SOURCES SOUGHT
C -- Architect and Engineering Services
- Notice Date
- 3/29/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, National Guard Bureau, USPFO for Michigan, Joint Forces Readiness Center-Building 30, 3423 North Martin Luther King Jr. BLVD., Lansing, Michigan, 48906-2934, United States
- ZIP Code
- 48906-2934
- Solicitation Number
- W912JB13R2002
- Point of Contact
- BLANCHE CORBETT, Phone: 5174817843, BLANCHE CORBETT, Phone: 5174817843
- E-Mail Address
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blanche.e.corbett.civ@mail.mil, blanche.e.corbett.civ@mail.mil
(blanche.e.corbett.civ@mail.mil, blanche.e.corbett.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The government is looking for qualified firms to Perform Type A, B, and C Architectural and Engineering services. A Multiple Award Indefinite quantity/Indefinite Delivery (ID/IQ) Fixed Price contract is contemplated. Services will be mainly performed at the Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), Air National Guard, Alpena, Michigan. The A-E indefinite delivery contract may be utilized by all National Guard Contracting Offices within the State of Michigan and may also be utilized by any Federal Agency. These services will be required for an undermined number of projects of varying size and complexity. Individual task orders may be of any value within the contract maximum ceiling value (base year and up to 4 option years) of $10,000,000 total for the life of the contract including option years. This ceiling may be applied for each state in the region and for other federal users individually with no limit on individual task order amount (amounts must be within the contract ceiling price of each state or other user). Task Orders negotiated and administered for other activities by National Guard contracting offices may be subject to a negotiated service fee. A minimum of one award and a maximum of five awards may result from this announcement. In the event that multiple awards are made from this announcement each top ranking firm will be given fair opportunity to compete for individual task orders. This announcement is being solicited on an unrestricted basis. Should large business be selected for this contract, it shall comply with FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, for that portion of work it intends to subcontract. This plan is not required with the submittal, but must be approved prior to award to any large business. For information purposes, the small business size standard is $14,000.000 mission in annual average gross revenues for the last three (3) fiscal years. A Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued to a minimum of one (1) maximum of five (5) top ranked firms as determined by the Selection (Board(s) based upon the selection criteria and interviews. DISCIPLINES: Work will involve a broad variety of investigative, design and construction monitoring services (Types A, B, and C services respectively), and miscellaneous other services which include, but are not limited to: Investigative, design and/or monitoring services for design-bid-build and criteria consultant services for design-build projects pertaining to repair, maintenance, alteration or new construction of facilities and aviation-related structures; scope development, design criteria and conceptual designs; feasibility and planning studies; field investigations; plans and specifications; historical preservation and archaeological services, studies and reports; topographic subsurface investigation and other surveys; anti-terrorism/force protection; space planning and interior design; construction cost estimating; quality control; asbestos and lead-based paint assessment and abatement; building evaluation reports; construction management; life safety studies; fire protection measures; life cycle cost analyses; landscaping design; miscellaneous design and problem analyses; independent technical review of product submittals; and on occasion, participation in peer review processes and source selection boards. Design projects shall use the following Army, Air Force and National Guard regulations/standards for facility design and construction. We are looking for qualified Architect- Engineer consulting services to perform Type A (investigative), Type B (design), and option for Type C (construction surveillance and inspection) services for the above described range of projects. Type A Services shall include but not be limited to making investigations, collecting data, performing analyses, making presentations and conducting other fact finding studies as might be necessary to support the design of the system project. This shall include making economic feasibility studies and developing scopes for programmed projects. Type B Services shall include engineering calculations and analyses, complete design, statements of probable cost, complete detailed construction documents for such quality and completeness as to be competitively bid by contractors. Type C Services shall include all personnel, equipment and materials necessary to perform all material data and shop drawing reviews, complete construction compliance inspection and material testing as required in the construction documents. SELECTION CRITERIA: Will be in accordance with FAR 36.602-1(a). Failure of a firm to address its specified qualifications will result in the incontrovertible determination that the submittal is non-responsive. Firms will be evaluated on the following factors and A&E selection criterion, included in descending order of importance: 1. Professional Qualifications: The qualifications of the individuals which will be used for these services will be examined for experience and education. Address professional qualifications by education, training, registration, certifications, overall and relevant documented specialized experience of key individuals in the discipline Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Structural, Environmental Engineers, Architects, Estimators, Specifications writers, Surveyors, and Draftsmen. 