W9127N24R0026 SYNOPSIS_PILE DIKES IDIQ.pdf

SYNOPSIS

for

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PILE DIKE SINGLE AWARD TASK ORDER CONTRACT

FOR THE USACE PORTLAND DISTRICT

General Information

Document Type: Synopsis/ Solicitation Notice Solicitation Number: W9127N24R0026 Synopsis Posted Date: 31 July 2024 Original Response Date: 30 August 2024 Archive Date: 14 September 2024 Classification Code: C – Architect and Engineering Services NAICS Code: 541330 - Engineering Services Contracting Office Address

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District 333 SW First Ave., Portland, OR 97204

1. CONTRACT INFORMATION.

The resulting contract will be a Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) Architect-Engineer (A-E) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), firm-fixed-price contract for Pile Dike Services.

This IDIQ contract is being procured in accordance with the Architect and Engineering Selection Statute (formerly the Brooks Act) as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications outlined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.602-1 and DFARS 236.602-1 for the required work. This synopsis will facilitate the award of one contract with capacity of $10 million and a duration of five years starting from the award date. North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) is 541330, which has a size standard of $25.5 million or less in average annual receipts over the last 3 years. The wages and benefits of listed services employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under this contract must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act under http://www.wdol.gov, as determined relative to the employee’s office location (not the location of the work). 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 Internet Site at https://www.sam.gov or by contacting the Service Desk at 1-866-606- 8220.

THIS NEW ANNOUNCEMENT IS UNRESTRICTED AND IS FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION.

The contract awarded under this announcement will be administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District.

2. PROJECT INFORMATION. This is primarily a pile dike services contract. Typical services under this contract are to provide survey, inspection, engineering, analysis, design, and design review services for civil works projects. Work under this contract can include, but is not limited to, any of the following:

Pile Dike Systems. Engineering, investigation, and design for pile dike systems. Typical work for these features includes performing site investigations and surveys, performing condition inspections, preparing planning and study documents including engineering reports such as feasibility studies, Major Maintenance Reports (MMRs), Engineering Documentation Reports (EDRs), & Design Documentation Reports (DDRs), drafting plans and specifications, preparing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents, to include Section 404 and Section 401 permit documents, completing cultural resource inventories and preparing cultural resource documents (including for National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and other pertinent laws and regulations), writing engineering considerations and instructions, performing engineering during construction (EDC), providing current costs and quotes for procurement of materials, equipment

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or labor within the scope of the design and construction process, providing estimates of quantities separated for water and land based operations, and performing socioeconomic analysis and incremental economic analysis utilizing USACE and professionally accepted computational economic analysis tools and methodologies, as defined in ER 1105-2-103. Typical engineering disciplines include hydraulic (SME, senior, and staff), coastal (junior, staff, senior, SME), geotechnical (senior and staff), structural (SME and senior), civil (senior), and environmental (senior). Typical non-engineering disciplines may also include QA/QC specialist (SME), cost estimator (senior, staff), technical writer (senior), contract administrator (senior and staff), program manager, admin assistant/clerk, biologist (SME, senior, staff), fish biologist (SME, senior, staff), cultural resource specialist (SME, senior, and staff), environmental engineer/coordinator (SME), lead surveyor, lead hydrographer, and CADD Tech/Operator(s)(senior and staff). Projects typically include a Project Manager as well. Typical projects include design or modification of features such as:

o Pile Dikes o Enhanced Enrockment Dikes o Revetments o Riprap o Material off-loading facilities o Temporary floating barges o Access roads o Staging areas o Site restoration o Wetland restoration o Wetland Mitigation Plans o Planting plans o River riparian restoration o River aquatic restoration o Dredging disposal sites o River training structures o Navigation channels o Fish habitat o Fish passage o Erosion reduction o Bank stabilization

• Value Engineering. Conduct value engineering (VE) studies for work described within this contract. Typical work includes the conducting of VE studies in accordance with the current version of USACE Engineering Regulation (ER) 11-1-321, Army Programs VE. To the extent possible, VE Studies shall include Risk Assessment/Analysis and Life Cycle Cost Estimating techniques in each study. VE Studies can be conducted at planning and/or design level for construction projects.

