Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) Architect-Engineering (A-E) Services to Provide Geotechnical, Structural, and Civil Engineering Services for District Projects.

Description A. CONTRACT INFORMATION This contract(s) is being procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act (Public Law [P.L.] - 92-582) as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work. These services will be for used primarily within the Corps of Engineers San Francisco District and secondarily for Districts within the South Pacific Division, military and civil boundaries, as determined by the Contracting Officer. Projects will primarily be within the San Francisco District boundaries. The contracts may also be used by other Districts within South Pacific Division (Sacramento, Los Angeles and Albuquerque Districts) to encompass the entire South Pacific Division geographical area of responsibility which can include CA, NV, UT and AZ and portions of OR, ID, CO and WY. This work will include 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. The required services are summarized as follows: 1. Design for new construction and modifications of projects for District programs and projects. 2. Preparation of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) investigation assessments, documents and reports for District projects. 3. Analysis and design for new District planning projects. The intent is to award up to two (2) A-E Single Award Task Order Contracts (SATOCs), with an estimated overall capacity of nine million nine hundred thousand dollars ($9.9M); ($4.95 million each) under a single solicitation. Each contract will have a guaranteed minimum amount of $2,500.00 for each of the awarded SATOCs. The period of performance for each SATOC shall include one 36-month base period and one 24-month option period, for an overall performance period of five years. If two contracts cannot be awarded, then the total capacity of $9.9M will be rolled into one contract if sufficient qualified firms are available. North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330, which has a small business size standard of $15,000,000 in average annual receipts. These contracts are set-aside for small businesses only. This announcement is a total Small Business (SB) set aside, which includes Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Section 8(a) Firms, HUBZone Small Businesses, Women-owned Small Businesses, Veteran-owned Small Businesses, Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Businesses, and Historically Black Colleges or Universities/Minority Institutions. The contracts are anticipated to be awarded on or about July 2016. Solicitation period at minimum will be thirty (30) calendar days from the posting date. For Small Business entities, the total amount of A-E Services that can be provided for military construction work (MILCON) on this contract shall be no more than $400,000 in compliance with DFARS 219.502-1. Anti-Antiterrorism and Operations Security (AT/OPSEC) requirements as well as E-Verify (employment) will be required for all military or critical infrastructure projects; for other tasks, determination will be made per individual task order. For requirements, see attached form ENG FORM 6055, June 2015. Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price Contract (FFP). Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed-price task orders. The contracting officer will consider the following factors in deciding which contractor will be selected to negotiate an order: performance and quality of deliverables under the current contract, current capacity to accomplish the order in the required time, uniquely specialized experience, and equitable distribution of work among the contractors. Rates will be negotiated for each 12-month period of the contract. The anticipated award for this IDC is July 2016. If the option is exercised, the contract will end July 2021. The contract will have a 3-year base period and one 2-year option period. A Minimum Guarantee amount of $2,500.00 will apply to the first year of the base contract only. The option may be exercised at the discretion of the Government. The option may be exercised early if the total estimated value for the 3 year base contract period is exhausted or nearly exhausted. It will be stated in the contracts that notwithstanding the early exercise of the option the rates to be used for the option periods (if exercised early) shall be the rates that would have been in effect had the options not been exercised early, i.e., if the option is exercised two months prior to the end of the base contract performance period, the base year rates will be in effect for the first two months of the option period. To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) database. For instruction on registering with SAM, please see the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov/. No State-Level certifications shall be accepted. The Service Contract Act (SCA) (for reference see FAR 22.10) will apply to this acquisition. B. PROJECT INFORMATION The work to be performed under this contract shall consist of, but not be limited to furnishing all necessary labor, materials, supplies, and equipment required for professional (A-E) services as defined in the contract and as specified by individual task orders. All work shall be accomplished in full compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations as well as with established Corps of Engineers manuals, policies, standards and practices, and other professional standards and practices as necessitated by project conditions or task order requirements. Examples of applicable Corps requirements include Engineer Regulation ER-1110-2-1150, the current Architectural/Engineering/Construction (A/E/C) Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) Standards, ERDC/ITL TR-12-1, CAD Drafting Standard, and Engineering and Construction Bulletin (ECB) No. 2012-22, Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS), and Spatial Data Standards for Facilities, Infrastructure and Environment (SDSFIE). Required services may also include, but are not limited to: quality control (QC) and/or quality assurance (QA) reviews of drawings, specifications, cost estimates and design analyses documents that are prepared by Government sources or other A-E firms. The work will include geotechnical engineering and design, engineering geology, civil engineering, cost engineering, environmental engineering, structural engineering, and Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) expertise for planning, analyzing, designing, preparing contract documents, constructing, and inspecting District projects. Electrical, mechanical, and various scientific services may be requested as support disciplines for some task orders. Preparation of design-build scopes may also be requested. Each task order will have its own scope describing required services and schedule based on the complexity of the applicable project. Task Order proposals will be evaluated based on the level of effort for the scope of services developed for individual projects. In addition, the selected firm could be directed to provide supplemental technical and professional services in support of San Francisco District (SPN) normal and emergency activities. Additional information about the types of design scopes, investigations and studies is summarized below. The summary may not represent all types of tasks that may be requested. 