General Architectural and Engineering Services IDIQ

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DESCRIPTION:

This is a Request for Qualifications for Architect and Engineering (A&E) Services. This request is 100% set-aside for Small Business’s registered under the applicable NAICS code 541330 – Engineering Services, with a size standard of $25,500,000.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the U.S., Department of Commerce, intends to award multiple Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract(s) for general Architectural and Engineering (A/E) services for the NIST Gaithersburg campus located at 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. A/E services under the contract may include the following:

• Evaluation and feasibility studies to include engineering modeling and simulation


• Demolition of NIST structures, utilities, and infrastructure


• Repair and/or repair by replacement, modification/reconfiguration, building additions, and upgrades to NIST facilities (e.g., laboratories/scientific research, office, industrial). Including but not limited to architectural, mechanical, electrical, communications, structural, fire protection, and building enclosure (e.g., roofs, windows, foundations).


• Repair and/or repair by replacement, modification/reconfiguration for campus utility systems and supporting underground structures


• Comprehensive historical assessments for the preservation, rehabilitation, and restoration of historic property


• Interior design services consisting of programming and space assessment, fit plans, and office furniture to enhance aesthetics, comfort, efficiency, and workplace safety.


• Cost estimating for different levels (e.g., concept, detailed program, project)


• Life cycle cost analysis identifying cost elements from initial concept through operations, support, and disposal.


• Hazardous material survey and risk assessment (e.g., asbestos, mold, lead paint)


• Roofing and waterproofing services such as visual inspections and existing conditions surveys, failure investigation, and design for repairs.


• Commissioning design including assistance of development Owner’s Project Requirements (OPR), design document reviews, development of commissioning specifications and or initial commissioning plan


• Program of Requirements (POR) development by meeting with campus personnel and confirming design intent for building and/or major systems (e.g., mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural, controls, security, fire alarm, etc.)


• Value engineering analysis to achieve design goals while lowering life cycle costs and maintaining the required performance, quality, reliability, and maintainability.


• Record drawings development from compiled as-built set.


• Surveying (e.g., ALTA/ASCM, boundary, topographic, construction, site planning)


• Roads/sidewalks repairs and replacement


• Evaluation of items requiring earthwork such as excavation, grading, ponds, drainage, foundation, and footings


• Landscaping design


• Gates, fencing, and related engineering necessary to support a campus environment


• Permit applications submission to regulatory authorities based on specific project requirements. To be coordinated with COR and or AHJ for acceptance and or approval


• Environmental compliance (State or Federal) conforming to laws, regulations, standards, and other requirements


• Construction quality management to include but not limited to commissioning services

CONTRACT INFORMATION:

The period of performance of the IDIQ contract(s) shall be five (5) years. Annual fully burdened labor rates will be negotiated prior to award. All services will be ordered via the issuance of individually negotiated firm-fixed-price or not­to-exceed Task Orders, ranging in value from $10,000 and $2,000,000. Each IDIQ contract shall include a guaranteed minimum order of $5,000. The cumulative amount of all task orders shall not exceed $9,800,000.

The Government anticipates award of three (3) or more IDIQ contracts; however, the actual number of awards shall be made at the discretion of the Government.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Consideration will be limited to professional A/E firms licensed and registered in Maryland who provide A/E services primarily in the disciplines of architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and environmental engineering for pre-design, design, and post-design of research laboratory facilities.

Firms meeting the above requirements and desiring consideration must submit their qualifications by no later than the date specified in this announcement via email to the following addresses using the email subject line “RFQ Submission – General AE Services IDIQ NB195000-25-00009”:

Trent.Stevens@nist.gov

Guzel.Gufranova@nist.gov

Teresa.Harris@nist.gov

Qualification submissions shall include one (1) original electronic copy in Adobe .pdf format of their Standard Form 330 (SF-330) with appropriate data. AE Firms shall include all subcontractor's resumes in Part 1 of the SF-330. Part 2 of the SF-330, general qualifications, should also be submitted for each subcontractor or consultant. Indicate the Solicitation Number on all documentation submitted.

Along with the SF-330, Offerors shall include:

1. A copy of your current registration in System for Award Management (SAM);


2. Proof of Small Business status;


3. A cover page that provides:
   
   
   
   • Offeror’s name and address;
   
   
   • Offeror’s UEI number; and,
   
   
   • The name, title, email, and phone number for the authorized representative of the Offeror.
   
   
   
   

Submissions will be evaluated by a Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) and ranked based on the stated evaluation factors. The Government will then establish a competitive range; firms that fall within this range will be invited to present their capabilities to the SSEB. Formal Solicitations requesting fee proposals will be issued to the highest qualified firms as determined by the Government.

Request for Information (RFI)

Questions and RFI's must be submitted no later than 1:00pm ET on 12/10/2024 via email to the following addresses using the subject line “RFI - General AE Services IDIQ NB195000-25-00009” :

Trent.Stevens@nist.gov

Guzel.Gufranova@nist.gov.

The Contracting Officer will post Government responses to RFI’s on this site as an amendment to this announcement. Firms are responsible for monitoring this site for amendments to the request for qualifications.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

All work performed shall be under the direct control and supervision of a professional and experience licensed architect/engineer employed by the prime contractor assigned as the responsible party.

Part I: Evaluation of SF-330

Prospective A-E firms will be evaluated based on their demonstrated competence and qualifications for the type of professional services required. The Agency will evaluate each potential A-E firm in terms of this announcement. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance:

Factor 1: Specialized Experience

Page Limit – 15 Pages

Firms who fail to meet the qualifications of Factor 1 will not be evaluated on subsequent evaluation factors and will not be considered for award.

