SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE (BMD) A-E SATOC - Package #1
- Notice Date
- 8/12/2015
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE HNC, Huntsville, P. O. Box 1600, Huntsville, Alabama, 35807-4301, United States
- ZIP Code
- 35807-4301
- Solicitation Number
- W912DY14R0118
- Point of Contact
- Raven A. Nall, Phone: 2568951319
- E-Mail Address
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Raven.A.Nall@usace.army.mil
(Raven.A.Nall@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Past Performance Questionnaire Sample Letter of Commitment Small Business Participation Plan W912DY-14-R-0118 INDEFINITE DELIVERY VEHICLE FOR BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE (BMD) PROGRAM SINGLE AWARD TASK ORDER CONTRACT (SATOC) A-E SERVICES UNRESTRICTED COMPETITION ________________________________________ General Information Document Type: A-E Synopsis Synopsis Number: W912DY-14-R-0118 Posted Date: August 12, 2015 Response Date: September 11, 2015 Classification Code: C, Architect and Engineering Services Contracting Office Address US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Huntsville Center (HNC) CEHNC-CT 4820 University Square Huntsville AL 35816-1822 1.0 CONTRACT INFORMATION General. This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act as implemented in FAR 36.6 and EP 715-1-7 Architect-Engineer Contracting in USACE. This acquisition will be used to procure highly specialized services required to provide continued Architect-Engineer (A-E) design services in support of the Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program. The A-E contract is intended to provide a variety of A-E services to include but not limited to the following areas in support of the BMD Program: the preparation of design criteria, architectural and engineering designs, specifications, design build request for proposals (RFPs), design-related analyses and studies, economic analyses and cost estimates for missile launch, test, evaluation, administrative, training, tactical support facilities and various other facilities that may be required; new and rehab road work, utility work, security systems, and building systems work. Additional support may include Independent Technical Review (ITRs), Bid support, environmental documentation, permits, special studies, and other environmental activities as required by federal, state and local laws and regulations; feasibility studies, value engineering, explosive safety site plans (ESSP), other special studies, geotechnical investigations and topographical mapping services, programmatic support services, as-builts, engineering and design during construction, and construction phase services. In order to accomplish this objective Huntsville Center proposes to award a Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC). This SATOC will have a twenty-four (24) month base period and three (3) twelve (12) month option periods, for a possible total period of performance of five (5) years. Individual Task Orders will be Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF), and Firm Fixed Price (FFP). CPFF Completion Form will be used for Geotechnical Investigation type task orders and CPFF Term Form will be used for construction and acquisition phase type services. It is anticipated that this acquisition will result in award of one (1) contract, with the Government reserving the right to award none at all if it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government. The total amount of the contract is estimated to be $70,000,000.00 over a period of five (5) years. The contract is anticipated to be awarded within Fiscal Year 2016. The most applicable North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS Code) is 541330 (Engineering Services). To be eligible for contract award, the submitting A-E firm must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), have an approved cost accounting standards (CAS) system, and have the professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of the required services. In accordance with (IAW) FAR 52.236-23, Responsibility of the Architect-Engineer Firm, the A-E Firm shall be responsible for the professional quality, technical accuracy, and the coordination of all designs, drawings, specifications, and other services furnished by the Firm under this contract. The Firm shall, without additional compensation, correct or revise any errors or deficiencies in its designs, drawings, specifications, and other services. In accordance with DFARS clause 252.236-7009, Option for Supervision and Inspection Services, the Firm may perform any part or all of the supervision and inspection services for the construction contracts resulting from the A-E services, however, the A-E firm will not be responsible for the direct performance of the construction itself. 