SYNOPSIS RTLP AE 49M 16 July 24 Final.pdf

INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT (IDC) FOR ARCHITECTURAL & ENGINEERING 1

(AE) SERVICES, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, HUNTSVILLE CENTER 2

GENERAL INFORMATION 4

Document Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Solicitation Number: W912DY-24-R-0027

Posting Date: 16 July 24

Response Date & Time: 19 August 24; 09:00 AM CT

Title: Range Training and Land Program (RTLP) AE Services

NAICS Code: 541330 Engineering Services

Product Service Code

(PSC):

C219- Architect and Engineering- General

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: 7

FedEx/UPS Mailing Address: 8 Redstone Gateway (RG300) 9

Huntsville AL, 35808 10

USPS Mailing Address: 12 P.O. Box 1600 13 Huntsville, AL 35807 14

1. CONTRACT INFORMATION. This is not a Request for Price Proposal (RFPP).16

This acquisition is being procured in accordance with (IAW) the 40 United States Code 18

(U.S.C) Chapter 1101 et seq, “Selection of Architects and Engineers” statute (formally 19 known as the Brooks Act) as implemented per the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 20

36.6, 236.6 of the Defense Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS) and 5136.6 of 21 the Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS); the United States Army 22 Corps of Engineers (USACE) Acquisition Instructions (UAI); and Engineering Pamphlet 23

(EP) 715-1-7, “Architect-Engineer Contracting in USACE”. 24

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville Center 26

(CEHNC) plans to award a multiple award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) using full 27 and open competition (unrestricted. Firms will be selected for negotiation based on 28 demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work. 29

The multiple award IDC suite will have one 24-month base ordering period and three 31 12-month option period for a total of (5) years. Work will be issued by negotiated Firm-32 Fixed-Price (FFP) task orders (TO). CEHNC intends to award a target of four (4) IDCs33 for this acquisition; however, the Government reserves the right to award more, less34 (minimum of 3), or none at all if it is determined to be in the best interest of the35 Government.36

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330, which 38 has a small business size standard of $25.5M. The applicable Product Service Code 39 (PSC) for this acquisition is “C219 - Architect and Engineering - General”. The total 40 estimated capacity amount to be shared among all awardees is $49,000,000.00. The 41 Government’s minimum obligation shall not exceed the minimum guarantee of 42 $2,500.00 for the life of the IDC. To be eligible for an IDC award, a Firm must be 43 registered in System for Award Management (SAM) at the time of their submission. In 44 addition, FAR 52.236-23, Responsibility of the Architect-Engineer Firm, applies to this 45 acquisition. 46 The main activities that comprise the selection process for this AE IDC suite are as 48 follows: 49

1. Public Announcement 51

2. Receipt of Standard Form (SF) 330, Architect-Engineer Qualifications 52

3. Conduct Pre-Selection Evaluation Board (if needed) 53

4. Conduct Selection Evaluation Board 54

5. Approval of Selections by Selection Authority 55

6. Issuance, Evaluation, and Negotiation of Price Proposals 56

7. Preparation of Contract Award Documents 57

2. REQUIREMENTS INFORMATION: 59

Firms will be required to provide specific range requirements, including but not limited 61 to: constructing range designs, building facilities in support of multiple training events 62 from weapons systems firing training, live ammunition, and targetry interface 63 requirements. 64

A. Location. Work under this multiple award IDC will be in support of multiple 66 locations inside and outside the U.S. IAW FAR 2.101, Definitions, all U.S. territories, 67

Japan, Republic of Korea, Germany, Poland, and Kuwait. Other foreign jurisdictions 68 outside the Continental United States may be added to the geographic scope of the 69 base IDC if deemed appropriate after an analysis of relevant statutes and 70 regulations and analysis of international agreement terms between the United States 71 and the respective foreign jurisdiction. The selected AE Firms shall perform all work 72 IAW commonly accepted practices, quality, and professional standards for the 73 industry including adherence to all applicable codes, regulations, technical 74 standards, instructions, specifications, and installation, local, state, federal and 75 international requirements. The work may necessitate travel to work sites and 76 Government installations for the purposes of data collection, meetings, etc. 77 However, the bulk of the work is anticipated to be performed in the home offices of 78 the Firm. 79

B. Security Considerations. All selected AE Firms and associated subcontractors’ 81 employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility and area commander 82 local security policies and procedures (provided by Government representative). The 83 Firm shall also provide information required for background checks to meet 84 installation/facility access requirements of the installation Provost Marshal Office, 85 Director of Emergency Services or Security Office. The AE Firms’ workforce must 86 comply with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by DoD, HQDA 87 and/or local policy (refer to 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor 88 Personnel). In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the Changes clause 89 of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any installation or 90 facility change, the Government may require changes in contractor AE Firm security 91 matters or processes. 92

C. Information Security. The AE Firm shall put into place a system to prevent the 94 unauthorized disclosure of data, photographs, reports, and other material generated 95 or acquired as a result of this contract. Access to data, maps, photographs, and 96 similar material under the Firm’s controls shall be limited to those with a valid need. 97

