SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- General Design AE IDIQ - Unrestricted - Past Performance Questionnaire
- Notice Date
- 10/23/2018
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE District, New England, 696 Virginia Road, Concord, Massachusetts, 01742-2751, United States
- ZIP Code
- 01742-2751
- Solicitation Number
- W912WJ19R0008
- Archive Date
- 12/11/2018
- Point of Contact
- Elizabeth K. Glasgow, Phone: 9783188671, Jessica M. Kidd, Phone: 9783188699
- E-Mail Address
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elizabeth.k.glasgow@usace.army.mil, jessica.m.kidd@usace.army.mil
(elizabeth.k.glasgow@usace.army.mil, jessica.m.kidd@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Past Performance Questionnaire 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: One Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract for professional engineering and design services is being procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. The firm will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work. North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541330. Work will primarily be performed within the boundaries of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New England District (ME, MA, NH, CT, VT, and RI), but could also include other states and districts covered by the USACE North Atlantic Division's (NAD) mission areas (NY, PA, NJ, DE, MD, VA, WV, and the District of Columbia). The contract will be negotiated and awarded with a five-year ordering period. The amount of the contract will not exceed $15,000,000. Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed-price task orders. Award of this contract to the subsequently selected firm is anticipated in February 2019. The minimum guarantee amount over the life of the contract is $50,000. If selected for negotiation, a large business must comply with FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan. The selected firm must respond to a Request for Proposal and submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan, if required, that will contain small business goals for all of the Small Business Programs. The Subcontracting Plan must be reasonable, attainable and challenging. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The work includes, but is not limited to, various engineering, design and/or construction services for projects relating to: the design of new and renovated structures; military building and site design; design of any other unique structure; sustainable design and commissioning; general site engineering; military master planning; planning and design for civil works infrastructure including projects related to the development of water resources; environmental engineering and compliance; value engineering; project scheduling; and diagnostics, assessments, site investigation and other data collection tasks for general architectural or engineering use. Architect-Engineering Services that may be required under this contract include the preparation of: design drawings, technical specifications, construction cost estimates, design and construction schedules, design analyses, engineering calculations, design-build requests for proposal, conceptual designs, planning studies, engineering studies and other technical reports, sustainable design/LEED project documentation, commissioning reports, and value engineering (VE) studies. Services may also include all architectural and engineering tasks necessary to develop the documents listed above to also include: developing models, economic analyses, topographic surveying, aerial and other types of surveying, development and use of GIS systems, and construction phase services to include shop drawing review, as-built drawing preparation, preparation of O&M manuals, and engineering consultation services. Products shall be produced to Corps of Engineers guidelines and specific formats set forth under the base contract and by individual task order. The firm shall be required to: provide design drawings in Microstation and Autodesk CADD software (latest version); use Autodesk Revit Building Information Modeling (BIM) software; use Corps computer-based specification software for the development of Specifications (SPECSINTACT); use the latest version of MII (cost engineering software as provided by the Government and licensed to the firm) for the development of construction cost estimates; use Primavera P6 for developing detailed construction schedules and use MS Project for more basic design and constructions schedules; and utilize ProjNet (DrChecks) (https://wwwprojnet.org) for comment resolution of design review submittals. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria (a) through (f) are primary factors. Criteria (g) (h) and (i) are secondary factors and will only be used as "tie-breakers" among firms that are essentially technically equal. (a) Specialized Experience and Technical Competence. Firms should demonstrate specialized experience and technical competence in the following: (1) Design for military construction (buildings and site work); (2) Design of large, complex, and/or specialized facilities; (3) Design of new and renovated structures for federal government facilities within defined cost limitations; (4) Sustainable design, commissioning, and compliance with energy reduction mandates; (5) General site engineering; (6) Use/knowledge of MII for development of construction cost estimate; (7) Use/knowledge of SPECSINTACT for specifications development; or (8) Engineering investigations of building systems (e.g., structures, mechanical, electrical, fire protection). Information contained in the SF 330 Part I, Section F will be the primary basis for evaluation against this criteria. Experience working on projects for USACE and New England District and in accordance with Unified Facilities Criteria and the Whole Building Design Guide will be considered when evaluating these criteria. Projects in which the firm's work was completed prior to 2010 will be given less consideration. (b) Professional Qualifications. Identification, qualifications, (professional registration/licensure/certification and education) and experience of architecture and engineering personnel to accomplish the work specified above. (1) The firm shall have on staff (or provide through a consultant[s]) personnel licensed as professional engineer/architect in all six New England District states (ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, and RI). Should any task orders be issued for work in other portions of NAD's mission areas (NY, PA, NJ, DE, MD, VA, WV, and the District of Columbia), the firm will need to demonstrate applicable professional registration in those locations within the task order proposal. Should any survey work need to be accomplished under this contract, the firm must demonstrate in the task order proposal that its proposed survey team member is registered in the state where the work is to be performed. The firm should also have on staff (or provide through a consultant) a qualified value specialist to facilitate VE study workshops for projects valued at over $10 M as prescribed by ASTM and SAVE International standards. (2) Resumes demonstrating experience and associated qualifications are required for the following key personnel. The evaluation will consider education, training, registration, certifications, longevity with the firm, and relevant experience of specified personnel performing the role for which they are proposed to be used on the contract. Key Personnel: - Project Manager (3 resumes)*; - Architect (2 resumes)*; - Interior Designer*; - Mechanical Engineer (HVAC)*; - Mechanical Engineer (Plumbing)*; - Fire Protection Engineer*; - Electrical Engineer*; - Building Commissioning Specialist; - Cost Engineer; - Civil/Site Engineer*; - Structural Engineer*; - Geotechnical Engineer*; - CADD/BIM Manager/Specialist; - Value Engineer; and - Construction Scheduler. * indicates professional registration is required. Project Manager can be registered as a professional engineer or registered architect. (c) Work Management and Teaming. A proposed management plan shall be presented in Part I, Section H of the SF 330 that references the organization chart provided in Part I, Section D of the SF 330. The plan shall briefly address the firm's management and philosophical approach for executing the work to be performed under this contract and its approach for ensuring the quality of work performed by the firm and their subcontractors. The plan shall include information on quality control procedures, cost and schedule control, coordination of in-house disciplines and consultants, and relevant experience working with each of the subcontractors on similar projects. Section C, Section F, and Section G will be used to evaluate this criterion. (d) Past Performance. The firm shall possess a good record of past performance on contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules as determined by information pulled from the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) and/or other sources. NOTE: PPIRS is the system in which the Contractor Performance Assessment Reports (CPARS) are stored. The Government will retrieve and evaluate the CPARS reports, if available, for the first three projects provided in Section F of the SF330, as these projects should be the most relevant project examples provided. (NOTE: A CPARS report will not be available in PPIRS if the contractor has not yet completed its portion of the CPARS.) If the project/s is/are not a federal project or a CPARS report is not available, the firm shall complete Part I of the Past Performance Questionnaire, send it to the customers for these three projects to complete Part II of the Past Performance Questionnaire, request the completed form in a sealed envelope from the customer and submit it in the sealed envelope with the SF330 submission. A blank Past Performance Questionnaire can be found attached to this synopsis/solicitation. The contractor should provide the full contract number and task order number (if applicable) for any Federal contract listed in Section F of the SF330. The evaluation board may seek information on past performance from other sources, but is not required to seek other information on the past performance of a firm, if none is available from CPARS or if no Past Performance Questionnaire is provided. If little to no relevant past performance data (CPARS reports, Past Performance Questionnaires or information in Section H) is available for the three most relevant projects, the Contractor may be given a neutral evaluation regarding past performance. (e) Capacity. The firm must demonstrate the capacity to execute the full value of the contract over the ordering period - accomplishing multiple task orders concurrently while maintaining