Sources Sought Notice for an Unrestricted (UR) and Small Business (SB) Architect Engineer (AE), Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) for Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP) in Independence, MO.

This is a follow up to a previous Sources Sought, W912DQ24SS7000, posted on March 15, 2024.

Sources Sought Notice for an Unrestricted (UR) and Small Business (SB) Architect Engineer (AE), Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) for Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP) in Independence, MO.

The following is a Sources Sought Notice. This Sources Sought announcement is for market research information only and is to be used for preliminary planning purposes. No SF330s are being requested and none will be accepted in response to this notice. 

The purpose of this notice is to identify qualified sources under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 541330, Engineering Services which has a small business size standard of $25,500,000.00.

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION, AND NO CONTRACTS WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE, nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any cost incurred in preparation of a response to this notice.

It is anticipated that two (2) Solicitations will be issued through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment in the summer of 2025. The estimated duration for each SATOC will be a 3 year base with a 2 year option.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District seeks qualified Architect-Engineering (A-E) firms interested and capable of providing an array of Design Services to execute projects that support Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP) mission and programs. The work will be located at LCAAP in Independence, Missouri.

The Government is contemplating awarding two (2) Architect Engineer (A-E) Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC), Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC).  The IDC SATOCs will consist of one (1) Unrestricted (UR) SATOC, and one (1) Small Business (SB) SATOC.

UR SATOC:  The estimated magnitude of the UR SATOC is $49,000,000.00.  It is anticipated that the synopsis will be published through Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) in the summer of 2025.

The A-E will be required to perform planning efforts to support the LCAAP program and provide either full design and specifications or gather requirements to prepare a Design-Build (DB) Request For Proposal (RFP) for the facility(ies) based upon the final product line design requirements. Product lines are in various stages of development and the successful A-E will provide engineering support and work interactively with the government/industry LCAAP development team during the latter stages of the various product line development with respect to how those requirements decisions impact final facilities, and infrastructure/utility needs. Services include planning efforts, RFP preparations, cost estimating, sustainable design, technical integration, commissioning, systems integration, and construction phase services will also be required. The A-E will be required to provide a design that meets all DoD and Army explosives safety standards, including all protective construction requirements of UFC 3-340-02 and all necessary personnel protection as required by DoD 6055.09- M. The A-E will be required to obtain appropriate approvals through U.S. Army Technical Center for Explosives Safety (USATECS) and Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board (DDESB). The A-E will also be required to incorporate design features that allow for rapid, flexible, high-quality construction.

Task Orders issued to support LCAAP mission areas will include a wide variety of design, planning, studies and other efforts These projects will include, but not be limited to: Facility planning, pre-design services, design of new facilities (office buildings, ammunition storage bunkers, warehouses, etc.), Design-Build (DB) and Design-Bid-Build (DBB) RFP preparation, existing conditions studies, planning studies, life cycle cost analysis, roof repair/replacement designs, building demolition, site work, facility repair or renovation, mechanical and electrical system design/upgrades. Assignments will include preparation of plans and specifications, cost estimating, value engineering screenings and studies, field inspections, verification of existing conditions, pilot studies, surveying and mapping, geotechnical investigations, commissioning, construction-phase services (engineering design during construction, checking design drawings, submittal reviews), environmental assessments, archaeological investigations, drainage/flood studies, evaluations of green technologies and sustainability/ energy conservation measures.

Task Order awards will take into consideration the complexity of design, as well as the energetics, explosive materials, and integration between the different processes between construction and manufacturing ammunition in a safe environment; it will also take into consideration any unique elements presented in the individual requirement.

SB SATOC:  The estimated magnitude of the SB SATOC is $23,000,000.00.  It is anticipated that the synopsis will be published through Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) in the summer of 2025.

The A-E will be required to perform planning efforts to support the LCAAP program and provide either full design and specifications or gather requirements to prepare a Design-Build (DB) Request For Proposal (RFP) for the facility(ies) based upon the final product line design requirements. Product lines are in various stages of development and the successful A-E will provide engineering support and work interactively with the government/industry LCAAP development team during the latter stages of the various product line development with respect to how those requirements decisions impact final facilities, and infrastructure/utility needs. Services include planning efforts, RFPpreparations, cost estimating, sustainable design, technical integration, commissioning, systems integration, and construction phase services will also be required. The A-E will be required to provide a design that meets all DoD and Army explosives safety standards, including all protective construction requirements of UFC 3-340-02 and all necessary personnel protection as required by DoD 6055.09- M. The A-E will be required to obtain appropriate approvals through U.S. Army Technical Center for Explosives Safety (USATECS) and Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board (DDESB). The A-E will also be required to incorporate design features that allow for rapid, flexible, high-quality construction.

Task Orders issued to support LCAAP mission areas will include a wide variety of design, planning, studies and other efforts These projects will include, but not be limited to: Facility planning, pre-design services, design of new facilities (office buildings, ammunition storage bunkers, warehouses, etc.), Design-Build (DB) and Design-Bid-Build (DBB) RFP preparation, existing conditions studies, planning studies, life cycle cost analysis, roof repair/replacement designs, building demolition, site work, facility repair or renovation, mechanical and electrical system design/upgrades. Assignments will include preparation of plans and specifications, cost estimating, value engineering screenings and studies, field inspections, verification of existing conditions, pilot studies, surveying and mapping, geotechnical investigations, commissioning, construction-phase services (engineering design during construction, checking design drawings, submittal reviews), environmental assessments, archaeological investigations, drainage/flood studies, evaluations of green technologies and sustainability/ energy conservation measures.

Task Order awards will take into consideration the complexity of design, as well as the energetics, explosive materials, and integration between the different processes between construction and manufacturing ammunition in a safe environment; it will also take into consideration any unique elements presented in the individual requirement.

The Kansas City District is soliciting feedback from industry as part of our market research efforts associated with this acquisition and is considering various acquisition strategies to deliver this project and requests input from industry. The following information is requested in this Sources Sought (SS) announcement with a limit of ten (10) pages for your response:

1.  Organization name, address, email address, website address, telephone number, business size (small or large) and type of ownership for the organization; include Unique Entity ID (UEI) and CAGE code.

2.  Firm's interest in providing a SF330 on the pending synopsis once issued.

3.  Experience:  Provide evidence of capabilities to perform work comparable to that required for this project (e.g. design of an industrial building for the purposes of ammunition manufacturing. Provide 2-3 recent, relevant, comparable projects completed in the last 8 years.  Submittal must include the project name; contract number; dollar value of the project; description of the key/salient features of the project and those that demonstrate similarity to the work required under this SATOC.  Identify the contracting office and the customer/user (include Point Of Contact information).

Please send your Sources Sought responses via email to Ines Necker at ines.necker@usace.army.mil and Stephanie R. Kretzer at stephanie.r.kretzer@usace.army.mil.  Submissions should be received by 11:00 A.M., CST, 20 December 2024.