A-E Services Army Cyber Center of Excellence Campus, Fort Gordon, GA

Summary of changes:
Clarify: Requirements for IT System Engineer (Factor 2-Key Personnel)
Delete: Reference to Fire Protection Engineer from Factor 2-Key Personnel
Change the number of Hardcopies and CD to be submitted, the first sentence of Section 4 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS.

FACTOR 2 - KEY PERSONNEL. All key personnel for whom resumes are provided shall be shown on the organizational chart in Section D of SF 330.
Primary disciplines: (Professional licensure of each Primary Discipline's Key Personnel to be assigned to this contract). Offeror shall exhibit proof of licensure, with a minimum of 8 years of experience in their respective discipline. Provide a minimum of three relevant projects for each person. Provide role of the key person on the relevant project and the specific tasks performed by the key person. Project information should be brief and highlight type of work, size, and construction value. Submit an organizational chart with security clearance and professional registration held (PE, RA, RCDD, etc.) for each person. All personnel working under this contract must be U.S. Citizens.
1. Project Manager
2. Architect
3. IT Systems/Network/Communications Engineer
4. Mechanical Engineering
5. Electrical Engineering

Provide resumes for 2 people for each of the 5 disciplines above. For the IT Systems/Network/Communications Engineer, the minimum requirement is an electrical engineering degree with a RCDD.
IT Systems/Network/Communications Engineer, the minimum requirement is a professional engineering or hold a RCDD.

Do not provide relevant projects for other disciplines, but indicate the availability and experience of other disciplines within the firm(s). The basis of evaluation will be information provided in section E of the SF 330. The evaluation will consider the availability of an adequate number of personnel in the key disciplines. The evaluation will look at numbers listed in Part II of the SF330 to evaluate the overall capacity of the team. Include a Part II form for each firm that is part of the proposed team. Registration/certification for all other professionals is encouraged.
The fire protection engineer must be either: an engineer having a BS or MS degree in fire protection engineering, from an accredited university engineering program, plus a minimum of 5 years work experience in fire protection engineering; or, a registered PE who has passed the NCEE fire protection engineering written exam; or a registered PE in a related engineering discipline with a minimum of 5 years' experience dedicated to fire protection engineering.
Other personnel should be shown on the organizational chart by discipline in the total number available for utilization on task orders assigned under this contract. Show lines of responsibility and communication between project team leaders and team members. The evaluation of all key personnel will consider education, training, registration, overall and relevant experience, and longevity with the firm(s). Experience of the prime firm and significant subcontractors working together will be evaluated.

**** 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS.
Change:
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS - Interested firms having capabilities to perform this work must submit 11 hard copies of the SF330 along with a CD of the SF330.

To Read:
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS - Interested firms having capabilities to perform this work must submit 2 hard copies of the SF330 along with 10 CDs of the SF330.

 

This amendment (0003)  is to:

*** change the phone number of the POC, Wade Marshall, to 912-652-6100
*** change the submission date of the SF 330 from 3 Mar 2017 to 8 Mar 2017
*** change the submit by date for "ALL QUESTIONS" in projnet from 21 Feb 2017 to 28 Feb 2017
*** provide clarification on Factor 2

FACTOR 2 - KEY PERSONNEL. All key personnel for whom resumes are provided shall be shown on the organizational chart in Section D of SF 330.

Primary disciplines: (Professional licensure of each Primary Discipline's Key Personnel to be assigned to this contract). Offeror shall exhibit proof of licensure, with a minimum of 8 years of experience in their respective discipline. Provide a minimum of three relevant projects for each person. Provide role of the key person on the relevant project and the specific tasks performed by the key person. Project information should be brief and highlight type of work, size, and construction value. Submit an organizational chart with security clearance and professional registration held (PE, RA, RCDD, etc) for each person. All personnel working under this contract must be U.S. Citizens.
1. Project Manager
2. Architect
3. IT Systems/Network/Communications Engineer
4. Mechanical Engineering
5. Electrical Engineering

Provide resumes for 2 people for each of the 5 disciplines above. For the IT Systems/Network/Communications Engineer, the minimum requirement is an electrical engineering degree with a RCDD.

Do not provide relevant projects for other disciplines, but indicate the availability and experience of other disciplines within the firm(s).
The basis of evaluation will be information provided in section E of the SF 330.
The evaluation will consider the availability of an adequate number of personnel in the key disciplines. The evaluation will look at numbers listed in Part II of the SF330 to evaluate the overall capacity of the team. Include a Part II form for each firm that is part of the proposed team.
Registration/certification for all other professionals is encouraged. The fire protection engineer must be either: an engineer having a BS or MS degree in fire protection engineering, from an accredited university engineering program, plus a minimum of 5 years work experience in fire protection engineering; or, a registered PE who has passed the NCEE fire protection engineering written exam; or a registered PE in a related engineering discipline with a minimum of 5 years' experience dedicated to fire protection engineering. Other personnel should be shown on the organizational chart by discipline in the total number available for utilization on task orders assigned under this contract. Show lines of responsibility and communication between project team leaders and team members. The evaluation of all key personnel will consider education, training, registration, overall and relevant experience, and longevity with the firm(s). Experience of the prime firm and significant subcontractors working together will be evaluated.

Security (SF 330 Part 1 Section H-Additional Information):
Offeror is required to demonstrate the capacity of the firm and proposed design team in the following area:
A minimum of two key project design team personnel, one of which must be in the working disciplines (non-project management) must possess valid current final Top Secret Security Clearances. It is mandatory that the Contractor maintain a work force cadre of cleared Top Secret personnel to work in such areas, as needed.

 

A-E Services Army Cyber Center of Excellence Campus, Fort Gordon, GA
Solicitation Number: W912HN-17-R-0016

Technical Point of Contract: Samuel J Hong at 912-652-5556 or email: samuel.j.hong@usace.army.mil; Questions concerning subcontracting plan: Leila Hollis at 912-652-5340 or email: leila.hollis@usace.army.mil; and Contractual Questions to: Sabrina Bastine at 912-652-5943 or email: sabrina.bastine@usace.army.mil; Questions concerning SF330; Wade Marshall at 912-652-5117 or email: wade.a.marshall@usace.army.mil.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS AMENDMENT REPLACES AMENDMENT 0001 IN ITS ENTIRETY. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ARE BASED ON THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND SHOULD BE ENTERED IN "PROJNET".

