Contracting Officer (90C), Department of Veterans Affairs, North Texas Health Care System, 4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216

C -- RELOCATE PHYSICAL MEDICINS, REHABILITATION AND PROSTHETICS SERVICES549- SOL 549-47-99 DUE 052799 POC David L. Hill, (214) 857-0031 Provide A/E services including investigative, design and construction period services for relocation and expansion of the medical center's Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation (PM&R), and Prosthetics services. Relocation will take place within existing building two ( bldg. 2) space. PM&R and Prosthetics are currently housed in the basement of bldg. 2 within grossly deficient space and will be relocated to the second (2nd) floor of bldg. 2. Bldg. 2, 2nd floor A and C wings will house relocated PM&R and a portion of the B wing space will house the relocated Prosthetic service. The anticipated gross square foot of design space is 29,000 square feet. Oral Surgery and dental operations currently housed within the B wing will remain and require attention to egress conditions. Design will incorporate demolition and asbestos abatement of existing space and complete renovation of space with all support utilities, services and systems to provide fully furnished and functional PM&R and Prosthetics suites. Professional design disciplines required will include, but are not limited to, Architectural, Structural, MEP, Certified Industrial Hygiene, and specialized fire and safety engineers or consultants. Work will include completion of an investigative report stating recommended modifications, development of conceptual layouts including budgetary cost estimates, and preliminary scheduling assuring adherence to budgeted amount and the time frames. Following accepted preliminary design A/E will provide detailed construction documents, cost estimate, and scheduling. The A/E firm will establish design through interface with user group(s). Construction documents will include demolition and asbestos removal along with interim life safety requirements to be followed during construction. It is anticipated that construction will be accomplished primarily with North Texas Health Care System (NTHCS) construction forces, with certain items such as HVAC systems being sub-contracted. Items subcontracted will require complete contract documents fully delineated from primary work and suitable for issue of separate solicitation for bid. The A/E will provide detailed fire and sprinkler system construction drawings which when installed are fully certifiable under current NFPA, City of Dallas, and VA criteria. The fire sprinkler system must be fully compatible with existing medical center wide Cerberous Pyrotronics system. All HVAC systems and controls must be compatible with existing Landis and Staffa controls systems. Interface with these companies, to ensure compatibility, will be the responsibility of the A/E. Design meetings will consist of a project kick off meeting, preliminary design review meeting, and construction document review meetings at 35%, 65%, and 95% completion of design. Three complete sets of review documents will be provided at each submittal review date. Excluding government review time, design will be completed within sixty (60) calendar days from receipt of a Notice to Proceed. Plans are to be produced on AutoCAD 14 for  Windows NT. Specifications are to be produced in  Microsoft Project 4.0. Upon completion of 100% of construction documents, 15 sets of blue line drawings and bond specifications along with one (1) set of unbound specifications, and 1 set of specifications on 3 x 5" disk will be provided. As Built drawings will be provided on Mylar and 1 set on 3.5" disks. Construction cost limitation is two million and seven hundred dollars ($2.700,000). Construction period services will include as built drawings and may include, if needed, but not limited to, shop drawings, submittal review, and site visits. Shop drawings, submittal review and site visits would pertain primarily to sub-contracted work. A/E selection will be based on the following criteria and maximum point values are shown to reflect relative importance: (1) 50 points past performance which exhibits specialized experience and technical competence of work to be performed, experience with hospital renovation of patient area required, GSA procurement experience and a knowledge of VA specifications preferred; (2) 50 points experience which exhibits an ability to design within budgeted cost limitation and preparation of accurate and highly detailed construction and furnishings cost estimates; (3) 40 points- capacity to accomplish work in the required time frame (60 calendar days as stated above); (4) 40 points- quality control methods used to ensure technical accuracy of work; (5) 40 points- professional qualifications of staff and consultants; (6) 20 points experience and capabilities using CADD disk for submissions, (7) 20 points- demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design, and (8) 10 points- geographic location of A/E firms and consulting servicing offices. In accordance with PL 100-656, this acquisition is not restricted to business size. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 8712 Architectural Services applies to this acquisition and the small business size determination is NTE $2.5 million in average annual receipts during the preceding 3 fiscal years. A/E firms which meet the requirements in this announcement are invited to submit (1) a Standard Form (SF) 254, "Architect-Engineer" and Related Services Questionnaire, and (2) SF 255 "Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project". Submissions shall be marked to the attention of David L. Hill (90C) at the above address, and shall be received on or before 4:30 p.m. local time, 05/27/99. This is not a request for proposals. Posted 04/21/99 (W-SN322587). (0111)

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