Synopsis AE Services SCIF HEMP UNR_Clean_PIEE Draft_Oct2026.pdf

Synopsis for A-E Engineering Services (Unrestricted)

WORLDWIDE INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES

FOR SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FACILITY (SCIF) / HIGH ALTITUDE

ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE (HEMP) DESIGN

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Reference number: W9128F27RA016

1. CONTRACT INFORMATION

This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks Architect-Engineer (A-E) Act as implemented in the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 36.102 and EP 715-1-7 Architect-Engineer Contracting in USACE. This acquisition will be used to procure highly specialized services required to provide A-E services in support of the preparation of studies, analysis, and design services for Intelligence Community Directive/Intelligence Community Standard (ICD/ICS)-705 Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIF), Secure Access Program Facilities (SAPF) and/or High- Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) projects Worldwide. Firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work stated in the synopsis

The Government intends to award a target of four (4) Indefinite Delivery Contracts, for a (5) year base performance period and a two (2)-year option period of performance. The RFO Clause 52.217-8 “Option to Extend Services” for a 6-month option period will be included and there will be $150,000,000 in shared capacity. There will be a $2,500 minimum guarantee, and task order maximums will be limited to the amount of available remaining contract capacity at the time of task order issuance.

Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed price task orders. The Government anticipates that future task orders will range from $500,000 to $30,000,000, however the minimum task order limit will be set at $2,500 (minimum guarantee) and the maximum will be remaining contract capacity at the time of task order issuance. When the Government awards a task order under this MATOC, the Contracting Officer will notify all A-E firms within the MATOC pool of the task order requirement. The Task Order Requirement Notice (TORN) will include a short summary of the scope of work and may include a Request for Supplemental Information tailored to the specific task order requirement. The most current TORN procedures will be followed for selection of firms identified as most highly qualified in that task order. SF 330 Part I and Part II updates will be requested annually, anticipated around the award date of the MATOC.

North American Industrial Classification System code is 541330, which has a small business size standard of $25,500,000 in annual average gross receipts over the past three years. Competition for this procurement is Unrestricted. If an other-than-small (i.e. "large") business firm is selected for this contract, it will be required to submit a detailed subcontracting plan (reference RFO 19.206 and RFO Clause 52.219-9) during contract negotiation. The subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal but will be required with the proposal of the firm selected for negotiations.

Contract award is anticipated by May 2027. To be eligible for contract award, the Contractor must register in the System for Award Management. Registration is free and Contractors can access the site at http://www.sam.gov. Contractors must ensure that representations and certifications in SAM are current.

2. PROJECT INFORMATION

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The A-E selected would be required to have sufficient staff, flexibility, and capability to be available on an as-needed basis. Professional A-E services for specific projects will be assigned by Task Orders on the IDIQ contracts established under this synopsis.

Multi-disciplined A-E services are expected to include, but will not be limited to, the scope listed below.

The Project Information is not listed in order of importance, but the primary focus of the anticipated work is noted. The projects will include various types of horizontal and vertical facilities, structures, and sites, on military bases and other federal installations, with a focus on ICD/ICS-705 SCIF/SAPF design, HEMP design, IEEE 299 Radio Frequency (RF) testing, HEMP Verification Testing, Acoustic Noise Isolation Class (NIC) testing, and/or Construction Site Security Administration for SCIF/SAPF projects.

Construction cost estimating will be accomplished for all design projects using the Micro-Computer Aided Cost Estimating System 2nd Generation (MII) software. All specifications shall be developed and edited using the SpecsIntact automated specification processing system. Firms should demonstrate experience with using and writing project specifications in the SpecsIntact processing system.

The A-E shall use advanced modeling practices in conjunction with an integrated design approach to complete the project design. Advanced modeling is a subset of geospatial technologies as defined EM- 1110-1-2909 GEOSPATIAL DATA AND SYSTEMS to include Building Information Modeling (BIM), Civil Information Modeling (CIM), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD). Required technologies, design deliverable and bid set (electronic and hardcopy) format and requirements will be further described in each task order.

The A-E shall document their advanced modeling approach in an Advanced Modeling Project Execution Plan (PxP), submitted to the government for approval. Each PxP shall document advanced modeling practices, roles, and responsibilities for each project, as well as reiterate the technologies, formats, modeling standards, quality control procedures, and deliverable requirements dictated by each task order.

The A-E shall have a robust knowledge of advanced modeling strategies, standards, and practices and shall be capable of delivering designs using a variety of tools and technologies to meet each set of task order deliverable requirements.

