STANDARD FORM 330: The New Form for ArchitectEngineer Qualifications

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STANDARD FORM 330The New Form for
Architect-Engineer Qualifications
Don Evick, P.E. HQUSACE
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Background/Schedule

• 1996 Report by Federal Facilities Council
  identified needed improvements to SFs 254/255
• October 1998 Ad hoc Federal group established to
  develop a replacement for SFs 254/255 GSA
  (Chair), USACE, NAVFAC, NASA and Veterans Affairs
• July 2000 Proposed SF 330 submitted by ad hoc
  group to FAR Council for review
• October 2001 Proposed SF 330 published in
  Federal Register for public comment
• January 2002 Public comment period closed

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Background/Schedule

• January 2003 Ad hoc group submitted final form
  and response to public comments to FAR
  Secretariat
• March 2003 Approved by Civilian Agency
  Acquisition Council
• Mid-summer 2003 Final form to be published in
  Federal Register. Must still be approved by
• Defense Acquisition Regulations Council
• Office of Management and Budget
• Effective date 6 Months after publication

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Objectives

• Replace SFs 254 and 255, which are largely
  unchanged since 1975
• Merge two forms into one (SF 254 was rarely used
  alone)
• Part I Contract-Specific Qualifications
• Part II General Qualifications
• Delete duplicate information
• Expand essential information
• Eliminate information of marginal value
• Reflect current A-E disciplines and services

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Part I - Contract-Specific Qualifications

• A. Contract Information
• B. A-E Point of Contact
• C. Proposed Team - including role in contract
• D. Organizational Chart - attach
• E. Resumes of Key Personnel
• Similar to SF 255
• Expanded to one page per person
• Requires information on 5 relevant projects

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Part I - Contract-Specific Qualifications

• F. Example Projects - more detailed than SF
  255
• One page per project
• Brief description and relevance
• Firms involved and roles
• G. Key Personnel Participation In Example
  Projects - matrix format
• H. Additional Information
• I. Authorized Representative

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Part I - Contract-Specific Qualifications

• Other Major Changes From SF 255
• Better instructions
• Number of Personnel by Discipline
• Shown in Part II only - not duplicated in Part I
• Deleted Block 9 - All Work Currently Being
  Performed for Federal Agencies limited value

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Part II - General Qualifications

• Blocks 1-8 Name, Address, POC, Ownership,
  Corporate History, DUNS Number, Etc.
• Block 9 Employees by Discipline
• Using discipline code numbers
• Totals for branch office and firm - not number to
  be utilized on project as in SF 255/Block 4
• Block 10 Profile of Firms Experience
• Uses revenue index number instead of specific
• Doesnt require of projects as in SF 254/Block
  10
• Block 11 Revenue History only average of last
  3 years instead of 5 year breakdown as in SF
  254/Block 9
• Block 12 Authorized Representative

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Part II - General Qualifications

• Other Major Changes From SF 254
• Deleted list of all offices of firm (Block 7)
• Deleted 30 example projects (Block 11)
• Updated/expanded disciplines and experience
  profile codes

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Major Comments/Responses
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Major Comments/Responses
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Summary

• Final SF 330 to be published in summer 2003 and
  effective 6 months later
• Final SF 330 responsive to public comments
• Provides essential information agencies need for
  A-E selection in streamlined format
• Reflects current A-E industry
• Should take less effort to complete after initial
  learning curve