1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: a) The Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requires the services of Architect-Engineer (A-E) firm for one multidiscipline Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) for large projects. This contract is being procured in accordance with the Selection of Architect Engineers (formerly known as the Brooks A-E Act), as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. All Architects and Engineers (A-E), including subcontractors, are cautioned to review the restrictions of FAR 9.5 Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest and 36.209 - Construction Contracts with Architect-Engineer Firms. Firms will be selected for negotiations based on demonstrated competence for the required work. Contracts may be issued up to one year after selection approval. Offerors are cautioned to read this announcement in its entirety. Contracts awarded as a result of this announcement will be administered by Savannah District for use on federal projects for the Fort Gordon's Cyber Center of Excellence (CCoE) campus. The contract will be for one basic ordering period of five years or $45,000,000. Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed price task orders. Task Orders will be primarily for large CCoE campus projects with a construction value greater than $50 million, however as required, smaller projects related to or supporting the build-out of the CCoE campus may be executed under this contract. These task orders are firm fixed price. Projects to be designed are not yet determined and funds are not presently available. The award will be made under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 541330 which has a small business size standard of $15.0 million in average receipts. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. Small businesses are encouraged to team with other businesses. The firm must be capable of responding to and working on multiple task orders concurrently. Large business firms that intend to do any subcontracting must convey their intent to meet the minimum small business goals on the SF 330, Section C, by identifying subcontracting opportunities with small business. If selected, the large business offeror will be required to submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR 52.219-9 and DFARS 219.7004 as part of the Request for Proposal package. The following subcontracting goals are the minimum acceptable goals to be included in the subcontracting plan to meet the Savannah District small business targets. Of the subcontracted work, 50% of the work would go to small business; 17% to small disadvantaged business (a composite of small business); 18% to women-owned business (a composite of small business); 10% to HUBZone small business (a composite of small business); 4% to service-disabled veteran-owned small business (a composite of small business and veteran-owned small business); and 8.5% to Veteran-owned small business (a composite of small business). The small business subcontracting plan will be evaluated in accordance with AFAR 19.7, Appendix DD. The plan is not required with this submittal, but will be required with the fee proposal of the firm selected for negotiations. To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Register via the SAM Internet site at http://www.fsd.gov or by contacting the SAM Customer Service Desk at 1-866-606-8220.

2. PROJECT INFORMATION:

A-E services for the CCoE campus at Fort Gordon will provide Design and Design related services for four projects currently planned to be to be constructed in FY19, FY20, FY22 and FY25. Each of the first three projects has an estimated construction cost of about $90 Million and the fourth project has an estimated construction cost of about $70 Million. The FY25 project is currently outside the ordering period for this contract, but there is potential that it may be moved forward to an earlier year. These four projects, plus other projects related to or supporting the campus build-out support the vision - to integrate cyber, signal, electronic warfare, and intelligence capabilities to build operationally relevant cyber capacity and capability, train soldiers and civilians, develop enterprise requirements, within a top secret/secure compartmented information environment, which support the warfighter, and transform Fort Gordon, Georgia.

Work may consist of preparation of reports, studies, master planning, programming documents, project planning, full design and design-build documents, drawings and specifications, commissioning efforts, cost estimates, asbestos and lead paint surveys, topographic and geotechnical surveys, LEED and Energy studies and applications, application of ATFP requirements, and other general A-E services for multi-disciplined new construction and renovation projects for military and other government agencies. The firm may be required to provide construction phase services, preparation of operation and maintenance manuals, shop drawing review, and commissioning/start-up/fit-up design support. All design must comply with the Savannah District Design Manual. All design will utilize Building Information Modeling (BIM) software. BIM software platform and drawing file format will be determined per task order. All drawing files will be developed using the AEC Standard, as supplemented by the Savannah District instructions. The standards include naming convention, file and directory structure, line weights, levels, and color. Specifications will be produced in SpecsIntact using the Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS). Responses to Government review comments will be provided on the Corps of Engineers Design Review and Checking System (DrChecks).

3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria for this project are listed below in descending order of importance. Submissions will be evaluated on each of the factors listed below. Each of the first three factors will be assigned a rating from outstanding to unsatisfactory, based on the risk to the government that the offeror will successfully perform the factor being evaluated. The remaining factors will be assigned either a Pass or Fail rating. A "Fail" rating on any factor will remove that proposal from further consideration. An overall consensus rating will be given to each submission. Award will be made to the firm determined to be most highly qualified. Factors listed below will be rated based on a relative weighting as follows: Significantly More Important - means that the factor is at least two times greater in value than another factor. More Important - means that the factor is greater in value than another factor but less than two times greater. Equal - means that the factor is of the same value or nearly the same as another factor. For this solicitation, Factor 1 (Specialized Experience and Technical Competence) and Factor 2 (Key Personnel) are weighted equally and each is significantly more important than Factor 3 (Past Performance). Factor 4 (Work Management), Factor 5 (Knowledge of Locality), Factor 6 (Small Business Participation), and Factor 7 (Volume of DoD Contract Awards) will be assigned a Pass or Fail rating. Each of the Pass/Fail criterion will be evaluated first. A "Fail" rating on any of those factors will result in the elimination of the proposal from further consideration.

FACTOR 1 - SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE. Specialized experience and technical competence in:

Design of complex cyber security facilities. Design has to be 100% completed within the last seven years of the date this synopsis is posted, and has a minimum construction dollar value of $50M. A complex of cyber facilities exceeding $200M in total construction costs may receive higher ratings.

The Offeror will be required to demonstrate specialized experience and ability in the following areas:
a. IT Systems or Network Engineer. Integration of extensive, robust, internal communication networks (wired, wireless, unclassified, and classified) into building systems architecture, highly complex and innovative audio-visual and graphic display.
b. Experience with all forms of electronic security (card readers, cameras, etc) and Electromagnetic pulse Protection (EMP) or Electromagnetic Shielding (RF Shielding).
c. Designs of facilities that house classified information and networks.
d. ATFP and Blast. Experience in design of Department of Defense anti- terrorism/force protection (AT/FP) design criteria and construction standards to include blast analysis.
e. Design of various electronic classrooms, or auditoriums in a classified environment.
f. LEED. Utilization of sustainable design concepts and principles in obtaining requisite LEED Silver or higher certification on completed projects. Submit one project that achieved a minimum LEED Silver certification.
g. Security Clearance. Experience working on projects requiring secret or TS/SCI clearance.
h. Collaboration. Experience working in a collaborative environment with contracting, various government agency user groups, consultants in supporting project requirements, goals and objectives within budget and scope.
i. The ability to manage simultaneous designs.

