1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work. See Numbered Note 24 for general information on the A-E selection process. A-E services are required for site investigation, concept design, final design (option), and construction phase services (option) for the subject project. North American Industrial Classification System code is 541330, which has a size standard of $25,500,000 in average annual receipts. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. FAR Clause “52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns” will be included in the solicitation. A firm-fixed-price contract will be negotiated. The contract is anticipated to be awarded in Sep 2025 and design completed by Oct 2028. A-E contract price is estimated to be more than $10,000,000. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219 -9 “Small Business Subcontracting Plan” regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to subcontract. This action will be subject to FAR Clause 52.219-14 “Limitations of Subcontracting.” For the purposes of this solicitation, this acquisition is to be considered a service and as such, the government will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 50% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both services and supplies, the 50% limitation shall apply only to the service portion of the contract; The subcontracting goals for the New York District which will be considered in the negotiation of this contract are: (1) at least 25%, but no more than 49% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB); (2) at least 5 % of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small disadvantaged businesses (SDB); (3) at least 3% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with women-owned SB (WOSB); (4) at least 3% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with service-disabled veteran-owned SB; (5) at least 3% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with veteran-owned SB; and (6) at least 3% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with HUBZone SB. The plan is not required with this submittal, but will be required with the fee proposal of the firm selected for negotiations. To be eligible for contract award, a firm must register for an Unique Entity ID, a 12-character alphanumeric ID assigned to an entity by SAM.gov. New entities can get their Unique Entity ID at SAM.gov and complete an entity registration.
2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Replace, by deconstruction and reconstruction, a multi-story General Instruction Building. Rehabilitate the original features of the building constructed in 1911 which have survived. The primary facility will provide spaces for general instruction classrooms, lecture halls and collaboration space, administrative space with private and open offices, an auditorium, lab space, conference rooms, reception areas, a library and mock courtroom, an arms vault, showers and bathrooms, lactation rooms, copy rooms, staff break rooms, departmental storage, vending areas and a cafe, as well as freight and passenger elevators. Cybersecurity measures, Electronic Security Systems (PACS & IDS) installation, Energy Measurement and Control System (EMCS) connection, building information systems, and fire alarm and protection systems will be included. Supporting facilities include utility connections (water, sanitary sewer, electrical), storm drainage, walks, curbs and gutters, landscaping, and site improvements. Heating will be provided by district heat, and air conditioning will be provided by a steam powered absorptive chiller system. Comprehensive building and furnishings related interior design services are required. This project will be designed for accessibility and usability by individuals with disabilities. Utility connections are required to privatized electric distribution, water, and wastewater systems. The Army intends to have the respective Utilities Privatization System Owners, American Water and City Light & Power make and own the necessary connections up to the facility service disconnect or other defined point of demarcation. Facilities will be designed to a minimum life of 40 years in accordance with DoD's Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC 1-200-02) including energy efficiencies, building envelope and integrated building systems performance. Demolish the portion of the building constructed in 1955 (321,012 Total SF). U.S. Military Academy (USMA) has a substantial deficit of -412,799 square feet in general instructional space, and this project will address a portion of that deficit by constructing a new addition. The new addition, exterior alterations, and related new construction will not destroy historic 1911 materials, features, and spatial relationships that characterize the property. The new work will be differentiated from the old and will be compatible with the historic materials, features, size, scale and proportion, and massing to protect the integrity of the property and its environment. The new addition and adjacent or related new construction will be undertaken in such a manner that, if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic 1911 property and its environment would be unimpaired. Moreover, this project will consolidate key programs in one facility. By upgrading and consolidating key programs into a central location within the main campus, the academy aims to foster a more cohesive academic environment while addressing its instructional space deficit. The centralization of programs will reduce the physical fragmentation of departments and encourage more cross-disciplinary collaboration. This approach aligns with modern educational trends, where academic institutions are moving towards flexible, multi-purpose spaces that encourage interaction and innovation. Bringing key programs together in adequately sized spaces will not only optimize the use of space but also create an atmosphere where students and faculty from different disciplines can engage in meaningful collaboration, enhancing the learning experience. This project is required to update the flagship schoolhouse, Thayer Hall, as part of the Academic Building Upgrade Program (ABUP), which was conceived to address critical gaps in instructional space and ensure that academic buildings meet both the current and future needs of the USMA's academic departments. Thayer Hall will support a student load of 2,880 students. The project's primary goal is to reduce the instructional space deficit. By upgrading the instructional facilities, the academy seeks to align itself with contemporary educational standards, which prioritize collaborative learning, cross-disciplinary interaction, and active engagement between students and faculty. The contract will require accomplishment of site investigation work. The contract will require preparation of parametric design considered to be 5 – 15 percent of the total design effort. The contract will require preparation of concept design considered to be 35 percent of the total design effort. As an option, the contract will require preparation of 60%, 90%, and final 100% designs. As an option, the contract will require delivery of construction phase AE services. The estimated construction cost of this project is over $500,000,000. Cost estimates must be prepared using the Corps of Engineers Micro Computer Aided Cost Estimating System (MCACES) – Second Generation (MII). The contractor shall be responsible for accomplishing designs and preparing drawings using Advanced Modeling and delivering the three-dimensional drawings in Autodesk Revit and Autodesk Civil 3D software. The Government will only accept the final product for full operation, without conversion or reformatting, in the target Advanced Modeling software format, and on the target platform specified herein. Drawings shall be compliant with the current A/E/C CAD standard available from the CAD/BIM Technology Center, Engineer Research and Development Center.
