A.02.02_-_Synopsis_GAES_-__Amendment_01_-_04_Oct_2018.pdf

C - General A-E Services for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Center

GENERAL INFORMATION

Document Type: Solicitation (AMENDMENT 01) Solicitation Number: W912DY-18-R-0019 Posting Date: 17 September 2018 Response Date: 29 October 2018 NAICS Code: 541330 Engineering Services Product Service Code (PSC): C211- Architect & Engineering Services - General

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: US Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Center, P.O. Box 1600, Huntsville, AL 35807-4301

DESCRIPTION

The purpose of Amendment 01 is to provide the Government’s responses to the questions and answer phase, which closed on 1 Oct 2018. There are strikethrough changes or changes in red. There will be no extension to the response date at this time.

CONTRACT INFORMATION. This is not a Request for Price Proposal (RFPP). This is a Request for Capability Statement. This procurement is for Architect & Engineering (A-E) services and will be procured in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.6, A-E Services procedures and Selection of A/E Statute.

The U.S. Army Engineering and Support, Huntsville Center (CEHNC) intends to procure four (4) suites of a firm, fixed-price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) for General A-E Services (GAES). Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed-price or labor-hour task orders. The Period of Performance (POP) is a one (1) year base with four (4) one-year options, for a total of five (5) years. The total IDC contract value shall not exceed a shared capacity $49 million. The small business size standard for NAICS 541330 is $15M.

The Government’s minimum obligation shall not exceed the minimum guarantee of $1,000.00 for the life of each contract.

When CEHNC conducted market research to maximize small business usage, many A- E forms showed relevant experience in multiple Functional Areas; therefore the A-E services will be divided into four (4) categories covering (7) Functional Areas (FAs). There is not an incumbent for this requirement.

THIS NOTICE IS FOR RESPONSES TO CATEGORY 3 ONLY (see Project Information).

Ultimately, the Government intends to stagger the awards and contractors that receive awards in more than one category will be under separate contracts. Therefore, contractors shall submit a SF330 for each category to be considered for award in the various categories. The following is the tentative schedule for each of the categories to be solicited:

Categories Synopsis Open Date Synopsis Close Date Category 1 - General November 2018 January 2018 Category 2 - Cyber To Be Determined To Be Determined Category 3 – Various Specialties September 2018 October 2018 Category 4 - Cost To Be Determined To Be Determined

* Detail for the Categories (see Project Information). The capacity is shared between all four categories and there will be one statement of work (SOW) for the entire IDC.

The main activities that comprise the source selection process for this A-E IDC:

1. Public Announcement.

2. Receipt of SF330 Data.

3. Conduct Pre-Selection Evaluation Board (if needed).

4. Conduct Source Selection Evaluation Board (i.e. interviews, ranking, report etc.)

5. Approval of Selections.

6. Issuance, Evaluation, and Negotiation of Price Proposals (Request for Price

Proposal).

7. Preparation of Contract Award Documents.

After the evaluation of qualifications has taken place and a determination of the most highly qualified firms has been made, the Government will issue a Request for Pricing Proposal for review and negotiation as needed for an award. If negotiations are not successful with an A-E firm, negotiations will be conducted with the next most highly qualified firm, and so on, until the anticipated number of A-E contracts are awarded.

If a small business is anticipated to receive an IDC award, the Contractor shall adhere to FAR 52.219-14 – “Limitations on Subcontracting”. If an “other than” small business is anticipated to receive contract award under these IDC suites, an acceptable small business subcontracting plan shall be submitted prior to award of the basic contract. It will be incorporated into the contract and set forth an agreement that Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), HUBZone Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns will have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the performance of the contract.

