Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Nationwide IDIQ A/E General Engineering - Small Business Pool

Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

NOTE: Changes are denoted in Bold Text from the initial announcement. The National Park Service (NPS), Denver Service Center (DSC), 12795 West Alameda Parkway, Denver, Colorado 80225, is requesting pr... NOTE: Changes are denoted in Bold Text from the initial announcement. The National Park Service (NPS), Denver Service Center (DSC), 12795 West Alameda Parkway, Denver, Colorado 80225, is requesting professional qualifications (SF-330's) from qualified SMALL BUSINESS firms to provide general engineering and supporting services under an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for a variety of projects within areas of national significance at locations throughout the continental United States, including Alaska and Hawaii, its territories and possessions (Guam, Northern Marina Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa). All work performed for this requirement will be considered CONUS/OCONUS for purposes of this requirement and are not subject to international procurement regulations or exemptions therein. This acquisition is being procured in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 36.6 - Architect-Engineer (A-E) under the Brooks Act Procedures. A-E firms meeting the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit the documentation required in this notice. Firms responding to this announcement before the closing date will be considered for selection subject to any limitations indicated with respect to business size or any other limitations listed in this notice. The terms "firm" or "team" or "offeror" shall refer to the company or organization that is proposing on this contract. The "firm" or "team" will include the prime contractor, partners, subcontractors and joint ventures that are proposed to work on this contract. The proposed team must have or be eligible to acquire professional licensing and certifications in any of the required disciplines in the required coverage area, as necessary, for the completion of Task Orders within 30 days of being notified of being the most highly qualified status during the Task Order ordering process. This restriction is necessary to meet licensure and certification requirements in accordance with the Brooks Act as well as to avoid undue delay in meeting agency requirements as they arise while taking into consideration concerns for human health and safety. As such, firms must demonstratie that they are or are capable of being or are eligible to be licensed or certified in any primary areas of coverage and in any of the required disciplines within 30 days of being notified of most highly qualified status during the Task Order ordering process. All firms shall be certified in the Online Representations and Certifications (ORCA) found at the System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ before submitting their SF-330. The firm selected for contract award will be engineering firm(s), with in-house and/or subcontracted multi-disciplinary architectural and engineering support. The majority of services to be performed under this contract(s) will generally be engineering in nature. In order to maximize competition, the National Park Service is encouraging prime/sub-consultant relationships for this solicitation. Familiarity with the "Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Archeology and Historic Preservation" and the related "Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties", and the "Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for the Treatment of Cultural Landscapes" as well as sensitivity to NPS conservation and interpretation values, management policies, Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards (ABAAS) and sustainable design principles (including energy efficiencies and design resiliency for future storm impacts) must be demonstrated. The Government may elect to award multiple task order contracts to four or more sources under this solicitation. The Government reserves the right to award contracts, based on the selection board's final selection list, in order of preference, to the firms considered most highly qualified to perform the work. Each selected firm shall be provided a fair opportunity to be considered for task orders to be issued. The Government will use factors such as experience, qualifications, past performance, environmental sensitivity, quality of deliverables, timeliness, geographic location, customer service, and other factors (i.e. knowledge of local construction methodologies and practices, natural and cultural resource compliance, permitting, capability to utilize scheduling programs and/or software, etc.) that the Contracting Officer, in the exercise of sound business judgment, believes are relevant to the placement of orders. With prior approval of the Contracting Officer assigned responsibility for administration of the contract(s), any duly authorized Contracting Officer assigned to the National Park Service can place task orders, approve payments and authorize modifications to task orders issued under the contract. SET ASIDE STATUS: This procurement is being solicited as a Total Small Business Set Aside. The NAICS Code for these services is 541330 - Engineering