CW AE MATOC Synopsis.pdf

Document Type: Architect-Engineering Services Synopsis

Classification Code: C – Architect and Engineering Services

Subject: Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC), Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for Horizontal Design Architect-Engineering (A-E) Services($238M), supporting Civil Works Projects, Sacramento District (SPK), South Pacific Division (SPD)

Synopsis Number:

W9123826RA010

Set-Aside Code:

Unrestricted with a Small Business Reserve

Response Date:

23 February 2026 at 1400 hrs Pacific Standard Time (PST)

Place of Performance:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), SPD ATTN: CESPK-CT, Leah Caldwell

1. CONTRACT INFORMATION:

These needed horizontal design Architect-Engineer (A-E) services will be procured in accordance with the Selection of Architects and Engineers Statute (40 USC 1101 et seq.) and implemented following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 36.6 and Engineering Pamphlet (EP) 715- 1-7 (Architect-Engineer Contracting in USACE). Firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and professional qualifications per the criteria stated in this synopsis.

After selection, the request for price proposal (RFPP) documents will be made available in electronic format to selected firms. No CD-ROMs or hardcopy documents will be distributed.

1.1 Classification. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541330, Engineering Services. The Product and Service Code (PSC) is C219 – Architect and Engineering.

1.2 Capacity and Contract Size. This is an unrestricted with a small business reserve acquisition for award of a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) with a shared capacity of $238,000,000.00. The Government estimates the majority of task order requirements to be competed under this MATOC will range from $80,000 to $30,000,000.00. Each Infinite Delivery Contract (IDC) will have a guaranteed minimum award of $10,000.00.

1.3 Number of Contracts. The Government anticipates awarding approximately seven (7) IDCs; three (3) for the small business reserve and four (4) for the unrestricted pool. If the Contracting Officer determines during the selection process that fewer or more contracts should be awarded, based upon the board evaluations, the Contracting Officer has the discretion of adjusting that number to a target of 12.

1.4 Location. The resulting IDCs from subject synopsis will support primarily Civil Works projects for Sacramento District (SPK) and secondarily, other districts within the SPD boundaries. The Civil Works missions’ Areas of Responsibility (AOR) within SPD, includes California (CA), Arizona (AZ), Nevada (NV), Utah (UT), portions of Colorado

(CO), Oregon (OR), Idaho (ID), and Wyoming (WY) and western section of Texas (TX).

1.5 Timeline and Duration. Award of subject MATOC is anticipated to be Quarter 4 of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. Subject IDCs awarded per this synopsis will have a sixty-six (66) month ordering period consisting of a five (5) year base period and a six month Extension of Services option period, in accordance with FAR 52.217-8. Hourly rates will be established following negotiations resulting from the RFPP.

1.6 Task Order Process: The firm fixed price for each requirement necessary under the MATOC will be negotiated and awarded as individual task orders. The A-E shall furnish all personnel, services, materials, supplies, office space, quality control and supervision required to fully complete each task order. Selection processed for task orders shall be made in accordance with USACE “Updated Procedures for the Selection of Task Orders on Architect-Engineer Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDC)”, dated 1 April 2025. The task order selection process following this guidance is known as the Task Order Requirement Notice (TORN) IAW FAR 19.504(c), all task orders will be reviewed for the reserve. If FAR 19.504(c) cannot be met, fair opportunity will be provided to all MATOC holders. The small business reserve will be considered prior to the unrestricted pool of awardees. If it is determined that a project can be limited to the small business reserve, the TORN will be issued only to the small business awardees. If the project must be issued on an unrestricted basis, the TORN will be issued to the small business and unrestricted awardees. The TORN will include a brief summary of the scope of work, and if supplemental information is being requested along with the selection criteria. If additional information is requested in the TORN, it is intended to supplement existing SF330 information relative to the specific requirement identified in the TORN scope for the purpose of selecting the most highly qualified firm. All firms under the provided TORN will be promptly notified upon a selection decision. The selected firm will receive both a task order scope and a request for price proposal.

1.7 Contract Requirement(s)

a. System for Award Management (SAM). To be eligible for contract award, the offeror (including Joint-Ventures) must be registered with the SAM database. For instruction on registering with SAM, please see the SAM website at https://sam.gov/content/home.

