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This is a Sources Sought announcement to determine the interest, availability, and capability of potential Architect-Engineer (A-E) contractors for an intended unrestricted procurement based on inform... This is a Sources Sought announcement to determine the interest, availability, and capability of potential Architect-Engineer (A-E) contractors for an intended unrestricted procurement based on information described below and to solicit feedback from all of industry on the proposed approach. It is for informational purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS OR BIDS. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District desires to identify A-E contractors capable of providing General Engineering and Design Services to include Construction Phase Services (CPS). The NAICS code for this procurement is 541330 (size standard $16,500,000 as of Dec-2021). The current intent is to initially solicit one unrestricted multiple award task order contract (MATOC) later this fiscal year with a capacity of at least $45M to a minimum of three A-E firms. Within approximately a year the intent is to solicit one small-business set-aside MATOC to a minimum of three firms with a capacity of approximately $24M. The capacity of the contract is to be shared among the pool of the A-E firms awarded contracts under each MATOC. The intent is that the unrestricted A-E IDIQ contract that is the focus of this sources sought notice will be utilized for larger and/or more technically complex projects. ‘Larger projects’ denotes planning, designs, and CPS for construction projects across all programs that are expected to exceed $15M and/or Family Housing and Military Construction - Army (MCA) and Air Force (MCAF) projects for which the A-E’s fees are expected to exceed $1M. ‘More technically complex projects’ denotes A-E services for military, civil works, and Interagency & International Support (IIS) facilities such as medical, research & development, and infrastructure projects that require advanced engineering capabilities (e.g., facilities with cleanrooms or specialized mechanical systems), extensive multi-discipline coordination, and/or specialized facilities (e.g., Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs), major flood control facilities). Task orders under the MATOC will then be competed amongst the unrestricted A-E firms for work considered to be within the scope of that MATOC contract, and a preferred firm will be selected in accordance with USACE Directors’ Policy Memorandum (DPM) 2020-02. All contracts will have an ordering period not to exceed five years. The location of the work to be performed under this contract shall be primarily in the six New England States (ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, and RI) but will also include all other states and districts covered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division’s mission areas (NY, PA, NJ, DE, MD, VA, WV, and the District of Columbia). Responses to this sources sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this announcement, and if the Government still plans to proceed with the acquisition, a solicitation announcement will be published on the SAM.gov website for the respective project. NO SOLICITATION/SYNOPSIS IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. All interested offerors will have the opportunity to respond to the solicitation announcement at a later time. Scope Information: The work is expected to include, but is not limited to, various engineering, design and/or construction phase services for project types noted above. A-E Services that may be required under this contract include the preparation of: design drawings, technical specifications, construction cost estimates, design and construction schedules, design analyses, engineering calculations, design-build requests for proposal, conceptual designs, civil works and military planning studies, engineering studies, and other technical reports, sustainable design/LEED project documentation, commissioning reports, and value engineering (VE) studies. Services may also include all architectural and engineering tasks necessary to develop the documents listed above to also include: developing models (e.g., architectural, hydrology, coastal), economic analyses, life-cycle cost analyses (LCCA), topographic surveying, geotechnical investigation and analysis, aerial and other types of surveying, development and use of GIS systems, and construction phase services to include shop drawing review, as-built drawing preparation, preparation of O&M manuals, field oversight, and engineering consultation services. Products shall typically be produced to Corps of Engineers guidelines and specific formats set forth under the base contract and/or by individual task order. The firm shall be required to: provide design drawings in Autodesk CADD software (latest version); use Autodesk Revit Building Information Modeling (BIM) software; use Corps computer-based specification software for the development of Specifications (SPECSINTACT); use the latest version of MII (cost engineering software as provided by the Government and licensed to the firm) for the development of construction cost estimates; use Primavera P6 for developing detailed construction schedules and use MS Project for more basic design and constructions schedules; and utilize ProjNet (DrChecks) (https://wwwprojnet.org) for comment resolution of design review submittals. Responses: In order to assess your capability to perform this contract adequately, interested firms should submit a capabilities package to include, at a minimum, the following: 1) Firm’s name, address, point-of-contact, phone number, email address, CAGE and DUNS number. 