A7d_SynopsisCPSEDWOSBAMD3_FBO.pdf

AMENDMENT 0003

C – Architect-Engineer Services

General Information

Document Type: Presolicitation Notice Solicitation Number: W9126G-15-R-0042

Posted Date: 31 March 2015 Original Response Date: 15 May 2015 Current Response Date: 15 May 2015 Archive Date: NA

Classification Code: C -- Architect and Engineering (A-E) Services Title: Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs), Southwestern Division

(SWD), Fort Worth District (SWF), for Construction Phase Services (CPS), Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) Set Aside

Contracting Office Address

U.S. Army Corps of Engineer District, Fort Worth; P.O. Box 17300; 819 Taylor Street; Room 2A17;

Fort Worth, Texas 76102-0300.

Description

1. CONTRACT INFORMATION:

a. General. This announcement is an Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) set aside. This regional Construction Phase Services (CPS) contract is being procured in accordance with Public Law (P.L)-92-582, formally known as the Brooks Act as implemented in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 36.6. The firms selected for negotiation will be based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work.

The contract is anticipated to be awarded on or about December 2015. The total amount of AE Services for military construction work on this contract shall be no more than $350,000 in compliance with DFARS 219.502-1.

It is anticipated that one contract will be awarded from this announcement for an estimated value of $5,000,000 and will have a twelve (12) month base period plus four (4) twelve (12) month option periods. The IDC will be for a total period of up to five (5) years for a total estimated amount of $5,000,000. A Minimum Guarantee amount of $2,500 will apply to the Base Period only.

The contract awarded under this announcement will be administered by the Fort Worth District Corps of Engineers and the Fort Worth District may elect to transfer capacity to other USACE Districts within the Southwestern Division (SWD) which includes TX, LA, AR, OK, & NM. North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330, which has standard size of $15,000,000.

Projects and task orders are anticipated to be within the area of responsibility of the Southwestern Division, primarily in support of the military programs for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, but can be used on a limited basis for civil work.

Only Architect or Engineering firms may compete for this contract per FAR 36.601-4(b). Firms are required to submit documentation that the firm is an architect or engineering firm and is to provide that documentation in Section H of the SF330. Documentation can be the firm’s engineering registration number from a State Board of Professional Engineers if the State in which the firm is located has a firm registration requirement or it can be resumes of the senior engineers/architects that are managing the firm showing that they are registered engineers or architects.

b. Contract Award Procedure: To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) database. Register via the SAM Internet site at https://www.sam.gov/ . NO STATE-LEVEL certifications shall be accepted. A firm-fixed-price contract will be negotiated. Missing even one (1) required element will be grounds to determine the firm as non-responsive and be eliminated from further consideration.

c. Nature of Work: The services necessary for each requirement will be negotiated and awarded as individual Task Orders. The A-E shall furnish all services, materials, supplies, and supervision required to fully complete each Task Order.

d. Pre-Proposal Conference: A Pre-Proposal Conference for this synopsis will be held on 2 April 2015 from 9:00AM to 12:00PM at the following address: Bill J. Priest Campus of ECC, 1402 Corinth Street, Room 1530 in the Hoblitzelle Auditorium, Dallas, TX 75215. The purpose of the conference is to assist A-E Small Business firms on the process of applying for Government contracts, explain requirements and answer questions from potential offerors.

2. PROJECT INFORMATION:

Construction Phase Services are required to support construction activities and may include tasks supporting projects not yet in construction. The selected firm shall demonstrate the capability to execute multiple concurrent task orders for construction phases AE services and design assistance including, but not limited to, providing a series of qualified construction, engineering and safety professionals. Projects are anticipated to be primarily in support of programs managed by the Fort Worth District (SWF), Southwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; however, CPS and design assistance may be required to support programs of the National Guard, DHS, VA and other Federal Agencies.

Required services include a broad range of engineering and construction activities including (but not limited to) onsite assistance and guidance to field offices, onsite project management, onsite construction Quality Assurance (QA) inspection and reporting, onsite review of contract documents and submittals, onsite review of NAS schedules and QC plans, onsite review of contractor submitted shop drawings and submittals for conformance with the approved plans and specifications, daily onsite evaluation of construction methods and materials, onsite interpretation of plans and specifications, daily evaluation of jobsite safety, onsite evaluation of construction progress, daily onsite evaluation of construction for conformance with applicable building codes and investigation and reporting of construction contractor claims. The firm selected will be required to provide personnel on site from 6 months to 5 years.

The selected EDWOSB A-E firm will be required to perform at least 50 percent of the contract work with the prime’s labor force in accordance with FAR 52.219-3.

3. SELECTION CRITERIA: Selection criteria for this acquisition are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion), Criteria: (AM1) a-d a-e (AM1) are primary criteria; items (AM1) e-g f-h (AM1) are the secondary criteria and will only be used as “tie-breakers” among firms that are essentially technically equal.

Experience can be from outside SWD boundaries and it can also be from the private sector or other governmental entities; i.e. similar staffing support for the Texas Department of Transportation, Dallas Rapid Area Transit, etc.

