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This document is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice for a federal contract opportunity from the Department of Veterans Affairs Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System Network Contracting Office. The solicitation is for Architect-Engineer (A/E) services to design and construct documents for a secure perimeter with physical security fencing and gates at the VA medical center campus in New Orleans, Louisiana. The project is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs).
Key details include: the NAICS code is 541330 with a $25.5M small business size standard; the estimated construction cost range is $5-10M; the A/E services will be procured as a negotiated firm-fixed price contract; the A/E design costs are limited to 6% of the construction cost; the performance period is 145 calendar days; and the submission deadline for SF330 qualification packages is 2:00pm CT on July 5, 2024. The solicitation also includes an evaluated optional task for suicide prevention design elements. The government will evaluate proposals based on factors such as qualifications, technical competence, use of small businesses, construction period services, past performance, and geographical knowledge.
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| 36C25624R0048 0002.docx | DOCX document | |
| RFI Register_VA Response_Project 629-18-134.pdf | ||
| 36C25624R0048 0001.docx | DOCX document | |
| RFP 36C25624R0048_SOW 02.docx | DOCX document |
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Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| Project# 629-18-134 A/E Install Perimeter Security Fence - NOLA |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 39531 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C25624R0048 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 07/05/2024 2:00pm CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 99 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| SET-ASIDE |
| SDVOSB |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| C1DZ |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 541330 |
| CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System Network Contracting Office 16 400 Veterans Avenue Biloxi MS 39531
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contracts Specialist Keith Mainous Keith.mainous@va.gov 601-618-0761
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE
| ADDRESS |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
VA Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System
2400 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA
| POSTAL CODE |
| 70119 |
| COUNTRY |
| USA |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| AGENCY’S URL |
| https://www.va.gov |
| URL DESCRIPTION |
| Agency Website |
| AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS |
| Jennings.Herbst@va.gov |
| EMAIL DESCRIPTION |
| Contracting Officer |
DESCRIPTION
A-E Services are being procured in accordance with the Selection of Architects and Engineers Statute (Public Law 92-582), formerly known as the Brooks Act, and implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.6. All submissions will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria listed herein. The Government will not pay, nor reimburse, any costs associated with responding to this request. The Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. Firms will be selected based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work. The NAICS Code for this acquisition is 541330 and the applicable Small Business Size Standard is $25.5M.
| a. | Contract Award Procedure: The proposed A/E services will be obtained by a Negotiated Firm-Fixed Price Contract. Interested parties shall ensure current Licensing and have a current Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://www.sam.gov and the Vendor Information Pages database at Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov) as well as have submitted the current cycle VETS-4212 (formerly called VETS-100) Report per the requirements located at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/vets4212. Failure of a proposed SDVOSB to be certified at SBA VetCert at the time the SF330s are submitted shall result in elimination from consideration as a proposed contractor. |
| b. | SDVOSB Requirements: In accordance with VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concern agrees that, in the performance of the contract, it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not SBA VetCert listed SDVOSBs. |
| c. | Design Costs: All offerors are advised that in accordance with VAAR 836.606-71(a) the total cost of the architect or engineer services contracted for shall not exceed 6 percent of the estimated cost of the construction project not including any fees for investigative services, special consultant services that are not normally available in organizations or architects or engineers that are not specifically applied to the actual preparation of working drawings or specifications of the project for which the services are required, costs of reproducing drawings and specifications, travel and per diem allowances, etc. Additionally, FAR 52.236-22 Design Within Funding Limitations, will be applicable to this procurement action. Design limitation costs will be provided to the most highly qualified A/E firm selected to complete the design. The magnitude of construction (not design) of this project is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00 |
| 1. | SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria for this acquisition are listed below. Note: Each Evaluation Factor below is to be specifically addressed not only through the submission of the SF330s but also in Narrative Format to clearly show how each Evaluation Factor is formally addressed and will be clear to the evaluators what information they are evaluating. Information specific to each factor shall be in the same area in the SF330 that is dedicated to the factor (for example: supporting information for factor 4 can not be co located in factor 1). Information that is located elsewhere outside of the specific area may be rated less favorably and considered ambiguous. |
Factors are listed below in descending order of importance.
1) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. Minimum submission of qualifications/ Key personnel to include:
a) Structural Engineer
b) Architect
c) Physical Security Specialist
d) Mechanical
e) Electrical Engineer
f) Civil Engineer
g) Traffic Engineer
h) Landscaping Engineer
A resume shall be provided for each individual clearly denoting, at a minimum, years of experience, past project experience relevant to this project scope, role on the noted projects and whether the projects entered into construction.
2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required. This shall include:
a) Exterior work around a hospital or government facilities with physical security requirements involving vehicular and pedestrian deterrents.
b) Preparing documents for the phasing of exterior construction work in functional facility
c) Phasing development for direction of traffic flow
d) Experience with working with or in coordination with city and municipalities
e) Design development in association with suicide prevention structures at levels twenty feet (20) and higher
f) Flood prevention and retention pond considerations
3) Extent to which potential contractors identify and commit to the use of service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, and other types of small businesses as subcontractors.
a) Clearly denote the classification of the potential contractors
b) Outline the estimated amount of work/contribution to the project (percentage of work)
4) Experience in construction period services to include:
a) Professional field inspections during the construction period
b) Review of construction submittals
c) Support in answering requests for information during the construction period
d) Support of construction contract changes to include drafting statements of work
e) Cost estimates shall be included as an evaluation criterion when construction period services are included in the statement of work for A/E services.
5) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of:
a) Cost control
b) Quality of work
c) Compliance with performance schedules
d) Difference between awarded construction work and A/E cost estimate (indicate the cost and the percentage of difference). Indicate if change orders were completed, for each project, and whether the change orders were associated with differing site conditions, design defect, market changes.
6) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time to include the available capacity of key disciplines to perform the work. Clearly denote the capacity of each key personnel prior to award and during the expected award.
7) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project. To include specific information concern knowledge of work within the City of New Orleans and New Orleans, LA area. Geographical knowledge shall speak to known market behavior for construction, physical geological concerns with the site and considerations to incorporate into design, permitting processes.
2. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENT: This project is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns under VAAR 852.219-73, VA Notice of Total Set-Aside for Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (JAN 2023) (Deviation). All original Standard Form SF330 packages and Narrative Information shall be submitted by email only to Keith Mainous at the following email address: Keith.Mainous@va.gov
(a) All SF330 submissions shall be clearly marked with the subject line displaying the Solicitation Number 36C25624R0048. The SF330 may be downloaded from www.gsa.gov/forms. Completed SF330s shall include the primary firms, subcontractor firms, and any consultants expected to be used on the project. All submissions shall be in black and white—no color submissions please.
(b) Firms that meet the requirements listed in this announcement are invited to submit an email copy of the completed SF330 including Parts I and II as described herein to the above email address no later than 2:00pm CENTRAL TIME on Monday, July 5, 2024.
Late submission/proposal rules found in FAR 15.208 will be followed for submittals/proposals not received by the exact date and time listed above so please do not wait until the last minute to submit your SF330 Qualification Packages in the event of a firm’s email or internet connectivity issues which are not considered to be excusable delays.
(c) Interested firms shall address each of the seven (7) Selection Criteria in their SF330s and additional documents/submittals. Interested firms shall limit the Narrative Information to support all seven (7) Evaluation Factors to ten (10) pages total (beyond the SF330s). Any additional Narrative Information past ten (10) pages total will not be considered. Failure to provide Narrative Information to support each of the seven (7) Evaluation Factors may negatively affect the interested firms’ Factor(s) Rating and subsequently their Overall Rating and Standing.
3. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THERE ARE NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE. This is a request for SF330s Architect/Engineer Qualifications packages only. Any requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. This requirement is subject to Availability of Funds.
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See attached document: RFP 36C25624R0048_SOW 02.
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