Services and the SBA size standard is $15.0 million. TYPES OF PROJECTS: Projects may include, but are not limited to include planning, development of design and construction plans, construction specifications and construction cost estimates, operation and maintenance plans, and construction observation, as well as research, evaluation, analysis, strategic planning, inventory and monitoring, compliance and permitting (including environmental, construction, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) - Section 106) for the following types of projects: • Buildings and Structures • Compliance and/or Construction Permitting • Dam, Levee and Canals Safety Assessments and Engineering • Drainage and Storm Water Management Systems • Electrical Systems • Environmental Engineering • Fire Protection Engineering • Flood Risk Assessments - Protection and Delineation • Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis • Historic Structures • Historic and Cultural Landscapes • Life Safety • Marine and Coastal Facilities • Mechanical Systems • Memorials • Revegetation, Planting Plans and/or Landscape Improvements • Security and Data Systems • Seismic Engineering • Site Development • Transportation Engineering including safety and congestion management • Transportation Facilities, including roads and bridges • Trail systems • Traffic Systems • Water and Wastewater Systems and Facilities Additional tasks may include but are not limited to: Participation in community/stakeholder workshops, open houses or planning efforts, assistance in the preparation of environmental compliance analysis and documents, including Environmental Assessment's (EA) and Environmental Impact Statement's (EIS); preparation of complex sensitive, environmentally sustainable planning and plans, specifications and estimates; facilitating and preparing value engineering studies and/or value analysis/choosing by advantages (VA/CBA) studies to evaluate proposed design solutions. While the majority of projects for the National Park Service are not classified, some projects may include classified information that shall require the firm to have the required security clearances that meet the required classification level for that project. Requirements for Security clearances will be determined at the Task Order level. Firms must have an active security clearance in order to be eligible for award of such task orders. REQUIRED DISCIPLINES: Required disciplines include, but are not limited to, registered professional engineers in the following areas: civil, electrical, environmental, fire protection, geotechnical, mechanical, sanitary and structural. Additional disciplines which may be required infrequently for some projects include registered or certified professionals in the following areas: These disciplines are not required to be included in the initial proposal, but firms must acknowledge their willingness to seek out these disciplines as needed and negotiate fair and reasonable rates post-award. • Audio/Visual Design • Acoustic Design • Archeology • Anthropology • Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards (ABAAS) Specialist • Architecture (Contemporary, Historic, and residential housing) • Architectural Conservation • Botany and/or Landscape Ecology • Coastal Engineering • Commissioning • Construction Administration and Management • Cost Engineering/Cost Estimating/Cost Control/Life Cycle Costing • Cultural and Natural Resources Specialist (NEPA & Section 106 Compliance Specialist) • Economists and Socio-economists • Energy Modeling and Analysis • Environmental Compliance and Planning • Environmental Science • Facility Condition Assessment Specialists • Geology • Hazardous Materials Abatement (primarily lead, asbestos, and contaminated soil) • Hydrology • Industrial Hygiene • Interior Design • Interpretation and Exhibit/Media Design • Inspection and Hydraulic Structures Risk Estimation and Assessment • Landscape Architecture (Contemporary and Historic) • Land and Hydrographic Surveying • LEED Accredited Professional • Lighting Design (Including Dark Sky Compliance) • Planning • Programmatic Accessibility (Section 504 & 508) • Marine Engineering • Recreation Planning and Design • Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) • Security and Access Control Engineering • Seismic Engineering • Small Scale and Renewable Energy Systems Engineering • Sustainable Technologies Specialists • Telecommunications Specialist • Telemetry • Theatrical Design (including Stage Rigging System Design) • Transportation and Traffic Engineering • Value Analysis and Specialists • Wetland Specialist • Wildlife biology Required services, e.g., AutoCAD drafting and 3D modeling, Building Information Modeling, Revit, Microstation, GIS, Microsoft Office applications, Project Scheduling Software, Adobe Acrobat, etc. may be required in the performance of specific task order requirements. Incidental services, including removal of building finishes, mock up, destructive testing, foundation testing, etc., may be required to determine actual site conditions. Restoration of surfaces (plaster/drywall repair, masonry, carpentry, backfill, etc.) may be required to keep facilities operational. CONTRACT PERIOD: All services will be provided under an IDIQ contract. The base contract period will be for one year with options to extend for four additional one-year periods. Work will be ordered by issuance of firm fixed price task orders. The maximum ordering limitation will be $10,000,000 for the life of each awarded contract. The $10,000,000 maximum may be realized in a single year or spread out over the life of the contract including all option years. Each task order will not exceed $1,000,000. The guaranteed minimum for the life of the contract, which includes the base period an all options exercises is $10,000. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN: The U.S. Government has adopted sustainable design as the guiding principle for its planning, design and construction projects. By definition, this means meeting present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In practice, sustainable design utilizes best available solutions within the design tradition and conserves global resources, utilizes energy efficiently, recycles materials and waste and specifies ecologically responsible methods, practices, and materials in the construction and operations of Government facilities. Accordingly, the selected firm(s) must exhibit current credentials and demonstrated competency in sustainable design and "green" building systems. Firms shall validate their sustainable abilities and practices through completed LEED certified construction projects and green building awards and have LEED accredited professionals on staff as part of the firm. Sustainability related executive orders, laws, regulations, best practices, and some recommended products may be found at http://www.nps.gov/dscw/ds-sustainability.htm. UNIVERSAL DESIGN AND ACCESSIBILITY: The National Park Service is dedicated to making projects universally designed and seamlessly accessible to visitors and staff with disabilities. All planning, design and construction projects shall meet and exceed the requirements of the Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards (ABAAS), Section 504 (program access) and Section 508 (electronic and information technology access) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The 2006 NPS Management Policies require that projects exceed these federal requirements and apply the tents of universal design to provide usable and inclusive experience for all. To meet the requirements of Executive Order 13548, "Increasing Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities", NPS assures visitor use areas and employee areas are accessible and provide the connectivity to all amenities so that employees with disabilities can fully participate in all programs. Universal Design and Accessibility laws, regulations, checklists, best practices, training modules, standard drawings and specifications may be found at: https://www.nps.gov/dscw/definitionsdc_u.htm#ufas and http://www.nps.gov/dscw/ds-universal-design.htm. "The National Park Service will protect, preserve, and foster appreciation of the cultural resources in its custody and demonstrate its respect for the peoples traditionally associated with those resources through appropriate programs of research, planning, and stewardship." (From the preamble to Part 5 of NPS Management Policies.) Design work under the contract will involve rehabilitation, alteration, addition or improvement of sites and structures containing natural and cultural resources. Historic properties may encompass landscapes, structures, landmarks, and buried resources, requiring accepted treatment approaches reflecting NPS stewardship principles and assuring the longevity of the property. Firms will be required to successfully identify and address resource values and issues, and effectively apply both the Secretary of the Interior's (SOI) Standards and NPS Cultural Resource Management Policies (Directors Order #28). Design interventions must align with stewardship principles acceptable to NPS. Design must not jeopardize the historical or archeological integrity of a property or site. Decisions or actions that would directly result in degradation or loss of historic character or fabric to the resource must be avoided. Sustainable design must be a viable response to the resource protection goals of a property, favoring sensitive and conservative treatments that are commensurate with established preservation guidelines. A finding of no adverse effect for National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)/Section 106 compliance purposes is the ultimate goal. Designs are informed by contextual awareness with solutions derived from park tradition, existing development, and both local and global environmental factors. Preservation proposals will demonstrate the ethic and philosophy of the Secretary of the Interior's (SOI) Standards for preservation and protection of cultural resources, including: The Treatment of Historic Properties, Guidelines for Cultural Landscape Treatments, and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation. Ability and skill in adhering to the four SOI treatment categories: Preservation, Rehabilitation, Restoration and Reconstruction, is expected. Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation (48 Federal Register (FR) 44716-740) and Standards and Guidelines for Federal Agency Historic Preservation Programs pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act (63 FR 20495-508). EXECUTIVE ORDERS, LAWS AND REGULATIONS: Comply with Design Imperatives at http://www.nps.gov/dscw/laws-policies.htm plus all applicable Executive Orders, laws and regulations. PRIMARY SERVICES REQUIRED: Design services follow DSC workflows, which can be viewed at http://www.nps.gov/dsc/workflows/index.htm. Pre-Design Services: • Project Scoping • Exhibit planning/interpretation • Wayside exhibits and signage • Total life cost modeling • Condition Assessment • Programming (Site Analysis, Site Program, and Facility Program) • Contextual Analysis • Integrated Design Narrative, including Universal Design recommendations • Commissioning, including total building commissioning beginning as early as pre-design and continuing throughout design and construction. • Risk Assessment • Cost Estimate Supplemental Services • Surveys to include but not limited to topographic, bathymetric, environmental, compliance, etc. • Utility Investigations • Geotechnical Investigations • Environmental Site Assessments • Condition assessment • Traffic Studies and modeling • Human and Ecological Risk Assessments • Destructive/Non Destructive Testing and/or Mock Up • Energy Studies • Hazardous Materials Studies • Other Types of Engineering Investigations, testing and/or analysis, computer modeling (hydraulics, coastal, etc.) • NEPA Compliance • Section 106 and NHPA Compliance • ABAAS, Section 504 and Section 508 Compliance • Other Environmental Compliance (i.e. fish habitat assessments, biological assessments, statement of findings for floodplains and wetlands, coastal zone management consistency determinations) • Cost Estimating including Life Cycle Costing and Total Cost of Ownership • Permitting (i.e. resource, construction and operating) • Construction Administration • Project Scheduling • Risk Analysis Design Services: • Designs to include but not limited to schematic, exhibit, etc. • Value Analysis and Value Based Decision Making • Design Development • Construction Documents • Construction Support (including site inspections) • Sustainability/LEED documentation A documented internal Quality Control program shall be applied to all services performed. The contractor accepts ultimate responsibility, liability and duty to control the quality of the services provided to the Government as stipulated in the FAR, 36.609-2. The contractor shall be responsible for the professional quality, technical accuracy, and the coordination of all designs, drawings, specifications, and other services furnished by the contractor, their employees, agents, assignees, and sub-consultants under the contract. The contractor shall, without additional compensation, correct or revise any errors or deficiencies in its designs, drawings, specifications and other services. The firm shall demonstrate existence of Quality Control (QC) system that will be used for all work submitted to the National Park Service. The QC system shall be utilized by the prime firm and all subcontractors and shall, at a minimum, include the following: • Coordination of drawings and specifications within each discipline, and between all disciplines. • Verification that all documents to be submitted are accurate and correct. • Checklists for internal review of drawings, specifications, calculations, and cost estimates. • Verification, prior to submittal to the National Park Service, that all required documents for each submission are included and complete, per the contract requirements. • Verification that all required documents have undergone a QC review prior to submittal to the National Park Service. The National Park Service requires documentation and submittal of all QC work completed. Further information on National Park Service governing laws and policies, standards, definitions, practices and guidelines can be found at http://www.nps.gov/dscw/information.htm. COORDINATION The proposed work may extend over several fiscal years, involving projects at various stages, which will require that the selected firm(s) must be capable of providing and managing a multi-disciplinary team from within the firm or in conjunction with sub-consultants. The firm will need to have direct contact with Federal, State, or local regulatory agencies to assure compliance with regulations, codes and policies. SPECIALIZED SERVICES In the course of doing business with firms under contract with the Denver Service Center, the DSC occasionally needs to obtain specialized services from sub-consultants under the prime contract. In these instances, the majority of the work may be performed solely by the sub-consultant with little involvement of the prime firm. Even though the work is performed primarily by the sub-consultant, DSC will ensure that the prime firm is involved in all discussions and all correspondence is routed through the prime firm. The effect of "pass throughs" on the overall ceiling for orders placed against an IDIQ contract has been considered in establishing the maximum contract amount for the solicitation and resultant contract(s). Potential firms submitting statements of qualification are advised that the DSC will continue to acquire such specialized services. The DSC does not intend to allow the firm to charge an indirect post-award administration fee to the sub-consultant's services. TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA: Statements of qualification will be evaluated by an evaluation team of National Park Service personnel based upon the following primary criteria, listed in descending order of importance: 1. