Northwest Zone Architecture & Engineering Professional Services IDIQ

04/23/2025: Please replace the original document titled 1. NWZ AE IDIQ Submission Requirements with the the following document: 04232025 Revised NWZ AE IDIQ Submission Requirements. The revisions are highlighted in yellow on Page 2 of 4.

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The USDA Forest Service, Procurement and Property Services, Field Procurement Operations, Northwest Zone (NWZ), is requesting qualifications for multiple award Architect-Engineer (AE) Services Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts, in accordance with Brooks Act Public Law 92-582 and FAR Part 36.6 Architect-Engineer Services. The requirement is for Professional AE services across three engineering disciplines: Transportation, Facilities and Environmental. The NWZ encompasses Forest Service Region 6 (Oregon and Washington) and Region 10 (Alaska). The duration of the Parent IDIQ contracts will be five (5) years from the date of the award.

See the following documents for additional information regarding breakdown of the three disciplines and geographic areas, and how to identify those for which you wish to be considered:

1. NWZ AE IDIQ Submission Requirements


2. Statement of Work (SOW) – NWZ AE IDIQ


3. Standard Form 330, Architect-Engineer Qualifications

As stated in the Submission Requirements document, this acquisition process will be conducted in two phases:

1. Evaluation of professional qualifications to determine the most highly qualified offerors;


2. Evaluation of offered prices and overhead rates to determine reasonableness.

This first phase is the Request for Qualifications only. The second phase will be request for pricing, by the Contracting Officer, from the most highly qualified firms identified in the first phase. Therefore, this Special Notice request does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or any other mode of formal solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. Responses in any form are not offers and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this notice. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses and any information submitted by respondents to this announcement is strictly voluntary.

Please direct all questions, via email, regarding this Request for Qualifications to: Janet Paul, Contracting Officer, janet.paul@usda.gov

Responses are due on or before May 21, 2025 at 4:00 pm PST.