W9127S-21-R-6000_AMD01_15Apr21.pdf

ARCHITECT-ENGINEERING (AE)

INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACTS (IDC)

IN SUPPORT OF

THE DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA)

AND COMPONENT MEDICAL COMMANDS

W9127S-21-R-6000

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT

AMENDMENT 01

The purpose of this amendment is to:

1. Update Section 3. Selection Criteria:

This section was significantly re-formatted to clarify submission requirements and the evaluation process.

New information (not previously anywhere in this document) is in blue font.

2. Update Section 4. Submission Requirements

New information or changed information is in blue font.

3. Update Section 5. Contract Clauses

Two clauses were updated. One clause was added.

4. Provide Closed ProjNet Q&A.

3. SELECTION CRITERIA:

The selection criteria listed below in descending order of importance will be used in the evaluation of A-E firms. Criterion ‘A’ through ‘D’ are Primary. The A-E firm must demonstrate its qualifications and each key consultant's qualifications with respect to the published evaluation factors for all services. Criteria ‘E’ and ‘F’ are Secondary and will only be used as tie-breakers among technically equal firms. In accordance with the

Brooks Act, Price / Cost is not an evaluation factor.

A. Professional Qualifications:

Team Members shall be experienced and registered or certified.

i. SF330, Part I, E. Resumes of Key Personnel Proposed for this Contract.

Provide resumes for each of the disciplines. Use the same discipline nomenclature as is used in this announcement. Resumes shall not exceed one page. Differentiate between planning and design experience.

Note: A person can serve as multiple key disciplines. A resume is required for each position even if a person is filling multiple roles. Resumes must be presented in the order listed on the document, “W9127S-21-R-6000

Required Disciplines list.”

01. Administrative Assistant

02. Anti-Terrorist/Force Protection (AT/FP) Engineer

03. Architect (ten years + experience in the planning and/or design of healthcare facilities required)

04. Artwork Consultant

05. Building Information Modeling (BIM) Specialist

06. CADD Specialist

07. Certified Cost Engineer (experienced with military breakdown formats for estimates and familiar with preparation of detailed cost estimating procedures and construction schedules) (Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International (AACEI) or similar certification is acceptable)

08. Certified Value Engineer

09. Civil Engineer

10. Commissioning Agent

11. Construction Engineer

12. Construction Quality Assurance Representative

13. Construction Technician

14. Electrical Engineer

15. Electrical Engineer (with expertise in (but not limited to) low voltage systems, telecommunications, data systems, and electrical control systems)

16. Engineering Technician

17. Environmental Engineer

18. Environmental Survey Personnel (asbestos, lead based paint, soil, etc.)

19. Fire Protection Engineer

20. Geologist

21. Geotechnical Engineer

22. Health Care Planner (three years + experience in the use of the following systems:

Medical Expense and Performance Reporting System (MEPRS), Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS), Managed Care Forecasting and Analysis System (MCFAS), and M2 Information Systems)

23. Industrial Hygienist

24. Interior Designer

25. Landscape Architect

26. Life Safety Specialist

27. Mechanical Engineer (experience in medical gas systems required)

28. Medical Equipment Planner

29. Program Manager

30. Project Manager

31. Project Scheduler (with experience in Primavera)

32. Quality Control Manager

33. Registered Environmental Design Personnel (asbestos, lead based paint, soil, etc.)

34. Registered Professional Land Surveyor

35. Structural Engineer

36. Survey Crew

37. Sustainability Expert

38. Technical Writer

39. Transition Planner/Relocation Specialist

40. Wayfinding/Signage Consultant

The evaluation will consider:

Years of Experience (overall, longevity with the current firm);

Relevant Experience (experience in medical planning and design - differentiate between planning and design experience);

Education (degree / specialization);

Current Professional Registration (state and discipline - as applicable);

Other Professional Qualifications (as applicable)

ii. SF330, Part I, D. Organizational Chart.

As an attachment after Section C, present an organizational chart of the proposed team showing the names and roles of all key personnel listed in Section E and the firm they are associated with as listed in

Section C.

Completeness of Organizational Chart in accordance with requirements.

B. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence:

i. SF330, Part I, F. Example Projects Which Best Illustrate Proposed Team’s Qualifications for this

Contract

Provide a maximum of ten (10) representative examples of completed projects that reflect the firm’s experience in the following areas which were completed within the last five years from the date of this announcement. Use no more than three (3) pages per project.

Note:

- An Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with multiple Task Orders is not considered a project.