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence Firms shall demonstrate specialized experience and technical competence in the types of work described above, including work produced at a level commensurate with similar projects and scope with various degrees of complexity. Project scopes include, but are not limited to, preparation of plans, specification, cost estimates, schedules, supplemental reports, graphics, etc. for each project. Similar project examples that represent a majority of the work that task orders may be issued against any resultant contract include the following: • Renovation/new roadways, transportation corridors, parking lots, and bridges. Projects include all utilities, site improvements, and vehicular/ accessible pedestrian connections. • Replacement/new utility systems, such as wastewater, electrical, water and water treatment, heating/cooling, telecom, wells, and distribution systems. Projects include all site improvements, building repairs, vehicular and accessible pedestrian connections. • Rehabilitation/renovation or construction of new buildings (Visitor Centers, Comfort Stations, Bathhouses, Museums, Lighthouses, Housing, Administration and miscellaneous Park structures). Projects include all utilities, site improvements, vehicular and accessible pedestrian connections and revegetation. Rehabilitation/renovation projects will often include historic structures. • Rehabilitation/renovation of historical battlefields and landscapes. Projects include all utilities, site improvements, and vehicular and accessible pedestrian connections, and revegetation. • Rehabilitation/renovation/new trail and corridor design. Projects include all utilities, site improvements, vehicular and accessible pedestrian connections, and revegetation. • Rehabilitation/renovation/new seawalls, canals, breakwater systems, board walks, Marinas, wharfs, and associated aquatic structures. Projects include all utilities, site improvements, and vehicular and accessible pedestrian connections, and revegetation. • Restore/rehabilitate, stabilize and create riverbanks, wetlands, riparian corridors, and coastal environments. • Rehabilitation/create new cave trails entrances, and all associated needs for cave projects. Projects include all utilities, site improvements, and vehicular and accessible pedestrian connections, and revegetation. • Renovation/new campgrounds and associated structures. Projects include all utilities, site improvements, and vehicular and accessible pedestrian connections, and revegetation. A list of projects intended to be ordered off a resultant contract has been attached to this announcement. These are the projects known to date. More projects will be added as budgets are approved for this fiscal year and future fiscal years. 2. Professional Qualifications Firms shall possess professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required similar services similar in nature to those required as part of this requirement. Information shall be provided to demonstrate key personnel and other disciplines required for contract performance including professional registrations, advanced degrees and recognized designations of industry professional organizations. Provide an organizational chart including the names of the key personnel, firms, disciplines, roles and responsibilities and technical expertise, and office location where work will be performed. Firm(s) shall provide a matrix clearly communicating which individuals and disciplines are included in the primary firm or partnership and the states in which the individuals hold a professional license or certification. 3. Capacity Firm(s) shall have the capacity to accomplish the work in the required time with sufficient resources. Firm(s) shall demonstrate their ability to respond to expanded or multiple task orders on short notice and within established schedules, while maintaining a high standard of quality and controlling costs. The firm shall demonstrate their ability, and any subcontractors or partners ability, to provide engineering services across the entire nation. Considerations will include the overall capacity of the prime and any subcontractors or partners to perform the work in the required time; demonstrated ability to use quality control procedures and tools to ensure quality products, demonstrated ability to adhere to schedules and sufficient technical resources to undertake the potential and current workloads. Firm(s) shall include examples of Quality Control process records demonstrating effectiveness of firm's procedures. Evaluation will be based on the number of personnel available in the various technical disciplines, the quantity of existing work under contract, the schedules for completing the existing work and abilities to deliver quality products on a timely basis. 4. Knowledge of the Geographic Location Firm(s) shall provide evidence of their knowledge and experience working in various geographic areas across the nation. Evaluations will be based on the firm's knowledge of various locales climate, soils, topography, geologic and hydraulic conditions as well as local laws and regulations. 