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NATIONAL REGION AE IDIQ

20001 36C10F21R0013

04-29-2021

3:00 PM

EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA

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541330 Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Construction and Facilities Management (00CFM3B) 425 I Street NW Washington DC 20001 Contract Specialist Athena Jackson Athena.jackson@va.gov 202-632-5751

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36C10F21R0013. The Sources Sought Notice is amended as follows:

A. Page 2. Contract Information.

1. Paragraph 1. The first two sentences are edited to read “The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Construction & Facilities Management (CFM), National Region proposes to obtain the services for Design-Bid-Build (DBB) construction contract packages, preparation of packages for Design-Build (DB) projects, facilities support, design, project management , maintenance of design and construction standards, historic preservation services, and design and facilities expertise to the Department of Veterans Affairs to deliver high quality, cost effective facilities in support of our Nation's Veterans. Professional multi-disciplined Architect/Engineer Services to include, but not limited to: code review; site investigations; analysis; master planning, design; preparation of specifications and drawings; preparation of cost estimates; construction period services; preparation of as-built record drawings; site visits during construction; safety; industrial hygiene; fire safety and Construction Document review; Pre-Construction Document Technical Studies, Construction Quality Assurance/Quality Control.

2. Page 3. The paragraph at the beginning of the page.

Add the following after the last sentence:

“The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Construction & Facilities Management (CFM), key customers are, but are not limited to the VA Districts, the VA Central Office (VACO), the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), National Cemetery Administration (NCA), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) and subordinate Veteran Integrated Services Networks (VISN), VA Medical Centers (VAMC), National Acquisition Centers (NAC), CFM Regional Offices and VBA field offices across the country.

Design for projects to be performed under this IDIQ will primarily consist of general building projects and may be either design-bid-build or design-build. Design shall include but not be limited to, new construction, repair, alteration, and renovation of buildings, systems and infrastructure and may include civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, global positioning and communication systems. Types of facilities include administrative, industrial, maintenance, warehouses, communications, dormitory, medical, honor guard, committal shelter, site civil and utility infrastructure, traditional and cremain gravesite development in support of CFM and key customers, such as the National Cemetery Administration and Veterans Health Administration, throughout the US and its’ territories. “

(B) Factor 1, Professional Qualifications. Subfactor a, Key Personnel Qualifications (See Attachment 1). The first two sentences are revised to read: “Resumes of qualified personnel should be presented in Section E of the SF 330 for the Key Personnel identified in Attachment 1. Registration or certification requirements are identified in Attachment 1.”

(C) Page 3. SF 330 Evaluation Criteria. The following definitions are added before the first sentence.

“Definitions:

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Recent: projects within the past five years, 2015 – 2020. “Well underway” means at least 50% completed by the submission date of SF 330.”

Relevant: refers to projects of similar size, scope, and complexity to the Sources Sought Notice.

(D) Page 4. Factor 3. Past Performance.

1. First Paragraph. The first sentence is edited to state “Past Performance information for a minimum five examples and no more than 10 examples for work related to the A/E IDIQ tasks listed in this request for SF330s.”

2. Second Paragraph. Add the following sentence to the beginning of the second paragraph: “Firms must provide a CPARS or a completed and customer-signed Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) form for each of the projects.”

(E) A/E IDIQ Tasks. Task 3.

1. The Title of Task 3 is changed to read “MASTER PLANNING AND SCHEMATIC DESIGNS”.

2. The Description of Work is changed to read:

A. Master Plans (MP): to include but not limited to presenting a comprehensive long-range development plan or the refinement of an existing master plan for a cemetery site, which would require site investigations, collecting data, performing analyses, making presentations and conducting other fact finding studies that might be necessary to support the design of the project. This may include an economic analysis, feasibility studies, suitability studies, and developing scopes for programmed projects. Services may also include additional planning studies supported by Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) or Geographic Information System (GIS) technology as necessary based on specific project scope.

B. Schematic Designs: Provide all services for preparation, planning, evaluation, review, and recommendations for all architectural and engineering discipline calculations, specifications, reports, systems analyses, drawings, and cost estimates meeting the approved space program, and program for design in accordance with the A/E Design Submission Program Guide PG-18-15. Services may include site visits to VA facilities and meetings with Office of Construction and Facilities Management (CFM) personnel in Washington, D.C.

(F) Page 10. SF330 Submission Requirements.

1. After the second sentence add the following “Cover pages, index pages, CPARS/PPQs do not count towards page limitations.”

2. Page 11. The last paragraph is edited to read:

The Request for Information (RFI) cut-off date and time is 4/16/2021 at 4:00 PM EDT. Email RFI inquiries to Athena.jackson@va.gov. SF330 submissions must be received not later than 04-29-2021, 3:00 PM EDT, EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA. The submittal packages are to be sent by email. Submittals received after this date and time will not be considered and will be handled in accordance with FAR

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52.215-1. Faxed submittals will not be accepted. The NAICS Code is 541330 and the Size Standard is $16,500,000. Offerors must be registered in the SAM database and in order to participate in this procurement. Firms must also be registered in Veterans Information Page (VIP) database (https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/) at the time of SF330 submission and time of award and at a time of task order issuance. Include contact name, phone number, and email address on SF 330. Submit Parts I & II via email entitled A/E lDlQ Services —36C10F21R0013. The submittal packages to be sent by email to:

Athena Jackson

(G) Attachment 1 is replaced with the revision included in the modification to the Previous Notice.

See attached document: RFI Log 04-02-2021.