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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 17, 2014 FBO #4649
DOCUMENT

C -- 561A4-14-102 Legionella Plumbing Field Study - Attachment

Notice Date

8/15/2014
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541330 — Engineering Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;James J. Peters VA Medical Center;Network Contracting Office 3 (10N3NCO);130 West Kingsbridge Road;Bronx NY 10468-3904
 

ZIP Code

10468-3904
 

Solicitation Number

VA24314I1562
 

Archive Date

9/14/2014
 

Point of Contact

Maria Coleman
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Veteran-Owned Small Business
 

Description

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PAY NOR REIMBURSE ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RESPONDING TO THIS REQUEST. THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a qualified Architect-Engineering (AE) firm to provide Schematics, Design Development, Construction Documents, Technical Specifications, Construction Period Services, Site Visits, Cost Estimates, As-Built Documentation, and all other related information for project #561A4-14-102 Legionella Plumbing Field Study at the VA Healthcare NJ System Lyons Campus. This procurement is restricted to Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) firms. This requirement is being procured in accordance with the Brooks Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Applicable NAICS code is 541330 and small business size standard of $7 Million. Magnitude of Construction is between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000.00. This is a 100% Veteran-Owned Small Business Set Aside. The anticipated award date of the proposed A-E Contract is on or before September 30, 2014. Potential contractors must be registered in SAM (www.sam.gov) and visible/certified in Vet Biz (www.vetbiz.gov) at time of submission of their qualifications in order to be considered for an award. As a prospective offeror or bidder for this Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) set aside, you are verifying your company meets the status requirements of a VOSB concern as established by 38 CFR Part 74. SCOPE OF SERVICE REQUIRED Provide design services to develop a legionella plumbing field study at the NJHCS, Lyons Campus. The A/E will provide preliminary, 65%, 95% and 100% design submissions. The A/E will also provide submittal review,construction period services, site visits and inspections. The A/E will meet with VA staff to establish a scope of project. The A/E will review the existing drawings provided by the VA and make recommendations for modifications as needed. Completion Time for Design: 120 Calendar Days for Design The Magnitude of construction project: Between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 Location: VA Lyons Campus 151 Knollcraft Rd., Lyons, NJ 07939 SELECTION CRITERIA The Department of Veterans Affairs shall evaluate each potential contractor in terms of its (1) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services; (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, including, where appropriate, experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials; (3) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time; (4) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; (5) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project; provided, that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project; and (6) Acceptability under other appropriate evaluation criteria. (7) Reputation and standing of the firm (8) Record of significant claims against the firm because of improper or incomplete architectural and engineering services (9) Specific experience and qualifications of personnel proposed for assignment to the project and their record of working together as a team SELECTION CRITERIA DESCRIPTIONS The selection criteria descriptions (1 through 6) are provided below. (1)PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY FOR SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE OF REQUIRED SERVICES. Provide brief resumes of proposed team members who will specifically serve as the Project Managers and Designers of Record (Mechanical, Electrical, and Fire Protection Engineer). In addition, provide resumes of other relevant team members or frequent subcontractor such as: Architect, Civil, Structural Engineers, Cost Estimator, and team members who will perform technical tasks under this contract including their record of working together. The Designers of Record shall perform and direct the design within their respective discipline and shall sign and seal the drawings. All Designers of Record must be professionally registered in their discipline. Each resume shall include a minimum of three (3) specific completed projects that best illustrate the individual team members experience relevant to this contract scope; (2)SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE Specialized experience and technical competence in health care facilities (to include joint ventures), including, where appropriate, experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials." (3)CAPACITY This factor evaluates ability of the AE Structural firm, given their current projected workload and the availability of their key personnel, to accomplish the possible myriad of design projects in the required time. The general workload and staffing capacity of the design office will be evaluated. i.List current projects with a design fee of greater than $20,000 being designed in the firms' office. ii.Indicate the firms' present workload and the availability of the project team (including sub-consultants) for the specified contract performance period; iii.describe experience in successfully delivering projects per performance schedule, providing timely construction support, and successfully completing multiple projects with similar delivery dates; (4)PAST PERFORMANCE VISN3 will evaluate past performance on recent and relevant contracts with government agencies (emphasis on VA work) and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, compliance with performance schedules and a record of significant claims against