The basis of the evaluation will be the information in Section F of the SF 330.

FACTOR 2 - KEY PERSONNEL. All key personnel for whom resumes are provided shall be shown on the organizational chart in Section D of SF 330.
Primary disciplines: (Professional licensure of each Primary Discipline's Key Personnel to be assigned to this contract). Offeror shall exhibit proof of licensure, with a minimum of 8 years of experience in their respective discipline. Provide a minimum of three relevant projects for each person. Provide role of the key person on the relevant project and the specific tasks performed by the key person. Project information should be brief and highlight type of work, size, and construction value. Submit an organizational chart with security clearance and professional registration held (PE, RA, RCDD, etc) for each person. All personnel working under this contract must be U.S. Citizens.
1. Project Manager
2. Architect
3. IT Systems/Network/Communications Engineer
4. Mechanical Engineering
5. Electrical Engineering

Do not provide relevant projects for other disciplines, but indicate the availability and experience of other disciplines within the firm(s).
The basis of evaluation will be information provided in section E of the SF 330.
The evaluation will consider the availability of an adequate number of personnel in the key disciplines. The evaluation will look at numbers listed in Part II of the SF330 to evaluate the overall capacity of the team. Include a Part II form for each firm that is part of the proposed team.
Registration/certification for all other professionals is encouraged. The fire protection engineer must be either: an engineer having a BS or MS degree in fire protection engineering, from an accredited university engineering program, plus a minimum of 5 years work experience in fire protection engineering; or, a registered PE who has passed the NCEE fire protection engineering written exam; or a registered PE in a related engineering discipline with a minimum of 5 years' experience dedicated to fire protection engineering. Other personnel should be shown on the organizational chart by discipline in the total number available for utilization on task orders assigned under this contract. Show lines of responsibility and communication between project team leaders and team members. The evaluation of all key personnel will consider education, training, registration, overall and relevant experience, and longevity with the firm(s). Experience of the prime firm and significant subcontractors working together will be evaluated.

Security (SF 330 Part 1 Section H-Additional Information):
Offeror is required to demonstrate the capacity of the firm and proposed design team in the following area:
A minimum of two key project design team personnel, one of which must be in the working disciplines (non-project management) must possess valid current final Top Secret Security Clearances. It is mandatory that the Contractor maintain a work force cadre of cleared Top Secret personnel to work in such areas, as needed.

FACTOR 3 - PAST PERFORMANCE.
Past performance on DoD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. Architect-Engineer Contract Administration Support System (ACASS) merged into a single application under the Contractor Performance Assessment Reports System (CPARS). CPARS is the primary source of information on past performance. If completed CPARS is not available, DoD standard Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ) should be submitted. CPARS will be queried for all firms submitting a SF330. The board will consider the relevancy of each performance evaluation on AE services contracts to the proposed contract, including the type of work, performing office, age of the evaluation, and whether subsequent evaluations indicate a change in a firm's performance. In addition to CPARS and PPQ, the board may seek information on past performance from other sources. In particular, the board may evaluate the responding firm's past performance working in a collaborative environment with other government agencies. Each project in Section F of the SF 330 shall include contact information for the owner, the construction contractor, and other stakeholders.

A firm that has earned excellent evaluations and/or positive feedback on recent relevant DoD contracts for similar size, scope, and complexity of projects will be given additional consideration.
The evaluation of this factor will be based on the past performance information from the previous five years.

FACTOR 4 - WORK MANAGEMENT. A proposed management plan shall be presented in Section H of SF 330. This plan must demonstrate prior successful implementation of quality management, subcontractor management, version control management, and proactive internal and external communication protocol, as well as implementation of an independent review process of all submittals in order to receive a Pass rating. Independent is defined as not having any other project-related responsibility.

FACTOR 5 - KNOWLEDGE OF LOCALITY. A proposal must demonstrate at least 1 project on a US Military Installation over the past 5 years to receive a Pass rating.

FACTOR 6 - SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION. A proposal must include an acceptable Small Business Participation Plan in order to receive a Pass rating. An acceptable plan is defined as one that provides: a. Goals for subcontracting acting with small and small disadvantaged businesses in sufficient detail to allow government evaluators to determine that these goals are realistic, justifiable, positive, and in accordance with the government's policy to maximize opportunities for these types of businesses. b. The extent to which small disadvantaged businesses, and where appropriate, historically black colleges and universities/ minority institution s (HBCU/ MI) have been identified for participation as part of the offeror's team. c. The offeror's past and present commitment to providing subcontracting opportunities and encouragement to small and small disadvantaged businesses.

FACTOR 7 - VOLUME OF WORK. A proposal must demonstrate the ability to effectively staff a minimum of $45M in DOD contract awards over the next 60 months in order to receive a Pass rating.

**** 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS - Interested firms having capabilities to perform this work must submit 11 hard copies of the SF330 along with a CD of the SF330. The entire submission of the SF330 must not exceed 5 Megabytes and shall be submitted as one file using Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). Part I of the SF330 should not exceed 50 pages (8.5" x 11"), including 15 pages for Section H. Font size shall be 10 or larger. Resumes in Section E and example projects in Section F shall not exceed one page each. Please note that an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) will not be considered a single project for SF330 Section F Example Projects. Indicate in Section C.11 if the prime has worked with the team members in the past five years. Section G.26, include the firm each of the key personnel is associated. FIRMS MUST INCLUDE THE DUNS NUMBER AND CAGE CODE FOR THE OFFICE PERFORMING THE WORK IN SECTION B.5 OF THE SF330. Cover letters and extraneous materials (brochures, etc.) will not be considered. Submissions are to be received in this office by March 3, 2017, no later than 4:00 EST. Any submissions received after the exact time specified for receipt is considered late and will be processed in accordance with FAR 15.208 Submission, Modification, Revision, and Withdrawal of Proposals. Any questions concerning submissions should be directed to Sabrina Bastine at (912) 652-5943. No hand carried submissions will be accepted. All submissions must be addressed to:

