LRL Army Reserve AE MATOC_AMDT 0003.pdf

Synopsis for Army Reserve A-E Services MATOC *Highlighted portions represent AMDT 0003 Changes.

General Information Document Type: Synopsis Notice Solicitation Number: W912QR25R0009 Classification Code: C219- Architect and Engineering Services Due Date: Tuesday, 07 January 2025 @ 1400 ET

Contracting Office Address:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, 600 Martin Luther King Place, Louisville, Kentucky 40202

1. SYNOPSIS: INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT (IDC) FOR VERTICAL ARCHITECT-ENGINEER (A-E) SERVICES SUPPORTING US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE) LOUISVILLE DISTRICT MILITARY

DESIGN, ARMY RESERVES MISSION- COMBINED UNRESTRICTED AND SMALL BUSINESS

DESCRIPTION:

2. CONTRACT INFORMATION

A. This synopsis: selections made, and contracts awarded therefrom will be in accordance with the Brooks Architect-Engineer (A-E) Act as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 36.6 and Engineering Pamphlet (EP) 715-1-7. Firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstration competence and qualification for the required work.

B. Throughout the synopsis, the terms “firm”, “A-E Firm”, “Contractor”, “consultant” and “prime” are used synonymously. These terms represent legal entities including individual firms as joint-ventures and mentor-protégé joint ventures. These terms, however, do not represent prime and subcontractor (or subconsultant) relationships.

C. This procurement will be conducted under Product and Service Code (PSC) C219-Architect and Engineering- Other: General; and NAICS 541330- Engineering Services. The business size standard is $16.5M. In accordance with FAR 19.503, Reserves, this acquisition will be issued under one synopsis as an Unrestricted MATOC providing for a small business reserve.

IAW FAR 19.504(c), all task orders will be reviewed for the reserve. If FAR 19.504(c) cannot be met, fair opportunity will be provided to all MATOC holders. The proposed MATOC will consist of at least seven unrestricted IDCs and at least three small business IDCs which will share the $150M capacity. The maximum number of awards will be dependent upon the quality of the SF330’s submitted by the offerors as the Government intends to select all of the most highly qualified offerors in each pool for negotiations. Each IDC will have a five (5) year contract period of performance consisting of a five-year base period. The anticipated performance period for the proposed contracts shall be from FY25-30, dependent upon the date of the last contract award. The wages and benefits for service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under these contracts must be equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act, as determined relative to the employee’s office location (not the location of the work).

D. IDCs awarded from this synopsis shall be administered by the USACE, Louisville District Engineering Division, for use on federal AE service requirements under jurisdiction of Louisville District (LRL).

E. Work shall be issued by negotiated firm-fixed price task orders. Selection for task order awards shall be made in accordance with USACE Memo, Updated Procedures for the Selection of Task Orders on Architect-Engineer (A-E) Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs), 9 March 2023. Per this Memorandum, technical requirements of the proposed projects will be evaluated against the experience and capabilities on the firms SF330s. If at least three Small Businesses appear highly qualified to perform the work, then the Small Business reserve will be issued the Task Order Requirements Notice (TORN). All firms under contract will be given a fair opportunity through the applicable A-E Task Order selection process pursuant to applicable statutes, rules and regulations. As of the date of this synopsis, the current Task Order selection process is known as the TORN process. It is the intent of USACE to adhere to the statutes, regulations, and rules that govern it and the Task Order selection process at all times. If the TORN process is replaced by another A-E selection method during the life of the proposed contract(s), then it is the intention of USACE to follow the updated Task Order selection process.

When a task order is to be awarded, the Contracting Officer or his designee will notify firms under contract by the issuance of a Task Order Requirement Notice (TORN). The TORN will include a Scope of Work (SOW), selection criteria, and a request for supplemental information (RSI) tailored to the specific requirement if there is not enough information to decide from the SF330s. RSI TORNs shall not be used frequently but shall be used for scope outside the primary focus of the contract. Information requested in the TORN is intended to supplement existing information and as such will focus on information required to effectively evaluate each firm relative to specific requirement identified in the TORN scope of work for the purpose of selecting the most qualified firm for negotiation and award of the task order.