Each individual Task Order executed under an IDIQ contract is considered a project.

-“Complete” refers to projects where the AEs portion of the work has been completed. For instance, if an A-E was hired to design a project, the project is complete when the design is complete / accepted.

1. Master Planning for Health Care Facilities;

2. Experience in the preparation of Design-Build RFPs;

3. Experience in the planning of medical facilities; Provide examples of planning studies that involved preparation of the following planning documents: Health Care Requirements Analysis

(HCRA), Facility Assessment Studies (FAS), Deficiency Tabulations (DEFTAB), and Economic

Analysis (EA);

4. Experience in providing construction phase services on medical facilities (shop drawing review, as-built drawing preparation, commissioning, preparation for JC) inspections, construction inspection services, interior design, and Operations and Maintenance Support Information (OMSI);

5. Design for the repair/restoration of medical facilities;

6. Planning/programming of potential healthcare repair/construction projects;

7. Experience in the design of medical facilities per the requirements in Unified Facilities Criteria

(UFC) 4-510-01. Provide examples of designs that involved new construction and renovation of hospitals and/or clinics;

8. Surveying medical facilities for National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 101 and related JC deficiencies, and preparation of deficiency reports and equivalency studies;

9. Economic analysis for Health Care planning;

10. Functional review of layout of Medical Facilities;

11. Seismic evaluation and rehabilitation of buildings in accordance with FEMA 273 Guidelines for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings and UFC 3-301-01 Structural Engineering;

12. Construction phase services;

13. Medical equipment planning;

14. Preparing cost estimates utilizing MCACES MII or later software;

15. Planning and design of veterinary and medical research laboratory facilities;

16. Computer Resources: Firms must indicate in Section H of the SF 330 the following items:

(a) accessibility to and/or familiarity with the Construction Criteria Base (CCB) system. This shall include as a minimum;

(b) the SPECSINTACT specification system, the MCACES estimating system, and ProjNet

(Dr. CHECKS) (https://www.projnet.org) review management system for comment resolution of design/construction submittals;

(c) demonstrated CADD capability with capacity to produce output files in .DXF, .DWG, and

.DGN file format. Required software for production of project design and drawings shall be

Bentley MicroStation v8i (SS3) or later version or AutoCAD Release version 2015 or later version. Compliance with the NCS United States National CAD Standard will be required;

(d) BIM includes Bentley AECOsim Building Designer or AutoDesk Revit as either may be required for the project design. Delivery of digital CADD files and models will be required on

CDs or DVDs;

(e) for projects utilizing the design-build process, the A-E may be required to access and utilize the online standard design Request for Proposal Model RFP Wizard;

(f) other software requirements include providing MicroSoft (MS) Excel spreadsheets, Adobe

Acrobat documents (.PDF), MS Access, MS Word documents and .CAL files in support of the electronic advertising process.

17. Department of Defense Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings UFC 4-010-01;

18. High Performance and Sustainable Building Requirements UFC 1-200-02;

19. Capability to design projects incorporating the latest DoD criteria.

Relevancy of experience in the areas listed.

C. Past Performance:

Evaluation procedures will consider the past performance of the proposed team on related work performed for the DoD, other Government agencies, Private Industry, and other similar contracts with respect to quality of work, cost control, compliance with performance schedules, cooperation, and responsiveness. The

Government may consider information provided by the firm, customer inquiries, Government databases, and other publicly available sources. Failure to provide requested data, accessible points of contact, or valid phone numbers could result in a firm being considered less qualified. In addition, include any records of significant claims against the firm because of improper or incomplete architectural and engineering services. Firms will also be evaluated based on established Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) ratings and other credible documentation included on the SF 330. Firms may include brief references to letters https://www.nationalcadstandard.org/ncs6/uds/introduction.php of commendation or awards for work performed as part of the descriptive project narrative in Section F of Part

1.

The ability of the A-E to successfully perform the type of work required in this announcement.

D. Capacity to Accomplish the Work in the Required Time:

The proposed team must demonstrate capability to execute at least two $250,000.00 multidisciplinary contract

Task Orders concurrently in a 150-day period and to respond effectively to multiple tasks.

The availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines of the team for effective functioning as a Project Delivery Team (PDT); the experience of the firm (and any consultants) with similar size/type projects; the capacity to provide qualified backup staffing for key personnel to ensure continuity of services; and the capability to provide additional staff to meet unexpected project demands.