(a) Specialized Experience and Technical Competence: Ensure that all special experience requirements are reflected on appropriate personnel resumes at Section E, Part I, SF 330. The firm must demonstrate expertise in the following:

(i) Recent experience (within the past 5 years from this synopsis closing date) and significant/specialized experience in supplying personnel to perform construction inspection, construction document reviews, and engineering design assistance at a variety of sites (not all co-located, more than 5 miles apart) within the timeframe required. Demonstrate a maximum of ten examples within the past 5 years.

(ii) Firms must demonstrate the ability to provide for a full range of professional services to include, but not limited to: project managers, project engineers, cost engineers, registered and non-registered engineers, registered and non-registered architects, licensed land surveyors, registered fire protection engineers, geologists and soils engineers. The Service Contract Act Wage Rates may apply on this contract to certain task orders.

(b) Professional Qualifications: Experience providing required personnel will be based on an evaluation of the firm's organization chart of existing personnel, their locations, their resumes and data listed below in (i).

(i). The evaluation will consider the experience of the firm and consultants in similar contracts, and the availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines. See paragraph (ii) below for key disciplines. All key personnel shall be shown on the organizational chart in Section D of SF 330 Resumes will address qualifications of key management personnel listed in paragraph (ii) below. This solicitation also requires the resumes for the team’s personnel involved in the recruiting, hiring, management, and training of the professional personnel that will be provided on this contract. These key personnel requirements can be met utilizing in-house or consultants/subcontractors. Do not list subs or consultants as your firm’s employees. To do so will be cause for SF330 rejection.

(ii) The following is a list of the key personnel: (AM#2) All shall have minimum of 5 years experience. (AM#2) (AM#3) The title of the roles on the resumes and the organization chart shall match the required disciplines. (AM#3)

One Project Manager One Registered Civil Engineer One registered Architect

One Registered Mechanical Engineer One Registered Electrical Engineer Five Quality (AM#2) Assurance Representatives Control Individuals Any discipline is acceptable

(AM#2)

(c) Past Performance: Past performance on DoD contracts for furnishing construction phase services and/or design assistance to the Federal government with respect to compliance with contract and task order terms, quality of work, adherence to schedules, cost control, communication, and issue resolution as determined by ACASS and Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS). The FAPIIS web site is https://www.ppirs.gov/. An ACASS report will be pulled for the Joint Venture if proposer is a JV. If the JV doesn’t have any ACASS ratings an ACASS report will be pulled for each JV partner. ACASS reports will not be pulled for subcontractor’s proposed.

(d) Capacity: Firms must demonstrate adequate team capacity to perform simultaneous task orders to include a total of approximately ten (10) required staff over a one year period.

(AM1) (e) Knowledge of Locality: Firms must demonstrate familiarity with the SWD areas, primarily Texas, and their applicable architecture, building codes, environmental regulations, soil conditions, seismic requirements and regulatory agencies. (AM1)

The following items (AM1) (e-g) (f-h) (AM1) are the secondary criteria:

(e) (f) Volume of DoD contract awards: In Section H, Part I, SF 330, firms must show their past 12 months DoD contract awards stated in dollars (see details in a subsequent paragraph). Include awards to all branch offices.

(f) (g) Geographic Proximity: Proximity is the physical location of a firm in relation to the location of a project. The primary geographic location of this contract is the Fort Worth District area of responsibility (TX, LA, AR, OK, & NM).

(g) (h) Utilization of Small Business Firms: The extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities (HBCU), and minority institutions (MI) will be measured as a percentage of the total anticipated contract effort, regardless of whether the SB, SDB, HBCU, or MI is a prime contractor, subcontractor, or a joint venture partner; the greater the participation, the greater the consideration.

4. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENT: In an effort to reduce paperwork and cost, ALL SF 330s shall be submitted electronically via the AMRDEC SAFE website at:

https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/. At the AMRDEC SAFE website, select the link: For users without a CAC OR if your computer is not configured to read your CAC. Using this option will allow you to access the SAFE site as a guest. When completing the information for transmittal at the AMRDEC SAFE website, notification should be submitted to:

ceswf-ct-preawardproposal@usace.army.mil. (a) Interested firms (single firms or joint ventures) having the capabilities to perform this work must submit a SF 330 (3/2013 Edition), for the prime firm and all consultants/subcontractors to the site stated above not later than 2:00 P.M. (Central Time) on the response date indicated above. If the response date is a Saturday, Sunday or Federal Holiday, the deadline is 2:00 P.M. the next business day. Late proposal rules found in FAR 15.208 will be followed for late submittals. Submission by telephonic facsimile will not be accepted.

Personal visits to discuss this announcement will not be allowed; (b) Submit a compiled SF 330, Part I from the Prime, completed in accordance with the SF 330 instructions and additional instructions herein. It must contain information in sufficient detail to identify the team (prime, other offices of the prime firm and sub-consultants) proposed for the contract. Do not include company literature with the SF 330; (c) Use no smaller than 10 font type using Standard English. Pages in excess of the maximums listed will not be used in evaluation of the selection criteria. The SF 330 shall be numbered to correspond to the paragraph numbers in this synopsis. The SF 330’s shall be submitted in searchable PDF format.