All firms under contract will be promptly notified upon a selection decision.

F. Other-than-small-business A-E firm that intend to subcontract shall express its intent to meet the small business goals of the SF330, Section C, by identifying subcontracting opportunities with small business and small business partners the firm has previously used or would consider using. If selected for negotiation, the other than small business A-E firm will be required to submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR 52.219-9 and DFARS 219-704 as part of its Price Proposal.

The Small Business Subcontracting Plan shall be evaluated in accordance with AFARS Appendix DD. This plan is not required with this submittal but shall be required with the price proposal of the Offeror selected for negotiations.

G. To be eligible for contract award, an A-E firm (including Joint-Ventures (JV) must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Register at https://sam.gov/. Note that an A-E firm or JV need not be registered to submit an SF330 in response to this synopsis. When the most highly qualified firms are notified of their selection and issued a Request for Price Proposal (RFPP), firms should have a reasonable time in which to register in SAM. This notwithstanding, it is solely the A-E firm’s responsibility to register in SAM and be registered in SAM prior to submission of a price proposal. If an A-E firm is currently registered in SAM, the SF330s submitted in response to this announcement should include the applicable Commercial and Government Entity Code (UEI).

https://sam.gov/

H. Upon selection of the most highly qualified firms, the solicitation (RFP) documents will only be made available in electronical format. No CD-ROMs or hardcopy documents will be distributed.

I. Contractor performance evaluations: In accordance with FAR Subpart 36.604-Performance

Evaluation, A-E contractor’s performance will be evaluated throughout the performance of the contract. The USACE follows the procedures outlined in EP 715-1-7 to fulfill this FAR requirement. Performance evaluations shall be prepared in the Contracting Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), which is a web-based system. CPARS/Past Performance evaluations will not be provided based on the IDC; instead, evaluations (interim, final or both as applicable) will be prepared for each A-E services contract/task order in excess of $35,000 or more. Past performance evaluations may also be prepared for contracts below $35,000. After an evaluation (interim or final) is prepared by USACE, the firm whose performance has been evaluated will have the ability to access, review and comment on the evaluation for a period of 60 days. Accessing and using CPARS requires specific software, called Public Key infrastructure (PFI) certification, which is installed on the user’s computer. The certification is a Department of Defense requirement and was implemented to provide security in electronic transactions. The certification software may cost approximately $100-$120 per certificate per year and is purchased from External Certificate Authorities (ECA) vendors. Current information about the PKI certification process and for contracting vendors can be found on the CPARS website, http://www.cpars.gov. If the firm wishes to participate in the performance evaluation process, access to CPARS and PKI certification is the sole responsibility of the firm.

3. PROJECT INFORMATION

a. This acquisition tool will be used by Louisville District primarily for military (MILCON) projects in support of the Army Reserve Mission which reaches all fifty (50) states including Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. Based on expected requirements and projections from historical trends, approximately 90 to 95% of task order requirements will support military customers. Secondary scope requirements for this contract have historically been 5 to 10% to support civil works projects within the geographical boundaries of IL, IN, OH, KY, MI and TN.

b. Pre-Design Services may primarily consist of:

i. Studies in support of planning or design

ii. Planning and Programming, to include planning charrettes in support of military vision, development, standards, and programs, and DD1391 preparation.

iii. Site Investigations

iv. Development of Area Development Plans and Vision Plans

c. Design Services may primarily consist of:

i. Parametric Estimating

ii. Preliminary Designs and Charrettes, including Project Definition (Code 3)

iii. Partial Designs (Plans and Specifications)

iv. Full Designs (Performance Plans and Specifications and Prescriptive Plans and Specifications)

v. Preparation of documents for Design-Build RFPs (Request for Proposals) including design analysis and plans.