3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria for this particular project are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub- criterion). Criteria a-e are primary. Criteria f-g are secondary and will only be used as "tie-breakers" among firms that are essentially technically equal.
a. Submit no more than ten projects which demonstrate specialized experience and technical competence in design of facilities similar to the project described herein. Submitted projects should have a construction cost of at least $100,000,000. Submitted projects should have a construction completion date no earlier than January 2015. On all example projects, the government may consider the following strengths for evaluation purposes:
(1) Design of facility renovations for older/historic institutions of higher learning.
(2) Application of The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties and compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
(3) Sustainable design using an integrated design approach and emphasizing environmental stewardship, with experience in energy and water conservation and efficiency; use of recovered and recycled materials; waste reduction; reduction or elimination of toxic and harmful substances in facilities construction and operation; efficiency in resource and materials utilization; development of healthy, safe, and productive work environments; and employing the LEED evaluation and certification methods.
(4) Conducting Whole Building Life Cycle Cost Analysis (WB LCCA) considering the cradle-to-grave costs associated with upfront construction, lifetime building sustainment, maintenance, operations (including energy and water use), and building disposal, to target the most cost-effective design to achieve modeled building energy consumption reduction by a minimum of 30% below the ASHRAE 90.1 baseline specified in 10 CFR 433 without the use of fossil fuel combustion systems, with the goal being to select the optimal combination of interdependent building systems (e.g. envelope, HVAC, hot water, lighting, wall and floor thermal mass capacity, etc).
(5) Design of resilient buildings, i.e. a building that (i) maximizes the ability of the owner/operator to withstand and recover from a potentially disruptive event that may adversely affect mission assurance and mission-essential functions, including extreme weather (as defined by 10 U.S.C. 101(a)(20)) or a disruption to energy or water supplies; (ii) has minimal energy and water demand; (iii) has an indoor environment optimized to promote human safety, physical and psychological health, and productivity; and (iv) integrates carbon-free energy generation and storage.
(6) Design of building stabilization and structural shoring and bracing systems.
(7) Experience of the prime firm and significant subconsultants, particularly the cost engineering firm, the geotechnical drilling firm, and the asbestos/lead/PCB/HAZMAT consulting firm, in working together.
b. Qualified professional personnel in the following key disciplines: AABC Certified Commissioning Authority (CxA), Accredited Learning Environment Planner (ALEP), architecture, asbestos/lead/PCB/HAZMAT consulting, certified value specialist, civil engineering, CLC or CLD certified lighting consulting, CompTIA certified cybersecurity consulting, construction project scheduler experienced with Primavera P6, cost engineering, CTS certified audio/visual consulting, electrical engineering, electronic security engineering, fire protection engineering, geotechnical engineering, historic preservation architecture, INCE certified acoustical consulting, land surveying, landscape architecture, LEED accredited professional, mechanical engineering, NCIDQ or state licensed interior design, project management, structural engineering, telecommunications engineering, and vertical transportation engineering. The lead architect or engineer in each discipline must be registered to practice in the appropriate professional field. The civil engineer, asbestos/lead/PCB/HAZMAT consultant and land surveyor must be registered to practice in New York. The evaluation will consider education, certifications, training, registration, overall and relevant experience, and longevity with the firm.
c. Past performance on DOD and institution of higher learning contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules, as determined from CPARS and other sources.
d. Capacity to submit the draft Parametric Design Report (PDR) (10% complete) by January or February 2026, to submit the corrected PDR (15% complete) by April 2026, to submit the draft concept design (30% complete) by June or July 2026, to submit the corrected concept design (35% complete) by September 2026, to submit the 35% Certification Package (consisting of Final ENG 3086, Designated Construction Agent Assessment ENG 6196, and Cost Schedule Risk Analysis documentation) by November 2026 and complete the final design (option) by October 2028. Schedule is critical for the project. The evaluation will consider the experience of the firm and any consultants in similar size projects, and the availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines.
e. Knowledge of design of foundations bearing on granite or gneiss bedrock, design of building systems for marine, mixed-humid, and cold climate zones, rehabilitation of historic stone masonry, design complying with the Department of Defense (DOD) Unified Facilities Criteria, design complying with the Department of the Army Policy Guidance on Resilient Buildings, or design subject to review by the New York State Historic Preservation Officer or the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
f. Extent of participation of SB (including WOSB), SDB, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort.
g. Volume of DOD A-E contract awards in the last 12 months, with the objective of effecting an equitable distribution of DOD A-E contracts among qualified firms, including SB and SDB.
4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit SF 330 Part I and SF 330 Part II for the prime firm and all consultants, to jordan.k.moran@usace.army.mil not later than 11:59 PM EST on the response date indicated above. The SF 330 Part I shall not exceed 100 pages (PDF formatted to 8.5” x 11” page size), including no more than 50 pages for Section E. Use no smaller than 12 font type. The firm is encouraged, but not required, to include their SAM.gov-assigned Unique Entity ID number in SF 330, Part I, Section H. In Section H describe the firm's overall Design Quality Management Plan (DQMP). A project-specific design quality control plan must be prepared and approved by the Government as a condition of contract award but is not required with this submission. In Section H also indicate the estimated percentage involvement of each firm on the proposed team. The most highly qualified firms will be interviewed. Neither facsimile nor paper hardcopy transmissions will be accepted. Solicitation packages are not provided, and no additional project information will be given to firms during the announcement period. This is not a request for proposal. The Government intends to notify interested firms of the selection or non-selection decision by March 2025.
Point of Contact: Jordan Moran, (917) 908-8121
Email your questions to US Army Corps of Engineers New York District at jordan.k.moran@usace.army.mil
