Department of Veterans Affairs, Ronald J. Adam, Director, A/E Eval. Service (087A), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420

C -- PSYCHIATRIC PATIENT PRIVACY, VA MEDICAL CENTER, MURFREESBO RO, TN SOL 622-127 POC Contact Point, Samuel A. Spiegel, (202)233-2194, Contracting Officer, Edward L. Bradley, (202)233-3249, Additional Contact, Ronald J. Adam, (202)233-3181 Architect or architect/engineer firm to provide professional services for advanced planning and design of a project that may include, but is not limited to: Psychiatric Patient Privacy. At a minimum, the project will include renovation of approximately 98,500 gross square feet and new construction of approximately 46,969 gross square feet. The project will include three (3) buildings. The new construction will connect to the existing buildings to provide ample space for private and semi-private patient facilities and all functional space required to support a Mental Health and Behavioral Nursing Unit. A total of six (6) Mental Health and Behavioral Nursing Units will be included. The three (3) buildings included in this project are Georgian Colonial set in the south perimeter of the Medical Center. Required services will include schematics and/or design development, including all appropriate architectural, interior design and engineering disciplines, and a firm estimate of construction cost. The contract will include a government option for contract documents preparation and construction period services. Only firms with in-house architectural services, experienced in the design of similar type projects will be considered. Emphasis will be placed on the estimating capabilities of the applicants. Applicants must have an established working office in the state of Tennessee of sufficient size and experience to accomplish the work. No firm will be considered unless an application consisting of a completed SF 255, and such other evidence of experience and capabilities the applicant considers relevant, is received by the VA A/E Evaluation Service within 30 days of the date of this advertisement. A current SF 254, representing and differentiating between the personnel, experience and capabilities of all involved offices, must be included with the application together with current SF 254s for each proposed consultants's office involved. Applications will be rated based on the relevant experience of both the firm(s) and assigned individuals, the applicant's capacity to do the work, record of past performance on VA work, geographic considerations and the inclusion of minority-owned and women-owned consultants. Award of a contract is dependent upon availability of funds. This is not a request for a proposal. If subcontracting opportunities exist and the submitting firm is not a small business, the small and small disadvantaged business subcontracting goals will be 40% and 15% respectively of the amount of work consulted out. Note: the ''covenant against contingent fees ''clause is applicable to this solicitation. (0108)

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