SF330, Part I, ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS:

(a) In Section C, identify the discipline/service to be supplied by each consultant;

(b) In Section D, include a Team Project Organization Chart to indicate how each firm on the proposed team (prime and each sub-contractor is identified in Section C) integrates into the composite team;

(c) In Section E, provide brief resumes of the on-staff or sub-consultant employees you intend to use to perform the work. Resumes must be submitted for each employee required to meet the minimums stated above in paragraph 3(b);

(d) In Section F, a maximum of 10 projects including the prime and sub-consultants will be reviewed. Use no more than one page per project;

(e) In Section G, Block 26, include the firm and location the person is associated with. The names of all individuals included in the resumes in Section E shall be listed in Block G-26 along with their firm location and their roles even if example project experience in Block G-28 is not applicable;

(f) In Section H, provide a narrative to address each of the requirements, including subparagraphs, of items listed in Section 3, Selection Criteria, of this synopsis. When addressing team capabilities, clarify planned capability, existing capability and prior experiences, if applicable. Include any other relevant information including a short discussion of why the firm is especially qualified based upon the specific selection criteria listed in Section 3 herein. Under paragraph 3(e) above, provide an itemized summary of DoD contract awards to include Agency, Contract Number/Task Order No., Project Title and amount. (Note: award of Indefinite Delivery Contracts should not be counted as award amounts; only actual Task Orders.) Generally, provide a brief presentation of internal controls and procedures that demonstrate the firms overall Design Quality Management Plan (DQMP) which provides sufficient information about this plan that clearly explains the ability of the firm to control costs, schedule and quality of work to be submitted to the Government. (A project-specific detailed quality control plan must be prepared and approved by the Government as a condition of contract award, but is not required with this submission). Indicate the estimated percentage involvement of each firm on the proposed team. Do not exceed 20 pages for Block H.

SF330, PART II, ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS

(a) Responding firms must submit a copy of a current and accurate SF 330, Part II for the specific prime, other offices of the prime and sub-contractor offices proposed to perform the work even if one is already on file. All Part IIs MUST be signed (signed within the past 36 months from this synopsis closing date) and dated either by an original handwritten signature or a cut and pasted facsimile of an original signature. Indicate in Block 5b of each Part II if the firm is a Small Business, 8(a), HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owed Small Business, or Woman-Owned Small Business. To be classified as a small business, a firm’s average annual receipts or sales for the preceding three (3) fiscal years must not exceed $15 million;

(b) In Block No. 4, Part II, provide the Data Universal Numbering system (DUNS) number issued by Dun and Bradstreet Information System (1-866-705-5711) for the prime A-E or Joint Venture. The DUNS number must be for the firm or joint venture performing the work.

(c) Solicitation packages are not provided for A-E contracts and no additional project information will be given to firms during the announcement period. Facsimile transmissions will not be accepted. Points of Contact: Contracting - Ms. Donna Jones. Technical- Lewis Herring, P.E.

lewis.herring@usace.army.mil. All questions must be submitted through the ProjNet System.

OFFERORS QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

(a) Technical inquiries and questions relating to proposal procedures or bonds are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at http://www.projnet.org/projnet.

(b) To submit and review bid inquiry items, bidders will need to be a current registered user or self-register into the system. To self-register go to web page, click BID tab select Bidder Inquiry, select agency USACE, enter Key for this solicitation listed below, and your e-mail address, click login. Fill in all required information and click create user. Verify that information on next screen is correct and click to continue.

(c) From this page you may view all bidder inquiries or add inquiry. Only one question will be allowed per inquiry. If multiple questions are included in a single inquiry, only the first question will be answered. All others will remain unanswered until entered in as single inquiries.

(d) Bidders will receive an acknowledgement of their question via email, followed by an answer to their question after it has been processed by our technical team.

(e) The Solicitation Number is: W9126G-15-R-0042

(f) The Bidder Inquiry Key is: 5SE634-VAHWB5

(g) The Bidder Inquiry System will be closed to new inquiries seven (7) calendar days prior to proposal submission in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response and amend the solicitation, if necessary. If the System is not closed in a timely manner, an inquiry posted within seven (7) calendar days of the receipt of proposals will still be regarded as untimely and will not be afforded a substantive response.

(h) Offerors are requested to review the specification in its entirety, review the Bidder Inquiry System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry.

(i) The bidder call center Help Line operates weekdays from 8am to 5pm U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago). The telephone number for the Call Center is 1-800-428-HELP (1-800-428-4357).

(j) Offers will NOT be publicly opened. Information concerning the status of the evaluation and/or award will NOT be available after receipt of proposals.

Phone calls to discuss the solicitation are discouraged unless absolutely necessary. Personal visits for the purpose of discussing this solicitation are not allowed. To verify your proposal has been delivered you may e-mail CESWF-CT-PreawardProposal@usace.army.mil

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.