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IDIQ for Multi-Disciplinary Architect-Engineering (A-E) Design Services for Projects within the National Park Service — Southeast Region (primary geographic area) and Nationwide (secondary geographic area)

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS:

The National Park Service (NPS), Denver Service Center (DSC), 12795 West Alameda Parkway, Denver, Colorado, 80225, is seeking qualified FIRMS to provide Multi-Disciplinary Architect- Engineer Design Services under an Indefinite Quantity contract for a variety of projects within areas of national significance at locations throughout the Southeast Region, which includes the states, possessions, and territories of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (primary geographic area). The secondary area of coverage is nationwide, i.e., design work may be performed for projects throughout the United States, its possessions, and territories, provided the individual state’s licensure and registration requirements can be met.

In order to be considered for award of this IDIQ contract, firm(s) must demonstrate they possess all professional qualifications, including individual licenses, certifications, etc., for those states listed in the primary area of coverage. Professional registrations are not required for the secondary area at the time of solicitation but evidence must be shown the candidate firm is eligible to become registered in the secondary area states if selected, in time frame as required.

The NAICS code for this requirement is 541310, size standard $7,000,000.00 annual receipts averaged over the three preceding years. The size of the small business firm includes all parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, etc. (See 13 CFR 121.103 and 13 CFR 121.108.) All firms should be certified in the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) found at the System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov.

The lead firm(s) selected for contract award will be predominately architecture and architectural engineering firms specializing in modern-day and/or historic architecture, landscape architecture and engineering.

Familiarity with the “Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Archeology and Historic Preservation” and the related “Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties”, and the “Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for the Treatment of Cultural Landscapes” as well as sensitivity to NPS conservation and interpretation values, management policies, Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards (ABAAS) and sustainable design principles (including energy efficiencies and design resiliency for future storm impacts).

The Government may elect to award a single task order contract or multiple task order contracts to one or more sources under this solicitation. The Government reserves the right to award contracts, based on the selection board's final selection list, in order of preference, to the firms considered most highly qualified to perform the work. Each selected firm shall be provided a fair opportunity to be considered for task orders to be issued. The Government will use such factors as experience, qualifications, past performance, environmental sensitivity, quality of https://www.sam.gov/ deliverables, timeliness, geographic location, and other factors (i.e., knowledge of local construction methodologies and practices, natural and cultural compliance, permitting, capability to utilize scheduling, modeling programs and/or software,etc.) that the Contracting Officer, in the exercise of sound business judgment, to the placement of orders.

With prior approval of the Contracting Officer assigned responsibility for administration of the contract, any duly authorized Contracting Officer can place task orders, approve payments, and authorize modifications to task orders issued under the contract.

Task Orders may be placed by other Federal agencies, provided a Memorandum of Understanding authorizing such use exists between the National Park Service and the Federal agency requesting the services. Use of this contract by other Federal agencies must be approved in advance by the Contracting Officer assigned responsibility for administration of this contract.

The task orders issued by other Federal agencies must be in accordance with the requirements, terms, conditions, and within the scope and intent of this contract.

TYPES OF PROJECTS:

Projects may include but are not limited to research, evaluation, analysis, inventory and monitoring, compliance and permitting (including environmental, construction, NEPA, and Section 106, ), drainage and storm water management systems, flood plain delineations, geotechnical evaluations and design, condition assessments, structural evaluations, interpretive exhibits, stabilization, preservation, rehabilitation of historic structures, accessibility upgrades, site planning, design including interior design, cultural landscapes or design and design support during construction, design for historic/modern-day structures, museums, curatorial facilities, revetment and/or seawalls, shoring, security improvements, demolition, visitor/interpretive centers, administrative facilities, maintenance facilities, electrical systems (including high and low voltage), fire protection systems, mechanical systems, security systems, seismic retrofits, small scale and renewable energy systems, surveying (including boundary, hydrographic, and land), total building commissioning, traffic and transportation systems/facilities, water and wastewater systems, multi- and single family housing, comfort stations, campgrounds, roads and parking, vehicular and pedestrian bridges, multi-use trails, marine and coastal facilities, memorials. Incidental Services may include: removal of building finishes, destructive testing, foundation testing, etc. as needed to determine actual site conditions.

