Notice for an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) for Architect and Engineering (A-E) Services to Support the USACE South Atlantic Division, Mobile District’s Planning and Design for the Mobile District Military Design and Construction Program

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS and is NOT a solicitation announcement. The purpose of this Market Research and Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified Small Business, HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran owned, and Women owned Small Business firms. Responses to this Sources Sought Synopsis will be used by the government in making appropriate acquisition decisions. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, anticipates a future IDC procurement to acquire Architect-Engineer (AE) Services under individual task orders throughout the Mobile District Area of Responsibility (AOR) to support planning and design for the Mobile District's Military Design and Construction Program. The majority of the work will be in the southeastern United States; however, work may be located at any location as assigned to the Mobile District, South Atlantic Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

A-E Services provided which support the Military Construction Design program under this contract will include, but are not limited to: 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. Task orders typically range in size from $200,000 to $10,000,000, averaging $1,500,000. The selected firm must have, either in-house or through consultants, the following professionally registered disciplines, to support the required services as indicated above: (1) Project/Task Order Managers; (2) Architects; (3) Civil Engineers (Registered in the States covered by the Mobile District's Area of Responsibility preferred); (4) Mechanical Engineers; (5) Electrical Engineers; (6) Structural Engineers; (7) Fire Protection Engineers; (8) Interior Designers specializing in comprehensive interior design; (9) Communications Specialists; (10) Geotechnical Engineers; (11) Environmental Engineers specializing in Lead Based Paint (LBP) and Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) Survey and Remediation; (12) Corrosion Engineers specializing in cathodic protection systems; (13) Surveyors; (14) Landscape Architects; (15) Master Planners; and (16) Cost Estimators.

The anticipated contract value is $499,000,000 and duration will be five (5) years. Sources are being sought for firms with a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code of 541330 with a Small Business Size Standard of $25,500,000 average annual receipts over five years. Responses are requested with the following information, which shall not exceed a total of eight pages:

1. Offerors' name, address, points of contact with telephone numbers and email addresses.

2. Business size/classification to include any designations as Small Business, HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, Woman Owned, or 8(a) shall be indicated on first page of submission.

3. Description of firm's capability to provide the AE services for planning and design, with emphasis on military installations, for the Mobile District's Military Design and Construction Program, to include services personnel; manage the disciplines; and capacity to execute at least 4 task orders similar to range and average stated above under this IDIQ simultaneously.

4. Past performance/experience on IDC contracts of similar scope and magnitude, with emphasis on military installations, describing no more than five (5) projects completed within the past five years of the issue date of this Notice.

The five (5) projects shall specifically address the following areas of emphasis and shall be presented in the order listed below:

Project 1 Aircraft Hangars

Project 2 Headquarter's Operation Facilities

Project 3 Research and Development Secure Facilities

Project 4 Multi-building Military Campus

Project 5 Installation Support Facilities (i.e. Dining, Barracks, Lodging, CDC, Fitness Facilities)

The past performance information should include project title, location, general description of the AE Services to demonstrate relevance to support Mobile District's Military Design and Construction Program, the Offerors' role, dollar value of contract, and name of the company, agency or government entity for which the work was performed with contact information (reference name, phone number and e-mail address). Include the Prime Contractor's name and a quantifiable amount (percentage) of the project your company contributed (as well as percentage of the project that a similarly situated subcontractor contributed) to the overall scope of work. Prime Contractor experience is required.

Include prior experience with subcontracting team. FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities.

NO RESPONSES WILL BE ACCEPTED BY FAX OR MAIL. ALL RESPONSES MUST BE EMAILED to: Elisha.Couch@usace.army.mil & Kyle.M.Rodgers@usace.army.mil. Submittals are due no later than by 12:00 (Noon CST) on 15 January 2024. Submittals will not be returned. Telephonic responses will not be honored. This is not a Request for Proposal, only a Request for Information. No award will result from this Sources Sought. This notice does not constitute any commitment by the Government. Limit response to eight (8) pages or less.

Note 1: This is not a Request for Proposal, only a Request for Information. No award will result from this Sources Sought.

Note 2: This sources sought synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information solicited.

Note 3: Large Businesses need not respond.

Note 4: All advertisements of Mobile District projects will be through SAM.gov. Detailed information on this and other Mobile District projects are available on the internet at SAM.gov.

Contracting Office Address:

USACE District, Mobile, P. O. Box 2288, 109 Saint Joseph Street (zip 36602), Mobile, AL 36628-0001

Place of Performance:

USACE District, Mobile P. O. Box 2288, 109 Saint Joseph Street (zip 36602) Mobile AL 36628-0001