A.02.09_FINAL Industry Day PP for ANCSE PH II OPS COMPLEX V2 17JUNE22.pdf

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ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY SOUTHERN EXPANSION (ANCSE) PHASE II

OPERATIONS COMPLEX

Arlington National Cemetery Program

Prepared by:

Arlington National Cemetery U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District Federal Highway Administration, Eastern Federal Lands

HNTB

17 June 2022

AGENDA

9:00 – 9:10 Opening Remarks Ms. Karen Durham Aguilera

9:10 – 9:25 Introduction and History by COL Austin (ANC)

9:25 – 9:35 Defense Access Road and Phase I Southern Expansion Sean O’Brien (FHWA)

9:35 – 9:45 Overview Operations Complex Phase II Cara Sydnor (USACE)

9:45 – 10:00 Phase II Project Definition Gregg Schwieterman (HNTB)

10:00 – 10:15 Acquisition Procedures Katya Oxley (USACE)

10:15 – 11:15 Question and Answer Session

11:15 – 11:30 Closing Remarks

BIOGRAPHY AND INTRODUCTION

Ms. Karen Durham-Aguilera, SES, P.E., PMP

• Executive Director for the Office of Army Cemeteries and Arlington National Cemetery

• Over 39 years of service in U.S. Army as a DA Civilian including 19 years Senior Executive Service

• Over five years at Arlington National Cemetery

• Primary Responsibilities: Overall responsibility for programs and policy for all Army Cemeteries across the force, and Army National Military Cemeteries, which includes both Arlington National Cemetery and the Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery. This includes major cemeterial improvements and expansion, such as the Defense Access Road and Southern Expansion Projects at ANC.

Colonel Thomas E. Austin, PE, PMP

• Director of Engineering for Arlington National Cemetery

• Over 28 years of service in U.S. Army

• Nearly three years at Arlington Cemetery and in charge of the Southern Expansion Project

• Primary Responsibilities: Establish project goals, requirements, and guidelines on behalf of Arlington National Cemetery and its stakeholders; develop scope of work; manage budget; guide project execution; de-conflict operations; establish and maintain project schedule; and manage expectations

Arlington is Part of the Fabric of our Nation

“They, and we, are the legacies of an unbroken chain of proud men and women who served their country with honor, who waged war so that we might know peace, who braved hardship so that we might know opportunity, who paid the ultimate price so that we might know freedom.”

The President’s Memorial Day Address Memorial Amphitheater Arlington National Cemetery May 25, 2009

ANC - Connecting Visitors to a Rich History

24-30 Funeral/Day

• ~6000 Interments/Year

• National Observances:

• Memorial Day

• Veterans Day

• Wreaths Across America

• Historic Tours

• Congressional Engagements

• ~200 Distinguished Visitor

Wreath Ceremonies

• ~400 Honor Flight Buses

• ~3100 Wreath Laying

Ceremonies

Over 3M Visitors a Year Open 365 Days

Distinguished Visitor/ Public Events

Webinars, Lectures, Blogs, And Display Room Tours

Physical Interpretation Plan Online Educational Modules

Tomb of the Unknown Centennial

International, National, & Local Photographers & Film Crews

Responses to Queries

Education and Interpretation Program

Hundreds of Engagements with Congress and the Media

A continuous challenge to strike a balance:

Funeral services (private) & a National Shrine (public)

Past Cemetery Expansions

Southern Expansion Started 2021 Completed 2027 (planned) 50 Additional Acres Total 37 Acres of Interment Space 80,000(+) Interment Spaces

Millennium Expansion Started 2013 Completed 2018 27 Acres 27,282 Interment Spaces

Columbarium Courts 1-9 Incrementally constructed from 1980-2013

Defense Access Road and Southern Expansion

Existing

Southgate Road

ANC

ANC Operations Complex

Air Force Memorial

Columbia Pike

Pentagon South

Parking

Proposed

New

Air Force Memorial

ANC

Operations Complex

Garage

Future 9/11 Memorial

Visitor Education

Center

Columbarium

In-ground interments

Existing cemetery Existing cemetery

Defense Access Roads

• Realign Columbia Pike and shorten South Joyce Street

• Redesign the Columbia Pike and VA 27 interchange

• Remove Southgate Road and create a new section of South Nash

Street

• Provide a dedicated 10’ wide bi-directional bike trail as well as 8’ sidewalks on both sides of Columbia Pike

• Phase 1 of Southern Expansion (Tunnel and 5 Retaining Walls)

Southern Expansion

• Adds approximately 50 acres to ANC

• Adds 80K(+) burial opportunities

• Seamlessly integrates the Air Force Memorial (AFM)

• Adds pedestrian access to ANC/AFM via Columbia Pike

• Adds public parking garage across from entrance

• Moves the Operations Complex south of Columbia Pike

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Defense Access Road and Southern Expansion

Existing

Southgate Road

ANC

ANC Operations Complex

Air Force Memorial

Columbia Pike

Pentagon South

Parking

Proposed

New

Air Force Memorial

ANC

Operations Complex

Garage

Future 9/11 Memorial

Visitor Education

Center

Columbarium

In-ground interments

Existing cemetery Existing cemetery

Project Phasing

• DAR and Southern Expansion Phase 1 Ongoing Now

• SE Ph1 – 5 Retaining Walls, Tunnel Under Columbia Pike, and Rough

Grading of South Parcel

• Remainder of Southern Expansion separated into two contracts due to inflation and material cost risk