PROJECT INFORMATION: The Contractor(s) shall provide engineering and architectural services primarily in support of USACE Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville programs. These services may include but are not limited to the following seven (7) functional areas (FA): (1) General Military Facilities Design/Studies to include but not limited to Architectural and Engineering designs, drawings, plans, specifications (all major disciplines to include AT/FP), Design-Build RFP development; bid document preparation, Design criteria development, Construction Cost Estimation/Schedule Preparation, Facility condition surveys/studies; testing; HAZMAT surveys; GIS surveys;

engineering forensics, Value Engineering Studies, Specification updates and policy input, Design reviews, Independent Technical Reviews (ITR) support, Site planning, Facility Planning, Economic Analysis, Construction Cost Estimating, Construction Phase Support

(2) Facility Commissioning to include but not limited to Fundamental, enhanced, and retro-commissioning and post-occupancy validation HVAC, electrical, plumbing, control systems (3) Facilities Cybersecurity to include services primarily related to real property facility systems (HVAC, controls, etc.) and NOT related to personal property or non-installed equipment (4) Facility High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) Studies/Design (5) Facility Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Reliability, Availability, & Maintainability (RAM), and TEMPEST Analyses (6) General Military Facility Cost Engineering/Estimating to include but not limited to Planning estimates, parametric estimates, and detail estimates, Reviewing cost portions of DD1391 documents, Development of schedules and project controls documentation (7) Explosives and Blast Engineering to include but not limited to Development of Explosive Safety Plans, Explosives effects/mitigation, Protective construction, Explosives safety studies/reports.

Based on the market research, the Government made the determination that seven (7) FAs would be combined in the following four (4) categories:

Categories Functional Areas

1 - General FA 1. General Military Facility Design/Studies FA 2. Facility Commissioning

2 – Cyber FA 3. Facility Cybersecurity

3 – Various Specialties

FA 4. Facility High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) Studies/Design FA 5. Facility Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM), and Tempest Analyses FA 7. Explosive and Blast Engineering

4 – Cost FA 6. General Military Facility Cost Engineering/Estimating

The Government anticipates each category will have up to three (3) firms for the small sub-suite (small businesses) and three (3) firms for the unrestricted sub-suite. The following is the number of firms per sub-suite on the GAES IDC:

Categories # of A-E Firms for Each Sub-Suite (Estimate)

1 - General 3 Small 3 Unrestricted

2 – Cyber 3 Small 3 Unrestricted

3 – Various Specialties

4 – Cost 3 Small

LOCATION. Projects for this requirement include the following areas: United States and its Territories, Afghanistan, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. It is anticipated that a majority of the work will be performed in the office of the A-E firms.

SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS. The A-E prime firm shall have, or demonstrate the ability to obtain, a Facility Clearance at the Secret level and shall demonstrate the ability to obtain secret security clearances as well as store and process classified material in accordance with Executive Order No. 12958. When on a military installation, the Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by Government Representative). The Contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services or Security Office. Contractor workforce shall comply with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by DoD (Department of Defense), Headquarters Department of Army (HQDA) and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in the Contractor security matters or processes. Additional security requirements may apply such as those required to fulfill OPORD 2013-74 (Integrating Antiterrorism (AT) and Operations Security (OPSEC) into the USACE Acquisition Process).

SELECTION CRITERIA. The source selection process for this acquisition will evaluate the following primary selection criteria, which are listed in descending order of importance.

The Government reserves the right to reject any and all offers.

PRIMARY SELECTION CRITERIA

Criteria Description Criteria 1 Specialized Experience & Technical Competence Criteria 2 Professional Qualifications Criteria 3 Past Performance Criteria 4 Capacity Criteria 5 Knowledge of Locality

Criteria 1: Specialized Experience & Technical Competence

The A-E Firm shall submit 3 to 6 key projects that demonstrate the proposed team’s recent and relevant experience as follows:

• Submit 1 to 2 projects that demonstrate the proposed team’s recent and relevant experience in facility high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) studies and design.

• Submit 1 to 2 projects that demonstrate the proposed team’s recent and relevant experience in the specialized analytical techniques of facility failure mode, effects, and criticality analysis (FMECA), Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM), and TEMPEST analysis.

