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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Sources Sought Notice Rev. March 2010 C A/E Construct Behavioral Health/Primary Care Clinic #595-600 17042 36C24418R0658 08-31-2018 N 541310 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4 Mark R Andrews Contract Specialist 717-242-6621 1700 South Lincoln Ave Lebanon, PA 17042

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www.va.gov Department of Veteran Affairs mark.andrews3@va.gov Mark Andrews | Contract Specialist This announcement is for the selection of an Architect-Engineer (AE) for the Behavioral Health and Primary Care Minor Project. The location of the project will be at the Lebanon Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1700 S. Lincoln Avenue, Lebanon, Pennsylvania. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract. All potential offerors must provide a SF 330 containing all required information listed below. The form format must be the General Services Administration SF 330 found on the website http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/download/116486 Forms Library.

CONTRACT INFORMATION: The project consists of a qualified AE firm for providing a full set of construction documents for a Behavioral Health and Primary Care Minor Project and to:

· Site investigation - architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, site surveys,

· etc.

· Construction drawings and specifications

· 3rd Party cost estimates

· Cost estimate of expected construction cost at the end of each phase

· Construction period services - review of submissions, provide recommendations regarding contractor change proposals, visit site per VA's request and add to drawings as-built conditions from contractor's record drawings and VA correspondence during construction. A/E shall review all construction change orders and provide an independent cost estimate on each change order request. A/E shall respond on site within a two-hour period when requested and shall provide site visits as requested during construction.

· Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) including a drawing and specification

· A pre-construction risk assessment (PCRA) The contract award will incorporate the attached Scope of Work. Expected A-E services listed as: Title I – Site Investigation Services, Title I - Design Services, and Title II – Construction Period Services with Site Visits.

This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks AE Act as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 36.6 and Veterans Administration Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 836.6. Firms will be selected for presentations based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for required work. This contract is set-aside 100% for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business’s (SDVOSB) capable of completing work under the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code 541330. The small business standard is $7.5 million dollars.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit three (3) hard copies of Standard Form 330 (SF 330) and one (1) electronic CD copy of Parts I and II in the format found at http://www.acgov.org/pwa/documents/sf330.pdf no later than 3:00 pm on August 31, 2018.

All SF330 submittals must be sent to the attention of:

Lebanon VA Medical Center Attention: Mark Ryan Andrews Contracting – Building 99 1700 S. Lincoln Avenue Lebanon, PA 17042 Submissions by electronic means are NOT permitted. All questions are to be sent to the attention of mark.andrews3@va.gov Additionally, the submission must include an insert detailing the following information:

Special Note: An AE firm failing to provide any of the documentation detailed in the Sources Sought Notice may be determined as Non-Responsive and may not be considered.

In order to assure compliance with FAR Clause 52.219-14(b)(1) – Limitations on Subcontracting, all firms submitting SF 330’s for this Sources Sought Notice are required to indicate what percentage of the cost of contract performance will be expended by the Prime A-E firm’s employees and in which discipline(s) and percentage of cost of contract performance to be expended (and in what disciplines) by any other subcontracted or otherwise used small or large business entity(s). Any subcontracted or otherwise business entity(s) used must be identified by name, office location and size/type of business (i.e. SDVOSB, VOSB, 8(a), large, etc).

Personal visits by A-E firms, for the purpose of discussing this announcement or the submittal is not permitted. No contract for construction of any project shall be awarded to the firm, subsidiaries or affiliates that designed the project.

Prior to submittal of the SF 330, the selected firm must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov and must also be registered in VetBiz and be verified.

SELECTION CRITERIA: The VA will use the following criteria to determine competition when reviewing the SF 330 received. If a submitting firm fails to meet these criteria they will be deemed non-responsive and shall be rated accordingly. Selection criteria as identified in FAR Subpart 36.6 and VA Acquisition regulation 836.6 will be used. The first three (3) factors (Professional Qualifications to Perform the Services Required and Specialized Experience and Technical Competence and Past Performance) are significantly more important than the other five (5) factors which are listed in descending order of importance.

1. Professional Qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services:

This is intended to evaluate the personal experience of firm members who work in the firm's project office and are scheduled to be assigned to the design team. The key positions should include Project Managers, Quality Assurance Manager, Architects, Structural Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Civil Engineers, Fire Protection Engineers, Environmental Engineers, and Interior Designers. Firm should indicate whether these personnel have professional certifications in particular field, i.e. PE in Mechanical Engineering. Firms may submit any other personal they feel are significant for the type of work described in Section B: Specialized Experience and Technical Competence.

2. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence in the type of work required:

This factor evaluates the experience of the firm and design team in completing projects requiring skills similar to those anticipated for this contract. This may include general renovation of medical center space to include architectural changes of walls, ceilings, floors, finishes, masonry, doorways including hardware, plumbing including storm sewer, sanitary, hot and cold water, Heating, ventilating, Air conditioning (HVAC) to include, package units, variable air and constant air volume terminals with reheat, Variable frequency drive air handlers, steam and condensate piping, primary and secondary electrical circuits, digital controls, fire protection to include sprinkle system, central fire and security alarms, audio paging systems, asbestos abatement and all work to return space to finished, functioning condition. Experience providing drawings in 3D. Designing general construction of new space to include structural work, roofing, exterior walls, site work, site utilities and work as stated above. Extra consideration may be given for experience designing projects for Department of Veterans Affairs Facilities.

NOTE: Ensure that projects listed were completed by the firm as the prime contractor and not as a subcontractor or projects completed by key personnel while employed by another firm

3. Past performance on contracts with Government agencies (Particularly Department of Veterans Affairs) and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules.

Note: Project Past Performance information for projects performed shall be evaluated as either Relevant or Not Relevant. Not Relevant projects shall not be evaluated.

The following definitions apply:

Relevant: Past/Present performance efforts involve the magnitude of effort and complexities which are essentially what this contract requires.

Not Relevant: Past/Present performance efforts involve none or significantly less magnitude of effort and complexities which are essentially what this contract requires.

Currency: For the purposes of this contract, currency is performance occurring within the last seven years from the posting of the contract synopsis. Projects which are not current shall not be evaluated.

NOTE: Distance shall be measured from the Lebanon VA Medical Center, Lebanon, PA

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