http://www.cpars.gov/

d. Services during Construction may primarily consist of:

i. Engineering During Construction

ii. Construction Phase Services

iii. Quality Assurance, Investigations, Material Testing, and Inspections

e. Project scopes may include:

i. Repair and modernization of existing facilities

ii. Design of new facilities or utility systems of various types, sizes and complexities

iii. Historic Preservation (including preservation, rehabilitation and restoration)

iv. Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment program (ERCIP) studies and designs

v. Anti-terrorist/Force Protection Criteria

vi. Sustainable design utilizing LEED and Third-Party Certification (TPC) rating tools

vii. Cost engineering using MCACES

viii. Economic Analysis of Alternative Design Approaches

ix. Life Cycle Cost Analysis

x. Value Engineering Studies

xi. Topographic and Utility Surveying

xii. Cybersecurity analysis and implementation

f. DOD facilities are grouped into the following facility classes. Facilities for other programs will fall under similar facility classes. Typical design facilities categories:

i. Operation and Training Facilities

1. Army Reserve Training Buildings

2. Communication Buildings and Navigation Aids – Air Traffic Control

Towers

3. Operational Buildings- Access Controlled Facilities, Sensitive

Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs)

ii. Maintenance and Production Facilities

4. Army Reserve Area Maintenance and Support Area (AMSA)

5. Army Reserve Vehicle Maintenance Station (VMS)

6. Aircraft maintenance hangars

iii. Supply Facilities

7. Secure Arms Storage Facilities

8. Covered equipment storage

9. Open equipment storage

iv. Medical Facilities

10. Medical centers and hospitals

11. Laboratories

12. Administrative Buildings

v. Administrative Buildings

vi. Housing and Community Facilities

13. Unaccompanied Personnel Housing – Barracks, Lodging

14. Personnel Support and Service Facilities- Dining Halls, Public Safety

Stations

15. Morale, Welfare and Recreation Facilities

All technical aspects of design work will be required to comply with the current technical criteria that includes U.S. national code and regulations, the Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), DoD Criteria and Standards and USACE Engineering Regulations.

In addition to the Louisville District Army Reserve mission, this IDC may as a secondary mission to provide A-E support for the limited civil works program (CW) within the LRL mission boundaries of responsibility. The limited Civil Works program may consist of, but not limited to, the following:

A-E services for the study, design and construction of dams, levees, and floodwalls, earth and concrete dams, spillways, pumping stations, stilling basins, hydraulic flow control structures, bridges, environmental restoration projects and limited engineering support during construction.

If this contract needs to be utilized for secondary missions, the RSI TORN process will be utilized to determine the most highly qualified firm. The intention is for the SF330s submitted in response to this synopsis to provide information most related to the primary mission of the Army Reserve.

4. SELECTION CRITERIA

The primary selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance. Criteria A through E are considered primary, criterial F and G and secondary and will only be used as “tie breakers” among firms that are essentially technically equal.

Criteria A – Specialized Experience and Technical Competence Criteria B – Professional Qualifications Criteria C – Past Performance Criteria D – Capacity Criteria E – Knowledge of Locality Criteria F – Small Business and SDB Participation Criteria G – Equitable Distribution of DOD Contracts

Depending on the number of SF330 submissions received, the government may establish a Preselection Board to determine the highly qualified firms. If used, a Preselection Board will only use Criteria A and B to determine the highly qualified firms. Highly qualified firms’ SF 330 submissions will then be fully evaluated by the Selection Board to determine the most highly qualified firms.

Each criterion shall be assigned a rating from Exceptional to Unsatisfactory based on the risk to the Government that the Offeror will successfully perform under the Criteria being evaluated. An overall rating will also be applied to the proposal submission using the rating of each criterion and the same scale. After rankings, the firms will be identified as “Most Highly Qualified”, “Highly Qualified” and “Not Qualified” in accordance with EP 715-1-7 Architect-Engineer Contracting in USACE.

