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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 27, 2011 FBO #3382
SOURCES SOUGHT

C -- OHIO AE IDIQ

Notice Date
2/25/2011
 
Notice Type
Sources Sought
 
NAICS
541330 — Engineering Services
 
Contracting Office
Department of the Army, National Guard Bureau, USPFO for Ohio, 2811 West Dublin-Granville Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43235-2788
 
ZIP Code
43235-2788
 
Solicitation Number
OHIOAEIDIQ
 
Point of Contact
Elaine M Farabee, Phone: 614-336-7430, Alan D. Rogers, Phone: 614-336-7216
 
E-Mail Address
elaine.farabee@us.army.mil, alan.rogers@us.army.mil
(elaine.farabee@us.army.mil, alan.rogers@us.army.mil)
 
Small Business Set-Aside
N/A
 
Description
This notice is posted in its entirety and hereby serves as the official solicitation for this project. POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS ELAINE FARABEE. SUBMIT QUESTIONS VIA E-MAIL TO: elaine.farabee@us.army.mil. The NAICS code is 541330 Engineering Services. The size standard is $4.5 Million. This action is being undertaken in accordance with the Architectural & Engineering provisions of FAR Part 36 and DFARS Part 236. This announcement is being issued on an unrestricted basis and is for the selection of Architectural & Engineering (A-E) Firms for Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contracts with Options for use by National Guard activities throughout the State of Ohio (Ohio Air National Guard / Ohio Army National Guard). Contracting Officers outside of the United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO) for Ohio may issue Delivery Orders for A-E Services to support other State and Federal Agencies throughout the State of Ohio. Firms must be capable of concurrently responding to and working on multiple projects. Selection of Firms is not based upon competitive bidding procedures, but rather upon the professional qualifications necessary for the performance of the required services, as more fully set forth in the selection criteria. All Firms responding to this announcement are cautioned to review FAR Part 9.5 - Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest; and FAR 36.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. Large Firms, if selected, will be required to submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR 52.219-9 and DFARS subpart 219.7 as part of any Request for Proposal package. The subcontracting plan is NOT required with the Firms SF 330. SCOPE OF SERVICES: The United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO) for Ohio intends to award one or more (multiple awards may be made) Firm Fixed-Price performance based Architectural & Engineering (A-E) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts with Options for use by National Guard activities throughout the State of Ohio (Ohio Air National Guard / Ohio Army National Guard). Each A-E IDIQ contract will be established for a base period of one (1) year with options exercisable for four (4) successive one (1) year option periods. A contract minimum of $1,000 and a cumulative $10 Million ceiling will apply for the duration of each contract with no limit on individual delivery order amounts. Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Delivery Orders are anticipated to be awarded against the A-E IDIQ contracts. Contracting Officers outside of the USPFO for Ohio will be able to issue Delivery Orders for A-E Services to support National Guard and other State and Federal Agencies throughout the State of Ohio. The Government anticipates that this announcement will result in the award of up to four (4) contracts to provide services to supporting locations/activities on a statewide basis. The Architectural and Engineering Services for which Delivery Orders may be issued may include: a). Design of new facilities or utility systems of various types, sizes, and complexities; b). Rehabilitation of existing facilities or utility systems of various types, sizes, and complexities; c). Design of projects on Army or Air Force installations; d). Application of Anti-Terrorist/Force Protection criteria; e). Sustainable design utilizing LEED rating tools; f). Preparation of the development of the technical information for design-build Request for Proposals; g). Development of construction cost estimates and schedules; h). Design of Demolition; i). Comprehensive planning that is related to future construction requirements on military installations; and j) Construction phase services including commissioning, shop drawing review and preparation of O&M manuals. EVALUATION: The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria A through E are primary; criteria F and G are secondary and will only be used as a tie-breaker, if necessary, in ranking the most highly qualified firms. (A) Specialized Experience: The specialized experience and technical competence of the firm and consultants in the work described above in pre-selection items a through e. List no more than a total of 15 projects that best illustrate current qualifications and relevant projects (including any subcontractor work; ONLY THE FIRST 15 LISTED PROJECTS WILL BE CONSIDERED. Pages in excess of the maximum of 15 will be discarded and not used or looked at in the evaluation). (B) Professional Qualifications: The firm must indicate professional registration and work experience of key personnel. The firm should emphasize professional registration, advanced degrees, and specific work experience of key personnel. The selected firm should also indicate adequate management personnel with required qualifications and experience to assure prompt response to assignments. (C) Past Performance: Consideration will be given to ratings on previous DoD contracts. Consideration will also be given to verifiable past performance. Consideration will also be given to firms that have above-average performance on the type of work described in the pre-selection criteria. (D) Capacity to perform multiple projects simultaneously and complete work in a timely manner. (E) Knowledge of the Locality; locality refers to the State of