AWARD
C -- Architect-Engineer Services for an IDC with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, South Atlantic Division to Support the Mobile District and South Atlantic Division Military Construction Design Program.
- Notice Date
- 8/12/2015
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- USACE District, Mobile, P. O. Box 2288, 109 Saint Joseph Street (zip 36602), Mobile, AL 36628-0001
- ZIP Code
- 36628-0001
- Solicitation Number
- W91278-14-R-0036
- Response Due
- 10/15/2014
- Archive Date
- 9/11/2015
- Point of Contact
- James K Kiesling, 251-441-5591
- E-Mail Address
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USACE District, Mobile
(james.kiesling@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- W91278-15-D-0043
- Award Date
- 5/28/2015
- Awardee
- HERNANDEZ CALHOUN DESIGN INTERNATIONAL P.A. (079948209) <br> 1120 E CERVANTES ST <br> PENSACOLA, FL 32501
- Award Amount
- $22,500,000.00
- Line Number
- NA
- Description
- CONTRACT INFORMATION: A-E services are required for an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, South Atlantic Division to Support the Mobile District and South Atlantic Division Military Construction Design Program. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. This announcement will potentially result in ten (10) awards being made in a combination from Small-Business Set-Aside, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVO) Set-Aside, Woman Owned Set-Aside, and Unrestricted basis. The Unrestricted basis is open to all interested parties regardless of business size. The Small Business size standard is a maximum of $15 million of average annual receipts for its preceding 3 fiscal years. All firms responding to this solicitation MUST identify in which category they are submitting. All firms must state the words (UNRESTRICTED), (SMALL BUSINESS), (SDVO), or (Woman-Owned) after the solicitation number in PART I, A. Block 3 of form SF 330. If no category is indicated as required, the submittal will be entered as UNRESTRICTED. A separate response (SF 330) MUST be submitted for each category in which the firm wants consideration. It is the intent of the Government to initially award four (4) contracts from the Unrestricted selection, two (2) from the Small-Business Set-Aside, two (2) from the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set-Aside, and two (2) from the Woman-Owned Set-Aside. Only firms considered most highly qualified will be awarded a contract. No one firm will receive more than one award as a result of this solicitation. Contracts awarded will not exceed a term of five (5) years. Rates will be negotiated for each 12-month period of the contract. In the event that a contract cannot be awarded under the SDVO Set-Aside or Woman-Owned Set-Aside, additional contracts will be awarded to one or more most highly qualified firms in the remaining categories. Contracts may be issued up to one (1) year after selection approval. Work under these proposed contracts will be subject to satisfactory negotiation of individual task orders, with a total shared capacity of $45,000,000 over the life of the contracts awarded under this announcement. Fifty percent of the capacity will be set-aside exclusively for two (2) Small Business (SB), two (2) Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and two (2) Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) awardees. The remaining $22,500,000 will be awarded to large businesses. The SB, SDVOSB, and WOSB capacity of $22,500,000 will be tracked separately from the unrestricted capacity. Selection of A-E firms will be based upon the professional qualifications necessary for the performance of the required design effort (Brooks Act) and accordingly, the distribution of project task orders will be determined by complexity of the project and qualifications of A-E's under contract. The criteria for A-E selection in the design project task order distribution will include technical capabilities, specific expertise, responsiveness, knowledge of project location, and past performance. Firms will be not asked to submit SF 330s for each Task Order to be awarded under these contracts. All A-Es are cautioned to review the restrictions of FAR 9.5 Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest and 36.209 - Construction Contracts with Architect-Engineer Firms. Any A-E that prepares a Design-Build Request for Proposal for a particular project will be restricted from participating in any contract or task order for the Design-Build of that particular project. All interested Architect-Engineers are reminded that, in accordance with the provisions of PL 95-507, they will be expected to place subcontracts to the maximum practicable extent consistent with the efficient performance of the contract with small and small disadvantaged firms. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan for that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this action is 541330. PROJECT INFORMATION: The contract will primarily be used for specific projects that are not known at this time but are expected to include renovation/repair projects, such as, building renovations and additions, new construction, master and sub-area development planning, preparation of project definition and programming documents, charrettes, preparation of the technical portions of design-build solicitations, value engineering studies, environmental permit applications, facility condition assessments, and the development of construction plans and specifications for new vertical and horizontal construction projects. The vast majority of the work will be on military installations, however work may also include a variety of projects under the Interagency/International Services (IIS) program. The selected firm must have the capability thru In-House staff or consultants to perform surveying and mapping, geotechnical and subsurface utility investigations, and hazardous material testing and abatement/remediation planning. Design drawings shall be produced in the AutoCAD 2012, Autodesk Revit Building Information Modeling (BIM), or MicroStation 8xm format. The format will be specific to each project and will be specified in the AE scope of work for the specific project. If BIM is required for a specific project, all BIM models shall be delivered in their proprietary format along with exported IFC models, and 2D CAD drawings (construction documents). Technical specifications will be produced with SPECSINTACT software using Unified Facilities Guide Specifications. Responses to design review comments will be provided using the Government web-based Design