Seawall_AE_IDIQ_RFQ_1.pdf

NPS - NATIONAL CAPITAL SEAWALL A-E IDIQ RFQ

NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA SEAWALL

MULTI DISCIPLINARY SINGLE AWARD ARCHITECT ENGINEERING (AE) IDIQ

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)

FOR

ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING SERVICES

SUBJECT:

The National Park Service (NPS), Denver Service Center (DSC), 12795 West Alameda

Parkway, Denver, Colorado 80225, is requesting professional qualifications (SF-330's) from qualified LARGE AND SMALL BUSINESS firms for a Multi-Disciplinary AE Single Award

Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The design services are required to repair, rehabilitate, and reconstruct several failing seawalls located in the National Capital Area

(NCA).

CONTRACT INFORMATION:

This acquisition is being procured in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far Part 36.6 - Architect-Engineer Services and in accordance with the Brooks Act procedures https://www.acec.org/advocacy/qbs/brooks2/. The

NPS intends to select the most highly qualified firm to enter into negotiations with for a single award IDIQ contract.

REQUIRED SERVICES:

The NPS maintains a website that describes NPS Design Standards, Design Deliverables and design workflows for design-bid-build and design build requirements. Please refer to this website to understand the expectations of the design services:

https://www.nps.gov/dscw/design.htm

In addition to the required processes, design standards and deliverables provided on the above website the AE Firm and it’s subconsultants will be responsible for specific design requirements that relate to seawalls.

These requirements include a variety rehabilitation and reconstruction projects for seawalls, generally described as walls or embankments erected to prevent the sea from encroaching on or eroding land areas.

Reconstruction of the East and West Potomac Seawalls project will evaluate and design the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the historic seawalls bounded by the Potomac River starting at the Memorial Bridge continuing south around Hains Point and continuing north along the

Washington Channel.

Reconstruction of the Tidal Basin Seawalls will design the rehabilitation and reconstruction for two sections of the historic seawalls adjacent to the Inlet Bridge. The first section will be couple hundred feet north of the inlet bridge, and the second section will go from the Inlet Bridge to the front of the Jefferson Memorial.

https://www.nps.gov/dscw/design.htm

Both the East and West Potomac and the Tidal Basin Seawalls will look at rehabilitation and reconstruction of the seawalls and related surrounding infrastructure. The actual seawalls will be reconstructed to meet the requirements for protecting East and West Potomac Parks and Tidal

Basin while meeting the requirements of park visitation and evaluating the changes during high tides in the future.

Improvements to the surrounding infrastructure may include pedestrian/multi-use paths, seawall barriers for pedestrians, and improvements to the surrounding landscape. All pedestrian areas will be required to meet current Accessibility Code Requirements. There is the potential for possible utility conflicts that will be evaluated during design. Due to the changes in elevations, drainage and storm water management will be evaluated, and the potential for wetland delineation and mitigation exist as part of this project.

East and West Potomac and Tidal Basin seawalls are located within the boundaries of the

National Mall and Memorial Parks (NAMA) in Washington D.C.

REQUIRED DISCIPLINES:

Required disciplines include, but are not limited to, registered professionals who possess professional licenses and/or certifications in the following disciplines in Washington, D.C.:

Planning

Permitting

Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards (ABAAS) Specialist

Architecture (Contemporary and Historic)

Architectural Conservation

Cultural and Natural Resources Specialist (NEPA & Section 106 Compliance Specialist)

Value Analysis and Specialists

Landscape Architecture (Contemporary and Historic)

Geotechnical

Land and Hydrographic Surveying

Civil Engineering

Structural Engineering

Environmental

Hydrology

Cost Estimating

Additional disciplines which may be required for some projects include professionals registered or certified professionals in the following areas. These disciplines are not required to be included in the initial proposal, but firms must acknowledge their willingness to seek out these disciplines as needed and negotiate fair and reasonable rates post-award:

