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593-23-2-5927-0001 | 593-23-305

GENERAL INFORMATION

6900 North Pecos Road

Las Vegas NV

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CONTACT INFORMATION

VA Sierra Pacific Network (VISN 21) Network Contracting Office 21 (NCO 21) 711 Kapiolani Blvd Suite 200 Fresno CA 93721

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Carla Groves carla.groves@va.gov

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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DESCRIPTION

Call for SF 330s. Please read the entire document.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Southern Nevada Healthcare System (VASNHS) is seeking Architectural/Engineering Firms to submit Standard Form (SF) 330 for Project 593-23-305, Master Planning Work to develop a Comprehensive Facility Master Plan. The project will be located at VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System (VASNHS) 6900 North Pecos Road, North Las Vegas, NV 89086

I. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

A. The nature of this requirement is to engage an Architect/Engineering (A/E) firm to provide a fully completed and comprehensive Master Plan for the VASNHS. The VASNHS Master Plan is intended to provide a clear, concise, and comprehensive (20) twenty-year master plan for fulfillment of the existing Facility’s doctrine and vision for the future using data-driven decisions. The Master Plan will consider existing conditions to deliver a comprehensive master plan reflecting how best to prepare for future projects and expansion. The planning process will include collaborative charrettes for evaluating the existing VASNHS facility, known deficiencies, potential opportunities, and the incorporation of future projects. In addition, the plan will document both the existing utilities and a master planning tool for new utility infrastructure and future expansion. The Master Plan will incorporate landscaping and irrigation for new structures, show building footprints, parking, site lighting and identify vehicular and ADA pedestrian circulation. The plan should seek to synthesize existing planning documents and other research related material into the Master Plan. The A/E shall prepare the plan and can reference requirements of the VA Technical Information Library (TIL), which are VA reference documents specified for design preparation.

B. The contract work requires multiple disciplines. The Prime firm shall be a licensed/registered professional firm and the lead designer in each discipline must be registered but neither need to be registered in Nevada. The disciplines required include, but are not limited to: Specialized experience and technical competence required for this specific project, including, where appropriate, experience in providing comprehensive facility master plans for medical facilities to support utilities infrastructure, space planning and future expansions.

C. SF 330 Part 1F Example Projects; present all relevant VA projects first. Include in block 21 the contract number for all federal projects. Do not include the CPARS reports for federal projects.

D. The magnitude of construction for this project is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000.

E. Estimated Date of Award of the Design Contract: By September 29, 2023 F. Estimated design period of performance: four hundred ninety-five (495) calendar days

II. SET-ASIDE

This procurement is a total Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set aside under the Veterans First Contracting program as required by 38 U.S.C. 8127-8128, as implemented under VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) subpart 819.70. The term Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) under the Veterans First Contracting program has the same meaning as Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concern defined in FAR subpart 2.101, except for acquisitions authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8127 and 8128 for the Veterans First Contracting Program. These businesses must be listed as verified in the Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) database at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ in addition to meeting the small business size standard for NAICS 541310 ($11M) to be eligible for award under the Veterans First Contracting Program.

A. All SDVOSB firms that submit Standard Form (SF) 330s must be listed in Veterans Information Page (VIP) as a verified to be considered for this procurement. Offers from non-verified SDVOSBs are considered deficient and will not be evaluated further. A firm’s status will be verified in VIP at time of receipt of the SF 330, prior to conducting evaluations/interviews/discussions, and prior to award. This set aside process is in keeping with VA Procurement Policy Memorandum 2016-05 – Implementation of the Veterans First Contracting Program, FAR Part 19, and the requirements of FAR 36.6 for acquiring Architect-Engineer Services.

B. In part 1C of SF 330, indicate in block 11 the socio-economic status of that firm (SDVOSB/VOSB/WOSB, etc)

III. SELECTION CRITERIA

A. Selection of firms for interviews and negotiations shall be based on an evaluation of the submitted SF 330s on the basis of the selection criteria listed below in a descending order of precedence. SF-330’s, Part I may be accompanied by any other evidence of experience and capabilities the applicant considers relevant. Part II shall be submitted for each proposed consultant’s office involved.

B. Selection Criteria descriptions are provided below.

i. Professional Qualifications Necessary for Satisfactory Performance of Required Services: Professional qualifications of the Project Manager(s), Designers of Record, and the proposed team. This will include the record of the proposed team have working together. Note: The lead designer in each discipline must be registered but does not have to be registered in Nevada.

ii. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence: Specialized experience and technical competence required for this specific project, including, where appropriate, experience in providing comprehensive facility master plans for medical facilities to support utilities infrastructure, space planning and future expansions.

iii. Capacity: This factor evaluates the ability of the firm, given their current projected workload and the availability of their key personnel, to accomplish the possible myriad of design projects in the required time.

a. The general workload and staffing capacity of the design office will be evaluated.

b. In section H of the SF 330, list the current projects with a design fee of greater than $1,000,000 being designed in the prime firm’s office.

c. Indicate the firms’ present workload and the availability of the project team (including sub-consultants) for the estimated contract performance period.

iv. Past Performance: Past performance on recent (within 5 years of the due date of SF 330s) contracts with government agencies (emphasis on VA work) and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, compliance with performance schedules and record of significant claims against the firm. Where there is no record of past performance, the proposal will be rated as neutral. See I.C. above – do not include CPARS reports.

v. Geographical location and knowledge of the locality of the project: The physical location of the prime firm’s office as well as their familiarity of the building codes, environmental regulations, soil conditions, local construction methods/environment, and seismic requirements within the Las Vegas, Nevada area.

vi. The 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.

IV. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

A. No more than forty (40) pages B. Font size no smaller than 10 C. Size of emails not to exceed 10 MB. If more than one email is sent, number emails in subject line as 1 of 2, 2 of 2.

D. Completed and return VAAR 852.219-77 VA Notice of limitation on Subcontracting – Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction (attached) E. Subject line of the email shall state “Company Name | Response to 36C26123R0057 | email 1 of 2 (if necessary)” F. In the body of the email include Prime Company Name; UEI Number, email address and phone number of primary point of contact

V. DUE DATE FOR SF 330

Firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit one (1) electronic copy of their SF 330 by 2 P.M. PST May 5, 2023 via email to Carla Groves, carla.groves@va.gov, and Contracting Officer Daniel Jhun, at daniel.jhun@va.gov. It is the intent of the Contracting Officer to make a single firm-fixed price contract award under this solicitation.

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