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Source Selection Information FAR 2.101 and 3.104

RANGE AND TRAINING LAND PROGRAM ARCHITECT & ENGINEERING SERVICES

SYNOPSIS: W912DY-18-R-0098

I. CONTRACT INFORMATION.

This acquisition is being procured In Accordance With (IAW) the 40 United States Code (U.S.C) Chapter 1101 – 1104, Selection of Architects and Engineers Statute (SAES) (commonly known as the Brooks Act) as implemented per the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Sub Part 36.6, Sub Part 236.6 of the Defense Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS) and Sub Part 5136.6 of the Army Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS); the USACE Acquisition Instructions (UAI); and Engineering Pamphlet (EP) 715-1-7 Architect-Engineer Contracting in USACE.

The objective of this Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) is to provide A-E design services, from initial site investigation through engineering services during construction, to support various Army, Army Reserve, National Guard and Marine Corps installations and design projects to CEHNC, other Corps of Engineers district offices, or other federal agencies for the Range Training and Land Program (RTLP). IAW FAR 52.236-23 -- Responsibility of the A-E Firm, the A-E firm shall be responsible for the professional quality, technical accuracy, and the coordination of all designs, drawings, specifications, and other services furnished by the firm under this contract. The firm shall, without additional compensation, correct or revise any errors or deficiencies in its designs, drawings, specifications, and other services.

In order to accomplish the objective above, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (CEHNC) proposes to award an unrestricted competitive procurement. A target of four (4) to six (6) contract awards are contemplated, with a shared capacity of $45M over five (5) years; however, the Government reserves the right to award more or no contract at all. Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed-price task orders. The resultant contracts will have a twenty-four (24) month base ordering period and three (3) twelve (12) month optional ordering periods. The Government’s minimum obligation shall not exceed the minimum guarantee of $2,500.00 for the life of each contract. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330, Engineering Services.

This approach is intended to satisfy the requirements of DFARS 219.502-1(2) and DFARS 219.502-2(a) (iii). If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The plan is not required with this submittal, but will be required with the Request for Price Proposal (RFPP) of the firm selected for negotiations. The evaluation board will conduct initial evaluations of qualifications for two separate groups: large businesses and small businesses. All firms will be evaluated against the same primary and secondary selection criteria; however, the small businesses will be ranked separately from the large businesses. Small businesses shall be considered first for task orders valued at $400k or less and will be awarded the task order only if the risk is low based upon an examination of their specific capabilities.

To be eligible for contract award, the submitting A-E firm must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and have the professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of the required services. Register via the SAM internet site at http://www.sam.gov.

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II. PROJECT INFORMATION.

A. Description of Work. The primary services cover specific range requirements, including but not limited to: constructing range designs, building facilities that will support multiple training events from weapons system firing training, and live ammunition, targetry interface requirements. The scope of this acquisition includes the following service elements:

A. RTLP Project Planning

• Unexploded Ordnance Support during Design Services

• Prepare Design Build Request for Proposals

• DD Form 1391 Development

• Site Investigations

• Engineering Analysis

• Surface Danger Zone Analysis

• Evaluations and Studies

• Surveying and Geotechnical Investigations

• Innovative Technology Applications Analysis

• Sustainable Design Applications

• National Environmental Policy Act Documentation

• Construction Plans, Specifications and Cost Estimates

• Value Engineering Studies

• Advise and Assist in the creation of Contract Solicitation Documents

• Engineering Services during Construction

Engineering services during construction may include:

