Sources Sought for A - E Services - Engineering & Construction Design IDIQ

2026-11-03

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT notice to determine the capabilities of firms . This notice does not constitute a solicitation announcement , nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach . No solicitation or technical scope of services is available currently . The Government will use the responses to this SOURCES SOUGHT notice to make acquisition decisions . NO SOLICITATION , SPECIFICATIONS , OR DRAWINGS are available for this notice . Responses to this Sources Sought notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions . The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potentially qualified businesses to include other than small businesses and small business sources in the following categories : Small Business , Small Disadvantaged Business , Certified HUBZone , Woman - Owned , and Service - Disabled Veteran - Owned . Work would occur as assigned to Districts within the U . S . Army Corps of Engineers , Great Lakes and Ohio River Division , which includes the Buffalo , Chicago , Detroit , Huntington , Louisville , Nashville , and Pittsburgh Districts , though will primarily occur through the Huntington District . The NAICS code applicable to this procurement will be 541330 with a size standard of $ 25 . 5 million . Interested contractors shall demonstrate through professional registration , company experience , personnel resumes , executed examples , and supporting customer feedback documentation the ability to provide engineering support of the following activities : The contractor will be solely responsible for the designs that they produce and will become the designer of record or Design - Build RFP preparer designer of record for each individual project . Projects may consist of planning , design , and related services in support of the civil works mission . The A / E design services to be provided will be multidisciplinary in nature including , but not limited to Structural , Civil Site , Relocations , Electrical , Mechanical , and Architectural disciplines ; including but not limited to : inspection ; analysis ; modeling ; review ; design ; planning ; preliminary studies , environmental and architectural services ; general construction and engineer type surveys ; field data collection ; verification of existing field data ; development of design build request for proposals ( RFPs ); development of Plans and Specifications ( P & S ) with required calculations including quantities of materials , cost estimates , schedules , reports , and produce survey data for , but not limited to , the following areas : Bridges , Inspection , Design , Repair , etc . Roadway , walk , train , or other of the following types , arch , beam , box girder , girder , plate girder , segmental , truss , cable stay , cantilever concrete , culvert style , and steel trestle . Bridges may be steel , concrete , stone , or other materials . For this type of work the A - E will be required to furnish a registered professional structural engineer with bridge experience or registered professional bridge engineer with experience bridge design and calculation of load ratings and preparation of required forms and reports . Utilities , Inspection , Design , Repair , etc . Electric , water , sanitary sewer , storm sewer , gas , fluids , steam , high temperature water , telephone , computer , data , and other similar systems . For this type of work the A - E will be required to furnish registered professionals of the following disciplines : Sanitary engineering , civil engineering , electrical engineering , mechanical engineering and landscape engineering . Designs / Plans and SpecificationsDesign work may include Structural , Civil Site , Relocations , Electrical , Mechanical , and Architectural disciplines . This may entail the Design or Analysis of small structures or components of large structures . This type of work may include , but not be limited to the following : masonry and reinforced concrete structures , steel structures , timber structures , deep and shallow foundations , piers , walls , cantilevers , slabs , columns , vertical construction ( building components ), mechanical systems ( HVAC Systems , pumps , pump stations ), electrical systems ( power supply , signal , Indoor and Outside Lighting Systems , arc flash analysis per NFPA 70E , motor control centers ), Civil / Site Features ( Grading , Utilities , Storm Drain Systems , Sanitary Systems , earthwork , cuts and fills , roadways , bridges , cofferdams , parking lots , curbs , gutters , boat ramps , seeding and landscaping ), relief well systems ( seepage and piping ), instrumentation ( piezometers , inclinometers ). The Design may involve hydrostatic loading or dynamic loading in a marine ( river ) environment . For this type of work the A - E will be required to provide plans and specifications , quantities , design calculations , and models . This work must be signed and certified by Registered Professional Engineers , Surveyors , Architects , and Landscape Architects , licensed in appropriate States , in which the projects reside . In some cases , Registered Geotechnical Engineers and Hydraulic Engineers may be required to assist with the Design or Analysis of a Feature of Work . Appropriate Reviews , Checking , Verifications , Quality Control and Certifications of all work is required . Specifications shall be electronically developed using Unified Facility Guide Specifications ( UFGS ), and the correlating District Guide Specifications , Installation - specific Guide Specifications , and Industry Standard Specifications . When required , all specifications shall be edited using SpecsIntact automated specification processing system , and all project specifications shall be written in the SpecsIntact Format . CADDCADD work must conform to the latest release of Tri - Service A / E / C CADD Standards as well as District CADD standards . BIM and traditional CADD shall be used for projects . Disciplines required may include but are not limited to : Architectural , Structural , Mechanical , Electrical , Civil and Cost Estimating . BIM and CADD products shall be produced in the current version of either Inventor , Revit , Bentley BIM or Autodesk BIM . Traditional CADD deliverables shall include MicroStation ( DGN ) or AutoCAD ( DWG ). CADD work shall be available independently of all other services allowing USACE the ability to utilize the A - E ’ s CADD staff in support of its CADD activities . SurveyA - E shall be able to provide state of the art survey capability in order to accomplish its designs and tasked work . A - E shall be able to provide all survey data in ASCII format . The A - E may be required to survey structures and lands for verification of existing data . In all cases where the A - E will be performing field work , the A - E shall ensure it has received right of entry or certification from USACE to enter the property before proceeding . Whether USACE or the A - E will be required to provide rights of entry will be specified in individual Task Orders . If USACE has not obtained rights of entry , the Government will issue a modification to the Task Order to allow the A - E to gain these rights . In no case shall the A - E proceed without rights of entry or obtain rights of entry without modification to the Task Order . The original Task Order may specify rights of entry be obtained by the A - E . InvestigationsThe A - E shall perform both field and office investigations as specified in individual Task Orders to accomplish the work assigned over various and multiple different structures , sites , and site conditions . Engineering during ConstructionThe A - E shall provide registered engineering staff , and access to design staff for advice or clarification , and / or inspection staff , to ensure its design is completed correctly , if directed in the Task Order . Field ReconnaissanceThe Government will provide available data pertaining to known utilities at and in the vicinity of the project site . The A - E shall verify by field reconnaissance the current locations of all utilities and the locations of any undocumented utilities . Undocumented utilities shall be reported in writing or by email to the Contracting Officer ’ s Representative allowing necessary decisions on changes to be made by the Government . Site ImprovementsIncluding grading , topsoiling , planting , seeding , walks , access drives , parking areas , fencing , and similar features to be constructed or provided . For this type of work the A - E shall be able to provide registered engineers , as well as other registered specialties as required . All site improvement work shall blend with the balance of the site and its topography . Designs shall include necessary protective measures to prevent damages to existing site structures , and if any are damaged the repair or replacement of that item . Construction Cost EstimatingConstruction cost estimating shall be accomplished using the M - CACES M - II software unless otherwise authorized by task order . RESPONSE REQUIREMENTSThe submission of a Capabilities Statement is limited to 30 pages and must include : 1 ) Firm ’ s name , DoD UEI , CAGE , address , point of contact , phone number , and e - mail address . 2 ) Firm ’ s interest in proposing on a solicitation if issued . 3 ) Firm ’ s capability to perform a contract of this complexity and examples of comparable work performed within the past 5 years based on the above criteria . Specify if work was performed as the prime contractor or as a subcontractor . 4 ) Describe the professional qualifications of your firm . Provide the number and qualifications of registered professional personnel in the key disciplines noted above . 5 ) Describe your firm ’ s capacity to perform up to approximately $ 2 , 500 , 000 . 00 in work of the required type within a one - year period and accomplish the anticipated work in an efficient and quality manner . 6 ) Verification of Small Business Administration ( SBA ) certification ( s ). The Government is seeking statements regarding the firm ' s ability to demonstrate existing expertise and experience in relation to the areas specified herein . Commercial brochures or existing marketing materials may be submitted with the Capabilities Statement in response to the Sources Sought notice . Submission of a Capabilities Statement is not a prerequisite to any potential future solicitation ( s ), but participation will assist the U . S . Army Corps of Engineers in tailoring requirements to be consistent with industry capabilities . This Sources Sought notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited . After completing its analysis , the Government will determine whether to limit competition to small businesses . Responses that do not meet all requirements outlined in this SOURCES SOUGHT notice or not submit within the allotted time will not be considered . All interested contractors shall provide a response by 5 : 00pm Eastern Standard Time ( EST ), February 06 , 2026 . Submit your response to Lillie V . Bodie via email at lillie . v . bodie @ usace . army . mil and Kristen N . Smith via email at kristen . n . smith @ usace . army . mil . Electronic submission is required .

West Virginia

2026-05-02