SOURCES SOUGHT
C -- Riverside National Cemetery
- Notice Date
- 5/31/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541320
— Landscape Architectural Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Office of Construction & Facilities Management, Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Facilities Management, Department of Veterans Affairs;Office of Construction and;Facilities Management (00CFM3B);811 Vermont AVE, NW;Washington DC 20420
- ZIP Code
- 20420
- Solicitation Number
- VA-101-09-RI-0176
- Response Due
- 6/15/2009
- Archive Date
- 8/14/2009
- Point of Contact
- Myra WilliamsContract Specialist<br />
- E-Mail Address
-
Senior Contracting Officer
(myra.williams@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Construction and Facilities Management is looking for Architect/Engineer (AE) firms certified in the following categories: (1) Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), (2) Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), (3) 8(a), (4) HubZone, (5) Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), and/or (6) Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB.) for Riverside National Cemetery Columbarium Expansion and Cemetery Improvements. The AE firm must be approved under Landscape Architecture (NAICS 541320) or Civil Engineering (NAICS 541330) firm capable of preparing all design documentation including, but not limited to, master plans, schematic documents, design development documents, construction documents, and providing construction period services. 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, Cost Estimator, and Architect. Probable Scope: Due to the increased use of pre-place crypts, and significant utilization of a Columbarium niche burial option, develop a new master plan for the remainder of the un-developed portions of the cemetery, to incorporate changes in operational strategies. In addition, this project will develop 20 acres for approximately 20,000 gravesites which will utilize traditional full casket gravesites, pre-placed crypts, columbaria niches and in ground cremain sites, to meet the total number of gravesites needed. This project will also accomplish infrastructure improvements to the existing Cemetery as identified in the Study on Improvements to Veterans Cemeteries. Other elements to be addressed in this project include: A new satellite maintenance facility; a structure for use by military honor teams; memorial wall(s); renovations to existing public restrooms and committal shelters; Improvements to existing Admin and Maintenance Buildings; Security improvements, Access Roads, Grading, Drainage, and Planting, Irrigation System expansion, Signage and Site Furnishings, Wetland Preservation and Mitigation, Global Positioning System (GPS) Site Integration. Incorporate Green Building Principles and Renewable Energy Initiatives. The completed project should be capable of achieving LEED equivalency. The project will be accomplished utilizing the VA Program Guide (PG-18-15, Volume D), A/E Submission Instructions for National Cemetery Projects, as well as the National Cemetery Administration (NCA) Facilities Design Guide. In addition, estimating capabilities of the applicants will be considered. An estimate of construction cost based on level of design detail will be required at each design phase. The selected firm shall design to the estimated governments cost for construction. The schematics and design development will include all appropriate architectural and engineering disciplines and a firm estimate of construction cost. The contract will include a government option for: design-build RFP package or construction document preparation; construction period services, and site visits. In addition to design capabilities, emphasis will be placed on the cost and scope management capabilities of the applicants. Applicants must have an established working office within 150 mile radius of the Riverside, CA area, be of sufficient size and experience to accomplish the work and be licensed in the State of California. Preference will be given to firms with working offices in the State of California. If your firm can meets the criteria above and has 1) NAICS code; 2) size standard for small business, 3) experience in designing cemeteries or projects of a similar size and scope), please forward an email to myra.williams@va.gov with the subject line Riverside (insert company name) with the name and address of your firm, DUNS number, name and phone number of a point of contact in case further information is needed. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL AND THE GOVERNMENT IS SEEKING INFORMATION FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THE GOVERNMENT MAY OR MAY NOT ISSUE SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS. LOOK FOR ANY FURTHER INFORMAITON IN FEDBIZOPPS. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE RETURNED.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/vacoofmae/vacoofmae/VA-101-09-RI-0176/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Riverside National Cemetery;Riverside, CA<br />
- Zip Code: 92518<br />
- Zip Code: 92518<br />
- Record
- SN01831870-W 20090602/090531233028-23ca3a017f1695509aeab7339e97bb91 (fbodaily.com)
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