• Submit 1 to 2 projects that demonstrate the proposes team’s recent and relevant experience in explosives and blast engineering, to include the development of explosive safety plans, explosives effects/mitigations, protective construction, and explosives safety studies/reports.

Key projects may be performed by the prime contractor, joint-venture partners, or key subcontractors that are being proposed as team members on this proposal. A key subcontractor is defined as a subcontractor where there is a demonstrated history of project partnership where they have performed (and are anticipated to perform) at least 20% of the overall effort on a project. The Offeror shall provide a sufficient amount of information to allow for a clear evaluation of the items listed below. A summary of the overall project may be submitted, however, the material shall be clear to highlight the specific work that the proposing team directly performed for each project. Each project will be submitted using SF330 Part I, Section F form per project. The A-E Firm should not submit a base contract IDC as a project example. The A-E Firm shall not submit multiple task orders as a single project example unless they are the design phases of a single project such as the 1. Zero to 35%, 2. 35% to 65% and 3. 65% to 100% design packages or similar. Phases of design for a single site that produce final designs for construction in each task order should not be submitted as a single project.

For a submitted project to be considered ‘recent’:

If the product directly led to a construction project (design, design-build RFP, etc.) the associated construction project should have been completed in the last ten (10) years.

Also, construction projects must be at least 50% complete by the time the SF330 is submitted for Government review. Any other product types should have been submitted and accepted in the last ten (10) years. Otherwise, the key project will not be considered ‘recent’ and will not be acceptable for further evaluation.

Relevancy of key projects will be evaluated in terms of: depth of involvement, construction project complexity, and customer (of equal importance).

• Depth of involvement: A Firm that has been directly involved in in a greater number of critical disciplines on the project will be considered more relevant than if the firm has been involved in fewer critical disciplines on the project.

• Project complexity: Large, complex projects will be more relevant than smaller, less complex projects. Projects involving the design of new facilities will be considered more relevant than the design of additions, alterations, renovations of existing facilities, studies, or analysis.

• Customer: DOD projects will be considered more relevant than other federal and private sector projects. Other federal projects will be considered more relevant than private sector projects.

Criteria 2: Professional Qualifications

Using SF330 Part I, Section E, the Firm shall submit one (1) resume for each of the following key personnel:

Lead Program Manager Lead Project Manager Lead Architect Lead Mechanical Engineer Lead Electrical Engineer Lead Civil Engineer Lead Structural Engineer Lead Environmental Engineer Lead Fire Protection Engineer High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) subject matter expert (SME)

TEMPEST SME

Lead Communications Specialist

It is requested that the Firm not submit any resumes beyond what is being requested. It is recommended instead that the personnel be reflected in the organization chart, identify professional engineers (PE) and registered architect (RA). Key engineers and architects shall be registered RA or PE in at least one (1) state (which excludes the Lead PgM, Lead PM, and Lead Communications Systems Professional). The HEMP SME should have a minimum of ten (10) years of experience in the design, construction, testing and commissioning of HEMP facilities. The ‘HEMP’ SME can be of any discipline and can be one of the other lead engineers.

The TEMPEST SME should be a Certified Tempest Specialist (LVL 2) and have at least seven (7) years’ experience in administering TEMPEST programs and/or TEMPEST design and studies. Dual-hatting of disciplines is not allowed except for the following:

The HEMP and TEMPEST SMEs can also be dual-hatted as one of the other discipline leads.

For Explosives and Blast Engineering, the structural, mechanical and electrical lead engineers should demonstrate specialized experience in the design of facilities used to process, handle, test, store, inspect or perform research and development of items containing ammunition and explosives. The lead structural engineer should demonstrate at least five (5) years’ experience of predicting explosives effect hazards (overpressure, fragment, thermal) and related mitigation per the explosives safety requirements and design criteria specifically documented in DoD 6055.09-M and UFC 3-340-02. The mechanical and electrical lead engineers should demonstrate at least five(5) years of experience of designing facilities per the explosives safety and design criteria specifically documented in DoD 6055.09-M and the Services (Army, Air Force, Navy/Marines) explosives safety manuals.