E. Knowledge of Locality:

i. SF330, Part I, H. Additional Information

Provide information from past projects located in the United States, and Washington D.C. (CONUS), and Alaska, Hawaii, and US Territories (OCONUS) demonstrating expertise in geological features, seismic concerns, climatic conditions (i.e. high humidity; extremely low or high temperatures), natural resources, architectural context, and local construction methods, local and state building codes and permit requirements.

Note: Criteria ‘E’ and ‘F’ are Secondary and will only be used as tie-breakers among technically equal firms.

F. Equitable Distribution of DoD Contracts.

i. SF330, Part I, H. Additional Information

Provide a list of DoD Contract Awards in the Last 12 months.

If submitting as a Joint Venture, the JV may answer alone, or combine the two firm’s awards.

Note: Criteria ‘E’ and ‘F’ are Secondary and will only be used as tie-breakers among technically equal firms.

4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Interested Architect-Engineer firms having the capabilities to perform this work are invited to submit

Architect-Engineer (A-E) Qualifications as follows:

A-E Qualifications must be submitted on SF 330, revised 8/2016. It may be obtained from the U.S.

General Services Administration (GSA) Form Library at the following website:

http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/download/116486.

A. SF330, Architect-Engineer Qualifications, PART I

PART I OF THE SF330 SHALL NOT EXCEED 100 PAGES. If used, a cover page will not count against the 100 page maximum.

1. DUNS.

Include firm’s DUNS number in SF330 PART I, Section B, Block 5. A DUNS number may obtained by calling Dun and Bradstreet at 866-705-5711 or via the internet at https://fedgov.dnb.com/webform.

2. Submission Format.

a. Provide a Table of Contents and use Tab sheets to separate each section within the SF 330. The Table of Contents and the tab sheets will not count against the maximum page count for PART I.

b. When supplying information for forms, fonts should be Times New Roman no smaller than

12 points. Note: Times New Roman no smaller than 10 points may be used on graphics, tables & captions.

c. The Organization Chart required in Section D may each be presented on up to two (2)

11”x17” pages. The entire Organization Chart will count as one (1) page.

d. The Matrix required in Section G, may each be presented on up to two (2) 11”x17” pages.

The entire Matrix will count as one (1) page.

B. SF330, Architect-Engineer Qualifications, PART II

Complete a separate Part II for each branch office of the Prime Firm and any Subcontractors that will have a key role in the proposed contract.

C. System for Award Management (SAM):

Note: To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered with the System for Award Management

(SAM). For instructions on registering with SAM, please see the SAM Website at https://www.sam.gov.

http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/download/116486 https://fedgov.dnb.com/webform https://www.sam.gov/

D. Bidder Inquiries & Government Responses:

Offerors must submit questions concerning this solicitation into the USACE ProjNet system. ProjNet will be open from the solicitation opening date through Monday, April 19, 2021 at 8:00 AM Central

Daylight Time. The Government will provide a written response to bidder inquiries in ProjNet, however, the Government responses are not official until submitted in the form of an amendment to the solicitation. Any response not provided in the form of an amendment is not considered part of the contract. ProjNet site location: https://www.projnet.org. The Bidder Inquiry Key is: M5VK4W-

BPTMKM. No questions will be answered by phone or e-mail.

E. Electronic Submission of SF330

SF330 must be submitted electronically using the DoD SAFE website at https://safe.apps.mil/.

The process is as follows:

1. A-E firms wishing to submit a SF330 for consideration shall provide 2 or more e-mail addresses to jennifer.d.winkler@usace.army.mil by Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 3:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time at the latest. Ms. Winkler will send a reply e-mail indicating the information was received. If you do not receive a reply, please resend the e-mail.

2. The e-mail provided by each A-E will be entered into the DoD SAFE website.

3. The A-E will receive an e-mail from DoD SAFE providing a unique Request Code.

4. The A-E will then be able to upload the SF330 on the DoD SAFE website.

Submittals must be received electronically no later than 3:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time on Friday, April 23, 2021.

Regulation requires that the Selection Board not consider any submittals received after this time and date. Late proposal rules in FAR 15.208 will be followed for submittals received after 3:00

P.M. Central Time on the closing date specified in this announcement.

5. Contract Clauses:

Removed the following:

52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting

52.219-27 Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside

Added the following:

52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION 2020-O0008).

52.219-27 Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (DEVIATION 2020-O0008).

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52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION 2020-O0008).

(a) This clause does not apply to the unrestricted portion of a partial set-aside.

