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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 16, 2023 SAM #7751
SOLICITATION NOTICE

C -- 578-20-002 - (AE) Renovations Building 217

Notice Date

2/14/2023 12:11:28 PM
 

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
 

NAICS

541310 — Architectural Services
 

Contracting Office

252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252) MILWAUKEE WI 53214 USA
 

ZIP Code

53214
 

Solicitation Number

36C25223Q0329
 

Response Due

2/28/2023 2:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

05/29/2023
 

Point of Contact

Juan C. Gaytan, Contract Specialist, Phone: 224-610-3644
 

E-Mail Address

juan.gaytan@va.gov
(juan.gaytan@va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

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

Awardee

null
 

Description

REQUEST FOR SF 330 36C25222Q0329 Project 578-20-002 Renovations B217 Design/Engineering Services SF-330 Package Due: February 28th, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. CST (see details below) Points of Contact: Juan.gaytan@va.gov INTRODUCTION: THIS IS A TOTAL 100% SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) SET-ASIDE in accordance with Public Law 109-461. This is a Request for SF330s for Architect/Engineer (A/E) Design Services for Project Number 578-20-002 Renovations B217 at the Edward J. Hines VA Hospital in Hines, IL. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE WILL BE ISSUED via SAM.gov. A request for proposal will be issued directly to the top-rated firm for which negotiations will commence in accordance with FAR part 36. The anticipated A/E design services, to be awarded, will be procured in accordance with the Selection of Architects and Engineers Act (Public Law 92- 582), FAR Part 36.6 and VA Acquisition Regulation 836.6. Period of Performance: 264 Calendar Days Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price Estimated Magnitude of Construction: between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000 NAICS Code: 541310 Size Standard: $7.5 Million SBA & SAM : in accordance with VAAR 819.7003, at the time of SF330 submission and prior to award of any contract, the offeror must represent to the contracting officer that it is a (1) SDVOSB eligible firm; (2) Small business concern under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to the acquisition; and (3) SDVOSB listed as verified in SBA at: https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ Additionally, all eligible firms must be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) database to be evaluated and eligible for contract award. If the firm is not registered in SAM, you may register online at https://www.sam.gov. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: This publication is a Request for SF330s for the architectural services related to Project 578-20-002 Renovations B217 at the Edward J. Hines VA Hospital in Hines, IL. Interested firms shall submit a formal SF-330 package. https://www.gsa.gov/forms-library/architect-engineer-qualifications The resultant contract shall require the firm to provide a complete design and construction period services (construction administration) for all necessary requirements to renovate portions of the Community Living Center (Building 217) at the Hines VA Hospital. See Attachment 1 for additional details. There is both a design and construction period services phase associated with this requirement. EVALUATION FACTORS: Selection criteria will be based on the following factors, in descending order of importance: FACTOR 1: PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Subfactor 1a: Reputation and standing of the firm and its principal officials with respect to professional performance, general management, and cooperativeness. Subfactor 1b: Specific experience and qualifications of individual team members. Subfactor 1c: Specific experience and qualifications as a team. FACTOR 2: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE Subfactor 2a: Specialized experience and technical competence in architectural and engineering services with a strong focus in government facilities and medical facilities. In particular, a strong focus will include the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) design application guidelines found in the VA Technical Information Library Management System https://www.cfm.va.gov/til/. FACTOR 3: CONCEPTUAL IDEAS AND CONSTRAINTS Subfactor 3a: Provide conceptual ideas of the criteria you require for your design to produce the success of this specific project. Subfactor 3b: Provide list of constraints and challenges you anticipate will challenge the success of this project. How will your team will you address these challenges? FATOR 4: PAST PERFORMANCE Subfactor 4.a: Past performance on contracts with government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules. FACTOR 5: TIMELINESS Subfactor 5a: Maintaining investigative design and planning schedule milestones. Subfactor 5b: Examples of overdue late investigative design and planning schedule milestones. FACTOR 6: LOCATION Subfactor 6a: Architect s office location is within a 300 miles radius of the facility and has a strong knowledge of the locality requirements. If the architect s main office is greater than 300 miles away from the project, the architect must provide details of a fully staffed and well-established satellite office. Leasing documentation may be requested. FACTOR 7: CLAIMS Subfactor 7a: Record of significant claims against the firm because of improper or incomplete architectural and engineering Services. PLEASE NOTE: The AE Evaluation Board must be provided with complete and accurate information for ALL evaluation factors above in order to rank interested 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. Additionally, keep in mind the submission requirement restrictions outlined below when addressing evaluation factors. SELECTION PROCESS: in accordance with FAR 36.6, SF330s will be evaluated by the evaluation board using the evaluation factors identified in this announcement. After SF330s have been evaluated, discussions/interviews will be held with at least three of the most highly qualified firms. After discussions conclude, the evaluation board will evaluate the qualifications of the firms using the same evaluation factors, taking into consideration both the SF330 submission and subsequent discussions, to select the most preferred firm from the firms considered to be the most highly qualified. Negotiations will then begin with the most preferred firm. 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 shall then initiate negotiations with the next firm on the final selection list. This procedure will then continue until a mutually satisfactory contract has been negotiated. LIMITS ON SUBCONTRACTING: The awarded firm is expected to meet the requirements in FAR 52.219-14 entitled Limitations on Subcontracting"" (JAN 2017) and VAAR 852.219-10 entitled ""VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside"" (JUL 2016). Compliance will be monitored throughout contract performance. CVE-verified AE firms must be able to perform 50% of the cost of contract performance SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested AE firms that meet the requirements listed above in this request for SF 330s shall submit one (1) electronic copy (via email with a size limitation of 10MB) of the SF-330 package NLT 4:00 p.m. CST, February 28th, 2023 to the following address: Juan.gaytan@va.gov Acceptable electronic formats (software) for submission of Qualifications: (a) Files readable using the current Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF); (b) Files in Adobe* PDF Files: When scanning documents scanner resolution should be set to 200 dots per inch, or greater; (c) Standard letter size 8-1/2 by 11-inch paper, limited to a maximum of twenty-five (25), single-sided, single-spaced, and numbered pages. If more than twenty-five (25) single-sided pages are submitted, all pages after twenty-five (25) pages will not be evaluated. The font for text shall be Times New Roman 12-point or larger. The submission shall be clear, concise and short; (d) Please note that we can no longer accept .zip files due to increasing security concerns. The SF330 can be downloaded through the GSA Forms Library at: https://www.gsa.gov/forms-library/architect-engineer-qualifications. No Fax Responses will be accepted: personal visits for discussing this announcement will not be entertained or scheduled. Questions may be directed only by e-mail to juan.gaytan@va.gov. VA Primary Point of Contact: Juan C. Gaytan, NCO 12 Contract Specialist, Juan.gaytan@va.gov. ATTACHMENTS:
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/764a25c08bbd4b8db63c151ad28150e2/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital Department of Veterans Affairs 5000 S. 5th Street, Hines, IL 60141-1457, USA

Zip Code: 60141-1457

Country: USA
 

Record

SN06590808-F 20230216/230214230104 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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