2.0 PROJECT INFORMATION 2.1 Description of Work. The BMD program is in support of developmental and rehabilitation designs of missile launch, test, evaluation, administrative, training, tactical support facilities and various other facilities that may be required; new and rehab road work, utility work, security systems, and building systems work. The designs require expertise in determining the facility/weapons system interface requirements and the follow-on design of missile launch, test, evaluation, administrative, training, tactical support facilities and various other facilities that may be required. This SATOC will provide advanced A-E designs for new Missile Defense Complexes (MDC.) Up to three complexes may be designed under this contract. Each Missile Defense Complex is expected to be comprised of 20-Ground Based Interceptors (GBI) deployed in two 10 silo Interceptor Fields; two Readiness and Communications (R&C) Facilities; two In-Flight Interceptor Communication System (IFICS) Data Terminals (IDT) facilities; Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Communication Network (GCN;) supporting facilities; and power and other infrastructure which comprise the baseline CIS components. Each Missile Defense Complex design may also include an expansion to a total of 60 GBI, comprised of two additional 20 silo Interceptor Fields with additional supporting mission facilities. This mission requires continuity due to the facility designs being an extension of the weapon systems being housed in the facilities. The interoperability will require continuity among the east coast homeland defense facilities and existing sites. Designer should be flexible to accommodate changing facility requirements as the weapon system requirements may change during the facility design process. Improvements that occur as a result of the evolution of weapon system design may drive modifications to the existing sites to assure operational conformity. Work requirements will be defined in the base contract as well as in specific Scope of Works (SOW) included in subsequent Task Orders (TO). Specific requirements are expected to include, but will not be limited to the preparation of design criteria, architectural and engineering designs, specifications, design build request for proposals, design-related analyses and studies, economic analyses and cost estimates for missile launch, test, evaluation, administrative, training, tactical support facilities and various other facilities that may be required; new and rehab road work, utility work, security systems, and building systems work. Additional support may include Independent Technical Review (ITRs), Bid support, environmental documentation, permits, special studies, and other environmental activities as required by federal, state and local laws and regulations; feasibility studies, Value Engineering, explosive safety site plans, other special studies, geotechnical investigations and topographical mapping services, programmatic support services, as-builts, engineering and design during construction and Construction Phase Services. The firm shall be responsible for accomplishing designs and preparing drawings using computer-aided design (CAD) and building information modeling (BIM) technologies delivering the three-dimensional drawings in MicroStation software, electronic digital format, if applicable. However, if another format is required on a specific Task Order any additional costs would be negotiated at that time. Specifications shall be processed and delivered in SpecsIntact software configuration. Final drawings and specifications shall be delivered in a format compatible with Corps of Engineers electronic bidding system. The Government will only accept the final product that is fully operational, without conversion or reformatting. Cost estimates must be prepared using the Corps of Engineers Micro Computer Aided Cost Estimating System (MCACES, Second Generation (MII) version). Work shall be submitted in hard copy format as well as digital. Record drawings shall also be submitted in reproducible hard copy format. IAW FAR Part 16.505(a)(8)(ii) and DFARS clause 252.236-7009, Option for Supervision and Inspection Services, the Government may request that the Firm perform any part or all of the supervision and inspection services for the construction contract. In accordance with FAR 36.209, the A-E Firm and its subcontractors, suppliers, and consultants selected for award will not be considered eligible for DoD construction contracts that relate to any A-E Task Orders awarded under this contract. Potential Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCIs) are also governed by FAR subpart 9.5. 2.2 Location of Work. The scope may involve A-E services to support the BMD Program at multiple locations in the contiguous United States with the possibility of an enhanced capability in Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. Territories and Possessions. 2.3 Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Disclosure Statement. The A-E shall provide the Cost Accounting Standards Board Disclosure Statement required by Public Law 100-679. Describe the A-E's cost accounting practices as well as any Joint Ventures or Subcontractor cost accounting practices. Accounting system approval is per FAR 16.104(i) & 16.301-3(a)(3). The CAS Disclosure Statement shall be used to determine the cost accounting adequacy. 2.4 Security Considerations. The A-E prime firm shall have, or demonstrate the ability to obtain, a Facility Clearance at the Secret level and shall demonstrate the ability to obtain secret security clearances as well as store and process classified material in accordance with Executive Order #12958. 3.0 SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria for the basic IDIQ contract are listed below in descending order of importance. Sub-criterion is listed in descending order of importance under the primary criteria. Price will not be used as a criterion. Criteria (a) through (d) are primary. Criteria (e) and (f) are secondary and will only be used as a tie-breaker among technically equal firms. 