evaluation will consider the past performance of the project team on related work performed for government agencies, private industry and other similar contract with respect to quality of work, cost control, compliance with performance schedules, cooperation, and responsiveness.

Offerors shall submit the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) or Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) evaluation for the projects submitted in FACTOR B. If there is no CPARS or PPIRS evaluation available for a project, the Offeror shall provide the name, telephone number and email address of the Contracting Officer and Technical Point of Contact. The CPARS, PPIRS or reference information shall be submitted in the proposal. Failure to provide requested data, accessible points of contact, or valid phone numbers could result in a firm being considered less qualified.

Offerors may also include performance recognition documents received within the last five (5) years, such as awards, award fee determinations, customer letters of commendation, and other forms of performance recognition.

In the case of an Offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (see FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv)). Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown (or "neutral") past performance.

E. FACTOR E - Capacity to Accomplish the Work in the Required Time

This evaluation will consider the overall availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines of the AE team, including qualified backup personnel to ensure continuity of services and availability of additional staff for unexpected project demands.

The A/E firm must address and demonstrate capacity to execute at least two (2) $100,000.00 multidisciplinary contract Task Orders concurrently in a 180-day period.

The following is a secondary evaluation factor and will be used as tie-breaker among firms considered as technically equal:

F. FACTOR F – Location in the General Geographic area of the Project (Proximity) and Knowledge of the Locality

Proximity is simply the physical location of a firm in relation to the location of a project, and has very little to do with the technical ability of a firm to perform the project. The A/E firm shall clearly indicate the primary office where the work will be performed on the

SF330.

The geographic location of the firm’s office will be considered in order to evaluate the firm’s knowledge of local geographical features, climatic conditions, natural resources, local construction methods, local subcontractor base, and local and State building codes and permit requirements.

4) SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Interested Architect-Engineer firms having the capabilities to perform this work are invited to submit one electronic copy of Standard Form SF330 Architect-Engineer Qualifications for the proposed team, including the Prime firm and all Joint Ventures partners, subcontractors, and consultants, no later than the closing date and response time of this announcement.

Architect-Engineer Qualifications must be submitted on SF330, revised 8/2016. It may be obtained from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Form Library at the following website: https://www.gsa.gov/reference/forms?search_keyword=SF330

SF330s shall completely and adequately address the requirements of this Pre-solicitation.

The A-E shall not include company literature with the SF330. Offerors are reminded that elaborate corporate marketing information, formatting, special reproduction techniques, etc., are not necessary.

A. Electronic SF330 Submission via the NIH electronic Contractor Proposal Submission System (eCPS)

The SF330 shall be submitted via the electronic Contract Proposal Submission (eCPS) website at https://ecps.nih.gov.

Proposals submitted by mail, courier, facsimile or e-mail will not be accepted.

https://www.gsa.gov/reference/forms?search_keyword=SF330 https://ecps.nih.gov/

Follow the “How to Submit an Electronic Proposal” instructions provided on the eCPS website at: https://ecps.nih.gov/home/howto .

[NOTE - Please note that creating an account to submit may take up to three (3) business days. Please apply for a new account early to allow enough time for the registration process.]

(1) Creating and Naming Electronic Files

(a) Create one Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) file of your SF330. The SF330 should be created in a PDF format that enables word searches to the maximum extent practicable. Forms and/or documents requiring signature(s) may be scanned, but must be merged into the SF330 PDF file.

(b) File naming convention: It is requested that the filename for your SF330 include the name of the Offeror, the Pre-solicitation number and submission type (i.e. SF330)

Example:

TOPA&ECompany_NIHOF201800002_SF330.pdf

(2) Cover Page and Table of Contents

(c) Cover Page

The following information shall be provided on the first page of the

SF330:

• Pre-Solicitation Number and Title

• Name, Address, Telephone, and Facsimile numbers of Offeror and email address.

• Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number

• Tax Identification Number (TIN/EIN)

• Date of submission

(d) Table of Contents

A Table of Contents shall be provided for the SF330 with headings and sub-headings that enable the reader to quickly locate the information contained in the document.

(3) Divided Sections, Formatting and Page Limitations

(a) Divided Sections https://ecps.nih.gov/home/howto

In addition to the Cover Page and Table of Contents, the SF330 shall consist of divided sections, as set forth below and as specified in the SF330 Instructions.

1. Dividers between sections shall clearly identify the following section by title, i.e. SECTION E: Offeror's Key Personnel. The dividers shall state only the Section title and no other information.

2. Sections shall be organized in the following order, as specified in the SF330 Instructions.

• PART 1: Contract-Specific Qualifications, SECTION A – C:

Contract Information, A/E Point of Contact, Proposed Team

• PART 1, SECTION D: Organization Chart

• PART 1, SECTION E: Resumes of Key Personnel

• PART 1, SECTION F: Example Projects

• PART 1, SECTION G: Key Personnel Participation in Example

Projects

• PART 1, SECTION H: Additional Information

• CPARS / PPIRS Documentation and Awards

• PART 2 – General Qualifications

(b) Formatting

1. Pages shall be 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches. Charts, tables and/or matrices can be created in sheets not exceeding 11" x 17";

however, it is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure that all PDF copies are legible.

2. Each side of a sheet of paper is a page. The SF330 shall be consecutively paginated (i.e., do not re-start numbering each section starting with page 1.

3. Pages shall be typewritten with 12 point font size. Proposals shall utilize Section 508 recommended fonts (i.e., Times New Roman, Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, or Calibri).

4. SF330 shall not include links to internet web site addresses

(URLs) or otherwise direct readers to alternate sources of information.