(b) Definition. “Similarly situated entity,” as used in this clause, means a first-tier subcontractor, including an independent contractor, that—

(1) Has the same small business program status as that which qualified the prime contractor for the award (e.g., for a small business set-aside contract, any small business concern, without regard to its socioeconomic status); and

(2) Is considered small for the size standard under the North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS) code the prime contractor assigned to the subcontract.

(c) Applicability. This clause applies only to—

(1) Contracts that have been set aside for small business concerns or 8(a) participants;

(2) Part or parts of a multiple-award contract that have been set aside for small business concerns or 8(a) participants;

(3) Contracts that have been awarded on a sole-source basis in accordance with subpart 19.8;

(4) Orders set aside for small business concerns under multiple-award contracts, as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F), if the order amount is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold;

(5) Orders competed among 8(a) participants in accordance with subpart 19.8 under multiple-award contracts, as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F), regardless of dollar value;

(6) Contracts using the HUBZone price evaluation preference to award to a

HUBZone small business concern unless the concern waived the evaluation preference;

and

(7) Orders issued directly to small business concerns or 8(a) participants under multiple- award contracts as described in 19.504(c)(1)(ii).

(d) Independent contractors. An independent contractor shall be considered a subcontractor.

(e) Limitations on subcontracting. By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Contractor agrees that in performance of a contract assigned a NAICS code for—

(1) Services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the prime contractor’s 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both services and supplies, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the service portion of the contract. Other direct costs are excluded to the extent they are not the principal purpose of the contract and cannot be obtained from small business concerns;

(2) Supplies (other than procurement from a nonmanufacturer of such supplies), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the prime contractor’s

50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both supplies and services, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the supply portion of the contract;

(3) General construction, it will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the

Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the prime contractor’s 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded; or

(4) Construction by special trade contractors, it will not pay more than 75 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the prime contractor’s 75 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.

(f) A joint venture agrees that, in the performance of the contract, the applicable percentage specified in paragraph (e) of this clause will be performed by the aggregate of the joint venture participants.

(g) The Contractor shall comply with the limitations on subcontracting as follows:

(1) For contracts, in accordance with paragraphs (c)(1) and (2) of this clause—

X By the end of the base term of the contract and then by the end of each subsequent option period; or

__By the end of the performance period for each order issued under the contract.

For orders, in accordance with paragraphs (c)(3) and (4) of this clause, by the end of the performance period for the order.

(End of clause)

W9127S-21-R-6000 A-E, IDC, in Support of the DHA and Component Medical Commands

52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (DEVIATION 2020-O0008).

(a) Definition. “Small business concern,” as used in this clause, means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the size standards in this solicitation.

(b) Applicability. This clause applies only to—

(1) Contracts that have been totally set aside for small business concerns; and

(2) Orders set aside for small business concerns under multiple-award contracts as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F).

(c) General.

(1) Offers are solicited only from small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not small business concerns shall be considered nonresponsive and will be rejected.

(2) Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made to a small business concern.

(d) Agreement.

(1) For a contract or an order at or below the simplified acquisition threshold, a small business concern may provide the end item of any firm. For a contract or an order exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, unless the Small Business Administration has waived the requirements of paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (iii) of this clause in accordance with 13

CFR 121.1204, a small business concern that provides an end item it did not manufacture, process, or produce, shall—

(i) Provide an end item that a small business has manufactured, processed, or produced in the United States or its outlying areas;

(ii) Be primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sell the type of item being supplied; and

(iii) Take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment, or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice; for example, providing storage, transportation, or delivery.

(2) For contracts or orders for multiple end items, at least 50 percent of the total value of the contract or order shall be manufactured, processed, or produced in the United

States or its outlying areas by small business concerns.

(3) Paragraphs (d)(1) through (2) of this clause do not apply to construction or service contracts.

(End of clause)

Bid Inquiry Contractor Report All Inquiries

Project: FY21 AE IDC MATOC Review: Synopsis_Solicitation (00001) (sorted by CommentID ) Displaying 53 inquiries.

Id Discipline Sheet Detail Spec

9142429 General 3.A - Professional Qualifications

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Is the government expecting proposals to contain 40 resumes, including for

Administrative Assistant and survey crews?

On: Mar 26 2021.

Government Response.

Yes On: Mar 31 2021

Current Request Status: Request Closed

Information for this report is procurement sensitive.

9142831 General 11 OF 35

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Page 11 of 35 states April 19th will be the last day to submit questions. What time will questions close?

On: Mar 26 2021.

Government Response. .

ProjNet will be closed at 8 am on Monday April 19, 2021.

On: Mar 31 2021

Current Request Status: Request Closed

Information for this report is procurement sensitive.