Sustainable design shall be accomplished using an integrated design approach and emphasizing environmental stewardship; energy and water conservation and efficiency; use of alternative energy, use of recovered and recycled materials; waste reduction; reduction or elimination of toxic and harmful substances in facilities construction and operation; efficiency in resource and materials utilization;

development of healthy, safe and productive work environments. Integration of Federal and agency energy and sustainability mandates is required on all building facilities. Design and documentation shall show compliance with the Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings (December 2020) using each Service’s reporting system. All projects will use the Department of War (DoW) High Performance and Sustainable Building checklist to track and report compliance. Additionally, buildings that meet the thresholds in UFC 1-200-02 will obtain certification of compliance using the outlined service-specific compliance paths, which include United States Green Building Council’s / Green Business Certification Inc.’s, "Guiding Principles Assessment for Department of Defense”; Green Building Initiative’s (GBI’s) “Department of Defense Guiding Principles Compliance;" GBI's "Green Globes"; or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system. Building envelope design will require knowledge with tested air barrier construction. The A-E may also be required to perform and/or evaluate sustainability and energy audits.

Integration of current Antiterrorism and Force Protection (AT/FP) measures will be required on all military projects.

The A-E will be required to use the Design Review and Checking System (DRChecks).

3. SELECTION CRITERIA

The selection criteria for this solicitation are listed below in descending order of importance. Criteria “a” through “e” are primary. Criteria “f” and “g” are secondary and will only be used as a “tiebreaker” among firms that are essentially technically equal. Firms providing information that further exceeds the requirements listed in this section will receive higher ratings.

Table 1. A-E Selection Criteria

Primary Criteria

a. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence

b. Professional Qualifications

c. Past Performance

d. Capacity

e. Knowledge of Locality

Secondary Criteria (will only be used by the selection board as a “tiebreaker”)

f. SB and SDB Participation

g. Volume of DoW Contract Awards

a. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence. (SF 330, Part I, Section F) Provide examples of not more than ten (10) completed projects that best demonstrate the specialized experience and technical competence of the firm and significant subcontractors working together with the firm to execute the types of projects and activities as indicated in Section 2. Use no more than two (2) pages per project. Project Information, and in the bulleted items below.

• Experience designing and renovating SCIF/SAPF projects on a global scale, covering projects both within the United States (CONUS) and at overseas U.S. government locations (OCONUS).

This experience must encompass the integration of physical and technical security measures compliant with government specifications and ICD 705 standards.

• Experience designing new and renovated HEMP projects on US government facilities overseas and within the United States dealing with government specifications and MIL-STD-188-125-1A

• Experience providing HEMP verification testing and results reporting; Appendices A, B & C of

MIL-STD-188-125-1A

• Experience providing ASTM E336 conducted testing and results reporting for Acoustic Noise Isolation Class (NIC) performance.

• Experience writing and executing a Construction Security Plan and providing Construction Site Security Administration for SCIF projects; roles including Site Security Manager, Construction Security Technicians, and Cleared American Guards

• Document recent experience in developing design documents for permanent or temporary facilities for the following types of projects:

o Experience designing internal and perimeter security, such as fencing, entry control points, locks, doors, windows, secure enhanced construction, etc.

o Design of command facilities either on a permanent or temporary basis and all associated support infrastructure.

o Experience designing support facilities and infrastructure.

o Experience designing technology infrastructure facilities to include data centers and communications centers.

o Experience designing energy infrastructure for system, building, and building campus requirements.

• Experience with construction phase services including participation in on-site partnering/pre-construction meetings; review of construction contractor's submittals for government approval and for information only; participation in site visits and furnishing inspection reports at critical points of construction; identification of and solutions for material and construction technique problems, participation in start-up and commissioning of systems; attending warranty inspections;

participation in lessons-learned sessions; preparation of operations and maintenance support information manuals

A project is considered completed when the Ready-to-Advertise (RTA) or equivalent final package has been submitted to the customer and accepted. The firm must demonstrate how the previous experience information is relevant to the proposed contract; relevant experience is similar in size, complexity, and scope of this requirement. Projects completed within the last 5 years will be evaluated more favorably.

All projects cited must identify start/complete dates, size (cost and scope), and the work performed by the prime and subcontractors. Example projects shall clearly state what specific role the firm and/or key subcontractors (i.e., any subcontract which equals 10% or more of the prime contract) had. Projects where the prime performed the majority of the work with in-house forces will be evaluated more favorably than projects performed predominantly by subcontractors. If more than 10 projects are submitted, only the first 10 projects listed in the proposal will be evaluated. IDIQ contracts, where numerous task orders are listed together, are not acceptable as projects. Rather each task order is considered a project. However, multiple Task Orders for the same project are acceptable to be presented as a single project.