5. SF330 shall refrain from using flashing/flickering text and/or animated text and be free of background images or watermarks.

[Note - Failure to adhere to the formatting requirements above may impact whether your SF330 is reviewed in its entirety.]

(c) Page Limitations

1. The SF330 Part I shall not exceed 75 pages: this includes 20 pages for Section H. The Government will stop evaluating the SF330 Part 1 on page 75, and page 20 for Section H.

[Note - Pages in excess of this limitation will be removed from the SF330 and will not be considered.

2. Part II does not have a page limitation.

3. The total page count DOES NOT INCLUDE:

• Cover page;

• Table of Contents;

• Section Dividers

• CPARS / PPIRS and other Past Performance documentation.

B. Specific Instructions for Part I Section D – Organization Chart and Section G

– Key Personnel Participation

(1) The Organization Chart required in Section D and the Matrix required in Section G may each be presented on 11"x17" pieces of paper. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure that all PDF copies are legible.

C. Specific Instructions for Part 1 Section E – Key Personnel Resumes

(1) Provide resumes in Section E of the on-staff or consultant employees anticipated to perform the work. At a minimum, resumes shall be submitted for each Key Discipline listed under Factor A – Professional Qualifications.

(2) Key Personnel Resumes shall be limited to one (1) page each.

(3) At a minimum, resumes shall contain one Bio-medical Research or one Healthcare project.

D. Specific Instructions for Section F – Example Projects

(1) A maximum of ten (10) projects shall be submitted to best illustrate the

A/E firm’s proposed team’s ability to conduct the work.

(2) Example Projects shall include, at a minimum:

(a) One Bio-medical Research Facility

(b) One Healthcare Facility

(c) One Office / Public Space Facility

(d) One Infrastructure Project

(3) Example Projects design fees shall range between $20,000.00 and

$750,000.

(4) Use no more than two (2) pages per project.

(5) An Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with multiple Task Orders is not considered a project. Each individual Task Order executed under an IDIQ contract is considered a project.

E. Specific Instructions for Part 1 Section H – Additional Information

(1) Section H shall contain its own Table of Contents headings and sub-headings that enable the reader to quickly locate the information contained in the document.

(2) Professional Qualifications and Specialized Experience -

(a) Introduce the proposed team and briefly describe each team member’s qualifications for the work.

(b) Provide a chart / matrix to illustrate and summarize the proposed A/E team’s overall general qualifications for this work. List each proposed staff member, their firm, role on the contract, highest level of education (i.e., BS EE), licenses /certifications (i.e. P.E.), and total years of experience.

(3) Management Plan - The A/E firm shall provide their Management Plan, describing their Organization Structure and the three (3) elements of their Project Management plan, as identified under Factor C of the Selection Criteria.

(4) Capacity to Accomplish the Work - To demonstrate capacity to accomplish the work, provide the following:

(a) In a chart /matrix format, illustrate the A/E firm’s ability to execute concurrent multiple task orders or contracts. List IDIQ / Contract and Task Order numbers and titles; role on the contract (i.e. Prime, MEP subcontractor); award start and finish dates; actual start and finish dates;

A/E award price; final A/E price. The A/E firm must demonstrate capacity to execute at least two (2) $100,000.00 multidisciplinary contract Task Orders concurrently in a 180-day period.

(b) In a chart / matrix format, illustrate the A/E firm’s available resources for this work and across the proposed team. List by Function Code, Discipline, and firm (team member) the total number of staff: 1) proposed for the work, and, 2) available within each firm for backup or unexpected project demands. The availability of an adequate number of personnel in the key disciplines shall be presented to insure that the firm can meet the potential of working on multiple concurrent task orders in the required timeframes.

(5) Past Performance - If there is no CPARS or PPIRS evaluation available for an example project submitted under Factor B, the Offeror shall provide in a chart / matrix format, the project’s contract number and title along with the name, telephone number and email address of the ordering official / Contracting Officer and the project Technical Point of Contact. Failure to provide requested data, accessible points of contact, or valid phone numbers could result in a firm being considered less qualified.

[Note - The CPARS, PPIRS or other reference information shall be submitted at the end of the Section H and before Part II of the SF330 document].

(6) Location in the General Geographic area of the Project (Proximity) and Knowledge of the Locality –

(a) Provide the addresses of each team member’s office(s) that will be supporting this work and driving distance to the NIH main Bethesda, MD campus, located at 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD.

(b) Describe familiarity with the A/E’s team familiarity and knowledge of the Baltimore-Washington, DC metropolitan area.

F. Part II – General Qualifications

(1) A SF330 Part II shall be provided for the Prime, other offices of the Prime, and all subcontractor offices proposed to perform the work.

(2) All Part IIs shall be signed and dated. Although firms are encouraged to update their SF330 Part II at least annually, older ones (up to 3 years old in accordance with FAR 36.603(d)(5)) will still be considered.

This is not a request for proposal; a Solicitation package is not provided.

In order to maintain total objectivity in the AE selection process, phone calls and e-mails to discuss this announcement will not be accepted. Personal visits for the purpose of discussing this announcement will not be scheduled.

Firms responding to this announcement after the closing date and time will NOT be considered.

Contracting Office:

National Institutes of Health Office of Research Facilities, Office of Acquisitions, Building 13, Room 2E-47 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892-5711

Primary Point of Contact:

Darwin Thomas, Contracting Officer darwin.thomas@nih.gov 301-451-2565

Secondary Point of Contact:

Mona Parikh, Contracting Officer parikhm@mail.nih.gov 301-443-9010