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C -- AMBULATORY CARE ADDITION, VA MEDICAL CENTER, LYONS, NJ SOL 561-113 POC Scope: Michael Mersky, 202-565-5301/Selection Process: Dennis Hancher, 202-565-5825 Architect or architect/engineer firm to provide professional services for design development of a two-story Ambulatory Care Addition to the Main Hospital, Building No. 1. The addition will consist of approximately 56,194 gross square feet of new construction and 7,500 gross square feet of renovation. Existing Dietetics Building No. 3 will require demolition to accommodate the new construction. Asbestos abatement is involved. The project scope will include, but is not limited to: ambulatory care, audiology/speech pathology, digestive diseases program, environmental management, eye clinic, lobby, medical administration, pharmacy, pulmonary medicine, and radiology. The project does not include vertical expansion or the use of the VA Building System. Required services will include all appropriate landscape architectural, architectural, interior design, and engineering disciplines, and an estimate of the cost for construction bidding. The contract will include a government option for construction 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 New Jersey. No firm will be considered unless an application consisting of a completed SF 255 and other evidence of experience and capabilities the applicant considers relevant, is received by the VA A/E Evaluation and Program Support 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 consultant'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 consideration and the participation of minority-owned and women-owned consultants. Award of a contract is dependent upon the 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, small disadvantaged and women-owned business subcontracting goals will be 30% (SB), 15% (SDB), and 6% (WOB) respectively of the amount of work consulted out. Note: the "covenant against contingent fees" clause is applicable to this solicitation. (0280)

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