DOC Architect and Engineering IDIQ

ARCHITECT-ENGINEER (A-E)

REQUEST FOR STANDARD FORM (SF) 330 QUALIFICATION PACKAGES

THIS IS AN ARCHITECT-ENGINEER (A-E) PRESOLICITATION NOTICE AND A REQUEST FOR STANDARD FORM (SF) 330 QUALIFICATION PACKAGES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PRICE PROPOSALS.

Project Description

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), Office of Facilities and Environmental Quality (OFEQ), Building Management Division (BMD), intends to award up to three (3) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Architect-Engineer (A-E) contracts to provide comprehensive multi-disciplinary architectural and engineering services in support of renovation, modernization, repair, and infrastructure improvement projects at the historic Herbert C. Hoover Building (HCHB) in Washington, DC.

The resulting contracts will provide professional planning, facility assessments, engineering investigations, design services, technical studies, cost estimating, and construction phase services for projects throughout the HCHB. As the headquarters of the Department of Commerce and a historically significant Federal facility, the HCHB requires the careful integration of modern building systems while preserving its historic character and ensuring compliance with applicable Federal laws, building codes, life safety requirements, accessibility standards, sustainability objectives, and historic preservation requirements.

The Building Management Division (BMD) is responsible for the operation, maintenance, repair, and modernization of the HCHB's critical building systems, including heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC); electrical distribution; plumbing; steam; structural; fire protection; environmental; and vertical transportation (elevator) systems.

Task orders issued under the resulting IDIQ contracts may require one or multiple engineering disciplines depending on the scope and complexity of each project. Services shall include work in areas to:

Architectural Design

Structural Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Plumbing Engineering

Civil Engineering

Fire Protection Engineering

Environmental Engineering

Facility Planning

Utility Infrastructure Design

Cost Estimating

Building Condition Assessments

Failure Investigations

Destructive and Non-Destructive Testing

Stormwater Management

Water and Sanitary Utility Systems

Interior Renovation Design

Technical Studies and Engineering Assessments

Projects may range from minor facility renovations to complex infrastructure modernization efforts and may involve single-discipline or multidisciplinary engineering services. Given the broad range of potential work and the importance of understanding existing site conditions, the Government is requiring prospective offerors to attend a mandatory site visit. Offerors must register for the site visit using the provided Microsoft Forms link in this announcement. The visit will provide an opportunity to review site conditions and ask questions regarding the scope and technical requirements. Questions may be raised during the mandatory site visit. Oral responses are provided for general informational purposes and do not revise the public announcement. Questions and answers that materially clarify or affect the project requirements, submission instructions, or selection criteria will be issued in writing to all firms through an update to the public announcement. Firms shall rely only on the written announcement and any written updates issued by the Contracting Officer.

NAICS Code: 541330 (Engineering Services)

Small Business Size Standard: $25.5 Million

Product Service Code (PSC): R425 (Support-Professional: Engineering/Technical)

Set-Aside Status: Total Small Business Set-Aside

Only firms that qualify as small business concerns under NAICS Code 541330 are eligible to submit qualification packages.

Firms are responsible for ensuring their small business status is current and accurately reflected in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov).

Estimated Program Value: The estimated cumulative ordering ceiling for all contracts awarded under this procurement is: $9,889,921.79.

A&E Selection Criteria and Relative Importance:

In accordance with 40 U.S.C. Chapter 11, Selection of Architects and Engineers (Brooks Architect-Engineer Act) and RFO FAR Part 36, the Government will evaluate firms based on demonstrated competence and professional qualifications. The evaluation will focus on the firm's specialized experience and technical competence in the following disciplines.

Firms shall demonstrate the capability to provide A-E services in the following required disciplines:

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Fire Protection Engineering

Environmental Engineering

Architectural Design

The Government will evaluate the qualifications and capabilities of the entire proposed team, including the prime firm and any proposed consultants or subcontractors identified in the SF 330.

1. Specialized Experience – Most Important

The Government will evaluate the firm's specialized experience and technical competence based on the relevance, similarity, and complexity of prior A-E projects submitted in the SF 330.

