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Contact information updated to include Sean Molina in the submission of proposals. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Architect-Engineer (A-E) Structural and Mechanical Instrumentation, Monitoring and Analysis ser... Contact information updated to include Sean Molina in the submission of proposals. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Architect-Engineer (A-E) Structural and Mechanical Instrumentation, Monitoring and Analysis services: This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. The resulting contract will be an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC), also known as a Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC). This synopsis will facilitate the award of one (1) IDC for $7 million. The IDC duration will be up to five years starting from the award date (3 year base year with 2 one-year options). This announcement is UNRESTRICTED. AE firms of any size may submit a response to this notice; provided the AE meets the requirements of a "firm" as defined in the Brooks Act. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541330 – Engineering Services and the corresponding small business size standard is $22.5 million in average annual receipts for the preceding three (3) fiscal years. Large businesses must comply with FAR 52.219-9 for a subcontracting plan on any portion of work to be subcontracted. Walla Walla District overall small business goals for 2022 are: (1) 48.68% small business (SB) firms, (2) 11.88% small disadvantaged business (SDB) firms; (3) 7.67% woman owned small business (WOSB) firms; (4) 2.23% service disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) firms; and (5) 4.67% historically underutilized business zone small business (HUBZone) firms. A subcontracting plan is not required with the initial submittal but will be required with the contractor’s Service/Supply Rate Schedule proposal if the firm is selected for negotiations. The wages and benefits of service employees (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. To be eligible for contract award, firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Register via the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov or contact SAM Customer Service at 866-606-8220. Firms will be selected for negotiations based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work as further described in this announcement. The contract will consist of performing instrumentation of structures and mechanical equipment, monitoring the instrumentation and analyzing the results for various civil works projects. A firm-fixed-price Service/Supply Rate Schedule encompassing disciplines, materials, and equipment for subsequent task orders will be negotiated following the preliminary selection. Work will vary in scope and size and will be awarded by individually negotiated firm-fixed-price task orders. PROJECT INFORMATION: Structural and Mechanical Instrumentation, Monitoring and Analysis services are primarily required for various Walla Walla District Civil Works projects. Projects will be primarily located within the States of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho; however, work may be assigned at the location of other Northwestern Division USACE Districts (Seattle, Portland, Kansas City and Omaha) requesting assistance. The work to be performed under this contract shall consist of, but not be limited to, furnishing all necessary labor, materials, supplies, and equipment required for professional A-E services as defined in the contract and as specified by individual task orders. The scope of professional services will require experience and technical knowledge to include but not limited to: Install instrumentation on structural gates, such as spillway, tainter, miter, lift, stoplogs, bulkheads and supporting frame members, and mechanical equipment, such as shafts, gear boxes, and bull gears. Instruments will be either temporary or permanently installed. Typical readings to gather include stress, strain, torque, displacements, pressures, positions, rotations, and acceleration; Perform monitoring of structural and mechanical instruments. This requires periodic reading of instrumentation data stored in dataloggers. Conduct analysis of the test results. Team conducting the analysis must include at least one registered Professional Engineer; Individuals installing instruments on structures or mechanical equipment that requires climbing inspections shall be SPRAT Level I qualified. A SPRAT Level III individual must be present for these types of operations and EM 385-1-1, USACE Safety Manual, must be followed at all times; Automated data acquisition to receive and process data from more than 50 sensors simultaneously. Gathered data sets must be compatible with and presented in Microsoft Excel. SELECTION CRITERIA: A-E selections will be conducted in strict accordance with the announced selection criteria, and in compliance with FAR Subpart 36.6, its supplements and Engineer Pamphlet 715-1-7. The criteria for evaluation and selection are listed below in descending order of importance. Criteria A through E are primary. Criteria F through H are secondary and used as 'tie-breakers' for technically equal rated firms; therefore firms should not commingle submission of data related to those criterion with the primary criterion. Primary Criteria: Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work discussed in Project Information items 2a through 2e for the preceding eight (8) years. Professional Qualifications: The selected firm must have the professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services and relevant experience in the structural and mechanical disciplines for instrumentation, monitoring and analysis listed in the project information. The evaluation will consider