• Supervision and Inspection of Construction

• Review of Shop Drawings

• Schedules and Sequencing of Construction

• Preparation of Operation and Maintenance Manuals

• Engineering/Design during Construction, and Quality Assurance Surveillance

Services will require the knowledge and ability to deal with the various unique training requirements involved with the multiple weapons systems used by the DoD and the need to construct facilities that will withstand multiple training events from weapons systems firing training and live ammunition. Designs must also interface with the Army’s digital battlefield concept, which requires that all elements of the battlefield operate and communicate through a seamless digital system. The firm shall be responsible for accomplishing designs and preparing drawings using computer-aided design and Building Information Modeling (BIM) technologies, delivering the three-dimensional drawings in MicroStation software, electronic digital format, as applicable. Specifications shall be processed and delivered in SpecsIntact software configuration. Final drawings and specifications shall be delivered in a format compatible with Corps of Engineers electronic bidding system. The Government will only accept the final product that is fully compatible, without conversion or reformatting. Cost estimates must be prepared using the Corps of Engineers Micro Computer Aided Cost Estimating System (MCACES, Second Generation (MII) current version). Work shall be submitted in hard copy format as well as digital. Record drawings shall also be submitted in reproducible hard copy format. The projects have a projected MCA construction value of up to $50M or more and require integration of highly complex targetry, digital instrumentation, computer control/tracking systems, and data capture/playback (Appendix A).

It is critical that the A-E firms possess extensive experience related to services described above and comply with mandatory Federal, State, and military regulations and standards.

B. Location of Work. RTLP design services are required to support various locations operated by the DoD and other federal and state agencies throughout the Continental United States, as well as Japan, Republic of Korea, Italy, Germany, and Afghanistan. Other countries outside the Continental United States may be added if deemed appropriate after an analysis of the regulations and international agreement terms between the United States and the respective foreign country. However, the contract file will be documented accordingly to ensure compliance with the approved acquisition plan. It’s been recognized that foreign country contracting may involve unique challenges or require local clauses when preparing solicitation(s) (e.g., Japan requires indirect contracting and Korea requires contractor and tech rep status local clauses to be incorporated), so coordination will be done with the Office of Counsel to ensure all appropriate clauses and provisions are included.

C. Security Considerations. When on a military installation, the firm 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 firm shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements when required.

• Comply with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by DoD, Headquarters Department of Army, and/or local policy. In addition, if the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any individual facility or installation changes, 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).

D. Safety Considerations. The A-E firm shall adhere to safe work practices and to local safety rules for each site. Prior to the performance of any work on site, the A-E firm shall prepare, submit, and will have obtained approval on the appropriate type of Accident Prevention Plan as specified in each task order. These plans are to be prepared and executed IAW the EM 385-1-1 as appropriate.

III. SELECTION CRITERIA.

The selection criteria for the base IDC is listed below in descending order of importance. Criteria “a” thru “e” are primary, criteria “f” and “g” are secondary and will only be used as "tie-breakers" among firms that are otherwise equally qualified. The selection process for this acquisition will utilize the following selection criteria:

PRIMARY SELECTION CRITERIA

CRITERIA DESCRIPTION

Criteria a. Specialized Experience & Technical Competence Criteria b. Professional Qualifications Criteria c. Past Performance Criteria d. Capacity Criteria e. Knowledge of Locality

Criteria a: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE & TECHNICAL COMPETENCE

i. Firms shall submit key projects that demonstrate the proposed team’s recent and relevant experience as follows. A project is defined as efforts leading to the completion of a specific requirement. The A-E firm shall not submit a base contract (IDIQ, MATOC, etc.), or multiple task orders as a project, only individual task orders from a base contract can be submitted as one project. Multiple projects performed under a multiple-award contract submitted as a single key project will be disqualified from further evaluation. Each project shall be submitted using one SF330 Part I, Section F form per project.

ii. Firms shall provide examples of up to six (6) key projects that demonstrate relevant experience.

The relevancy of key projects will be evaluated in terms of the following sub-criteria (1-9) listed in descending order of importance. Example projects shall clearly state what specific role the contractor and key subcontractors had including the names of the key personnel. Preference will be given on all factors for the design of military training ranges that incorporate Army FASIT standard targetry systems or that include Army combat or combat vehicle simulators as appropriate. Preference will also be given based on how recently the project was designed. The Government will consider only the first six projects in the submission; any remaining projects will be disqualified from further evaluation.

