SOURCES SOUGHT
C -- The USPFO-AL, Montgomery, AL on behalf of the Alabama National Guard requests SF-330s from Small Business Architect/Engineer firms resulting in the establishment of an A/E Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract award.
- Notice Date
- 2/20/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541310
— Architectural Services
- Contracting Office
- USPFO for Alabama, P.O. Box 3715, Montgomery, AL 36109-0715
- ZIP Code
- 36109-0715
- Solicitation Number
- W912JA-13-R-0001
- Response Due
- 3/26/2013
- Archive Date
- 4/21/2013
- Point of Contact
- Ronald Danford, 334 271-7358
- E-Mail Address
-
USPFO for Alabama
(ronald.danford@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- A.Requirement 1. Seeking architectural and/or engineering services for the design of various projects that require a comprehensive range of services for the design, preparation of plans, specifications, and cost estimates, as needed for the ANG. They may include architectural, structural, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, landscape architecture, interior design, as well as lead and asbestos abatement. The primary purpose of this proposed contract is to provide services that may be required. The scope of work may include, but is not limited to, the preparation of design, working drawings, planning, programming studies, investigations, site selections, specifications, cost estimates, miscellaneous reports, review of shop drawings, samples, equipment, data and other related documents. Generally they may consist of, but are not limited to one or more of the following furnishings of Architect-Engineer Services quote mark Types quote mark : Type: quote mark A quote mark (Investigation); Type quote mark B quote mark (Design); and Type quote mark C quote mark (Inspection of Construction). On certain projects the A/E may be requested to provide most or all of the professional services necessary. Additionally, this contract obligates the A/E to provide supplemental and/or advisory input as required for projects being managed by the USPFO-AL. 2. Service will be performed within the territorial boundaries of the State of Alabama, primarily at Alabama National Guard locations in Birmingham, Montgomery, Fort McClellan and other Alabama Air and Army National Guard locations within the State of Alabama as required. 3. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. This is a request for SF 330's Architect/Engineer Qualifications packages only. Any requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. No material will be issued and no Sources Sought package or bidder/plan holder list will be issued. 4. The socio-economic set-aside associated with this notice is 100% Total Small Business Set Aside. Therefore, this acquisition is open to all firms meeting the qualifications of small business under the associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code as registered at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ For informational purposes; the small business size standard is $7 million in annual average gross revenues. The NAICS Code that applies to this Synopsis Announcement - Request for Submission of SF 330 is 541310 Architectural Services. All firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to any award resulting from this announcement. 5. Prospective small business firms are reminded that in accordance with FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting, at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance shall be spent for employees of the small business concern. SF 330 packages shall address how each firm anticipates meeting this criterion. 6. The USPFO-AL anticipates award of a base year and four (4) one-year option periods which may be awarded at the sole discretion of the USPFO-AL. Work will be issued as fixed-price task orders. Minimum fee for each task order is $3,000. Maximum fee for each task order shall not exceed $1,000,000. The maximum cumulative contract value under any resultant contract(s) shall not exceed $5 million for the entire contract duration including any option periods exercised. The minimum guarantee for the entire contract term is $3,000 per awarded contract. Upon exhausting the dollar value for any period, the next option period may be exercised at that time. The contract is anticipated to be awarded in 2013. 7. The USPFO-AL will provide a specific scope of work for each delivery order along with a request for the A/E to prepare a fee proposal. Fee proposals shall be based on pre-established unit prices for all disciplines and negotiated in any resultant contract(s). Negotiated rates for base and option period will be firm for each contract period awarded. Unit prices for unique services not included in the original negotiation will be negotiated on a case by cases basis with each task order. The award of the initial task order will satisfy the minimum guarantee for the entire contract term (including option years.) Multiple task orders may be awarded with similar completion schedules and overlapping delivery dates. 8. In accordance with FAR 36.602-3, Evaluation board functions, an A-E Evaluation Board will be established to review responses to the Synopsis Announcement - Request for Submission of SF 330 and evaluate firms. Final selection(s) will be made by the designated Selection Authority and will be of the firm considered most highly qualified to perform the work. 9. This acquisition is for Architect/Engineer (A/E) services, and is procured in accordance with the Brooks Act as implemented in Subpart 36.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. All submissions will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria. 9. A quote mark short list quote mark of firms deemed most highly rated after initial source selection will be chosen for interviews. The Government will not pay, nor reimburse, any costs associated with responding to this request. The Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this Synopsis Announcement - Request for Submission of SF 330. 