quality and schedule. A firm will be evaluated on the available capacity of key personnel from the prime firm and its team; however, the prime firm must have the capacity to perform at least 51% of the work themselves over the life of the contract in order to meet or exceed the requirements of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.219-14, "Limitations on Subcontracting". The firm should address how it will meet this requirement based upon the assumption that the items listed under "Specialized Experience and Technical Competence" above constitute the preponderance of the work to be performed under this contract. (f) Knowledge of the Locality. The board will evaluate the firm's knowledge and experience with state and local codes. Responding firms should demonstrate the extent of their capabilities to support projects located throughout New England. The basis of the evaluation will be the information in Sections F and H of the SF 330. (g) Geographic Proximity. Location of the firm's office(s) as well as those of its team in the general geographical area of the six New England states will be considered. (h) Small Business (SB) and Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) Participation. The firm shall identify its small business team members and indicate its commitments to utilizing small businesses on its team. The small business program includes utilization of SBs and SDBs to include Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB), HUBZone Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB). Extent of use will be measured as a percentage of the total anticipated contract effort as determined by the Government, regardless of whether the small business concern is a prime contractor, sub-contractor, or joint venture partner; the greater the participation the greater the consideration. (i) Volume of DoD A-E Contract Awards. Firms shall indicate in Section H of the SF 330 the volume of DoD A-E contracts awarded to the prime (or JV) in the last 12 months. The information will be verified and updated during the interviews with the most highly qualified firms. The equitable distribution of DoD A-E contracts among firms, including SB and SDB will be considered. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested firms able to perform this work must submit Parts I and II of the SF 330 for the prime firm (or joint venture). Part II of the SF 330 must also be submitted for each consultant and if a joint venture, for the joint venture entity. Please note that a separate Part II is required for each branch office of the prime firm and any subcontractors that will have a key role in the proposed contract. If a joint venture is being utilized, a copy of the joint venture agreement is to be included in Part II. Submissions must be made not later than the 5:00 pm on November 26, 2018. Include the firm's DUNS number on the SF 330, Part 1, Block B. On the SF 330, Part 1, Block C, provide the DUNS number for each consultant. On the SF 330, Part I, Block F, example projects shall be listed in order of relevance to the type of work anticipated to be performed under this contract. Note that multiple projects performed under an IDIQ contract cannot be submitted as a single example project. In the SF 330, Part I, Block F, Box 24, provide the following information for each project: month/year the firm's work started and completed; total contract value of the contract and the value of the work performed by the firm and any team subcontractors to be used on this contract; physical size of the designed facility; construction cost as applicable; and customer point-of-contact who can be reached for references (phone number and email address). If a sample project is a federal procurement, include the applicable contract number. In the SF 330, Part I, Section H, provide the firm's proposed Work Management approach for this contract including its approach for ensuring the quality of work performed by its subcontractors - see also SELECTION CRITERIA, item (c). In the SF 330, Part I, Section H, the A-E firm may also provide supplemental information to address all aspects for which Specialized Experience and Technical Competence is being sought as well as documentation to support past performance selection criteria such as copies of applicable certificates and/or awards. The Offeror's response shall be submitted electronically. Files shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in responses is prohibited. THE ONLY AUTHORIZED TRANSMISSION METHOD FOR SUMISSIONS IN RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION IS THROUGH THE U.S. ARMY MISSILE AND RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING COMMAND (AMRDEC) SAFE ACCESS FILE EXCHANGE (SAFE) website at: https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/SAFE/Welcome.aspx. NO OTHER TRANSMISSION METHODS (EMAIL, FACSIMILE, REGULAR MAIL, HAND CARRIED, ETC.) WILL BE ACCEPTED. INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING ELECTRONIC RESPONSES: In an effort to reduce paperwork and cost, all responses shall be submitted electronically through AMRDEC SAFE. Submission shall be in Adobe PDF format. You are limited to 25 maximum files per upload (total size cannot exceed 2GB). If you have a large number of files, recommend that you ZIP your files before uploading to AMRDEC SAFE. Offerors may use compression utility software such as WinZip or PKZip to reduce file