The submitting A-E Firm shall provide a Certificate of Authorization (or equivalent) to demonstrate that it is permitted by law to practice the professions of architecture and/or engineering work in at least one state, territory, or jurisdiction of the United States as required by FAR 36.601-4(b). This information should be provided after SF330 Part I, Section H.

The A-E firm shall submit a matrix that demonstrates each key person and the key project that they have participated in using SF330 Part I, Section G.

The A-E firm shall submit an organization chart of the proposed team that clearly demonstrates the team and organizational relationships among key personnel, delineates responsibility, and identifies for which firm each person directly works. This org chart may not exceed one (1) page using SF330 Part I, Section D.

The Government will evaluate the relevant experience and career longevity of the key personnel relative to the scope of this requirement with greater consideration given to the key personnel team who has: (1) had a longer career of having specialized in relevant projects and (2) demonstrated a history of having worked together on the key projects listed. The lack of a PE or RA license in any key discipline that requires or the lack of an RCDD credential for the Lead Communications Systems Professional discipline will constitute an unsatisfactory rating for this criteria. Lack of a Certificate of Authorization will constitute non-responsiveness and will constitute an unsatisfactory rating for this criteria. The organization chart will be evaluated for concerns related to high-risk operations which may affect the rating.

Criteria 1 and 2 will be evaluated using the following adjectival rating methodology:

COMBINED TECHNICAL/RISK RATINGS

Color Adjective Description

Blue

Outstanding

Proposal meets requirements and indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths far outweigh any weaknesses.

Risk of unsuccessful performance is very low.

Purple

Good

Proposal meets requirements and indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements.

Proposal contains strengths which outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Green

Acceptable

Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements.

Strengths and weaknesses are offsetting or will have little or no impact on contract performance. Risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Yellow

Marginal

Proposal does not clearly meet requirements and has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. The proposal has one or more weaknesses which are not offset by strengths. Risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Red Unacceptable Proposal does not meet requirements and contains one or more deficiencies. Proposal is un-awardable.

CRITERIA 3: PAST PERFORMANCE

The A-E Firm shall provide Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) for all key projects submitted IAW Criteria 1. (see Appendix A – Past Performance Questionnaire) The Government will evaluate the responses to PPQs provided by customers of the key projects presented. These questionnaires should be submitted to customers by the proposing A-E firm with instructions to return the questionnaire to the A-E Firm for inclusion in the SF330.

Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture (JV), teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the Offeror’s proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), and any other known sources not provided by the Offeror.

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

Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting system (CPARS) or PPIRs may be queried for all prime, JV, and key subcontractors. In the event that adverse past performance information is obtained outside the PPIRS or CPARS query and the A-E Firm did not have the opportunity to respond, the A-E Firm will have the opportunity to comment if the firm is selected for discussion IAW FAR 36.602-3(c) or if adverse past performance is the determining reason why the firm is not selected as most highly qualified.

The Government will evaluate the Offeror's likelihood of success in performing the solicitation's requirements and delivering high quality products and services as indicated by that Offeror's record of past performance. In this context, “Offeror” refers to the proposed prime contractor and its proposed key subcontractors. The prime contractor(s) and proposed key subcontractor(s) will be assessed individually, and the results will then be assessed in their totality to derive the Offeror’s Past Performance rating. For prime contractors or key subcontractors whose firms are divided into severable segments (i.e.

division, group, unit, etc.) the past performance will only be evaluated as it relates to those segments of the firm(s) that will actually perform the work.

Past Performance references will first be reviewed to determine the relevancy of the past performance information. Past performance shall have occurred within the ten (10) years prior to the closing date of this solicitation and be similar in scope and complexity to be considered relevant. The evaluation will use four levels of relevancy as shown in the Table below. More relevant past performance will be treated as a stronger predictor of future success and will therefore have more influence on the overall performance confidence assessment than past performance of lesser relevance.