10. Respondents are put on notice that firm selected by the Selection Authority will be required to submit a Fixed Price Rate Proposal to include labor, overhead and other costs for the five year period of performance for negotiation by the Contracting Officer prior to contract award. The negotiated agreement will be incorporated into the contract and used in the pricing of task orders. B. Required Services. 1. The selected A/E firm shall be in accordance with FAR 2.101 definition of quote mark Architect-engineer services quote mark as defined in 40 U.S.C. 1102 and FAR Part 36.6 to provide professional A/E services for various ANG projects as required. A/E(s) signing drawings must be licensed in Alabama. The license(s) are not required unless an award is made to prospective A/E. The following A/E disciplines are expected to be required during the course of the contract: architecture, structural, civil, mechanical, plumbing, landscaping, electrical, fire protection, industrial hygiene, interior design, surveyors, cost estimators, or other A/E services as defined by FAR Part 36.6 that may be necessary. Task orders may include, but are not limited to: a. Schematic Phase: to include but not limited to making site investigations, collecting data, performing analyses, making presentations and conducting other fact finding studies as might be necessary to support the design of the project. This may include economic analysis and feasibility studies and developing scopes for programmed projects. Services may also include additional consultant services as necessary based on specific project scope. b. Design Development: may include engineering calculations and analyses, complete design, and statements of probable cost. c. Construction Documents: to provide complete detailed construction documents for final review that are of such quality and completeness that they can be competitively bid by contractors. d. Bid Documents: to provide completed detailed, signed and stamped drawings, specifications and documents complete and ready for issuance to prospective contractors. e. Construction Period Services: to include but not limited to answering Request for Information, inspections and site visits, as-built drawings, reviewing submittals and commissioning. 2. All work shall be performed by or under the direct supervision of licensed professional architects and engineers in the state of Alabama. 3. The A-E firms shall have the capacity to provide all the personnel to perform all the work identified. C. Evaluation Selection Criteria. 1. Each respondent's SF 330 submittal package will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 36.6 procedures. The selection criteria will be as follows: The Professional Qualifications and Specialized Experience/Technical Competence Factors are more important than the Capacity and Past Performance Factors. The Capacity and Past Performance Factors Factor are more important than the Location Factor. The Volume of Work Factor is the least important factor. a. Professional Qualifications b. Specialized Experience/Technical Competence c. Capacity d. Past Performance e. Location f. Volume of work awarded 2. Selection Criteria Descriptions (a through f) are provided below. a. Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. Managers and Designers of Record (Architectural, Mechanical, Electrical, and Civil Engineer). In addition, provide resumes of other relevant team members or frequent subcontractor such as: Architect, Structural Engineers, LEED, Environmental/ Geo-Technical Engineers, Cost Estimator, and team members who will perform technical tasks under this contract including their record of working together. The Designers of Record shall perform and direct the design within their respective discipline and shall sign and seal the drawings. All Designers of Record must be professionally registered in their discipline. Each resume shall include a minimum of three (3) specific completed projects that best illustrate the individual team members experience relevant to this contract scope; b. Specialized experience and technical competence. 1. Specialized experience and technical competence in Air and Army facilities (to include joint ventures), including, where appropriate, experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials. quote mark 2. This factor evaluates the amount of experience the AE Structural firm has in designing similar types of work/facilities and evaluating their technical competence. The factor includes an emphasis, where appropriate, on the firm's experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials. 3. Provide a detailed narrative of up to 10 (maximum) relevant projects completed within the last 5 years, which best illustrate overall team experience relevant to this contract scope. List projects that demonstrate the teams experience with projects of similar size and scope to those to be performed under this contract; Specific design areas to be evaluated within this factor are: i. Airfield Facilities Design ii. Industrial/Commercial Maintenance Office Facilities Design iii. Building Renovation Design iv. LEED Building Certification and use of Air National Guard Design Objectives and Procedures (TAB C) c. Capacity 1. This factor evaluates ability of the AE Structural firm, given their current projected workload and the availability of their key personnel, to accomplish the possible myriad of design projects in the required time. 2. The general workload and staffing capacity of the design office will be evaluated. i. List current projects with a design fee of greater than $75,000 being designed in the firms' office; ii. Indicate the firms' present workload and the availability of the project team (including sub-consultants) for the specified contract performance period; iii. Describe experience in successfully delivering projects per performance schedule, providing timely construction support, and successfully completing multiple projects with similar delivery dates. d. Past performance 1. The USPFO-AL will evaluate past performance on current and relevant contracts with government agencies (emphasis on Department of Defense work) and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, compliance with performance schedules and a record of significant claims against the firm due to improper or incomplete engineering services (references required). i. Currency is defined as performance occurring within 5 years of the date of this Synopsis Announcement - Request for Submission of SF 330, except that ongoing projects must have begun no less than one (2) year prior to the issuance of this announcement. ii. Relevancy is defined as performance of work on projects that are similar in scope to the types of projects anticipated under the resultant contracts. 