PRESOLICITATION NOTICE W912PM24R0019 29AUG eab.docx

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE

FOR

Small Business Architect-Engineer (A-E) Multidiscipline Services Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)

W912PM24R0019

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Wilmington District and South Atlantic Division

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District requires a five (5) year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) with a total MATOC ceiling of $35M in support of the Civil Works Program and Military Planning and Design Programs under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541310 Architectural Service with a small business size standard is $12,500,000.00.

The selection board will consider the most highly qualified offerors for up to five (5) Total Small Business Set-Aside Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDC) to be awarded as a result of this solicitation. The duration of the resulting contracts will include a one (1) year base ordering period and four (4) optional ordering periods of one (1) year each, with an additional six (6) month option under FAR Clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, for a total of five (5) years and six (6) months (if all options are exercised) or until the contract limit is reached, whichever comes first. The maximum capacity of the MATOC IDIQ is $35,000,000.00. Task orders are expected to range from a minimum of $100,000.00 to a maximum of $7,500,000.00, ordering limitations will be in accordance with FAR 52.216-19 Order Limitations (Oct 1995). In accordance with FAR 52.216-19 a contractor is not obligated to accept a Single Task Order over the established maximum; however, they may choose to do so. There will be a $10,000.00 minimum guarantee for the base ordering period only, for each of the awarded IDC. There will be no minimum guarantee for optional ordering periods. Work under these contracts shall be subject to satisfactory negotiation of individual task orders. Rates will be negotiated for each 12-month period of the contract.

The Architect Engineer (AE), as an independent contractor and not as an agent of the Government, shall, furnish all labor, management, facilities, supplies, equipment, and material (other than those to be furnished by the Government as provided per individual task order), and do all the things necessary for performance of the work set forth per task order. The AE shall furnish the required personnel, equipment, instruments, and transportation as necessary to accomplish required services and furnish to the Government reports and other data together with supporting material developed during the period of service. During the prosecution of the work, the Architect Engineer shall provide adequate professional supervision and quality control to assure the accuracy, quality, completeness, and progress of the work. These AE contracts will support the Civil Works Program and Military Planning and Design programs for the US Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District and are to provide a wide variety of AE design services that may include but are not limited: advice/advisory consultation, design services the associated production of detailed plans and specifications, all phases of Planning, Engineering, Design, and Construction, and technical services during construction or installation in support of both Civil Works and Military programs.

Expected tasks for the Military Program shall include, but are not limited to charrettes, master planning, preparation of project definition and programming documents, studies, preparation of technical portions of Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build solicitations, full designs including construction plans, specifications, design analyses and cost estimates, and commissioning and construction phase services.

Expected tasks for the Civil Works Program shall include, but are not limited to: Engineering Studies, Investigations, Feasibility Report Development, Design, Repairs and new construction in support of the Navigation and Lakes Branches (Falls, Cape Fear Locks and Dams, Jordan Lake, Philpott Lake, WKS, JHK), Beach Profile Design Hydrographic and Beach Surveys, topographic Surveys and GIS ServicesTask for Civil Works program may primarily include engineering studies, feasibility report development, master planning, preparation of technical portions of Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build solicitations, full designs including construction plans, specifications, design analysis and cost estimates, commissioning and construction phase services and preliminary reconnaissance phase studies.

The contract issued will be Firm Fixed Price. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541310 -Architectural Services small business size standard is $12,500,000.00. This solicitation will be issued in electronic format only and will be available on or about October 30, 2024.

The proposal due date will be specified in the solicitation when it is issued. No additional media (CD-ROM, floppy disks, faxes, etc.) will be provided. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be available. Other methods of requesting a package will not be honored.

This solicitation is 100% TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE.

The Sources Sought Notice for W912PM24R0019 had NAICS code 541330 Engineering Services with a small business size standard of $25,500,000.00 under this proposed procurement. The awarded MATOC will use NAICS code 541310 Architectural Services with a small business size standard of $12,500,000.00. The maximum capacity of this MATOC IDIQ is $35,000,000.00.

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Contractors can register to be put on a plan holders list that others can access through the SAM.Gov Site. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to check the Internet address provided as necessary for any posted changes to this solicitation and all amendments. For additional information or assistance, please contact Joshua S. Craven, Contract Specialist, by email at Joshua.s.craven@usace.army.mil.