education, registration, technical certification, training, and longevity of relevant experience. Past performance: Past performance on contracts with government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. Evaluations will be pulled from Department of Defense (DoD) Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) based on the Unique Entity Identifier provided in Part II of the SF 330 for the prime and any subcontractors. Capacity to accomplish the work. Demonstrate capacity to accomplish at least two (2) $100,000 individual task orders simultaneously. Additionally, demonstrate capacity of the firm relative to rapid response actions for mobilization and short suspense dates for task completion. Demonstrated knowledge of civil works projects, or similar to those, of the Columbia, Lower Snake, and Clearwater Rivers. Secondary Criteria: Extent of participation of SB, SDBs, WOSBs, HUBZones, SDVOSBs and historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. Indicate the estimated percentage involvement of each SB and SDB firm on the team. Geographic Proximity to the primary assignment area of the states of Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Volume of Department of Defense (DoD) contract awards in the last 12 months, with the objective of effecting an equitable distribution of DoD A-E contracts among qualified firms. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit two (2) hardcopies of Standard Form (SF) 330, Architect-Engineer Qualifications, Parts I and II for the prime and all subcontractors, along with an electronic copy (CD-ROM). The SF 330 should be complete and specifically address the requirements of this announcement. Address all Selection Criteria in descending order of importance, as defined in the Selection Criteria section of this announcement, in SF 330, Section H. Do not comingle primary and secondary selection criteria. For Section F (Example Projects Which Best Illustrate Proposed Team’s Qualifications for This Contract), 10 is the maximum number of projects for the prime and all subcontractors combined that can be submitted Submit completed SF330 (hardcopy and CD) to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, Contracting Division, 201 North Third Avenue, Walla Walla WA 99362-1876, Attn: Chandra Crow, not later than 4:00 PM Pacific Time on November 9, 2022. Solicitation packages are not provided and facsimile transmissions will not be accepted. Personal visits to discuss this project will not be scheduled. This is not a request for proposal and no other general notification will be made. Only timely SF 330s will be considered. Reference W912EF22R0024 in your submission package. All inquiries regarding this synopsis are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry. Telephone and email inquiries will not be accepted. Bidder Inquiry is a web-site that allows firms to post questions regarding the synopsis/solicitation and view all questions by other firms and responses by USACE. Bidder Inquiry can be accessed through ProjNet at (https://www.projnet.org) To submit and review inquiry items, firms will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access. A firm who submits a comment /question will receive an acknowledgement of the comment/question via email. Another email to the same address will notify the prospective vendor once the reply is available for viewing. TIMING OF BIDDER INQUIRIES: Firms are encouraged to submit their inquiries promptly. The Government will make every effort to answer all inquiries; however, the closer to the bid / proposal / offer due date an inquiry is received, the less likely it is that a timely response can be provided. The Bidder Inquiry Key is: 44CSZ2-VH3Q28 Specific Instructions for ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access: From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above. Email. Enter the email address you would like to use for communication. 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. 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. Click Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system. Instructions for Entering Questions: 1. After you are logged in click on the "post new inquiry", it is on the left side of the window under the Word "Submit" a.) This is the window where you will enter your questions b.) Comment Classification: Click on the down arrow to the right of the words “Please select from below”, select “Public” c.) Discipline: This is where you select who this question should be directed to. Example; if the question is about cost engineering select: “Cost Engineering” from the pull down list. d.) Sheet. N/A e.) Detail. N/A. f.) Specification. Enter the paragraph number and section. g.) File. Use this if you are going to attach a pdf file. h.) Question. Enter your question. Specific Instructions for Future ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access: For future access to ProjNet, you will not be provided any type of password. You will utilize your Secret Question and Secret Answer to log in. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above. Email. Enter the email address you used to register previously in ProjNet. Click Continue. A page will then open asking you to enter the answer to your Secret Question. Enter your Secret Answer and click Login. Once this is completed you are now logged into the system. For questions about the ProjNet Bidder Inquiry, please contact the Call Center help desk toll free at 1-800-428-HELP, which operates from 8AM to 5PM (Central US time zone). Bidder inquiry help questions can also be emailed to the helpdesk at staff@rcesupport.com. NOTICE: All firms / bidders/offerors will be held to have reviewed the questions and responses in Bidder Inquiry prior to submission. Nothing is changed in the synopsis / solicitation unless an amendment is issued.