Professional Qualification Standards for Architecture (Contemporary, Historic, Landscape), Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards (ABAAS) Specialist, Civil Engineering, Commissioning, Construction Engineering, Construction Management and Inspection, Cost Engineering/Cost Estimating/Cost Control/Life Cycle Costing, Landscape Architecture, Electrical Engineering/Licensed Electrical Administrator, Facility Condition Assessment Specialists, Fire Protection Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Land Surveying, Hazardous Materials Abatement (primarily lead, asbestos, and contaminated soil), Interior Design, LEED Accredited Professional, Lighting Design, Mechanical Engineering/Licensed Mechanical Administrator, Small-scale and Renewable Energy Systems Engineering, Structural Engineering, and Sustainable Technologies Specialists.

REQUIRED DISCIPLINES:

A) Required disciplines include, but are not limited to, professionals registered as architects, engineers and landscape architects, including LEED Accredited Professionals. Engineering disciplines include, but are not limited to civil, construction, coastal, cost engineering, electrical, environmental, fire protection, geotechnical, mechanical, safety, sanitary, and structural.

B) Additional disciplines which may be required for some projects include registered, certified, or professionals qualified in the following areas: Acoustics, Air quality, Anthropology, Archeology, Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards (ABAAS), Cultural and Natural Resources, Architectural Conservation, Botany, Building Envelope, Certified Commissioning Professional, Certified Value Analysis, Coastal Engineering, Construction Safety, Construction QA Inspections, Cost Engineering/Cost Estimating/Cost Control/Life Cycle Cost Analysis, Energy Modeling, Environmental Planning, Environmental Science, Exhibit/Media Design, Facility Condition Assessments, Geology, Hazardous Materials, Historic Architecture, Historic Landscape Architecture, Industrial Hygiene, Interpretation, Land and Hydrographic Surveying, Landscape History, LEED Accredited Professional, Lighting, Marine Engineering, NEPA, Planning, Programmatic Accessibility (Section 504 & 508), Recreation Planning and Design, Roofing, Section 106 Compliance, Security, Seismic Engineering, Sustainable Technologies, Transportation and Traffic Engineering, Audio/Visual quality, Waterproofing, Wetlands, and Wildlife biology.

C) Services may include but are not limited to, AutoCAD drafting and 3D modeling, Building Information Modeling (BIM), GIS, Microsoft Office applications, and Adobe Acrobat may be required in the performance of specific task order requirements.

D) Incidental Services may include, but are not limited to, removal of building finishes, destructive testing, and foundation testing to determine actual site conditions.

CONTRACT PERIOD:

All services will be provided under an Indefinite Quantity contract. The base contract period will be for one year with options to extend for four additional one-year periods. Work will be ordered by issuance of firm fixed price or not-to-exceed type task orders. The maximum ordering limitation will be $15,000,000.00 for the life of the contract. Each task order will not exceed $1,000,000.00. The $15,000,000.00 maximum may be realized in a single year or spread out over the life of the contract including all option years. The guaranteed minimum for the life of the contract, which includes the base period and all options exercised, is $25,000.00.

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN:

The U.S. Government has adopted sustainable design as the guiding principle (http://www.energystar.gov/ia/business/Guiding_Principles.pdf) for its planning, design and construction projects. By definition, this means meeting present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In practice, sustainable design utilizes best available solutions within the design tradition and conserves global resources, utilizes http://www.energystar.gov/ia/business/Guiding_Principles.pdf energy efficiently, recycles materials and waste, and specifies ecologically responsible methods, practices, and materials in the construction and operations of Government facilities.

Accordingly, the selected firm(s) must exhibit current credentials and demonstrated competency in sustainable design and certifications and memberships in professionally recognized organizations that promulgate sustainable practices. Additionally, per recent updates to NPS policy, the selected firm(s) shall exhibit the ability to incorporate impacts of climate change adaptation and natural hazards into the design of facilities. Firms shall validate their sustainable design abilities and practices through completed LEED certified construction projects and green building awards. LEED accredited professionals should play leading roles on the project team.