Paragraphs 10.3 through 10.10 of the attached Statement of Work (SOW) apply to 98 all TOs for which contractor AE Firm employees have an area of performance within 99 a DoD-controlled installation, facility, or area. 100

D. Classified Information. When required to handle classified information, the Firm 102 shall properly safeguard all classified material IAW applicable regulations outlined in 103 the DoD Industrial Security Manual and input information on the DoD Contract 104

Security Classification Specification (DD Form 254). Access to classified information 105 is only authorized at the AE facility, DIA facilities, or other DoD activities as directed 106 by the Contracting Officer. The AE Firm shall strictly adhere to the security guidance 107 stated in the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) DoD 108 5220.22-M regarding the safeguarding of information and the use of Defense 109

Security Service approved computer systems to process classified information. The 110 AE Firm shall transmit classified documents by a designated courier or escort 111 cleared for access. Classified documents shall be stored in a General Services 112 Administration-approved security container, an approved vault, or closed area. It is 113 suggested that the AE Firm have Secret Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) capability to 114 ease in coordination efforts with Defense Intelligence Agency’s (DIA) secure server. 115

E. Safety. The AE firm shall adhere to safe work practices IAW the EM 385-1-1 and 117 to local safety rules for each site. 118

3. SELECTION CRITERIA: 120

Firms that demonstrate higher aggregate qualifications relevant to the primary selection 122 criteria are considered to be the most highly qualified Firms. If two or more Firms are 123 technically equal, the secondary criteria will be used as “tie-breakers” and the final 124 ranking of the most highly qualified Firms will be decided after interviews are conducted. 125

If justified by the submissions, a sufficient number of Firms will be recommended to 126 ensure that at least two (2) most highly qualified Firms remain “in reserve” when 127 negotiations commence on the final contract. Negotiations for fully burdened labor rates 128 in each labor category will take place with the most highly qualified Firms. The selection 129 process for this acquisition will be IAW EP 715-1-7, FAR 36.6, DFARS 236.6 and 130 AFARS 5136.6, using the selection criteria listed below: 131

PRIMARY SELECTION CRITERIA 133

The primary criteria are listed in descending order of importance: 135

CRITERIA DESCRIPTION

Criterion A Specialized Experience & Technical Competence

Criterion B Professional Qualifications

Criterion C Past Performance

Criterion D Capacity

Criterion E Knowledge of Locality

A. Specialized Experience & Technical Competence 139

The Government will evaluate the specialized experience and technical 141 competence of each Firm as demonstrated by 6-relevant and recent Key 142

Example Projects that the Firm has submitted. Section D, Section E, and 143 Section H of the SF330 will be used to evaluate this criterion. A project is 144 defined as efforts leading to the completion of a specific requirement. The AE 145 firm shall not submit a base contract (IDIQ, MATOC, etc.), or multiple TOs as a 146 project, only individual TOs from a base contract can be submitted as one 147 project. Multiple projects performed under a multiple-award contract submitted 148 as a single key project will be disqualified from further evaluation. The 149 Government will consider only the first 6-key projects in the submission; any 150 additional projects will not be evaluated. 151

Firms are to demonstrate experience and technical competence in the following 153 sub-criteria (1-9): 154

1. Design of projects requiring extensive grading and earthwork, with a 156 preference on military live fire training range facilities 157

2. Design of mixed-use and re-configurable facilities, (i.e. facilities that 159 have more than one of the following spaces: storage, utility, 160 maintenance, simulation, and administration); design should include 161 architectural, structural, fire protection, electrical, hydraulic, plumbing, 162 HVAC, civil design disciplines; preference given to training support 163 system facilities on military installations 164

3. Design of interior and exterior fiber optic networking and installation 166 processes, as well as ANSI/TIA/EIA structured cabling standards; 167 preference given to military range projects that support FASIT 168 compliant targetry systems 169

4. Design of low and medium voltage, underground power distribution 171 systems; preference given to military range projects that support FASIT 172 compliant targetry systems 173

5. Capability of executing 3D Topographical Modeling and Line of Sight 175 Analysis 176

6. Mechanical design of buildings with electrical and communication 178 rooms 179

7. Use of BIM 181

8. Sustainable design based on the US Green Building Council’s 183 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and ASHRAE 189.1 184

9. Development of complete Design Build RFPs; greater consideration 186 will be given to the types of facilities listed in items 1 and 2 above. 187 Strength of key projects will be evaluated in terms of Project Complexity, Depth of 189

Involvement, Customer, Project Type, Percent Complete and Age of Project. The weight 190 of each of these measures are of equal importance. 191

• Project Complexity: Large, complex projects will be more relevant than smaller, 193 less complex projects. 194

• Depth of Involvement: A team that has been directly involved in a greater 195 number of critical disciplines on a project will be considered stronger than if the 196 team has been directly involved in fewer, less critical disciplines on the project. 197

• Customer: Department of Defense projects will be considered stronger projects 198 than other federal or non-federal projects. Other federal and non-federal projects 199 will be considered equal in strength. 200