Criterion a Evaluation: The Government will evaluate the specialized experience of a firm based on projects and technical capabilities that demonstrate the items identified in the project information above for the prime firm and committed key subcontractors. Please note that the Government will only use the 10 example projects to evaluate this factor. A firm that more effectively addresses the required specialized experience and technical competencies will be considered more highly qualified than one that does not. A firm that demonstrates more recent and relevant experience as described above will be considered more highly qualified than one that does not.

b. Professional Qualifications. (SF 330, Part I, Sections E & G). Firms shall demonstrate professional personnel qualifications and specialized experience in the design of SCIF, SAPF, and HEMP, along with relevant testing. This section must include only individuals proposed to perform the anticipated work.

Experience in the discipline in which he/she will be working must be identified on the resume. Evaluation of these disciplines will consider education, training, relevant experience in design of SCIF, SAPF, and HEMP, and longevity with the firm. Unless otherwise noted, individuals must have no less than 10 years’ experience in the discipline that they are proposed for and shall either have a top-secret clearance or the ability to get one in a reasonable amount of time. Any past design and/or planning experience on USACE military projects, DoW projects, etc. should be identified. Only the requested number of resumes will be reviewed. Additional resumes submitted for the specified role, or for roles not identified herein, will not be reviewed.

Provide resumes for two (2) project managers for task orders, both registered as a Professional Engineer or Architect.

Provide resumes for two (2) designers in each of the following fields: architecture; civil, structural (independent of civil), mechanical, and electrical engineering with at least two in each field professionally registered in the relevant professional field as an engineer or an architect.

Provide resumes for two (2) designers in the Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection field. Designers shall be a registered Professional Engineer and have at least five (5) years of experience and training related to compliance with Department of Defense AT/FP policy, standards and specifications. These designers must be independent of other A-E designers.

Provide a resume for one (1) designer in geotechnical engineering (soils engineering). The designer shall be a registered Professional Engineer.

Provide a resume for one (1) designer in each of the following fields: facility planning and communication distribution design (RCCD). These individuals may be qualified by a combination of education, registration, certification, and/or training.

Provide a resume for one (1) cost engineer with at least 10 years of experience as a cost engineer.

The individual must be a certified cost engineer (CCE), certified cost consultant (CCC), or comparable certification.

Provide a resume for one (1) fire protection/life safety engineer who is a registered professional fire protection engineer with a minimum of five years dedicated to fire protection engineering and has one of the following: (i) a degree in fire protection engineering from an accredited university or

(ii) passed the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveys (NCEES) fire protection engineering examination. The fire protection engineer shall have an active license without any disciplinary actions.

Provide a resume for one (1) advanced modeling or BIM manager with a minimum of five years dedicated to managing advanced modeling projects. Additional consideration will be given to managers with degrees, training, and/or certifications relevant to the advanced modeling platforms and technologies described in this contract.

Criterion b Evaluation: The Government will evaluate and consider education, training, professional registration, certification, overall and relevant experience, and longevity with the firm. Submittals should demonstrate that the firm’s staff is capable of certifying that all work is compliant with all applicable codes and regulations. A firm that provides resumes for key personnel with greater levels of education, relevant experience, and longevity with that firm will be considered more highly qualified than one that provides less qualified personnel, with less education, less relevant experience and a shorter duration with that firm. Please note, the Government will only use SF 330, Part I, Sections E & G to evaluate this factor.

c. Past Performance. Past performance on DoW and other contracts performing work similar in size and scope as described in paragraph 2, PROJECT INFORMATION, with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules as determined cost control, quality of work, CPARS, completed PPQs, and other sources. (Note: Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ) may be used to provide or supplement a firm’s past performance with other than U.S. Governmental clients. Firms which choose to use the PPQ may obtain a PPQ standard form by submitting a request to the below referenced POC via email.) Past performance submittals must match projects submitted for Criterion a. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence. Past performance submissions shall include the A-E, joint venture members, partners, and key subcontractors for the projects submitted under Criterion a.

Incomplete and unsigned PPQs will not be considered.

Criterion c Evaluation: Past Performance of the A-E, joint venture, partners, and key subcontractors on DoW and other contracts submitted for Criterion a with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules, as determined from CPARS, completed PPQs, and other sources to be evaluated. Incomplete and unsigned PPQs will not be considered.

d. Capacity. Capacity is the ability to complete task orders within a reasonably aggressive schedule.