• Other work may be required in the following areas:

o Economic analysis o Topographic, Lidar, Aerial, Photogrammetric, and Hydrographic surveying o Revit, Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) & Geographic Information Systems

(GIS)

o Subsurface explorations and testing o Adaptive Hydraulics (AdH) Modeling o Bentley IMS account for ProjectWise Access to share project files o ProjNet – Dr Checks o Engineering During Construction

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The A-E may be required to render services at the office(s) of various other team members, on-site at the offices of various U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) activities, or on-site at various project sites or installations, or anywhere within the Northwestern Division’s geographic area of operations. Engineering services not otherwise specified shall be provided in accordance with ER 1110-2-1150 and other guidance. Typical services include:

3. SELECTION CRITERIA. Selection criteria for this contract will be based upon the following selection criteria, listed in descending order of importance. Criteria “a” through “e” are primary, criteria “f” and “g” are secondary, used only as a “tie-breaker” among technically equal firms.

Primary Criteria:

a. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence.

The firm must demonstrate specialized experience and technical competence in the following areas:

• Hydraulic, Structural, and Environmental Engineering analysis and design in the areas of pile and rock dike river training structures.

• Hydraulic and AdH modeling of dike systems and river training structures specific to PNW river environments.

• Design, analysis, and restoration of environmental plans to minimize disturbance to wetlands and/or mitigate disturbance where/when needed.

• Biological assessment, analysis, and design for migrant fish species habitat and passage at and around dike and river training structures.

• Avian predation analysis for piscivorous bird species and general knowledge of avian predation issues in the Lower Columbia River.

• Topographical and bathymetric surveys of dynamic river environments with significant active aggradation and degradation.

• Hydrology, river engineering, sedimentation, and channel morphology.

To be considered, experience must have been performed within the last six (6) years. The Government will review five (5) completed projects and involvement in the completed projects for whether the firm has specialized experiences and technical competence in the relevant areas outlined above in paragraph 3a. If a prime A-E firm is using a subcontractor's experience, the prime A-E firm shall submit letters of commitment from those subcontractors and any key personnel employed by those subcontractors. Firms shall provide examples of one to three (1 to

3) projects performed by either the prime A-E firm or a key subcontractor demonstrating their experience in the following types of services as it relates to the Project Information described in paragraph 2 above. Submittals that demonstrate having more of the experiences listed above will be rated as more technically relevant.

b. Professional Qualifications.

Professional qualifications (FAR 36.602-1(a)(1)). The board will evaluate the firm’s professional qualifications including education, registration, technical certification, training, and longevity of relevant experience of the Key Personnel in relation to their role on the project. Firms shall provide a minimum of one (1), but no more than two (2), resumes for each Key Personnel position, identified below. If providing additional resumes beyond the number requested for each key personnel, the board will review the maximum number in the order presented in the SF330.

The board will not evaluate the other resumes.

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Do not generalize professional registrations or certifications; provide specific details. All disciplines, except those specifically noted, require an applicable professional license, registration, or certification. For the purpose of this criterion, a foreign license, registration, or certification is not applicable.

The education, training, professional registration, proposed job title, and overall relevant experience of key personnel will be considered. The board shall consider experience relevant if similar to the specialized experience described above in paragraph 3a.

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).

This criterion is primarily concerned with the qualifications of the key personnel identified by the A-E and not the number of personnel, which is under Criterion D - Capacity.

Submit resumes in Section E of the SF330 for each of the Key Personnel in the disciplines below (listed in descending order of importance): Project Manager (PM), Hydraulic Engineer(s)(PE), Coastal Engineer(s)(PE), Geotechnical Engineer(s)(PE), Structural Engineer(s)(PE,SE), Civil Engineer(s)(PE), Environmental Engineer(s)(PE), QA/QC Specialist(s), Cost Estimator(s), Technical Writer(s), Contract Administrator(s), Project Manager(s), Admin assistant/clerk, Biologist(s), Fish Biologist(s)(PhD), Cultural Resource Specialist(s), Environmental Coordinator(s), Lead Hydrographer(s)(PLS), Land Surveyor(s)(PLS), CADD Technician/Operator(s).

Specific requirements to include in resume submittal(s) of key personnel;

Engineering team members must meet the following minimal requirements/qualifications:

• Structural Engineers should have a structural engineering license (SE).

• At least one engineer representing each discipline must have a professional engineering license (PE).

Cultural Resource SME team members must meet the following minimal requirements/qualifications;

• Cultural Resource Principal Investigator (PI) that meets the Secretary of the Interior’s

“Standards and Guidelines for Professional Qualifications,” for Archaeology, History, or Architectural History found at 36 CFR Part 61 (https://www.nps.gov/articles/sec-standards-prof-quals.htm). Submit vitae or resume of PI to show qualifications.

• Archaeologist that meets the Secretary of the Interior’s “Standards and Guidelines for Professional Qualifications,” for Archaeology found at 36 CFR Part 61 (https://www.nps.gov/articles/sec-standards-prof-quals.htm) and is an Oregon State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Qualified Archaeologist (https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/pages/archaeology.aspx). Submit vitae or resume of archaeologist to show qualifications.

• Built resource specialist that meets the Secretary of the Interior’s “Standards and Guidelines for Professional Qualifications,” for History or Architectural History found at 36 CFR Part 61 (https://www.nps.gov/articles/sec-standards-prof-quals.htm). Submit vitae or resume of built resource specialist to show qualifications.

• Access to Oregon SHPO - Oregon Archaeological Records Remote Access (OARRA) and Oregon Historic Sites Database.

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• Access to Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) Washington Information System for Architectural & Archaeological Records Data

(WISAARD).

• Have experience doing cultural resource inventories (archaeological and built resources) in western Oregon and Washington and recording cultural resources on appropriate state forms. Must submit two inventory reports (one archaeological and one for built resources) for work completed in western Oregon or Washington to show experience.

• Have experience evaluating cultural resources for the National Register of Historic Places under criteria A, B, C, and D. Submit two evaluations (one archaeological and one for built resources – do not need to be on NPS 10-900 forms) to show experience.

• Have ability to record inventory areas, transects, and cultural resources with GPS, import GPS data to GIS software, create shapefiles to be submitted to USACE, and create appropriate maps for documents.

• Have experience preparing cultural resource sections for NEPA documents.

Environmental team members must meet the following minimal requirements/qualifications:

• Demonstrable experience in writing biological assessments that meet the requirements of 50

CFR § 402.12.

• Capability of understanding complex agency actions and how to describe and quantify all consequences of the action to support the effects analysis

• Demonstrable experience in producing and coordinating biological assessment documentation for programmatic agency actions resulting successful completion of programmatic biological opinions from the Services (e.g., NMFS SLOPES, USFWS HIP 4, etc.). This includes the ability to understand the action agency proposal, the associated biological effects, and work with action agency and services on the development of appropriate programmatic design criteria. Proposal must provide writing samples of these types of documents.

• Experience facilitating and assisting in endangered species act pre-consultation coordination and formal reconsultation for large complex actions (e.g. CRSO) and programmatic actions.

This includes documentation of coordination and consultation meetings, proposing schedules and milestones, tracking action items and their completion, meeting logistics for virtual and face to face meetings, facilitation of discussion and resolution of controversial issues.

Professional certification and training in facilitation is required for lead facilitator (INIFAC CMF or equivalent).

• Professional experience in conducting analyses of biological data and familiarity with Northwest listed and sensitive species. This includes but is not limited to Pacific salmon and steelhead, bull trout, spotted owls, marbled murrelet, Pacific lamprey, freshwater mussels, Northwestern pond turtle, ESA listed plants and insects. In their statement of qualifications, the proposal should include experience by species and examples of completed analyses.

• At least 5 years experience producing GIS mapping and analyses to support biological assessments or similar documents. The proposal must include examples of this type of content.