PAST PERFORMANCE RELEVANCY RATINGS

Rating Description

Very Relevant Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Relevant Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Past Performance will be evaluated using the following adjectival rating methodology:

PERFORMANCE CONFIDENCE ASSESSMENTS

Rating Description

Substantial Confidence

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Limited Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Unknown Confidence (Neutral)

No recent/relevant performance record is available or the offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.

Criteria 4: Capacity

The A-E Firm shall provide a logical narrative explanation (with charts or other aids as necessary) to analytically demonstrate their capacity to perform the following additional workload above and beyond other work projected to be performed during the period of performance of this IDC. This information will be provided in SF330 Part I, Section H.

For firms proposing as for this unrestricted requirement shall:

• Provide specific details on your current and projected capacity to perform the

ADDITIONAL workload of two (2) relevant task orders with a total combined fee of $1M over a six (6) month period.

• Provide specific details on your current and projected capacity to perform the ADDITIONAL workload of a single task order with a fee of $2M over a 12-month period.

More consideration will be given to firms who can effectively demonstrate a greater capacity to effectively handle additional workload.

Criteria 5: Knowledge of Locality

The A-E firm shall provide a logical narrative explanation (with charts or other aids as necessary) to demonstrate their familiarity with having worked (or ability to work) in multiple geographic locations. This information will be provided in SF330 Part I, Section H.

Greater consideration will be given to the A-E firms with the capability to perform work in diverse locations rather than only having experience in one geographic area due to the geographical diversity anticipated of the task order requirements.

If two (2) or more firms are technically equal, the secondary criteria will be used as “tie-breakers” and the final ranking of firms decided. The table below shows secondary criteria in descending order of importance includes:

SECONDARY SELECTION CRITERIA

Criteria Description Criteria 6 Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Criteria 7 Volume of DoD Contract Awards

Criteria 6: Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business Participation

The Government will evaluate the extent of participation of small businesses (including SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB, and SDVOSB). The greater the participation, the greater the consideration will be given. Firms that are “other than” a small business concern proposing shall include an estimated percentage of involvement of each SB category.

Small Businesses submitting as the prime A-E will automatically be given the highest level of consideration for this criteria.

The following clauses will be incorporated into the resultant contracts:

a) FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns

b) FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan

c) FAR 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages- Subcontracting Plan

d) FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting

e) DFARS 252.219-7003, Small Business Subcontracting Plan

Criteria 7: Volume of DoD Contract Awards

The A-E firm shall provide a statement of the volume (expressed in total number of contracts) of DOD A-E contract awards or contracts that have been active in the last 12 months). The objective is to ensure an equitable distribution of DOD A-E contracts among qualified firms, including small business concerns.

Contract awards may be obtained from CPARS, and verified and updated during the interviews with the most highly qualified firms.

JOINT VENTURE /MENTOR- PROTÉGÉ REQUIREMENTS:

When proposing as a joint venture, all members of the joint venture shall provide a draft written agreement designating one (1) firm with the authority to bind the other member(s) of the joint venture. Failure to comply with the foregoing requirements may eliminate the submission from further consideration. If this is an 8(a), HUBZone, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned joint venture, the Offeror should ensure that it complies with the applicable requirements of 13 CFR Part 124, 13 CFR Part 125, and 13 CFR Part 126 respectively.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS. Interested parties are to submit a SF330 (see Engineering Pamphlet (EP 715-1-4, Competing for A-E Contracts Awarded by USACE) for instructions on completing your submission. (Appendix B – Blank SF330)

One (1) SF330 and supporting information shall be submitted in 3-ring binder(s) and a copy of all submitted documents on a compact disk (CD) ROM or Digital Video Disc (DVD)

ROM.

