AIA eClassroom has just released “AIA22: Using the New Standard Form 330 for Architect-Engineer Qualifications,” a new continuing-education program online, free to members, to help navigate the recently released SF-330, the streamlined federal form that architects must use in place of SF 254/255 to present their qualifications and experience when seeking to provide services on federal projects. The federal government unveiled the form January 12. Generally, solicitations issued before the June 8 effective date will require submission of SF 254/255; solicitations issued after June 8 will require the SF330.

The Council on Federal Procurement of Architectural and Engineering Services (COFPAES)—of which the AIA is a founding member—hosted the December 9 seminar on which the program is based. In the program, instructors Tom Williams, AIA, chair of the inter-agency ad hoc committee that authored SF330, and Don Evick, PE, present a primer on the SF330 that highlights the form’s additions and deletions and offers general guidance on agency implementation.

For instance, they explain that the new form asks for expanded information on example projects and requires a matrix of key personnel and their participation in the example projects. And, as opposed to the old 254/255 forms, SF330 will no longer require:

• All offices of a firm, but rather the branch offices involved with the particular project
• 30 example projects; instead, agencies will focus on 10 relevant example projects
• Number of projects for each profile code
• Current work for other federal agencies.

To learn more about these and other changes embodied in the new SF330, take “AIA22: Using the New Standard Form 330 for Architect-Engineer Qualifications.” The class offers 1.5 learning units.

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