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9144745 Contracting 3 of 35 3 of 35

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Will similar situated entities be counted in the subcontracting limitations, per CFR 13

125.6 or does the prime have to perform 50% of the work?

On: Mar 29 2021.

Government Response.

52.219-14 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING (MAR 2020), IS REPLACED

BY 52.219-14 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING (MAR 2020) (DEVIATION

2020-O0008)

For this particular question, please reference 52.219-14(b), (e)(1), and (g)(1).

The complete clause will be provided by amendment.

-(b) Definition. "Similarly situated entity," as used in this clause, means a first-tier subcontractor, including an independent contractor, that--

(1) Has the same small business program status as that which qualified the prime contractor for the award (e.g., for a small business set-aside contract, any small business concern, without regard to its socioeconomic status); and

(2) Is considered small for the size standard under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code the prime contractor assigned to the subcontract

-(e) Limitations on subcontracting. By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Contractor agrees that in performance of a contract assigned a NAICS code for--

(1) Services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the prime contractor's 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both services and supplies, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the service portion of the contract. Other direct costs are excluded to the extent they are not the principal purpose of the contract and cannot be obtained from small business concerns;...

-(g) The Contractor shall comply with the limitations on subcontracting as follows:

(1) For contracts, in accordance with paragraphs (c)(1) and (2) of this clause-- [Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] XXXX By the end of the base term of the contract and then by the end of each subsequent option period; or ______By the end of the performance period for each order issued under the contract.

9146936 Architectural Separate Sheet

Is there a preferred list from the 40 resumes listed in the required discipline list that is actually required or does the government require all 40 resumes?

All 40 resumes are required.

9146959 General Selection Criteria

I did not see anything related to a management approach in the solicitation. Is the government expecting us to outline our approach.

Government Response. The government does not expect any information concerning management approach.

9146976 Other Selection Criteria Section E

Can you please clarify exactly what is meant by knowledge of the locality under Selection Criteria, Letter E.

Exactly what information is the government looking for here.

Government Response. .

Describe experience gained for the aspects identified from past projects located in the United States, and Washington DC (CONUS), and Alaska, Hawaii, and US Territories (OCONUS). For example: experience in areas with high humidity, extremely low or high temperatures, or seismic concerns.

9148208 Program Management

Synopsis Page

B. Specialized Experience / Technical Competence

We are requesting representative examples of completed projects that reflect the firm's experience in the specified areas be completed within the last five years from the date of the SF 330 Submission.

This will broaden the competition while maintaining the relevancy of the offeror's experience and competence.

On: Mar 30 2021.

Provide information on up to ten (10) projects (including prime and consultants) that indicate experience with any/all of the areas listed under paragraph, "B. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence." Use no more than three (3) pages per project.

9153606 General 10 of 35 A.4.b Submission Format

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Section A.4.b on page 10 of 35 specifies fonts should be Times New Roman, no smaller than 12 points. Can 10-point font be used for graphics, tables, and captions?

On: Apr 01 2021.

Yes.

On: Apr 06 2021

9153832 Communications Item 3A, page

Can one individual fill multiple roles? Ex. Can one person be the Electrical Engineer and the Electrical Engineer (low voltage)? If so, will you need a resume for each role or can one resume cover both roles?

Yes. A resume is required for each position even if a person is filling multiple roles.

Resumes must be presented in the order listed on the document provided with the Synopsis/Solicitation, "W9127S-21-R-6000 Required Discipline List." On: Apr 06 2021

9155405 Design Team Leader Selection Criteria

Past Performance and Technical Competence

Are PPQs and/or CPARs required for Section F Projects?

Are resumes that provide vertical transportation and seismic design disciplines desired?

No PPQs or CPARS are required to be submitted.

CPARS will be accessed by the Government to evaluate past performance.

No resumes for vertical transportation or seismic design disciplines required. On: Apr 06 2021

9155414 Design Team Leader

Selection Criteria

What is requirements are there for the Transition Planner / Relocation Specialist position?

Does USACE have specific requirements for each of the listed disciplines (e.g. years in industry, degree type, etc.)

Government Response. . Provide the following for each person:

professional registration (as applicable), role(s) expected to fulfill in this contract, and experience in medical planning and design (with current and previous firms as applicable). Differentiate between planning and design experience.

No specific requirements are required for the listed disciplines other that the requirements stated in Synopsis/Solicitation.

9155461 Design Team Leader

Selection Criteria

The solicitation requests that teams provide projects that are complete. Does this mean design complete or complete through construction?