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
SAVANNAH DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
CESAS-EN-EP - Attn: Wade Marshall
100 W. OGLETHORPE AVENUE
SAVANNAH, GA 31401-3640
Questions concerning the SF-330 or mailings should be directed to Wade Marshall at 912-652-5117 or email: wade.a.marshall@usace.army.mil. PERSONAL VISITS FOR DISCUSSING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL NOT BE SCHEDULED. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL. ***

ALL QUESTIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED VIA THE BIDDER INQUIRY PORTAL IN PROJNET at http://www.projnet.org/projnet. No other means of communication (e-mail, fax, or telephone) will be accepted. Questions should be submitted no later than 21 FEBRUARY 2017, 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time to allow time for a response. On this date and time, the portal will be closed. To submit and review inquiries, firms will need to be current registered users of the ProjNet system. To register, go to the link above, click the BID tab, select BIDDER INQUIRY, select USACE, enter the Bidder Inquiry Key for this solicitation as listed below, and your e-mail address, and then click login. Complete all required information and then click CREATE USER. Verify that information on the next screen is correct and clicks CONTINUE. From this page, you can view all bidder inquiries for this solicitation or add an inquiry. Offerors or Bidders will receive an acknowledgement of their question via e-mail, followed by a response to their question after it has been processed by our team. The Solicitation Number is W912HN-17-R-0016. The Bidder Inquiry Key is 3N7FIG-HFGYUT. Firms are requested to review the Bidder Inquiry Portal for previous questions and responses, prior to submission of a new inquiry on the Portal. CAUTION: Any inquiry submitted and answered within this system will be accessible to view by ALL FIRMS interested in this solicitation. The call center for the ProjNet operates weekdays from 8 AM to 5 PM U.S. Central Time Zone. The telephone number is 1-800-428-HELP.

 

 

A-E Services Army Cyber Center of Excellence Campus, Fort Gordon, GA
Solicitation Number: W912HN-17-R-0016

Technical Point of Contract: Samuel J Hong at 912-652-5556 or email: samuel.j.hong@usace.army.mil; Questions concerning subcontracting plan: Leila Hollis at 912-652-5340 or email: leila.hollis@usace.army.mil; and Contractual Questions to: Sabrina Bastine at 912-652-5943 or email: sabrina.bastine@usace.army.mil; Questions concerning SF330; Wade Marshall at 912-652-5117 or email: wade.a.marshall@usace.army.mil.

CONTRACT INFORMATION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District requires A-E services for Fort Gordon's Army Cyber Center of Excellence (CCoE) campus. Services are to be provided under a Single Award Task Order a Contract (SATOC).

This procurement will be conducted in accordance with the AE Brooks Act. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this action is 541330. It is open to all A-E firms regardless of size. The Government intends to award one (1) IDC. The total capacity of the IDC is $45,000,000 for a term not to exceed five (5) years. Work under this contract will be subject to satisfactory negotiation of individual firm fixed price task orders. Task Orders will be primarily for large CCoE Campus projects with a construction value greater than $50 million, however, as required, smaller projects related to or supporting the build-out of the CCoE campus may be executed under this contract. Rates will be negotiated for each 12-month period of the contract. All interested A-E firms are cautioned to review the restrictions of FAR Part 9.5 (Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest), and all large A-E firms are reminded that in accordance with the provisions of PL 95-507, they will be expected to place subcontracts with small and disadvantaged businesses to the maximum extent practicable consistent with the efficient performance of the contract. A large business awardee must comply with FAR 52.219-9, regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan for that part of the work to be subcontracted, and will be required to submit a detailed subcontracting plan during contract negotiations. Minimum acceptable goals to meet the Savannah District small business targets are as follows: 50% small business; 17% small disadvantaged business; 18% women-owned business; 10% HUBZone small business; 4% service-disabled veteran-owned small business; and 8.5% Veteran-owned small business.

Contractor Manpower Reporting: The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under their contract via a secure data collection site at http://www.ecmra.mil/. Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed in each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 01 through September 30. While inputs may be reported at any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2017. The contractor may direct questions to the help desk at: http://www.ecmra.mil/.

PROJECT INFORMATION: A-E services for the CCoE Campus at Fort Gordon include design services and support for projects currently planned to be to be constructed in FY19, FY20, and FY22. Each project has an estimated construction cost of approximately $90 Million. A FY25 project is currently outside the ordering period for this contract, but could potentially be moved forward to an earlier year with an estimated construction cost of approximately $70 Million. These projects, plus other projects related to or supporting the campus build-out, support the vision to integrate cyber, signal, electronic warfare, and intelligence capabilities into an operationally relevant cyber capacity and capability; train soldiers and civilians; and develop enterprise requirements within a top secret/secure compartmented information environment that supports the warfighter.

Work may consist of preparation of reports, studies, master planning, programming documents, project planning, full design and design-build documents, drawings and specifications, commissioning efforts, cost estimates, asbestos and lead paint surveys, topographic and geotechnical surveys, LEED and Energy studies and applications, application of ATFP requirements, and other general A-E services for multi-disciplined new construction and renovation projects for military and other government agencies. The firm may be required to provide construction phase services, preparation of operation and maintenance manuals, shop drawing review, and commissioning/start-up/fit-up design support. All design must comply with the Savannah District Design Manual. All design will utilize Building Information Modeling (BIM) software. BIM software platform and drawing file format will be determined per task order. All drawing files will be developed using the AEC Standard, as supplemented by the Savannah District instructions. The standards include naming convention, file and directory structure, line weights, levels, and color. Specifications will be produced in SpecsIntact using the Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS). Work will require experience working on projects requiring secret or TS/SCI clearance.

SELECTION CRITERIA: The source selection factors for this procurement are listed below in descending order of importance. Sub-factors within each factor are also listed in descending order of importance. Factors 1 through 4 are primary. Factor 5 is secondary and will only be used as a tie-breaker among technically equal firms.