Archeology

Botany and/or Landscape Ecology

Coastal Engineering

Construction Administration and Management

Cost Engineering/Cost Estimating/Cost Control/Life Cycle Costing

Construction Management and Inspection

Environmental Compliance and Planning

Environmental Science

Hazardous Materials Abatement (primarily lead, asbestos, and contaminated soil)

Inspection and Hydraulic Structures Risk Estimation and Assessment

Lighting Design (Including Dark Sky Compliance)

Programmatic Accessibility (Section 504 & 508)

Marine Engineering

Recreation Planning and Design

Seismic Engineering

Way Finding and Signage

Wetland Specialist

Wildlife biology

UNIVERSAL DESIGN AND ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

The NPS 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 of 1973. The 2006 NPS Management Policies require that projects exceed these federal requirements and apply the tents of universal design to provide usable and inclusive experience 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:

https://www.nps.gov/dscw/definitionsdc_u.htm#ufas and http://www.nps.gov/dscw/ds-universal-design.htm.

CULTURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCE CONSIDERATIONS:

"The NPS will protect, preserve, and foster appreciation of the cultural resources in its custody and demonstrate its respect for the peoples traditionally associated with those resources through appropriate programs of research, planning, and stewardship." (From the preamble to Part 5 of

NPS Management Policies.)

Design work under the contract will involve rehabilitation, repair, alteration, addition or improvement of the sites and structures containing natural and cultural resources. Historic considerations may need to be applied to landscapes, structures, landmarks, and buried resources, requiring accepted treatment approaches reflecting NPS stewardship principles and assuring the longevity of the property. Firms will be required to successfully identify and address resource https://www.nps.gov/dscw/definitionsdc_u.htm#ufas http://www.nps.gov/dscw/ds-universal-design.htm http://www.nps.gov/dscw/ds-universal-design.htm values and issues, and effectively apply both the Secretary of the Interior's (SOI) Standards and

NPS Cultural Resource Management Policies (Directors Order #28). Secretary of the Interior's

Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation (48 Federal Register (FR)

44716-740) and Standards and Guidelines for Federal Agency Historic Preservation Programs pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act (63 FR 20495-508).

Design interventions must align with stewardship principles acceptable to NPS. Design must not jeopardize the historical or archeological integrity of a property or site. Decisions or actions that would directly result in degradation or loss of historic character or fabric to the resource must be avoided.

Use of 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) must be demonstrated.

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS:

The U.S. Government has adopted sustainable design as the guiding principle 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 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 "green" building systems. Sustainability related executive orders, laws, regulations, best practices, and some recommended products may be found at http://www.nps.gov/dscw/ds-sustainability.htm.

Sustainable design must be a viable response to the resource protection goals of a property, favoring sensitive and conservative treatments that are commensurate with established preservation guidelines. A finding of no adverse effect for National Historic Preservation Act

(NHPA)/Section 106 compliance purposes is the ultimate goal. Designs are informed by contextual awareness with solutions derived from park tradition, existing development, and both local and global environmental factors. Preservation proposals will demonstrate the ethic and philosophy of the Secretary of the Interior's (SOI) Standards for preservation and protection of cultural resources, including: The Treatment of Historic Properties, Guidelines for Cultural

Landscape Treatments, and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation. Ability and skill in adhering to the four SOI treatment categories: Preservation, Rehabilitation, Restoration and Reconstruction, is expected.

EXECUTIVE ORDERS, LAWS AND REGULATION REQUIREMENTS:

Comply with Design Imperatives at http://www.nps.gov/dscw/laws-policies.htm plus all applicable Executive Orders, laws and regulations.

COORDINATION REQUIREMENTS:

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

QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:

A documented internal Quality Control Program shall be applied to all services performed and shall be used by all sub-consultants. Reference FAR Clause 52.236-24 for Work Oversight in

AE Contracts.