2. Specialized Experience; since this contract is expected to incorporate a wide range of various types of projects, the experience of the firm and its' consultants in a multitude of project types will be evaluated. Specific experience with HVAC design, paving design, fire detection and suppression system design, roofing designs, electrical system designs, knowledge of the locality and facility rehabilitation designs will be evaluated. 3. Capacity to Accomplish the Work; no unreasonable design deadlines are anticipated, however, the general work load and staffing capacity of the design office will be evaluated. The firm's ability to respond to the needs of the client especially in performing site investigation and in determining the customer needs will also be evaluated under this category. Discuss ability to meet the potential of working on multiple task orders at one time. Address your ability to sustain the loss of key personnel yet accomplish the work within required times. Address your management approach, organizational flow chart showing the inter-relationship of management and various team components, management and coordination of disciplines and subcontractors, and quality control procedures. Address capability to furnish drawings in CADD format; text documents in Microsoft Office format; and specifications as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file. 4. Past Performance; the past performance of the firm on project for government (federal, state, local) agencies and private concerns will be examined. List but do not submit more than five (5) actual copies of recent awards, commendations or other superior performance indicators. 5. Location; the geographic proximity of each firm to the Alpena CRTC will be evaluated. This criterion will apply to the office from which the majority of the design services will be performed. 6. Volume of DOD Work; the volume of DOD work the A-E firm was awarded during the past year will be examined. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. Interested Architect-Engineer firms having the capabilities to perform the anticipated work are invited to submit three (3) completed and bound paper copies of their SF 330 (Parts 1 and II)(Architect-Engineer Qualifications). Additionally, firms may submit the data on CD/DVD but the CD/DVD shall not substitute for the hard copy submission. Submitting firms are to include the DUNS number along with the name of the firm in Block 5 of the SF 330, Part 1, Section B. FONT SIZE shall be at least 10 pitch or larger on white letter-sized paper (8-1/2 inches by 11 inches), limited to 20 double-sided sheets, stapled, fastened or bound. Do not furnish design portfolios, prints, magazines, newspaper clippings and/or CDs of completed projects. All requirements of this notice must be met for a firm to be considered responsive. Solicitation packages will not be provided. Qualification submissions must be received no later than 2:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on 30 April 2013. No other general notification to firms under consideration for this project will be made. All information relating to this synopsis, including pertinent changes/amendments and information prior to the date set for receipt of AE Qualification Submission will be posted on the following website: https://www.fbo.gov. Cover letters and extraneous materials ARE NOT desired and WILL NOT be considered by the selection boards. Personal visits, for the purpose of discussing this announcement or the Submittal, will not be allowed. To be eligible for contract award, a firm SHALL be registered System for Award Management (SAM). Interested offerors must be registered in SAM. To register go to: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. You will need your DUNS number to register. Instructions for registering are on the web page. 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. Fax responses (SF330) are not acceptable. Hard Copy Responses may be hand-carried or mailed to: USPFO For Michigan ATTN: Contracting, Blanche E. Corbett, 3423 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Lansing, Michigan 48906-2934. Questions regarding this announcement should be in writing to blanche.e.corbett.civ@mail.mil. Fax questions are acceptable at 517 481-7847. Attention: Blanche Corbett.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Air National Guard, Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), Alpena, Michigan, 49707, United States
- Zip Code: 49707
- Zip Code: 49707
- Record
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