The evaluation will consider the extent to which the firm's demonstrated experience includes:

A-E services similar in scope, size, complexity, and technical requirements to this requirement;

Single-discipline and multi-disciplinary projects involving the required A-E disciplines;

Renovation, modernization, repair, and infrastructure improvement projects involving existing facilities; and

Experience demonstrating the firm's ability to successfully perform the types of A-E services anticipated under this IDIQ.

Firms shall demonstrate their Specialized Experience through relevant projects submitted in SF 330, Part I, Section F – Example Projects Which Best Illustrate Proposed Team's Qualifications for This Contract.

Firms shall submit 3 relevant projects performed within the past 5 years from the date of this announcement.

Specialized Experience will be evaluated using the following confidence ratings: 

• The Government has LOW CONFIDENCE that the Offeror understands the requirement, proposes a sound approach or will be successful in performing the contract even with Government intervention. 

•  The Government has SOME CONFIDENCE that the offeror understands the requirement, proposes a sound approach, and will be successful in performing the contract with some Government intervention.                                                

•  The Government has HIGH CONFIDENCE that the offeror understands the requirement, proposes a sound approach, and will be successful in performing the contract with little or no Government intervention. 

2. Professional Qualifications – Second Most Important

The Government will evaluate the Professional Qualifications of the key personnel proposed to perform the required A-E services.

Firms shall identify and submit the proposed key personnel in SF 330, Part I, Section E – Resumes of Key Personnel Proposed for This Contract, consistent with the key personnel positions identified in the Functional Requirements.

The Government will evaluate the relevance, depth, and adequacy of the proposed key personnel's professional qualifications in relation to their proposed roles and the A-E services required under this IDIQ. The evaluation will consider, as applicable:

Education;

Years and type of relevant professional experience;

Professional registrations and licenses;

Professional certifications;

Technical qualifications; and

Relevant individual project experience.

The six required A-E disciplines are encompassed within the applicable personnel categories identified in the Functional Requirements, including Program/Project Manager, Senior Engineer/Architect/Specialist, and Project Engineer/Architect. Separate minimum personnel qualification requirements are not established for each individual discipline.

Professional registrations, licenses, and certifications identified as preferred in the Functional Requirements are not mandatory minimum requirements unless otherwise specifically stated.

The Senior Quality Control Manager shall be evaluated under the Senior Engineer/Architect/ Specialist.

Professional Qualifications will be evaluated using the following confidence ratings: 

• The Government has LOW CONFIDENCE that the Offeror understands the requirement, proposes a sound approach or will be successful in performing the contract even with Government intervention. 

•  The Government has SOME CONFIDENCE that the offeror understands the requirement, proposes a sound approach, and will be successful in performing the contract with some Government intervention.                                                

• The Government has HIGH CONFIDENCE that the offeror understands the requirement, proposes a sound approach, and will be successful in performing the contract with little or no Government intervention. 

3. Past Performance – Third Most Important

The Government will evaluate the firm's past performance on relevant A-E projects of similar scope, size, complexity, and technical requirements.

The Government will consider, as applicable, the quality of services performed, timeliness, cost control, responsiveness, customer satisfaction, and other relevant performance information available to the Government.

Past Performance will be evaluated using the following confidence ratings:

• The Government has LOW CONFIDENCE that the Offeror understands the requirement, proposes a sound approach or will be successful in performing the contract even with Government intervention. 

• The Government has SOME CONFIDENCE that the offeror understands the requirement, proposes a sound approach, and will be successful in performing the contract with some Government intervention.                                                

• The Government has HIGH CONFIDENCE that the offeror understands the requirement, proposes a sound approach, and will be successful in performing the contract with little or no Government intervention. 

In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance, or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

The Government may consider past performance information provided in the SF 330, as well as other relevant past performance information available to the Government.

Relative Importance

 Specialized Experience is the most important evaluation criterion, followed by Professional Qualifications, and then Past Performance.

