Department of Veterans Affairs, A/E Evaluation and Program Support Team (181A), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420

C -- ADVANCE PLANNING AND DESIGN PROJECT -- NEW SURGICAL SUITE AND POST ANESTHESIA CARE UNIT, VA MEDICAL CENTER, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI SOL 589-401 POC Scope: Pearl Yen, 202-565-5225/Selection Process: Robert T. Smoot, 202-565-4181 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: New Construction and Renovation of adjacent space (approximately 26,500 gross square feet of new construction and 4,500 gross square feet of alterations). At a minimum, this project will include relocation of the surgical suite and post anesthesia care unit from Bldg.1, 3rd floor to Bldg. 26, 5th floor. New construction includes an interstitial space to serve as mechanical space for the floors above and below and to allow floor alignment between the ambulatory care/critical care building (Bldg. 26) and the main hospital building (Bldg. 1). The new surgical suite and PACU will be located directly above the intensive care units with convenient elevator access. Also in the scope of work, the new surgical suite will provide for both inpatient and outpatient surgeries. The project will include accommodations relating to proper support space from our existing SPD located in the basement of Bldg.1. All HVAC, plumbing, medical gas, and other mechanical systems will be installed, as well as electrical and communication systems that normally accompany a new addition for a surgical suite and PACU. Required services will include schematics and/or design development, including all appropriate architectural and engineering disciplines, an estimate of the cost for construction, and project phasing. 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 and renovation of medical facilities will be considered. Emphasis will be placed on estimating capabilities and previous successful experience with renovation of existing operational medical facilities. Applicants must have an established working office within a 100-mile radius of the site of sufficient size and experience to accomplish the work. This proposed acquisition is a 100% small business set-aside. Firms must indicate in response whether they meet the requirements for a small business concern. 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 & Program Support Team 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, the participation of minority-owned and women-owned consultants, and demonstrate success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design. Award of a contract is dependent upon the availability of funds. This is not a request for a proposal. Note: the "covenant against contingent fees" clause is applicable to this solicitation.*** Posted 03/19/99 (W-SN310665). (0078)

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