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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 02, 2005 FBO #1314
SOURCES SOUGHT

C--C -- Fort Worth National Cemetery, Phase II Development, Dallas, Texas

Notice Date

6/30/2005
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

Contracting Office

Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Facilities Management, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, District Of Columbia 20420
 

ZIP Code

20420
 

Solicitation Number

916CM2004
 

Response Due

8/1/2005
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

POC Scope: Dennis T. Gerdovich, 202-565-5906 Selection Process: Robert T. Smoot, 202-565-4181 Landscape Architecture (NAICS 541320) firm capable of preparing all design documentation (schematic documents, design development documents, and construction documents) and providing construction period services for the next phase of development of the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery in Dallas, Texas. Prime contractor should have licensed/registered landscape architects as members of the firm, or team, with experience in the planning and design of cemeteries, large institutional campuses, parks and recreational facilities, or similar land development projects. The following licensed/registered specialty disciplines should be members of the firm, or team with demonstrable expertise in their respective fields: Civil Engineer, Natural Resources Specialist, Water management/Irrigation specialist and Architect. This is the second phase of development for an additional 30 acres to serve area veterans and their eligible dependents. This project is the second phase of the master plan at an established cemetery, only those facilities and infrastructure necessary to support the added maintenance, operation, and providing projected burials for approximately ten years will comprise this phase of construction. Approximately 30 acres of land will be consumed and approximately 28,000 gravesites, both full-casket and cremain sites will be developed including the following elements and features such as: Roadway System and Parking; Committal Service Shelters (1); Site Furnishings; Interment Areas (Burial Sections) - Casketed Remains with approximately 22,000 full casket gravesites including 18,000 pre-placed crypts - Cremated Remains containing approximately 1,000 in-ground, garden niche, or terrace sites with approximately 5,000 columbarium niches - garden for scattering of cremated remains; Grading, Drainage; Landscaping including Repairs to Roadway Pavement and Erosion Measures for Stream Channel; an Irrigation System; and Utility Distribution Systems. The completed project should be capable of achieving LEEDS certification. The schematics and design development will include all appropriate architectural and engineering disciplines and a firm estimate of construction cost. The construction documents and construction period services shall be awarded at the option of the government. In addition to design capabilities, emphasis will be placed on the estimating capabilities of the applicants. Applicants must have an established working office within the State of Texas, of sufficient size as to be able to provide timely response and experience to accomplish the work and be licensed in the State of Texas. This proposed acquisition is a 100% Small Business. Firms must indicate in response whether they meet the requirements for a small business concern. Preference will be given to firms with working offices in the State of Texas. No firm will be considered unless an application consisting of a completed SF 330 Part I and other evidence of experience and capabilities the applicant considers relevant is received by the VA A/E Evaluation & Program Support Team (181A), Attention: Robert T. Smoot, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, five (5) copies are required within 30 days of the date of this advertisement. A current SF 330 Part II, representing and differentiating between the personnel, experience and capabilities of all involved offices, must be included with the application together with current SF 330 Part II for each proposed consultant's office involved. Applicants will be rated based on the relevant experience of both the firm(s) and assigned individuals, the applicant's capacity to do the work, record of past performance on VA work, geographic consideration, the participation of minority-owned and women-owned consultants and demonstrate success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design. Award of contract is dependent upon the availability of funds. This is not a request for a proposal. Note: The "covenant against contingent fee" clause is applicable to this solicitation. ***
 

Place of Performance

Address: Dallas, Texas

Zip Code: 00000

Country: United States
 

Record

SN00839675-W 20050702/050630211759 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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