REDISIGN RESPONSIBILITY FOR DESIGN ERRORS OR DEFICIENCIES:

The prime firm shall be responsible for the professional quality, technical accuracy, and the coordination of all designs, drawings, specifications, and other services furnished by the

Contractor under this contract. The Contractor shall, without additional compensation, correct or revise any errors or deficiencies in its designs, drawings, specifications, and other services.

Reference FAR Clause 52.236-23.

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS:

The proposed Firm and associated subconsultants must have or be eligible to acquire professional licensing and the required level of certifications in each of the required disciplines in Washington, D.C., within 30 days of being notified of most highly qualified status in order to proceed to the next phase of the solicitation process. Reference FAR Clause 52.236-25.

CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS:

All services will be provided under a multi-discipline single-award IDIQ 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 task orders. The maximum ordering limitation will be $100,000,000.00 for the life of the contract. The $100,000,000.00 maximum may be realized in a single year or spread out over the life of the contract including all option years. Each task order will be a minimum of $2,500.00 with an estimated maximum of

$25,000,000.00. The guaranteed minimum for the life of the contract, which includes the base period an all options exercises is $25,000.00. The anticipated start date for the contract is 4th

Quarter 2021. The magnitude of construction projects for which services under this contract are http://www.nps.gov/dscw/laws-policies.htm required, is more than $10,000,000.00. Task Orders that exceed the dollar threshold in FAR

15.403-4(a) will require a Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data.

SET ASIDE STATUS:

There is no set aside associated with this procurement.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM CODE (NAICS):

The NAICS Code for these professional services is 541330 - Engineering Services and the SBA size standard is $16.5 million, averaged over the preceding 3 years. The size of a small business firm includes all parents, subsidiaries, affiliates etc. see 13 CFR 121.103 and 13 CFR 121.108.

SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT:

The successful firm shall ensure a minimum of 5% of the total contract value is performed by

Small Business. This requirement may be met by; self-performance by a small business prime firms and/or the small business subconsultant included in the team’s SF330. Failure of the prime firm to meet the minimum required small business participation shall be reflected in the

Government’s evaluation of the contractor’s performance upon contract completion.

LARGE BUSINESSES ONLY -NOTICE OF SUBCONTRACTNG PLAN

REQUIREMENTS:

The subcontracting plan, which in accordance with Public Law 97-507, requires the prime 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 43.25% of the contractor’s intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses, 5% shall be placed with small disadvantaged businesses, 5% shall be placed with women-owned businesses, and 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 RFQ submittal; however, upon selection as the most highly qualified offeror, the plan will be required to be submitted as part of the business portion of the proposal at the time of submission of the price proposal. Contract award is contingent upon negotiation of an acceptable small business subcontracting plan.

SERVICE CONTRACT ACT:

The McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA) covers contracts entered into by federal and

District of Columbia agencies that have as their principal purpose furnishing services in the U.S.

through the use of “service employees.” The definition of “service employee” includes any employee engaged in performing services on a covered contract other than a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional employee who meets the exemption criteria set forth in 29 CFR

Part 541. It is not expected that the SCA will apply to the professional services required under this IDIQ.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST:

The awarded contract will be subject to specific provisions addressing the avoidance of organizational conflicts of interest, including 48 CFR 1309.507-2(d) Organizational Conflicts of

Interest. The selected firm, its subsidiaries or affiliates that design or prepare specifications for a construction contract cannot provide the construction services for the same contract. This includes concept design, which includes preparation of project programming documents for all work identified in the Scope of Services or other activities that result in identification of project scope and cost. The prime firm and sub-consultants for this contract will be required to perform throughout the contract term.