• Project Types: a team that has demonstrated a variety of project types will be 201 considered stronger than those who have only demonstrated fewer. 202

• Percent Complete: Complete projects will be more relevant than incomplete 203 projects. 204

• Age of Project: A key project will only be considered “recently completed” if the 205 completed final completed product was accepted/ has completed within the last 206 10 years from the proposal due date. Key projects that were completed more 207 than 10 years ago or are currently less than 100% complete will still be 208 evaluated, however, they will be considered weaker than a recently completed 209 key project. 210

B. Professional Qualifications 214

The Government will evaluate the identification, qualifications (professional 216 registration/licensure/certification and education) and experience of engineering and 217 scientific personnel to accomplish the work specified above. The Government will 218 evaluate the relevant experience and required credentials of each person submitted for 219 each key personnel. The evaluation will consider education, training, licensure, 220 registration, certifications, longevity with the Firm, and relevant experience of specified 221 disciplines performing the role for which they are proposed to be used on the contract. 222 Experience will be evaluated in terms of: 224

• Their possession of a required professional credential and the possession of 226 other relevant, non-required credentials, education, or training. 227

• The longevity of their work experience of their having performed relevant work 228 on relevant projects. 229

• The relevancy of the overall portfolio of projects that they have worked. 230

• Any specialized skills or experience that the Government believes to be 231 valuable. 232

Greater consideration will be given to Master Gunners. 234

Work Management and Teaming. In reviewing the above project management and 237 teaming information, the evaluation board will consider how the Firms, including JV and 238

Offerors using of affiliates, subsidiaries, parent, LLC, LTD member companies, propose 239 to execute the scopes of work. Organization of the Firm’s team will be evaluated IAW 240 Section 4 Submission Requirements (e.g., JV, Mentor-Protégé, etc.). Greater 241 consideration will be given to those matrices demonstrating teams where a greater 242 percentage of its members have worked together on more key projects among the 243 same types of projects (design, planning, or special). The organization chart will be 244 evaluated for potential performance strengths and risks related to the proposed team’s 245 organizational structure. Section C, Section D, Section G and Section H of the SF 330 246 will be used to evaluate this criterion. 247

C. Past Performance 250

The Government will evaluate each Firm’s Past Performance as follows: 252

1) Past Performance will be evaluated primarily upon official information available 254 about the Key Example Projects submitted. However, the Government reserves the 255 right to evaluate past performance evaluation information from any other relevant 256 sources for recent and relevant projects performed by the prime Firm, Key 257 Subcontractors and JV Partners. The Government may elect to consider any 258 credible and reliable information obtained from other sources. The relevance of such 259 past performance information will be evaluated prior to consideration. In the event 260 adverse past performance information is obtained from the Past Performance 261 Questionnaire (PPQ) or other sources, the Firm will have the opportunity to respond 262 to any adverse information received which it had not had a previous opportunity to 263 comment. 264

2) A Firm’s overall past performance will be evaluated from the degree of confidence 266 that the Government anticipates the Firm will perform successfully based on the 267 information provided. The government will assign a Confidence Rating based on this 268 evaluation. The Confidence Ratings will first be adjusted based on the relevance of 269 the projects. Projects with lower Relevance Ratings will tend to lower the overall 270

Confidence Rating. 271

3) Past performance submitted must match the Key Example Project period of 273 performance described in the respective Key Example Project fields provided in 274

SF330 Part I, Section F. (This will ensure the board is evaluating the most recent 275 past performance information on the project.) 276

Past Performance (Criterion C) will be evaluated using the following adjectival 278 rating methodology: 279

ADJECTIVAL DEFINITIONS

Very Relevant Past/present performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant Past/present performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires

Somewhat Relevant Past/present performance effort involved some scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

ADJECTIVAL DEFINITIONS

Substantial Confidence

Based on the Firm’s recent/ relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the Firm will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence

Based on the Firm’s recent/ relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Firm will successfully perform the required effort.

Limited Confidence Based on the Firm’s recent/ relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the Firm will successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence Based on the Firm’s recent/ relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the Firm will successfully perform the required effort.

Unknown Confidence (Neutral)

No recent/relevant performance record is available, or the Firm’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned. The Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the factor of past performance.

D. Capacity 283 The Government will evaluate each Firm’s capacity to perform work as follows: 285

1) Greater consideration will be given to Firms who can effectively demonstrate a 287 greater capacity for their proposed team to effectively handle additional work of the 288 type demanded of this contract relative to their present workload. Simply stating that 289 a Firm has a certain amount of capacity without demonstrating it through a clear, 290 understandable explanation derived by resource and workload analysis will not be 291 given additional consideration. 292

2) The board will not assign a rating on the clarity of explanation, but on the amount of 294 additional capacity effectively demonstrated. 295

3) The SF330 Part II documents may be considered to determine the availability and 297 number of team members who are competent to perform the target requirements. 298 E. Knowledge of Locality 300 The Government will evaluate knowledge of locations of work. Greater consideration will 302 be given to Firms who can demonstrate knowledge of projects in several locations 303 inside and outside the Continental United States. A Firm that has worked projects 304 located in several diverse locations within the Continental United States will be given 305 greater consideration than a Firm that has only worked on projects in fewer, 306 regionalized locations within the Continental United States. 307 Criterion A, B, D, E, F, and G will be evaluated using the following adjectival rating 309 methodology: 310

ADJECTIVAL DEFINITIONS

Outstanding Submission meets requirements and indicates exceptional qualifications and an understanding of the requirements. Strengths far outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is very low.