1. Geotechnical Engineering: a. Engineering and Design: Conduct planning analyses, geotechnical engineering and design and preparation of plans and specifications for District design projects. Projects may include, but not be limited to: piers, roads, bridges abutments and supports, water retention basins, storm and sanitary sewer systems, levees, dams, weirs, environmental restoration, drainage, and utilities. In addition, requests to inspect completed projects may be made. b. Exploration and Laboratory Testing: Investigate terrestrial and maritime or water borne sites to define soil and/or rock properties, fault locations, and groundwater levels and flow. Drilling and analysis tasks may consist of core drilling, grab sampling, and instrumentation installation on either land or bodies of water such as bays and deep draft navigation channels. Laboratory testing will include typical physical geotechnical tests. Geophysical explorations utilizing techniques such as resistivity, seismic reflection, etc. may also be required. c. Construction Services: Geotechnical engineering services during construction may include QC or QA inspection, vibration monitoring, in-place density testing, pile load test monitoring, soil identification and testing, and compaction control observations and material testing. Tasks may require a geotechnical engineer or technician to be stationed on-site during construction. 2. Civil Engineering: Plan, design and prepare plans and specifications for projects such as piers, concrete and asphaltic concrete surfaces, bridges, water retention basins, storm, and sanitary sewers, levees, dams, weirs, environmental restoration, drainage, and utilities. Requests to inspect completed projects or projects under construction may be made. 3. Structural Engineering: Plan, design and prepare plans and specifications for District projects which may include structural elements of either horizontal or vertical projects. In addition, support may be required to provide either QA or QC on plans, specifications or construction. 4. Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste (HTRW): Work may include, but is not limited to identifying, quantifying, and mitigating or removing HTRW for District projects. The A-E may be required to respond with the complete array of scientists, technical specialists and engineers needed. 5. Construction Cost Estimates: Prepare cost estimates in accordance with the task order project description. Planning studies must use a method that will establish reasonable supportable costs for comparison of alternate designs. Use MCACES (MII) to develop cost estimates for plans and specifications. C. SELECTION CRITERIA The selection criteria for this solicitation is listed below in descending order of importance. Criteria (1) and (2) are considered most important and are of equal importance; Criteria (3), (4) and (5) are of lesser importance and listed in descending order of importance. Criteria (6) and (7) are secondary equally weighted criteria and will only be used as a tie-breaker among firms ranked technically equal using the primary criteria. Primary Selection Criteria 1. Specialized experience and technical competence. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence (SF 330, Part I, Section F & G): Section F will provide examples of not more than 10 projects completed within the last 5 years that best demonstrate specialized experience and technical competency in: the areas listed above in section B, PROJECT INFORMATION; as outlined below; and of the prime firm and significant subcontractors in working together. Project examples submitted should be of completed projects (i.e. completed design). All projects cited shall identify design start/complete dates as well as the project size (cost and scope). (SF 330, Part I, Section F). Demonstrated experience and competency to complete: a. Geotechnical engineering and engineering geology services for: analyses, explorations and laboratory testing, design, plans and specifications, and construction oversight needed to construct and modify District projects. b. Civil engineering design services for: planning, design, and construction oversight of horizontal and vertical projects. c. Structural engineering services for: analysis, design, and engineering oversight during construction for structural elements of horizontal projects, vertical projects, as well as design and construction oversight of seismic and structural retrofits. d. HTRW services for: identifying, quantifying, mitigating or removing, and remediation of HTRW contaminated sites. e. Cost engineering services for: MCACES (MII) estimates and construction schedules. Prime Contractors that do not have cost estimators on staff will be evaluated based on their subcontractor's MCASES MII experience. Cost Estimators shall have the capability and experience to prepare MCACES (MII) cost estimates and schedules on large, medium, and small projects. f. Experience preparing documentation including preparing Design Documentation Reports (DDR), Engineering Documentation Reports (EDR), Engineering Appendices and other engineering reports. g. Experience with CADD to produce engineering drawings on a computer aided design and drafting (CADD) system that meets all relevant USACE engineering standards. h. Experience preparing specifications utilizing SpecsIntact and UFGS. Ability to prepare complete detailed construction drawings and specifications using Government guide specifications format shall be required. I. Experience preparing GIS data that meets Corps of Engineers mandated Spatial Data Standards for Facilities, Infrastructure and Environment. Prime Contractors that do not have GIS capability will be evaluated based on their subcontractor's GIS experience. 