Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) for Architect-Engineering (A-E) Services within the Northwestern Division (MEGA Phase B)

ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING SERVICES Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) for Architect-Engineering (A-E) Services within the Northwestern Division (MEGA Phase B) 1. Contract Information: The Northwestern Division (NWD) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a requirement to acquire Architect-Engineer (A-E) Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste (HTRW)/Environmental Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDC) for execution of its environmental mission. This contract acquisition is part of NWD's Phase B of the Multiple Environmental Government Acquisition (MEGA). This regional A-E contract acquisition will be conducted in accordance with Public Law 92-582, the Brooks Act, and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 36.6 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 236.6. The majority of the work will be located in NWD (including Kansas City, Omaha, and Seattle Districts). The Government intends to award a contract as a Small Disadvantaged Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set aside for this requirement. Contract will have a maximum ordering amount of $6 million over the life of the contract. However, if the Contracting Officer determines during the selection process that fewer or more than one (1) contracts should be awarded, based on the selection criteria, the Contracting Officer has the discretion of adjusting that number, or awarding none at all. This announcement is open to all SDVOSB concerns. The period of performance for each contract will include a base period of three (3) years and two (2) option periods of one (1) year each that can be exercised in accordance with the contract. It is anticipated that the contracts will be awarded not earlier than August 2016. Task orders will be issued as the need arises during the contract ordering period. Task order assignments will be determined with consideration of each firm's specialized experience and technical competence, professional qualifications, past performance, capacity, and knowledge of locality. These task orders will be firm fixed-price type orders. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541330 -- Engineering Services. For the purposes of this procurement a concern is considered a small business if its average annual gross receipts are $15 million or less. More than one contract may be awarded for the same scope of work. Under the Brooks Act, there is no price competition and selection on the most highly qualified firms will be based on demonstrated competence and professional qualifications. Once selected, the most highly qualified firm will have the opportunity to negotiate with the Government on a fair and reasonable price. When the requirement is identified, the government will notify all contractors in the pool that an evaluation will be conducted. The notification will include whether the contractor's SF 330 will be used or if the government requires unique experience or qualifications to be submitted for the task order evaluation. Specialized experience and technical competence, professional qualifications, past performance, capacity, and knowledge of locality will be considered for task orders to determine which firm is best qualified to accomplish the work. The ordering period for the Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) will begin on the date of contract award and will be in effect for the three (3) year base period; in addition there is a provision for two (2) option periods of one (1) year each; if the option period is exercised, the length of the ordering period will be five (5) years in total. The period of performance for task orders awarded under the IDIQ will be determined based upon the work requirement (not to exceed five (5) years) and will be included in the task order solicitation and negotiated award documents. A Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued to the selected firm for each task order. The Service Contract Act of 1965, as Amended, is applicable to this solicitation and resulting contracts and will be incorporated into each task order. Service wage rates will be determined relative to both the employee's office location and the location of the work. To be eligible for contract award, a firm must have a D-U-N-S number from Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) and be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). For information in regard to opening an SAM account, see the following link for instructions: https://www.sam.gov/sam/transcript/Quick_Guide_for_Contract_Registrations_v1.7.pdf. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the Internet at http://www.sam.gov or by calling (866) 606-8220. Additionally, in accordance with FAR Subpart 22.1303, all firms must complete their VETS-4212 report. Information can be found at the Department of Labor website http://www.dol.gov/vets/programs/fcp/main.htm , or call the service center at 1-866-237-0275; be prepared to provide the company name, employer identification number (EIN), and DUNs number. 2. Project Information: Firms must be capable of performing work on a wide variety of HTRW/environmental sites in a manner that complies with federal, state, and local regulations and laws, and within time frames required. At least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern. A majority of the work to be performed is expected to be for HTRW/environmental sites within the area of responsibility of USACE NWD. Specific needs will be determined based upon project requirements as described in each task order. Project assignments will typically require performance on-site and in an office setting. Selected firms will work on a variety of hazardous waste and other environmental projects, including, but not limited to contaminated soil and groundwater, contaminated sediments, radioactive and mixed wastes, underground storage tanks and fueling systems, and habitat restoration and mitigation. Assignments will include site investigations, subsurface exploration, chemical sampling, testing and analyses, hazard evaluations, feasibility and other engineering studies and reports, groundwater and other modeling, contaminant fate and transport analysis, human health and ecological risk assessments, HTRW remedial designs, preparation of plans and specifications, cost estimating, value engineering screenings and studies, field inspections, verification of existing conditions, pilot studies, surveying and mapping, community relations, construction-phase services (engineering design during construction, checking design drawings), archaeological investigations and mitigation, wetlands determination and mitigation studies, storm water design (including drainage studies and hydraulic modeling), evaluations of green technologies and energy conservation measures, and other related services. 