The Government will evaluate firms based on the information provided in the SF 330 and other information available to the Government in accordance with the applicable A-E qualifications-based selection procedures.

Price is not an evaluation factor during the qualifications-based selection process and shall not be submitted with the SF 330 qualification package.

SF 330 Submission Requirements:

Interested firms shall submit a completed Standard Form (SF) 330, Architect-Engineer Qualifications. The SF 330 shall be prepared in accordance with the instructions contained in the form and the requirements of this presolicitation notice.

Submission Deadline and Instructions

Interested firms shall submit one (1) electronic copy of the completed Standard Form (SF) 330, Architect-Engineer Qualifications in searchable PDF format.

Extention Deadline:
Date: October 20, 2026
Time: 9:00am Eastern Time (ET)

Qualification packages shall be submitted electronically to:

Contracting Officer: Kie’Arra Shorter
Email: contact@example.gov

SF 330 qualification packages received after the stated deadline may not be considered.

Firms are responsible for ensuring their submissions are received by the Government on or before the established due date and time.

A site visit will be held on September 30, 2026, at the Herbert C. Hoover Building (HCHB), 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. Attendance is required for all interested firms intending to submit an SF 330 qualification package.

Interested firms must sign up for the mandatory site visit using the registration link provided in this notice: [https://forms.cloud.microsoft/g/CeSysuKCg1].

The site visit will be conducted by engineering discipline according to the following schedule:

9:00 a.m. – Mary Barrick, Architectural

10:00 a.m. – Vu Nguyen and Mike Tyler, Electrical

11:00 a.m. – Jeremy Cassell and Mike Kirschner, Mechanical

12:00 p.m. – Bryan Carnahan and Alejandro Sanchez, Structural

1:00 p.m. – Kevin Mai, Fire Protection

2:00 p.m. – Tony Kesslak, Environmental

Participants shall arrive 10 to 15 minutes prior to their scheduled site visit to allow sufficient time for security screening and check-in.

A valid Government-issued photo identification/ Real ID is required for building access.

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The Mandatory Site Visit registration was posted and available from September 17 through September 22, 2026 at 10am.

We have now reached capacity, and registration for the Mandatory Site Visit is officially closed.

Thank you for your interest and understanding.******

******SECOND MANDATORY SITE VISIT – OCTOBER 6, 2026

Due to the high level of interest in the A&E requirement, the Government has scheduled a second Mandatory Site Visit for October 6, 2026.

Registration for the second Mandatory Site Visit will be open from September 30, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. through October 2, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. ET.

IMPORTANT: The second Mandatory Site Visit is intended only for firms that did not attend the first Mandatory Site Visit held on September 30, 2026. Firms may attend only one Mandatory Site Visit. Firms that attended the September 30, 2026 site visit should not register for the October 6, 2026 site visit.

Failure to attend the mandatory site visit may render a firm's SF 330 qualification package ineligible for further consideration.

Geographic and Professional Licensing Requirements

The primary place of performance will be the Herbert C. Hoover Building (HCHB), Washington, DC. Firms shall be capable of supporting on-site meetings, assessments, investigations, and other activities as required.

Proposed personnel shall possess the appropriate education, experience, professional registrations/licenses, and certifications applicable to the services performed. Professional registrations and certifications identified as preferred will be considered as part of the Professional Qualifications evaluation.

Where professional licensure is required for the work performed, applicable design documents shall be prepared and sealed by an appropriately licensed professional.

Anticipated Evaluation, Discussions, and Selection

The Government will evaluate SF 330 qualification packages in accordance with 40 U.S.C. Chapter 11 and RFO FAR Part 36 using the evaluation criteria identified in this notice.

Firms will be evaluated and ranked based on Specialized Experience, Professional Qualifications, and Past Performance. The Government may conduct discussions and/or interviews with the most highly qualified firms, as applicable.

Following the evaluation, the Government will rank the most highly qualified firms in order of preference for selection.

Price proposals are not requested as part of this announcement and will not be evaluated during the qualifications-based selection process.