Ohio. (F) Extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities (HBCU), Women owned Small Businesses (WOSB), Service Disabled veterans (SDV), and minority institutions (MI) in the contract team. Participation will be measured as the greater the participation, the greater the consideration. (G) DoD contracts awarded in the past 12 months, the greater the awards the lesser the consideration. SUBMISSION FORMAT: Three (3) completed and bound paper copies and one (1) electronic copy in PDF format on CD are required for each submission. Submitting firms are to include the DUNS number along with the name of the firm in Block 5 of the SF 330, Part I, Section B. A firm located within the United States may obtain a DUNS number by calling Dun and Bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711 or via the internet at http://www.dnb.com/us/. If a submitting Firm is located outside the United States, the local Dun and Bradstreet office should be contacted. Relative to all submittals, FONT SIZE shall be at least 10 point or larger (MS Word Font Size 10 for Times New Roman, Arial and Courier New fonts are examples of the minimum acceptable Font Size). Except as otherwise indicated, pages shall be 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches. Where page limits are indicated for Parts/Sections of the SF 330, excess pages will not be read or considered. Each side of a sheet of paper shall be counted as a single page. Blank sheets or tabs separating the sections within the SF 330 will not count toward any page limitation. The Organizational Chart required in Section D and the Matrix required as Section G, may be presented on sheets up to 11 inches by 17 inches. If an 11 inch by 17 inch sheet is used it shall be neatly folded to 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches and bound in the SF 330 at the proper location. All key personnel for whom resumes are provided shall be shown on the organizational chart in Section D. Resumes in Section E shall not exceed two (2) pages each. Multiple Resumes may be reflected on a single page. Resumes shall be provided for the qualified professional personnel indicated in specialized experience, above. Professional licenses, registrations, and/or certifications shall be specifically identified on resumes and the failure to indentify a license, registration and/or certification will result in a presumption that none exists for the individual for whom the Resume is offered. A maximum of fifteen (15) projects including the prime and consultants will be reviewed in Section F. No more than one (1) page should be used for each project. Multiple projects may be reflected on a single page. When listing projects in Section F, an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with multiple Task Orders as examples is not considered a project. Multiple task orders that are associated with a single project may be used and will be considered a single project; however, listing a single contract with task orders that may be unrelated is not considered a single project. A task order executed under an IDC contract is a project. In Block G-26, along with the name, include the firm with which the person is associated. Section H shall not exceed fifteen (15) pages. Indication of favorable performance ratings, awards, and repeat clientele in Section H is recommended. A SF 330 PART II is required for each branch office of the Prime Firm and any Subcontractors that will have a key role in the proposed contract. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THIS NOTICE MUST BE MET FOR A FIRM TO BE CONSIDERED RESPONSIVE. SOLICITATION PACKAGES ARE NOT PROVIDED. SUBMITTALS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 1200 HRS (12:00 PM NOON EASTERN TIME) ON 31 MARCH 2011. Regulations require that the Selection Board not consider submittals received after this time and date. Late proposal rules in FAR 15.208 will be followed for submittals received after 1200 HRS (12:00 PM NOON EASTERN TIME) on the closing date specified in this announcement. No other general notification to firms under consideration for this project will be made. Facsimile transmissions will not be accepted. A Pre-Selection Evaluation Board is tentatively scheduled to commence on or about 15 APRIL 2011. Letters to Firms on the Final Selection List are tentatively scheduled to be sent on or about 30 APRIL 2011. The final Source Selection Evaluation Board is tentatively scheduled to commence on or about 15 MAY 2011. As required by acquisition regulations, interviews for the purpose of discussing prospective Firms qualifications for the contract will be conducted only with those firms considered most highly qualified after submittal review by the selection board (Final Selection List). Interviews, if held, may be conducted in person or via telephone. Telephone calls and Personal visits for the purpose of discussing this announcement will not be allowed. Questions are to be in writing via e-mail to the POC listed above. To verify timely receipt of a submission, the submitting firm may also send an e-mail to the POC list above. All Firms making submissions acknowledge the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in CCR prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this announcement. For instructions on registering in CCR, see the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. FIRMS SHOULD BE REGISTERED WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF THE SF 330 AS THE PROCESS MAY TAKE 3-5 DAYS. FIRMS MUST INCLUDE THE DUNS NUMBER FOR THE OFFICE OF THE FIRM PERFORMING THE WORK IN SECTION B.5 OF THE SF 330. Submittals are to be made to: USPFO-OH, Attn. P&C, Elaine Farabee, 2811 West Dublin-Granville Road, Columbus, Ohio 43235.
 
Web Link
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/NGB/DAHA33/OHIOAEIDIQ/listing.html)
 
Place of Performance
Address: PERFORMANCE THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF OHIO, United States
 
Record
SN02388105-W 20110227/110225234525-48af3375d7989a4f30671e368561c03a (fbodaily.com)
 
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