3. Primary Selection Criteria: Selection of the firms will be based on the following primary criteria, listed in descending order of importance, first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion. Additional consideration will be given for experience and qualifications by the prime or Joint Venture. Criteria A through E are primary criteria and will be evaluated for all offerors. (A) Specialized experience and technical competence of the firm demonstrated during the past five (5) years in the broad range of HTRW/environmental work required for this contract. Firms will be evaluated for experience and competence in areas 1 through 3, below. The most highly qualified firms will have extensive experience in all of the following areas: 1. Investigation, groundwater modeling, design, construction phase services, and preparation of CERCLA/RCRA documents for a variety of hazardous, toxic, and radioactive waste and other environmental projects. Experience must demonstrate wide-ranging capabilities, complex and diverse projects, and differing contaminants in various media. Firms should demonstrate the extent of their capabilities to serve projects located in the USACE NWD. The basis of the evaluation will be the information in Section F of the SF 330. 2. Knowledge of and adherence to regulations and practices pertaining to studies, investigations and remediation including Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA), Clean Water Act (CWA), and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The basis of the evaluation will be the information in Sections F and H of the SF 330. 3. Demonstrated quality management processes and procedures that result in quality end products. Include a narrative description of quality management procedures and implementation to include internal quality control, responsibilities, and a proposed organization chart. The basis of the evaluation will be the information in Sections F and H of the SF 330. (B) Professional qualifications of a firm's staff and team consultants to be assigned to this contract. The education, training, professional registration, proposed job title, overall and relevant HTRW and environmental experience, longevity with the firm, and experience of key personnel will be considered. This criterion is primarily concerned with the qualifications of the key personnel and not the number of personnel. The number of personnel is addressed under the capacity criterion below. Responding firms should demonstrate the professional qualifications of their staff in these key disciplines, which are listed in descending order of importance. List professional registrations, if applicable, for the key disciplines: (1) Project Management; (2) Hydrogeology / Geology; (3) Civil/Geotechnical Engineering; (4) Chemistry; (5) Chemical / Process Engineering; (6) Risk Assessment; (7) Cost Engineering; (8) Environmental Engineering; and (9) Industrial Hygiene. The basis of the evaluation will be the information in Sections E, G, and H of the SF 330. (C) Past performance on Department of Defense (DoD) and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, management/business relations, and compliance with performance schedules. Architect-Engineer Contract Administration Support System (ACASS) merged into a single application under the Contractor Performance Assessment Reports System (CPARS). CPARS is the primary source of information on past performance. CPARS will be queried for all firms submitting a SF 330. Each project in Section F of the SF 330 shall include owner's contact information. If deemed appropriate by the evaluation board, performance evaluations for any significant team subcontractors may also be considered. The 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. When evaluating past performance, the board will consider the relevancy of performance evaluations on A-E services contracts to the proposed contract, including the type of work, performing office, age of the evaluation, and whether subsequent evaluations indicate a change in a firm's performance. (D) Capacity: The board will consider available capacity of key disciplines identified above from the firm and its team consultants to perform work in the required time. The basis of the evaluation will be the information in Section H and Part II of the SF330. (E) Knowledge of the Locality: The board will evaluate a firm's familiarity with local conditions. Examples include knowledge and experience dealing with geological features and the state/ local regulatory agencies. Work under these contracts may be in a widely dispersed geographic area, therefore, responding firms should demonstrate the extent of their capabilities to serve projects located throughout the USACE NWD. The basis of the evaluation will be the information in Section H of the SF 330. 4. Secondary Selection Criteria: The following secondary criteria will only be used as a tie-breaker among technically equal firms. The secondary criteria will not be co-mingled with the primary criteria in the evaluation. The secondary criterion is Volume of DoD A-E Contract Awards in the last 12 months. Responding firms should cite all contract numbers, task orders and modifications, award dates and total negotiated fees for any DoD A-E contract awarded within the past twelve (12) months. This information will assist in effecting an equitable distribution of DoD A-E contracts among qualified firms. The basis of the evaluation will be the information in Section H of the SF 330. 5. Submittal Requirements: Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit one (1) original plus five (5) copies and one (1) CD or DVD with searchable Adobe PDF files of one SF 330 (03/2013 edition) for the prime firm that includes all team consultants. Include the firm's DUNS number and CAGE codes in the SF 330, Part I, Sections B and C. A maximum of ten (10) projects for the proposed team, including joint ventures and teaming partners, shall be shown in Section F. For the ten (10) projects submitted in Section F of the SF 330, a "project" is defined as work performed at one site or at a single installation. An IDC is not a project. A project may contain multiple task orders or contracts if they are for multiple phases of the project at the same site or installation. Project descriptions shall clearly state extent of work performed by the team, extent of work completed, and dates of completion. If the offeror provides a specific task order as its "project," it shall provide the base contract number(s) and the task order number(s) for reference purposes. If the offeror provides a site-specific contract as its "project," it shall provide the contract number for reference purposes. Firms should include information regarding the Secondary Selection Criteria in Section H of the SF 330. The SF 330 shall have a total page limitation of 80 printed pages with Section H limited to fifteen (15) pages, and Part II is excluded from the 80 printed page limit. Double-sided sheets will count as two pages. Page sheets of 11 inches X 17 inches will be counted as two (2) pages if printed on one side, and four (4) pages if printed on both sides. For all SF 330 sections, use no smaller than 10 pt. font. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal. Submittals must be mailed or delivered to the following address not later than 22 July 2016, 2:00 pm Pacific Time (no faxed or other electronic submittals will be accepted): U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District Attn: CENWS-CT-A Amy A. Wooldridge P.O. Box 3755 Seattle, WA 98124 Submit questions, in writing only, to Amy A. Wooldridge (Contract Specialist) at amy.a.wooldridge@usace.army.mil or Travis Shaw (Technical Advisor) at travis.c.shaw@usace.army.mil. Questions must be submitted no later than 6 July 2016 and must contain the solicitation number in the subject line of the e-mail. Contracting Office Address: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District ATTN: CENWS-CT-A Amy A. Wooldridge 4735 East Marginal Way South Seattle, WA 98134