Indefinite Delivery Contract M-309 for General Architect Engineering services, primarily within New York District's Boundaries and other Corps of Engineers locations within NAD/MSC Boundaries

Announcement Information for Architect Engineer (A/E) Services: Indefinite Delivery Contract M-309 for General Architect Engineering services, primarily within New York District's Boundaries and other Corps of Engineers locations within NAD/MSC Boundaries. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE USED FOR MARKET ANALYSIS FROM 8(a), SDVOSB, AND HUBZONE FIRMS AND ALL SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS. NO AWARDS WILL BE MADE FROM THE RESPONSES TO THIS SYNOPSIS. NO SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER RESPONSES WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE ACQUIS ITION STRATEGY FOR A FUTURE ACQUISITION. The purpose of this announcement is to gain knowledge of potential 8(a), SDVOSB, Hubzone and ALL small business firms. The NAICS Code is 541330 (size standard $4.5 million average annual receipts for preceding three fiscal years). Responses to this sources sought announcement will be used to determine appropriate acquisition decisions for a future procurement. Interested Small Business firms are required to submit a Standard Form (SF) 330 (For additional information see paragraph 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: The future procurement will be awarded using an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) The length of the contract is a maximum of 5 years (60 months) and will not include option periods. The total capacity of the contract will not exceed $ 25,000,000. - 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: A-E services may include but are not limited to the following: Preparation of design charettes, studies (to include value engineering studies), sitework and site utility design, development of design criteria for design-build contracts, and design of new construction and renovation projects for civil/military work and other non-military government agencies. Provide construction phase and other services that may include design during construction, preparation of operation and maintenance manuals, shop drawing review, site visits and commissioning/start-up/fit-up design support. Site investigation, explosive safety design, LEED Green Building Sustainable design geotechnical reports, topographic surveys, wetland delineation and mitigation, preparation of contract drawings, technical specifications, design analyses and cost estimating using the latest version of M-CACES, PACES and MII [M2] software, Interior Design, Hazardous Materials Abatement. Construction phase services, including shop drawing review, design during construction, commissioning, site visits, etc., could be included as options on task orders. CADD and GIS deliverables may also be required. Deliverables in Micro station or AutoCAD format, Building Information Modeling (BIM) will be required. Preparation of CADD drawings shall be prepared in accordance with the Architectural/Engineering/Construction (A/E/C) Computer-aided standard version (CADD). Examples of potential repair or renovation projects include: Whole building renovation, repair or replacement of architectural elements, building seismic upgrades; force protection upgrades, repair or replacement of mechanical, electrical or fire protection/detection systems; asbestos and lead abatement services related to building renovation or demolition; renovation of historic structures, research and development facilities and Academic Facilities. Examples of new buildings and or structures includes: Vehicle maintenance facilities, administrative facilities, industrial facilities, ranges, training facilities, pavements/hardstands, barracks/dormitories, dining facilities, Research and Development facilities, Academic Labs, Academic Facilities, Storm Damage Reduction projects, Ecosystem Restoration and Navigation projects. Projects designed under these contracts may require designers to obtain security clearances as well as having physical security measures in place before a firm can do the work. Security clearances are not required at the time of selection or award of a contract. Potential work for this contract may involve Security Engineering and Protective Design services to protect bridges against destructive attack. This shall consist of, but not be limited to, production of contract drawings, specifications, studies, design analyses (to include dynamic modeling of the response of structural elements to explosive and collision impact loadings), cost estimates and construction schedules; to include electronic surveillance, detection, security and communications systems, physical security systems, explosion mitigation designs, structural redundancy/hardening/strengthening/shielding, fire protection systems, and collision impact mitigation designs. Communication and coordination with USACE, local, state, and federal agencies is required. Other required services: Cost Engineering, Environmental Engineering; Construction CPM Scheduling and Maintenance and Protection of Traffic. A-E firms who do not have full in-house capability must demonstrate how they will manage sub-contractors and insure quality control. Prime firms must demonstrate its plan for successful quality assurance and integration of all design disciplines. Firms must haven proven capability 3. EVALUATION CRITERIA: The evaluation factors are listed below in descending order of importance. a. ABILITY TO PERFORM AT LEAST 50% OF THE CONTRACT WORK. The prime firm should submit a Plan/Approach demonstrating how they (without assistance from their sub-consultants) can perform at least 50% of the contract work in accordance with EP 715-1-7, Chapter 3-8 (2) c which can be found at http://www.usace.army.mil/publications/eng-pamphlets/ep715-1-7/toc.htm b. EXPERIENCE Demonstrated experience with the following services: Preparation of design charettes, studies (to include value engineering studies), sitework and site utility design, development of design criteria for design-build contracts, and design of new construction and renovation projects for civil/military work and other non-military government agencies. Provide