B.08 Synopsis - AE Comprehensive Design MATOC AMEND 0002_22Feb24.pdf

SYNOPSIS FOR:

AE MULTI-DISCIPLINED ENGINEERING & DESIGN SERVICES

MULTIPLE AWARD TASK ORDER CONTRACT

SOLICITATION NO. W9127N22R0028

AMENDMENT 0001

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. CONTRACT INFORMATION

A. General

B. Type and Number of Contracts

C. Competition

D. System for Award Management

E. Service Contract Act

II. SELECTION PROCESS

A. Selection for MATOC Negotiation

B. Selection for Task Order Negotiation

III. PROJECT INFORMATION

A. Dams and Appurtenant Structures

B. Fish Conveyance Systems

C. Flood Risk Management

D. Coastal, Rivers, and Harbors:

E. Other

IV. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

A. General Instructions

B. Supplemental Instructions

V. SELECTION CRITERIA

A. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence

B. Professional Qualifications Necessary for Satisfactory Performance

C. Capacity to Accomplish the Work in the Required Time

D. Past Performance

E. Knowledge of the Locality

F. Extent of Participation of Small Businesses

G. Volume of DoD Contracts

VI. QUESTIONS AND INQUIRIES ABOUT THIS SYNOPSIS

I. CONTRACT INFORMATION

A. General

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (NWP) has a need for professional architect-engineering (AE) Services that fall generally into the following broad categories:

• Dams and Appurtenant Structures

• Fish Conveyance Systems

• Flood Risk Reduction

• Coastal, Rivers, and Harbors

• Other

The primary purpose of these services is to support civil works planning, design, and environmental compliance within NWP's area of responsibility. NWP may, however, elect to transfer contract capacity to the Seattle and Walla Walla Districts in order to enable contingency support for those districts.

B. Type and Number of Contracts

NWP intends to award up to five (5) indefinite delivery, firm-fixed-price, multiple award task order contracts (MATOCs). The awarded MATOCs will have a five (5) year base period and a shared capacity of $49 million among the MATOC pool. The minimum guaranteed amount for the five (5)year base period is $5,000.00 for each MATOC awarded. Task Orders issued under these MATOCs will have a minimum ordering amount of $5,000.00 and the estimated maximum task order amount will not exceed the contract amount.

Contract awards are anticipated in the third quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024.

C. Competition

The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541330 Engineering Services, which has a size standard of $22.5 million in average annual receipts.

This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.203, FAR 19.502-3, FAR 19.502-4, and Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS) 5119.202-1(2), however, the Contracting Officer may reserve up to three (3) MATOC awards for small business. If three or more small businesses are awarded MATOCs, the Contracting Officer reserves the right to set aside task order requirements for small business firms. This set-aside decision will be performed at the task order level.

Small businesses are encouraged to team with other small businesses.

D. System for Award Management

To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered in the Department of Defense (DoD) System for Award Management (SAM). Register via the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov or by contacting the Service Desk at 1-866-606-8220. Firms must be active in SAM prior to the due date for responses to this synopsis, in order to enable the Contracting Officer's review of SAM Exclusions.

E. Service Contract Act

Firms are advised that the resulting MATOCs will require that the wages and benefits of listed services employees (see FAR 22.10) be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act, as determined relative to the employee's office location, not the location of the work. See http://www.wdol.gov for additional information.

II. SELECTION PROCESS

A. Selection for MATOC Negotiation

In accordance with 40 U.S.C. Chapter 11 (Selection of Architects and Engineers Statute), the applicable provisions of the Competition in Contracting Act (Pub. L. 98-369, 98 Stat. 1175), the applicable provisions of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3243), and FAR 16.500(d), NWP will select firms for MATOC negotiation using the procedures set forth in FAR Subpart 36.6 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Subpart 236.6:

• In accordance with FAR 36.602-3(a), NWP will review the Standard Form (SF) 330s submitted in response to this synopsis.

• In accordance with FAR 36.602-3(b) and DFARS 236.602-1(a), NWP will evaluate those SF

330s in accordance with the criteria in FAR 36.602-1 and DFARS Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI) 236.602-1, as set forth in greater detail in this synopsis.

• In accordance with FAR 36.602-3(c), NWP will hold discussions with at least three of the most highly qualified firms regarding concepts and the relative utility of alternative methods of furnishing the required services described in this synopsis.