3.1 Specialized Corporate Experience and Technical Competence Criteria (a): The A/E Team (including Prime and Key Subcontractors) shall provide examples of at least three (3) but no more than eight (8) projects that demonstrate recent and relevant experience for the following sub-criteria (1-3). Recent experience is experience-preparing designs from which construction has been completed in the last 10 years or designs that were completed in the last five (5) years. Relevant experience is experience similar in size, complexity, and scope of this requirement. Example projects shall clearly state what specific role the firm and/or key subcontractors (i.e. any subcontract which equals 10% or more of the prime contract) had including the names of the key personnel. Preference will be given for specialized experience and technical competence in the design of facilities in support of the deployment of the ballistic missile defense system. The prime firm and key subcontractors should have experience working together. The A/E teams experience should demonstrate recent and relevant experience in each of the following subcriterion. (1) Specialized Experience and Technical Competence in the design of facilities such as a missile field Mechanical/Electrical Building (MEB), missile assembly buildings, missile launch facilities, radar facilities, power plants, and communications facilities. (2) Specialized Experience and Technical Competence as related to the facility types listed above in the application of specialized analytical techniques such as Failure Mode Effects Criticality Analyses (FMECA), Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) analyses, High-Altitude Electro Magnetic Pulse (HEMP) survivability, Anti-Terrorism Force Protection (ATFP), explosive safety site plans, protective construction to mitigate explosive effects, extreme environmental conditions, TEMPEST, SCIF, physical and electronic security systems, and intrusion detection systems requirements. (3) The firm shall demonstrate their design quality control plan and management approach tailored to this procurement. Specifically, how did the firm maintain the quality of the design and control cost. The firm should also demonstrate how they complied with the proposed design cost and a history of designing projects to pre-defined construction cost limitations. Define the system that will be in place to assure the design quality is maintained. Provide a comprehensive description of how the Quality Control process will be executed including designation of the primary professionals who, apart from the key personnel design team members, will be responsible for quality review. The A-E firm shall not submit a base contract (IDIQ, MATOC, etc.) or multiple task orders as a project. Individual task orders from an IDIQ contract can be submitted as one project. The Government will consider only the first eight projects in the submission; any additional projects will not be evaluated. The submitting A-E firm shall submit an unconditional letter of commitment signed by all key subcontractors. (A key subcontractor is a subcontractor that will perform 10% or more of the work for this contract). A Sample Letter of Commitment is attached to this Synopsis. 3.2 Professional Qualifications Criteria (b): The submitting A-E firm shall provide a Certificate of Authorization (or equivalent) to demonstrate that it is permitted by law to practice the professions of architecture and/or engineering work in at least one state, territory, or jurisdiction of the United States as required by FAR 36.601-4(b). Identify the professional qualifications and credentials of personnel in the key disciplines shown below that will be necessary for satisfactory performance of the required services. The Government will consider the qualifications, education, relevant and specialized experience, and training of licensed, registered, and/or certified key personnel. Resumes shall be provided in SF-330, Section E for the key personnel in the following disciplines: project manager, quality assurance/quality control, architect, civil engineer, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, environmental engineer, geotechnical engineer, structural engineer, fire protection engineer, and communication engineer. These key personnel (for the disciplines listed above) must currently be registered in their profession in at least one state. The SF330 submission shall clearly identify the lead in each of these disciplines, the type of registration, and in what state(s) they are registered. Resumes shall be provided in SF-330, Section E for the following individuals: Cost Engineer that should be either a Certified Cost Engineer (CCE) or a Certified Cost Consultant (CCC) with demonstrated experience in MCACES; Scheduler with demonstrated experience with Primavera; and an Electronic Security System Designer. A resume should also be provided in SF-330, Section E for an individual that is a LEED Accredited Professional (AP), which can be one of the personnel listed above. At least one key personnel should demonstrate experience with Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection requirements. At least one key personnel should demonstrate experience in protective construction to mitigate explosive effects. If a submitted key discipline personnel works for a subcontractor to the primary firm then they must show how long they have worked as a subcontractor with the primary firm and what part they played in project(s) submitted under 3.1 Specialized Corporate Experience and Technical Competence Criteria. The submitting A-E firm shall submit unconditional letters of commitment from key personnel not currently employed by the prime or key subcontractor. The evaluation of personnel will consider education, certifications, training, registration, overall and relevant experience, longevity with the firm, and specialized experience as required above. 