the firm due to improper or incomplete engineering services (references required). iv.Recent is defined as performance occurring within 5 years of the date of this Sources Sought, except that ongoing projects must have begun no less than one (1) year prior to the issuance of this Sources Sought. v.Relevancy is defined as performance of work on projects that are similar in scope to the types of projects anticipated under the resultant contracts. Respondents with no previous past performance shall so state when addressing the selection criteria Documentation supplied should detail firms' ability to work with government entities and design standards or similar relevant experience with other entities. i.Provide a copy of all performance evaluations (A/E) issued for government contracts (as applicable). For non-Federal contracts, provide facility owner documentation of the firms' performance issued on that contract. If known documentation exists, so state. ii.Provide accessible owner points of contact: name, title address, telephone number, e-mail, and fax number and provide copies of awards and letters of appreciation/commendation as desired. Past Performance Questionnaires (Attachment 1 to this Source Sought): i.Respondents shall complete Section A (General Information) of the Past Performance questionnaire and provide it to VISN3 representative as part of the SF 330 submittal package. ii.Respondents shall submit the Past Performance Questionnaire Sections B through D and the Cover Letter to each past performance Contracting Officer (or customer contact equivalent) and Project Manager (or customer contact equivalent) for a minimum of three (3) identified in its SF 330 Section F, "Example Projects Which Best Illustrate Proposed Team's Qualifications For This Contract". Sections B through D of the questionnaire shall be completed ONLY by the contract customer. iii.The contract customer shall complete sections B through D of the Past Performance Questionnaire and shall submit it directly to VISN3 by the SF 330 submittal package due date identified in the Sources Sought iv.Past Performance Questionnaire sections B through D will not be accepted from Respondents. Questionnaire sections B through D must come directly from the Respondent's contract customer. The Respondent bears the burden of providing relevant and timely references with accurate and current telephone numbers and addresses. The Respondent is responsible for ensuring that the questionnaires issued by them are completed by the contract customer and submitted directly by the contract customer to VISN3 at the address listed in section E.1 of this Sources Sought, no later than the SF 330 submittal package due date designated in this Sources Sought (Ref. Sources Sought section F.2). E-mailed Past Performance Questionnaire Sections B through D will be accepted from the contract customer. If the contract customer chooses to email the past performance questionnaire sections B through D, they SHOULD NOT send the hardcopy via mail. Respondents are notified that VISN3 may use any additional sources of information (such as, but not limited to the Architect-Engineer Contract Administration Support System (ACASS) or the Army Corp of Engineers' central database of past performance) available to it regarding the Respondent's relevant experience and past performance and consider the information thus obtained as part of this evaluation. (5)LOCATION vi.The A/E Firm proximity to the James J Peters Medical Center is an evaluation criteria. vii.This distance is determined according to http://maps.google.com/ viii.This factor evaluates the distance the AE firm's design office or offices lies from the location of work. Please provide the address (es) and distance of your closest office to the address listed below. (6)ACCEPTABILITY UNDER OTHER APPROPRIATE EVALUATION CRITERIA (7)REPUTATION AND STANDING OF THE FIRM AND ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICIALS WITH RESPECT TO PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE, GENERAL MANAGEMENT AND COOPERATIVENESS (8)RECORD OF SIGNIFICANT CLAIMS AGAINST THE FIRM BECAUSE OF IMPROPER OR INCOMPLETE ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES (9)SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONNEL PROPOSED FOR ASSIGNMENT TO THE PROJECT AND THEIR RECORD OF WORKING AS A TEAM SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Qualified Veteran Owned Small Business firms are required to submit two (2) hard copies of the SF 330 (which can be downloaded from www.gsa.gov/forms ) and one (1) Compact Disc (CD) which contains digital copies of the SF 330. All packages shall be submitted no later than 3:00 PM, EST on September 14, 2014. All submittals must be sent to the attention of Maria Coleman (10N3NCO), James J. Peters VA Medical Center, 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Room 9B-62, Bronx, NY 10468-3904. The submission must include an insert detailing the following information: 1. Dun & Bradstreet Number; 2. Tax ID Number; 3. The e-mail address and phone number of the Primary Point of Contact and; 4. A copy of the firms CVE verification as a Veteran Owned Small Business. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for not receiving submissions due to the offeror misaddressing the package or illegibility of the information. NOTE: Any request for assistance with submission or other procedural matters shall be submitted via email only (Maria.Coleman@va.gov), telephone inquiries will not be honored.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/BroVANAP/VAMD/VA24314I1562/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA243-14-I-1562 VA243-14-I-1562.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1577194&FileName=VA243-14-I-1562-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1577194&FileName=VA243-14-I-1562-000.docx

 

Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
 

Place of Performance

Address: VA Lyons Campus;151 Knollcraft Rd.;Lyons, NJ 07939

Zip Code: 07939-5001
 

Record

SN03467448-W 20140817/140816000019-6329b6c7204d9f9f1f62aca445e530df (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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