36C24918R0090-002.docx

Attachment 1 Synopsis – 36C24918R0090 Project Name: VISN 9 A-E SATOCs

SF-330 SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

To assure timely and equitable evaluation of qualification packages, Interested Firms must follow the instructions contained herein. Interested Firms are required to meet all instruction requirements. Failure to meet a requirement may result in a vendor being excluded from evaluation. Interested Firms must clearly identify any exception to the instructions and provide complete accompanying rationale.

Utilizing the following instructions, please fill the form entitled “S02_Attachment 2_General and MEP Selection Sheet” (Attachment 2):

0. All Standard Form 330 (SF-330) package shall insert Attachment 2 immediately behind the SF-330, Part I, submission’s cover page. A-E firms shall adhere to the following instructions when filling out this form: A-E firms must identify which VISN 9 medical center(s) the contractor(s) is interested in for A-E IDIQ award consideration. A-E firms shall mark if they are interested in General Design or MEP Design or both. A separate package shall be submitted for each location and marked if it is for General Design or MEP Design for that location.

0. VISN 9 reserves the right to use an AE firm from another location listed in this requirement.

1. An AE firm will mark one box or more for General Design and/or one box or more for MEP Design at the locations interested in providing design services on Attachment 2.

1. All electronic Standard Form 330 (SF-330) packages, including Part I, Part II, and other submitted attachments, shall be provided on standard letter size 8-1/2 by 11-inch paper, limited to a maximum of eighty (80) pages in total, half (1/2) inch margins, single-sided, single-spaced, and numbered. Page one (1) begins with the front cover of the electronic submission. Part II forms, the cover letter with specific statements, and SDVOSB certification letters are included in the 80-page limitation. If more than eighty (80) single-sided pages are submitted, all pages after eighty (80) will not be evaluated. All contractor specific information that is inserted into the SF-330 (i.e. substantive information including technical information, headers and footers, and captions for images) should be in Times New Roman 12 Pt Font. The pre-existing Standard Form 330's font size is to remain unchanged. Responses must be unclassified and any proprietary information provided must be marked accordingly.

1. Cover Letter including company name, point of contact information to include phone number and email, DUNS number and CAGE code, address of office from which the majority of the design services will be performed, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business VIP certification letters.

1. Submit a completed SF 330 Part I and SF-330 Part II. Please note, IAW FAR 52.244-4: Subcontractors and Outside Associates and Consultants (Architect-Engineer Services) (Aug 1998): Any subcontractors, outside associates, or consultants required by the Contractor in connection with the services covered by any resulting contract will be limited to individuals or firms that were specifically identified and evaluated up front. The Contractor shall obtain the Contracting Officer’s written consent before making any substitution for these subcontractors, associates, or consultants. DO NOT SUBMIT ANY PRICING INFORMATION WITH YOUR SF-330. Pricing information will be requested prior to negotiations from the vendors the government determines most qualified for each AE IDIQ.

1. Teaming Agreement identification: The prime firm shall provide a statement in the cover letter or in Part I Section C of the SF-330 confirming whether or not there are executed teaming agreements in place for team members as part of the SF-330 submittal. The statement shall also list team members. (Contractor teaming arrangements are defined as (1) a partnership or joint venture between two or more companies or (2) an agreement for a specific Government opportunity between a potential prime contractor and one or more companies that are potential subcontractors.)

1. Electronic packages shall be emailed to diana.grube@va.gov no later than June 14, 2018 at 14:00 Central Time.

1. Solicitation packages are not provided and no additional project information will be given to firms during the announcement period. This is not a request for proposal.

1. Final packages must be sent without password protection and cannot be provided in a .zip file.

1. All offers will be date and time stamped by the Microsoft Email system and will be the official record of receipt for the submission.

DISPOSITION OF PROPOSALS: The original SF-330 submission and related information will be retained with the contract file. All extra copies will be destroyed after completion of evaluations.