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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 24, 2019 SAM #6569
SOLICITATION NOTICE

C -- Upgrade HVAC System Kitchen-Dining Bldg 92

Notice Date

11/22/2019 8:33:12 AM
 

Notice Type

Presolicitation
 

NAICS

541330 — Engineering Services
 

Contracting Office

242-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 02 (36C242) ALBANY NY 12208 USA
 

ZIP Code

12208
 

Solicitation Number

36C24220Q0100
 

Response Due

12/16/2019 8:59:59 PM
 

Archive Date

03/24/2020
 

Point of Contact

Paveglio, Ginagina.paveglio@va.gov
 

E-Mail Address

gina.paveglio@va.gov
(gina.paveglio@va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

SDVOSBC Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
 

Awardee

null
 

Description

ISSUING A REVISED SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE TO CORRECT THE NAICS CODE TO REFLECT SERVICES REQUIRED. PLEASE DISREGARD PREVIOUS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. (SEE BELOW)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 632-20-108 Upgrade HVAC System for Kitchen and Dining Room, Building 92, Northport VA Medical Center, 79 Middleville Road, Northport, NY 11768.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 $16.5 Million. Magnitude of Construction is between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. This is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); in accordance with the Veterans First Contracting Program (VFCP 2016) and 48 CFR � 852.219-10. The anticipated award date of the proposed AE Contract is on or before June 30, 2020. 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 for this set-aside, you are verifying your company meets the status requirements of a SDVOSB concern as established by 38 CFR Part 74. SCOPE OF SERVICES REQUIREDOn Project No. 632-20-108, the AE shall perform a complete survey to the existing conditions and provide recommendation list to the VA for review; upon approval the AE will develop designs and prepare the construction document package with bid alternatives that can be readily identified and listed in the procurement documents; the AE shall provide construction period services and post-construction services. The Project will comply with VA-adopted codes and standards including VA Directives. Design Manuals, Master Construction Specifications, Design Criteria and other Guidance may be accessed in the Technical Information Library (http://www.cfm.va.gov/til/).PROJECT NUMBER632-20-108LOCATIONBuilding 92 at VA Medical Center Northport, 79 Middleville Rd., Northport, NY, 11768COST RANGE Estimated Magnitude of Construction Cost Range: Between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00.TYPE OF CONTRACT CONTEMPLATEDThe Department of Veterans Affairs is contemplating awarding a firm-fixed price contract.ESTIMATED START AND COMPLETION DATESThe A/E shall perform the work required by this contract within the limits of the following schedule. He/she shall provide professional architects and engineers as directed by the Contracting Officer who are familiar with the work to attend the Design Reviews on the following dates:Submit authorization request for site survey and/or subsurface exploration not later than7 calendar days after awardDeliver First Schematic Review material (50% complete) to Contracting Officer Representative (COR) not later than21 calendar days after awardReview First Schematic Review material (50% complete) with COR on or about 35 calendar days after awardDeliver Second Schematic Review material (100% complete) to COR not later than49 calendar days after awardReview Second Schematic Review material (100% complete) with COR on or about63 calendar days after awardDeliver First Review (DD) material (20% complete) to COR not later than91 calendar days after awardReview First Review (DD) material (20% complete) with COR on or about105 calendar days after awardDeliver Second Review (DD) material (35% complete) to COR not later than126 calendar days after awardReview Second Review (DD) material (35% complete) with COR on or about140 calendar days after awardDeliver Third Review (CD) material (75% complete) to COR not later than168 calendar days after awardReview Third Review (CD) material (75% complete) with COR on or about189 calendar days after awardDeliver Fourth Review (CD) material (100% complete) to COR not later than210 calendar days after awardReview Fourth Review (CD) material (100% complete) with COR on or about231 calendar days after awardDeliver Final Bid Documents to COR not later than245 calendar days after awardBid Opening Date (Estimated)304 calendar days after awardConstruction Contract Award (Estimated)335 calendar days after awardConstruction Completion (Estimated)700 calendar days after awardThe COR may schedule an additional Design Review(s) should he/she determine that such review(s) is required for satisfactory completion of the Contract Drawings and Specifications. The AE will be reimbursed for the additional trip(s) in accordance with Clause SP-9 unless the additional Design review(s) was requested by him or caused by actions for which he/she is responsible.Construction: Exact number of calendar days to complete construction is to be determined by the A/E firm upon design completion.SELECTION CRITERIA/DESCRIPTIONSThe selection criteria descriptions are provided below. 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. 