Sustainability related executive orders, laws, regulations, best practices, and some recommended products may be found at: http://www.nps.gov/dscw/ds-sustainability.htm

UNIVERSAL DESIGN AND ACCESSIBILITY:

The National Pak Service is dedicated to making projects universally designed and seamlessly accessible to visitors and staff with disabilities. All planning, design and construction projects shall meet and exceed the requirements of the Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards (ABAAS), Section 504 (program access) and Section 508 (electronic and information technology access) of the Rehabilitation Act. The 2006 NPS Management Policies requires that projects exceed these federal requirements and apply the tenets of universal design to provide usable and inclusive experiences for all. To meet the requirements of Executive Order 13548, “Increasing Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities”, NPS assures visitor use areas and employee areas are accessible and provide the connectivity to all amenities so that employees with disabilities can fully participate in all programs.

Universal Design and Accessibility laws, regulations, checklists, best practices, training modules, standard drawings and specifications may be found at: http://www.nps.gov/dscw/ds-accessibility.htm and http://www.nps.gov/dscw/ds-universal-design.htm

ORDERS , LAWS, MANAGEMENT POLICIES, REGULATIONS:

Comply with Design Imperatives at http://www.nps.gov/dscw/laws-policies.htm plus all applicable Executive, Secretarial and Director’s Orders, laws, management policies and regulations which can be found at http://www.nps.gov/applications/npspolicy/.

PRIMARY SERVICES REQUIRED:

For the purpose of this contract, the services to be provided will be primarily:

A) Pre-Design Services:

• Programming (Site Analysis, Site Program, Facility Program, and Interpretive Program – exhibits and waysides) and Contextual Analysis

• Integrated Design Narrative, including Universal Design recommendations http://www.nps.gov/dscw/ds-sustainability.htm http://www.nps.gov/dscw/ds-sustainability.htm http://www.nps.gov/dscw/ds-accessibility.htm http://www.nps.gov/dscw/ds-accessibility.htm http://www.nps.gov/dscw/ds-universal-design.htm http://www.nps.gov/dscw/laws-policies.htm

B) Commissioning Services, including total building commissioning beginning as early as pre-design and continuing throughout design and construction C) Supplementary Services (i.e. geotechnical surveys, topographic surveys, environmental site assessments (Phase I and II ), archeological investigations, condition assessments, human and ecological risk assessments, energy studies, hazardous material studies, etc.

D) Design Services:

• Schematic Design

• Value Analysis and Value-based decision making Design Development

• Design Development Documents

• Construction Documents

• Control Documents for Exhibits

• Construction Support

• Sustainability/LEED documentation

E) Compliance Services:

• Research/Resource Modeling

• Inventory, Resource Surveys, Resource Modeling, Wetland Delineations

• Historic Structure and Cultural Landscape Reports and Assessments NEPA Compliance

• Section106 and NHPA Compliance

• ABAAS, Section 504 and Section 508 Compliance

• Other Environmental Compliance (i.e. essential fish habitat assessments, biological assessments, statement of findings for floodplains and wetlands, coastal zone management consistency determinations)

F) Cost Estimating, including Life Cycle Cost Analysis and Total Cost of Ownership G) Permitting (i.e. Resource, Construction and Operating) H) Project Scheduling I) Risk Analysis

A documented internal Quality Control program shall be applied to all services performed.

The A/E consultant accepts ultimate responsibility, liability and duty to control the quality of the services provided to the Government as stipulated in the FAR, Part 36.609-

2. The A/E shall be responsible for the professional quality, technical accuracy, and the coordination of all designs, drawings, specifications, and other services furnished by the A/E, their Employees, Agents, Assignees, and Subconsultants under the contract. The A/E shall, without additional compensation, correct or revise any errors or deficiencies in its designs, drawings, specifications, and other services.

The A/E shall demonstrate existence in a Quality Control (QC) system that will be used for all work submitted to the National Park Service. The QC system shall be utilized by the prime contractor and all subconsultants and shall, at a minimum, include the following:

• Coordination of drawings and specifications within each discipline, and between all disciplines.

• Verification that all documents to be submitted are accurate and correct.

• Checklists for internal review of drawings, specifications, calculations, and cost estimates.

• Verification, prior to submittal to the National Park Service, that all required documents for each submission are included and complete, per the contract requirements.