CRITERIA A – Specialized Experience and Technical Competence (SF330, Part I, Section F)

a. Firms shall submit no more than ten (10) example projects to demonstrate possession of specialized experience like that which is described herein. Example projects are subject to the following considerations:

i. No more than one (1) predesign service listed in 3.b for any type of facility class listed in 3.f with an estimated construction contract value greater than $10M.

Project does not have to be complete.

ii. No more than six (6) fully designed projects that cover all of the primary project types listed in 3.e at least once across the six (6) provided projects. A minimum of two (2) repair and/or modernization of existing facilities and two (2) new facilities.

iii. No more than two (2) Design-Build RFP’s and/or ERCIP projects. Projects do not have to be complete.

iv. No more than one (1) Engineering During Construction for any type of facility class listed in 3.f with an estimated construction contract value greater than $10M. The project must be complete.

b. Do not use SF330 Part 1 Section F to demonstrate Civil Works experience and competence. Use

SF330 Part I Section H to highlight project experience and /or planned approach if presented with a potential task order in support of civil works design services. Limit the submission to no more than 2 pages.

c. A proposed work management plan shall be presented in Section H of the SF330. The plan shall be judged on experience producing quality designs based on an evaluation of the A-E firm’s design quality management plan. The design quality management plan is a programmatic plan that covers the overall management approach to quality within the proposed IDC, it should reference the organization chart in Section D of the SF330, and briefly address the team organization, quality control procedures, coordination of in-house disciplines and consultants, and prior relationships of the prime A-E firm(s) and any of their significant consultants on similar projects.

Within each plan, the following processes will be evaluated in descending order of importance:

i. Internal Quality Management Process for in-house A-E firm or JV and subcontractor products.

ii. Version Control Process

iii. Comment Tracking Process

iv. Independent Review Process

v. Internal Communication Protocols for both in-house A-E firm and JV and subcontractor quality comment resolution

CRITERIA B – Professional Qualifications (SF330, Part 1, Section E)

PART 1

Firms shall possess or demonstrate the ability to possess key personnel per the disciplines listed below.

To demonstrate qualifications, resumes for persons filling these disciplines are to be provided in Section E and the role listed in Block 13 shall use the exact same discipline nomenclature as listed below. An individual shall not serve in more than one (1) role. Additionally, all key personnel shall be shown on the organizational chart in Section D. The following key disciplines are required, two resumes must be submitted per discipline.

• Project Management

• Architecture

• Civil Engineering

• Electrical Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering

• Structural Engineering

• Cost Engineering

The proposed primary lead project manager, architect, or engineer in each discipline must be registered, licensed, or certified in a state or commonwealth or territory within the United States and possess a professional license to practice in the appropriate professional field for which he/she is offered. A project management professional (PMP) certificate can substitute for a project manager. Cost engineers shall be a Certified Cost Engineer (CCE), Certified Cost Consultant (CCC), Certified Cost Professional (CCP), or hold an equivalent accreditation. Identified key personnel may be more highly evaluated if the person(s) participated as a member of the A-E firm or a significant subconsultant in the example project submitted in the SF330 Section F.

Specialized Personnel: Provide a resume for one person identified against each discipline below:

• U.S. Registered Communication Distribution Designer (RCDD) accredited by the Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI) and possessing a current active RCDD registration.

• BIM / Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) Manager

• Registered Fire Protection Engineer

• Licensed Interior Designer

• LEED Building Design and Construction (LEED BD+C) Accredited Professional (AP) - if not covered by ‘key disciplines’ above.

• Building Commissioning Specialist - if not covered by ‘key disciplines’ above.

PART 2

Relevant Projects (Section E, Block 19): All key personnel shall have a minimum of ten (10) years of design experience in their discipline demonstrated by projects with scope, magnitude, and complexity comparable to this solicitation. Specialized personnel shall have a minimum of five (5) years of experience in their discipline demonstrated by projects with scope, magnitude, and complexity comparable to this solicitation. Relevant projects are those that reflect experience performing in their respective discipline. Relevant project information should be brief and highlight specific roles and tasks performed by the key personnel; project type; scope; and costs. Maximum of five (5) projects will be listed for each resume, and each project listed will have completed (design ready for construction) within the past ten (10) years. Note: The projects provided for this criterion may also be used to address Criteria A.