The tabs for the binder(s) shall be as follows:

Tab 1 – SF330 Tab 2 – SF330 supporting Documents Tab 3 – Documents excluded from page count

Firms shall submit one original copy of their submittal with four (4) additional copies, for a total of five (5) printed copies.

Each binder submitted shall include a CD/DVD ROM containing a complete copy of the contents of that respective binder. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to ensure that the CD/DVD ROM and all files contained therein are readable, complete, and accessible without password. The digital files shall be provided in a word searchable PDF format. If the electronic copy and hard copy of the submission differ, the hard copy will govern. Zip disks are not permitted.

Each disc should be externally labeled with the volume(s) number(s), date, solicitation number and the Offeror’s name. Self-extracting .exe files are prohibited.

The SF330 Part 1 shall not exceed 60 pages, including no more than 8 pages for Section H. Each side of a sheet of paper is considered one page; use no smaller than Arial or New Times Roman 10-font type; and a page number should appear at the bottom of each page (along with the submission revision number for the amended page, if amended).

Paper Parameters

• Margins: Top, Bottom, Left, Right – 1”

• Gutter: 0”

• From Edge: Header, Footer – 0.5”

• Page Size: Width – 8.5”

• Page Size: Height – 11”

Paper parameter and font restrictions do not apply to the SF330 form.

The following pages are excluded from the 60 page count: cover letter, section tabs, abbreviation/acronym page, letters of commitment, the certificate of authorization, and PPQs/PPIR/CPAR reports. Ensure to include the DUNS number and email address of the point of contact in Part I, Section H. Offerors shall register in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submission of SF330s. Pages exceeding the allowable page count will not be evaluated. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited. Double-sided printing is preferred.

This notice and the solicitation will be issued in electronic format only. Paper copies of the notice and solicitation will not be available. Other methods of requesting this notice or the solicitation will not be honored. The solicitation will be posted to FedBizOpps.

Contractors can search for the solicitation under Solicitation Number: W912DY-18-R- 0019. Offerors can register on the FedBizOpps site for the vendor collaboration tool so that possible partnerships and subcontracting opportunities may be identified.

It is the offeror’s responsibility to check the internet address provided as necessary for any posted changes to this solicitation and all amendments. A project-specific design quality control plan shall be prepared and approved by the Government as a condition of contract award, but is not required with this submission. In Section H, indicate the estimated percentage involvement of each firm on the proposed team. No additional project information will be given to firms during the announcement period.

Submissions shall be submitted to:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Center

CEHNC-CT-PREAWARD

ATTN: Sharla R. Andrews / Kijafa T. Johnson-Cooper 5021 Bradford Drive NW Huntsville AL 35816

Hand carried submissions shall be dropped off at the same location proposals are to be submitted for this acquisition. The mailroom entrance is located at the back of the building and is clearly marked from the outside. The mailroom personnel will receive the packages, date stamp, x-ray as appropriate and contact the person identified on the package. Hours of operations for the mailroom hours is 0800-1500 Central Time, Monday-Friday, excluding federal holidays. Hand carried submissions shall be date stamped by the mailroom personnel by the specified due date and time. FACSIMILE OR

EMAIL TRANSMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

The penalty for making false statement in proposals is prescribed in 18 U.S.C. 1001.

THIS NOTICE IS FOR RESPONSES TO CATEGORY 3 ONLY.

Government Responses to the Questions in reference to this notice are posted on Projnet (www.projnet.org) using Bidder Inquiry Key: 758G3P-9ZIGHI and attached to this Amendment 01.

Point of Contacts:

Sharla Andrews (Contract Specialist) Kijafa T Johnson-Cooper (Contracting Officer) Office Number: (256) 895-7429 Office Number: (256) 895-1614 Sharla.R.Andrews@usace.army.mil Kijafa.T.Johnson-Cooper@usace.army.mil mailto:Sharla.R.Andrews@usace.army.mil mailto:Kijafa.T.Johnson-Cooper@usace.army.mil

QUESTIONS & RESPONSES

7658755 Are there current contract holders relating to these services? Who may they be?

Answer: No, this is a new procurement.