No State-Level certifications shall be accepted. Note that an Offeror (including Joint Ventures) does not need to be registered to submit an SF330 in response to this synopsis. When the selected firms are notified and issued a Request for Price Proposal (RFPP), firms should have a reasonable time to register in SAM. It is solely the A-E firm’s (including Joint Ventures) responsibility to register in SAM prior to submission of a price proposal.

b. Subcontracting Plan. Large A-E Firms must demonstrate credible plans to meet the small business goals in their SF330s. If a large A-E firm is selected, it will be required to submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR 52.219-9 and DFARS 219-704 as part of its Price Proposal. A small business subcontracting plan is not required to be submitted with the Standard Form (SF) 330; however, the plans should be specified in block H of the SF 330. The anticipated subcontracting goals for the Sacramento District which will be considered as part of the resulting contracts with a minimum of 40% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB) including the following:

at least 15% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small, disadvantaged businesses (SDB);

at least 5% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with women-owned SB (WOSB);

at least 3% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with service-disabled veteran-owned SB (SDVOSB);

The above reflects the anticipated subcontracting plan small business goals which will be included in the Request for Price Proposals.

2. PROJECT INFORMATION:

2.1 Location: Projects will primarily be located within the Sacramento District civil works boundaries of CA, NV, AZ, UT, and portions of OR, ID, CO, TX (western section), and WY and the military boundaries of CA, NV, UT, NM and AZ. The contracts may also be used by other Districts within SPD, including San Francisco District (SPN), Los Angeles District (SPL), and Albuquerque District (SPA) to encompass the entire SPD geographical AOR.

2.2 Type: Architectural-Engineering (A-E) services are required to provide the full spectrum of design disciplines and services on all, or portions of, primarily, Civil Works Projects, which may include engineering during construction, and, secondarily, for, horizontal projects with incidental vertical design outside of the Civil Works Program, including Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Wastes (HTRW) projects.

Task orders under this contract may include, but are not limited to:

Full service interdisciplinary design of new or remediation of existing structures, to include feasibility level design thru preparation of plans and specifications for construction and engineering support during construction.

Scopes of design consisting of dams, levees, bank protection, seepage and stability berms, seepage cutoff walls, relief wells, mechanical gates and other outlet structures, pump stations, bridges, road and utility systems, foundation improvement, landslide stabilization, dewatering, and other similar type projects. Examples may include Lower San Juaquin and West Sacramento flood risk reduction projects.

Engineering Reports such as: Design Documentation Reports (DDR), Basis of Design

(BOD) Reports, Engineering Considerations and Information for Field Personnel (ECIFP), Operation and Maintenance Manual (O&M), and other similar engineering reports;

Data analysis such as: materials property development, seismicity and seismic analysis, seepage, soil and rock slope stability, blasting, erosion, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis to include physical modeling;

Investigations, data collection, and testing such as: surveying, bathymetry, photogrammetry, drilling, geophysics, pump tests, laboratory testing;

Data Management on projects thru the design and construction phases;

Alternatives analysis including cost/benefit and cost estimates (MII-MCACES);

Infrastructure inspections such as: inspections of existing levees, dams or other structures.

Risk assessments such as: quantitative and qualitative, including economic and life loss consequences.

Project supporting efforts may include environmental and wetland assessments, wildlife and habitat assessments and historical assessments in accordance with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and State Historical Preservation Office (SHPO).

2.3 General Design Requirements. All technical aspects of design work will be required to comply with current technical criteria that include U.S. national codes and regulations, the Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (USGS) Criteria (UFC), DoD Criteria and Standards and USACE Engineering Regulations.

The A-E contractor shall be responsible for required software or programs and work within, such as, but not limited to: computer aided design and drafting (CADD), Geographic Information System (GIS), Open Ground Cloud (OGC), Micro-Computer Aided Cost Estimating System, Second Generation (MII-MCACES), and Government web-based Design Review and Checking System (DrChecks) located at https://www.projnet.org .

2.4 Anti-Antiterrorism and Operations Security (AT/OPSEC) requirements: E-Verify

(employment) will be required for all military or critical infrastructure projects. For other tasks, determination will be made per individual task order and by the Contracting Officer. ENG FORM 6055, May 2022 and ENG Form 6265, May 2022 can be obtained at the following link: https://www.publications.usace.army.mil/USACE- Publications/Engineer-Forms/

3. SELECTION CRITERIA:

The primary emphasis and selection criteria for A-E services will focus on Civil Works Projects and related Design efforts as noted above in the Project Information – Paragraph

2.2. Full Design through Construction Phase will be considered more relevant than partial design.

3.1 Criteria: The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance.

Criteria "A" through "D" are primary selection criteria. Criterion "E" is a secondary criterion and will only be used as a tiebreaker. Contractors failing to respond or failing to provide complete information for each criterion as required below will be considered not qualified. The EP 715-1-7 is used for guidance in the evaluation and selection process.