• Verification that all required documents have undergone a QC review prior to submittal to the National Park Service. The National Park Service requires documentation and submittal of all QC work performed.

Further information on National Park Service governing laws and policies, standards, definitions, practices and guidelines can be found at - http://www.nps.gov/dscw/design.htm

COORDINATION:

The proposed work may extend over several fiscal years, involving projects at various stages, which will require that the selected firm(s) must be capable of providing and managing a multi-disciplinary team from within the firm or in conjunction with sub consultants. The firm(s) will need to have direct contact with Federal, State or local regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with regulations, codes, policies, and permitting processes.

SPECIALIZED SERVICES:

In the course of doing business with Architect/Engineering firms under contract with the Denver Service Center (DSC), the DSC occasionally needs to obtain specialized services from sub consultants under the prime contract. In these instances, the majority of the work may be performed solely by the sub consultant with little involvement of the prime contractor. Even though the work is performed primarily by the sub consultant, DSC will ensure that the prime contractor is involved in all discussions and all correspondence is routed through the prime contractor. Prime contractors have indicated their concerns with the ceiling amounts and the effect these “pass-throughs” would have on the cap. This has been taken into consideration in establishing the maximum contract amount for this solicitation and the resultant contract(s).

Prime contractors submitting statements of qualifications are advised that the DSC will continue to acquire such specialized services. The DSC does not allow the prime consultant an administrative handling or coordination fee on sub-consultant’s services.

TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA:

Statements of Qualification will be evaluated by a Technical Evaluation Panel of National Park Service personnel. Firms will be evaluated based on the following criteria, listed in descending order of importance.

1. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS. Evaluations will award up to 25 points based on their evaluation of professional qualifications of their staff and other firm staff submitted as part of the team. SF 330, Part I, Block E, should show brief resumes of key personnel of the firm/teaming arrangement. The combination of criteria below will be used to determine the ability of the staff to be effective, innovative and contribute to the successful completion of project task orders. Responses will be evaluated to determine personnel: education, training, project experience and professional registration of key personnel. Evaluations will also judge the depth and experience of the prime and subconsultants submitted as part of the team.

2. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE. Evaluations will award up to 25 points based on specialized experience of the prime and subconsultants staff (refer to SF 330 Part I, Blocks F and G) to the typical requirements that may be generated as part of this scope of work. SF 330, Part I, Block F, list only current projects or projects completed in the past five years. These projects should show scope and nature similar to the NPS A-E services requirements, the complexity of the job, challenges faced, actions taken and the resolution and results of any challenges faced, as well as identify any key personnel in SF 330 Part I, Block G that worked on the projects and their role. Provide demonstrated sustainable design ethic, philosophy, and approach and the ability of the team to produce viable design solutions that show an awareness and sensitivity to local, natural and cultural resources and the global environment, as well as aesthetic considerations appropriate for National Park settings.

3. PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY. Evaluations will award up to 20 points to judge the capacity of the firm to accomplish the requirement in the scope of work in the required time. Within the SF 330, Part I, Block H, each firm shall demonstrate how they will manage, coordinate and administer the work within the prime and among subconsultants. Teaming partners to be included by the prime contractor in their response should be clearly identified as such for evaluation purposes and will later be agreed to during negotiations of any resultant contract.

SF 330, Part I, Blocks C and F may also be evaluated to support this criterion. SF 330, Part IIs shall be provided for the specific prime office expected to lead this effort and teaming partners proposed to perform the work. In Block 9c(1), enter the total number of employees for the firm and in Block 9c(2) enter the total number of employees for this office.

Responses will be evaluated to determine the following requirements:

a. Capacity to perform work in-house and with teaming members in the required time;

b. Ability to support concurrent and geographically dispersed multi-million dollar construction projects;

c. Ability to manage, coordinate, and administer work within prime and among teaming members;

d. Provide active on-going CONUS, Alaska and Hawaii, (domestic) work; (Address current dollar value of work of the Team, established Team and Prime office that can support such work and work requirements outlined in the NPS A-E services requirements and management approach to on-going work.).

