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This announcement is a pre-solicitation notice for architectural and engineering services to design a sterile processing depot minor project at the McClellan VA Clinic in California. Key details include:

• The Veterans Health Administration seeks to award a firm-fixed price design contract for investigative and feasibility design, schematic design, design development, construction documents, bid documents and specifications, cost estimates, narratives, solicitation support, and construction period services.

• The project scope is to construct an 8,000 square foot standalone sterile processing service to function as a backup in the event of an emergency, as recommended by the National Program Office of Sterile Processing.

• The contract is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. The NAICS code is 541330 for engineering services and the size standard is $15 million.

• The selection process will be a two-phase evaluation of SF-330 qualifications statements followed by interviews for the highest rated firms. Submissions are due by September 28, 2021.

• The anticipated period of performance for design completion is 430 calendar days from notice of award. Construction period services will be an option exercised after construction award.