USFWS_KS_Great Plains NC_TITLE III ServicesI

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service seeks architect-engineer construction administration services for the Great Plains Nature Center renovation in Wichita, Kansas, with proposals due September 10 at 1200 EST and questions due August 24 at 1200 EST. The procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 541330, firm-fixed-price, with one contract to be awarded.

Place of performance is the Great Plains Nature Center, 6232 East 29th Street North, Wichita, Kansas 67220. The period of performance is 300 calendar days from contract issuance, with work anticipated between October 2026 and August 2027.

The scope includes five primary tasks: attending a construction support kick-off teleconference; performing construction support services including responding to approximately 25 RFIs, reviewing and approving approximately 200 submittals, and participating in 44 construction teleconferences; providing on-site inspections (14 engineering milestone inspections and approximately 25 weekly field inspections) with detailed reports; performing fundamental commissioning services per ASHRAE standards; and preparing updated as-built drawings in .dwg and .pdf formats. All work must be performed under direct supervision of a Kansas-licensed professional architect or engineer with professional stamps.

Required key personnel include a Cost Engineer/Estimator, Foundation/Geotechnical Engineer, Project Manager, and Structural Engineer, each with minimum 10 years' experience and appropriate professional certification. No specific state licensure is required; licensure from any state satisfies the requirement. Offerors must submit a minimum of two and no more than five relevant projects completed 100% within the past ten years.

Evaluation criteria in descending order of importance: Key Personnel and Professional Qualifications; Specialized Experience and Technical Competence; and Capacity and Management Capabilities. Following evaluation, the highest-qualified firm will be selected for negotiations on fully loaded labor rates, with 14 calendar days to submit a price proposal. The estimated construction contract price ranges from $1 million to $5 million. Amendments 1 clarifies that Task 1 (Construction Solicitation/Acquisition Support) has been removed from the Statement of Work, reducing scope to five tasks.