SOURCES SOUGHT
C -- Architectual and Engineering Services BPA
- Notice Date
- 10/24/2019
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541310
— Architectural Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Fiscal Service, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Avery 5F, 200 Third Street, Parkersburg, West Virginia, 26106-5312, United States
- ZIP Code
- 26106-5312
- Solicitation Number
- 20342320R00002
- Archive Date
- 11/15/2019
- Point of Contact
- Sara Camacho, , Paul White,
- E-Mail Address
-
purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov, purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov
(purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov, purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Request for Information (RFI) for Architectural and Engineering Services BPA The Bureau of the Fiscal Service (FS) on behalf of the Armed Force Retirement Home (AFRH) is requesting that qualified vendors respond to this RFI. This RFI will be used to establish a vendor source pool, based on responses, for solicitation of an Architectural and Engineering Services BPA. This solicitation will be 100% set aside for small business. The government reserves the right to drill down further to set aside for one of the small business socio-economic entities prior to solicitation in accordance with FAR 19 guidelines. No questions will be received, or answered, at this time. The full solicitation will be provided to the selected source pool once it has been established. This notice serves as the notice of opportunity for establishment of an Architectural and Engineering BPA and subsequent BPA Orders. Responses shall be sent electronically to Purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov with a subject line of: ATTN - SRC/PW ARCH/ENG BPA. Your option choice must be submitted by Thursday, October 31, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. EST. Draft Solicitation information 2. Purpose. The Contractor shall provide the Armed Forces Retirement Home - Washington, DC with Architect & Engineering services. The work consists of specific architectural and engineering services for a continuing care retirement community to include, but not limited to, feasibility study, concept design, plans and specifications, construction cost estimates, field engineering investigation, new building and renovation work, construction management and bridging documents for design/build for the Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH). 3. Scope. This is a multi-disciplined Architect-Engineer Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) that requires many capabilities. The Professional Architect-Engineer capabilities include, but are not limited to, creating and/or providing designs, reports, and/or consultations for, but not limited to, the following construction categories: interior, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, IT, geotechnical, food service, and landscaping. The Architect-Engineer Contractor shall provide additional services related or required for design, reports, or construction on remodels, renovations, alterations, modifications, or new construction. These additional services include, but are not limited to, surveying, cost estimating, historic preservation consulting, construction management, review of designs and studies by others, architectural and engineering inspections during construction, consulting in the field of housing and health care for the aging, and bridging documents for design/build for the Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH). In all designs and reports the Architect-Engineer Contractor shall take into consideration availability of materials, price reasonableness, and cost-effectiveness. Where sensible and feasible for the design or report, the Architect-Engineer Contractor shall specify in the construction design specifications or report documentation energy conservation, pollution prevention, use of the maximum practical amount of recovered materials consistent with the performance requirements, and waste reduction to the maximum extent practicable in developing the construction design specifications. 4. Specific Criteria. • The contractor shall provide all labor, material, equipment, and services to fulfill all requirements stated herein this purchase agreement and associated task orders • When creating design documents for construction purposes at AFRH, the contractor shall have on staff an architect who shall have been the primary and/or lead architect on a minimum of 3 completed projects within the last 10 years addressing senior/retirement community construction design. (Note: A senior/retirement community is a multifamily designed facility were the minimum age is 55 in order to reside at the facility.) • When creating design documents for historic buildings, the contractor shall have architect(s) and engineers (on staff or subcontractor) who shall have each been the primary and/or lead designers on a minimum of 3 completed projects within the last 10 years addressing renovations of historic buildings (Note: a historic building is one listed on the National Historic Registry where the Department of Interior Standards must be utilized during construction) • The contractor or a contractor's subcontractor must be DC certified to perform design review services for code and regulation complains related to construction and site development in DC. • All documents and materials produced under this contract become the property of the United States for its exclusive use. • Contractor shall not disclose any information about the work performed under this contract unless approved by the COR or unless compelled by federal law Draft Non-Price Evaluation Criteria for Architect and Engineering Services BPA Factor 1: Technical Acceptability - Go; No Go (must pass all 7 minimum requirements) 1. The contractor has on staff an architect who has been the primary and/or lead architect on a minimum of 2 completed projects within the last 10 years addressing senior/retirement community construction design. (Note: A senior/retirement community is a multifamily designed facility were the minimum age is 55 in order to reside at the facility.) 2. The contractor has architect(s) on staff who have each been the primary and/or lead designers on a minimum of 3 completed projects within the last 10 years addressing renovations of historic buildings (Note: a historic building is one listed on the National Historic Registry where the Department of Interior Standards must be utilized during construction) 3. The contractor has engineer(s) (on staff or subcontractor) who have each been the primary and/or lead designers on a minimum of 3 completed projects within the last 10 years addressing renovations of historic buildings (Note: a historic building is one listed on the National Historic Registry where the Department of Interior Standards must be utilized during construction) 4. The contractor or a contractor's subcontractor must be DC certified to perform design review services for code and regulation complains related to construction and site development in DC. 5. The Contractor must have been in business for at least 7 years 6. The Contractor has 20 full time employees on its staff 7. The Contractor has and average gross revenue of $2.5 million over the last 3 years. Factor 2: Technical Capability - 1. The contractor has on staff an architect who has been the primary and/or lead architect on multiple completed projects within the last 10 years addressing senior/retirement community construction design. (Note: A senior/retirement community is a multifamily designed facility were the minimum age is 55 in order to reside at the facility.) 2. The contractor has architect(s) on staff who have each been the primary and/or lead designers on multiple completed projects within the last 10 years addressing renovations of historic buildings (Note: a historic building is one listed on the National Historic Registry where the Department of Interior Standards must be utilized during construction) 3. The contractor has engineer(s) on staff who have each been the primary and/or lead designers on multiple completed projects within the last 10 years addressing renovations of historic buildings (Note: a historic building is one listed on the National Historic Registry where the Department of Interior Standards must be utilized during construction) 4. The number of years in business. 5. The number of architects on staff. 6. The number of engineers on staff. 7. Revenue over $2.5 million over the last 3 years. 8. Number of design awards within the last 5 years. Number of Clients over the last 3 years. 9. Number of published articles (journals, magazines, newspapers, etc.) where the firm was ranked as one of the top 15 firms in the DC area. 10. Proximity to AFRH Washington Campus.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 3700 N Capitol St Nw, Washington, District of Columbia, 20011-8400, United States
- Zip Code: 20011-8400
- Zip Code: 20011-8400
- Record
- SN05481874-W 20191026/191024230714-af0b6cb1bc6b568f8f6e18dca46e521c (fbodaily.com)
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