Sub-Criteria:

1. Design of projects requiring extensive grading and earthwork, with a preference on military live fire training range facilities

2. Design of mixed-use and re-configurable facilities, (i.e. facilities that have more than one of the following spaces: storage, utility, maintenance, simulation, and administration); design should include architectural, structural, fire protection, electrical, hydraulic, plumbing, HVAC, civil design disciplines; preference given to training support system facilities on military installations

3. Design of interior and exterior fiber optic networking and installation processes, as well as

ANSI/TIA/EIA structured cabling standards; preference given to military range projects that support FASIT compliant targetry systems

4. Design of low and medium voltage, underground power distribution systems; preference given to military range projects that support FASIT compliant targetry systems

5. Capability of executing 3D Topographical Modeling and Line of Sight Analysis

6. Mechanical design of buildings with electrical and communication rooms

7. Use of BIM

8. Sustainable design based on the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and

Environmental Design and ASHRAE 189.1

9. Development of complete Design Build RFPs; preference given to the types of facilities listed in items 1 and 2 above

Key projects may be performed by the prime contractor A-E Firm, joint-venture partners, or key subcontractors that are being proposed as team members on this proposal. In Section A, the offeror must expressly state that key subcontractors being proposed as team members will perform at least 10% of the overall effort across all task orders awarded on this contract. The offeror must provide a sufficient amount of information to allow for a clear evaluation of the items listed above. A summary of the overall project may be submitted, however, the material must be clear to indicate the specific work that the proposing team directly performed for each project. Preference will be given to projects that show the proposed team has worked together. The submitting firm shall submit an unconditional letter of commitment signed by key subcontractors.

A key project will only be considered recent if the design product has been completed within the last ten (10) years from the date of this synopsis. Otherwise, the key project will NOT be considered recent and will be eliminated from further evaluation. Preference will be given to those projects that are design complete within the last five (5) years from the date of this synopsis.

Criteria b: PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

The submitting A-E firm shall provide a Certificate of Authorization (or equivalent) to demonstrate that they are 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). If the firm has not provided sufficient authorization documents or justification as requested, the firm will be disqualified from further consideration. This information should be provided after SF330 Part I, Section H.

i. Evaluation of Key Qualified Professional Personnel: Using SF330 Part I, Section E, firms must submit one resume for each of the following key qualified professional personnel in the following key disciplines. Each field in the resume form should be filled out (or otherwise indicate that the field is not applicable). Resumes for the following key qualified professional personnel shall be included:

1. Project Manager

2. Civil Engineer

3. Electrical Engineer

4. Mechanical Engineer

5. Cost Engineer

6. Architect

7. Structural Engineer

The project manager must have an active registration in architecture or engineering. The civil engineer, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, architect, and structural engineer must have an active registration in their respective professional discipline. The lead personnel in the field of cost engineering must have an active registration in any of the engineering disciplines listed above or must be a Certified Cost Consultant (CCC) or must be a Certified Cost Engineer (CCE). The proposal shall clearly identify the lead designer in each of these disciplines, the type of registration, and in what states they are registered. The submitting firm shall submit unconditional letters of commitment for key qualified professional personnel not currently employed by the prime or key subcontractor(s). Letters of commitment are additionally required from any non-key subcontractors that will be providing key personnel. A Sample Letter of Commitment is located under Appendix B.

Each key qualified professional personnel shall develop the work products required in each task order under this IDC. If necessary, additional personnel may be shown on the organization chart without a resume.

ii. Evaluation of Qualified Personnel to provide functional range training support: Using SF330 Part I, Section E, the firm must submit one resume for qualified personnel to provide functional range training support. Each field in the resume form should be filled out (or otherwise indicate that the field is not applicable). The personnel should be U.S. Army trained and have experience with analysis of training ranges and facilities and familiarity with digitized automation and modernization efforts of the U.S. Army. In addition, they should have extensive experience with current U.S. Army training ranges, training manuals and tables, safety manuals, major weapon systems, and a working knowledge of the agencies involved with the Army’s Range Modernization Program. Preference would be given to former Master Gunners.

If the firm has not provided a resume for each of the required key disciplines (1) Key Qualified Professional Personnel and (2) Qualified Personnel to provide functional range training support then the proposal will be considered non-responsive and will be rated unsatisfactory for criteria

b. The Government will evaluate the relevant experience and required credentials of each person submitted for each key person.

