Inactive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)

**Amendment 1 – Posted December 8th, 2023 at 8:45 AM CT** SUBMITTALS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 2:00 PM CENTRAL TIME ON December 15th, 2023. Questions & Answers 1. Regarding Sanitary Engineering i... **Amendment 1 – Posted December 8th, 2023 at 8:45 AM CT** SUBMITTALS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 2:00 PM CENTRAL TIME ON December 15th, 2023. Questions & Answers 1. Regarding Sanitary Engineering in the Professional qualifications, Factor 1 section, please provide a definition of what the Govt. specifically intends for that role. If there are certain project types or services that differentiate sanitary engineering from civil engineering, that would help us prepare the most relevant resume for the Govt. to evaluate. Answer: Sanitation Engineering role- highly responsible technical and professional engineering work coordinating water and wastewater operations including rate setting, directing investigative studies and implementing programs in wastewater collection, water production, and wastewater treatment. Project types or services will be the water and wastewater treatment systems repair or replacement work for the sanitation engineering. For the civil engineering, typically water and sewer piping system sizing and design work including septic system and drainage system, etc. 2. Question: We are in a mentor protege with a large A&E firm that is SDVOSB certified and is located in San Luis Obispo and San Francisco therefore in very close proximity to both locations. We noticed that you are requesting the engineering NAICS (541330). 2G + DLR Group A&E JV is registered in SAM using the architecture NAICS (541310) and using the engineering NAICS (541330) as secondary. Since the JV has all the engineering in house (Structural, MEP, etc.) would it be possible to still PRIME the contract? Answer: “Large A&E firm that is SDVOSB certified” is conflicting because SB stands for small business. However, if the business is the protégé, then they can be the prime. Please reference 13 CFR Part 125.9(d). eCFR :: 13 CFR Part 125 -- Government Contracting Programs to verify. 3. Do you have a radius proximity for Factor 6? A radius for both Moffiett Field and Fort Hunter Liggett. Answer: The radius proximity will be based on Fort Hunter Liggett. 4. For factor 5 you mention knowledge of design and construction in areas with: a low water table, winter conditions (design of facilities and utilities considering wind loads, frost depths for foundations and utilities, freeze-thaw conditions, roof design for falling ice/snow over doors and walkways and design of mechanical systems for a range of temperatures). Both Moffiett Field and Fort Hunter Liggett do not have these conditions. Please clarify. Answer: Winter conditions will be a minimal factor in that area. Focus more in the areas elements such as a low water table and design of facilities and utilities considering wind loads since we are close to San Andreas fault seismic zone. 5. Do you foresee the majority of the work to be vertical or horizontal? Answer: Majority of the work will be horizontal. 6. How do you foresee the breakup of work for heavy civil? Do you expect this to be less than 40% of the work? Answer: We will be focusing on utilities repair work (HVAC, Electrical, Water & Wastewater System) 7. Is it possible to extend the due date? Answer: No the date will not be extended. **End of Amendment 1** This notice is posted in its entirety and hereby serves as the official solicitation for this project. A solicitation will only be provided to those determined most qualified. POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS Crystal Johnson. SUBMIT QUESTIONS VIA E-MAIL TO: crystal.j.johnson27.civ@army.mil. The NAICS code is 541330 Engineering Services. The size standard is $25.5 Million. The Classification Code is C-Architect and Engineering Services. This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6 and DFARS Part 236. This is posted as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside. 52.219-27 Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside. As prescribed in 19.1408 , insert the following clause: Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Oct 2022) (a) Definition. "Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern"— (1) Means a small business concern– (i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and (ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran. (2) "Service-disabled veteran" means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C.101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C.101(16). (b) Applicability. This clause applies only to— (1) Contracts that have been set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; (2) Part or parts of a multiple-award contract that have been set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; (3) Orders set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns under multiple-award contracts as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F); and (4) Orders issued directly to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns under multiple-award contracts as described in 19.504(c)(1)(ii). (c) General. (1) Offers are solicited only from service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns shall not be considered. (2) Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made to a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. (d) A joint venture may be considered a service-disabled veteran owned small business concern if— (1) At least one party to the joint venture complies with the criteria defined in paragraph (a) of this clause and 13 CFR 125.18(b)(2); and (2) Each party to the joint venture is small under the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to the procurement, or the protégé is small under the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to the procurement in a joint venture comprised of a mentor and protégé with an approved mentor-protégé agreement under an SBA mentor-protégé program. (e) In a joint venture that complies with paragraph (f) of this clause, the service-disabled veteran-owned small business party or parties to the joint venture shall perform at least 40 percent of the work performed by the joint venture. Work performed by the service-disabled veteran-owned small business party or parties to the joint venture must be more than administrative functions. (End of clause) This announcement is open to all qualified firms and is for the selection of one (1) Architectural & Engineering (A-E) Firm for a five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract. The total capacity of the contract will not exceed $7,000,000.00. The small business subcontracting plan is NOT required as part of this submittal. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under these contracts must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act, as determined relative to the employee’s office location (not the location of the work). Task Orders will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed-price task orders and will be issued under the terms and conditions of this contract. The Government shall be under no obligation to issue any particular number or types of orders and no liability to the contractor shall be incurred in the event that a certain number or types of orders are not issued; however, a task order will be included to satisfy the minimum guarantee of $5,000 with the basic contract. Firms must be capable of concurrently responding to and working on multiple projects simultaneously. The selection of a Firm 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. SCOPE OF SERVICES: USAG Fort Hunter Liggett intends to award one (1) Firm Fixed-Price performance based Architectural & Engineering (A-E) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for use among Fort Hunter Liggett, Park Reserve Force Training Area (PRFTA) and Moffitt Field, in the state of California. City location includes Jolon, Dublin, and Mountain View. The A-E IDIQ contract will be established for a term of five years. A contract minimum of $5,000 and a cumulative $7 Million ceiling will apply for the duration of the contract with no limit on individual Task Order amounts. The Architectural and Engineering Services for which Task Orders may be issued may include: Construction Design to include Site Design: Provide professional Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Civil, Architectural, and Engineering services necessary for various projects. Projects will include but not limited to buildings, roads, parking lots, bridges, dams, and railroads. Provide professional services necessary for the design of various maintenance and repair, and new construction projects that are primarily multi-discipline engineering in nature, i.e., mechanical, electrical, plumbing, architectural, civil structural, and engineering services. Services to include, but are not limited to conceptual design, preliminary designs, working drawings and specifications, cost estimating, site visits, engineering reports, and construction period services such as the contract RFI responses and any requested technical inspections. Scope of Services: Provide professional architectural and engineering services necessary for the design of various repair and new construction projects that are multi-disciplinary in nature, i.e., civil, mechanical, civil structural, electrical, plumbing, architectural, and engineering services. Other related services include but are not limited to studies, investigations, surveying and mapping, tests, pre-, re-, and retro-commissioning activities, evaluations, consultations, comprehensive planning, program management, conceptual designs, plans and specifications, cost estimating, value engineering, construction phase services, preparation of operating and maintenance manuals, soils engineering, and drawing reviews. Projects may include but are not limited to utility infrastructure, roads, parking lots, buildings, and interior design. Follow on task orders (TO) for this area of services may include any activity typically involved in project design from concept to construction. These activities include but are not limited to the following. i. Existing Facility Assessment including on-site inspection and review of existing USAG facilities and infrastructure to determine conditions, expected life, recommended preventative maintenance schedule, and repair or replacement recommendations. Services will include a physical inspection of the facilities, documentation of areas inspected, documentation of any code deficiencies, and assistance in developing corrective actions. ii. Studies include investigating various alternatives for a project, analyzing the pros and cons of each alternative, environmental impacts, and writing a report of findings/recommendations to include a cost estimate for each alternative. 1. Studies for potential energy saving projects shall include a life cycle cost analysis (LCCA). The LCCA shall be based upon estimated construction costs and energy savings as well as such things as operations and maintenance costs/savings throughout the estimated economic life of the project, rebates, salvage value, and annual recurring and non-recurring costs/savings. iii. Schematic Design includes, but is not limited to, site surveying, researching, testing, defining the work, and presenting information required for project design. The A-E shall provide a preliminary evaluation of the project scope, schematic drawings, schedule, and construction budget. Schematic design analysis should include preliminary sketches of site layouts, floor plans, interior and exterior perspectives, typical wall sections, details, and elevations along with narrative descriptions of architectural, civil structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, fire suppression, and building automation systems/subsystems. Provide economic and other justifications or arguments for selection of proposed schemes and systems. Alternative approaches to design and construction are to be investigated during this phase. iv. Design Development documents include drawings and other documents that fix and describe the dimensions