C -- A/E SERVICES FOR DEVELOP FACILITY MASTER PLANNING STRATEGY

Notice Date

April 16, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Contracting Officer (04A-H), 7180 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15206

ZIP Code

15206

Solicitation Number

RFP 646-25-01

Response Due

May 22, 2001

Point of Contact

Janet Leuthold (412)365-5427

Description

The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System has a requirement for professional Architect/Engineer services, to include health care consulting and design services, for Development of a Facility Master Planning Strategy. The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System is comprised of three (3) separate medical center sites at University Drive C (tertiary care), Highland Drive (neuropsychiatric care) and Aspinwall (geriatric care). Services will include but not necessarily be limited to gathering and review of relevant data to verify and modify the current strategic plan and recommend spacial improvements to the healthcare delivery system; identify a minimum of three (3) options for improving the location of all medical, surgical, long term care, and social and administrative services at each of the sites. Improvements are identified as increasing performance measurements, increasing productivity, and reducing administrative costs. Options will also consider the impact of the pending major ambulatory building/renovation; Identification of spatial alignment changes to support changes in healthcare and administrative service delivery options at each of the three (3) sites to enhance and promote delivery of services as a single healthcare system. A deliverable item will be a listing of all project descriptions, drawings and blueprints showing each approved project and associated moves and a complete spacial arrangement of services within the 3-site hospital system that will be targeted for completion by the year 2010. Time frame for completion is one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days after notice to proceed. This is an unrestricted procurement open to both large and small business concerns IAW the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program (FAR 19.10) set-aside requirements dated 1/4/01. The NAICS code designated for this procurement is 541330 and the small business size standard is 4.0 million. See numbered Note 24 for description of criteria which the Government will utilize to evaluate and select an A/E firm with the following additional criteria being considered: reputation and standing of the firm and its principals with regard to performance, management and cooperativeness; record of significant claims against the client because of improper or incomplete services; and specific experience and qualifications of personnel proposed for assignment to the project and their record of working together as a team, including that of partners, consultants and/or other subcontractors proposed to perform the work. Area of consideration is limited to a one hundred (100) mile radius of the VA Pittsburgh's Highland Drive division. Interested and qualified firms within this geographic area should provide three (3) copies of current SF 254 and SF 255 for its own concern and any concerns proposed as partner or subcontractor to Janet Leuthold, Contracting Officer (04A1-H) at the Highland Drive address listed herein no later than C.O.B. (4:30pm), 5/22/01. Forms may also be provided electronically to Janet.Leuthold@med.va.gov. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE AVAILABLE. Award of contract is subject to the availability of funds.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010418/CSOL003.HTM (W-106 SN50J3C2)