36C25223Q0003_1.docx

REQUEST FOR SF 330

556-23-100 CAMPUS-WIDE LAND AND UTILITY SURVEYING

Captain James A. Lovell FHCC in North Chicago, IL 36C25223Q0003

This is a Request for SF 330s for Project 556-23-100 Campus-Wide Land and Utility Surveying engineering services at Captain James A. Lovell FHCC in North Chicago, IL. THIS PROCUREMENT IS A 100% TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS (SB) SET-ASIDE.

Project 556-23-100 Campus-Wide Land and Utility Surveying: The Captain James A. Lovell FHCC has a requirement for a single award Firm-Fixed Price contract to obtain campus-wide professional land surveying engineering services to locate and record boundaries, structure data, and utilities above and below ground, across approximately 108 acres, and approximately 64 individual structures totaling 1.8 million square feet, some dating back to 1925, but with significant clinical facilities of modern construction. See Attachment 1 for additional details.

Project Period of Performance: 240 calendar days following Notice to Proceed.

NAICS Code 541370 – Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services; Small Business Size Standard is $16.5 million.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE WILL BE ISSUED. A request for proposal will be issued directly to the top-rated firm for which negotiations will commence in accordance with FAR Part 36.606. The anticipated engineering services, to be awarded, will be procured in accordance with the Selection of Architects and Engineers Act (Public Law 92-582), Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 36.6, and VA Acquisition Regulation 836.6.

The awarded firm is expected to meet the requirements in FAR clause 52.219-14: Limitations on Subcontracting (Sept 2021) and compliance will be monitored throughout contract performance. By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror agrees that in performance of the contract, at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the awarded engineering firm.

SAM: In accordance with FAR 19.301-1, at the time of SF330 submission and prior to award of any contract, the offeror must represent to the contracting officer that it is a Small Business concern under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to the acquisition. Additionally, all eligible firms must be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) database in order to be evaluated and eligible for contract award. If the firm is not registered in SAM, you may register online at https://www.sam.gov.

EVALUATION FACTORS: selection criteria will be based on the following factors, in descending order of importance, in accordance with FAR 36.602-1:

1. Professional Qualifications – Lead Firm: Identify professional staff and qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. Specific experience and qualifications of personnel proposed for assignment to surveying services must be included. Explain proposed in-house services to fulfill minimum self-performance. Include names and credentials of licensed staff.

The firm and staffing that are assigned to the project or signing drawings in each discipline must be licensed to practice in any one of the United States of America. The evaluation shall consider the specific experience and qualifications (i.e., education, training, registration, certifications, overall relevant experience, and longevity with the firm as full-time employees) of personnel proposed for assignment to the project, and their record of working together as a team when evaluating professional qualifications. (This requirement also pertains to sub-consultants.)

1. Professional Qualifications - Sub-Consultants: Identify work tasks not performed by lead firm personnel. Detail the specific experience and qualifications of personnel proposed for assignments. List record of working together as a team on related projects. Include names and credentials of licensed staff and designers.

1. Specialized Experience: Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, including property and utility surveying. The evaluation will consider the management approach, coordination of disciplines and subcontractors, quality control procedures, prior experience of the prime firm and any key subcontractors working together on relevant projects and familiarity with VA Design Guides/Manuals, Master Specifications and other applicable standards.

1. Construction Period Services Experience: Not applicable.

1. Capacity: Capacity to accomplish work in the required time. The evaluation will consider the firm’s ability to meet the schedule of the overall project, as well as the available capacity of key disciplines to perform the work in the required time. Provide the available capacity of key disciplines by providing current project workload, inclusive of all projects awarded by the federal government during the previous 12 months and the full potential value of any current indefinite delivery contracts.

1. Past Performance: Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. The past performance will be evaluated for all projects provided in section F to include a review of Contractor Performance Assessment Rating System (CPARS). The following information is required for all projects noted in section F: contract/task order number, project title, prime firm, start date, and completion date. Evaluations may also include additional performance related from the firm, customer inquiries, Government databases, publicly available sources, and additional projects in CPARS.

Evaluations will consider superior performance ratings on recently completed federal government projects as well as the reputation and standing of the firm and its principal officials with respect to professional performance, general management, and cooperativeness. Also, consider, as appropriate, the record of significant claims against the firm because of improper or incomplete architectural and Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services. Failure to provide requested data, accessible points of contact, or valid phone numbers could result in a firm being considered less qualified. All projects provided in the SF 330 must be completed by the office/branch/individual team member performing the work under this contract.

1. Claims & Litigation: Record of significant claims against the firm because of improper or incomplete architectural and Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services

1. Locality: Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project; provided, that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project.

PLEASE NOTE: The Source Selection Evaluation Board must be provided with complete and accurate information for ALL evaluation factors above in order to rank interested and eligible firms. Therefore, the AE firm must expand upon, as it deems necessary, on any evaluation factor not well demonstrated or addressed with Part 1A to Part IG and Part II of the SF 330. The AE firm shall use Part IH and/or use additional sheets to supplement/address all evaluation factors to clearly demonstrate its qualifications.

Additionally, keep in mind the submission requirement restrictions outlined below when addressing evaluation factors.

SELECTION PROCESS: In accordance with FAR 36.6, SF 330s will be evaluated by the evaluation board using the evaluation factors identified in this announcement. After SF330s have been evaluated, discussions/interviews will be held with at least three of the most highly qualified firms. After discussions conclude, the evaluation board will evaluate the qualifications of the firms using the same evaluation factors, taking into consideration both the SF 330 submission and subsequent discussions, to select the most preferred firm from the firms considered to be the most highly qualified. Negotiations will then begin with the most preferred firm.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested and eligible firms should submit their current SF330 as One (1) electronic pdf copy by e-mail to Kristi.Kluck3@va.gov:

a. See attachments for procedures;

b. Size limitation is 20MB;

The SF 330s are due no later than Friday, November 11, at 4:30 PM CST.

Acceptable electronic formats (software) for submission of SF 330 packages:

(a) Files readable using the current Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF);

(b) Files in Adobe PDF Files: When scanning documents, scanner resolution should be set to 200 dots per inch, or greater;

(c) SF 330s shall be provided on standard letter size 8-1/2 by 11-inch paper, limited to a maximum of seventy-five (75), single-sided, single-spaced, and numbered pages. If more than seventy-five (75) single-sided pages are submitted, no pages after page seventy-five will be evaluated. The font for text shall be Times New Roman 12-point or larger;

(d) Please note that we can no longer accept .zip files due to increasing security concerns.

The SF 330 can be downloaded through the GSA Forms Library at: http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/type/TOP, type in SF330 in the “Find a Form” block and click on search.

Questions may be directed, only by e-mail, to the solicitation primary point of contact. VA Primary Point of Contact: Kristi Kluck, NCO 12 Contracting Officer, Kristi.Kluck3@va.gov.

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DISCLAIMER

This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.

ATTACHMENTS:

See attached document: S02 RFI 36C25223Q0003 Att1 SOW 556-23-100 Campus-Wide Land and Utility Survey 2022.06.16.

See attached document: S02 RFI 36C25223Q0003 Att2 556-23-100 West Campus Site Plan Property line.

See attached document: S02 RFI 36C25223Q0003 Att3 SF330 TEMPLATE 556-23-100 Campus Wide Survey.

See attached document: S02 RFI 36C25223Q0003 Att4 Past Performance Questionaire 556-23-100 Campus Utility.

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