• A biologist with at least 5 years of experience in fisheries, fish biology, and fish passage, with experience at least 5 years experience performing fish passage impact analyses

• A wildlife biologist with at least 5 years experience in endangered terrestrial species

• A botanist or entomologist with at least 5 years experience with endangered plant and insect species

• Technical editing services for government provided content for environmental documents

• Demonstrable experience of at least 10 years authoring content for environmental documents and completion of large complex documents such as EISs

• Ability to provide analyses of effects to listed species and designated critical habitat from large scale environmental factors such as climate change

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• Experience analyzing impacts to wetlands of work similar to proposed actions to be included in IDIQ. Ability to perform wetlands determinations and delineations.

Additional considerations: The Government evaluates more favorably key personnel that worked on the example projects in Section A. The Government may evaluate key personnel employed by the Prime/JV more favorably. The basis of the evaluation will be the information in Sections E, G, and H of the SF330.

c. Past Performance. Relevant Past Performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry over the past six (6) years from the posting of this synopsis will be evaluated in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. The Government will review information contained within the DoD A-E Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) in order to determine each firm’s performance on relevant contracts. The Government will also evaluate other Federal, State, and/or private past performance information provided by the Contractor. For consideration of past performance from other federal, state, and private information, the Contractor shall provide reference information to include project name, point of contact, current phone number and email address. Also include any ratings, letters of appreciation, awards, etc., for relevant experience.

d. Capacity to Accomplish the Work. Explain or demonstrate how your firm has the capabilities to perform up to 3 concurrent task orders with a value of $250,000 each in 120 days in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.408(n)(2) in regard to limitations on pass-through charges. FAR website link -> https://www.acquisition.gov/.

e. Knowledge of the Locality. The firm will be evaluated for its knowledge and experience with designing pile and rock dike river training structures. Such work may also include enhanced enrockment structures, large river revetments, providing land and water-based construction access to challenging construction sites in river environments, restoration of wetlands, design of fish habitat, and other wetland and upland environments, and hydraulic modeling and testing of designs for migrant fish habitat and passage in river environments. For work to be most relevant, projects submitted should specifically be located within Oregon and Southwestern Washington waterways.

Secondary Criteria:

f. Small Business Participation: Extent of participation of small businesses (including women-owned), small disadvantaged businesses, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. Demonstrate use of small business sub-contractors on past projects.

g. Geographic Proximity: Location of the firm in the general geographical area of Oregon and Southwest Washington.

h. Volume of DoD Contract Awards. Volume of DoD A-E contract awards in the last 12 months, with the objective of effecting an equitable distribution of DoD A-E contracts among qualified firms shall be evaluated and used in the event of a tie.

4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit one pdf copy of the SF 330 Part I and any required attachments via email to Kristel Flores, Contract Specialist, at Kristel.M.Flores@usace.army.mil and Andrea Smothers, Contracting Officer, https://www.acquisition.gov/ mailto:Kristel.M.Flores@usace.army.mil

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Andrea.K.Smothers@usace.army.mil at no later than 3:00 PM, Pacific, on 30 August 2024. This is not a request for proposal.

This procurement is full and open competition under the NAICS Code 541330. The small business size standard is $25.5 million. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time to be considered. Any responses received after that date and time will not be considered.

Point of Contact for small business questions or assistance is the Deputy for Small Business, James Glynn at james.r.glynn@usace.army.mil.

Additional information on how to prepare an A&E submittal can be found in Engineering Pamphlet (EP) 715-1-4 – Competing for Architect-Engineer Contracts Awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (9/30/2004) USACE publications website: www.publications.usace.army.mil.

Questions and Inquiries about this Synopsis

All inquiries regarding this synopsis will be submitted via ProjNet-BidSM. Telephone and email inquiries will not be accepted. ProjNet-BidSM is a web-based program that allows submitters to post questions regarding the synopsis and to view all questions by other submitters and answers by USACE. ProjNet-BidSM can be accessed through ProjNetSM at https://www.projnet.org/projnet/.

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