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 two (2) specific completed projects that best illustrate the individual team members experience relevant to this contract scope;SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCESpecialized experience and technical competence required for this specific project, including, where appropriate, experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials. CAPACITYThis factor evaluates ability of the 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.List current projects with a design fee of greater than $20,000 being designed in the firms office. Indicate the firms present workload and the availability of the project team (including sub-consultants) for the specified contract performance period;Describe experience in successfully delivering projects per performance schedule, providing timely construction support, and successfully completing multiple projects with similar delivery dates;PAST PERFORMANCEVISN2 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). Recent is defined as performance occurring within 5 years of the date of this Announcement, except that ongoing projects must have begun no less than one (1) year prior to the issuance of this Announcement.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 state this when addressing the selection criteria. Where there is no record of past performance, the proposal will be evaluated neither favorably nor unfavorably. Superior performance ratings on relevant projects may be considered more favorably in the evaluation. Submission Requirements: Submit a minimal of three (3) references; any of the following evaluations are acceptable:Contractor Performance Assessment Report System (CPARS), or Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) evaluation for each project submitted under Criterion 2. If completed CPARS evaluation(s) are available, submit with your completed SF330 package. If there is no completed CPARS evaluation, the PPQ included with this notice is provided for the Offeror or its team members to submit for each project included in criterion (2). If a PPQ is submitted, but an official CPARS evaluation is found for that project in government databases, the official evaluation will take precedence. If a CPARS evaluation is not available, ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for each contract customer/reference. Completed PPQs should be submitted with your SF330. If the A/E is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a contract customer/reference for a project before the response date set forth in this notice, the A/E should complete and submit with their response the first page of the PPQ (Attachment #1), including contract and point of contact information for the respective projects. AE follow-up with references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. At the reference s request, questionnaires are to be submitted directly to the government point of contact, VA Contracting Specialist, Gina Paveglio, via email at: gina.paveglio@va.gov prior to or by deadline response date. AEs shall not incorporate by references into their response CPARS or PPQ evaluations previously submitted in response to other AE services procurements. However, this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation. Submitted CPARS and PPQ evaluations shall be attached to the SF330, behind the SF330 Part II document. (5) LOCATIONi. The AE's proximity to VA Medical Center Northport NY, 79 Middleville Rd., Northport, NY, 11768, is an evaluation criterion. ii. This distance is determined according to http://maps.google.com/iii. This factor evaluates the distance the AE firm's design office or offices location is from the location of work. Please provide the address(es) and distance of your closest office to the address listed below. (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 assignment to the project and their record of working together as a team.PLEASE NOTE: The AE Evaluation Board must be provided with complete and accurate information for ALL eight (8) evaluation factors above in order to rank as qualified and eligible firms. Therefore, the AE firm must expand upon, as it deems necessary, on any evaluation factor not well demonstrated or addressed with Part 1A to Part IG and Part II of the SF330. The AE firm shall use Part IH and/or use additional sheets to supplement/address all evaluation factors to clearly demonstrate its qualifications.LIMITATIONSVA NOTICE OF TOTAL SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (JUL 2019) (DEVIATION) a) Definition. For the Department of Veterans Affairs, Service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concern or SDVSOB: (1) Means a small business concern (i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled Veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled Veterans or eligible surviving spouses (see VAAR 802.201, Surviving Spouse definition); (ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled Veterans (or eligible surviving spouses) or, in the case of a service-disabled Veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such Veteran; (iii) The business meets Federal small business size standards for the applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code identified in the solicitation document; (iv) The business has been verified for ownership and control pursuant to 38 CFR 74 and is so listed in the Vendor Information Pages database, (https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov); and (v) The business will comply with VAAR subpart 819.70 and Small Business Administration (SBA) regulations regarding small business size and government contracting programs at 13 CFR part 121 and 125, including the nonmanufacturer rule and limitations on subcontracting requirements in 13 CFR 121.406 and 125.6, provided that any reference therein to a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern (SDVO SBC), is to be construed to apply to a VA verified and VIP-listed SDVOSB. The nonmanufacturer rule and the limitations on subcontracting apply to all SDVOSB and VOSB set-asides and sole source contracts. (2) Service-disabled Veteran means a Veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16). (b) General. (1) Offers are solicited only from eligible service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concerns. Only VIP-listed service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concerns (SDVOSBs) may submit offers in response to this solicitation. Offers received from concerns that are not VIP-listed service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concerns shall not be considered. (2) Any award resulting from this solicitation shall be made to a VIP-listed service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concern that meets the size standard for the applicable NAICS code. (c) Representation. By submitting an offer, the prospective contractor represents that it is an eligible SDVOSB as defined in this clause, 38 CFR part 74, and VAAR subpart 819.70. Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8127(e), only VIP-listed SDVOSBs are considered eligible. Therefore, any reference in 13 CFR part 121 and 125 to a service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concern (SDVO SBC), is to be construed to apply to a VA verified and VIP-listed SDVOSB and only such concern(s) qualify as similarly situated. The offeror must also be eligible at the time of award. (d) Agreement.� When awarded a contract (see FAR 2.101, Definitions), including orders under multiple-award contracts, or a subcontract, an SDVOSB agrees that in the performance of the contract, the SDVOSB shall comply with requirements in VAAR subpart 819.70 and SBA regulations on small business size and government contracting programs at 13 CFR part 121 and 125, including the nonmanufacturer rule and limitations on subcontracting requirements in 13 CFR part 121.406 and 125.6, provided that for purposes of the limitations on subcontracting, only VIP-listed SDVOSBs shall be considered eligible and/or similarly situated (i.e., a firm that has the same small business program status as the prime contractor). An independent contractor shall be considered a subcontractor. An otherwise eligible firm further agrees to the following: (1) Services. In the case of a contract for services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs. (2) Supplies or products. (i) In the case of a contract for supplies or products (other than from a nonmanufacturer of such supplies), it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs. (ii) In the case of a contract for supplies from a nonmanufacturer, it will supply the product of a domestic small business manufacturer or processor, unless a waiver is described in 13 CFR 121.406(b)(5) is granted. (3) General construction. In the case of a contract for general construction, it will not pay more than 85% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs. (4) Special trade contractors. In the case of a contract for special trade contractors, it will not pay more than 75% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs. (5) Subcontracting. Any work that a VIP-listed SDVOSB subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the percent of subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. For supply or construction contracts, cost of materials is excluded and not considered to be subcontracted. For mixed contracts and additional limitations, refer to 13 CFR 125.6. (e) Joint ventures. A joint venture may be considered an SDVOSB if the joint venture is listed in VIP and complies with the requirements in 13 CFR 125.18(b), provided that any reference therein to service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concern or SDVO SBC, is to be construed to mean a VIP-listed SDVOSB. A joint venture agrees that, in the performance of the contract, the applicable percentage specified in paragraph (d) of this clause will be performed by the aggregate of the joint venture participants. (f) Precedence. For any any inconsistencies between the requirements of the SBA program for service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concerns and the VA Veterans First Contract Program, as defined in VAAR subpart 819.70 and this clause, the VA Veterans First Contracting Program requirements have precedence.(End of clause)SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTSQualified Small Business firms are required to submit Three (3) hard/paper copies of SF330 (most recent can be downloaded from www.gsa.gov/forms) and one (1) compact disc (CD), which contains digital copies of their completed SF330. All packages shall be submitted no later than 15:00 ET, December 16, 2019, including Past Performance (CPARS) evaluations or questionnaires (Attachment 1) and SF330 submission. All submittals must be sent to the attention of:Gina PaveglioVA Contract SpecialistVA Medical Center Northport79 Middleville Rd., Bldg. 62, Rm.105Northport NY 11768. 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; and4. A copy of the firms CVE verification The Contract Specialist 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 to gina.paveglio@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be honored to maintain integrity of the process and provide fair and equal treatment of prospective responders.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.See attached document: Attachment 1 - Proj. No. 632-20-108 AE Statement of Work and Supplement B.See attached document: Attachment 2 - Past Performance Questionnaire.-END-
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
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Place of Performance

Address: Northport VA Medical Center;79 Middleville Road;Building 92;Northport, NY 11768, USA

Zip Code: 11768

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05501504-F 20191124/191122230249 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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