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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF APRIL 22, 2023 SAM #7816
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C -- VISN-12 Fire Protection (FPE) A/E IDIQ Base Contract Request for SF330s For the Eight (8) VISN 12 VA Medical Centers

Notice Date

4/20/2023 7:31:17 PM
 

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
 

NAICS

541330 — Engineering Services
 

Contracting Office

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

ZIP Code

53214
 

Solicitation Number

36C25223Q0342
 

Response Due

5/22/2023 2:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

08/20/2023
 

Point of Contact

Ricky Bond, Contract Specialist, Phone: 414-477-7575, Fax: cc: Kristi Kluck
 

E-Mail Address

ricky.bond@va.gov
(ricky.bond@va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
 

Awardee

null
 

Description

REQUEST FOR SF 330 VISN 12 INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING (FPE) SERVICES 36C25223Q0342 INTRODUCTION: This Request for SF330s is for Fire Protection Engineering (FPE) Professional Services under a single award Firm-Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract at the eight (8) Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMC) within Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 12. The eight (8) VISN 12 VAMCs are: Edwards Hines Jr. VA Hospital in Hines, Illinois, 60141 VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville, Illinois, 61832 Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain, Michigan, 49801 Capt. James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, Illinois, 60064 Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, 60612 William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, 53705 Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53295 VA Medical Center in Tomah, Wisconsin, 54660 Services may also be required at the Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) affiliated with the medical centers. This requirement is a 100% total set aside for Small Businesses. The awarded firm is expected to meet the requirements in FAR clause 52.219-14: Limitations on Subcontracting (Dec 2, 2021) and compliance will be monitored throughout contract performance. By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror/Contractor agrees that in performance of the contract, at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the awarded AE firm. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE WILL BE ISSUED via SAM. A request for proposal will be issued directly to the top-rated firm for which negotiations will commence in accordance with FAR Part 36.606. 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), Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 36.6. MILEAGE RESTRICTION: This procurement is restricted to Small Business concerns located within a 550-mile radius of the FHCC, 3001 Green Bay Rd, North Chicago IL 60064. The 550-mile radius restriction will be verified by using the website https://www.freemaptools.com/radius-around-point.htm and verifying the distance from the firm s primary or satellite office location. Period of Performance: Five-Year Ordering Period Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price IDIQ Estimated Magnitude of Construction: Individual Task Orders will be established for a minimum of $2,000 and a maximum of $1,000,000.00. Contract Ceiling: $3,000,000.00 and a Minimum Guarantee of $2,500.00. NAICS Code: 541330 - Engineering Services Size Standard: $22.5 Million SAM: in accordance with FAR 19.301-1, 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 Small Business concern under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to the acquisition. 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. The following factors are included in the Request for SF 330s and will be used to evaluate firms. Firms responding to this notice will be evaluated and ranked using the selection criteria listed below. The factors are listed in descending order of importance. The evaluation will consider how each factor is addressed and how it is formatted to coincide with the selection criteria. The contract will be used by Facilities Management Services at VISN 12 facilities for Third Party FPE Professional Services for various projects under NAICS code 541330 - Engineering Services with size standard $22.5 million. The FPE will furnish all necessary qualified personnel, material and services to conduct/perform approved TO in accordance with this Statement of Work (SOW), and those SOWs prepared specifically for each TO. These Professional Fire Protection Design Engineering Services may include but are not limited to items such as Fire Alarm System design, Fire Suppression System design, Fire Dampers/Barriers assessments, Life Safety Assessments, Statements of Condition (SOC) drawing preparation, and site-specific Fire/Life Safety concern consultation services. EVALUATION FACTORS: Selection criteria will be based on the following factors, in descending order of importance, in accordance with FAR 36.602-1 and VAAR 836.602-1. Professional Qualifications of Team Proposed - Background of firm and key personnel (Project Manager, Principal, and other key personnel) provided in the SF330. Previous Experience of Proposed Team - Provide the specific experience and qualifications of the personnel proposed for healthcare facility projects, including Life Safety Assessment with TJC Statement of Conditions preparation, Fire Protection System design, submittal review and third party design review projects and their record of working together as a team. Firm's Capacity - Describe the firm's ability to accomplish the work in the required time, including the possibility of one or more projects simultaneously. Indicate the firm's present workload and the availability of the project team, for the specified contract performance period. Demonstrate the estimating effectiveness for ten of the firm's most recent bid fire protection projects. Past Performance - Past performance on contracts with government agencies in terms of cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules. Management Plan - Reputation and standing of the firm and its principal officials with respect to professional performance, general management, and cooperativeness. Specialized Experience of Team - Specialized experience with providing Fire Protection engineering services for health care facilities and specifically Veterans Administration Medical Centers. Submit separate example projects (10 each) that demonstrate the firms experience in Life Safety Assessment/SOC, fire alarm design, fire sprinkler design and code consulting projects within the last 10 years. Miscellaneous Experience - Address experiences from the projects listed in the SF330 in regard to: (1) CADD and other computer applications; (2) value engineering; (3) life cycle cost analyses; (4) infection control; (5) asbestos fireproofing and fast track construction. Insurance and Litigation - Address the types and amounts of liability insurance carried. Identify all litigation against the firm because of improper or incomplete architectural and engineering services over the last ten years and its outcomes. 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. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested and eligible firms should submit their current SF330 as follows: Electronic pdf copy via email to ricky.bond@va.gov cc Kristi Kluck krisit.kluck3@va.gov. a. See acceptable electron information below; b. Size limitation is 10MB per email; The SF330s are due on May 22, 2023 at 4:00 PM (Local time). Acceptable electronic formats (software) for submission of SF330 packages: (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) SF330s shall be provided on standard letter size 8-1/2 by 11-inch paper, limited to a maximum of seventy-five (75), single-sided, single-spaced, and numbered pages. If more than seventy-five (75) single-sided pages are submitted, all pages after seventy-five (75) pages may not be evaluated. The font for text shall be Times New Roman 12-point or larger. (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: http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/type/TOP, type in SF330 in the Find a Form block and click on search. 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 ricky.bond@va.gov and krisit.kluck3@va.gov. VA Primary Point of Contact: Ricky Bond, NCO 12 Contracting Specialist, ricky.bond@va.gov. NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THE GOVERNMENT IS SEEKING INFORMATION FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THE GOVERNMENT MAY OR MAY NOT ISSUE SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS (REQUEST for SF 330s). TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE RETURNED.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/1e557fc643f841d4b81cb59f63c78bc3/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: VISN 12 VAMCs 60154, USA

Zip Code: 60154

Country: USA
 

Record

SN06656878-F 20230422/230420230110 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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