Multiple Award AEP Contracts

The US Courts, District of Columbia Courts (DCC) has a requirement for Architectural, Engineering and Planning (AEP) services for the Capital Projects and Facilities Management Division (CPFMD) of the District of Columbia Courts.

Solicitation Summary

The US Courts, District of Columbia Courts (DCC) has a requirement for Architectural, Engineering and Planning (AEP) services for the Capital Projects and Facilities Management Division (CPFMD) of the District of Columbia Courts.

Solicitation in a Nutshell

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Agency US Courts, District of Columbia Courts (DCC)
Solicitation Number DCSC25RFP044
Status Post-RFP
Solicitation Date 02/18/2025
Award Date 06/2025 (Estimate)
Contract Ceiling Value $30,000,000
Competition Type  Full and Open / Unrestricted
Type of Award  IDIQ – Agency Specific
Primary Requirement  Architecture & Engineering Services
Duration  2 year(s) base plus 3 x 1 year(s) option(s)
Contract Type  Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity
No. of Expected Awards 2
NAICS Code(s):
541330

Engineering Services
Size Standard: $25.5 million annual receipts except $47.0 million annual receipts for Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons and Contracts and Subcontracts for Engineering Services Awarded Under the National Energy Policy of 1992 and Marine

Place of Performance:
  • District Of Columbia, United States
Opportunity Website: https://sam.gov/opp/b82d36fa30cd457c9b59cb2c2978a3b1/view

Multiple Award AEP Contracts Background

The DCC is comprised of the DC Court of Appeals, the DC Superior Court and the DC Court System. The CPFMD is part of the DC Court System providing shared services to the DC Court of Appeals and the DC Superior Court. The DC Courts currently maintain 1.2 million gross square feet (GSF) of space within five (5) Court-owned buildings in Judiciary Square and the grounds. The annual Capital Budget for CPFMD averages $60,000,000.00. Courts’ Judiciary Square campus is comprised of the following six (6) Court buildings and an underground garage:

• 500 Indiana Avenue N.W. – known as H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse (495,265 occupiable square feet (OSF)/909,400 Building gross square feet (GSF)

• 515 5th St. NW – known as Building A (66,237 OSF/123,900 GSF)

• 510 4th St. NW – known as Building B (68,272 OSF/122,500 GSF)

• 410 E St. NW – known as Building C (28,979 OSF/54,000GSF)

• 430 E St. NW – known as Building D/the Historic Courthouse (58,642 SF OSF/146,550 GSF)

• 525 D Street, NW – known as Historic Recorder of Deeds Building (48,842 GSF)

• 449 5th St. NW – known as Southwest Garage (250 parking spaces, 101,200 GSF)

The Superior Court of the District of Columbia and its many supporting functions are housed in the H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse. The eight-story building is the Court’s largest facility containing over ninety (90) courtrooms and hearing rooms and is the focus of most court activities. It is located south of Indiana Avenue opposite the DC Court of Appeals and has a full level of parking below ground.

Currently, the DC Courts also house personnel in numerous leased buildings:

? 616 H St. NW – known as the Gallery Place building (46,361 OSF/62,000 GSF).

? Six (6) satellite offices throughout the District of Columbia – known as BARJ (Balanced and Restorative Justice Program) satellite offices (total 49,600 OSF).

? 1110 V St., SE – known as BARJ Southeast Satellite (4,840 OSF)

? 1201-1215 South Capitol St. SW- known as BARJ Southwest Satellite (7,101 OSF)

? 2527 Reed St. NE – known as BARJ Northeast Satellite (20,109 OSF)

? 1724 Kalorama Road, NW – known as BARJ Northwest Satellite (9,494 OSF)

? 920-930 Rhode Island Avenue, NE – known as Status Offender and Behavioral Health Satellite office (shares lease with BARJ Northeast satellite)

? 118 Q St. NE – known as Leaders in Solidarity satellite office (8,063 OSF)

• 1328 Southern Avenue SW – known as Domestic Violence satellite office (2,100 OSF)

• 6217 Columbia Park Road, Cheverly, MD – known as Warehouse facility (24,390 OSF)

• Disaster recovery (DR) site located in Germantown, Maryland. DC Courts lease rack space for IT back-up servers.

Multiple Award AEP Contracts Requirements

The Offeror shall be responsible for the professional quality, technical accuracy, and coordination including construction documents and services furnished under the scope of work (SOW) to be issued with each Task Order. The Offeror shall employ qualified professionals with appropriate registrations and certifications. Unless otherwise noted below, architectural and engineering licenses shall be current in one or more of the jurisdictions of the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia.

The following types of services are anticipated to be required under this IDIQ contract:

Architectural Design Services: Shall include but is not limited to architectural engineering design concept through design construction documents and specifications services, assessments and studies; construction administration services, site inspections, submittal reviews, responses to requests for information and punch list development, code review and analysis, value engineering (VE), life cycle cost analysis, architectural renderings, and related services, LEED analyses and quality control.

Planning Services: Shall include but is not limited to real estate analysis, programming, innovative strategies, project communications, building feasibility studies, master planning, evaluations and surveys, and site planning.

Interior Design Services: Shall include but is not limited to site survey, space planning, tenant fit-out, perspective sketches, color renderings, fly-through, finish boards, construction documents, and specifications, FF&E (Furniture, Fixture, and Equipment) specifications, custom casework design, construction administration, and related services for all types of interior spaces including but not limited to Trial Courtrooms, judge’s chambers, jury rooms, witness rooms, public spaces, conference rooms, and offices in conformance with the ‘DC Courts Design Standards’

Historic Preservation Services: Shall include but is not limited to expertise in Fine Art Conservator, Preservation Architecture, Historic Landscape Architecture, and Architectural Materials Conservation.

Historic Preservation Architect: Shall include but is not limited to Evaluation of existing buildings or portions of buildings for code compliance and functionality, and the design of sensitive and cost-effective solutions that will allow the continued use of Heritage Assets without adversely impacting their architectural significance.

Historical Landscape Architect: Shall include but is not limited to Evaluation, assessment, and preservation of existing cultural landscapes Must demonstrate experience in: cultural landscape reports, Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES), site design and construction documentation, and accessibility design.

Fine Art Conservator: Shall include but is not limited to Evaluation and treatment of fine art paintings, sculpture, murals, paper, and textiles. Must be a full member of AIC.

Civil Engineering Services: Shall include but is not limited to surveying (topographical and utility), evaluation of site conditions and grading, drainage and site development, geotechnical engineering, maintenance of traffic, vehicular and pedestrian circulation, roadway and pavement engineering, water and wastewater treatment, stormwater management, sanitary sewer and storm collection, pumping and storage, forensics engineering, environmental engineering, ground penetrating radar services (GPR), infrastructure assessments & maintenance planning, value engineering, construction documents and specifications and construction administration and related services.

Structural Engineering Services: Shall include but is not limited to new and retrofit structural design, repairs, modification and modernization of existing and historic structures, feasibility and comparative systems studies, seismic studies and design, design of blast protection, construction documents, value engineering, construction administration, and related services.

Mechanical Engineering Services: Shall include but is not limited to the performance of building evaluations, surveys, studies, design, calculations, and documentation of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems (HVAC), hydronic piping systems, steam systems, chilled water systems, oi,l and alternative energy systems, design of facility HVAC management and control systems, creation and editing of specifications, Computational Fluid Dynamics modeling and analysis, energy modeling and analysis, LEED analyses; code reviews, value engineering, life cycle cost analysis, quality control, construction administration and related services.

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