Firms shall demonstrate the capacity to accomplish multiple task orders annually with an aggregate value of $20,000,000 or more. Additional consideration will be given to firms who demonstrate the ability to take on additional work starting when this contract award is anticipated. Firms must also demonstrate the ability to handle and store top secret classified information.

A Proposed Management Plan shall be presented that articulates how efforts under this contract will be executed (to include an organizational chart) (reference SF 330, Part I, Section D) and addresses team organization (reference SF 330, Part I, Section C), any anticipated subcontractors or entities to supplement the project team, quality control procedures, program optimization as it relates to the utilization of specific testing methodologies to reduce the cost to the government, coordination of in-house disciplines, and consultants required to meet work capacity and schedule. The SF 330 shall clearly indicate the primary office where the work will be performed and the staffing at that office.

Criterion d Evaluation: Evaluation will be based on the board's assessment of the firm's ability to effectively address the Capacity to Accomplish Work as described above. The evaluation will consider the availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines to complete the task orders and offeror’s project execution strategy. The evaluation will consider all key personnel as well as other relevant personnel contained in the SF 330. A firm that more effectively addresses all Capacity requirements will be considered more highly qualified than one that does not. A firm that effectively addresses all aspects of this criterion will be considered more highly qualified than one that does not. A firm with a longer relationship with key sub-consultants may be considered more highly qualified than one with a shorter relationship with key sub-consultants.

e. Knowledge of Locality. Submittals shall demonstrate knowledge of performing the type of projects and activities as described in section 2. PROJECT INFORMATION, for the multiple locations at various military installations Worldwide - CONUS and OCONUS (including Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. Territories, Central and South America, Asia, the Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East).

Criterion e Evaluation: The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s knowledge of locality based on the experience presented throughout the submittal.

Secondary Criteria:

f. SB and SDB Participation. Both Small Business and OTSB Offerors will be evaluated on the extent of participation of small business community (SBC) members in the performance of the acquisition.

Offerors shall propose their best efforts when projecting the level of participation of Small Businesses (as a Small Business prime and/or Small Business subcontractors) for the anticipated performance of this contract. Large Business primes may achieve Small Business participation through subcontracting to Small Business. Subcontracting Plans will be required from the Large Business primes during the negotiations of the IDIQ. Small Business primes may achieve Small Business participation through their own performance/participation as a prime and through subcontracting to other Small Businesses.

g. Volume of DoW Contract Awards. Volume of DoW A-E contract awards in the last 12 months, with the objective of effectuating an equitable distribution of DoW A-E contracts among qualified firms, including SB and SDB. Offerors are required to provide a list/table of MATOC/SATOC/C-Type awards, to include the contract number (W912XXXXX), the contract title, and the total value awarded ($XXX).

For IDCs, include total value of task orders actually issued by agencies in the last 12 months, not the potential value of the IDCs. For all types of contracts, do not include for consideration any options that have not been exercised. This factor is exempt from the overall page count.

4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit SF 330 Part I and SF 330 Part II for the prime firm and all consultants/subcontractors to Euemduan C. Osmera at euemduan.c.osmera @usace.army.mil and Sara Edwards at sara.edwards@usace.army.mil. PLEASE SEND SUBMITTAL

PACKAGES AS A SINGLE PDF FILE.

Comments on this draft synopsis are due by 2:00 p.m. Central Time on November 13, 2026. No proposals are requested or accepted in response to this notice.

The SF 330, 07/2021 edition, must be used, and may be obtained from the following web site:

https://www.gsa.gov/reference/forms/architectengineer-qualifications. Include UEI number and CAGE code in SF 330 Part I, Section B, Block 5. A Joint Venture (JV) providing a submission must provide a UEI number and CAGE code which are both current at the time of submission. Additionally, the UEI number and CAGE code should be identified in SF 330 Part I, Section C, Block 9, for EACH TEAM

MEMBER.

The submittal shall have a page limit of 75 pages. Part II, Joint Venture/Teaming Arrangements; Past Performance information; Letter of Commitment (see Key Subcontractors); and Volume of DoW Contract Awards are exempt from page count. A page is one side of a sheet. Pages shall be 8.5” x 11”.

Organizational Charts may be presented on a sheet up to 11” x 17” inches and will be counted as one (1) page. Anything other than Organizational Charts submitted on an 11”x17” sheet will be counted as two

(2) pages. Blank sheets/Tabs separating the sections within the SF 330 will not count against the maximum page count. All fonts shall be at least 10 pitch or larger.

