Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 50 Irving Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20422

D -- CAD SERVICES SOL RFQ 688-38-97 DUE 010897 POC Joan F. Van Middlesworth, Contracting Officer (202)745-8413 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This notice constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is being issued as a Request of Quotation number RFQ 688-38-97. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular number 90-42. The SIC Code for this solicitation is 7373. The small business size standard is $18 Million. Contractor will furnish all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, and supplies to produce CAD drawings of Building 1 (694,000 S.F. approx) and Building 6 (152,000 S.F. approx) areas at the VA Medical Center in Washington, D.C. using computer generated floor and utility plan system. Completion time for the Base Bid and all of its alternates is 300 days ARO. Bid Items are as follows: GROUP I Building 1 -- Base Bid Item 1. Architectural Floor Plans shall include: walls, doors, windows, all plumbing fixtures, partitions,columns, all partitions (fixed and portable), stairs, room numbers,occupancy/room functions, square footage, department ownership. Completion time is 90 days ARO. Estimated Quantity 694,000 SF. Alternate Item 2. Add Utility Plans to Base Bid including pipes, valves, steam traps, AOV Systems, Sprinkler System, dampers, Fire Alarm devices, ductwork, and equipment (i.e. Air Handlers, Exhaust Fans, MCC's, Electrical Panels, transformers, electrical outlets thermostats, pumps, and exposed ducts), as well as sizes of ducts. Add 30 days to completion time. Estimated Quantity 694,000 SF. Alternate Item 3. Reflected Ceiling Plan (grid,lights, return and supply vents, sprinkler heads, furdowns, smoke or heat detectors, and exit lights). Add 30 days to completion time. Estimated Quantity 694,000 SF. Alternate Item 4. Other Plans includes communication lines, device locations, paging system, TV/Radio systems, Nurse Call systems, and Security Systems. Add 30 days to completion time. Estimated Quantity 694,000 SF. SUMMARY BID FOR GROUP I Building 1 (Items 1-4). GROUP II Building 6 -- Alternate Item 5. Architectural Floor Plans shall include: walls, doors, windows, all plumbing fixtures, partitions, columns, all partitions(fixed and portable), stairs, room numbers, occupancy/room functions, square footage, department ownership. Add 30 days to completion time. Estimated Quantity 152,000 SF. Alternate Item 6. Utility Plans including pipes, valves, steam traps, AOV Systems, Sprinkler System, dampers, Fire Alarm devices, ductwork, and equipment (i.e. Air Handlers, Exhaust Fans, MCC's, Electrical Panels, transformers, electrical outlets, thermostats, pumps, and exposed ducts), as well as sizes of ducts and pipes. Add 30 days to completion time. Estimated Quantity 152,000 SF. Alternate Item7. Reflected Ceiling Plan (grid,lights, return and supply vents, sprinkler heads, furdowns, smoke or heat detectors, and exit lights). Add 30 days to completion time. Estimated Quantity 152,000 SF. Alternate Item 8. Other Plans includes communication lines, device locations, paging system, TV/Radio systems, Nurse Call systems, and Security Systems. Add 30 days to completion time. Estimated Quantity 152,000 SF. SUMMARY BID FOR GROUP II Building 6 (Items 5-8). The award will be made on either an individual item basis or summary bid basis, whichever results in the lowest cost to the Government. Therefore, to assure proper evaluation of all bids, a bidder quoting a summary bid price must also quote a price on each individual item included in the summary bid price. In the event the offer exceeds the funds available, a single award will be made on Group I, followed by Group II, or by items in order of priority or a combination of Group I and the items in Group II. The Bid Items are listed in order of priority. Special Requirements include: Verification and review of existing as-built drawings, old and active construction documents, and detailed field surveying. Plans must be drawn on AutoCad Release 12, drawing on another format and converting to AutoCad is not acceptable. If later version of AutoCad is used, vendor shall update existing VA AutoCad version. All drawings shall be drawn to full scale. Additional layer names used (other than AutoCad Standard) shall be followed per VA Designation. Multiple colors per layer will not be used. All files will be .DWG Format supplied on 3-1/2" diskettes. Dark Colors shall not be used. Text to be Roman Simplex. Each floor of each building shall be a separate file. Vendor shall complete one area before going to another (each wing and floor is considered an area). Vendor shall give the VA completed area drawings to review periodically through the project. Progress payments may be allowed based on these submissions. All blocks used on diskette shall be submitted. Scanning or Digitizing Of existing drawings and/or roster to vendor conversion shall not be used. Accuracy requirements (Roster to Vector Conversation) for all work shall be as follows: Drawings will use OSNAP commands. Lines will intersect as intended. AutoCad standard commands will be used. The measuring equipment must utilize electronic distance measuring with an accuracy of 5 mm per 10000 feet. All exterior walls, interior walls and corridors will be established via this method. All other required information will be gathered using a tape measure, measured from the closest "known". Measurement shall be within 1/4 inch. Accumulative error on CAD will be kept to a minimum (1" per 100 LF). All tape measuring will reference surveyed "knowns" in as much as possible. Acceptance time will be60 days from bid opening date. The following provisions apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-commercial Items and52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions including clauses incorporated by reference under Section (b)(6) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246), 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-36 Affirmative Action For Handicapped Workers (29 U.S.C. 793), 52.222-37 Employment Records of Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-41 Service Contract Act of1965 as Amended, 52.222-44 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act-Price Adjustment, 52.225-3 Buy American Act-Supplies (41 U.S.C. 10). Other clauses include 52.232-18 Availability of Funds, and 852.216-70 Estimated Quantities. A written notice of award or acceptance of offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful bidder within the time for acceptance specified in the offer shall result in a binding contract without further actions by either party. Bidders responding to this announcement shall submit a unit price for each item along with the information required in 52.212-1 and a completed copy of provision 52.212-3 to VA Medical Center (688/90C), 50 Irving Street, NW, Room 1B-112, Washington, DC20422 by January 8, 1997 at 2:00PM Local Time. All responsible sources will be considered. (0351)

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