• On the basis of the above, in accordance with FAR 36.602-3(d), NWP will determine the firms most highly qualified to perform the required services described in this synopsis.

B. Selection for Task Order Negotiation In accordance with 40 U.S.C. Chapter 11 (Selection of Architects and Engineers Statute), the applicable provisions of the Competition in Contracting Act (Pub. L. 98-369, 98 Stat. 1175), the applicable provisions of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3243), and FAR 16.500(d), NWP will select firms for task order negotiation using the procedures set forth in FAR Subpart 36.6 and DFARS Subpart 236.6.

• After task order requirements are defined, NWP will determine if the SF 330s submitted in response to this synopsis provide the information needed to provide a basis to determine the most highly qualified contractor to perform the task order requirements, or if additional, task order-specific information is needed to determine the most highly qualified contractor to perform the task order requirements.

• If NWP determines that it requires additional, task order-specific information to determine the most highly qualified contractor to perform the task order requirements, NWP will issue a task order synopsis to the eligible MATOC holders notifying them of the task order requirements and selection criteria, and offering the eligible MATOC holders an opportunity to submit SF 330s specific to the task order requirements. Such a task-order-specific SF 330 may not include a team member not identified in Part I, Section C of the SF 330 submitted in response to this synopsis.

• In accordance with FAR 36.602-3(a), NWP will review the MATOC holders' SF 330s on file or, as requested by NWP, SF 330s specific to the task order requirements.

• In accordance with FAR 36.602-3(b) and DFARS 236.602-1(a), NWP will evaluate those SF 330s in accordance with the criteria in FAR 36.602-1 and DFARS PGI 236.602-1.

• If NWP's evaluation will be based upon SF 330s on file, NWP will evaluate firms' qualifications under the selection criteria set forth below, as applied to the task order requirements. The http://www.wdol.gov/ selection criteria are listed in descending order of importance.

o 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 o Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of the required services o Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time o Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules o Knowledge of the locality of the project o Extent of participation of small businesses (secondary criterion, to be used as a tie-breaker only) o Total volume of DoD contracts (secondary criterion, to be used as a tie-breaker only)

• If NWP's evaluation will be based upon SF 330s specific to the task order requirements, the selection criteria will be set forth in greater detail in the task order synopsis.

• In accordance with FAR 36.602-3(c), NWP will hold discussions with at least three of the most highly qualified firms regarding concepts and the relative utility of alternative methods of furnishing the required services for the task order.

• MATOC awardees are encouraged to update SF330s once a year or on the anniversary of contract award to ensure current data is available for consideration in task order selection.

III. PROJECT INFORMATION

Projects under this MATOC will fall within the following five functional areas to include study, design, or modification of the subcategories.

A. Dams and Appurtenant Structures

(1) Dams (concrete and earthen)

(2) Powerhouses

(3) Intake towers, regulating outlets, and flow control structures

(4) Spillways

(5) Gates and bulkheads

(6) Navigation locks

(7) Pump houses

(8) Bridges

B. Fish Conveyance Systems

(1) Fish ladders and supporting systems

(2) Fish attraction features

(3) Fish facilities

(4) Fish collection systems

(5) Fish bypass systems

(6) Juvenile downstream passage systems

(7) Juvenile holding and acclimation facilities

(8) Fish barriers

C. Flood Risk Management

(1) Levees

(2) Dam

(3) Floodwalls

(4) Channel modifications

(5) Stream-bank stabilization

(6) Flood risk management features

D. Coastal, Rivers, and Harbors:

(1) Jetties, breakwaters, seawalls, and coastal erosion reduction

(2) Groins, pile dikes, and river training structures

(3) Piers, docks, wharves, mooring structures, and related facilities

(4) Navigation channels

(5) Small boat basins

(6) Dredge disposal sites

E. Other

As part of the main efforts to complete the work described in the functional areas above, other work may be needed such as surveys, CADD, environmental, and other related activities.

Additional information can be found in the included Statement of Work.

Note: The Government may consider the relevant experience and past performance of key individuals and predecessor companies in evaluating the company’s ability to perform this requirement when making procurement decisions

IV. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

A. General Instructions

Submit an SF 330, following the instructions set forth in that form except as supplemented below.

