A-E Services IDC

SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT. This Sources Sought announcement is part of a MARKET SURVEY for information and preliminary planning purposes only. This is not a solicitation or pre-solicitation announcement. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. This notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose other than a MARKET SURVEY. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the MARKET SURVEY. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. The US Army Corps of Engineer, Los Angeles District, is seeking capable firms large and small business interested in providing Architect-Engineer (A-E) services meeting the project description described herein. Depending upon the market research of responses received, the proposed acquisitions will be competitive, firm fixed price, indefinite delivery Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOC). The type of set-aside decisions to be issued will depend upon the responses to this synopsis. The anticipated contract, when solicited, will be procured in accordance with the Selection of Architects and Engineers (40 U.S.C. chapter 11) as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for all the required work. This procurement will be performed using, but not limited to, North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) 541330 for Engineering Services. The Standard Industrial Code (SIC) is 8711. The Product and Service Code (PSC) is C219. The purpose of this sources sought synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community, Section 8(a) Certified Small Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsive contractors. The Government intends to use responses to these sources sought synopsis and appropriate contracting and business processes to complete an open pre-solicitation notice in the near future for indefinite delivery indefinite quantity A-E services contract(s), dependent on availability of funds. It is anticipated that there will be multiple pools such as unrestricted and authorized set asides. All contractors are highly encouraged to participate. The small business size standard for this code is $16,500,000.00. To be considered a Small Business under this NAICS Code, the respondents' average revenue for the last three fiscal years cannot be more than $16,500,000.00; if the average revenue for the last three fiscal years is over $16,500,000.00, the respondent will be considered a Large Business. All respondents, in their response to this notice, MUST identify their business size relative to the NAICS code. Respondents are required to state in their response whether the firm is a large business, small business, 8(a) program participant, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, woman-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 the required work. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A-E services are required to provide the full spectrum of design disciplines on all or portions of Civil Works projects (primary), feasibility studies (secondary), emergency operations support (secondary), and vertical engineering and construction phase services (secondary). Projects will primarily be within the Los Angeles District boundaries, which encompasses AZ, CA, NV, and UT. This work will include all Architectural-Engineering (A-E) and related services necessary to complete the assigned task orders for studies and designs. A specific scope of work and services will be issued with each task order. Specific A-E services required to provide the full spectrum of design disciplines and services shall consist of engineering and design for 1) civil construction projects including support to the Border Patrol, Veterans Administration, and various Military Installations, 2) coastal and port facilities, 3) dam and levee safety, 4) feasibility studies, 5) support to emergency operations such as evaluation of levee systems during flood events, and 6) inland flood control projects. Typical studies include field investigations, evaluation of data and complex geotechnical foundation conditions including liquefaction potential, seismic evaluation of large dams including finite element analysis and static seismic deformations of embankments, development of earthquake ground motions and seismic analysis parameters, complex ground water modeling studies, dewatering systems, geotechnical engineering risk assessment analyses, and levee systems inspections and evaluations. Recommendations for foundation design and construction for bridges, single and multistory buildings, roadways, bridges, and other infrastructure is required. Studies will also include soil-structure interaction, geologic studies, fissure and faulting studies, seepage analysis for dams, spillway thermal studies, materials engineering including concrete, roller compacted concrete and soil cement slope protection designs, forensic geotechnical and materials engineering evaluations, and rock, earth-fill and materials construction engineering consultation and testing, and offshore geotechnical investigations and designs for dredged channels, breakwaters, revetments, seawalls, beach nourishment, and confined dredged materials. The firm will have the capacity to provide geotechnical support during District flood and earthquake emergency response activities such as erosion protection evaluations and slope stability, seepage, stress and deformation. The firm will also have the capacity to perform