Review and Checking System (DrChecks) located at www.projnet.org. The vast majority of the work will be located in the southeastern United States; however work may be located in any of the 50 states, Central or South America, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other locations that may be assigned to the Mobile District and South Atlantic Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria A thru E are primary. Criterion F is secondary and will only be used as a tie-breaker among technically equal firms. A. Professional Qualifications: The selected firm must have, either in-house or through consultants, the disciplines listed below, with registration required where applicable. Resumes (Block E of the SF 330) must be provided for these disciplines, including consultants. ROLE IN THIS CONTRACT, Block 13 under PART I, Section E must use the same discipline nomenclature as is listed in this announcement. If an individual will serve in more than one discipline, then those disciplines shall be clearly indicated in Block 13, PART I, Section E. For projects showing experience under RELEVANT PROJECTS, Block 19 under PART I, the Design or Title II portion of each project shall have been 100% completed within the past ten (10) years. Evaluation of each discipline will consider education, registration, relevant experience, and longevity with the firm. Disciplines required are as follows: (1) Project / Task Order Manager (2) Architect; (3) Civil Engineer (Registered in the States covered by the Mobile District's Area of Responsibility preferred); (4) Mechanical Engineer; (5) Electrical Engineer; (6) Structural Engineer; (7) Fire Protection Engineer (four years experience with all current nationally recognized codes such as National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), with special emphasis on NFPA 101 Life Safety with at least two years experience in the design of sprinkler fire protection systems); (8) Interior Design (registered architect with specialized experience in interior design, registered interior designer or NCIDQ certified interior designer) with evidence of experience by both the firm and key personnel in comprehensive interior design, including space planning, pre-wired workstations, furniture specification, and knowledge of the acquisition process including applicable FAR and funding limitations; (9) Communications Specialist (Registered Communications Distribution Design (RCDD)); (10) Geotechnical Engineer; (11) Environmental Engineer specializing in Lead Based Paint (LBP) and Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) Survey and Remediation (please note that a resume for a Certified Industrial Hygienist or an OSHA Certified Technician with five years of experience may be submitted in lieu of a registered Environmental Engineer) ; (12) Corrosion Engineer (NACE Certified Corrosion Specialist, NACE Certified Cathodic Protection Specialist, or registered professional corrosion engineer) with a minimum of five years experience (type specific) in the design of cathodic protection systems; (13) Surveyor (Registered in the States covered by the Mobile District's Area of Responsibility preferred); (14) Landscape Architect; (15) Master Planner with AICP or other equivalent Certification; (16) Cost Estimators. The firm's cost engineering specialist(s) must be certified by a professional organization, such as AACE, ICEC, and PCEA. Resumes for the firm's and/or consultant's cost engineering or estimating specialist(s) for the architectural, structural, civil, mechanical, and electrical disciplines must specifically identify his (their) competence and experience in these disciplines. One cost estimating specialist may demonstrate experience in one or more disciplines, however, if an individual will serve in more than one discipline then those disciplines shall be clearly indicated in Block 13, PART I, Section E. B. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence: In PART I, Section H, provide a narrative describing the firm's experience in the following: (1) Design of CONUS military projects, both vertical and horizontal, including production of programming documents, and construction plans and specifications; (2) Design of government and/or commercial facilities; (3) Design of Industrial facilities; (4) Preparation of Cost Estimates and Value Engineering Studies; (5) Approach for Designing High Performance and Sustainable Buildings; (6) Application of Department of Defense Antiterrorism / Force Protection and Security Engineering Construction Standards; (7) Preparation of permit applications relating to construction projects; (8) Topographical and Hydrographical Surveys; (9) Geotechnical and Subsurface Utility Investigations; (10) Master Planning and Preparation of DD Form 1391s; (11) Hazardous Materials Surveys and Abatement/Remediation Planning; (12) Facility Condition Assessments. C. Quality Management: Describe the firm's quality management plan, including quality assurance process, coordination of the in-house work with consultants including the process for virtual teaming with other offices, and prior experience of the prime firm and any significant consultant(s). D. Past Performance: Past performance on contracts with respect to design-to-cost control, compliance with performance schedules, the capacity to accomplish multiple simultaneous task orders, and performance evaluations such as ACASS ratings for the DUNS Number provided, nationally recognized awards, and other credible documentation included in the SF 330. E. Knowledge of Locality: Approach to Design in the Mobile District's CONUS Area of Responsibility. F. Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business and Women-Owned Small Business Participation: Extent of participation of small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested Architect-Engineer firms having the capabilities to perform this work are invited to submit one (1) completed and bound paper copy of their SF 330 (Architect-Engineer Qualifications) to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, CESAM-EN-DW, ATTN: S. Allison Jones, 109 St. Joseph Street, Mobile, AL 36602. Current edition of SF 330 must be used, and may be obtained from the Government Printing Office or from the following web site: http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/download/116486. All firms responding to this solicitation MUST identify in which category they are submitting. All firms must state the words (UNRESTRICTED), (SMALL BUSINESS), (SDVO), or (Woman-Owned) after the solicitation number in PART I, A. Block 3 of form SF 330. If no category is indicated as required, the submittal will be entered as UNRESTRICTED. A separate response (SF 330) MUST be submitted for each category in which the firm wants consideration. Include DUNS number in Block 5 of the SF330 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 the firm is located outside the United States, the local Dun and Bradstreet office should be contacted. All fonts shall be at least 10 pitch or larger. Pages shall be 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches. PART I OF THE SF330 SHALL NOT EXCEED 60 PAGES. The Organization Chart required in Section D and the Matrix required as Section G, PART I of the SF330 may be presented on a sheet 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, bound in the SF330 at the proper location, and counted as one page. Blank sheets/Tabs separating the sections within the SF 330 will not count in the page-count maximum for PART I. A maximum of TEN (10) projects including the prime and consultants will be reviewed in PART I, Section F. The Design or Title II portion of each project shall have been 100% completed within the past ten (10) years. The prime must have completed or accomplished a minimum of six (6) projects themselves. It shall be noted that a single Task Order executed under an Indefinite Delivery Contract is considered a Project, not the Indefinite Delivery Contract itself. Therefore, please include the Contract and Task Order numbers within the Project Description. Clearly indicate the firm's role and type of project, for example, Full Design, Design-Build Request For Proposal Development, or Contractor's Designer of Record. Use no more than one page per project. In Block G-26, along with the name, include the firm with which the person is associated. A 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 proposal. Solicitation packages are not provided. SUBMITTALS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 3:00 P.M. CENTRAL TIME ON 15 OCTOBER 2014. Regulation requires that the Selection Board not consider any submittals received after this time and date. Late proposal rules in FAR 15.208 will be followed for submittals received after 3:00 P.M. Central Time on the closing date specified in this announcement. The A-E Evaluation Board (Selection Board) is TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED to commence on or about 20 OCTOBER 2014. As required by acquisition regulations, interviews for the purpose of discussing the qualifications of prospective contractors for the contract will be conducted only for those firms considered most highly qualified after submittal review by the selection board. Interviews will be conducted by telephone and will most likely occur the same week that the Selection Board convenes. Phone calls to discuss the solicitation are discouraged unless absolutely necessary. Personal visits for the purpose of discussing this solicitation are not allowed. ALL QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS SOLICITATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED VIA THE BIDDER INQUIRY PORTAL IN PROJNET at https://www.projnet.org. To submit and review inquiry items, prospective Architect-Engineering (A-E) firms will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access. A prospective A E firms who submits a comment /question will receive an acknowledgement of their comment /question via e mail, followed by an answer to the comment /question after it has been processed by our technical team. All timely questions and approved answers will be made available through ProjNet. Questions shall be submitted no later than 24 SEPTEMBER 2014 at 3:00 p.m. Central Time to allow time for a response, and amendment to the solicitation if necessary. On this date and time the portal will be closed. No other means of communication, i.e.: e-mail, fax, or telephone, will be accepted. Oral exchanges between A-E firms and the government prior to award of the contract will not be binding. In addition to information available to A-E firms on the Bidder Inquiry Portal, any information concerning this solicitation will be furnished to all A-E firms as an amendment to the solicitation if the information is necessary to the submittal of SF330s. The Solicitation Number is: W91278-14-R-0036 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: M7ACQ2-GSD8E3 Specific Instructions for ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access: 1. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen. 2. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE. 3. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above. 4. Email. Enter the email address you would like to use for communication. 5. Click Continue. A page will then open saying that a user account was not found and will ask you to create one using the provided form. 6. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, Email, Secret Question, Secret Answer, and Time Zone. Make sure to remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system. 7. Click Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system. Specific Instructions for Future ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access: 1. For future access to ProjNet, you will not be emailed any type of password. You will utilize your Secret Question and Secret Answer to log in. 2. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen. 3. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE. 4. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above. 5. Email. Enter the email address you used to register previously in ProjNet. 6. Click Continue. A page will then open asking you to enter the answer to your Secret Question. 7. Enter your Secret Answer and click Login. Once this is completed you are now logged into the system. A-E firms are requested to review the solicitation and amendments in their entirety, as well as to review the Bidder Inquiry Portal for previous questions and responses, prior to submission of a new inquiry on the Portal. CAUTION: ANY INQUIRY SUBMITTED AND ANSWERED WITHIN THIS SYSTEM, WILL BE ACCESSIBLE TO VIEW BY ALL INTERESTED OFFERORS OR BIDDERS ON THIS SOLICITATION. The call center for the ProjNet operates weekdays from 8 AM to 5 PM U.S. Central Time Zone. The telephone number is 1-800-428-HELP. To verify your submittal has been delivered, you may e mail S. Allison Jones at: sally.a.jones@usace.army.mil. To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) database. For instructions on registering with the SAM, please see the SAM Web site at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.
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