Experience will be evaluated in terms of:

A. Their possession of a required professional credential (as described above) and the possession of other relevant, non-required credentials, education or training. The lack of a PE, RA, or other credentials for any key discipline that requires it will constitute an unacceptable rating for criteria b.

B. The longevity of their work experience of their having performed relevant work on relevant projects.

C. The relevancy of the overall portfolio of projects that they have worked.

D. Any specialized skills or experience that the Government believes to be valuable.

iii. Evaluation of Key Project Teaming Experience: The firm shall submit a matrix that demonstrates each key person and any key projects that they have participated in using SF330 Part I, Section G.

A higher rating will be given to those matrices demonstrating teams where a greater percentage of its members have worked together on more key projects among the same types of projects (design, planning, or special).

iv. Evaluation of the Organization Chart: The firm shall submit an organization chart of the proposed team that clearly demonstrates the team, bench strength, and organizational relationships among key personnel, delineates responsibility, and identifies for which firm each person directly works.

This organization chart may not exceed one page and will use SF330 Part I, Section D. The organization chart will be evaluated for potential performance strengths and risks related to the proposed team’s organizational structure.

Criteria c: PAST PERFORMANCE

i. Past Performance will be evaluated primarily upon official information available about the key projects that have been submitted under the Specialized Experience & Technical Competence criteria.

ii. For key projects performed for the U.S. Government submitted under Criteria a, the A-E firm shall provide a copy of the final signed performance evaluation from the A-E Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). For non-Federal Government key projects submitted under Criteria a, the A-E firm must solicit Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) to be completed by a customer representative (ultimate owner) directly involved in the oversight of the firm’s work. Offerors should provide CPARS or PPQs for only the projects submitted in Criteria a. Offerors should NOT submit PPQs on projects with CPARS ratings; but should provide the associated CPARS ratings rather than the PPQs. These questionnaires (PPQs) must include instructions to send the responses directly to the Contracting Officer responsible for this acquisition (CEHNC-RTLP@usace.army.mil).

iii. Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ). The PPQ included in this synopsis under (Appendix

C) is provided for the Offeror to submit to the client for each project (that does not have a CPARS) the Offeror submitted in Criteria a. Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact. Completed PPQs should be submitted with your proposal. If the Offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before the solicitation closing date, the Offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ, which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s). Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. The questionnaires should be submitted directly to CEHNC- RTLP@usace.army.mil prior to the solicitation closing date. The solicitation number and offeror’s name shall be clearly indicated on the PPQ. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs. However, this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation.

iv. The offeror shall include a list of all the POC’s who were sent a questionnaire. The POC List shall be submitted in MS Word Table Format to include the following fields: Solicitation Number; Company Name; Contract Number; Government Agency; POC Last Name, First mailto:CEHNC-RTLP@usace.army.mil mailto:CEHNC-RTLP@usace.army.mil mailto:CEHNC-RTLP@usace.army.mil

Name; POC Title; POC Telephone Number; POC E-mail Address; and Date.

PPQ POC List Template

Solicitation # Company Contract # Agency Last Name

First Name Title Phone Email Date

v. In addition to the above, the Government may evaluate past performance evaluation information from any other relevant sources for recent and relevant projects performed by the prime A-E firm, key sub-contractors and joint venture partners. The Government may elect to consider any credible and reliable information obtained from other sources. In the event that adverse past performance information is obtained from the PPQ or other sources, the firm will have the opportunity to respond to any adverse information received which it had not had a previous opportunity to comment. 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. The Government shall also authorize offerors to provide information on problems encountered on the identified contracts and the offeror corrective actions. The Government shall consider this information, as well as information obtained from any other sources, when evaluating the offeror past performance. The source selection authority shall determine the relevance of past performance information.

vi. A firm’s overall past performance will be evaluated from the degree of confidence that the Government anticipates the A-E Firm will perform successfully based on the information provided. Additionally, the confidence ratings will be adjusted based on the relevance of the projects.

vii. A Limited or No Confidence rating for one or more evaluations will weigh more heavily than higher past performance ratings for criteria c.