and character of the project. Architectural, civil structural, mechanical, electrical systems, fire protection, and other elements are included as appropriate. A current construction cost estimate, broken down into the current Unified Facility Guide Specification (UFGS) specification sections is also required. Perform Building Information Modeling (BIM) as requested to support designs. v. Contract Drawings and Specifications include, but are not limited to, design narratives, design analyses, engineering calculations, alternatives, and production of plans, specifications, to include Div 01 General Requirements & Technical Specifications, a submittal log, and other documents required for award of a construction contract. vi. Construction Cost Estimating. vii. Construction Phase Services may include review of Contractor submittals, answering contractor Requests for Information (RFI), conducting site visits, and partial and final inspections. viii. The Contractor shall be capable of performing Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) services in conjunction with any effort outlined in this SOW. GIS services may include the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles capable of performing Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) survey and producing 2 cm resolution imagery. Each individual TO will include more detailed requirements for GIS data collection and submittals. All data will be verified with USAG Fort Hunter Liggett’s GIS Personnel. ix. The Contractor shall be capable of providing high quality architectural renderings of sites, buildings, or complexes. x. The Contractor shall be capable of providing multi-dimensional planning and construction animations. Provide A-E services to support environmental efforts. The environmental services generally consist of environmental compliance, environmental restoration, environmental conservation, pollution prevention, environmental impact analysis, energy design, and related support capabilities. The contractor shall furnish all materials, equipment, supplies, personnel, and all other services required to perform the environmental services outlined in this statement of work and as specifically identified in the individual TO. All services must comply with Federal, State, local, and DoD/Army regulations. The A-E is responsible for the coordination between all state and federal agencies and may be required by those agencies to provide approvals. i. Environmental Compliance. The Contractor shall be capable of performing a wide range of environmental compliance work. The Contractor shall be capable of providing professional environmental services to include but not limited to environmental condition of property reports, storm water management plans, spill containment plans, air surveys, noise surveys, storm water permitting documents and pollution prevention plans, asbestos surveys, lead-based paint surveys, polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) surveys, and radon surveys. ii. Environmental Conservation. The Contractor shall be capable of performing a wide range of environmental conservation and natural resource management. The Contractor shall be capable of providing professional environmental services to include but not limited to performing surveys and analysis of cultural and natural resources. iii. Pollution Prevention. The Contractor shall be capable of performing a wide range of pollution prevention work. The Contractor shall be capable of preparing repairs, upgrades, and improvements associated with pollution prevention work. Pollution prevention work includes but is not limited to the following. 1. Design plans to prevent and reduce the impacts of spills. 2. Design plans to prevent and reduce the impacts of stormwater, erosion, and sedimentation. iv. Environmental Impact Analysis. The Contractor shall be capable of performing environmental impact analysis (i.e. environmental assessments) in accordance with 32 CFR Part 651 Environmental Analysis of Army Actions; Final Rule, March 29, 2002. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria for this project are listed below in descending order of importance. Criteria 1-5 are primary. Criteria 6 is secondary and will only be used as a “tie-breaker” among firms that are essentially technically equal. FACTOR 1 – PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Resumes shall be provided for qualified professional personnel in Section E of SF 330. The selected firm must have, either in-house or through consultants, the following disciplines: (1) project management, (2) master planning, (3) quality assurance/quality control management, (4) architecture, (5) structural engineering, (6) electrical engineering, (7) mechanical and controls engineering, (8) plumbing engineering, (9) civil engineering, (10) sanitary engineering, (11) transportation engineering, (12) fire protection engineering, (13) geotechnical/soils engineering, (14) Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) and geospatial information systems (GIS), (15) specification writing, (16) cost estimating, (17) construction inspection, (18) environmental engineering, (19) land surveying (20) graphic design and (21) archaeology. The selected firm must have, either in-house or through consultants, an architect or engineer in each discipline that is professionally registered. The evaluation will consider education, certifications, training, registration, overall and relevant experience, and longevity with the firm. Firms may provide information on other personnel they feel are significant for the types of work described in the scope of services. FACTOR 2 – SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE: (1) Knowledge and experience with design in the following areas: Construction design, utility infrastructure design, civil works design and environmental design. (2) Experience and knowledge of design with the Department of Defense in the following disciplines: Mechanical, plumbing, electrical and civil works. (3) Experience designing projects for the Department of Defense, particularly the Army Reserve, including familiarity with military