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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF OCTOBER 24, 2014 FBO #4717
DOCUMENT

C -- PROJECT 546-15-102 'Renovate Old Biomedical Engineering space for Hemodialysis' "SDVOSB Set Aside" - Attachment

Notice Date

10/22/2014
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541330 — Engineering Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Miami VA Healthcare System;Network Contracting Office 8;1201 NW 16th Street;Miami FL 33125
 

ZIP Code

33125
 

Solicitation Number

VA24815R0081
 

Response Due

11/14/2014
 

Archive Date

12/14/2014
 

Point of Contact

Elissa Goodman
 

E-Mail Address

6
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
 

Description

"This request and procurement is 100% restricted to Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB)" THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR SF 330'S ARCHITECT/ENGINEER QUALIFICATIONS PACKAGES ONLY. ALL INFORMATION NEEDED TO SUBMIT SF 330 DOCUMENTS IS CONTAINED HEREIN. NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE, TECHNICAL INFORMATION, OR BIDDER/PLAN HOLDER LIST WILL BE ISSUED. THERE WILL BE NO SITE VISITS ARRANGED DURING THIS PHASE OF THE REQUIREMENT. THIS PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 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. FEDERAL ACQUISITIONS REGULATIONS (FAR) 36.6 (BROOKS ACT) SELECTION PROCEDURES APPLY. Firms design or prepare specifications in conjunction with this contract are prohibited from participating on any future contracts based on those documents. 1.GENERAL INFORMATION: The Department of Veterans Affairs, Miami VA Medical Center, Miami, Florida is soliciting and intends to award a firm fixed-price contract for Architect/Engineering (A/E) services for the development of complete construction documents i.e., working drawings, specifications, reports, and construction period services for Project # 546-15-102, "Renovate old Biomedical Engineering space for Hemodialysis". The A-E Services listed herein is being procured in accordance with the Brooks Act (Public Law 92-582) and implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). All submissions will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria. A "short list" of three or more firms deemed most highly rated after initial source selection will be chosen for interviews. Firms will be selected based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work. The Miami VA Medical Center is a working facility and phasing plans for minimizing downtime, and provisions for continuation of service during outages is critical to this project. Point of Contact: Elissa Goodman, Contracting Officer Email: elissa.goodman@va.gov 2.PROJECT INFORMATION The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541330 Engineering Services and the annual small business size standard is $14M. The future bid build (Construction) project's projected NAICS code will be 236220. Anticipated period of performance Estimated Design Completion Time - 120 calendar days after Notice to Proceed The A&E will be provided with drawings; participate in project planning meetings, pre-performance meetings, communicate with VA personnel via telephone or letter; and is expected to coordinate so that the final documents include all requirements in accordance with industry standard practices, VA standards, and review comments. This project will address the Renovation of the old biomedical space for the new hemodialysis department. Statement of Task to include the following: 1)Perform a technical evaluation of the existing site conditions, paying special attention to existing structural system, utilities, building operations, etc. 2)Establish additional programming requirements for the design project by collecting information from the designated VA personnel. 3)The A/E shall take into consideration all necessary life safety measures, as well as hospital flow when designing the construction. 4)The A/E shall specify the design of the medical gases connections for the new space. 5)Provide a construction estimate and any deduct items. 6)Design new ceiling configuration to fit proposed energy efficient light fixtures. 7)The A/E shall be responsible for physically identifying existing electrical panels, location and available capacity. 8)The A/E shall meet with VA personnel to discuss the new layout based on current VA space requirement for privacy. Currently we have fourteen stations. 9)Perform Construction Period Services The detailed project design should begin with the above-mentioned intense on-site physical survey and collection of previous project data. All designs shall incorporate all architectural and engineering disciplines necessary to provide a complete and functional design. Designs shall be in accordance with all applicable requirements of NFPA, EPA, ANSI, OSHA, National Plumbing Code, National Electric Code, ASHRAE, National Safety Code, VA Specifications, VA Construction Standards, VA Design Handbooks, etc. and all applicable local, state, and Federal regulations and standards. Existing drawings will be made available to the A&E; however, their accuracy shall be field verified by the A&E and all consulting firms as part of investigative services. The A&E will be required to perform all necessary site survey work such as verifying record drawings. The following investigative work shall be included within the scope of this project: 1)Provide all Engineer investigative work for application to this project including but not limited to, electrical load testing, structural analysis and any other test or study required to complete this project. Verify existing conditions to insure the accuracy of your design, and verify location of underground utilities prior to necessary excavations. 