Notice of intent Sole Source - Architect/Engineer (A/E) Design Refresh Services for the Grissom Air Reserve Base (GARB) Indoor Small Arms Range

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District (USACE) has an upcoming requirement for the construction of the Indoor Small Arms Range at Grissom Air Reserve Base (GARB), IN. As part of the construction contract solicitation, USACE intends to sole source the design refresh with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., Architect/Engineering firm that has previously completed a 100% design for the project.

The USACE Louisville District has been requested to take the 100% Design contract documents for the Indoor Small Arms Range at Grissom Air Reserve Base project, review them for code compliance and then proceed to Award for construction. Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. has intimate working knowledge of the GARB Indoor Small Arms Range project, as they completed the 100% complete design previously referenced.

It would be in the best interest of the Government to have reach-back capabilities for the additional design refresh (code compliance) services of Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., who again has intimate project knowledge, with the intent of awarding a sole source Stand-Alone "C" contract on this project for their design refresh services. Revisions to the provided contract documents should be easily addressed with no new anticipated design work.

For a new AE to become familiar enough with the current project and be efficient in the performance of the revised design changes, it would require numerous disciplines of professionals familiarizing themselves with the design and the design intent of the project. This would also require the AE to familiarize themselves with the requirements of the original design to not unintentionally increase the cost of the project by trying to hold it to the current technical standards.

It is not realistic fiscally or from a schedule perspective, to solicit a new contract from an AE that is unfamiliar with this project based only on the contract reaching capacity limitations given the significant inefficiencies that the project and stakeholder would realize.

With only a basic understanding of the design and project requirements, difficult issues that could arise during final design or construction would also take a new AE longer to respond because of their need to research individual issues in detail. This additional time for research and investigation should easily be expected to increase the time to respond by days to weeks depending on the complexity of the issue.

Also, if any of the issues that could arise because of additional design efforts, a new AE would be expected to assume design liability for the new design which would require additional design effort and professional oversight. **This is not a solicitation for competitive proposals; however, if any interested party believes that they can meet the above requirement, they may submit a capability statement to the point of contact listed in this Special Notice.

All information furnished must be in writing and contain sufficient detail to allow USACE to be able to determine if the interested party can perform the requirement described herein.** All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. The submission must be received no later than 2:00 PM ET on 15 May 2024 to alex.j.hamilton@usace.army.mil.