• SE Ph2 - Ops Complex, Parking Garage, Vehicle Screening, Freedman’s

Gate, Access Roads

• SE Ph3 – Burial Sections, AF Memorial Integration, Pedestrian Screening

Facility, Columbarium Courts

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Cemetery Expansion Complete

~2027

Sep 22:

Ph 2: Ops Complex

Solicitation

Spring 2023:

Ph 2: Ops Complex Construction Award

Mar 23: DAR South Parcel

Complete

(FHWA)

Sean O’Brien

• Construction Operations Engineer for the Defense Access Roads (DAR) Project

• Over 16 years of Federal Service with Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (EFLHD)

• Nearly three years with DAR project

• Primary Responsibilities: Main point of contact for EFLHD’s delivery of the DAR portion of the ANC Southern Expansion. Overseeing the DAR construction contract and partnering with USACE and ANC in coordination with Southern Expansion

DEFENSE ACCESS ROAD PHASE I

DEFENSE ACCESS ROAD PHASE I

DEFENSE ACCESS ROAD PROJECT PHASE I

DEFENSE ACCESS ROAD PHASE I PROGRESS PHOTOS

Photo 1 – RW-3 Shaft Installation

Photo 2 – MOT setup on Southgate Rd

Photo 3 – Arlington County Waterline along Columbia Pike

Cara Y. Sydnor, PMP

• Program Integrator for the Arlington National Cemetery Southern Expansion (ANCSE) Project

• Over 20 years of Federal Service

• Four years managing the Southern Expansion Project since 2018

• Primary Responsibilities : Ensure numerous internal and external stakeholders’ efforts are synchronized and coordinated to facilitate this monumental transformation

FUTURE PROGRAM

Operations Complex

PROJECT OVERVIEW PHASE II

Gregg Schwieterman, AIA

• Project Manager for the Arlington National Cemetery Southern Expansion Project

• Senior Project Manager at HNTB with over 20 years of experience

• Over a decade of experience working with Arlington National Cemetery

• Primary Responsibilities: Main point of contact for design team on the Southern Expansion Project. Overseeing the design and partnering with USACE and ANC on the delivery of Southern Expansion

PHASE II

PHASE IIA

PHASE IIA – OPERATIONS COMPLEX

PHASE IIA – OPERATIONS COMPLEX

PHASE IIA – OFFICE BUILDING

PHASE IIA – OFFICE BUILDING

OFFICE - GROUND FLOOR OFFICE - UPPER FLOOR

PHASE IIA – MAINTENANCE BUILDING

PHASE IIA – MATERIAL STORAGE BUILDING

PHASE IIA – WAREHOUSE BUILDING

PHASE IIA – PARKING GARAGE

PHASE IIA – PARKING GARAGE

PHASE IIA – ACCESS CONTROL POINT

PHASE IIA – ACCESS CONTROL POINT

PHASE II

PHASE IIB

PHASE IIB – ROADWAY

PHASE IIB – GRADING AND DRAINAGE

STORM DRAIN

PHASE IIB – SUPPORTING UTILITIES

COMMUNICATIONS

DOMESTIC WATER

PHASE IIB – BOUNDARY/RETAINING WALLS

BOUNDARY WALL

Katya Oxley

• USACE Norfolk District Contracting Chief

• Over 11 years of Federal service and three years as the Contracting Officer of the Southern Expansion Project

• Primary Responsibilities: Contracting Officer for this acquisition, responsible for planning and coordinating all aspects of design and construction acquisition, to include pre-award and post-award activities in support of this project.

ACQUISITION PROCEDURES

SOURCE SELECTION PROCESS

The Government intends to award a firm fixed priced contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal conforms to the terms of the Request for Proposal (RFP), is determined fair and reasonable, and offers the best overall value to the Government as determined through a Best Value Trade-off, Source Selection Process. The Project will be solicited using the Bifurcated/Two step approach. The solicitation will be full and open procurement. First step will include 100% pre-final design documents.

The Contracting Officer anticipates that the solicitation will include the following evaluation factors:

Step 1: Factor 1 – Past Performance Factor 2 – Project Approach

Step 2: Factor 3 – Small Business Participation Plan Factor 4 – Price Factor

The relative order of importance of evaluation factors is Non-price Factors 1 and 2 are of equal importance to each other and each is more important than Factor 3. All non-price factors (1, 2, and 3) when combined will be approximately equal to price.

ACQUISITION PROCEDURES CONTINUED

SOLICITATION SCHEDULE

Pre-Solicitation: 15 calendar days

Bifurcated Solicitation:

• Step 1 – 30 calendar days; anticipated to be issued 10 Aug 2022

• Step 2 – 45 calendar days; anticipated to be issued 07 Nov 2022

Award: ~7 months from initial solicitation

Notice to Proceed: ~4 weeks following award

Project construction timeline: Spring 2023 – Spring 2025

SUBMISSIONS

The Pre-solicitation Notice will be posted to SAM.gov and the Solicitation Notice will be posted to PIEE. The SAM.gov website will direct you to PIEE to see the full Solicitation Notice, its attachments, and all associated amendments. Proposals must be submitted through the PIEE Solicitation module for consideration. An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation per FAR Provision 52.204-7 – System for Award Management. Processing time should be taken into consideration when registering.

QUESTIONS / DISCUSSIONS

For more information, reach out to: ancsouthernexpansion@usace.army.mil

CLOSING REMARKS

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