Factor 1. Professional Qualifications (SF330, Part I, Sections E and G)

Subfactor - Resumes of Key Personnel (Section E, Blocks 12 - 18): Offerors must have, either in-house or through consultants or subcontractors, the disciplines listed below. To demonstrate qualifications, resumes for persons filling these disciplines are to be provided in Section E. Each resume shall not exceed one page in length. In Block 13, the role listed must use the exact same discipline nomenclature as listed below. If an individual will serve in more than one role, then all disciplines shall be clearly indicated in Block 13. The format of Section E as to its content is not to be altered. Additionally, all Key Personnel must be shown on the organizational chart in Section D, and must be U.S. Citizens. At a minimum, three (3) Key Personnel must possess current Top Secret Security Clearances. These must be final, not interims, and are to be identified on their individual resumes. The following disciplines are required:

(1) Project Manager - required Project Management Professional (Registration number required); minimum of a bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university.
(2) Electrical Engineer - required Professional Engineering Licensure (License number required); minimum of a bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in Electrical Engineering.
(3) Mechanical Engineer - required Professional Engineering Licensure (License number required); minimum of a bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in Mechanical Engineering.
(4) Architect - required Registered Architect Licensure; minimum of a bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in Architecture.
(5) IT Systems/Network/Communications Engineer - required Professional Engineering Licensure (License number required); minimum of a bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in IT Systems/Network/Communications Engineering.

Subfactor - Relevant Projects (Section E, Block 19): All Key Personnel are required to have a minimum of five (5) years of project experience in their discipline demonstrated by projects with scope, magnitude, and complexity comparable to this solicitation. Relevant projects are those that reflect experience performing the respective discipline. No more than five projects should be listed for each resume, and each project listed must have been completed within seven (7) years of publication of this solicitation announcement. (Note: The projects provided for this factor may also be used to address Factor 2.)

The evaluation of Factor 1 will take into consideration the education and registration, licensure or certification(s), as applicable, of each person named for each discipline and that person's longevity with the firm named in Block 15. It will also take into consideration the person's relevant project experience provided in Block 19. Subfactors are not separately rated, but may be assessed Strengths or Weaknesses, as appropriate. Only the Key Personnel disciplines requested in this solicitation will be evaluated.

Factor 2. Past Performance (SF330, Part I, Sections F and G)

In Section F Offerors are to submit up to eight (8) projects that best illustrate the proposed team's (see Part I, Section C) qualifications for award of a contract. (Note: The projects provided for Factor 1 may also be used to address this factor.) For purposes of this solicitation, a stand-alone contract or single task order is considered one project. Separating activities performed under a contract or task order will not be considered multiple projects; conversely, combining activities performed under separate contracts or task orders to produce a single project will not be considered. For each project use only one page and note the contract or task order number, as applicable. As to content, do not alter the format of Section F.

All projects must have been completed within seven (7) years of publication of this solicitation announcement (see Block 22). At least four (4) of the projects presented must show that the Offeror (the firm submitting the SF330 as the prime contractor), whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor, performed the majority (>50%) of the work on the project. To demonstrate such performance, Offerors are to state the percentage of work they performed. If a proposed subcontractor also worked on the project, state the percentage of work it performed. If an Offeror submits more than four (4) projects, those projects must reflect performance of work by the Offeror, or one or more of its proposed subcontractors. For each such project state the percentage of work performed by the Offeror, and/or the percentage of work performed by each proposed subcontractor. In Block 24, "cost" is the total value of the project, not simply the value of the work performed by the Offeror and/or any proposed subcontractor. To demonstrate quality of past performance, for each project the Offeror must provide a Contractor Performance Assessment Report (CPAR). If a CPAR, is not available, the Offeror must provide a NAVFAC/USACE/USGS Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ). If a PPQ is provided and there is a CPAR, the CPAR rating will govern. The Government reserves the right to review any official performance evaluation system of records to inform its source selection decision. When completing Section G, in Block 26, along with the name of key personnel, include the firm with whom the person is or was associated at the time the project was performed.

Those firms submitting as Joint Ventures (JV) must follow the same procedures as any other Offeror with the following exception. If the JV (the Offeror) cannot provide at least four (4) projects that demonstrate performance by the JV of 50% or more of a project, as either a prime contractor or subcontractor, the JV may provide projects performed by any partner of the offering JV that reflect performance of 50% or more of a project, as either a prime contractor or subcontractor.

Of the projects submitted as prescribed above, relevant projects are those that reflect the experience of the Offeror and/or proposed subcontractor(s), as prime contractors or subcontractors, performing activities similar to those described above in the paragraph titled Project Information. More weight will be given to project designs of Cyber Security facilities or campuses on military installations, that required Top Secret Security Clearances for Key Personnel, that are 100% complete, and that are of scope, magnitude, and complexity similar to that required by this solicitation. More weight will also be given for those projects that reflect performance by personnel (see Part I, Section G, Blocks 26-29) that are proposed as Key Personnel in Section E, Part I. This factor may be assessed Strengths or Weaknesses, as appropriate.

Factor 3. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence (SF330, Part I, Section H)

In Part I, Section H, the Offeror must provide narratives demonstrating its team's (see Part I, Section C) breadth of knowledge and experience with the design of Cyber Security Facilities. For each subfactor, the narratives should describe the corporate approach, driving criteria or potential constraints, and examples of successful performance. Subfactors are not separately rated, but may be assessed Strengths or Weaknesses, as appropriate.

Subfactor - Discuss knowledge of, and experience with, providing IT systems or network engineering for DoD agencies that involves integration of extensive, robust, internal communication networks (wired, wireless, unclassified, and classified) into building systems architecture that also includes highly complex and innovative audio-visual and graphic display.

Subfactor - Discuss knowledge of, and experience with, providing DoD agencies with designs for all forms of electronic security (card readers, cameras, etc.) and Electromagnetic Pulse protection (EMP) or Electromagnetic Shielding (RF Shielding).

Subfactor - Discuss knowledge of, and experience with, designs of facilities that house classified information and networks for DoD agencies. Include information specific to design of electronic classrooms, or auditoriums in a classified environment.

Subfactor - Discuss knowledge of, and experience with, working in a collaborative environment with DoD Contracting and Engineering project proponents and end-user groups to develop and achieve project requirements, goals and objectives within budget and scope.

Subfactor - Discuss knowledge of, and experience with, work management planning to include quality management, subcontractor management, version control management, proactive internal and external communication protocols, and independent submittal review processes in the context of providing services under multiple task orders.