FORWARD PRICING RATE AGREEMENT (FPRA):

For the purpose of simplifying and increasing efficiency in the negotiation and to assist in the execution of Task Orders against the Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), the apparent most highly qualified firms, when notified, shall submit an acceptable FPRA proposal to the

Contracting Officer to be eligible for award. The apparent most highly qualified firms shall provide a FPRA proposal within the requested time period to be identified by the NPS (DO NOT

SUBMIT UNTIL REQUESTED). The FPRA proposal shall include, but is not limited to, a description of direct labor categories, direct labor rates, annual escalation of all rates, G&A rates, overhead rates, Computer Assisted Design Rates and other recurring costs. FPRA proposal will be negotiated and a formal Forward Price Rate Agreement will be incorporated into the resultant

IDIQ contract. From the apparent most highly qualified firms, if the apparent successful offeror fails to negotiate an acceptable FPRA with the Contracting Officer, that firm will be ineligible for award, and the Government may proceed to open negotiations with the next most highly qualified firm in accordance with FAR 36.6.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

The SF330s will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 36.602-1 Selection Criteria.

Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services as described in this RFQ.

Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, including, where appropriate, experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials as described in this RFQ.

Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time as described in this RFQ.

Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; as described in this RFQ. Past Performance will be evaluated in terms of how the AE Firm performed on project examples, other know projects, by contacting reference, either listed or not, and utilizing the Contract Performance Appraisal System to obtain past performance information. If adverse past performance information is obtained and the offeror has not been able address it, the firm will be provided that opportunity prior to use in the evaluation process.

Location in the Washington DC area and/or knowledge of design requirements specific to

Washington DC.

The QC Plan will be evaluated to establish the relevance to this requirement, its adequacy and the benefits provided to the Government.

All Offerors, both large and small businesses, will be evaluated relative to the Small

Business Participation and Subcontracting Plan Requirements provided in this RFQ.

SELECTION PROCESS:

The NPS will perform the selection in accordance with FAR 36.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Firms that fully meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit a

Letter of Interest and a completed SF330s. The SF330 form can be found at:

https://www.gsa.gov/forms-library/architect-engineer-qualifications.

The SF330 shall be clear, concise and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims. The SF330’s should not simply rephrase or restate the NPS’s requirements, but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the firm meets the NPS’s requirements. Firms shall assume the NPS has no prior knowledge and the evaluation will solely be based upon the information presented in the firm’s SF330.

Specific Agency Requirements:

Limit Part 1 to no more than 5 projects.

Both Parts 1 and Parts 2 cannot exceed 50 pages combined.

In Section H provide the Quality Control Plan relevant to this requirement.

All responding firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ ) before submitting their SF330.

The terms "firm" or "team" or "offeror" shall refer to the company or organization that is proposing on this contract. The "firm" or "team" will include the prime contractor, partners, subcontractors, joint or other business ventures that are proposed to work as the prime firm on this IDIQ.

The firm selected for contract award will be an engineering-lead firm, with in-house and/or subcontracted multi-disciplinary architectural, engineering and other professional services support capabilities. The majority of services to be performed under this contract(s) generally will be heavy civil engineering in nature, with a focus on seawall engineering capabilities. In order to maximize competition, the NPS is encouraging prime/sub-consultant relationships for this requirement.

Primary Contact:

Jim Waller – Contract Specialist

Email: james_waller@nps.gov

Secondary Contact:

Anne LaPorta – Contracting Officer

Email: anne_laporta@nps.gov

Submit questions by email to Jim Waller (james_waller@nps.gov) and Anne LaPorta

(anne_laporta@nps.gov). Questions submitted after July 02, 2021 may not be answered by the

NPS. All responses to questions received will be posted via amendment to beta.sam.gov.

Final submission shall be sent by email to Jim Waller (james_waller@nps.gov) and Anne

LaPorta (anne_laporta@nps.gov) no later than July 19, 2021 by 2:00 PM Mountain Time.

PHONE CALLS ARE NOT PERMITTED. SUBMIT ALL QUESTIONS BY EMAIL ON OR

BEFORE THE DUE DATE FOR QUESTIONS.

This is not a Request for a Price Proposal.

mailto:anne_laporta@nps.gov