Good Submission meets requirements and indicates adequate qualifications and an understanding of the requirements. Submission contains strengths which outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Acceptable Submission meets requirements and indicates adequate qualifications and an understanding of the requirements. Strengths and weaknesses are offsetting or will have little or no impact on contract performance. Risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Marginal Submission does not clearly meet requirements and has not demonstrated adequate qualifications and an understanding of the requirements. The submission has one or more weaknesses which are not offset by strengths.

Risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Unacceptable Submission does not meet requirements and contains one or more deficiencies. Submission is un-awardable.

SECONDARY SELECTION CRITERIA 313

The secondary criteria will be used as “tie-breakers.” The secondary criteria will only 315 be used as a "tie-breaker,” if necessary, in ranking the most highly qualified Firms. The 316 secondary criteria will not be blended with the primary criteria in the evaluation. The 317 secondary criteria are listed in the order of importance. 318

CRITERIA DESCRIPTION

Criterion F Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business Participation

Criterion G Volume of DoD Contract Awards

F. Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business Participation 321

The Government will evaluate the Firms proposed percentages with the small business 323 minimum quantitative requirements (MQRs). Participation will be adjectivally rated 324 according to the guidance provided below: 325 o In order to achieve an Outstanding rating, the offeror must address each 329 of the Small Business Factor in the bullets listed above and exceed the 330 stated Small Business MQR by an additional 10%; Exceed two or more 331 Small Business subcategory MQRs; identify enforceable commitments 332 with three or more Small Business concerns; Demonstrate a positive past 333 performance in complying with FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small 334 Business Concerns; and for other than small business firms, has a 335 positive past performance in complying with FAR 52.219-9, Small 336 Business Subcontracting Plan. 337 o In order to achieve a Good rating, the offeror must address each of the 339 Small Business Factors in the bullets listed above and exceed the stated 340

Small Business MQR by an additional 5%; Exceed one or more Small 341 Business subcategory MQRs; Identify enforceable commitments with two 342 or more Small Business concerns; Demonstrate a positive past 343 performance in complying with FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small 344 Business Concerns; and for other than small business firms, has a 345 positive past performance in complying with FAR 52.219-9, Small 346 Business Subcontracting Plan. 347

G. Volume of DoD Contract Awards 350

This is evaluated via the Firm’s total dollar value of all stand-alone contracts and TOs as 352 provided in Part I, section H of the SF330. This consists of those requirements awarded 353 by the Department of Defense in the last 12-months to the Prime Contractor AE Firm or 354

Joint-Venture Partnership. Greater consideration will be given to those Firms who have 355 been awarded a lesser total dollar amount of stand-alone DoD contracts and TOs in the 356 last 12-months than those who have been awarded a greater total amount. IDC 357 capacity or capacity of unawarded options will not be evaluated under this criterion. 358

Criteria F and G will be evaluated only in the event of a tie between Firms after the 360 evaluation of the Primary Selection Criterion. 361

4. PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS: 364

The AE Firm’s SF330 documentation must conform to the following special instructions. 366

See EP 715-1-4 for further instructions and tips for preparing your submission: 367 Part I – Contract Specific Qualifications: The SF 330 Part I presents the corporate 369 team members and their roles in the proposed contract, an organization chart, resumes 370 of the key personnel to be assigned to the contract, projects which illustrate the team’s 371 experience in the required type of work, the key personnel’s participation in the example 372 projects, and any other qualifications relevant to the announced contract. A single SF 373

330 Part I is submitted for the entire team. The contents of Part I shall not exceed 35 374 pages (8.5” X 11”). Pages that extend beyond this limit will be removed from the 375 submittal and will not be evaluated. Spreadsheets, table, charts, etc. may be 11” x 17” 376 but shall counts as two (2) pages. This page limitation only applies to the official 377 contents of Sections A through I of Part I. Cover letters, tab pages, acronym tables, and 378 other such pages do not count against this limit. Firms may use no smaller than 10-point 379 font for narrative, organizational charts, graphs, tables, or matrices. Charts, graphs, etc., 380 may have only that amount of text to explain the item. 381

A. Part I – Section A: General Information. Fill out completely. 383

B. Part I – Section B: General Information. Fill out completely. Include the prime 385 Firm’s POC name, email address, cage code, and contractor AE Firm Unique 386

Entity ID (UEI) number in this Section. 387

C. Part I – Section C: Partner Firms. Fill out completely. Only the Prime contractor 389

AE Firm, JV Partners, and Key Subcontractors are required to be listed. For work 390 not performed by the prime, JV Partner or Key Subcontractor, do not identify any 391 other Firms in the accomplishment of the work. 392