size and facilitate transmission. FILE DESCRIPTION: Include a "File Description" for each file(s) you upload. The "File Description" will be included in the email notice to each of the recipients you choose to have access your file(s). NOTE: Do NOT enter Privacy Act Data (Personal Identification Information (PII)) in the File Description.) FILE DELETION DATE: You will be required to enter a "File Deletion Date." The file(s) you upload will be available until the date you specify in the "File Deletion Date. After this date, the file(s) will be deleted from AMRDEC SAFE. NOTE: The maximum number of days for file deletion is 14 days from TODAY. (2 weeks) INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW ON THE AMRDEC SAFE WEBSITE: 1. Once at the AMRDEC SAFE website select the "Click Here" link under the "Non-CAC Users" heading. This allows users without a CAC or users whose computer is not configured to read a CAC the option to access AMRDEC SAFE as a guest. 2. After selecting the "Click Here" link you will be prompted to add your personal information, file information, recipient (Government representative) information and email settings. NOTE: It has been reported that documents are more quickly uploaded into the AMRDEC SAFE website when using a Firefox web browser. The Government cannot verify that this is true and offers no guarantee that Offerors will have more success utilizing any particular browser. When completing your file information for transmittal via the AMRDEC SAFE website, you will be required to enter the email address for all recipients. For this solicitation, the recipients are the Contract Specialist and the Contracting Officer. The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Elizabeth Glasgow at email address elizabeth.k.glasgow@usace.army.mil. The Contracting Officer for this solicitation is Jessica M. Kidd at email address Jessica.M.Kidd@usace.army.mil. After entering the email address, click the ADD button to add the person(s) email to the "Recipients List" of your response. When your response is submitted, a notification will be sent to the recipients you added. NOTE: Do NOT send AMRDEC SAFE packages to group email accounts. After uploading your documents, you will be required to verify your email address before AMRDEC will send notification to the government recipients. This is a very important step. Even if you successfully upload your response to AMRDEC SAFE, notification will not be sent to the government recipients until you verify your email address. Entering an incorrect email may result in the rejection of your submission for lateness. Follow the instructions on the AMRDEC website and the confirmation emails you receive from AMRDEC. RECEIPT OF SUBMISSIONS: For the purposes of establishing whether a submission is considered late, the government considers (the earlier of) the date and time of receipt of the email notification to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer by the AMRDEC SAFE website, NOT the date and time of uploading of the submission into the AMRDEC SAFE website as the time of submission. For responses larger than the 2GB capacity of the AMRDEC SAFE website and require multiple submissions, the government will consider (the earlier of) the date and time of receipt of the email notification to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer of the last submission. Do not assume that electronic communication is instantaneous. It can take several minutes or even hours in some cases. The government will not be responsible for submissions delivered to any location or to anyone other than those designated to receive responses on its behalf. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that responses are submitted so as to reach the designated recipient. Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the response to be received in accordance with the instructions provided. The SF 330, Part I, shall have a page limit of 65 pages. Section dividers do not count toward the page limit. Font size shall not be less than 10 font and the margins for pages that supplement the SF 330 forms shall not be less than one inch with the exception that ½ inch margins are allowed when using the Standard Form 330. The submission shall be made as one PDF document, and the PDF document shall include PDF bookmarks for each section as an interactive tabbing mechanism between sections. PDF Portfolios will not be accepted. Pages in excess of the page limit will not be evaluated. The New England District does not retain SF 330 Part IIs on file. All contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be considered for award. Information regarding registration can be obtained online at www.sam.gov/portal/SAM or by telephone at 1-866-606-8220. Effective immediately, the use of DUNS+4 numbers to identify vendors is limited to identifying different SAM records for the same vendor at the same physical location. For any general or administrative questions, contact the contract specialist, Elizabeth Glasgow, at 978-318-8671 or via email at elizabeth.k.glasgow@usace.army.mil. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal. Personal visits for the purpose of discussing this announcement prior to the closing date of this announcement will not be entertained or scheduled. However, questions may be directed to the point of contact for this announcement.
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