7658968 Good afternoon. Per the language in the solicitation, can you please confirm if the total contract capacity is $49M for all (4) categories/suites combined or $49M for a specific category/suite? For example, category/suite 3?

Answer: The $49M capacity will be shared amongst the 4 categories.

7661806 If the A/E prime has a relationship with a Design-Build Contractor who has a Facility Clearance and capability to process and store classified material is that acceptable.

Answer: No, the awarded AE Firm (or JV) must have, or demonstrate the ability to obtain, a facility security clearance at the secret level.

7663947 We would like to submit our qualifications for FA 2. Facility Commissioning. Thus, we like to know if we need to provide resumes for all disciplines under Criteria 2. Please advise.

Answer: The Synopsis for Category 1 (which includes FA1 and FA2) is tentatively scheduled to be released in November 2018. The instructions for resumes will be included at that time.

7664500 For completed projects, can we include design complete project which are in construction?

Answer: yes, construction projects must be at least 50% complete at the due date of the SF330s.

7667389 Criteria 2: Professional Qualifications asks that firms submit a resume for the lead mechanical, electrical, and structural engineers. The first paragraph on page 7 outlines the requirements for the structural, mechanical, and electrical leads as having specialized explosive and blast engineering experience, but no requirements for HEMP experience.

Are firms only permitted to submit resumes for the lead explosive and blast engineering mechanical, electrical, and structural? Or are firms permitted to also submit a resume for the lead HEMP mechanical, electrical, and structural engineers?

Answer: The requirement in the synopsis is to submit resumes for the list of disciplines and specialties, which includes a HEMP SME. This SME can be of any discipline and can be one of the other lead engineers.

7667399 Can you please clarify what type of environmental scope will be part of this contract?

Answer: The statement of work, as paraphrased in the synopsis Project Information section, includes FA1, General Military Facilities Design/Studies. Requirements related to this functional area may include typical environmental concerns associated with facility design/studies.

7667431 Reference page 6, Criteria 2, the TEMPEST SME is required to be a Certified Tempest Specialist (LVL 2). This is a certification only issued by the State Department for government employees, not generally available to civilian contractors. This requirement is near impossible to meet. Will the Government provide a resource pool of certified personal that we can contact? If not, will the Government relax this requirement? We recommend a requirement such as: "A TEMPEST consultant with extensive (7 years) experience in TEMPEST design and studies." Then the offeror can demonstrate this through the resume submitted.

Answer: The requirement is changed to read: The TEMPEST SME should be a Certified Tempest Specialist (LVL 2) and have at least seven (7) years’ experience in administering TEMPEST programs and/or TEMPEST design and studies.

7670449 The proposal response date of October 29th is a Monday. Will the Government consider extending the response date to Tuesday, October 30th or later to allow for shipping the proposal on Monday, October 29th rather than Saturday, October 27th?

Answer: No

7670495 To allow flexibility in the use of the contract, will the IDIQ contract include the entire SOW covering categories other than Categories 4, 5, and 7?

Answer: Yes, there will be one SOW for the entire IDC.

7670508 In the Submission requirements, page 13, the blank SF330 (provided as Appendix B) doesn't appear to meet the paper parameters -- 1-inch margins and header and footers set at 0.5" -- and font restrictions (10-point Arial) as prescribed. To meet the paper parameter restrictions, offerors will need to re-create the SF330 in an alternate format (Microsoft Word or PDF, to be submitted in PDF). Is this an accurate assessment? Are the section headings and descriptions provided in the form SF330 -- which use as small a font as 7-point Arial -- excluded from font restrictions?

Answer: Paper parameter and font restrictions do not apply to the SF330 form.

SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS. The A-E prime firm shall have, or demonstrate the ability to obtain, a Facility Clearance at the Secret level and shall demonstrate the ability to obtain secret security clearances as well as store and process classified mater...