4. PAST PERFORMANCE. Prime and subconsultant evaluations will award up to 20 points based on evaluation of past performance of the firm with respect to their execution of NPS and other contracts, both Government and private. SF 330, Part I, Block H, cite examples of performance and customer satisfaction such as but not limited to knowledge of indigenous cultures and practices, vernacular architectural styles, historical design and construction methods, sustainable design, natural resources processes and sensitivities, Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards (ABAAS), cost estimating, Energy Policy Act, etc.) in various climatic regions for the geographic area covered by this solicitation.

5. LOCATION. All firms responding to the RFQ will be considered. However, the evaluations will award up to 10 points according to the firm's location in the general geographic area within the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands

TEAMING AGREEMENTS: The prime contractor shall provide a statement in the cover letter confirming executed teaming agreements are in place for all team members listed in the proposal. The statement shall also list all team members.

A Pre-Selection and Final Selection board(s) or only a Final Selection Board may be held if determined to be in the best interest of the government. The Pre-Selection Board will use evaluation factors (1) through (5) to determine the firms that will be recommended to the Final Selection Board. The Final Selection Board will hold discussions/interviews with the most highly qualified firms. All firms will be interviewed in person in Lakewood, Colorado.

The Government‘s evaluation and selection of firms are based on a pre-selection board which identifies the ranking of firms to determine the most highly qualified firms in each pool. The most highly qualified firms that will proceed to the final selection board will be based on the logical break. Ranking is based on the point system identified in the evaluation criteria. The most highly qualified small business firm(s), depending on the quality of proposals received, will receive a request for price proposal (RFPP) and negotiations will be conducted with those firms. The Government will conduct negotiations IAW FAR Part 15 to determine price. The other most highly qualified firms will receive a letter stating they are among the most highly qualified, but a RFPP is not yet being requested. If a mutually satisfactory contract cannot be negotiated, the contracting officer shall obtain a written final proposal revision from the firm, and notify the firm that negotiations have been terminated.

The contracting officer shall then initiate negotiations with the next firm. All other offerors not in the pool of most highly qualified firms will receive an unsuccessful letter.

SUBCONTRACTING PLAN REQUIREMENT:

If the apparent successful respondent is a large business, the respondent will be required to submit a subcontracting plan and must have 15% small business participation for the entire life of the contract. The subcontracting plan, which in accordance with Public law 97-507, requires the A/E firm to provide the maximum practicable opportunities for small, small disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. The selected firm, if a large business must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The subcontracting goals for this contract are that a minimum of 53% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be places with small businesses, 5% shall be placed with small disadvantaged businesses, 5% shall be placed with women-owned businesses, 3% shall be placed with veteran-owned small businesses, 3% shall be placed with service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses; and 3% shall be placed with HUBZone certified firms. The subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal; however, contract award is contingent upon negotiation of an acceptable subcontracting plan. Offerors are advised to select subconsultants based upon the above listed goals.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Firms that fully meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit a Letter of Interest and a completed SF330 for each firm, a Team Standard Form 330. Submission of any additional supporting material is encouraged, but only to the extent that it graphically (via drawings and photographs) and substantiates the relevant project work specifically described on SF330. Additional information should not exceed 20 double-side pages. It is recommended that submissions be spiral bound and developed and assembled in a manner that chronologically corresponds and addresses the Technical Evaluation Criteria. Submissions received via e-mail or facsimile will NOT be accepted. In support of the sustainable practices of resource conservation and material recycling, submissions should be concise, make wise use of recycled/recyclable paper and other materials, and be organized in such a manner that the recyclable materials can be easily removed after evaluation. To the extent possible, printed/copied double-sided paper documents should be submitted. Active registration in System Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ is required in order to conduct business with the Federal Government.

Provide your response in the form of One (1) original and two (2) copies plus one Electronic Copy (CD or flash drive) included with your hard copy. Your responses must be received by 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time, Thursday, May 13, 2015 at the following address:

National Park Service, Denver Service Center, Contract Services, Attn: Heather Vogt, 12795 West Alameda Parkway, Lakewood, Colorado 80228.

NOTE: THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.

Contract Specialists:

Heather Vogt (303) 969-2031 heather_vogt@nps.gov

Contract Officer:

Aaron Adams (303) 969-2789 aaron_adams@nps.gov https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ mailto:heather_vogt@nps.gov mailto:aaron_adams@nps.gov