D. Part I – Section D: Organization Chart. The Firm shall submit an organization 394 chart of the proposed team that clearly demonstrates the team and organizational 395 relationships among key personnel, delineates responsibility, and identifies for 396 which Firm each person directly works. Non-key personnel may also be 397 referenced on the organization chart. 398

E. Part I – Section E: Key Personnel Resumes. The personnel should be U.S. 400 Army trained and have experience with analysis of training ranges and facilities 401 and familiarity with digitized automation and modernization efforts of the U.S. 402

Army. In addition, they should have extensive experience with current U.S. Army 403 training ranges, training manuals and tables, safety manuals, major weapon 404 systems, and a working knowledge of the agencies involved with the Army’s 405

Range Modernization Program. The AE Firm shall submit one resume for each of 406 the following key personnel (preferably in the following order): 407

1) Project Manager 409

2) Civil Engineer (professional registration required) 410

3) Electrical Engineer (professional registration required) 411

4) Mechanical Engineer (professional registration required) 412

5) Cost Engineer (professional registration required) 413

6) Architect (professional registration required) 414

7) Structural Engineer (professional registration required) 415

8) Master Gunner 416

Each resume shall not exceed one page. Each field in the resume form should 417 be filled out (or otherwise indicate that the field is not applicable). Key persons 418 may not necessarily develop the work products required in each TO but will be 419 directly responsible for overseeing any work associated with their discipline 420 under this IDC. It is requested that the Firm not submit any resumes for other 421 positions beyond what is being requested. If necessary, please indicate 422 additional personnel in the organization chart (Part I – Section D) without a 423 resume. The lead personnel in the field of cost engineering must have an active 424 registration in any of the engineering disciplines listed above or must be a 425 Certified Cost Consultant (CCC), Certified Cost Engineer (CCE), or Certified Cost 426

Professional (CCP). 427

F. Part I – Section F: Example Key Projects. Firms shall submit 6- Key Example 429

Projects (to include task orders) (no more/no less) that demonstrate the 430 proposed team’s relevant and recent experience using Section F forms. Each 431 project shall not exceed two (2) single sided pages. Content for this section shall 432 conform to the requirements described above and provide all information 433 necessary to allow for the complete evaluation of the elements. A project to be a 434 single task order or single contract for which the outcome (e.g. CPARS 435 evaluation or similar) can be verified. 436

The final field of each Key Example Project form (Block 25, “Firms from Section 438 C involved in this project”) must include the name of the prime, each JV partner, 439 and or each key subcontractor Firm that worked on the project, their role(s), and 441 the percentage of overall project effort (labor hours) they contributed to that role. 442

Key projects shall clearly state what specific role the Firm and or key 444 subcontractors had including the names and roles of key personnel being 445 proposed. In Section A, the offeror must expressly state that key subcontractors 446 being proposed as team members will perform at least 10% of the overall effort 447 across all TOs awarded on this contract. The AE Firm shall submit an 448 unconditional letter of commitment signed by an authorized representative of 449 each key subcontractor Firm. A sample letter of commitment (LOC) is attached to 450 this Synopsis. 451

Firms shall provide key projects that demonstrate recent and relevant experience 453 in the design of military training ranges that incorporate Army FASIT standard 454 targetry systems. Key projects are expected to include design of projects 455 requiring extensive grading and earthwork, with a preference on military live fire 456 training range facilities, design of mixed-use and re-configurable facilities, (i.e. 457 facilities that have more than one of the following spaces: storage, utility, 458 maintenance, simulation, and administration); design should include 459 architectural, structural, fire protection, electrical, hydraulic, plumbing, HVAC, civil 460 design disciplines; preference given to training support system facilities on 461 military installations, design of interior and exterior fiber optic networking and 462 installation processes, as well as ANSI/TIA/EIA structured cabling standards; 463 preference given to military range projects that support FASIT compliant targetry 464 systems, design of low and medium voltage, underground power distribution 465 systems; preference given to military range projects that support FASIT 466 compliant targetry systems, Capability of executing 3D Topographical Modeling 467 and Line of Sight Analysis, Mechanical design of buildings with electrical and 468 communication rooms, Use of BIM, and Sustainable design based on the US 469 Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and 470

ASHRAE 189.1. 471

G. Part I – Section G: Key Personnel Participation Matrix. Fill out completely. 473

The firm shall submit a matrix that demonstrates each key personnel and any key 475 projects that they have participated in. 476

H. Part I – Section H: Additional Information. The contractor AE Firm may 478 provide any additional information the AE Firm feels would help in describing 479 their qualifications. It may also be used to provide information specifically 480 requested by the Government. Information specifically requested to be provided 481 in Section H includes: 482

1) Quality Control Process: Describe the AE Firm’s Quality Control 484 Management approach tailored to this procurement. The approach should 485 include: 486

a. The name and contact information of the individuals responsible for safety, 488 quality control implementation and oversight. 489

b. Comprehensive description and explanation of the system that will be in 491 place at the time of contract award to assure quality is maintained. 492

c. A process that allows the Government to verify sufficient internal 494 contractor AE Firm review was performed. 495

d. A systematic review process that ensures quality of deliverables is tracked 497 for all TOs awarded under this IDC to note trends in overall quality over 498 the period of performance. 499