AEs portion of work must be complete.

9161635 General 7 Selection Criteria B Specialized Experience and Technical Competence

Please define a "completed" project. Does design need to be completed within the last 5 years or does construction need to be completed within the last 5 years?

On: Apr 05 2021.

The AEs portion of the work must be completed. For instance, if the AE has been hired to design a project, then the project is complete when the design is complete/accepted.

9161655 General 9 Selection Criteria C Past Performance

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Should completed CPARS evaluations be included in the submission? Will USACE/NAVFAC

PPQs be accepted? If so, should they be included in the submission? Will CPARS/PPQs count against the page limit?

No PPQs or CPARS are required to be submitted.

CPARS will be accessed by the Government to evaluate past performance.

9161681 General 5-6 Selection Criteria A Professional Qualifications

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Can a personnel serve multiple key disciplines? For example, can the Project Manager also be the Mechanical Engineer?

Yes. A resume is required for each position even if a person is filling multiple roles. Resumes must be presented in the order listed on the document provided with the Synopsis/Solicitation. DO NOT list multiple disciplines on the same resume.

9161713 General 11 Electronic Submission

Submission Details

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

When can we expect the Amendment with the electronic submission details to be posted?

The electronic submission details will be provided in a forthcoming Amendment to be issued after the Bidder Inquiry session closes.

9161725 General 11 Submission Format D

Bidder Inquiries and Government Responses

If questions are accepted until Friday, 4/16, when does the Gov. expect to answer and release responses? As there is only 1 week between the question due date and submission due date, we kindly request that the Gov. consider a due date extension.

An Amendment will be issued on 19 Apr 2021 or shortly thereafter to officially document the responses provided to the Bidder Inquiries. There should be sufficient time for prospective AEs to review Bidder Inquiry responses provided prior to issuance of the official response via Amendment.

No extensions to the due date will be considered.

9161755 Antiterrorism-Force Protection Key Personnel

Regarding the role of AT/FP Engineer. Do you have a specific certification requirement for this key personnel? AT/FP is broad enough where we address it in our seismic studies, geotechnical studies, physical security and other engineering disciplines.

Provide the following for each person: professional registration (as applicable), role(s) expected to fulfill in this contract, and experience in medical planning and design (with current and previous firms as applicable). Differentiate between planning and design experience.

No specific information is required for the listed disciplines other than the requirements stated in Synopsis/Solicitation. On: Apr 06 2021

9161774 Other Key Personnel

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Quality Assurance Representative. Do you require a third party individual to fill this role?

Is CQM certification a requirement? Is this role for construction or design?

There is no requirement for the Construction QA Representative to be filled by a third party individual or to have CQM certification. The intent is for the individual to capable of providing Construction oversight as indicated by the title of the discipline listed in the Synopsis/Solicitation.

9161777 Cost Engineering Key Personnel

Reference is made that we need to provide a Cost Engineer (experienced with military breakdown formats for estimates and familiar with preparation of detailed cost estimating procedures and construction schedules) (Association for the Advancement of

Cost Engineering International (AACEI) or similar certification is acceptable)

We have a cost estimator with 40 years experience who is a Certified Professional

Estimator CPE – American Society of Professional Estimators. Is this an approved comparable certification?

As stated in the solicitation, the evaluation will consider education, training, registration, overall and relevant experience and longevity with the firm as well as experience in medical planning and design.

9161787 Communications Key Personnel

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Key Personnel: Electrical Engineer (with expertise in low voltage systems, telecommunications, data systems, and electrical control systems). We have two electrical designers who are RCDD certified but are not Professional Engineers. Does RCDD certification alone meet this requirement, or do you require that this position be a

Professional Engineer?

A PE is not required.

9161792 Construction Management Key Personnel

Construction Engineer. Please provide a description for this position. Are there specific registrations or certifications that are required to fill this role?

No further description of the discipline will be provided. As stated in the solicitation, the evaluation will consider education, training, registration, overall and relevant experience and longevity with the firm as well as experience in medical planning and design.

9161798 Other Key Personnel

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Quality Control Manager. Is this individual for QA/QC in design development only?

The QA/QC Manager may be used in a variety of ways and is not solely limited to QC of design development.

9161803 Other Key Personnel

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Project Scheduler. What specific certifications (if any) are required for this role?

training, registration, overall and relevant experience and longevity with the firm as well as experience in medical planning and design.

9161810 Other Key Personnel

Life Safety Specialist. Can you specify what you are looking for? Typically our Fire

Protection Engineer Services includes Life Safety.