Factor 4. Quality of Work, Cost Control and Scheduling (SF330, Part I, Section H)

Offerors shall demonstrate in narrative or other format a history of customer satisfaction with the Offeror's quality of work, cost control and scheduling. This history can be substantiated by presentation of CPARS or PPQ ratings, or customer ratings from other project evaluation systems. This factor may be assessed Strengths or Weaknesses, as appropriate, with more weight given to successful performance ratings in these three areas on Department of Defense contracts.

Factor 5. Small Business Participation (SF330, Part I, Section H)

Offerors are to show the extent to which they have utilized SBs in past contracts. Offerors shall submit a record of the past seven (7) years as measured from publication of this solicitation that demonstrates the utilization of SB in the performance of contracts, to include percentage of utilization. An Offeror may demonstrate its past record by including a description and available documentation that shows the methods employed to promote SB utilization and internal methods used to monitor such utilization. This factor may be assessed Strengths or Weaknesses, as appropriate.

Interviews. As required by acquisition regulations, interviews for the purpose of discussing prospective contractor qualifications will be conducted by the A-E Evaluation Board (Selection Board). Interviews will be held with those offerors deemed by the Board to be qualified for award. Interviews will be conducted by telephone and will most likely occur the same week that the Selection Board convenes. Phone calls and personal visits for the purpose of discussing this solicitation are not allowed.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested A-E firms or joint ventures (JVs) with the capabilities to perform this work are invited to submit one (1) complete bound paper copy and one (1) complete PDF copy on Compact Disc (CD) or Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) of their SF330 (Architect-Engineer Qualifications) proposal to: DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, SAVANNAH DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, CESAS-EN-EP, Attn: Wade Marshall
100 W. OGLETHORPE AVENUE, SAVANNAH, GA 31401-3640. The current edition of the SF330 must be used, and may be obtained from the Government Printing Office or from the following web site: http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/download/116486. PDFs shall be compatible with Adobe Acrobat XI or an earlier version. Proposals submitted in a format other than as described above will not be accepted. All Offerors responding to this solicitation MUST label the SF330 and the CD or DVD with their company name and solicitation number. All Offerors, to include JVs, submitting proposals shall obtain a DUNS number. Include the DUNS number in Part I, Section B, Block 5 next to the name of the firm. Additionally, all Offerors, to include JVs, must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). For instructions on registering with the SAM, go to https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. JVs are to include a fully executed JV Agreement with their proposal at Part II. All fonts shall be at least 12 or larger in Arial (not Arial Narrow) to include text, tables and figures. Pages shall be 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches. The Organization Chart required in Part I, Section D and the Matrix required by Part I, Section G may be presented on a sheet up to 11 inches by 17 inches folded neatly to 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches. Do not use multi-column formatting. The paper copy and PDF copy on CD or DVD are to be organized as indicated below. Where information in the two formats conflicts, the information in the paper copy governs.

Part I of the SF330 shall not exceed 50 pages, front side only, excluding tabs, separators and blank sheets, and shall be organized as follows:

Tab A - SF330, Part I, Sections A, B, C and D.
Tab B - SF330, Part I, Section E.
Tab C - SF330, Part I, Section F, CPARS or PPQs.
Tab D - SF330, Part I, Section G.
Tab E - SF330, Part I, Sections H and I.

Part II of the SF330 shall not exceed 30 pages, front side only, excluding tabs, separators and blank sheets. A Part II is required for each branch office of the Offeror and any subcontractor that will perform a key role under the contract. Part II shall be organized as follows:

Tab F - SF330, Part II
Tab G - Joint Venture Agreement (as applicable) (This document does not count against the page limitation for Part II.)

OFFERS MUST BE RECEIVED AT THE ADDRESS INDICATED ABOVE NO LATER THAN 2:00 PM CENTRAL TIME ON 08 MARCH 2017. The Agency will not accept any offers received after this time and date. To verify your submittal has been delivered, you may email Mr. Wade Marshall at: wade.a.marshall@usace.army.mil. The Selection Board is tentatively scheduled to commence on or about 20 MARCH 2017.

ALL QUESTIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED VIA THE BIDDER INQUIRY PORTAL IN PROJNET at http://www.projnet.org/projnet. No other means of communication (e-mail, fax, or telephone) will be accepted. Questions should be submitted no later than 21 FEBRUARY 2017, 2:00 PM Central Time to allow time for a response. On this date and time the portal will be closed. To submit and review inquiries, firms will need to be current registered users of the ProjNet system. To register, go to the link above, click the BID tab, select BIDDER INQUIRY, select USACE, enter the Bidder Inquiry Key for this solicitation as listed below, and your e-mail address, and then click login. Complete all required information and then click CREATE USER. Verify that information on the next screen is correct and click CONTINUE. From this page you can view all bidder inquiries for this solicitation or add an inquiry. Offerors or Bidders will receive an acknowledgement of their question via e-mail, followed by a response to their question after it has been processed by our team. The Solicitation Number is: W912HN-17-R-0016. The Bidder Inquiry Key is: 3N7FIG-HFGYUT. Firms are requested to review the Bidder Inquiry Portal for previous questions and responses, prior to submission of a new inquiry on the Portal. CAUTION: Any inquiry submitted and answered within this system will be accessible to view by ALL FIRMS interested in this solicitation. The call center for the ProjNet operates weekdays from 8 AM to 5 PM U.S. Central Time Zone. The telephone number is 1-800-428-HELP.

 

A-E Services Army Cyber Center of Excellence Campus, Fort Gordon, GA
Solicitation Number: W912HN-17-R-0016

Technical Point of Contract: Samuel J Hong at 912-652-5556 or email: samuel.j.hong@usace.army.mil; Questions concerning subcontracting plan: Leila Hollis at 912-652-5340 or email: leila.hollis@usace.army.mil; and Contractual Questions to: Sabrina Bastine at 912-652-5943 or email: sabrina.bastine@usace.army.mil; Questions concerning SF330; Wade Marshall at 912-652-5117 or email: wade.a.marshall@usace.army.mil.