The government will consider the education and current registration, licensure/certification (s), years of experience, as applicable, of each person named in Block 15. It will also consider the person’s relevant project experience provided in Block 19. More weight shall be given to experience with full-design type projects, that are of comparable scope magnitude and complexity to that described above in the paragraph titled Project Information as well as demonstrating the person’s role and specific tasks to do

so. Key Personnel disciplines requested in this solicitation will be higher-weighted criteria during the evaluation process. Superfluous submissions will not be considered.

CRITERIA C – Past Performance (SF330, Part I, Section H)

a. To demonstrate quality of past performance, for each project presented for Criteria A, SF330

Submission shall include a Contractor Performance Assessment Report (CPAR). If a CPAR is not available, the SF330 submission shall include a NAVFAC/USACE/USGS Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ). In the event of a conflict between a PPQ and CPAR submitted to demonstrate past performance for the same example project, the CPARS shall govern.

*CPARS reports/PPQs do not count toward the page limitation.

b. Past performance evaluation will focus on quality of work, compliance with performance schedules, cost control, management performance, and if applicable, small business subcontracting. Indication of favorable performance ratings, awards and repeat clientele in Section H of SF330 is recommended. Past performance will be based on CPARS ratings and other data presented by the offeror as determined by the Government from the previous five years. A narrative describing past performance with customer satisfaction pertaining to the Offeror’s quality of work and budget and schedule control may be provided in Section H. More weight is given to performance ratings and awards for the projects identified in Section F.

c. The contract performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) may be queried for all firms submitting an SF330 in response to this synopsis. If deemed relevant by the evaluation board, performance evaluations for any significant team subcontractors who have previously been prime A-E contractors will also be considered. In addition, to CPARS, the board may seek information on past performance from other sources.

CRITERIA D – Capacity (SF330, Part I, Section H)

Capacity to initiate work and complete within the time parameters of the project. The evaluation will consider the availability of an adequate number of personnel among the proposed team in the following key disciplines in Criteria B. The SF330 shall clearly indicate the primary office where the work will be performed and the staffing levels at this office. Any work to be performed outside of the primary office shall be addressed within PART 2 proposed management plan. The government will evaluate the numbers listed in Part II of the SF330.

Include a Part II for each firm that is part of the proposed team.

CRITERIA E – Knowledge of Locality (SF330, Part I, Section H)

Design projects will primarily locate within the Area of Responsibility (AOR) of USACE Louisville District (LRL). Army Reserve boundaries are Nationwide including Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.

CRITERIA F – Small Business and SDB Participation

Extent of participation of small business (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 as referenced above in Section 2(F).

CRITERIA G- Equitable Distribution of DOD Contracts (SF330, Part I, Section H)

Indicate the volume of DOD A-E contract awards in the last 12 months. As part of the evaluation process, firms will be evaluated with the objective of effecting an equitable distribution of DOD A-E contracts among qualified firms, including SBs and SDBs.

5. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

ALL RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY BY 2:00 PM

EASTERN STANDARD TIME ON 07 January 2025. THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT INTEGRATED

ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENT (PIEE) SOLICITATION MODULE.

A User ID and Password are required to access PIEE. Offerors are required to self-register as a Vendor or Contractor with the user's CAGE code(s) and must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to the PIEE registration process.

1. Instructions for registering in PIEE:

a. Navigate to https://piee.eb.mil/

b. Select “Register” [top right],or go to https://piee.eb.mil/xhtml/unauth/registration/notice.xhtml

c. Select “Vendor”

d. Create a User ID and Password and follow the prompts [next]

e. Create Security Questions [next]

f. Complete your User Profile Information [next]

g. Complete your Supervisor or Approving Official Information [next]

h. Complete Roles:

(1) Step 1. Select SOL-Solicitation

(2) Step 2. Select Proposal Manager

(3) Step 3. Click Add Roles

(4) Step 4. Fill in your Location Code (CAGE Code) [next]

i. Provide a justification for your registration [next]

j. Follow the remaining prompts to submit your registration.

