DOCUMENT
C -- West VA AE Design Project 912CM3013 - Attachment
- Notice Date
- 5/31/2017
- Notice Type
- Attachment
- NAICS
- 541310
— Architectural Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;NCA CSD Office;5th Floor;425 I Street, NW;Washington DC 20001
- ZIP Code
- 20001
- Solicitation Number
- VA786A17R0054
- Response Due
- 6/30/2017
- Archive Date
- 10/7/2017
- Point of Contact
- T. Velvet Abercrumbie
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
- Description
- Call for SF330 s Columbarium, Administration, PIC, Maintenance, Parking West Virginia National Cemetery Grafton WV Project # 912CM3013 The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration is seeking Architectural/Engineering Firms to submit Standard Form (SF) 330 for Project No. 912CM3013, Project Title: Columbarium, Administration, PIC, Maintenance, Parking to support the VA National Cemetery Administration (NCA). The project will be located at the West Virginia National Cemetery in Grafton WV. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541310, Architectural Services, and the small business size standard is $7.5M. This design effort includes, but is not limited to, providing Schematic Design (SDs), Design Development (DDs), and Construction Documents (CDs), necessary to construct items listed in the Scope of Work. The contract work requires multiple disciplines. The Prime firm shall be a licensed/registered professional firm. The disciplines required include, but are not limited to: Architectural, Civil, Irrigation, Interior Design, Structural, HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Topography, Fire Life Safety, Sustainability, Security, IT/Data, Construction Cost Estimating, Signage/Way-Finding, Landscaping and Geotechnical. SCOPE OF WORK SUMMARY: The purpose of this project is to provide design and construction documents for a columbarium, administration building, public information center, public restrooms, committal shelter, maintenance building, parking areas, temporary facilities for staff and visitors during construction, and miscellaneous other items. The Architectural and Engineering (A&E) Contractor shall provide a complete construction document package. Under the Veterans First Contracting program, as required by 38 U.S.C. 8127-8128, and as implemented under VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) subpart 819.70, this procurement is a total Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set aside. The term Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) under the Veterans First Contracting program has the same meaning as service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern defined in FAR subpart 2.101, except for acquisitions authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8127 and 8128 for the Veterans First Contracting Program. To be eligible for award under the Veterans First Contracting Program, in addition to meeting the NAICS code small business size standard, these businesses must be listed as verified in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov. To be considered for this procurement, all SDVOSB firms that submit Standard Form (SF) 330s must be listed in the Veterans Information Page (VIP) as a verified SDVOSB. Offers from unverified SDVOSBs are considered deficient and will not be evaluated further. A firm s status will be verified in VIP at time of receipt of the SF 330, prior to conducting evaluations/interviews/discussions, and again, prior to award. This set aside process is in keeping with VA Procurement Policy Memorandum 2016-05 Implementation of the Veterans First Contracting Program, FAR Part 19, and the requirements of FAR 36.6 for acquiring Architect-Engineer Services. This notice serves as the Governments call for Standard Form (SF) 330s from interested SDVOSB Architectural/Engineering (A/E) Firm concerns. Firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit one (1) electronic copy of their SF-330 package via e-mail to Ms. T. Velvet Abercrumbie at Teasha.Abercrumbie@va.gov and three (3) hard copies by 4:30 pm EST June 30, 2017 to 425 I Street NW, 5th Floor, Washington DC, 20001. Electronic and Mailed copies are required by the due date and time listed. SF-330, Part I may be accompanied by any other evidence of experience and capabilities the applicant considers relevant. Part II shall be submitted for each proposed consultant s office involved. The Government will evaluate SF-330 s received in response to this notice to identify at least (3) of the most highly qualified SDVOSB firms to perform the required services. The Government will then hold discussions and interviews with the most highly qualified SDVOSB firms based on the following evaluation factors. The following evaluation criteria, listed in descending factor order of importance and weight, will be used for both the SF330 evaluation and when conducting discussions/interviews. When combined, sub-factors represent the overall score for the factor. Factor 1: Professional Qualifications Subfactor 1A - Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of A/E services necessary to complete the type of work required Subfactor 1B Reputation and standing of the firm and its principals with respect to interaction with clients, general management, and cooperativeness Factor 2: Specialized Experience and Technical Competence Subfactor 2A - Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, including experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, the use of recovered materials, and LEED certification Subfactor 2B - Specific experience and qualifications of personnel proposed for assignment to the project and their record of working together as a team Factor 3: Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time Factor 4: Past Performance Subfactor 4A - Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules (10 pts) Subfactor 4B - Record of significant claims against the firm because of improper or incomplete architectural and engineering services. Factor 5: Location 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. The evaluation board will prepare a selection report recommending at least three firms, in order of preference based on the combined SF330 and discussion/interview score, that are considered to be the most highly qualified to perform the required services. The selection authority shall review the recommendations of the evaluation board and shall, with the advice of appropriate technical and staff representatives, make the final selection. This final selection shall be a listing, in order of preference, of the firms considered most highly qualified to perform the work. If the firm listed as the most preferred is not the firm recommended as the most highly qualified by the evaluation board, the selection authority shall provide for the contract file a written explanation of the reason for the preference. All firms on the final selection list are considered selected firms with which the contracting officer may negotiate in accordance with FAR 36.606, beginning with the most preferred firm in the final selection. If a mutually satisfactory contract cannot be negotiated, the contracting officer shall obtain a written final proposal revision from the firm, and notify the firm that negotiations have been terminated. The Contracting Officer will then initiate negotiations with the next firm on the final selection list. Questions regarding this procurement should be directed, in writing, to the Contracting Officer, Ms. T. Velvet Abercrumbie via E-mail at Teasha.Abercrumbie@va.gov. It is the intent of the Government to make a single firm-fixed price contract award under this solicitation.
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