2. Professional qualifications. Firms shall demonstrate personnel qualifications and specialized experience for key disciplines. Evaluation of professional qualifications will consider education, training, professional registrations relevant experience in design of geotechnical and civil engineering projects/studies that were prepared for Civil Works type projects, vertical projects such as buildings, and longevity with the firm (three years minimum). Each engineer and manager shall be registered in the United States and have at least five (5) year's experience in the discipline in which he/she will be working. Experience working on applicable flood protection levees, dams and structures projects, and building foundations is desirable and should be identified. (SF 330, Part I, Sections E & G). Resumes of qualified professional personnel who are certified, registered, and highly trained in the following key disciplines shall be provided. One resume shall be provided for the following disciplines unless otherwise noted: Project Managers (2 ea), Civil Engineers (2 ea), Geotechnical Engineers (3 ea), Structural Engineer, Construction Engineer, Environmental Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Cost Engineer, Geologist/Seismologist, GIS Specialist, CADD Designer and CADD Operator. The evaluation will consider education, training, registration, and overall relevant experience. 3. Past performance. Past performance on Department of Defense (DoD) and other federal contracts with respect to the quality of work, cost control (maintaining the project construction cost below the programmed amount), and compliance with performance schedules, as determined by CPARS/ACASS and other sources. Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ) may be used to provide or supplement a firm's past performance with other than U.S. Government clients. Firms which choose to use the PPQ may obtain a PPQ standard form by submitting a request to the below referenced POC via email. Projects where the prime contractor performed 50% or more of the work with in-house forces will be weighted more heavily than projects performed predominantly by proposed subcontractors. 4. Capacity to accomplish the work. Adherence to project schedules for all projects is critical to the Government. Completion within the schedule requires the engagement of sufficient and competent staff and subcontractors. Firms also must have the ability to provide a minimum number of personnel for inspections, explorations, data collection or similar services. Firms must demonstrate the capacity to accomplish multiple task orders in multiple locations simultaneously. Small business firms shall demonstrate the capacity to accomplish at least two (2) $250,000 individual task orders simultaneously. 5. Knowledge of Locality. Firms must demonstrate familiarity with the San Francisco District and SPD areas, primarily California, displaying knowledge of local conditions such as the soil conditions, seismic requirements, environmental regulations and regulatory requirements of the region. This knowledge can be demonstrated by showing projects designed for or constructed in these areas. Secondary Selection Criteria Secondary selection criteria will only be considered in the event of needing a tie-breaker for ranking based on the primary criteria. Secondary Selection Criteria shall consist of (IAW DFARS 236.602-1): 6. SB and SDB Participation. Extent of participation of small or disadvantaged businesses, or woman-owned small businesses, and participation of historically black colleges and universities or minority institutions in the proposed contract team,measured as a percentage of the total estimated efforts. 7. Volume of DOD contract awards received in the last 12 months. E. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Interested Architect-Engineer (A-E) firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit one (1) copy of SF 330 Part I, and one (1) copy of SF 330 Part II for the prime firm and all consultants/subcontractors including related services questionnaire regarding past performance on non-Government projects to, ATTN: Roberto Escobedo (CESPN-CT), 1455 Market Street, Cubicle 1742C, San Francisco, CA 94103-1398. Excluding the page count for resumes and the SF330 Part II, the SF 330 shall not exceed 50 single pages (25 pages if double sided), 8 - x 11, not counting any dividing page used to identify each SF 330 Section; no more than (3) three pages 11 x 17 for organization charts, all using 12 font in either Times New Roman, Arial or Courier. Font size for tables, figures or charts is at the discretion of the submitter, but it must be legible and large enough to be easily read by the reviewer. In block E of the SF 330 provide resumes for all key team members, whether with the prime firm or a subcontractor; list specific project experience for key team members; and indicate the team members role on each listed project (i.e. project manager, design engineer, etc.). In block D of the SF 330, provide the quality management plan and organization chart for the proposed team. In block H of the SF 330 indicate the number and amount of fees awarded on DoD (Army, Navy, and Air Force) contracts during the 12 months prior to this notice, including change orders and supplemental agreements for the submitting office only. A task specific quality control plan must be prepared and approved by the Government as a condition of contract award, but is not required with this submission. In addition to a hard copy of the SF 330s and attachments, ONE (1) additional copy shall be submitted electronically on a CD. The most highly qualified firm(s) may be required to provide in-person presentations prior to final selection and will be advised accordingly. Responses received by (3:00 pm local time) the day of the closing date will be considered for selection. If the closing date is a Saturday, Sunday or Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business on the next business day. No other notification will be made and no further action is required. All responsible sources may submit the required SF 330, which shall be considered by the agency. This is not a request for proposal and no other general notification will be made. Use solicitation number listed (W912P7-16-R-0003) in your SF 330 submission package. OFFERORS QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS Questions regarding this announcement must be in writing and shall be addressed to Mr. Roberto Escobedo via email at contact@example.gov. All questions must be submitted no later than 25 March 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time to allow time for a response. Point of Contact: USACE San Francisco District. Attn: Roberto Escobedo 1455 Market Street Cubical 1742C San Francisco, CA, 94103-1398 Email: contact@example.gov Office Phone #: +1 (555) 000-0000