Past performance submitted must match the relevancy requirements described under Criteria a 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.

Criteria d: CAPACITY

i. The 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 POP of this IDC. This information should be provided in SF330 Part I, Section H.

ii. For firms proposing as unrestricted businesses, 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 $1.5M over a 6-month period.

iii. For firms proposing as small businesses, 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 $500K over a 6-month period.

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

Criteria e: KNOWLEDGE OF LOCALITY

The firm shall provide a logical narrative explanation (with charts or other aids as necessary) to demonstrate their familiarity and capability of working in multiple geographic locations. This information will be provided in SF330 Part I, Section H. RTLP design services are required to support various locations operated by the DoD and other federal and state agencies throughout the Continental United States, as well as Japan, Republic of Korea, Italy, Germany, and Afghanistan. Other countries outside the Continental United States may be added if deemed appropriate after an analysis of the regulations and international agreement terms between the United States and the respective foreign country. However, the contract file will be documented accordingly to ensure compliance with the approved acquisition plan. It’s been recognized that foreign country contracting may involve unique challenges or require local clauses when preparing solicitation(s) (e.g., Japan requires indirect contracting and Korea requires contractor and tech rep status local clauses to be incorporated), so coordination will be done with the Office of Counsel to ensure all appropriate clauses and provisions are included.

IV. SECONDARY SELECTION CRITERIA.

CRITERIA DESCRIPTION

Criteria f. Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Criteria g. Volume of DoD Contract Awards

Criteria f: SMALL BUSINESS

The government will evaluate the extent of participation of small businesses (including women-owned), small disadvantaged businesses, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort, regardless of whether the SB, SDB, HBCU or MI is a prime Firm, subcontractor, or joint venture partner. For firms proposing as large (unrestricted) businesses, greater consideration will be given to firms who propose greater participation by SB and SDBs. For firms proposing as large (unrestricted) businesses this information will be obtained from their Small Business Subcontracting Plan. Small Businesses submitting as the prime A-E will automatically be given the highest level of consideration for criteria f. All firms shall complete and submit the Small Business Participation Plan attached to the announcement (Appendix D). The small business participation targets for this acquisition are listed below.

SMALL BUSINESS CATEGORY % OF TOTAL ACQUISITION

VALUE

Small Business (SB) 15% Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) 6%

Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) >1% HUBZone Small Business (HUBZone) >1%

Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) 2% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) 2%

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) N/A* Minority Institutions (MI) N/A*

*Even though there are no HBCU/MI targets, the A-E firm is encouraged to support these programs.

The prime A-E firm will receive no strengths or weaknesses for the HBCU/MI programs.

The following clauses will be incorporated into the resultant contracts:

a) FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns - Small Business Utilization evaluations information will be housed within the Contracting Officer Representative files, which is a part of the official contract file.

b) FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan and DFARS 252.219-7003, Small Business

Subcontracting Plan - Large businesses will be required to provide an acceptable Small Business Subcontracting Plan. In addition, the large business prime contractors will be required to submit a semi-annual eSRS report to ensure approved subcontracting goals are being met.

During the evaluation phase eSRS and CPARS data will be reviewed to ensure compliance with prior subcontracting goals. In addition, prior to issuance of the solicitation at the task order level, current eSRS data will be reviewed again to ensure compliance with subcontracting goal requirements.

c) FAR 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages- Subcontracting Plan Pursuant to FAR 19.705-7(b), Liquidated Damages will be assessed in the amount of damages attributable to the contractor’s failure to comply in the amount equal to the actual dollar amount by which the contractor failed to achieve each subcontract goal. The Contracting Officer shall report a failure to comply with the subcontracting plan in the monthly CPARS report to allow the contractor an opportunity to explain their failure to comply. The contractors will be notified of retention of payment for a percentage in which they have failed to meet their subcontracting goals at the task order level since funding and effects on performance of the contract is a factor. Further, eSRS quarterly reports will be required from each contractor, until it is clear that they are on track to meeting their subcontracting goals.

d) FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting - If a small business is anticipated to receive an

IDC award, the contractor shall adhere to FAR 52.219-14 - Limitations on Subcontracting. If any other-than small business is anticipated to receive contract award under these IDC suites, an acceptable subcontracting plan must 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.