Criterion A – Specialized Experience Criterion B – Professional Qualifications Criterion C – Past Performance Criterion D – Capacity to Complete the Work Criterion E – Knowledge of Locality

Depending on the number of SF330 submissions received, the government may establish a Preselection Board to determine which firms have a reasonable chance of being considered as most highly qualified by the selection board. A selection board will evaluate the firms’ SF330 and recommend at least three firms (for each the unrestricted and small business reserve) considered as most highly qualified, in order of preference.

A. Specialized Experience. Submit no more than ten (10) projects. [*Note: Following award to the most highly qualified firms resulting from this synopsis, the Contracting Officer, as part of the submission of updated statement of qualifications and performance data on the SF 330 per FAR 36.603(d) (typically on an annual basis at the anniversary date of the base contract award), may allow a one-time increase in the number of example projects, not-to-exceed (maximum) twenty (20) projects [per Engineering Pamphlet 715-1-7, section 2- 9.e.(4), dated 12 January 2026]. A-E specialized experience and technical competence in performing design for the civil works program, including dam and levee safety work within the South Pacific Division boundaries in categories listed below will be sought. Significant work experience inside the Sacramento District boundaries and of scope, magnitude and complexity similar to that described above in the paragraph titled Project Information will be considered more relevant in determining the most highly qualified A-E firms. All items listed under Paragraph (a) are weighted according to the bulleted list below and listed in relative importance/relevance to the evaluation.

Recent and completed projects may be considered more relevant in evaluations. For purposes of evaluating an A-E offeror’s experience, the percentage of A-E work performed in-house by the offeror must be included. If a proposed subcontractor also worked on the project, state the percentage of work it performed on behalf of the A-E offeror. Offerors that do not have specific experience in the following work tasks will be evaluated based on their subcontractor’s experience; however, projects where the offeror performed 50% or more of the work with in-house resources will be weighted more heavily than projects performed predominantly by proposed subcontractors.

Design experience will be evaluated to determine ability to design features such as: dams, levees, bank protection, seepage and stability berms, seepage cutoff walls, relief wells, mechanical gates and other outlet structures, pump stations, bridges, road and utility systems, foundation improvement, landslide stabilization, dewatering, and other similar type projects.

Full service interdisciplinary design of new or remediation of existing structures, to include feasibility level design thru preparation of plans and specifications for construction and engineering support during construction.

Engineering Reports (Design Documentation Reports (DDR) and Basis of Design (BOD) Reports, etc.), Engineering Considerations and Information for Field Personnel (ECIFP), Operation and Maintenance Manuals (O&M) and other similar engineering reports);

Data analysis and modeling (materials property development, seismicity and seismic analysis, seepage, soil and rock slope stability, blasting, erosion, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis to include physical modeling);

Investigations, data collection, and testing (surveying, bathymetry, photogrammetry, drilling, geophysics, pump tests, laboratory testing);

Data Management on projects thru the design and construction phases;

Alternatives analysis (including cost/benefit) to include cost estimates (M-

CACES);

Infrastructure inspections; and, Risk assessments (quantitative and qualitative, including economic and life loss consequences).

B. Professional Qualifications. To demonstrate qualifications, resumes for persons filling listed disciplines must be provided. All Professional Registrations, Licensures and/or Certifications must state certification, state of issue, numbers, and expiration dates (as applicable). For purposes of capturing the qualifications, the role identified by the A-E firm offeror must use the exact discipline nomenclature as listed below. All disciplines shall be clearly indicated with role. The evaluation will consider education, training, registration, overall individual relevant civil works design (length of relevant experience), and dam and levee safety experience and longevity with the A-E firm offeror.

Small businesses competing for the small business reserve are not required to provide a hydrogeologist, seismologist, or blasting engineer.

The following disciplines listed are required:

Project Management Civil Site Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Geologist, Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Geophysicist, Cost Engineering, Hydrogeologist (not required for SB reserve), Seismologist (not required for SB reserve), Hydrologic Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, Blasting Engineering (not required for SB reserve) GIS Specialist, Landscape Architecture

C. Past Performance. Offerors shall demonstrate a history of customer satisfaction with respect to (1) cost control, (2) quality of work and (3) compliance with performance schedule. Past performance can be substantiated by presentation of CPARS or PPQ ratings, or customer ratings from other project evaluation systems. A narrative may describe the overall approach for maintaining success with customer satisfaction with the Offeror's quality of work, cost control and scheduling. This criterion may be assessed with more weight given to successful performance ratings in these three areas on Department of Defense and other U.S. Government contracts. All required documentation, including past performance documentation, is included in the total page limit.