2) Business classification (e.g., 8(a), HUBzone, woman-owned small business (WOSB). veteran-owned small business (VOSB), Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), small business or none of these). 3) Name of any subcontractors that would be proposed to team with the prime firm and their expected role. 4) Size of firm and those firms on the team. 5) Information on the general experience and capabilities of your firm and team. 6) Specific documentation of your firm’s experience and capabilities related to: a) Design of new military construction facilities that meet the size standard specified above. b) Design of medical or R&D facilities for the federal government (new or renovation/addition) that meet the size standard specified above. c) Planning (i.e., Feasibility Study) and/or Design of major civil works infrastructure (e.g., flood risk management or coastal storm risk management projects (e.g., flood walls, pump stations)) that meet the size standard specified above. d) Design of facilities (new or renovation) requiring advanced engineering capabilities (e.g., facilities with clean rooms or specialized mechanical systems). e) Design of facilities requiring extensive multi-discipline coordination. f) Design of specialized facilities (e.g., SCIFs, major flood control facilities) or other unique structure. As supporting documentation, submit project overviews of up to five (5) projects representative of the capabilities listed immediately above that were studied/designed within the past seven (7) years. The project overviews shall include a synopsis of the project including project name, client, photos, month/year the firm’s design work started and completed; total contract value of the firm’s design work specifically; physical size of the designed facility; construction cost; and customer point-of-contact. Note – provide information most relevant to the work performed by your firm; it is not expected that any firm or team will have capabilities or projects in each of these elements. 7) Technical capabilities/personnel to perform: a) design for vertical construction; b) civil/site design to include landscape architecture; c) investigation and design for major mechanical and electrical production and distribution systems; d) design of flood risk management (riverine and coastal); e) sustainable design, commissioning, energy reduction compliance; f) hydrology and hydraulics; g) coastal engineering; h) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance; i) economic analysis for federal civil works planning projects; j) development of construction cost estimates using MCACES; k) development of specifications using SPECSINTACT; l) use of CADD (Autodesk) and BIM (Revit) software. 8) Should a firm responding be classified as a small business, the firm should also describe their in-house capabilities to accomplish the above stated work requirements. In accordance with requirements of FAR 19.508(e) and 52.219-14, "at least 50% of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel" must be expended for employees of the prime firm along with "similarly situated" subcontractors over the life of the contract. "Similarly situated" subcontractor means a first-tier subcontractor, including an independent contractor that has the same small business program status as that which qualified the prime contractor for the award and that is considered small for the specified NAICS code. Respondents are to indicate and demonstrate their ability to perform at least 50% of the work required under this proposed contract, based on the work described above for work in the six New England states. 9) Interested large and small business may also provide feedback on the proposed approach specified herein of having separate MATOC pools for providing engineering and design services: one for larger and more technically complex projects to be procured using an unrestricted MATOC pool, and one for projects that do not meet that criteria being executed using a separate small business MATOC pool – each procured separately. Responses should be limited to a pdf file that shall not exceed thirty 8.5x11 pages (not including cover sheet); 11x17 pages (count as two pages) can be used where appropriate. Responses are due by January 17, 2022. Responses should be emailed to Contract Specialist Guesley Leger at guesley.leger@usace.army.mil. NO APPOINTMENTS OR TELEPHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED. This sources sought announcement is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for any material provided in response to this market survey nor return the data provided. This is not a request to be placed on a solicitation mailing list nor is it a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a solicitation. The results of this survey will be considered to be in effect for a period of one year from the date of this notice. Government Agency URL: www.nae.usace.army.mil Government Agency URL Description: New England District, Corps of Engineers