2. Instructions for Electronic Proposal Submissions in PIEE Solicitation Module:

a. Log into PIEE and select the Solicitation Icon.

b. Enter search criteria to find the solicitation. (Search Criteria can be the complete solicitation number, Solicitation Open Date, Response Due Date, Product or Service Code, NAICS, Set Aside code, Place of Performance Zip Code, Contracting Office DODAAC, or Status).

c. The search results display. Select the Solicitation Number link to open the solicitation.

d. The solicitation displays. The information is view only.

e. Scroll down to see the Contract Information and Attachments. The Attachments can be viewed by selecting the File link. Scroll back up to the top of the screen and click the Offer tab.

f. Click the Offer tab to Add and review current offers on the Solicitation. Click the Add button to add an offer to the Solicitation.

g. Select the applicable CAGE Code for which submitting the offer for. The list is prefiltered based on the CAGEs in the Proposal Manager’s profile.

h. Upload the attachments that comprise the offer by selecting the Choose Files link.

i. After entering all necessary information enter a Signature Date and Click the Signature button.

j. The “Sign Document” pop-up window will be displayed requiring the user to enter a Digital PIN and One Time Password (OTP). Click the “Sign and Submit” button to continue.

k. After successfully adding the Offer a success message of the submission will be displayed and the offer displayed collapsed. Users may expand and view all their offers on a Solicitation.

Upload Completion & Deadline: Offerors are highly encouraged to become familiar with the PIEE Solicitation module well in advance of the proposal due date. Interested Offerors shall submit proposals no later than the date specified on the solicitation document. The time & date of proposal receipt will be the upload completion / delivery time & date recorded within PIEE Solicitation module. Do not assume that electronic submission will occur instantaneously. Large files will take some time to upload. Offerors should time their upload effort with prudence by not waiting until the last few minutes—this will allow for unexpected delays in the transmittal process. Offerors are encouraged to keep a copy of the upload confirmation for their record. Submissions after the deadline will be considered late and will be processed in accordance with FAR 15.208.

FILE NAMES: To ensure your submission is received and processed appropriately, it is important that interested parties CAREFULLY ensure that their electronic files adhere to the following naming convention: Each filename shall begin with the solicitation number, followed by the word “RESPONSE”, followed by your firm’s name, and finally a brief file description.

EXAMPLES:

“W912QR25R0009 FIRMNAME SF330 Part I.pdf” “W912QR25R0009 FIRMNAME SF330 Part II.pdf”

File Organization, Formatting, Size and other instructions. Although hard copies are not accepted, each file shall be clearly indexed, and logically assembled. Special instructions are as follows:

a. SF330, Part 1, Section C- Block 11- Roles in this contract shall use the nomenclature as listed in Selection Criteria B, Part 1, Key Disciplines

b. SF330, Part 1, Section D, Organization Chart shall not be more than one page and may be formatted to 11” x 17”

c. SF330, Part 1, Section E, Block 14 shall be in whole years, no partial years. Each resume shall not exceed two (2) pages. Prepare a separate Section E for each person. Indicate whether the key personnel are employed by the prime contractor or subcontractor.

d. SF330, Part 1, Section F

i. Project – A stand-alone design contract award or a task order on an IDIQ contract is considered a project. Do not submit an IDIQ contract as a project.

ii. Completed project – with the exception of Section Criteria A. a.(i) and (iii), all projects shall be completed construction projects. Projects are considered complete if construction of the project is substantially complete in FY2024 or earlier. A project is considered substantially complete if 95% of the construction is complete. For Section F (Block 22) no projects with a construction completed year prior to 2017 shall be included. For (i) and (iii), if the project wasn’t constructed, the projects must have a satisfactory or better CPARS and Period of Performance end date (as listed in the final CPARS) within the last five years.) For Section E (Block 19.2), no projects with a year design completed prior to 2014 shall be included.

iii. In block 24, include in the project description, the contract period of performance, award contract value, current contract value, and a summary of the work performance that demonstrates relevance to specialized experience as outlined in paragraphs 3.b-d above.

