Market Survey (Sources Sought) for General Architect-Engineer (A-E) for Primarily Navigation, Coastal Flood Risk Management and Ecosystem Restoration Projects in the NAN/NAD Region

Market Survey (Sources Sought) for General Architect-Engineer (A-E) for Primarily
Navigation, Coastal Flood Risk Management and Ecosystem Restoration Projects in the NAN/NAD
Region

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New
York District is conducting a market research to facilitate a determination of the acquisition strategy for
this procurement. The determination of the acquisition strategy for this procurement lies solely with the
Government and will be based on market research and information available to the Government from
other sources. The New York District is conducting this market research to identify businesses which
have the capability to perform navigation and flood damage projects including coastal and inland storm
damage reduction projects.

NO AWARDS WILL BE MADE FROM THE RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE.

1. CONTRACT REQUIREMENT: The anticipated contract, when solicited, will be procured in
accordance with the Brooks Architect-Engineer Act as implemented in FAR subpart 36.6. Firms will be
selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for all of the required
work. This procurement will be conducted under the North American Industrial Classification System
Code (NAICS) 541330, Engineering Services. The Small Business size standard for this code is
$16,500,000.00. To be considered a Small Business under this NAICS codes, the respondent's average
revenue for the last three fiscal years cannot be more than $16,500,000.00. If the respondent's average
revenue for the last three fiscal years is over $16,500,000.00, the respondent is not considered a Small
Business. All respondents MUST identity their business size relative to the NAICS code. Respondents are
required to state whether the firm is a Large Business, Small Business, 8(a) Program Participant,
HUBZone Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned Small Business, Veteran-
Owned Small Business, or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business.
When the requirement is solicited, firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated
competence and qualifications for all of the required work.

The Government anticipates issuing a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for AE services
and includes a target of three (3) reserved IDC’s. Each IDC will have a duration of five (5) years and a
maximum of 60 months and will not include optional time periods. Three (3) anticipated contracts will
share a total capacity not to exceed $50,000,000. If the contract is set-aside for Small Business, , FAR 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting, will be included in the contract. This clause requires that at least 51 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern or of a concern of a subcontractor that is a registered similarly situated entity.

2. PROJECT INFORMATION:
This contract will provide architect and engineering services for navigation projects, coastal storm risk
management projects and ecosystem restoration and mitigation projects. This includes, but is not limited
to, preparation of studies, reports, design documents, plans, specifications, cost estimates; flood damage
and benefit analysis; navigation design and procedures, channel designs, blasting and subsurface
investigations, remote sensing, underwater drilling, geotechnical engineering and geophysical
investigations; coastal engineering, shore protection, design and restoration improvements in coastal and
coastal inlets, including aerial photography, and project report preparations, The project area is primarily
within the New York District boundaries and other Corps of Engineers locations within “NAD/MSC”
boundaries.

3. QUALIFICATIONS: All interested firms are encouraged to respond to this notice and may respond to
this announcement by submitting a capability statement which addresses the following key areas:
Demonstrated experience in the following:
• Navigation design which includes but is not limited to the following: Channel design;
subsurface investigations; marine blasting; mechanical removal of rock (blasted and
unblasted); noise and vibration monitoring due to the dredging and blasting activities;
stability and design of structures and utilities; feasibility studies; and design documents
of deep draft and shallow draft projects.
• Coastal storm risk management projects related to but not limited to the following:
design and restoration improvements in coastal and coastal inlet. This may include
aerial photography; land and marine surveys; deploying and servicing wave gages and
other instrumentation; subsurface investigations and analyses; geotechnical and
structural analysis; and/or storm damage surveys; preparation of studies; preparation of
construction plans and specifications, development of coastal and environmental
monitoring programs (for shore protection projects), environmental
assessments/analyses.
• Ecosystem restoration and mitigation, which includes but is not limited to the design of
tidal and fresh water wetlands.
• Competence in appropriate data collection and processing methods, including but not
limited to the deployment and monitoring of tide and other gauges
• The collection and processing of tide data to determine local tidal means; the
development of a water budget, the collection of bio-benchmarking data; the
development of hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) analysis; the evaluation of planned
wetlands (EPW) analysis.
• Competence in developing designs and specifications for ecosystem restoration and
mitigation projects, including but not limited to establishing appropriate design
elevations for proposed vegetation communities, plant species selection, construction
schedule and sequencing, construction support services and develop a postconstruction
monitoring plan, using USACE approved CADD and design software4.
4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: All interested firms are encouraged to respond to this notice and
may do so by submitting a capabilities statement. The capabilities statement is limited to fifteen (15)
pages total and shall include the following information:
1. Firm's name, address, point of contract, phone number and email address.
2. Firm's business size - If a Small Business, identify the Small Business type (Small Business,
an 8(a) Program Participant, HUBZone Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned
Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business).
3. Firm’s Part II of their SF 330, including Part II’s of any subcontractors (if applicable).

4. Demonstration of the firm's experience as a prime contractor on projects of similar size, type
and complexity within the past five years. List at least 3 completed navigation, coastal and ecosystem
projects (total of 9) and include the following information for reach project:
a. Agency/Project Owner/Project Sponsor
b. Project Title
c. Project Location
d. Contract Number
e. Involved Team Members and Role in Contract (prime or subcontractor)
f. Project Description
g. Study/Design Cost
h. Percentage of Work Self-Performed (if performed as a Joint Venture and/or Mentor-Protégé,
include which firm was involved and the associated percentage of work performed by each firm)
i. Period of Performance, to include start and completion dates
j. Construction Contract Amount (if applicable)
k. Lessons Learned

Additionally, firms must be capable of responding to and working on multiple task orders concurrently.
The response must be specific to the qualifications listed above to show that the respondent meets the
requirements and possesses the necessary skills and experience. If a response does not show that the
respondent meets the qualifications and/or does not possess the necessary skills and experience, the
respondent will not be considered by the Government. Again this is not a request for proposal or
quotation; there is no solicitation available at this time. A determination by the Government to proceed
with the acquisition as a set-aside for 8(a) program, HUBZone, Small Business, etc. or unrestricted is
within the discretion of the Government. Responses are to be submitted as a .pdf file. No Hard copies
are required. Responses to this Sources Sought are to be sent via email to sandra.l.schenning@usace.army.mil and 
stephen.dibari@usace.army.mil. Please respond no later than 2:00 p.m. eastern standard time 15
business days from the posting date in the beta.SAM.gov website.