2) Capacity Demonstration. The Firm shall provide a logical narrative 501 explanation to analytically demonstrate their capacity to perform additional 502 workload above and beyond work on other contracts projected to be 503 performed during the period of performance of this IDC. This is not simply a 504 measure of the depth of a team’s resources (i.e., number of people), but a 505 measure of the proposed team’s ability to provide the specific expertise 506 required under this specific contract. Use charts, aids, and a narrative of the 507 calculations in a way that simply but effectively explains how the Firm’s 508 additional capacity was derived. The analysis should discuss capacity in 509 terms of full time equivalent (FTE) employees. 510

The analysis of capacity should discuss a Firm’s ability to effectively schedule 512 projects to maximize available resources while considering deadlines. It 513 should also discuss the ability of the prime to bring on and manage 514 subcontractors to meet demand. 515

In order to meet or exceed the requirements of Federal Acquisition Regulation 517 (FAR) 52.219-14, "Limitations on Subcontracting", the prime contractor along 518 with “similarly situated” subcontractors must have the capacity to perform at 519 least 51% of the work over the life of the contract. “Similarly situated” 520 subcontractor means a first-tier subcontractor, including an independent 521 contractor that has the same small business program status as that which 522 qualified the prime contractor for the award and that is considered small for 523 the specified NAICS code (example - if prime is a WOSB, then subcontractors 524 that are WOSB would count towards the goal). The Firm should address how 525 it will meet these requirements based upon the assumption that the items 526 listed under “Specialized Experience and Technical Competence” criteria 527 constitute the preponderance of the work to be performed under this contract. 528

3) Knowledge of Locality. The Firm shall provide a logical narrative 530 explanation (with charts or other aids as necessary) to demonstrate their 531 familiarity and capability of working in multiple geographic locations to include 532 locations Outside the Continental United States. 533

4) Small Business and Small Disadvantage Business Participation. The 535

Firm shall provide their intended subcontracting targets (as a percentage of 536 Total Acquisition Value of the contract) in several small business categories. 537 A Small Business Participation Plan template is attached to the solicitation 538

(Refer to Attachment #5). Those small business firms that are going to be 539 used as subcontractors/partners by the proposing firm should be identified on 540 the Small Business Participation Plan. 541

The Small Business Participation minimum quantitative requirements (MQR) 543 are based on analysis to ensure small business utilization either as a prime or 544 subcontractor during contract performance. Small business participation 545 minimum quantitative requirements are for services performed within the U.S. 546 and U.S. territories; only foreign Outside the Continental United States 547 locations may be excluded. 548

To ensure that all categories of small business concerns have the maximum 550 practicable opportunity to participate, the following clauses will be 551 incorporated into the solicitation and resultant contracts: 552

• FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns - Small 554

Business Utilization evaluations information will be housed within the 555 official contract file. 556

• FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan and DFARS 558 252.219-7003, Small Business Subcontracting Plan - Large 559 businesses will be required to provide an acceptable Small Business 560 Subcontracting Plan (SBSP) before award; however, is not required at 561 the time of SF330 submission. In addition, the large business prime 562 contractors will be required to submit a semi-annual Electronic 563 Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) report to ensure approved 564 subcontracting goals are being met. During the evaluation phase and 565 before TO issuance eSRS and Contract Performance Assessment 566

Reporting System (CPARS) data will be reviewed to ensure 567 compliance with prior subcontracting goals. 568

• FAR 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages- Subcontracting Plan – Pursuant 570 to FAR 19.705-7(b), Compliance with subcontracting plan, Liquidated 571 Damages will be assessed in the amount of damages attributable to 572 the Firm’s failure to comply in the amount equal to the actual dollar 573 amount by which the Contractor failed to achieve each subcontract 574 goal. 575

SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION MINIMUM QUANTITATIVE

REQUIREMENTS (EST.)

Small Business Category % of Total Acquisition Value

Small Business (SB) 15%

Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) 7%

Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) 2%

HUBZone Small Business (HUBZone) 2%

Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) 10%

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

7%

Historically Black Colleges and

Universities (HBCU)

N/A*

Minority Institutions (MI) N/A*

*Even though there are no HBCU/MI targets, the AE firm is encouraged to support these 578 programs. The prime AE firm will receive no strengths or weaknesses for the HBCU/MI 579 programs. 580

5) Volume of DoD Contract Awards: The Firm shall provide the total dollar 582 value of all stand-alone contracts and TOs awarded by the Department of 583 Defense in the last 12 months to the Prime Contractor AE Firm or Joint-584

Venture Partnership. Do not include IDC capacity or capacity of unawarded 585 options. 586