For projects performed as a subcontractor or a JV involving different partners, identify the specific roles and responsibilities performed as a subcontractor or by those firms on the project rather than the work performed on the project.

iv. In Block 25, the firm name and role(s) should be the same as proposed in Section C and indicate the % of the project that the firm performed in the role(s).

v. If the firm is a JV, project performed by the JV should be submitted; however, if the JV does not have such experience, offerors shall submit at least one project from each JV partner.

Mentor-protégé firms the SBA Mentor -Protégé program will be evaluated pursuant to the applicable statutes and regulations governing the SBA Mentor-Protégé program.

vi. Pictures, illustrations, etc. are highly encouraged, but are not required.

e. SF330, Part 1, Section G- All key personnel from Section E shall be included and Block 28 shall only be “X’ if the person performed the same role as listed in Block 27.

f. SF 330, Part I, Section H

i. No project information included in Section H shall be evaluated for Criteria A. Offeror shall limit this to no more than 4 pages.

ii. No professional qualifications included in Section H shall be evaluated for Criteria B.

iii. Past performance information for the Section F projects being evaluated shall only be included in Section H.

iv. For Work Management Plan Part 1, the Offeror should include a brief narrative addressing capacity, however, only the numbers in the SF330, Part II shall be used to evaluate the adequacy of personnel availability.

v. For Work Management Plan Part 2, only the information included in Section H shall be evaluated except for the Organization Chart, which is in Section D.

vi. For Knowledge of Locality, please only include additional information to evaluate the areas being requested; do not copy and paste information from Section E and/or Section F.

g. Page Limits and Formatting

i. SF330 Part 1 shall not exceed 100 pages total; CPARS do not count toward page limit.

ii. Cover Letter, Table of Contents, or any dividing pages do not count towards the total.

iii. Section E, limited to 2 pages per resume

iv. Section H, Experience and/or approach shall not exceed 10 pages

v. All pages shall be 8.5” x 11”, except one page 11” x 17” is allowed for the organizational chart in Section D.

vi. Font size shall be 12 point.

vii. Font sizes for tables, figures, or charts is at the discretion of the submitter, but it shall be legible and large enough to be easily read by the evaluator.

6. INTERVIEWS

The government intends to hold interviews with the most highly qualified firms (FAR 36.602-3(c)) via the MS TEAMS video conference tool. Only the most highly qualified firms will receive interview questions to resolve or clarify information regarding a firm’s experience, capabilities, capacity, organization, management, quality control procedures and approach for this project. Each will receive an advanced notice with instructions and designated interview date and time.

7. INQUIRIES

Prospective respondents should submit inquiries related to this synopsis in accordance with the following:

For information related to amendments, and other important updates, please check SAM.gov Contract Opportunities

All inquiries are to be submitted by bidder inquiry in ProjNet at:

https://www.projnet.org/projnet/binKornHome/index.cfm

To submit and review synopsis inquiry items in ProjNet, respondents will need to be a current registered user or self-register into the system. To self-register, go to the ProjNet web page above and click on the QUICK ADD link. Select agency as USACE and enter the Inquiry Key for this solicitation, your email address, and then click CONTINUE. Fill in all required information and click ADD USER. From this page, you may view all inquiries or add an inquiry. Each interested party will receive an acknowledgement of their question via email, followed by an answer to their question after it has been processed.

The Solicitation Number is W912QR25R0009

The ProjNet Inquiry Key is: DNM3WD-VHR8NP

The Government will not entertain any further inquiries after 10:00 AM EST 23 December 2024.

The POC for this synopsis/solicitation is Lindsay Lawrence at Lindsay.B.Lawrence@usace.army.mil.

*Secondary POC is Ms. Laura Phillips-Payne at Laura.Phillips-Payne@usace.army.mil.

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