1. Offeror shall demonstrate the specialized experience and technical competence of its firm and its proposed subcontractors performing A/E services meeting the criteria of this solicitation within the past sixty (60) months by providing at least 3 but no more than 5 example projects (Sections F, G, and H of the SF330) addressing each of the subfactors listed below (1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d). Offeror shall provide at least one example for subfactor 1d. All designs shall be completed at time of request for qualifications (RFQ). For the purposes of this evaluations, “completed” projects shall mean projects where final work was submitted, approved, and accepted by the project owner.

a. The Offeror shall describe design for renovations with dates that include commercial window replacements, masonry repairs, and roofing repairs. Roofing designs are for replacement of an existing roofing system and would include design and specifications for new built-up roofs (at least three ply) of at least 20,000 SF minimum, including drains, coping and flashing. Built up roofing can either be hot or cold applied.

b. The Offeror shall also describe with dates laboratory design for renovations of at least 2,000 SF which include replacement or new fume hood installation of a fume hood at least four feet in width, new laboratory grade casework, new seamless flooring, and plumbing that includes either eye wash station or safety showers. Laboratories shall be for commercial facilities, federal and state facilities, hospitals, and college/universities. High school and lower school grade laboratories will not be considered.

c. The Offeror shall describe with dates designs that include laboratory facility mechanical, plumbing, and electrical renovations, upgrades and alterations that include major utility systems, facility construction and reconfiguration, branch circuits of at least 50 amperes at 208V or 480V, 3 phase power for installation of specialized scientific tools, equipment and instrumentation (provide amperage, phases, and voltages in offer). The contractor shall describe distribution of manifold specialty gasses utilizing at least one of the following (nitrogen, helium, compressed air, or a custom blend) within the lab (note which gas was in manifold).

d. The Offeror shall describe, with dates, life safety and code compliance of the following: IBC and NFPA analyses, access and egress analyses, fire alarm systems and device designs, NFPA 13 fire suppression system modification calculations and new installations, and hazardous detection systems (radiological or toxic gas monitoring systems). Note which detection system (radiological or toxic gas monitoring system) is being referenced.

Factor 2: Professional Qualifications

Page Limit – 17 Pages

1. The Offeror shall demonstrate the technical expertise and professional qualifications of its proposed team, including subcontractors and consultants, to perform the required A/E services by providing résumés (Section E of the SF330) for all of the following disciplines:

• Principle


• Senior Architect


• Senior Cost Estimator


• Senior Civil Engineer


• Senior Electrical Engineer


• Senior Fire Protection Engineer


• Senior Geo-Technical Engineer


• Senior Laboratory Planner


• Mechanical Engineer (Piping)


• Senior Mechanical Engineer (Piping)


• Senior Mechanical Engineer (HVAC)


• Senior Environmental Engineer


• Senior Scheduler


• Senior Surveyor


• Senior Water Proofing Engineer


• Senior Structural Engineer

2. Senior positions of each discipline shall have a minimum of ten (10) years applicable experience and shall be licensed and/or certified in their applicable discipline.

3. The Offeror shall identify the roles of its key personnel by provide resumes/SF 330s for its proposed key personnel that include credentials, education, registrations, relevant experience, and their role in performing requirements outlined in Factor 1.

4. The Offeror shall submit an organizational chart showing the interrelations of the proposed team including all subcontractors and consultants.

Factor 3: Geographical Location

Page Limit – 1

1. Offeror shall be within 50 miles of the NIST main campus in Gaithersburg, MD. NIST address is 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Offeror shall demonstrate this distance by submitting information (driving) via an internet mapping program. The driving shall begin at the offeror’s office to NIST.

Factor 4: Capacity

Page Limit – 2 Pages

1. The Offeror shall describe their team, including subcontractors, capability to complete simultaneous tasks within the required timeframe based on current and planned workload and expected backlog.


2. The Offeror shall confirm that there is sufficient capacity within the firm, or that additional professional capacity can be increased as needed in a timely manner to deliver projects that meet the Government’s specialized requirements.

Factor 5: Past Performance

Page Limit – None

1. Offeror shall provide past performance information for the relevant projects identified in their Factor 1 – Specialized Experience submission in the form of either a Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) report or the provided Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs).


2. If the project was completed for the Federal Government, the Offeror shall provide a copy of the most recently completed Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) report.


3. If no CPARS is available, Offeror shall use the provided Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ). PPQs shall be completed and signed by the customer identified in the relevant project. Limit of one PPQ per project.


4. If an Offeror submits incomplete past performance or fails to submit any past performance information, the Government may evaluate past performance based on the information obtained concerning the Offerors’ performance relevant to services similar in scope, complexity, and size for the prime contractor. Additionally, the following resources will be used for evaluation:

• Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting Systems (CPARS), or similar systems of other Government departments and agencies,


• Interviews within NIST if Offeror holds/held previous contracts,


• Interviews with program managers and Contracting Officers, and;


• Other sources known to the Government, including commercial sources.

In the case of an Offeror without a CPARs record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the Offeror shall be rated neither favorably nor unfavorably.

Part II: Oral Presentations

In accordance with FAR 36.602-3, the Government will hold discussions with at least three of the most highly qualified firms (firms within the competitive range). More details related to the presentations will be provide to the firms that are selected to move forward.

FEE PROPOSAL

Only those firms selected for award will be invited to provide a fee proposal. Firms shall submit along with their fee proposal a copy of audited overhead rate statement prepared in accordance with The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), PART 31 for the prime and their sub-consultants. The audit must be from a Federal, State, Local Government or an independent third-party auditor in accordance with FAR 31. Audit conducted in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) will not be accepted.

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