Criteria g: VOLUME OF DOD CONTRACT AWARDS

Current DoD A-E contract awards shall be obtained from the Past Performance Information Retrieval System and verified and updated during the interviews with the most highly qualified firms. Only A-E contract awards will be considered. The total value of task orders actually issued by DoD agencies in the last 12 months, and not the potential value of the contracts shall be considered. Options that have not been exercised shall not be considered.

V. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS.

Interested parties are to submit a SF330 package (see Engineering Pamphlet 715-1-4 for further instructions in preparing a package for submission) for the government to review. Firm must submit one

(1) original signed hard copy; four (4) additional hard copies; and one (1) compact disk (CD) of the SF 330’s and supporting information for the prime and key subcontractors or JV Partners in 3-ring binder(s).

The Government will not be responsible for proposals delivered to any location or to anyone other than those designated to receive proposals on its behalf. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that proposals are submitted so as to reach the designated recipient of proposals. Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the proposal to be received in accordance with the instructions provided.

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 and will not be evaluated. 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.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR A PRICE PROPOSAL. All hard copy submissions shall be identical in content. SF330 Part I shall not exceed 50 pages (8.5” X 11”), including no more than five

(5) pages for Section H. Each side of the sheet of paper is considered one page. Font shall be no smaller than a 12-point font. However, firms may use no smaller than 10 point font on organizational charts, graphs, tables and matrices. Charts, graphs, etc., may have only that amount of text to explain the item and shall not contain excessive text that circumvents the page and font limits. Pages that violate these limits will be removed from the submittal and will not be evaluated. Cover letters, table of contents, letters of commitments, section tabs, abbreviation/acronym pages, the Small Business Participation Plan, back cover pages, the Certificate/Explanation of Authorization, PPQs, and Part II of the SF 330 or any other required documents not provided in Part I will not be counted in the fifty (50) page limit. Include the prime A-E firm’s DUNS number and email address of the point of contact in the SF 330, Part I, Section H. In Section H, indicate the estimated percentage of involvement of each firm (prime, key subcontractors, and other subcontractors) on the proposed team. Facsimile or email transmissions will not be accepted. To be eligible for award, offerors must register in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submission of SF330s. Firms may register via the SAM internet site at http://www.sam.gov.

JOINT VENTURE/MENTOR-PROTÉGÉ PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

When proposing as a joint venture, all members of the joint venture shall sign a written agreement designating one firm with the authority to bind the other members of the joint venture. In addition, a copy of the joint venture agreement shall be submitted with the proposal after Part II. Failure to comply with the foregoing requirements may eliminate the proposal 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.

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When proposing as part of a Mentor-Protégé Agreement, include a signed copy of the agreement and the Small Business Administration approval of the agreement with the SF330.

Other methods of requesting this notice or the synopsis shall not be honored. The solicitation will be posted to FedBizOpps. Contractors can search for the solicitation by the solicitation number. Offerors can register on the FedBizOpps site for the vendor collaboration tool so that possible partnerships and subcontracting opportunities can 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 must be prepared and approved by the Government as a condition of contract award, but is not required with this submission. In Section H also 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: Mr. Solomon Adeyemo / Mrs. LaShonda Smith 5021 Bradford Drive NW Huntsville AL 35805

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 is 0800-1500 Central Time, Monday-Friday, excluding federal holidays. Hand carried submissions must 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.

It is the offeror’s responsibility to check the internet address provided as necessary for any posted changes to this solicitation and all amendments.

Questions in reference to this notice are to be submitted to the government by 12:00 Noon Central Time, Monday, 13 May 2019 via ProjNet www.projnet.org using bidder inquiry key 2Y8G6I- E9NP2D. No questions shall be answered by email or telephonically.

POINT OF CONTACTS:

Solomon Adeyemo (Contract Specialist) Email: Solomon.o.adeyemo@usace.army.mil

LaShonda Smith (Contracting Officer) Email: Lashonda.C.Smith@usace.army.mil http://www.projnet.org/