$70M SB Roads & Railways A-E Services MATOC W9128F25RA116

Any updates to this requirement will be made using SAM.gov through this announcement. On or about 15 Sep 2025, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to issue a synopsis for a Small Business Roadways and Railways Architect-Engineering (A-E) design services Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) with a target of four (4) firm fixed price Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) Unrestricted awards for a total of $70M in shared capacity. These Architect-Engineering (A-E) Services are for preparations of studies, analysis, and design services for Roadways and Railways projects to support the Department of Defense (DoD) Military Installations worldwide as part of the Transportation Systems Mandatory Center of Expertise (TS MCX), under NAICS 541330. The Government will limit task orders under this MATOC to firm-fixed price (FFP). This MATOC will have a five (5) year performance period (one 5-year base period, and no option period). These IDCs will include design and engineering services that include preparation of plans, specifications, and design analysis for the direct design of railroads, roadway pavements, bridges, and specialized railroad support facilities; inspection and maintenance recommendations for railroad tracks and bridges; field and laboratory testing of existing railroad/pavement subgrades; roadway inspections and the use/training of personnel on PAVER Engineering Management Systems for roadways; site investigations, studies, inspections, load ratings, concept design, and construction railroads and vehicular pavements; and development/updating of transportation systems engineering criteria in support of the TS MCX. Please be advised that an online registration requirement in System for Award Management (SAM) database http://www.sam.gov/ exists and directed solicitation provisions concerning electronic annual Representations and Certifications on SAM. Representations and certifications are required to be up-dated annually as a minimum to keep information current, accurate and complete. The electronic annual representations and certifications are effective for one year from date of submission or update to SAM. Solicitation documents will be posted to the web via https://SAM.gov. Registration is required to access solicitation documents. The website https://SAM.gov provides secure access to acquisition-related information, synopsis or presolicitation notices and amendments. Summary of access requirements to solicitation is as follows. Find solicitation announcements in https://SAM.gov. All amendments will be posted in https://SAM.gov. It shall be the contractor's responsibility to check the website for any amendments. The point of contacts for this project are and Kelly Hopper at kelly.c.hopper@usace.army.mil and Melanie Caines at melanie.caines@usace.army.mil.

Any updates to this requirement will be made using SAM.gov through this announcement. 29 Aug 2025 - Corrected "target of four (4) firm fixed price Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) Unrestricted awards for a total of $70M in shared capacity." to "target of four (4) firm fixed price Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) Small Business awards for a total of $70M in shared capacity." On or about 15 Sep 2025, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to issue a synopsis for a Small Business Roadways and Railways Architect-Engineering (A-E) design services Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) with a target of four (4) firm fixed price Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) Small Business awards for a total of $70M in shared capacity. These Architect-Engineering (A-E) Services are for preparations of studies, analysis, and design services for Roadways and Railways projects to support the Department of Defense (DoD) Military Installations worldwide as part of the Transportation Systems Mandatory Center of Expertise (TS MCX), under NAICS 541330. The Government will limit task orders under this MATOC to firm-fixed price (FFP). This MATOC will have a five (5) year performance period (one 5-year base period, and no option period). These IDCs will include design and engineering services that include preparation of plans, specifications, and design analysis for the direct design of railroads, roadway pavements, bridges, and specialized railroad support facilities; inspection and maintenance recommendations for railroad tracks and bridges; field and laboratory testing of existing railroad/pavement subgrades; roadway inspections and the use/training of personnel on PAVER Engineering Management Systems for roadways; site investigations, studies, inspections, load ratings, concept design, and construction railroads and vehicular pavements; and development/updating of transportation systems engineering criteria in support of the TS MCX. Please be advised that an online registration requirement in System for Award Management (SAM) database http://www.sam.gov/ exists and directed solicitation provisions concerning electronic annual Representations and Certifications on SAM. Representations and certifications are required to be up-dated annually as a minimum to keep information current, accurate and complete. The electronic annual representations and certifications are effective for one year from date of submission or update to SAM. Solicitation documents will be posted to the web via https://SAM.gov. Registration is required to access solicitation documents. The website https://SAM.gov provides secure access to acquisition-related information, synopsis or presolicitation notices and amendments. Summary of access requirements to solicitation is as follows. Find solicitation announcements in https://SAM.gov. All amendments will be posted in https://SAM.gov. It shall be the contractor's responsibility to check the website for any amendments. The point of contacts for this project are and Kelly Hopper at kelly.c.hopper@usace.army.mil and Melanie Caines at melanie.caines@usace.army.mil.

DRAFT SYNOPSIS The draft synopsis is attached. You may review the draft synopsis and provide questions and/or comments via PROJNET -- details are located within the attached synopsis, in the instructions. Please note that the Government will review the questions and/or comments but it will not provide responses. Instead, the Government may incorporate changes into the final version of the synopsis. No SF 330s are requested at this time.

This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks Architect-Engineer (A-E) Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6 and EP 715-1-7 Architect-Engineer Contracting in USACE. This acquisition will be used to procure highly specialized services required to provide A-E services in support of the preparation of studies, analysis, design, and construction support services for roadways and railways projects throughout the CONUS, Alaska and Hawaii, and U.S. Outlying Areas. The Government intends to negotiate and award a target of four (4) indefinite delivery contracts (IDCs), with a five-year ordering period (5-year base and NO option period) and $70,000,000 in shared capacity. There will be a $2,500 minimum guarantee, and task order maximums will be limited to the amount of available remaining contract capacity. Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed price task orders. The Government anticipates that future task orders will range from $25,000 to $1,000,000. When the Government awards a task order under this MATOC, the Contracting Officer shall notify all A-E firms within the MATOC pool of the task order requirement. The Task Order Requirement Notice (TORN) will include a short summary of the scope of work and may include a Request for Supplemental Information tailored to the specific task order requirement. The most current Task Order Requirement Notice (TORN) procedures will be followed for selection of firms identified as most highly qualified for that task order. North American Industrial Classification System code is 541330, which has a size standard of $25,500,000 in annual average gross receipts over the past three years. Competition for this procurement is restricted to Small Business interests.