3.3 Past Performance Criteria (c): Past performance of the prime firm and any key subcontractor(s) shall be provided on all projects submitted under 3.1 Specialized Corporate Experience and Technical Competence Criteria. The submitting A-E firm shall provide a reference using the Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) (Appendix E) and/or a final ACASS report. The submitting A-E firm is responsible for forwarding the PPQ to each past performance reference submitted under this synopsis. The submitting A-E firm should complete Blocks 1-4 of the PPQ and the client/customer completes Blocks 5-8 and the evaluation survey. The client/customer should return the PPQ to the firm to be submitted with the SF330 or send the PPQ directly to the Government. ACASS and/or PPIRS may be queried for all prime, JV, and key subcontractors. In the event that adverse past performance information is obtained outside the PPIRS/ACASS query and the A-E firm did not have the opportunity to respond, the A-E firm will have the opportunity to comment if the firm is in the slate of firms selected for discussions IAW FAR 36.602-3(c) or if adverse past performance is the determining reason why the firm is not in the slate of the most highly qualified firms. 3.4 Capacity Criteria (d): Demonstrate capacity or an effective organization structure, project team and quality management plan to accomplish up to an estimated eight (8) task orders simultaneously in a one year period of time. Specifically, the offeror should describe its approach to rapidly ramping up/down as work load increases/decreases. The evaluation will consider the management approach, coordination of disciplines and subcontractors, and quality control procedures to complete the aforementioned projects. 3.5 SECONDARY SELECTION CRITERIA 3.5.1 Small Business (SB) and Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) Participation (e): Extent of participation of small businesses in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. All firms shall complete and submit the attached Small Business Participation Plan (SBPP). The small business participation percentages for this acquisition are as follows: Small Business Category: % of Total Acquisition Value Small Business (SB): 15% Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB): 6% Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB): 5% Historically Black Colleges And Universities (HBCU) And Minority Institutions (MI): N/A* HUBZone: 3% Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB): 3% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB): 3% * Even though there are no HNCU/MI targets, the offeror is encouraged to support these programs. The offeror will receive no strengths or weaknesses for the HBCU/MI programs. 3.5.2 Volume of work Criteria (f): Volume of work awarded by DoD during the previous 12 months, with the objective of effecting an equitable distribution of DoD A-E contracts among qualified firms, including small businesses and small disadvantaged businesses. 4.0 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: The submitting A-E firm must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award. The submitting A-E firm may register via the SAM internet site at http://www.sam.gov. SF-330 submissions will be received until 1400 (2:00 pm) Central Time on 11 September 2015. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform the work described above must submit seven (7) hard copies and one (1) PDF copy on a compact disc (CD) of the SF 330 Part I and SF 330 Part II for the prime and key subcontractors or JV Partners to the Contract Specialist at the following address: US Army Engineering and Support Center CEHNC-CT ATTN: Ms. Raven Nall 4820 University Square Huntsville AL 35816-1822 All hard copy submissions shall be identical in content. The SF 330 Part I shall not exceed sixty (60) pages (8.5" x 11"), including no more than eight (8) pages for Section H. Each side of a sheet of paper is considered one page; use no smaller than 12-font type. Letters of Commitments, the Certificate of Authorization, the SBPP, and PPQs and/or final ACASS reports will not be counted in the 60 page limit. However, firms may use no smaller than 10 pt font on organizational charts, graphs, tables and matrices. Charts, graphs etc. may have only that amount of text to explain the item and shall not contain excessive text that circumvents the page and font limits. Pages that violate these limits will be removed from the packet and will not be evaluated. Include the firm's DUNS number in the SF 330, Part I, Section H. In Section H, indicate the estimated percentage of involvement of each firm (prime, key-subcontractors, and other subcontractors) on the proposed team. Facsimile or email transmissions will not be accepted. Solicitation packages are not provided and no additional project information will be given to firms during the announcement period. Any JV Partnership must submit a signed and dated joint venture agreement as a part of the package. This paperwork will not be included in the page count and should be provided as an attachment. This is not a request for proposal. Awards are anticipated to be made in the 1st Quarter of FY16 or later. Point of Contacts (POCs): Raven A. Nall, 256-895-1319 Contract Specialist Raven.A.Nall@usace.army.mil Christi Edwards, 256-895-1468 Contracting Officer Christi.Edwards@usace.army.mil Potential firms are to post questions at www.projnet.org using bidder inquiry key NP6VPK-M9JKJ3. The deadline for posting questions is 1400 (2:00pm) Central Time, August 26, 2015.
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