6) Work Management and Teaming. The plan should describe the AE’s 588 proposed work management approach for executing the work to be 589 performed under this contract including team composition, roles and 590 responsibilities of key team members and each subcontracted Firm and its 591 approach for ensuring high quality work products performed by the Firm and 592 their subcontractors. The plan shall include information on quality control 593 processes and procedures, cost and schedule control, coordination of in-594 house disciplines and consultants, and relevant experience working with each 595 of the subcontractors on similar projects. 596

7) To be eligible for contract award, the submitting AE firm must be registered in 598 the System for Award Management (SAM) and have the professional 599 qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of the required services. 600

Register via the SAM internet site at http://www.sam.gov. 601

The Offeror shall provide a completed “Representations and Certifications” 603 from SAM, per FAR 52.204-8, Annual Representations and Certifications and 604 DFARS 252.204-7007, Alternate A, Annual Representations and 605 Certifications. The submitted information will be reviewed for completeness. 606

I. Part I – Section I: An authorized representative of the Firm must sign the 608 document confirming that the information in Part I of the SF330 is factual. 609

Part II: Architect-Engineer General Qualifications: Part II provides basic information 611 about the capabilities and experience of a Firm and is not specific to a contract. The 612

Firm must provide one updated and signed form for each Prime Contractor AE Firm, 613 Joint-Venture Partnership, and Key Subcontractor on the proposing team and is 614 prepared on a branch office basis. It must include the type of ownership, small business 615 type (if applicable), point of contact, number of personnel in each discipline, profile of 616 the Firm’s experience, and annual volume of work. There is no page limit to Part II, 617 however, it must only include AE General Qualifications information. 618

Supplemental Information: Supplemental information being requested by the 620 Government will be provided after the Part II information in a separate tabbed section. 621 There is no page limit to Supplemental Information section, however, it should only 622 include the information specifically requested below (as applicable). The following items 623 will be included with each item identified with the appropriate file name: 624

A. State Certificate of Authorization to Practice Engineering or Architecture: 626 The submitting AE Firm (as Prime Contractor AE Firm or one Joint-Venture 627

Partner) shall provide a Certificate of Authorization, an equivalent certification, or 628 (otherwise) a letter explaining why the Firm may, by law, practice architecture 629 and/or engineering in at least one state, territory, or jurisdiction of the United 630

States as required by FAR 36.601-4(b), Implementation. 631

B. Past Performance Information: For each Key Example Project provided in Part 633 I – Section F, the AE will provide past performance information (described below) 634 in the order provided in Section F (above). 635

1) For each Key Example Project performed for the U.S. Federal Government by 637 any team member of the AE Firm in the role of the Prime Contractor AE Firm 638 or Joint-Venture Partner, the AE Firm shall provide a copy of the most recent 639 (preferably “final”) signed performance evaluation from the CPARS. 640

2) For each Key Example Project performed by any team member of the AE 642 Firm in the role of Prime Contractor AE Firm or Joint-Venture Partner which 643 DID NOT require a CPARS evaluation, the AE Firm shall solicit a PPQ to be 644 completed by the customer representative of the project who was directly 645 involved in the oversight of the AE Firm’s work. 646

3) For each Key Example Project performed by any team member of the AE 648

Firm in the role of a subcontractor to the prime, the AE Firm shall solicit a 649 PPQ) to be completed by the ultimate customer representative of the project 650 who was directly involved in the oversight of the AE Firm’s work (NOT the 651 prime contractor AE Firm). The customer representative shall be requested to 652 focus their evaluation to that of the specific subcontractor’s contribution rather 653 than the project as a whole. The prime contractor AE Firm for whom the 654 subcontractor worked directly for may not fill out the PPQ 655

4) In lieu of requesting a new PPQ from the customer, the AE may include a 657 PPQ previously provided by the customer for the same Key Example Project 658 from a previous proposal. 659

5) These questionnaires (PPQs) must include instructions to send the responses 661 directly to the Contracting Officer responsible for this acquisition (CEHNC-662 RTLP@usace.army.mil) back to the proposing Firm for timely inclusion into 663 their proposal. A PPQ template (Attachment 1) has been provided for use. 664

The solicitation number and AE Firm’s name shall be clearly indicated on the 665 PPQ. Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for 666 the customer point of contact. 667

The Offeror shall include a list of all the POCs who were sent a questionnaire. 669 The POC list shall be submitted in Microsoft Word, Table Format to include 670 the following fields: Solicitation Number; Company Name; Contract Number; 671 Government Agency; POC Last Name, First Name; POC Title; POC 672 Telephone Number; POC E-mail Address; and Date. 673

Example: 675

Solicitation # Company Contract # Agency Last Name

First Name

Title Phone Email Date Contacted

*Information should be typed and not handwritten. 677

C. Joint-Venture Partnership Agreement: If proposing as a JV, all members of 680 the JV shall sign a written agreement designating one Firm with the authority to 681 bind the other member(s) of the JV. Failure to comply with the foregoing 682 requirements may eliminate the proposal from further consideration. If this is an 683 8(a), HUBZone, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned JV, the Offeror should 684 ensure that it complies with the applicable requirements of 13 CFR Part 124, 13 685 CFR Part 125, and 13 CFR Part 126 respectively. 686