Do not submit any additional information not required by the SF 330's instructions as supplemented by the supplemental instructions set forth below. NWP will not consider any such additional information in its evaluation of firms' SF 330s.

Except as otherwise permitted below, firms must use the fillable version of SF 330 available on the U.S. General Services Administration website at https://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/download/116486, using the space available and font settings embedded in that document.

Submission Instructions. Responses to this Sources Sought notice must be submitted electronically (via email) Subject: W9127N22R0028, Multi-Disciplined Engineering and Design Services, or through DoD SAFE.

(1) For DoD SAFE: Please send request for a Drop-Off Request. The drop off request will be valid for 14 days. You will receive an automated email containing the information you enter into DoD SAFE and instructions for uploading the file(s). Please send requests to Cory Pfenning, Contracting Officer, at cory.r.pfenning@usace.army.mil and Joseph Jarvis, Contract Specialist, at joseph.b.jarvis@usace.army.mil. DoD SAFE does NOT guarantee a delivery time. Please allow up to 4 hours for delivery.

(2) For eMail: Please send to Cory Pfenning, Contracting Officer, at cory.r.pfenning@usace.army.mil and Joseph Jarvis, Contract Specialist, at joseph.b.jarvis@usace.army.mil by 2:00pm Pacific Standard Time 27 February 2024.

B. Supplemental Instructions

1. SF 330 Part I, Section C

If additional room is needed to complete Part I, Section C because the proposed team consists of more than six firms, attach as many additional Part I, Section Cs as necessary to complete Part I, Section C. If submitting additional Part I, Section Cs, alter the identifiers in the first column (i.e., a. - f.) using the same convention so that each member of the team has a unique identifier. For example, the first six firms would be identified as a. - f., the second six firms would be identified as g. - l., and so on.

http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/download/116486 mailto:cory.r.pfenning@usace.army.mil mailto:joseph.b.jarvis@usace.army.mil mailto:cory.r.pfenning@usace.army.mil

2. SF 330 Part I, Section E

Submit no more than two Part I, Section E for each of the following Key Personnel Positions in each the following functional areas listed below. In the upper lefthand corner of each Part I, Section E, annotate the appropriate functional area. The board will evaluate the professional qualifications of the individuals submitted including education, registration, technical certification, training, and longevity of relevant experience. Firms shall provide a minimum of one (1), but no more than two (2), resumes for each Key Personnel Position identified below.

The board will not evaluate any additional resumes.

(1) Dams and Appurtenant Structures AND Flood Risk Management

a. Project Manager

b. Civil Engineer

c. Geotechnical Engineer

d. Hydraulic Engineer

e. Structural Engineer

f. Mechanical Engineer

g. Electrical Engineer

(2) Fish Conveyance Systems

b. Structural Engineer

c. Mechanical Engineer

d. Electrical Engineer

e. Biologist

f. Naval Architect

g. Hydraulic Engineer

(3) Coastal, Rivers, and Harbors

b. Coastal Engineer

c. Civil Engineer

d. Geotechnical Engineer

e. Hydraulic Engineer

(4) Other

a. Field Survey Technician

b. Environmental Engineer

All disciplines, where necessary, require an applicable professional license, registration, or certification. Foreign license, registration, or certification is not applicable. The education, training, professional registration, proposed job title, and overall relevant experience of the key personnel will be considered. The board shall consider the experience relevant if it includes work similar to the Projects submitted in Section III above and Sections V(A) 1 to 4. Where proposing more than one individual (resume) for any discipline, the board shall consider the cumulative qualifications of all resumes within that discipline. An individual can only support one discipline (i.e., an individual cannot submit resumes for multiple disciplines).

Additional considerations: The Government may evaluate key personnel employed by the Prime/JV more favorably.

3. SF 330 Part I, Section F For each functional area listed below, submit information regarding no more than the corresponding quantity of projects requested. Submit one Part I, Section F for each project. In the upper lefthand corner of each Part I, Section F, annotate the appropriate functional area.

The same project may be submitted for more than one functional area; in such cases, submit a separate Part I, Section F for each functional area for which the project is submitted.

To be considered, each project must have been completed within six (6) years of the date that responses to this synopsis are due.