As stated in the solicitation, the evaluation will consider education, training, registration, overall and relevant experience and longevity with the firm as well as experience in medical planning and design.

9161813 Engineering Support Key Personnel

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Engineer Technician. Please specify for what engineer discipline as this can apply to CAD

Operators, Estimators, and Engineer Support for example.

No specific engineering discipline is required.

9161818 Survey Key Personnel

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Registered Professional Land Surveyor and Survey Crew Resume. Typically our PLS manages the survey program and we bring on local survey companies to execute due to strict requirements with in their respective states. We understand this is a federal program but don't see the value of providing resumes for a survey crew that we would not send all over the United States to do work from a cost standpoint and work efficiency.

Government Response. . The intent is to ensure that the selected AE firm can staff the project adequately no matter where the project is located within the areas identified in the Synopsis/Solicitation.

9161822 Environmental Key Personnel

Registered Environmental Design Personnel (asbestos, lead based pain, soil, etc.) and

Industrial Hygienist. Are these positions for Hazmat inspection, survey and design work if so, we would use Industrial Hygienist for the inspection and survey (pre-design and during construction or abatement) and the engineer for design. Please clarify the purpose of each position.

The intent is for the AE to provide team members that are capable of performing the work required and to comply with local and/or state requirements.

9161825 Other Key Personnel

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Transition Planner/Relocation Specialist. Is this position for Space Management where we would identify space requirements, relocation of personnel and equipment during construction and replacement if necessary? For example, a pharmacy needs to be renovated and so that function needs a temporary facility to continue operations during demolition and construction. On: Apr 05 2021.

Government Response. Your understanding of the responsibilities for the Transition Planner/Relocation Specialist is correct. On: Apr 06 2021

9161829 IO Artwork Key Personnel

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Artwork Consultant. We have extensive interior design experience in medical facilities which includes art work in Mental Health Facilities and Community Life Centers. Please clarify this position and whether an Interior Designer with that level of experience qualifies. On: Apr 05 2021.

Government Response. As stated in the solicitation, the evaluation will consider education, training, registration, overall and relevant experience and longevity with the firm as well as experience in medical planning and design. On: Apr 06 2021

9161832 Other Key Personnel

Administrative Assistant. While we believe we can meet the requirement please advise if this is related to contract management, project controls or strictly administrative.

Strictly administrative.

9161835 Other Key Personnel

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Health Care Planner. Is there a certification requirement for this position?

registration, overall and relevant experience and longevity with the firm as

9161837 Value Engineering Key Personnel

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Certified Value Engineer. Please provide the certification requirement for this position.

registration, overall and relevant experience and longevity with the firm as

9161862 General Page 5

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

On page 5, paragraph 3.A and on page 9 paragraph D, it mentions "key disciplines", and to ensure an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines. Please clarify which disciplines are considered a "key discipline". Is every discipline in the 40 listed disciplines/skills considered a "key discipline"?

On: Apr 05 2021.

Government Response.

Yes, every discipline in the 40 listed disciplines/skills is considered a "key discipline."

9161868 Survey Page 7

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

For position #36, Survey Crew, is a resume required for each member of the crew, or is a licensed land surveyor sufficient?

The Synopsis/Solicitation requires resumes for a Survey Crew.

9161876 General Selection Criteria

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Will a medical project that was designed for the US government but in another country be considered relevant if it demonstrates sufficient complexity in dealing with a medical project, or will it be disregarded because it is outside the United States?

Government Response. . Medical projects from other countries are acceptable. On: Apr 06 2021

9162131 General Selection Criteria

Does the firm submitting, in combination with their teaming partners, have to have performed the majority (>50%) of the services of a project for the project to be considered? For instance if the design is 100% complete and the firm submitting performed less than 50% of the effort but still provided substantial work on the project, will the project still be considered relevant, or will it be disregarded?

Government Response. . All information for past performance will be considered. Please ensure to document the role of the AE for each referenced project. On: Apr 06 2021

9163471 Construction Management NONE

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Do the projects have to be designed and completed with the past 5 years? or Designed and

Constructed within the last 5 years? Some government projects are designed but then shelved for years or never constructed, but yet the designs are completed.

On: Apr 06 2021.

Government Response. . The AEs portion of the work must be completed. For instance, if the AE has been hired to design a project, then the project is complete when the design is complete/accepted. On:

Apr 06 2021

9163505 Environmental p. 7 #33

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

What specific role and/or credentials are desired for Registered Environmental Design

Personnel? A licensed Environmental Engineer or Environmental Scientist?

