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Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Network Contracting Office 4

POINT OF CONTACT*

melvin.moore2@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard

Altoona PA

COUNTRY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

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DESCRIPTION

Replace Life Safety & Biomedical Systems | Project 503-22-101 503-22-101 Replace Life Safety and Biomedical System - Design

Estimated design duration is 365 days from notice to proceed.

Magnitude of construction: Between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000 Solicitation is 100% Full & Open Competition – unrestricted.

Synopsis:

The A/E will furnish design services, technical specifications, working drawings, cost estimates, as-built drawings, construction period services, and site visits for Project No. 503-22-101, “Replace Life Safety and Biomedical Systems”. This project will include the following:

· Replace all medical air, medical vacuum and waste anesthetic gas disposal central supply systems, electric, control, warning/alarm systems, as well as associated piping, valves, gauges, regulators, relief valves, and labeling. All piping, to include new and existing oxygen, medical air and vacuum, shall be designed to limit pressure drop to 10% or less from source to outlet. Design for the installation of emergency supply connections for oxygen, medical air, and vacuum systems (10% or less pressure drop shall apply).

· Project replaces campus fire alarm system and upgrades the aging fire alarm panels and infrastructure, to include but is not limited to, main fire alarm panel, NAC panels, dialer, fiber optics, etc.

· This project will interconnect the facility's four electrical emergency generators to be able to share all the available capacity and have built in redundancy.

Design work includes but is not limited to: Perform a complete site survey to evaluate existing conditions, research and presentation on appropriate systems for use at our station, means and methods of installing new system, coordinating any phasing of project, assembly and review of construction documents, specifications, As-builts and closeout procedures. Must have experience providing drawings in Autodesk’s AutoCAD Architecture.

This announcement is for the selection of an Architect-Engineer (AE) for the Replace Life Safety and Biomedical System Design Project. The location of the project will be at the James E. Van Zandt (Altoona) Veterans Administration Medical Center, 2907 Pleasant Valley Blvd., Altoona, PA 16602. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract. All potential offerors must provide a SF 330 containing all required information listed in the solicitation. The form format must be on the current General Services Administration SF 330 found on the website Architect-Engineer Qualifications | GSA Forms Library.

CONTRACT INFORMATION: The project consists of a highly qualified professional Architect/Engineer (A/E) firm to provide services and develop all, Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, Construction Period Services, Technical Specifications, Cost Estimates, submittal registers, and as-built drawings for the Replace Life Safety and Biomedical Systems Project that involves the following details:

· Replace all medical air, medical vacuum, and waste anesthetic gas disposal central supply systems, electric, control, warning/alarm systems, as well as associated piping, valves, gauges, regulators, relief valves, and labeling. All piping, to include new and existing oxygen, medical air, and vacuum, shall be designed to limit pressure drop to 10% or less from source to outlet. Design for the installation of emergency supply connections for oxygen, medical air, and vacuum systems (10% or less pressure drop shall apply).

· Project replaces campus fire alarm system and upgrades the aging fire alarm panels and infrastructure, to include but is not limited to, main fire alarm panel, NAC panels, dialer, fiber optics, etc.

· This project will interconnect the facility's four electrical emergency generators to be able to share all the available capacity and have built in redundancy.

· The A/E shall investigate all existing spaces and systems prior to first submission.

· Design work includes but is not limited to: Perform a complete site survey to evaluate existing conditions, research, and presentation on appropriate systems for use at our station, means and methods of installing new system, coordinating any phasing of project, assembly and review of construction documents, specifications, As-builts and closeout procedures. Must have experience providing drawings in Autodesk’s AutoCAD Architecture.

· Design and construction work will be coordinated with other active projects at the Medical Center.

· Other options as determined by design meetings for efficient delivery of service.

All work under this contract shall meet the requirements of the latest versions of the TIL at the VA Office of Construction & Facilities Management MASTER CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS (PG-18-1) - Office of Construction & Facilities Management (va.gov), Building Information Modeling (BIM) Manual, and associated industry standards including, but not limited to, VA Drawing Deliverable Requirements, VA Space Planning Criteria, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, VA Physical Security Standards, Site Development Design Manual Requirements, Architectural Design Manual Requirements, and all National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Life Safety Code Requirements.