(1) Dams and Appurtenant Structures

• Up to 3 projects

(2) Fish Conveyance Systems –

• Up to 3 projects

(3) Flood Risk Management

• Up to 3 projects

(4) Coastal, Rivers, and Harbors

• Up to 3 projects

If additional room is needed to complete Block 24, attach continuation pages using Section H;

clearly reference which project is being continued. If additional room is needed to complete Block 25 because more than six firms from Part I, Section C were involved in the project, attach a continuation page providing only the necessary additional Block 25 information. Alter the firm identifiers in the first column as needed for consistency with Part I, Section C. There is no page limit for Section F.

4. SF 330 Part I, Section G

Submit up to six Part I, Section Gs as needed to complete the required information. Alter the example project numbers as needed to cross-reference Part I, Section F.

5. SF 330 Part I, Section H

Submit one Part I, Section H for each of the two requirements below. Section H has no page limit.

a. Small Business Participation

In the space allotted, provide a brief narrative explaining the roles proposed for small businesses on the team. Additionally, estimate the proposed extent of participation of Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, and Veteran Owned Small Business team members. Identify each firm's name, small business category, and proposed level of participation measured as a percentage of the overall estimated effort.

b. Volume of DoD Contracts

Provide information regarding all DoD A-E contracts awarded to all firms listed in Part I, Section C within the past twelve (12) months from issue date of this synopsis. List all contract numbers, task orders, and modifications, and include their award dates and total negotiated fees. Submit additional pages only if necessary to provide complete information.

6. Past Performance

Submit information regarding past performance as an attachment to the SF 330.

For each project submitted in Part I, Section F, submit for the Prime firm listed in Block 25:

• A completed Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) evaluation, if a completed CPARS evaluation is available.

• If there is not a completed CPARS evaluation, the offeror shall submit a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) for the project. See Attachment B. Do not submit a PPQ when a completed CPARS is available.

o If the offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before proposal closing date, the offeror shall complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ, which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s).

o Offerors should follow up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government's point of contact, Joseph Jarvis, via email at joseph.b.jarvis@usace.army.mil and Cory Pfenning at cory.r.pfenning@usace.army.mil, prior to proposal closing date. The offerors shall instruct the clients to refer to the solicitation number in the subject line.

o PPQs are source selection materials. All successfully submitted PPQs will receive an email confirmation upon receipt. If the offeror does not receive the confirmation, it is the offeror’s responsibility to follow up to ensure the government has received the information.

In addition to the above, the Government may review other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the PPIRS (Past Performance Information Retrieval System) including CPARS, using all CAGE/DUNS (Commercial and Government Entity Code/Data Universal Numbering System) numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the offeror’s proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), FAPIIS (Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases, telephone interviews with organizations familiar with the offeror’s performance, Government personnel with personal knowledge of the offeror’s performance capability, and any other known sources not provided by the offeror.

Past performance information retrieved through PPIRS, CPARS, or other sources are not subject to the same evaluation criteria but will instead be reviewed for recent negative performance, trends of negative performance, and any other performance information that may negatively impact the offeror’s Confidence rating.

While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate, and complete past performance information rests with the offeror.

7. SF 330, Part II

Submit one SF 330, Part II for each firm listed in Part I, Section C – Proposed Team.

V. SELECTION CRITERIA

NWP will evaluate firms' qualifications under the selection criteria set forth below. The selection criteria are listed in descending order of importance. Criteria A-E are primary factors and will be mailto:joseph.b.jarvis@usace.army.mil mailto:cory.r.pfenning@usace.army.mil evaluated for all firms. The remaining criteria are secondary factors and will be used only as tie-breakers among technically equal firms. The firms that demonstrate the highest aggregate qualifications relevant to the primary selection criteria will be considered the most highly qualified to perform the required services described in this synopsis.

A. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence

NWP will evaluate firms' specialized experience and technical competence in each of the following functional areas. In performing that evaluation, NWP will consider the aspects of those functional areas set forth below. The evaluation will consider the breadth and depth of firms’ demonstrated specialized experience and technical competence in each functional area.

1. Dams and Appurtenant Structures

NWP will evaluate firms' specialized experience and technical competence with the following aspects:

(1) Establishing teams in the specialty areas required to execute the design of water control structures and the integral systems of these structures, such as dams, powerhouses, intake towers, spillways, navigation locks, regulating outlets, gates, bulkheads, pump houses, and similar physical structures that directly control the flow and level of water.

(2) Documenting site conditions, preparing planning and study documents, evaluating seismic performance of structures, producing plans and specifications, performing engineering during construction, and drafting operational documentation for water control structures.

(3) Performing inspections for dam safety, including periodic inspections, hydraulic steel structures inspections, bridge inspections, dam stability analysis, and other similar inspection activities.

2. Fish Conveyance Systems

(1) Establishing teams with disciplines in the specialty areas required to execute the design of fish conveyance systems, such as fisheries engineering, structural, mechanical, electrical, geotechnical, civil, hydraulic, and naval architect.

(2) Preparing site investigations, documenting site conditions, preparing planning and study documents, drafting plans and specifications, performing engineering during construction, and drafting operational documentation for fish conveyance systems.

3. Flood Risk Management

(1) Establishing teams in the multiple specialty areas required to execute design of flood risk reduction systems, such as geotechnical, structural, civil, environmental, and hydraulic.

(2) Preparation of inspection reports and planning and study documents for flood risk reduction systems, including planning level documents such as reconnaissance, feasibility studies, or reevaluation reports.

(3) Design of flood risk management systems, including preparation of design level documents and plans and specifications.

(4) Preparation of NEPA documents for flood risk reduction systems, including Section 404 and Section 401 permit documents, environmental and cultural resource surveys, and evaluation reports.

4. Coastal, Rivers, and Harbors

(1) Establishing teams in the multiple specialty areas required to execute the design of coastal, river, and harbor features, such as civil, geotechnical, structural, naval architect, and hydraulic.

(2) Performance of site investigation activities for coastal, river, and harbor features, including data collection of tide stages, wave height, length, and direction, beach erosion, river current, velocities and directions, littoral currents, littoral drift, salinities, sedimentation and upland discharges. Preparation of hydraulic models for coastal, river, and harbor features.

(3) Preparation of planning and study documents and performing socioeconomic analysis and incremental economic analysis including HEC-FDA and/or other professionally accepted computational economic analysis tools for coastal, river, and harbor features.

(4) Preparation of NEPA documents for coastal, river, and harbor features, including Section 404 and Section 401 permit documents, environmental and cultural resource surveys and evaluation reports.

B. Professional Qualifications Necessary for Satisfactory Performance

NWP will evaluate firms' professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance in each of the functional areas in SF 330 Part I, Section E. This evaluation will be based upon the key personnel proposed, considering education, registration (if applicable), and recent and relevant experience as it relates to the work that will be required.

C. Capacity to Accomplish the Work in the Required Time

NWP will evaluate firms' ability to meet workload requirements (including multiple concurrent task orders) primarily through a review of Part II of firms' SF 330s but may consider any other relevant information bearing on capacity.

D. Past Performance

NWP will evaluate firms' past performance on the projects submitted in SF 330 Part I, Section F in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. The board shall consider the experience relevant if it includes work similar to the Projects submitted in Section III above and Sections V(A) 1 to 4.

E. Knowledge of the Locality

NWP will evaluate firms' demonstrated knowledge of local conditions within NWP's area of responsibility, specifically with respect to:

(1) Dams and Appurtenant Structures This evaluation will focus on knowledge and design considerations specific to NWP projects including high head dams, spillways, intake towers, outlet works, powerhouses, and navigation locks as well as environmental and seismic factors.

(2) Fish Conveyance Systems This evaluation will focus on knowledge of local fish passage criteria and design practices, other similar works in the region, knowledge of local fish biology, and knowledge of environmental conditions affecting fish conveyance system design in the region.

(3) Flood Risk Management These evaluations will focus on knowledge of flood risk management structures, policies, components, stakeholders, and constraints that affect NWP projects.

(4) Coastal, Rivers, and Harbors This evaluation will focus on knowledge of local hydraulic and hydrologic conditions of the region, including rivers, harbors, and ocean conditions that affect design and construction in the NWP sphere of influence. -

F. Extent of Participation of Small Businesses

NWP will evaluate small business participation as proposed in Part I, Section H. SF 330s demonstrating a greater commitment to small business participation will be evaluated more favorably under this criterion.

G. Volume of DoD Contracts

NWP will evaluate firms' total volume of DoD contracts awarded in the twelve (12) months prior to the issue date of this synopsis as set forth in Part I, Section H. This information will assist in effecting an equitable distribution of DoD A-E contracts among qualified firms.

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