construction phase and other services that may include design during construction, preparation of operation and maintenance manuals, shop drawing review, site visits and commissioning/start-up/fit-up design support. Site investigation, explosive safety design, LEED Green Building Sustainable design geotechnical reports, topographic surveys, wetland delineation and mitigation, preparation of contract drawings, technical specifications, design analyses and cost estimating using the latest version of M-CACES, PACES and MII [M2] software, Interior Design, Hazardous Materials Abatement. CADD and GIS deliverables may also be required. Deliverables in Micro station or AutoCAD format, Building Information Modeling (BIM) will be required. Preparation of CADD drawings shall be prepared in accordance with the Architectural/Engineering/Construction (A/E/C) Computer-aided standard version (CADD). Security Engineering and Protective Design services to protect bridges against destructive attack. This shall consist of, but not be limited to, production of contract drawings, specifications, studies, design analyses (to include dynamic modeling of the response of structural elements to explosive and collision impact loadings), cost estimates and construction schedules; to include electronic surveillance, detection, security and communications systems, physical security systems, explosion mitigation designs, structural redundancy/hardening/strengthening/shielding, fire protection systems, and collision impact mitigation designs. Communication and coordination with USACE, local, state, and federal agencies is required. Other required services: Cost Engineering, Environmental Engineering; Construction CPM Scheduling and Maintenance and Protection of Traffic. - c. QUALIFICATIONS: SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Resumes of the overall Project Manager and senior personnel of each key discipline shown below in the list of professional disciplines. This information can be listed in The SF 330, Part I Item E. RESUMES OF KEY PERSONNEL PROPOSED FOR THIS CONTRACT Consideration will only be given to firms that assemble a team of in-house and consultants with a professional staff consisting of the following disciplines: (1) Project Manager (2) Quality Assurance Manager (based on the firm's QA/QC Plan) (3) Architecture (4) Structural Engineering (5) Civil Engineering (6) Hydraulic Engineering (7) Hydrologic Engineering (8) Coastal Engineering (9) Mechanical Engineering (10) Electrical Engineering (11) Fire Protection Engineering (12) Force Protection Specialist (physical & electronic security) (13) Cost Engineering (14) Geotechnical Engineering (15) Lead/Asbestos Abatement Inspector (16) Certified Industrial Hygienist (17) Licensed Interior Designer (18) Historical Architect (19) Land Surveyor d. ORGANIZATION SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: 1. Certification of your firm as follows: For disadvantaged business types provide SBA certification. 2. Indicate your proposed teams of both Prime and each sub-consultant to include: Name of prime firm and sub-consultants, addresses, role in this contract and POC information of each firm. (SF 330, Part I Item C. PROPOSED TEAM) 3. Organizational Chart of your Proposed Team. Describe what firms, their resources and how their resources will be utilized, their roles and responsibilities, team members. (SF 330, Part I Item D. ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF PROPOSED TEAM) 4. Total number of current employees of prime & sub-consultant dedicated to the contract, listing each employees function, professional discipline, professional license listing the state and date of registration. (SF 330, Part II GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS) 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Cover letters shall be limited to no more than 3 pages. Interested prime firms having the capabilities to perform these services must submit three (3) copies of a comprehensive SF 330 (06/2004 edition), which includes all sub-consultants information. The SF 330 can be found on the following GSA web site: http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/home.do?tabId=0 Each key office on the team should indicate a DUNS # in Block 4 of Part II of the SF330. Include the prime firm's ACASS number in Block H, SF330. For ACASS information, call (503) 808-4590. The total number of pages for the entire SF 330 is limited to 120 pages. Section E is limited to 40 pages. Each page shall be numbered. Section dividers don't count towards overall page limit. Submittals that exceed these page limits and other instructions may not be evaluated by the Board. Supplemental information on the SF 330 is posted on the New York District USACE website: http://www.nan.usace.army.mil Click "Business Opportunities" then "Advertised Solicitations" Firms must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) in order to be eligible to receive an award from any Government solicitation. For information visit the CCR website at http://www.bpn.gov/CCRINQ/scripts/search.asp. You must be registered in the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) in order to be eligible to receive an award from any Government solicitation. For more information, visit the ORCA website at http://orca.bpn.gov. NAICS Code is 541330 Submit three (3) completed SF330's to: Attn: Stephen DiBari, P.E., CENAN?EN?M Rm. 2037 US Army Corps of Engineers, NY District, 26 Federal Plaza New York, NY, 10278 Qualifications statements will not be accepted after 4:00 pm on the original response date shown in the advertisement in the FedBizOps. If the original response date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a Federal Holiday, the response date will moved to the next business day. Facsimile transmissions of the qualifications statements will not be accepted. Due to heightened security around 26 Federal Plaza, be prepared to leave ample time to gain entry into the building. If we do not receive an adequate number of qualified respondents (i.e., two or more responsible firms), the solicitation shall be issued on an unrestricted basis and all firms regardless of size shall be eligible and encouraged to compete for this project.