offshore vibracore drilling and sampling, geophysical testing and interpretation, and geotechnical sampling and testing for large dams in highly active seismic environments. The Government will provide fully defined requirements for each task order, which may include one or more of the following: performance-based specifications, conceptual drawings and specifications, and Autocadd/MicroStation generated drawings. The contractor may be required to participate in the development of the final scope of work for individual task orders and be required to provide technical or engineering services such as laboratory testing for rock, soil, and concrete materials, detailed drawings generated in Autocadd and/or MicroStation, surveying, hazardous and toxic waste evaluations, and other submittals in support of investigations, design and construction. The selected A-E firms will be required to possess an approved Department of Defense Cost Accounting System; or be capable of obtaining such an approved system, certified by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA). The Government will likely request audit data from the A-E contractor's accounting system from the DCAA during negotiation of the proposal for the requirement. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Your firm is invited to submit your expression of interest in this requirement and statement of your capabilities in performing the work identified in the project description. Responses to this NOTICE must contain the following information. 1. Statement that your firm is interested in submitting a proposal for this project if it is formally advertised. 2. Name of the firm to include address, phone, and Point of Contact. 3. Company CAGE code and DUNS number. 4. Statement of Capability (SOC) stating your firm's knowledge and experience based on the key areas identified below. Identify whether any work stated in the SOC was completed independently as the prime contractor or affiliated with another contractor (in a joint venture or as a subcontractor). If your firm's role was as a sub-contractor, describe the services your firm provided. For each project listed in your SOC as the prime contractor, please provide a title, total contract amount, description of the work, and location. a. Design: Civil Works project designs could involve levees, floodwalls, dams, spillways, pumping stations, various mechanical gate structures, stilling basins, hydraulic flow control structures, bridges, buildings, infrastructure (road and utility) systems, and operations and maintenance manuals. b. Study/Investigation: Civil Works studies may include, but not be limited to, cost/benefit analysis, quantitative and qualitative risk assessments, dam and levee inspections, preparation of engineering analysis, acquisition of geotechnical/geophysical/topographic/hydrographic data, material testing, hydraulic physical modeling, and constructability reviews. c. Military: Military projects may include, but not be limited to, foundation characterization/remediation for military/vertical construction, dam/bridge inspection. d. Primary discipline(s) required is/are Civil Engineer, Geotechnical Engineer, Hydrologic Engineer, Hydraulic Engineer, Structural Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Geophysicist, Cost Engineer, Hydrogeologist, Geologist, Seismologist, Risk Assessor, Project Manager, Surveyor, GIS Specialist, CADD Designer, and CADD Operator. Secondary disciplines may include Economist, and Environmental Planning. e. Individual task orders may include maintenance and repair type projects and miscellaneous architectural and engineering services associated with civil works projects. Construction phase services may also be required. f. The contractor shall be responsible for products being completed per the latest A-E Guide and proving the capability to access ProjNet (formally called DrChecks) at www.projnet.org. A-E Guides can be requested from Wyatt Jenkins at wyatt.s.jenkins@usace.army.mil. ProjNet access help can be requested from Wyatt Jenkins at wyatt.s.jenkins@usace.army.mil. The qualification statement is limited to 6 pages total using 12-point-font of Times New Roman, single-sided 8.5 by 11 inch pages. For small business concerns, your Small Business Administration certification of small business status and type of small business is required with this submittal, but will not be counted in the total pages. The responses must be specific to each of the qualifications listed above to show that the respondent meets each qualification or has the skills and experience; if a response does not show that the respondent meets each of the qualifications and possesses the skills and experience, it will not be considered by the Government. DO NOT submit a SF 330 alone in response to this NOTICE. Submissions will be evaluated on the team, prime and subcontractor personnel. The submission of your interest is not a prerequisite to any potential future offerings. Your participation will assist the Los Angeles District in identifying sources with required capabilities. If a determination is made by the Government to compete this requirement, then a solicitation will be synopsized in SAM only (https://www.sam.gov) at a future date. The sources sought announcement number will be indicated in that announcement. Submit your expression of interest and information as a PDF format attachment to an e-mail, addressed to Carlos.F.Antonio@usace.army.mil, and Suntok.McGuinness@usace.army.mil.