2. Respondents with no previous past performance shall so state when addressing the selection criteria 3. Documentation supplied should detail firms' ability to work with government entities and design standards or similar relevant experience with other entities. i. Provide a copy of all performance evaluations (A/E) issued for government contracts (as applicable). For non-Federal contracts, provide facility owner documentation of the firms' performance issued on that contract. If known documentation exists, so state. ii. Provide accessible owner points of contact: name, title address, telephone number, e-mail, and fax number and provide copies of awards and letters of appreciation/commendation as desired. 4. Past Performance Questionnaires (Attachment 1 to this Synopsis Announcement - Request for Submission of SF 330): i. Respondents shall complete Section A (General Information) of the Past Performance questionnaire and provide it to USPFO-AL representative as part of the SF 330 submittal package. ii. Respondents shall submit the Past Performance Questionnaire Sections B through D and the Cover Letter to each past performance Contracting Officer (or customer contact equivalent) and Project Manager (or customer contact equivalent) identified in its SF 330 Section F, quote mark Example Projects Which Best Illustrate Proposed Team's Qualifications For This Contract quote mark. Sections B through D of the questionnaire shall be completed ONLY by the contract customer. iii. The contract customer shall complete sections B through D of the Past Performance Questionnaire and shall submit it directly to the USPFO-AL by the SF 330 submittal package due date identified. iv. Past Performance Questionnaire sections B through D will not be accepted from Respondents. Questionnaire sections B through D must come directly from the Respondent's contract customer. 5. The Respondent bears the burden of providing relevant and timely references with accurate and current telephone numbers and addresses. 6. The Respondent is responsible for ensuring that the questionnaires issued by them are completed by the contract customer and submitted directly by the contract customer to the USPFO-AL at the address listed in D. 3. of this Synopsis Announcement - Request for Submission of SF 330, no later than the SF 330 submittal package due date designated in this announcement. 7. E-mailed Past Performance Questionnaire Sections B through D will be accepted from the contract customer. If the contract customer chooses to email the past performance questionnaire sections B through D, they SHOULD NOT send the hardcopy via mail. 8. Respondents are notified that USPFO-AL may use any additional sources of information (such as, but not limited to the Architect-Engineer Contract Administration Support System (ACASS) the Past Performance Automated Information System (PPAIS) and may elect to consider data from other sources that it considers current and accurate available to it regarding the Respondent's relevant experience and past performance and consider the information thus obtained as part of this evaluation. e. Location. i. The A/E Firm must be within a 200-mile radius of the USPFO-AL, Montgomery, Alabama 36109. ii. This distance is determined according to http://maps.google.com/ iii. This factor evaluates the distance the AE firm's design office or offices lies from the location of work. Please provide the address (es) and distance of your closest office. f. Volume of Work. Provide the volume of DoD and other Government Agency contracts awarded in the past 3 years, (design dollar value only). D. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS. 1. This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP). ALL requirements of this Synopsis Announcement - Request for Submission of SF 330 MUST be met for a firm to be considered responsive. Prior to the final selection, firms considered Most Highly Qualified to accomplish the work will be interviewed. No personal visits for the purpose of discussing this work will occur but interviews by the selection committee will be done as part of the final selection process for this contract. A Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued to the Top Ranked Firm as determined by the Selection Board(s) based upon the Selection Criteria and Interviews. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform the anticipated work must submit a SF 330 to the Contract Officer: CW4 Ronald Danford, email - ronald.w.danford.mil@mail.mil; telephone number - (334)271-7358. 2. All responses must be received within 30 days of this Synopsis Announcement - Request for Submission of SF 330 in order to be considered. No other general notification to firms under consideration for this project is made. 3. The offeror shall submit four (4) hardcopies of its SF 330 4. The offeror shall forward past performance questionnaires to appropriate company personnel for return of completed qustionaires to the USPFO-AL Contracting Officer via email at ronald.w.danford.mil@mail.mil or mailed / hand delivered to the below address before the package due date. 5. The complete Package must be received at the following address by 26 March 2013 - 3:00 PM CT USPFO-AL, Purchasing and Contracting 1740 Congressman W. L. Dickinson Drive, Montgomery, AL 36109 No exceptions. Submittals received by FAX or email will not be accepted and considered nonresponsive.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USPFO for Alabama P.O. Box 3715, Montgomery AL
- Zip Code: 36109-0715
- Zip Code: 36109-0715
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