Guam/JRM AE IDIQ

Questions & Answers / Clarifications

This document contains responses to questions or comments submitted by potential vendors regarding the solicitation.

This document appears to be an Excel spreadsheet with columns for 'AE Firm Name', 'Question/Comment', 'Document/Paragraph Reference', and 'Air Force Response'. However, the provided content for 'Sheet1' is empty except for the header row and blank rows below it. Therefore, no specific questions or answers can be summarized from the provided text.

As no specific Q&A content was provided, it is not possible to determine the impact on the solicitation requirements, due dates, or submission rules.

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This is a synopsis for a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for Architect-Engineering (A-E) services, specifically Title I and Title II services for Facility Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization (FSRM) and Military Construction (MILCON) projects. The services will primarily support Andersen Air Force Base (AAFB), Guam, and may include other locations within Joint Region Marianas (JRM). The total contract ceiling is $930M, shared among awardees.

• Title I Services: Engineering services for construction projects, including field surveys, design data preparation, contract plans, specifications, cost estimates, and construction periods of performance. This includes BIM, interior design, energy modeling, seismic retrofit design, system commissioning, planning, programming, project scoping, studies, evaluations, conceptual design, value engineering, monitoring services, topographic surveys, and infrastructure systems.

• Title II Services: Construction phase support, including on-site construction inspection, quality assurance, oversight of facility and infrastructure construction/renovation projects, design reviews, quality assurance inspections, adherence to specifications, construction schedule analysis, material submittal reviews, environmental submittal reviews, claim reviews, and post-construction award services.

• Projects must be for Department of Defense (DoW) facilities.

• Contract Type: Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC).

• Period of Performance: Ten years, with one three-year base period and two two-year option periods.

• Estimated Value: Total contract ceiling of $930M.

• Task Order Limitation: Minimum of $2,500 and maximum of $10M.

• Awardees: Anticipated award to approximately six (6) Small Business firms.

• Submission: SF330, Architect-Engineer Qualifications, is required.

• SF330 Due Date: 25 January 2026, 5:00 PM Central Standard Time.

• Questions Due Date: 10 December 2025, 5:00 PM Central Time.

• Evaluation Criteria: Selection is based on the "Most Highly Qualified" (MHQ) firm, using the following criteria in descending order of importance:

  1. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence
  2. Professional Qualifications
  3. Knowledge/Experience of the Locality
  4. Capacity to Accomplish the Work (Acceptable/Unacceptable)
  5. Past Performance (Acceptable/Unacceptable)

• Interviews may be conducted with Highly Qualified Offerors.

• Total Small Business Set-Aside.

• HUBZone Reserve: A reserve for two (2) HUBZone firms.

• NAICS Code: 541330, with a size standard of $25,500,000.

• Firms must be certified as a Small Business for NAICS 541330.

• Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).

• Joint Venture (JV) entities are considered PRIME Contractors.

• Formal teaming arrangements are not required with the SF330 submission but will be requested with the RFP to MHQ firms.

• Offerors must demonstrate relevant experience in Guam, JRM, or saltwater environments within 30 degrees North and 30 degrees South latitude of the equator.

• CPARS evaluations or Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ) are required for past performance.

• A minimum guarantee of $2,500 will be awarded as the first Task Order.

Statement of Work (SOW) / Performance Work Statement (PWS)

This Statement of Work (SOW) establishes the general requirements for Architect-Engineer (A/E) services for the Department of Defense (DoD) at Andersen Air Force Base (AAFB), Guam, under a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC).

• Provides full or abbreviated multi-disciplinary design services for renovation, repair, and construction projects.

• Includes design reviews and construction management services.

• Covers planning efforts for Military Construction (MILCON) projects (up to 100% design, typically 1391 Development 15%-35% design completion).

• Encompasses Design-Build or Design-Bid-Build construction up to 100% design.

• Requires climate-informed design and construction decisions.

• Task Orders will identify specific requirements.

• May include supporting government project managers in negotiations with construction contractors or reviewing submitted design/engineering documents.

• Contractor shall obtain necessary permits, licenses, and approvals.

• Title I Services: Engineering and engineering-related services including field surveys, investigations, contract plan preparation, specifications, cost estimates, design reviews, program management, environmental compliance, scoping studies, value engineering, and Building Information Modeling (BIM).

• Title II Services (DOR Support & PCAS): Construction support services including on-site oversight, design reviews, quality assurance inspections, construction schedule analysis, material and environmental submittal reviews, and coordination for permits and government acceptance.

• Claims, Dispute, Resolution, and Litigation: Services acting as a consultant or witness for disputes with construction contractors.

• Contract Period: Base period of three years, with three one-year option periods.

• Place of Performance: Primarily Andersen AFB, Guam, but may extend to any location within Joint Region Marianas.

• Ordering Limitations: Task Orders range from $2,500 to $10,000,000.

• Key Personnel: Specific roles like Lead Project Manager, Lead Architect, Lead Engineers (Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Structural, Fire Protection, Weapons Safety, Communications/IT), and Lead Construction Inspector are required, with defined qualifications.

• Personnel Qualifications: Minimum qualifications are outlined for Junior, Mid-Level, and Senior A/E labor categories, as well as specific technical and administrative roles (e.g., Engineering Technician, Draftsman/CADD, Construction Inspector, Scheduler, Cost Estimator, Specification Writer).

• Quality Control: A/E is responsible for producing competent, coordinated, and checked design documents within agreed schedules.

• Conflict of Interest: Restrictions on furnishing information to external parties.

• Administered by the 772 Enterprise Sourcing Squadron.

• Task Orders awarded in accordance with FAR Part 36.6 and DFARS Part 236.6.

• Selection for Task Orders based on Most Highly Qualified (MHQ) firms, with potential for socio-economic set-asides.

• Sequential projects may be awarded to the firm that performed the prior action if deemed MHQ.

• Pricing based on negotiated composite labor rates; prime contractor profit negotiated at TO level.

• Subcontracted effort over $2,500 must be competed, with exceptions.

• The $930,000,000 contract capacity is shared among all contract holders.

• The Government makes no guarantee as to the total amount of services required.