2)Field verify VA furnished drawings to insure A&E design is accurate. It is the A&E's responsibility to determine existing conditions and to base the design on this information. All VA standards and guidelines can be obtained by accessing the World Wide Web at the following address: http://www.cfm.va.gov/TIL/ 3.SELECTION CRITERIA: Selection will be based on the following criteria which are numbered in descending order of importance: 1)Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required service and working together as a team (in-house and/or consultants(s)) 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. (Include Government and private Experience) 3)Capacity to accomplish 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 general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project; The area of consideration for offeror is a 500 mile driving radius between offeror location and the VA Medical Center, Miami, FL (Determination of mileage eligibility will be based on www.mapquest.com) 6)Reputation and standing of the firm and its principal officials with respect to professional performance, general management, and cooperativeness. 7)Record of significant claims against the firm because of improper or incomplete architectural and engineering services. 8)Specific experience and qualifications of personnel proposed for assignment to the project and their record of working together as a team. 9)The selected A/E should have previous experience in the design of renovation within Medical Facilities. The A/E must provide documentation of at least two designs of renovations within Medical Facilities with references, names, and phone numbers with their SF330. 4.SUBMISSION CRITERIA/REQUIREMENTS: The firm and or AE on staff representing the project must be licensed to practice in the State of Florida under state law. SF 330s will be evaluated to determine the most highly qualified firm based on the criteria responses. Evaluating past performance and experience may include information provided by the firm, customer inquiries, Government databases, and publicly available sources. Failure to provide requested data, accessible points of contact or valid phone numbers could result in a firm being considered less qualified. All projects provided in the SF330 must be completed by the office/branch/individual team member actually performing the work under this contract. Projects not performed by the office/branch/individual team member will be excluded from evaluation consideration. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit (1) electronic SF 330, including Parts I and II, and attachments (if any) electronically to elissa.goodman@va.gov no later than 4:30 PM, EST on November 14, 2014. Minimum font size is 10 point. Additionally, the submission must include an insert detailing the following information: 1) Cage Code 2) Dun & Bradstreet Number 3) Tax ID Number 4) The E-mail address and Phone number of the Primary Point of Contact 5) A copy of the firms VetBiz Registry NOTE: In order for al Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) to be considered as a proposed contractor, the firm must be certified by VETbiz (www.vetbiz.gov) and registered in the System For Award Management (SAM) database (www.sam.gov) at time of submission of their qualifications. Failure of a proposed SDVOSB to be certified by the CVE at the time the SF 330 is submitted shall result in elimination from consideration as a proposed contractor. The proposed services will be obtained by a Negotiated Firm-Fixed Price Contract. All Joint Ventures must be CVE verified and submit agreements that comply with 13CFR 125.15 prior to contract award. Each respondent must be able to demonstrate the ability to comply with FAR Clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting. All SF330 submittals and questions must be sent electronically to: Elissa Goodman, Contracting Officer at elissa.goodman@va.gov All SF330 submissions shall be clearly indicated in subject line, displaying the solicitation number and project title (abbreviated or shortened is okay). Size limits of e-mails are restricted to 5MB. If more than one email is sent, please number emails in Subjects as "1 of n". Example: SF330 Submission, # VA248-15-R-0081 - Renovate Old Biomedical Space for Hemodialysis (1 of 1 or 1 of n, 2 of n, etc.) Submittals received after the date and time specified will not be considered. Late proposal rules per FAR 15.208 will be followed for late submittals. Firms not providing the required information may not be evaluated. All information must be included in the SF330. Cover letter and excess number of pages will be excluded from the evaluation process. It is the offeror's responsibility to check the Federal Business Opportunities website at: www.fbo.gov for any revisions to this announcement prior to submission of SF330s.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/MiVAMC/VAMCCO80220/VA24815R0081/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA248-15-R-0081 VA248-15-R-0081.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1691272&FileName=VA248-15-R-0081-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1691272&FileName=VA248-15-R-0081-000.docx

 

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Record

SN03556279-W 20141024/141022234611-41e2389c4be48367e26820d1bf26a622 (fbodaily.com)
 

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