codes, Army regulations and standards such as the application of Anti-Terrorism requirements. (4) Demonstrated experience with State Natural Resources Offices/Environmental Protection Offices/Historic Preservation Offices for environmental assessments, permits and water/wastewater/storm water projects requiring approvals from the appropriate State offices. (5) Demonstrated knowledge and experience of current military and federal agency policies, guidance, and regulations for preparation of all levels of NEPA documentation including Environmental Assessments, and Impact Statements, construction storm water and Section 404 permitting, biological and natural resource studies, and inventories, performing cultural resource monitoring and documentation, feasibility studies for pollution prevention and energy conservation projects. (6) Knowledge and experience with Endangered Species Act, National Historic Preservation Act and Clean Air and Water Acts. FACTOR 3 - Capacity to Accomplish the Work: Firms must demonstrate their ability to meet schedule, scope, and budget of multiple projects simultaneously for an IDIQ by providing appropriate teams or crews to perform those tasks such as surveying, data collection and design effort. FACTOR 4 - PAST PERFORMANCE: Past Performance on contracts with Government Agencies and Private Industry in terms of Cost Control, Quality of Work, and Compliance with Performance/Design Schedules. Evaluations will be based on Past performance on DoD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules as determined from Contractor Performance Assessment Rating System (CPARS) and other sources such as past performance questionnaires. Offerors will be evaluated based on past performance with Government agencies and private industry in terms of work quality, innovation, compliance with schedules, cost control, overall safety record, and stakeholder/customer satisfaction. The evaluation of past performance will be based on information provided through CPARS and may include other information provided by the firm, customer inquiries, Government databases, and other information available to the Government including information from the points of contact provided by the offeror. Failure to provide requested data, accessible points of contact, or valid phone numbers may result in a firm being considered less qualified. The evaluation of this factor will be based on the past performance information from the previous five years. FACTOR 5 – KNOWLEDGE OF LOCALITY: Knowledge of design and construction methods of military projects in the state of California geographic area that is Fort Hunter Liggett, PRFTA, and Moffett Field Area of Operations. Provide a written narrative of the Firm’s plan to be able to support the California Region to include limiting travel costs. Knowledge of design and construction in areas with: a low water table, winter conditions (design of facilities and utilities considering wind loads, frost depths for foundations and utilities, freeze-thaw conditions, roof design for falling ice/snow over doors and walkways and design of mechanical systems for a range of temperatures), areas with a marine climate, areas with high sustained winds, areas with expansive soils or constraints imposed by threatened and endangered species or wetlands. FACTOR 6 – Geographic Proximity: Proximity of the principal design office to Fort Hunter Liggett, CA. SUBMISSION FORMAT: One (1) electronic copy in PDF format are required for each submission. Submissions for digital copy will be done via DOD Safe, request a link by emailing the Contract Specialist above. Submitting firms are to include the UIE number along with the name of the firm in Block 5 of the SF 330, Part I, Section B. 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. 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 FACTOR 1, above. Professional licenses, registrations, and/or certifications shall be specifically identified on resumes and the failure to identify 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 Ten (10) 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. 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. In Block H also indicate the estimated percentage of involvement of the proposed team. It is the responsibility of the Prime Contractor to comply with FAR 52.219-14. At least 50% of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel must be expended for employees of the prime firm. The 50% self-performing requirement will be based on the contract as a whole. 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. All questions regarding this request for proposals are to be received via email to the POC listed above no later than 3:30 PM CENTRAL TIME on December 1st, 2023 to the POC listed above. Questions will be answered in writing via posting to a Question and Answer (Q&A) document on www.SAM.gov. Firms are encouraged to view the Q&A document BEFORE sending in a question as it may already be answered. SUBMITTALS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 2:00 PM CENTRAL TIME ON December 15th, 2024. 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 2:00 PM Central Time on the closing date specified in this announcement. No other general notification to firms under consideration for this project will be made. Facsimile or electronic transmissions will not be accepted. Schedule after submission: A Pre-Selection Evaluation Board is tentatively scheduled to commence on or about January 8th, 2024. Clarification 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. Letters to Firms on the Final Selection List are tentatively scheduled to be sent on or about January 22th, 2024. 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). The final Source Selection Evaluation Board is tentatively scheduled to commence on or about February 29th, 2024. Notification of Solicitation and unsuccessful offer will be tentatively sent out on March 1st, 2024. FIRMS SHOULD BE REGISTERED WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF THE SF 330. FIRMS MUST INCLUDE THE UIE NUMBER FOR THE OFFICE OF THE FIRM PERFORMING THE WORK IN SECTION B.5 OF THE SF330.