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GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Elaine Belber Elaine.Belber@va.gov No telephone inquiries will be accepted.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Fayetteville VA Medical Center

2300 Ramsey Street

Fayetteville North Carolina

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. No formal solicitation document exists at this time. We are seeking information for market research purposes only. The Government will not pay for any information solicited.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 6 is conducting market research to identify potential sources for Architect-Engineer services to complete the below scope of work.

The place of performance will be the hospital campus of the Fayetteville VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Forward all questions to the point of contact identified below. This is not a pre-solicitation notice. The magnitude of construction for this project is currently between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000 but is subject to revision prior to release of a solicitation.

The proposed NAICS 541330 Engineering Services is applicable to this acquisition with a size standard of $25.5 Million.

The proposed PSC code is C1NB Architect and Engineering – Construction: Heating and Cooling Plants.

The anticipated Period of Performance is 741 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed.

Scope of Work:

Provide professional engineering services to perform planning, investigations, surveys, reports, consultations, site visits, design work, preparation of contract drawings and specifications, preparation of construction cost estimates, construction schedule and provision of construction period services as necessary for all demolition, modification, construction, inspection, testing and certification for all construction components for project 565-25-153, Increase Chilled Water Capacity, at Fayetteville VA Medical Center, Fayetteville, NC.

The intent of this project is to work under review authority of the VAMC Staff to accomplish a detailed investigation and survey of the existing Chilled Water Plant and capacity, to design and prepare a set of complete construction documents for all architectural, structural, civil, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, life safety and other applicable components of this project. The design is to provide an increase of 1000-ton Chilled Water capacity at/to the Medical Center.

The design team shall develop three alternatives for Chilled Water expansion, each with a different approach to increase capacity. The Design Team must evaluate the pros and cons of each design in terms of cost, efficiency, feasibility of implementation, and integration challenges into the existing system and Facility.

Design shall address options in the concept phase as well as physical placement on the facility to both provide the additional capacity to meet the facilities needs as well as to minimize operational interference during the construction.

Total calendar days from Notice to Proceed to 100% Final Design Submission: 196 days.

Procurement timeframe: 180 days from the time Engineering submits package to contracting. During this timeframe, designer shall answer pre-bid RFIs and provide updated construction documents to capture any changes made through the procurement process.

Construction period services: 365 calendar days from construction award date Total contract period: 741 calendar days Small Business Requirements For market research purposes, all responses to this notice will be reviewed, regardless of small business/socioeconomic category, including those firms that are identified as large businesses. Review of responses to this notice will support later determination of set-aside requirements, if a solicitation becomes available, where the rule of two is met regarding a set-aside, including set-asides under 38 U.S.C. 8127 and 8128 for SDVOSB and/or VOSB firms registered in the SBA VetCert database, in accordance with priorities set by regulation.

All interested parties should respond, in writing via email to the contract specialist, Elaine Belber, elaine.belber@va.gov. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Your response is requested by Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM EST. In your response, please include the following:

· Company name

· Address

· Point of contact with email and phone number

· SAM Unique Entry ID number and evidence of current SAM registration (see https://www.sam.gov for more information)

· Company Socio-Economic SIZE (example…large, small, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB etc.)

· Proposed NAICS code (if different from above)

· Proposed PSC code (if different from above)

· Capabilities statement, to include experience with contracts of similar scope and magnitude.

· Is the anticipated period of performance appropriate for this project?

· Would a required site visit prior to providing a fee proposal deter you from responding to this requirement?

· Is there anything that would deter you from responding to this requirement?

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