The Government reserves the right to review any official performance evaluation system of records to inform its source selection decision.

D. Capacity to Complete the Work. All A-E firm offers are to demonstrate the capacity to successfully execute multiple and simultaneous task orders at different locations within the required timeframe including the number of professionals on the staff of the prime and key subcontractors available to be assigned to the projects, to allow for satisfactory performance in the required time.

The requirement for businesses competing for the unrestricted pool is three (3) or more task orders simultaneously, each with A-E service fees higher than $3,000,000.

The requirement for businesses competing for the small business reserve is three (3) or more task orders simultaneously, each with A-E service fees higher than $500,000.

E. Knowledge of Locality. A-E firm offerors are to clearly demonstrate their relevant knowledge of the region specified in paragraph “Project Information” above. Examples include knowledge of geologic features, climatic conditions or local construction methods that are unusual or unique. This factor is a secondary criterion and will only be evaluated as a tiebreaker. A majority of the requirements are anticipated to be in the Central Valley of California, therefore demonstration of knowledge of this area will be considered more relevant.

4. Interviews. The Government intends to hold interviews if needed (FAR 36.602-3(c)) via the

Microsoft TEAMS conference tool.

5. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

5.1 When. OFFERS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 2:00 PM PACIFIC

DAYLIGHT TIME (PDT) ON 23 FEBRUARY 2026. The Agency will not accept any offers received after this time and date IAW FAR 15.208.

5.2 Where: Interested A-E firms or JVs with the capabilities to perform this work are invited to submit one (1) complete PDF of their SF330 (Architect-Engineer Qualifications) proposal. Offerors must submit the electronic proposal package to the USACE via Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website at https://piee.eb.mil/.

This is the ONLY acceptable way to submit your SF330. Submittals will not be accepted if sent by other methods such as email, shipping/mail or hand carried. Submittals sent through proprietary or third-party File Transfer Protocol (FTP) sites or DoD SAFE will not be accepted. Unaccepted submittals will NOT be evaluated.

You must register first at PIEE Registration.

• Note: The user must be a Contractor Administrator (CAM) in PIEE. In the PIEE Solicitation Module, there are two vendor roles (Proposal Manager and Proposal View Only).

• The Proposal Manager role is required to submit a SF330 to a synopsis. Please be advised when using the PIEE Solicitation Module, the user’s email address in PIEE MUST MATCH the email address on file in the System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov/SAM.

In the unlikely event the PIEE system and/or Solicitation Module is not operational, and a prospective offeror is unable to access or use the system, the prospective offeror shall immediately notify BOTH the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist(s). Notification must occur PRIOR to the submission deadline of your SF330.

5.3 Point(s) of Contact. Emailed submissions of SF330 are not permitted and will not be accepted under any circumstances. The Government must receive your SF330 no later than the time and date as specified in this synopsis. The PIEE website must show the SF330 was received prior to the specified time. Offerors may confirm SF330 submittal receipt by emailing the following Points of Contact:

Sean Summer, sean.a.summer@usace.army.mil and Leah Caldwell, Leah.M.Caldwell@usace.army.mil.

5.4 Format. The current edition of the blank SF330 form must be used and may be obtained from the Government Printing Office or from the following web site:

http://www.gsa.gov/forms. All submittals must be in searchable text format. Proposals submitted in a format other than as described above will not be accepted.

a. File Names. To ensure your submission is received and processed appropriately, it is important that interested parties CAREFULLY ensure their electronic files adhere to the following naming convention: Each filename shall begin with the solicitation number, followed by the word “RESPONSE”, followed by your firm’s name, and finally a brief file description.

i. EXAMPLES:

• W9123826RA010_RESPONSE Firm Name SF330 Part I.pdf

• W9123826RA010_RESPONSE Firm Name SF330 Part II.pdf

• W9123826RA010_RESPONSE Firm Name SF330 Part I Sect E.pdf

• W9123826RA010_RESPONSE Firm Name SF330 Part I Sect H.pdf

b. Font and Pages. All fonts shall be at least ten (10) or larger in Arial (not Arial Narrow) to include text, tables, and figures. Fonts for the purposes of captions to images and other graphics do not have a prescribed format and may be formatted at the discretion of the Offeror. Pages shall be 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches. Part I and Part II of the SF330 shall not exceed 200 pages, including cover sheets, cover letters, CPARS and PPQs, separators, and blank sheets.

a. Organization. File Organization, Formatting, Size and other instructions. Although hard copies are not accepted, each file shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. The Organizational Chart required in Part I, Section D and the Matrix required by Part I, Section G may be presented on a sheet up to 11 inches by 17 inches, each counting as one page respectively. Do not use multi-column formatting.