1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: a) The Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requires the services of Architect-Engineer (A-E) firm for one multidiscipline Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) for large projects. This contract is being procured in accordance with the Selection of Architect Engineers (formerly known as the Brooks A-E Act), as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. All Architects and Engineers (A-E), including subcontractors, are cautioned to review the restrictions of FAR 9.5 Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest and 36.209 - Construction Contracts with Architect-Engineer Firms. Firms will be selected for negotiations based on demonstrated competence for the required work. Contracts may be issued up to one year after selection approval. Offerors are cautioned to read this announcement in its entirety. Contracts awarded as a result of this announcement will be administered by Savannah District for use on federal projects for the Fort Gordon's Cyber Center of Excellence (CCoE) campus. The contract will be for one basic ordering period of five years or $45,000,000. Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed price task orders. Task Orders will be primarily for large CCoE campus projects with a construction value greater than $50 million, however as required, smaller projects related to or supporting the build-out of the CCoE campus may be executed under this contract. These task orders are firm fixed price. Projects to be designed are not yet determined and funds are not presently available. The award will be made under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 541330 which has a small business size standard of $15.0 million in average receipts. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. Small businesses are encouraged to team with other businesses. The firm must be capable of responding to and working on multiple task orders concurrently. Large business firms that intend to do any subcontracting must convey their intent to meet the minimum small business goals on the SF 330, Section C, by identifying subcontracting opportunities with small business. If selected, the large business offeror will be required to submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR 52.219-9 and DFARS 219.7004 as part of the Request for Proposal package. The following subcontracting goals are the minimum acceptable goals to be included in the subcontracting plan to meet the Savannah District small business targets. Of the subcontracted work, 50% of the work would go to small business; 17% to small disadvantaged business (a composite of small business); 18% to women-owned business (a composite of small business); 10% to HUBZone small business (a composite of small business); 4% to service-disabled veteran-owned small business (a composite of small business and veteran-owned small business); and 8.5% to Veteran-owned small business (a composite of small business). The small business subcontracting plan will be evaluated in accordance with AFAR 19.7, Appendix DD. The plan is not required with this submittal, but will be required with the fee proposal of the firm selected for negotiations. To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Register via the SAM Internet site at http://www.fsd.gov or by contacting the SAM Customer Service Desk at 1-866-606-8220.

2. PROJECT INFORMATION:

A-E services for the CCoE campus at Fort Gordon will provide Design and Design related services for four projects currently planned to be to be constructed in FY19, FY20, FY22 and FY25. Each of the first three projects has an estimated construction cost of about $90 Million and the fourth project has an estimated construction cost of about $70 Million. The FY25 project is currently outside the ordering period for this contract, but there is potential that it may be moved forward to an earlier year. These four projects, plus other projects related to or supporting the campus build-out support the vision - to integrate cyber, signal, electronic warfare, and intelligence capabilities to build operationally relevant cyber capacity and capability, train soldiers and civilians, develop enterprise requirements, within a top secret/secure compartmented information environment, which support the warfighter, and transform Fort Gordon, Georgia.

Work may consist of preparation of reports, studies, master planning, programming documents, project planning, full design and design-build documents, drawings and specifications, commissioning efforts, cost estimates, asbestos and lead paint surveys, topographic and geotechnical surveys, LEED and Energy studies and applications, application of ATFP requirements, and other general A-E services for multi-disciplined new construction and renovation projects for military and other government agencies. The firm may be required to provide construction phase services, preparation of operation and maintenance manuals, shop drawing review, and commissioning/start-up/fit-up design support. All design must comply with the Savannah District Design Manual. All design will utilize Building Information Modeling (BIM) software. BIM software platform and drawing file format will be determined per task order. All drawing files will be developed using the AEC Standard, as supplemented by the Savannah District instructions. The standards include naming convention, file and directory structure, line weights, levels, and color. Specifications will be produced in SpecsIntact using the Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS). Responses to Government review comments will be provided on the Corps of Engineers Design Review and Checking System (DrChecks).

3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria for this project are listed below in descending order of importance. Submissions will be evaluated on each of the factors listed below. Each of the first three factors will be assigned a rating from outstanding to unsatisfactory, based on the risk to the government that the offeror will successfully perform the factor being evaluated. The remaining factors will be assigned either a Pass or Fail rating. A "Fail" rating on any factor will remove that proposal from further consideration. An overall consensus rating will be given to each submission. Award will be made to the firm determined to be most highly qualified. Factors listed below will be rated based on a relative weighting as follows: Significantly More Important - means that the factor is at least two times greater in value than another factor. More Important - means that the factor is greater in value than another factor but less than two times greater. Equal - means that the factor is of the same value or nearly the same as another factor. For this solicitation, Factor 1 (Specialized Experience and Technical Competence) and Factor 2 (Key Personnel) are weighted equally and each is significantly more important than Factor 3 (Past Performance). Factor 4 (Work Management), Factor 5 (Knowledge of Locality), Factor 6 (Small Business Participation), and Factor 7 (Volume of DoD Contract Awards) will be assigned a Pass or Fail rating. Each of the Pass/Fail criterion will be evaluated first. A "Fail" rating on any of those factors will result in the elimination of the proposal from further consideration.

FACTOR 1 - SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE. Specialized experience and technical competence in:

Design of complex cyber security facilities. Design has to be 100% completed within the last seven years of the date this synopsis is posted, and has a minimum construction dollar value of $50M. A complex of cyber facilities exceeding $200M in total construction costs may receive higher ratings.

The Offeror will be required to demonstrate specialized experience and ability in the following areas:
a. IT Systems or Network Engineer. Integration of extensive, robust, internal communication networks (wired, wireless, unclassified, and classified) into building systems architecture, highly complex and innovative audio-visual and graphic display.
b. Experience with all forms of electronic security (card readers, cameras, etc) and Electromagnetic pulse Protection (EMP) or Electromagnetic Shielding (RF Shielding).
c. Designs of facilities that house classified information and networks.
d. ATFP and Blast. Experience in design of Department of Defense anti- terrorism/force protection (AT/FP) design criteria and construction standards to include blast analysis.
e. Design of various electronic classrooms, or auditoriums in a classified environment.
f. LEED. Utilization of sustainable design concepts and principles in obtaining requisite LEED Silver or higher certification on completed projects. Submit one project that achieved a minimum LEED Silver certification.
g. Security Clearance. Experience working on projects requiring secret or TS/SCI clearance.
h. Collaboration. Experience working in a collaborative environment with contracting, various government agency user groups, consultants in supporting project requirements, goals and objectives within budget and scope.
i. The ability to manage simultaneous designs.

The basis of the evaluation will be the information in Section F of the SF 330.