5. Past Performance The prime contractor and/or team members shall demonstrate successful performance on similar projects that are recent (within 5 years) and relevant. The prime contractor and/or team members shall demonstrate their experience in completing work of a similar nature as this requirement (to include scope, complexity and dollar value). The prime contractor and/or team members shall provide information to demonstrate how well the firm has performed on recent, relevant projects performed for any of the following entities: Governmental agencies (i.e. Federal or State) and/or private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules similar in nature to the work required as part of this announcement. Additional past performance information will be obtained through the Past Performance Information System database. Evaluation of this factor will be based on the past performance data from the projects presented in Section F of the SF 330 (provide references and current phone numbers). LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING: Firms shall be required to comply with FAR 52.219-14, LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING, at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the selected firm or that of a similarly situated firm. For this procurement, the percentage of work performed/costs incurred by all small business firms under the contract shall be included in meeting the 50 percent requirement. If a small business subcontracts/consults/teams/joint ventures with another firm (large or small), the Limitations of Subcontracting clause must be adhered to. Small businesses shall be required to submit Small Business Participation Plans to identify the 50% required to be performed by small businesses for the life of this requirement. JOINT VENTURES AND TEAMING: Teaming arrangements and joint ventures between offerors are encouraged under FAR 9.6, 13 CFR 121, 124, or 126 guidance and other applicable laws and regulations, if required, to provide the experience and capability required under this solicitation and resulting contracts. Teaming arrangements can benefit both contractors in their experience levels, small business mentoring, as well as provide opportunities for both contractors to obtain a portion of the available work. If the prime contractor proposes subcontractors as "team members," the "team members" shall be identified by business size and name. Joint ventures must include a copy of the legal joint venture signed by an authorized officer from each of the firms comprising the joint venture with the chief executive of each entity identified. In addition to the information provided in the SF-330, provide the CAGE and DUNS number for each member of the proposed team. Joint Ventures (JV), Limited Liability Companies (LLC), and Limited Partnerships (LTD) shall submit the following additional documentation regarding their business entities: a. A copy of the JV, LLC or LTD agreement. b. A detailed statement outlining the following in terms of percentages where appropriate - c. (1) The relationship of the team/partners/parties in terms of business ownership, capital contribution, profit distribution or loss sharing. d. (2) The management approach in terms of who will conduct, direct, supervise, and control. e. (3) The structure and decision-making responsibilities of the partners/parties in terms of who will control the manner and method of performance of work. f. (4) Identify (by name and title) the personnel having the authority to legally bind the partners/parties (including authority to execute the contract documents). g. c. A list of partners/parties, to include company name, DUNS and CAGE numbers, address, point of contact, Email address, phone number and facsimile number. h. In the event this written documentation is not complete at the time of the SF-330 submission, the partnership or joint venture shall submit a notarized letter of intent documenting the intent to form the partnership or joint venture to act as a potential prime contractor for award of this contract and fully disclosing the company relationships. The partnership or joint venture may (but need not) be in the form of a separate legal entity. The partnership or joint venture need not be registered in SAM.gov at time of SF-330 submission, but each partner in the partnership or joint venture must be registered at the time of submission and the partnership or joint venture must be registered in SAM.gov prior to contract award. The documentation verifying the joint venture will not be considered as part of the page limit for SF-330 submission. ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST The awarded contract will be subject to specific provisions addressing the avoidance of organizational conflicts of interest, including 48 CFR 1309.507-2(d) Organizational Conflicts of Interest. The selected firm, its subsidiaries or affiliates that design or prepare specifications for a construction contract cannot provide the construction services for the same contract. This includes concept design, which includes preparation of project programming documents for all work identified in the Scope of Services or other activities that result in identification of project scope and cost. The prime firm and sub-consultants for this contract will be required to perform throughout the contract term. Following an evaluation of the qualifications submitted, at least four firm(s) that are considered t...