Government Response. As stated in the solicitation, the evaluation will consider education, training, registration, overall and relevant experience and longevity with the firm as well as experience in medical planning and design. On: Apr 06 2021

9163506 Engineering Support page 6 #16

Is it more desirable to have a licensed engineer in the role of Engineering Technician?

Government Response. As stated in the solicitation, the evaluation will consider education, training, registration, overall and relevant experience and longevity with the firm as well as experience in medical planning and design.

9163512 Survey p.7 #36

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

How will the Survey Crew role be evaluated and what credentials are desired?

training, registration, overall and relevant experience and longevity with

9163514 CAD-BIM p.6 #06

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Is it more desirable to have a licensed individual for the role of CADD Specialist?

training, registration, overall and relevant experience and longevity with

9163518 General p.9 Criteria F

Regarding Criteria F, Equitable Distribution of DoD Contracts, if a JV is submitting should the respondent answer as the JV alone, as both JV parties (individual firms), or should the

JV combine the two firm's awards?

This information will be addressed in the amendment.

On: Apr 09 2021

9174307 Architectural Resumes Resumes Resumes

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

In the resumes section for survey team. Does the government want the resume of 1 surveyor or do they want all three resumes of people that may be on the survey team?

On: Apr 12 2021.

Resumes for the entire team making up the survey crew are required.

On: Apr 12 2021

9174459 Structural page 6 page 6

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Does the structural engineer need to be licensed in all 50 states?

There is no requirement for the structural engineer to be licensed in all 50 states.

9175294 General Page 7 of 35 B. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence

Would the government consider extending the representative project examples from being completed within the last five years to the last ten years?

No, the requirement for completion of projects within the last five (5) years will not be changed.

9175337 Architectural registered capabilities

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Does the architect need to be licensed in every state and if not how is stamping of required architect for trust state be handled?

No the architect is not required to be licensed in every state.

On: Apr 13 2021

9177179 Other page 2 of 35 contract information

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Is is max task order of $3M for design fees only or does it also include construction?

On: Apr 13 2021.

This MATOC is not for construction.

On: Apr 14 2021

9177383 Other page 3 of 35

Is the expectation for the Prime firm to perform 50% of the overall IDC or 50% of every single project awarded?

On: Apr 13 2021.

Refer to 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION 2020- O0008), paragraph "g" in amendment 1.

On: Apr 15 2021

9178946 Other Key Personnel

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Reference is made on page 5 "Availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines shall be presented to ensure that the selected A-E firm can demonstrate the capability of working on multiple task orders." Do you want more than 1 resume included for each of the 40 Key Personnel?

On: Apr 14 2021.

No only one resume for each of the 40 key personnel is required.

On: Apr 14 2021

9179736 Other Page 11 of 35 C. SF330 Submittals C. SF330 Submittals

Comment Classification: UNCLASSIFIED (U)

Where and to whom should we submit the SF330 to? There is no POC listed.

On: Apr 14 2021.

The SF330 must be submitted electronically using the DoD SAFE website at https://safe.apps.mil/.

The process for submission is described in amendment 1.

9181435 Other page 7 other

Will the entire team that is awarded this IDC contract be allowed to also bid on the associated design build work?

On: Apr 15 2021.

It depends on the situation, but this is an example using the fictitious A-E, "Jones A-E, Inc."

-Design-Bid-Build (A D-B-B is 2 separate contracts, 1 for Design, 1 for

Construction): If Jones A-E, Inc. designs a project, then Jones A-E, Inc.

would be the Designer of Record. As the DOR, Jones A-E, Inc. cannot bid on the construction project, but that does not preclude any of the sub-contractors on their IDC from bidding on it. Jones A-E, Inc. could however provide the Construction Phase Services (submittal review, transition planning, commissioning, etc.).

Additional Important Information - Example:

On a Design-Build (1 contract for Design & Construction), the

Construction Contractor is awarded a D-B, then they hire Jones A-E, Inc. as the Designer of Record on the project. Jones A-E, Inc. could NOT provide the Construction Phase Services. This would be a conflict of interest, as the Government cannot have Jones A-E, Inc. submitting designs, while also being responsible for reviewing those designs on behalf of the

Government. In this example, the Government would award a contract for

Construction Phase Services to a different A-E. On: Apr 15 2021

9181704 Project Management General General General

Can a firm submitting as a Prime also be a subconsultant for another firm submitting?

On: Apr 15 2021.

That is acceptable.

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