In addition, a small business JV offeror shall submit, with its offer, the 688 representation required in paragraph (c) of FAR solicitation provision 52.212-3, 689

Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and 690 Commercial Services, and paragraph (c) of FAR solicitation provision 52.219-1, 691

Small Business Program Representations, in accordance with 52.204-8(d), 692 Annual Representations and Certifications and 52.212-3(b), Offeror 693 Representations and Certifications, for the following categories: 694

(A) Small business; 696

(B) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business; 697

(C) Women-owned small business (WOSB) under the WOSB Program; 698

(D) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business under the 699

WOSB Program; or 700

(E) Historically underutilized business zone small business. 701

D. Mentor-Protégé Agreement: If proposing as part of a Mentor-Protégé 703 Agreement, include a signed copy of the agreement and the Small Business 704 Administration approval of the agreement with the SF330. 705

E. Letters of Commitment as referenced in Primary Selection Criteria above. 707

5. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS 709

A. Interested parties are to submit an SF330 Architect-Engineer Qualifications 711 package. AE submissions shall be handled by the Government in accordance 712 with FAR 15.207, Handling proposals and information, and15.208, Submission, 713 modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals, including the late proposal 714 rules in FAR 15.208. SF330’s and supporting information shall be submitted via 715 the Solicitation Module of PIEE at https://piee.eb.mil. Offerors must be registered 716 in PIEE in order to submit a proposal. All Firms are encouraged to register in the 717

PIEE Solicitation Module as soon as possible. The registration instructions are 718 available at: 719 https://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/ce/cap/docs/piee/PIEE_Solicitation_Module_V720 endor_Access_Instructions.pdf. 721

Failure to successfully register in PIEE will prevent the Firm from completing the 723 submission for this acquisition. For instructions, please refer to the Posting Offer 724 demo available at: https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/sol/Posting_Offer.pdf. 725 Questions in reference to how to submit your proposal shall be directed to the 726

PIEE help desk at 866-618-5988. 727 In the event of a PIEE System outage within 24 hours of the proposal due date 729 that prevents the Offeror from submitting a timely proposal, the Offeror shall 730 notify the Contracting Officer, via email at CEHNC-RTLP@usace.army.mil, at 731 least 2 hours before the proposal is due and include a screenshot of the error 732 message or outage notification. The notification may be in conjunction with verbal 733 notification, but verbal notification alone shall not be sufficient. 734

For the purposes of establishing timely proposal submission, the Government will 736 use the date and time an Offeror’s entire submission is successfully uploaded in 737 PIEE Solicitation Module or in the event a PIEE submission was unavailable the 738 Government will use the time and date provided by the mailroom. The 739 Government cautions Offerors that electronic submissions are not instantaneous 740 and file uploads are subject to system connectivity. Submissions may take 741 several minutes or hours, and Offerors should print confirmation information for 742 their files. 743

All submissions shall be submitted in word searchable Adobe PDF format with no 745 smaller than 10-point font. It is the responsibility of the Firm to ensure that all files 746 contained therein are readable, complete, and accessible without a password. 747

B. The Government will not be responsible for SF330 Architect-Engineer 749 Qualifications package to be delivered to any location or to anyone other than 750 those designated to receive the package on its behalf. Offerors are responsible 751 for ensuring that SF330 Architect-Engineer Qualifications package are submitted 752 to reach the designated recipient within the required suspense date and time. 753 Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the package to be 754 received IAW the instructions provided. 755

C. Facsimile transmissions, U.S postal mail, electronic mail, or CD/DVD will not be 757 accepted, unless deemed appropriate by the Contracting Officer. 758

D. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to check the internet address provided as 760 necessary for any posted changes to this solicitation and all amendments. 761

E. The penalty for making false statement in the SF330 Architect-Engineer 763 Qualifications package is prescribed in 18 U.S.C. 1001. 764

F. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked with the Firm’s submission. 766

6. Questions relative to these documents shall be submitted no later than 9:00 a.m. 768

Central Time, Monday, 29 July 2024, in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to 769 form an appropriate response and amend the synopsis, if necessary. Offerors shall 770 post questions and/or comments using ProjNet and the following bidder key: 771

Website: http://www.projnet.org/ 772 Key: 5NRP8H-8TNNKK 773

No questions will be accepted via phone. Individual meetings with firms will not be 775 scheduled. Voicemails with questions and/or requests for meetings will not receive a 776 response. Responses to Questions will not be posted to Projnet. If questions are 777 received an amendment may be issued to address said questions. 778

Responses to questions will be provided to all potential Offerors. The Government 780 reserves the right not to respond to any questions received concerning this synopsis 781 after the question receipt date and time above. Accordingly, Offerors are encouraged 782 to carefully review all synopsis requirements and submit questions to the Government 783 early in the proposal cycle. 784

7. POINT OF CONTACTS 786

Kwanza Dent (Contract Specialist) 788 Office Number (256) 895-1475 789

Email: Kwanza.J.Dent@usace.army.mil 790 Kijafa T Johnson-Cooper…