A Part II is required for each branch office of the prime firm and any consultants/subcontractors that will have a key role in the proposed contract (i.e., a Part II is required for all entities identified in SF 330 Part I, Section C of the submittal). Cover letters, company literature and extraneous materials are not desired and will not be considered. Sections E and G of SF 330 Part I must include only individuals proposed to perform the anticipated work, including all consultants/subcontractors. In SF 330 Part I, Section G, Block 26, along with the name, include the firm with which the person is associated.

SF 330, Part I, Section H (Additional Information) shall contain the following sections:

i. Capacity

ii. Proposed Management Plan

iii. Knowledge of Locality

iv. Small Business Participation

v. Volume of DoW Contract Awards

Forms must be complete and current. Each firm identified as part of this contract, including free-lance associates, must complete a separate Part II of the SF 330. Firms may be rejected for incomplete or missing SF 330s. Part II must show only the office(s) that are intended to have a key role in the contract. Section E must clearly show if individuals are full-time, consultants, or free-lance. Include the firm's point-of-contact, email address, and telephone number in the submittal.

mailto:euemduan.c.osmera%20@usace.army.mil mailto:euemduan.c.osmera%20@usace.army.mil mailto:sara.edwards@usace.army.mil https://www.gsa.gov/reference/forms/architectengineer-qualifications

Joint ventures shall submit the following additional documentation of the evidence of a joint venture entity: 1) Firms shall provide a copy of a legally binding joint venture agreement, and 2) Identification of the party who can legally bind the joint venture. Solicitation packages are not provided, and no additional project information will be given to firms during the announcement period. This is not a request for proposal. Unpopulated joint ventures do not need top secret clearance as a joint venture, but each firm will need to have top secret clearance on their own.

KEY SUBCONTRACTORS: If an Offeror wishes to be credited with the experience of a key subcontractor or supplier in Section F of the SF 330 (i.e., a firm that is not the prime contractor part of the Joint Venture), a letter of commitment signed by the key subcontractor and the prime contractor is required. Letters of commitment will not be counted against the overall page count. Letters of commitment must unequivocally state that a key subcontractor or firm will perform for the purpose that its experience is being submitted. If the Letter of Commitment is not submitted or signed by both parties, the Experience of the key subcontractor will not be considered.

ALL QUESTIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED VIA THE BIDDER INQUIRY PORTAL in ProjNet at http://www.projnet.org/projnet. Questions shall be submitted no less than 10 calendar days prior to the proposed due date and time stated above to allow time for a response. On this date and time, the portal will be closed. For questions, no other means of communication, e-mail, fax, or telephone, will be accepted. To submit and review inquiry items, prospective vendors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below. A prospective vendor who submits a comment/question will receive an acknowledgement of their comment/question via email, followed by an answer to the comment/question after it has been processed by our team. All timely questions and approved answers will be made available through ProjNet. To submit and review inquiries, firms will need to be current registered users of the ProjNet system.

Registration for ProjNet Bidder Inquiry Access: (If you are already registered, go to Entering Bidder Inquiries in ProjNet Bidder Inquiry System below)

1. From the ProjNet home page link above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

2. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

3. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed below.

4. Email. Enter the email address you would like to use for communication.

5. Click Continue. A page will then open saying that a user account was not found and will ask you to create one using the provided form.

6. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, Email, Secret Question, Secret Answer, and Time Zone. Make sure to remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system.

7. Click Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system.

Entering Bidder Inquiries in ProjNet Bidder Inquiry System:

1. For future access to ProjNet, you will not be emailed any type of password. You will utilize your Secret Question and Secret Answer to log in.

2. From the ProjNet home page link above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

3. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

4. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed below.

5. Email. Enter the email address you used to register previously in ProjNet.

6. Click Continue. A page will then open asking you to enter the answer to your Secret Question.

7. Enter your Secret Answer and click Login. Once this is completed you are now logged into the system.

http://www.projnet.org/projnet

8. Follow online screen instructions to enter specific bidder inquiries for the project.

The Solicitation Number is: W9128F27RA016 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: XU2PD3-9MEFFP

The Government requests firms review the Bidder Inquiry Portal for previous questions and responses, prior to submission of a new inquiry in the Portal. Caution: Any inquiry submitted and answered within this system will be accessible to view by all interested firms on this solicitation. The call center for the ProjNet operates weekdays from 8 AM to 5 PM U.S. Central Time Zone. The telephone number is

1-800-428-HELP.