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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JANUARY 29, 2016 FBO #5180
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C -- 546-16-102 "RENOVATE INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH, 4th FLOOR A & B" An Architect & Engineer (A&E) contract (100% SDVOSB SET ASIDE) - Attachment

Notice Date

1/27/2016
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541330 — Engineering Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 8;Miami VA Healthcare System;1201 NW 16th Street, Suite #2D123;Miami FL 33125
 

ZIP Code

33125
 

Solicitation Number

VA24816R0480
 

Response Due

2/27/2016
 

Archive Date

3/13/2016
 

Point of Contact

Elissa Goodman
 

E-Mail Address

5
 

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 QUALIFICATION 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 that 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 seeking sources and intends to award a firm fixed-price contract for Architect/Engineering (A/E) services for the development of complete construction documents, which include working drawings, specifications, reports, and construction period services, for Project # 546-16-102, "Renovate Inpatient Mental Health, 4th Floor, A & B" located at the VA Medical Center in Miami, Florida. The A-E Services listed herein is being procured in accordance with the Brooks Act (Public Law 92-582) and in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.6 and VAAR 836.6. All submissions will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation selection criteria as specified herein. 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 $15M. The projected award date for the anticipated A/E contract is on or before June 30, 2016. The anticipated period of performance for completion of design is 120 calendar days after Notice to Proceed. The NAICS code for the anticipated Construction project is projected to be 236220 and magnitude of construction is predicted to be between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The anticipated award date of the construction phase of the project is projected to be by September 2017. An Architect & Engineer (A&E) contract will be negotiated for the development of complete construction documents which include working drawings, specifications, reports, and construction period services. The A&E will be given written information; participate in project planning meetings, pre-bid meeting, and pre-construction meeting as required; 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, VA design manuals, and review comments. The selected A/E firm will be responsible for being responsive to the VA Medical Center and provide Basic A/E services during the Construction Period Services Phase of this project and shall service the government in an advisory and consultant capacity. PROJECT OVERVIEW: This project will address the 4th Floor wings A&B Mental Health Ward existing conditions at Building #1, and will provide a design for the 4th floor wings A&B Mental Health Ward. The design of this project will address, but will not be limited to, the following items: 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 phases. A justification shall be provided. 4)The project shall be phased from section to section to provide a minimum interruption to the medical center. 5)Provide a construction estimate per phase. 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 take into consideration VA guidelines for mental health facility and incorporate those requirements into the design. 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 AE firm shall design this project with 20% deducts alternates included. 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 soil studies, vibration studies, 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 any 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. 3)Materials to be furnished to the A&E by the VA - The following shall be furnished to the A&E upon request: a. VA Engineering Service will provide the A&E with all applicable drawings for the project. The accuracy of the paper copies of Drawings is not guaranteed and shall be used only for general information. Actual conditions must be field verified by the A&E and all consulting firms. The A&E will then make copies of these drawings at the VA using VA equipment. b. All VA standards, specifications, Space Planning Criteria, Equipment & Design Guides List and design submission guidelines can be obtained by accessing the World Wide Web at the following address:http://www.cfm.va.gov/TIL/ 3. AE SELECTION PROCESS: Responsive firms submitting SF 330's in response to this announcement, not later than the closing date and time specified herein and in accordance with submission requirements, will be considered for initial selection evaluation. Following initial evaluation, three firms that are selected as the most highly qualified based on the selection criteria responses, will be selected for interviews. Selected firms will be notified by telephone or email of selection and provided further instructions. 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. 4. SELECTION CRITERIA: Evaluation and selection of firms will be based on submissions and direct responses to 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). (The firm and A-E on staff representing the project or signing drawings in each discipline must be licensed to practice in the State of Florida under Florida State law requirements. Provide Professional License numbers and or proof of Licensure.) 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 on similar projects) 3)Capacity to accomplish work in the required time. (Provide firms experience with similar size projects and available capacity of key disciplines). 4)Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. (Government Past Performance Information Systems may be accessed) 5) Location in general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project; (It is expected that your SF 330 submittal will show your knowledge of the locality of the project.) The area of consideration for offers is a 500 mile driving radius between offeror principal business location and the VA Medical Center, Miami, FL. Offers outside the 500 mile radius will not be considered. (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. (Awards, Outstanding Merits, Recommendations) 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: Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit: ONE (1) ELECTRONIC SF 330, including Parts I and II, and attachments (if any) electronically to elissa.goodman@va.gov no later than 4:00 PM, Eastern on February 27, 2016. 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, # VA248-16-R-0480 - Renovate Inpatient Mental Health, 4th Floor, A & B, Project #546-16-102 (1 of n, 2 of n, etc.) AND MAIL THREE (3) HARDCOPIES SF 330, including Parts I and II, and attachments to: Department of Veterans Affairs Miami VA Healthcare System Network Contracting Office 8, #2D123 ATTN: Elissa Goodman 1201 NW 16th Street Miami, FL 33125 All SF330 submissions shall be clearly indicated in subject line, displaying the solicitation number and project title (abbreviated or shortened is okay). Interested firms are responsible for ensuring delivery of submission. All SF 330 submissions must include the following information either on the SF 330 or by accompanying document: 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 6) SF 330 MUST INDICATE THE PERCENTAGE of the contract performance cost that will be expended by the prime firm's employees and in which discipline(s) and subcontracted percentage of contract performance cost to be expended (and in what disciplines). Any subcontracted or otherwise business entity must be identified by name, office location and size/type of business (i.e. SDVOSB,VOSB, 8(a), large, etc). This is in order to assure compliance with FAR Clause 52.219-14(b)(1) Limitations on Subcontracting. Failure to provide this information may deem the Firm as nonresponsive and preclude SF 330 submittal from being included further in the evaluation process. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATON ON THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE: All RFIs shall be submitted to elissa.goodman@va.gov. The firm and or AE on staff representing the project must be licensed to practice in the State of Florida under State law and must meet all Licensing requirements to sign and seal drawings. Examples of information resources are: Florida Architectural License: http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/pro/division/servicesthatrequirealicense_architect.html Florida Professional Engineering Certificate of Authorization: http://www.fbpe.org/licensure/application-process/certificate-of-authorization-ca Florida Professional Engineering Endorsement Process: http://www.fbpe.org/licensure/application-process/endorsement-comity-reciprocity NCARB rules for all States and PR/VI on architectural Licensing: http://www.ncarb.org/en/~/link.aspx?_id=23ECD0D1498C44FDA1D6FCBF2F06E42D&_z=z NOTE: In order for a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) to be considered as a proposed contractor, the firm must be verified and visible 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 verified by the CVE at the time the SF 330 is submitted shall result in elimination from consideration as a proposed contractor. All Joint Ventures must be CVE verified at time of submission 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. 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 submission package. 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

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(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/MiVAMC/VAMCCO80220/VA24816R0480/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA248-16-R-0480 VA248-16-R-0480.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2528118&FileName=VA248-16-R-0480-000.docx)

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SN04002308-W 20160129/160127234250-3efa58c4c558f75305d3235b7b3c9f73 (fbodaily.com)
 

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