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Purpose of this Announcement:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, has a requirement for a Architecture and Engineering (A-E) Services MATOC. This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought (market survey). This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). This is not a follow-on contract. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract.

The purpose of this Sources Sought is to determine interest, capability, and qualifications of potential qualified Small Business, Large Business, Certified 8(a) Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Business firm and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business firms relative to the North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) 541330, Engineering Services. The Small Business Size Standard is $25.5 Million. To make an appropriate acquisition decision for the above project, the Government will use responses to this sources sought.

Project Information:

The USACE Charleston District (SAC) is contemplating a A-E Services Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC). The orders will primarily address A-E service requirements for the Charleston District.

Capacity: It is expected to split this requirement into two pools. $20M capacity for the Small Business Pool and $49M capacity for the Unrestricted Pool. Award of the small business pool is expected to occur sometime in FY24, and the Unrestricted is expected to be awarded sometime in FY25.

Note: (1) If the decision is to Set-Aside this procurement for HUBZone Small Business, the contractor shall be required to perform in accordance to 13 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) SUBPART 126.700. (a) A qualified HUBZone Small Business receiving a HUBZONE contract for general construction must perform at least 15% of the contract either itself or through subcontracts with other qualified HUBZONE Small Business concerns.

Note: (2) If the decision is to Set-Aside this procurement for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, the contractor shall be required to perform in accordance to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.219-14 Limitation on Subcontracting (b) states, “The concern will perform at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees.”

If you can meet all of the requirements for this project and the information in the questionnaire, please respond to this sources sought by email to Shane Stiltner. The e-mail address is Michael.s.stiltner@usace.army.mil. Send a courtesy copy (cc) to addison.g.layfield@usace.army.mil . Email is the preferred method when receiving responses to this sources sought. Response must be received no later than 3:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, on 11 December 2023. Late responses may be considered, however interested parties are advised that an acquisition strategy decision will be approved ASAP after the deadline, and as such the Government reserves the right to disregard late responses. Please submit the following information and the information required in the attached worksheets:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, intends to split this requirement into two pools. One on a Small Business/Services Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside and one as an unrestricted. The basis for the award is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) with a total capacity of $69 million. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if 2 or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns) to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.

REQUIREMENTS FOR RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT

1. SAM Unique Entity ID & Commercial & Commercial, Government Entity (CAGE), or a copy of your entity record on SAM.gov.

2. Name of firm w/address, phone and fax number, and point of contact with a corresponding e-mail address.

3. State if your company is a certified 8(a), Small Disadvantaged Business, HUBZone Small Business, Woman Owned Small Business or Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business and size of firm (large or small).

4. Please indicate whether your firm will submit a proposal for this project, if this project is set-aside for 8(a), HUBZone Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Woman Owned Small Business or other Small Business when it’s formally advertised.

5. Offeror's Joint Venture information if applicable - existing and potential

6. Qualification: Responses to this sources sought shall indicate specialized experience and technical competence in your firm’s skills, experience, and knowledge required to perform the specified type of work. This should include documentation of past experience and competence in delivering similar requirements, for which your firm was the prime contractor. Identify the types of projects, the services which were provided, and any special challenges encountered and innovations delivered as a result.

7. Firms submitting responses shall provide information on three (3) examples of A-E contracts and completed within the past five (5) years, which are relevant to the description in the section above, in the project information. Please include point of contact information for examples provided as past performance on indicated projects may be verified. NOTE: Contractors with unsatisfactory past performance may not be considered capable of successfully performing this type of work.

8. Fill and return Attachments 1 and 2.

NOTE: IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR THIS PROJECT WHEN IT IS FORMALLY ADVERTISED, PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT A RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT.

Firms responding to this sources sought announcement, who fail to provide ALL of the required information requested, may not be used to assist the Government in the acquisition decision, which is the intent of this sources sought announcement.

Additional Info:

Contracting Office Address:

US Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston Office, 69A Hagood Avenue, Charleston, SC 29403

Place of Performance:

USACE Charleston District (SAC) Area of Operations which includes most of the CONUS and Puerto Rico.

Point of Contact(s):

M. Shane Stiltner

michael.s.stiltner@usace.army.mil

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