Multiple Award Task Order Contract for Resilient Architect-Engineer Services (RAES)

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This presolicitation notice announces the intent to award an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for Resilient Architect-Engineer (A-E) Services for Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization (FSRM) and Military Construction (MILCON) projects. The services will support Department of War (DoW) facilities in CONUS and outlying areas. The total contract ceiling is anticipated to be $3.4 billion, shared among all awardees.

• Scope: A-E Title I and Title II services for renovation, demolition, repair, or replacement of DoD facilities, as well as A-E services for MILCON planning and design of new facilities.

• Title I Services: Include engineering services for design, surveys, investigations, contract plans, specifications, cost estimates, scheduling, BIM, conceptual designs, energy modeling, seismic retrofits, and planning/programming.

• Title II Services: Include supervision and inspection of construction activities, quality assurance, oversight of facility and infrastructure construction/renovation projects, and credentialed architectural and engineering support services.

• Resilience Focus: Projects will focus on facility resilience capabilities to withstand, respond to, and recover from disruptions.

• Contract Type: IDIQ MATOC with Firm Fixed Price (FFP) negotiated task orders.

• Period of Performance: One (1) five-year base period with one (1) five-year option period (total 10 years).

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

• Estimated Value: Total contract ceiling of $3.4 billion.

• Submission: SF330 submissions are due by 30 January 2026, 5:00 PM Central Standard Time, submitted via PIEE.

• Evaluation: Firms will be selected as Most Highly Qualified (MHQ) based on five criteria: Specialized Experience and Technical Competence, Professional Qualifications, Past Performance, Capacity to Accomplish the Work, and Knowledge of the Locality.

• Industry Day: A virtual Industry Day is scheduled for 16 December 2025 to discuss requirements and answer questions. RSVP and submit questions by 14 December 2025.

• Questions Deadline: Submit questions no later than 16 December 2025, 5:00 PM Central Time.

• Partial Small Business Set-Aside: Anticipated, with a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Reserve for one firm.

• Awardees: Approximately six (6) Other-than-Small Business firms in the Unrestricted Pool and five (5) Small Business firms in the Small Business Pool (including the WOSB).

• Small Business Participation: Firms must be certified as Small Business under NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) with a size standard of $25.5 million.

• Task Order Set-Asides: Non-MILCON orders under $500K or $5M (depending on type) and MILCON orders under $1M are anticipated to be set-aside for Small Business.

• Firms must be registered in SAM.gov.

• On-Ramping opportunities may become available during contract performance.

• Joint Ventures (JVs) are considered PRIME contractors. Mentor-Protégé arrangements have specific rules.

• Specific disciplines and experience requirements are detailed for the SF330 submission.

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

This Statement of Work (SOW) outlines the requirements for an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for Architect-Engineer (A/E) Services. The contract will support the Department of the Air Force (DAF) and the Department of the Army (DA) in meeting their design and construction objectives, with a focus on mission resilience through innovative passive design and construction decisions.

Services may include multi-disciplinary planning, design, and construction phase design services for new vertical facilities and sustainment, restoration, modernization, or demolition of existing vertical facilities. The scope generally excludes engineering services for horizontal construction unless ancillary to vertical construction. Individual Task Orders (TOs) will define specific requirements.

Services encompass:

• Design Phase Services (Title I): Field surveys, contract plans, specifications, cost estimates, BIM, energy modeling, Life Cycle Cost Analyses (LCCA), seismic assessments, hazardous material assessments, etc.

• Construction Phase Services (Title II): Construction quality assurance, oversight of facility and infrastructure projects, design reviews, quality assurance inspections, construction schedule analysis, material submittal reviews, claim reviews, and Designer of Record support.

• Other A/E Services: Studies, investigations, surveying, testing, evaluations, consultations, program management, conceptual designs, NEPA documentation, environmental impact assessments, and planning/programming support.

• Claims, Dispute, Resolution, and Litigation Support: Assisting the government in disputes with construction contractors, including reports, assembly of appeal files, and participation in negotiations or legal proceedings.

• Ordering Period: Five-year base period with one five-year option period.

• Geographic Scope: All states within the United States and outlying territories.

• Contract Type: MATOC IDIQ with Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Task Orders (TOs).

• Estimated Ceiling: $3.4 billion shared among contract holders.

• TO Limitations: Minimum $2,500, maximum $10,000,000 (subject to FAR 52.216-19).

• Key Personnel: Specific programmatic key personnel are required for oversight, and TO-level Project Managers must meet defined qualifications. Substitutions require advance approval and must meet or exceed original qualifications.

• Licensure: In-state licensure may be required for TOs. Primary technical services must be performed by licensed/credentialed professionals.

• Subcontracting Goals (Large Businesses): Small Business (32.25%), Small Disadvantaged Business (5%), Woman Owned Small Business (5%), HUBZone Small Business (3%), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (3%), Veteran Owned Small Business (3%).

• Quality Control: Contractor is responsible for producing complete, competent, and coordinated design documents within agreed schedules.

• Record Retention: Maintain all records for 10 years from final payment, or longer if required due to disputes.

• On-Ramp Procedures: Government reserves the right to re-open competition during the contract term.

• Minimum Guarantee: $2,500 per contract, satisfied by a "contractor school" TO.

• Labor Rates: Base contract labor rates will be used for TO negotiation, escalated annually. Profit is negotiated at the TO level.