The contract award will incorporate the attached Scope of Work. Expected AE services will require: Title I – Site Investigation Services, Title I - Design Services, and Title II – Construction Period Services.

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. A minimum of three most highly qualified firms will be selected for presentations based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for required work.

Solicitation is 100% Full & Open Competition – unrestricted.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested firms having the capabilities and the necessary qualified experience to perform this work must submit by electronic submission of Standard Form 330 (SF 330) Parts I and II in the format found at Architect-Engineer Qualifications | GSA no later than:

11:00 A.M. on December 19, 2023.

NOTICE: ELCTRONIC SUBMISSION IS REQUIRED

All SF 330 submittals shall be submitted in PDF Format by EMAIL to melvin.moore2@va.gov.

Additionally, the submission must include the following information:

· UEI Number

· Tax ID Number

· The e-mail address and phone number of the Primary Point of Contact

· A copy of Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy for the Prime Contractor.

· A copy of the firm’s Pennsylvania State Licensure for the Prime Contractor, or a statement indicating how the provided drawings will be sealed by a PA licensed Engineer.

· A statement indicating what office the AE firm will utilize as its primary design office.

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

All firms submitting SF 330’s for this Solicitation 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 other business entity used.

A/E EVALUATION CRITERIA

Please note this is not a request for proposal. Eligible responses received will be evaluated and the most highly qualified firms will be compiled on a shortlist of candidates who will be contacted for an interview. The Professional Qualification, Specialized Experience and Past Performance factors are significantly more important than the other five (5) factors and are of equal importance. The remaining five (5) factors which are listed are of equal importance between themselves. The following evaluation criteria shall be used to evaluate firms and determine the most highly qualified firm for possible contract award.

1. Professional Qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services: This is intended to evaluate the personnel and their related qualifications. The key positions should include Project Managers, Quality Assurance Managers, Civil Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Structural Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Fire Alarm Designers, Fire Protection Engineers and Environmental Engineers. Firm should indicate whether these personnel have professional certifications in their particular field i.e., PE in Mechanical Engineering. At least one team member shall have a valid ASSE 6060 certification (Medical Gas Systems Designer Certification).

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. A highly qualified professional Architect/Engineer (A/E) firm will demonstrate expertise in fire alarm systems, medical gas and vacuum systems, and emergency electrical generators. A project that consists of a highly qualified professional Architect/Engineer (A/E) firm providing services that develop all Life Safety and Biomedical Programs, Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, Construction Administration Services, Technical Specifications, Cost Estimates and as-built documents for the Replace Life Safety and Biomedical Systems project that involves the following details:

Meeting the requirements of the latest versions of the VA Office of VA Building Information Modeling (BIM) Manual, and associated industry standards including, but not limited to, VA Drawing Deliverable Requirements, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, VA Physical Security Standards, Site Development Design Manual Requirements, Architectural Design Manual Requirements, and all National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Life Safety Code Requirements.

The intent of this project is to provide the Government with constructible documents detailing the design for the replacement of all the current Life Safety and Biomedical Systems that reflects the above requirements as the solicited SOW.

Extra experience consideration may be given for projects 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 five years from the posting of the contract synopsis. Projects which are not current shall not be evaluated.

4. Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time: this factor evaluates the ability of the A-E firm to, given their current projected workload and the availability of their key personnel, to accomplish the project in the required time as outlined in the SOW.

5. Location in the general geographic area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project: This factor evaluates the response time from the A-E firms design office from the location of work (Altoona VA Medical Center). The personnel identified as the design team staff are expected to work in the design office identified for evaluation of this factor.

6. Reputation and standing of the firm and its principal officials with respect to professional performance, general management, and cooperativeness.

7. Record of significant claims against the firm because of improper or incomplete architectural and engineering services. Offerors to include letter with submission indicating the number of claims filed for errors and omissions within the previous three (3) years prior to the due date of the Standard Form 330’s.

8. Specific experience and qualifications to the project and their record of working together as a team.

All respondents must be registered in the System Award Management System (SAM) data base at time of SF 330 submittal. Any offeror not SAM verified at time of submission will be disqualified from evaluation.

See attached document: SOW 503-22-101 Replace Life Safety and Biomedical Systems.

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Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice