SOURCES SOUGHT
C -- PROJ 528a7-11-730 SPACE PLAN FOR 6TH FLOOR
- Notice Date
- 5/26/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541310
— Architectural Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs Syracuse;800 Irving Ave;Syracuse NY 13210
- ZIP Code
- 13210
- Solicitation Number
- VA52811RI0216
- Response Due
- 6/15/2011
- Archive Date
- 9/13/2011
- Point of Contact
- Frances M Leip
- E-Mail Address
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5-4694<br
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Syracuse VA intends to award an Architect/Engineer contract for a complete and comprehensive healthcare space plan for future renovations of the existing 6th floor in-patient care wards. The work will consist of three patient care wards in approximately thirty thousand square foot of existing hospital acute care space. The selected firm will have the responsibility to acquire a basic understanding of the 5 East and 7 West inpatient care wards to ensure knowledge in respect to the overall functions of these two wards and how they integrate with the 6th floor patient wards and the inpatient operation as a whole within the medical center. The Process is to include assessing the current clinical services within the patient wards and identify these services that need to expand or relocate to meet patient demand and/or increase efficiency including the review of future workload projections and VA Space drivers. Review all work with respect to patient and handicap accessibility, VA sustainability guidelines, and energy efficiency guidelines. The intent is for the study to occur during FY2011. Design portion and construction in FY2012 and beyond. Short-List Criteria to select the firms for interview will be based on A01Acoustics, Noise Abatement A10Asbestos Abatement C12Communications Systems; TV; Microwave C14Conservation and Resource Management E03Electrical Studies and Design F03Fire Protection H04Heating; Ventilating; Air Conditioning H05Health Systems Planning H09Hospital and Medical Facilities L05Lighting (Interior; Display; Theater,Etc.) P06Planning (Site, Installation and Project) P07Plumbing and Piping Design W03Water Supply; Treatment and Distribution Along with design and construction expertise within existing facilities, technical competence, specific experience and qualifications of proposed personnel and consultants along with record of working together as a team, past performance for VA work, geographic location of the firm, success in prescribing the use of recovered materials, waste reduction and energy efficiency, and the inclusion of small business consultants. Special consideration in the evaluation and selection process will be given to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. Final ranking of interviewed firms will be based on the team proposed for this project, previous VA experience of the team, and specific hospital ward renovation design experience in existing facilities. Deliverable services in this contract shall include the following: -Review, Analyze and provide a written narrative with pre-schematic design space planning drawings labeled and color coded as required to provide a complete framework for the 6th floor with all future facility needs, services utilization requirements and current and future technologies -Review, analyze and provide a written narrative for examining operational changes and projections that will drive future facility needs. -Review, analyze and provide a written narrative for examining the organization from the standpoint of operational efficiency within the 6th floor and adjacent patient care services and areas. -Review, Analyze and provide a written narrative with appropriate sketches for all short term space needs and swing space needs. -Provide a detailed 3 to 5 year phasing plan outlining the implementation of the finalized space plan. Include all required furniture, signage and equipment schedules; cost estimating for furniture, signage and equipment along with detailed construction estimates by CSI sections along with possible value engineering options broken down by phase / ward / renovation. -Provide written narrative and graphs demonstrating the estimated annual energy consumption for each ward to include all required utilities and overlaying any energy reduction options and approximate pay back durations. -Provide detailed elevations of three-dimensional AutoCAD design concepts for areas such as patient care rooms, patient bathrooms, clinical spaces and common corridor spaces for each major area within each ward. Additionally, include layout drawings and detailed product descriptions that will be used for procurements specifications for all furniture. -Provide selections of colors, material and finishes to convey the design concept to meet functional requirements, Planetree Philosophy, maintenance, lifecycle performance and environmental and safety requirements. The area of consideration is restricted to firms with offices and key personnel to be assigned to the designs located within a 100 miles of the Syracuse VA Medical Center as indicated by a mapquest.com driving directions search from prime designer to 800 Irving Ave, Syracuse NY 13210. Appropriate data for this project must be submitted to the Contracting Officer on Standard Form 330 no later than June 15, 2011 by11:00 AM. THREE COPIES OF EACH (along with any supplemental information) ARE REQUIRED. Submissions should emphasize experience on similar projects, the key personnel to be assigned to this project, and specific VA experience. It is anticipated interviews for selection will be conducted by the end June 2011 and that a cost proposal from the A/E firm ranked as the most highly qualified will be required to be submitted no later than July 11, 2011. This is not a request for proposals. NAICS 541310 applies. Construction cost estimate is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.
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