INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND GENERAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT CIVIL WORKS PROGRAM MISSIONS

T INFORMATION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) - Philadelphia District (CENAP) plans to award one (1) Architect-Engineer (A-E) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) for A-E services to perform General Engineering and Design Services for Civil Works Program projects. This contract is being procured in accordance with 40 U.S.C. Chapter 11, Selection of Architect and Engineers, as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work. The total maximum capacity of the SATOC is $24,000,000. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541330. Work will primarily be performed within the boundaries of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Philadelphia District (PA, NJ, NY, MD, DE), but could also infrequently include other states and districts covered by the USACE North Atlantic Division�s (NAD) mission areas (ME, VT, NH, CT, MA, VA, WV, and the District of Columbia). The contract will be negotiated and awarded with a five-year ordering period. Award of contract to the selected firm is anticipated in SEPTEMBER 2024. The guaranteed minimum for the contract term is $10,000. This proposed contract is being solicited on a SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE basis. The Government seeks the most highly qualified firms for this contract to perform the required services, based on the demonstrated competence and qualifications, in accordance with the selection criteria as specified in this notice. Only the firm considered most highly qualified will be selected for negotiation of labor rates. Prior to award, the Government will negotiate the labor rates to be included in the contract. Work under this contract will be subject to satisfactory negotiation of individual task orders. Each task order issued shall be firm-fixed price. No specific projects or tasks are identified at this time and therefore funds are not presently available beyond obligation of the minimum guarantee required. The Service Contract Act is applicable to this acquisition and requires registration in the Central Contractor Registration (SAM.gov). II. PROJECT INFORMATION: The scope of this IDIQ will encompass architectural and engineering services required to provide complete, detailed design and support for engineering and construction projects primarily horizontal in nature to the USACE Philadelphia District (NAP), with occasional support to the USACE North Atlantic Division (NAD). Examples of projects may include, but are not limited to, new roadway and pavement projects; utility systems; water supply, storage, treatment, and distribution systems; wastewater treatment systems; site design; transportation network and traffic controls; stream restoration; bridge design, analysis, and inspection; building design of infrastructure support facilities; high voltage distribution; transmission facilities/ infrastructure; surface water, groundwater, riverine, and coastal analysis and/or modeling; dunes; seawalls; coastal structures; floodwalls; levees; dam modifications; pump stations; and other flood risk management measures. Supported USACE programs include Civil Works, Planning, Operations, and Interagency, International, and Environmental. The type of work performed will be for secure and non-secure sites and may include: planning, programming, feasibility studies, geotechnical investigations, permitting, charrettes, master planning, Value Engineering, engineering studies, design services, estimating, surveying, site/field investigation, CADD/BIM drawing and document preparation and review, design review, operability and maintenance review of designs, construction management services, and reports. While the projects are classified as primarily horizontal, projects may contain supporting aspects applicable to vertical facility-type construction. The A/E shall furnish the required personnel, management, facilities, supplies, equipment, instruments, transportation, and materials (other than those furnished by the Government as provided herein or in individual task orders). The A-E shall provide other items and services as necessary to accomplish the required services, provide the Government reports, and supporting material developed during the period of performance. During execution of the work, the A-E shall provide adequate professional supervision and quality control to assure the accuracy, quality, completeness, and timely progress of the work. The A-E may be asked to advise on budgetary matters and shall provide deduct alternates, as directed in each task order. All task orders will define the scope of work in as much detail as possible. The scope of work definition will vary from minimal narrative descriptions to detailed concept information, depending on government requirements and the information available. The tasks included will require a variety of professional management, architectural and engineering skills. When task orders are issued, the contractor shall become the �Engineer of Record� and shall be required to have a professional engineer. III. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance. Criteria (A) through (E) are primary factors. Criterion (F) is a secondary factor and will only be used as a �tie-breaker� among firms that are essentially technically equal. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence Professional Qualifications Past Performance Capacity to Accomplish the Work Knowledge of Locality Volume of Work Specialized Experience and Technical Competence (SF330, Part I, Section F): The following areas of specialized experience and technical competence, areas 1 through 5, are listed in descending order of importance: Demonstrate experience in Civil Engineering design of new horizontal construction features. Include roadways; utility systems; water supply, storage, treatment and distribution systems; wastewater treatment systems, including treatment plants and sewers; site design; grading; stormwater management; soil erosion and sediment control; transportation network and traffic controls; stream restoration. Demonstrate experience in Structural Engineering design of new horizontal and vertical construction features including steel, concrete, masonry, and mass timber. Include bridge design; bridge load rating in accordance with AASHTO MBE; cable stay bridge analysis and design; steel fatigue and fracture; structural analysis (two and three dimensional); fitness for services analysis (evaluation of existing performance of structure for existing need); seismic design and analysis; Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (ATFP); building design of infrastructure support facilities; and blast resistant design. Demonstrate experience in inspection services. Include bridge inspection; building inspection; non-destructive testing of structures by ultrasonic (UT), phased array (PAUT), time of flight diffraction (TOFD), magnetic particle (MT), radiographic (RT), magnetic flux leakage (MFL), Eddy Current (ET), electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT), ground penetrating radar (GPR), full matrix capture � total focusing method (FMC-TFM); unmanned aerial system inspection capabilities; NBIS underwater bridge inspection qualified. Demonstrate experience in Hydrology and Hydraulics. Include su