The SF330 is to be organized as indicated below.

• SF330, Part I, Sections A, B, C and D

• SF330, Part I, Section E

• SF330, Part I, Section F

• SF330, Part I, Section G

• SF330, Part I, Sections H and I

• SF330, Part II

5.5 Requirements:

a. Commercial and Government Entity Code. If an A-E firm is currently registered in

SAM, its SF330 submitted in response to this announcement should include the applicable Commercial and Government Entity Code (CAGE).

b. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). If an A-E offeror is currently registered in SAM, its SF330 shall include the UEI number in Part I, Section B, Block 5 next to the name of the firm.

c. Size Category. All Offerors responding to this synopsis MUST identify in the SF330 whether they are a Large Business or Small Business. If an offeror identifies as a Small Business (SB), it must specify which SB category/categories apply to it.

Proposals which do not specify an SB category applicable to its offeror will be considered UNRESTRICTED for evaluation purposes.

d. SF330, Part I, Sections C. Roles in this contract shall use the nomenclature as listed in Selection Criteria B, Part 1, Key Disciplines

e. SF330, Part I, Sections D. Organization Chart shall not be more than one page and may be formatted to 11” x 17”. Do not use multi-column formatting.

f. SF330, Part I, Section E.

Block 14 shall be in whole years, no partial years.

g. SF330, Part I, Section F.

Project– A stand-alone design contract award or a task order on an IDIQ contract is considered a project. Do not submit an IDIQ base contract as a project.

Block 24, include in the project description the contract period of performance, award contract value, current contract value, and a summary of the work performed by the offeror that demonstrates relevance to specialized experience as outlined in Sections 2 and 3 above. For projects performed as a subcontractor or a J/V involving different partners, identify the work and specific roles and responsibilities performed by the offeror as a subcontractor or, if performed as a JV, identify the work and specific roles and responsibilities performed by the JV partner.

In Block 25, the firm name and role(s) should be the same as proposed in Section

C and indicate the percentage (%) of design of the project the firm performed in this role(s).

If an Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), projects performed by the JV should be submitted. If a JV offeror performed no relevant past projects as a JV, it shall submit at least one project performed by each of its JV partners.

Pictures, illustrations, etc. are highly encouraged, but are not required.

h. SF330, Part I, Section G.

Matrix shall not be more than one page and may be formatted to 11” x 17”. Do not use multi-column formatting.

i. SF330, Part I, Sections H and I.

Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs), if any, are included in the 200-page limit.

j. SF330, Part II, A Part II is required for the Offeror and any subcontractor that will perform a key role under the contract.

Include JV Agreement (as applicable).

Following Selection: The request for price proposal (RFPP) documents will only be made available in electronic format to selected A-E firms. No CD-ROMS or hardcopy documents will be distributed.

6. OFFERORS QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS:

ALL QUESTIONS FROM OFFEORS SHALL BE SUBMITTED VIA THE BIDDER INQUIRY

PORTAL IN PROJNET at http://www.projnet.org/projnet.

No other means of communication (e-mail, fax, or telephone) will be accepted. Questions should be submitted no later than (NLT) 10 calendar days prior to the synopsis closing date PDT to allow time for the Government’s response. On this date and time, the portal will close. To submit inquiries, firms will need to be current registered users of the ProjNet system. To register, go to the link above, click the BID tab, select BIDDER INQUIRY, select USACE, enter the Bidder Inquiry Key for this synopsis as listed below, and your e-mail address, and then click login. Complete all required information and then click CREATE USER. Verify that information on the next screen is correct and click CONTINUE. From this page you can view all bidder inquiries for this synopsis or add an inquiry. Offerors or Bidders will receive an acknowledgement of their question via e-mail, followed by a response to their question after it has been processed by our team.

The Synopsis Number (BID Review) is: W9123826RA010 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: 8KHY8E-H3UZIU

Firms are requested to review the Bidder Inquiry Portal for previous questions and responses, prior to submission of a new inquiry on the Portal.

The Government will not entertain any requests for information received after 10 days prior to the synopsis closing date.

CAUTION: Any inquiry submitted and answered within the ProjNet system will be accessible to view by ALL FIRMS interested in this synopsis. The call center for the ProjNet operates weekdays from 8 AM to 5 PM U.S. Central Time Zone. The telephone number is 1-800-428-HELP.