FACTOR 2 - KEY PERSONNEL. All key personnel for whom resumes are provided shall be shown on the organizational chart in Section D of SF 330.
Primary disciplines: (Professional licensure of each Primary Discipline's Key Personnel to be assigned to this contract). Offeror shall exhibit proof of licensure, with a minimum of 8 years of experience in their respective discipline. Provide a minimum of three relevant projects for each person. Provide role of the key person on the relevant project and the specific tasks performed by the key person. Project information should be brief and highlight type of work, size, and construction value. Submit an organizational chart with security clearance and professional registration held (PE, RA, RCDD, etc) for each person. All personnel working under this contract must be U.S. Citizens.
1. Project Manager
2. Architect
3. IT Systems/Network/Communications Engineer
4. Mechanical Engineering
5. Electrical Engineering

Do not provide relevant projects for other disciplines, but indicate the availability and experience of other disciplines within the firm(s).
The basis of evaluation will be information provided in section E of the SF 330.
The evaluation will consider the availability of an adequate number of personnel in the key disciplines. The evaluation will look at numbers listed in Part II of the SF330 to evaluate the overall capacity of the team. Include a Part II form for each firm that is part of the proposed team.
Registration/certification for all other professionals is encouraged. The fire protection engineer must be either: an engineer having a BS or MS degree in fire protection engineering, from an accredited university engineering program, plus a minimum of 5 years work experience in fire protection engineering; or, a registered PE who has passed the NCEE fire protection engineering written exam; or a registered PE in a related engineering discipline with a minimum of 5 years' experience dedicated to fire protection engineering. Other personnel should be shown on the organizational chart by discipline in the total number available for utilization on task orders assigned under this contract. Show lines of responsibility and communication between project team leaders and team members. The evaluation of all key personnel will consider education, training, registration, overall and relevant experience, and longevity with the firm(s). Experience of the prime firm and significant subcontractors working together will be evaluated.

Security (SF 330 Part 1 Section H-Additional Information):
Offeror is required to demonstrate the capacity of the firm and proposed design team in the following area:
A minimum of three key project design team personnel, two of which must be in the working disciplines (non-project management) must possess valid current final Top Secret Security Clearances. It is mandatory that the Contractor maintain a work force cadre of cleared Top Secret personnel to work in such areas, as needed.

FACTOR 3 - PAST PERFORMANCE.
Past performance on DoD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. Architect-Engineer Contract Administration Support System (ACASS) merged into a single application under the Contractor Performance Assessment Reports System (CPARS). CPARS is the primary source of information on past performance. If completed CPARS is not available, DoD standard Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ) should be submitted. CPARS will be queried for all firms submitting a SF330. The board will consider the relevancy of each performance evaluation on AE services contracts to the proposed contract, including the type of work, performing office, age of the evaluation, and whether subsequent evaluations indicate a change in a firm's performance. In addition to CPARS and PPQ, the board may seek information on past performance from other sources. In particular, the board may evaluate the responding firm's past performance working in a collaborative environment with other government agencies. Each project in Section F of the SF 330 shall include contact information for the owner, the construction contractor, and other stakeholders.

A firm that has earned excellent evaluations and/or positive feedback on recent relevant DoD contracts for similar size, scope, and complexity of projects will be given additional consideration.
The evaluation of this factor will be based on the past performance information from the previous five years.

FACTOR 4 - WORK MANAGEMENT. A proposed management plan shall be presented in Section H of SF 330. This plan must demonstrate prior successful implementation of quality management, subcontractor management, version control management, and proactive internal and external communication protocol, as well as implementation of an independent review process of all submittals in order to receive a Pass rating. Independent is defined as not having any other project-related responsibility.

FACTOR 5 - KNOWLEDGE OF LOCALITY. A proposal must demonstrate at least 1 project on a US Military Installation over the past 5 years to receive a Pass rating.

FACTOR 6 - SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION. A proposal must include an acceptable Small Business Participation Plan in order to receive a Pass rating. An acceptable plan is defined as one that provides: a. Goals for subcontracting acting with small and small disadvantaged businesses in sufficient detail to allow government evaluators to determine that these goals are realistic, justifiable, positive, and in accordance with the government's policy to maximize opportunities for these types of businesses. b. The extent to which small disadvantaged businesses, and where appropriate, historically black colleges and universities/ minority institution s (HBCU/ MI) have been identified for participation as part of the offeror's team. c. The offeror's past and present commitment to providing subcontracting opportunities and encouragement to small and small disadvantaged businesses.

FACTOR 7 - VOLUME OF WORK. A proposal must demonstrate the ability to effectively staff a minimum of $45M in DOD contract awards over the next 60 months in order to receive a Pass rating.

**** 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS - Interested firms having capabilities to perform this work must submit 11 hard copies of the SF330 along with a CD of the SF330. The entire submission of the SF330 must not exceed 5 Megabytes and shall be submitted as one file using Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). Part I of the SF330 should not exceed 50 pages (8.5" x 11"), including 15 pages for Section H. Font size shall be 10 or larger. Resumes in Section E and example projects in Section F shall not exceed one page each. Please note that an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) will not be considered a single project for SF330 Section F Example Projects. Indicate in Section C.11 if the prime has worked with the team members in the past five years. Section G.26, include the firm each of the key personnel is associated. FIRMS MUST INCLUDE THE DUNS NUMBER AND CAGE CODE FOR THE OFFICE PERFORMING THE WORK IN SECTION B.5 OF THE SF330. Cover letters and extraneous materials (brochures, etc.) will not be considered. Submissions are to be received in this office by March 3, 2017, no later than 4:00 EST. Any submissions received after the exact time specified for receipt is considered late and will be processed in accordance with FAR 15.208 Submission, Modification, Revision, and Withdrawal of Proposals. Any questions concerning submissions should be directed to Sabrina Bastine at (912) 652-5943. No hand carried submissions will be accepted. All submissions must be addressed to:
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
SAVANNAH DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
CESAS-EN-EP - Attn: Wade Marshall
100 W. OGLETHORPE AVENUE
SAVANNAH, GA 31401-3640
Questions concerning the SF-330 or mailings should be directed to Wade Marshall at 912-652-5117 or email: wade.a.marshall@usace.army.mil. PERSONAL VISITS FOR DISCUSSING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL NOT BE SCHEDULED. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL. ***