Attachment A - AE Evaluation Criteria Install Generator.pdf

Architect-Engineer Selection Criteria

1. Professional Qualifications

Provide brief resumes of proposed team members who will specifically serve as the Project Managers and Designers of Record (e.g. Architectural, Civil Engineer, Environmental, Mechanical, Fire Protection, Electrical, and Telecommunications). The Designers of Record shall perform and direct the design within their respective discipline and shall sign and seal the drawings. All Designers of Record must be professionally registered in their discipline. Each resume shall include a minimum of two (2) but no more than five (5) specific completed projects that best illustrate the individual team members experience relevant to this contract scope and demonstrate each team member having more than 5 years of experience. Firm shall provide a table of the comparable projects listed above comparing their IGE with the final bid/award amount and final project cost at the end of construction

2. Specialized Experience Provide proof of specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, specifically the design of emergency generators and high voltage distribution equipment (13kV) project requirements. The A/E must provide evidence of understanding the project; and any unique architectural/engineering aspects associated with the proposed project and how to address them.

3. Capacity To Accomplish the Work in The Required Time This factor evaluates the ability of the firm and the firm’s subcontractors. Provide the current project workload (percentage) and available capacity (percentage) for all key design personnel listed as part of Criteria 1, to accomplish the possible myriad of design projects in the required time. The general workload and staffing capacity of the design office will be evaluated.

a. List current projects with a design fee of greater than $20,000 being designed in the firms’ office.

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

c. Describe experience in successfully delivering projects per performance schedule, providing timely construction support, and successfully completing multiple projects with similar delivery dates

d. Volume of VA contract awards in the last 12 months.

4. Past Performance

The contractor shall illustrate past performance on recent contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules in a hospital setting.

The contractor shall submit performance references for the projects listed in Criteria 1.

Any of the following can be used as references:

a. The most recent Contractor Performance Assessment Report System (CPARS) performance report. CPARS shall be submitted with the completed SF330 package.

b. Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) evaluations. Submit completed PPQ’s with the SF330.

i. Ensure that correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for each contract customer/reference.

ii. If a PPQ is submitted but an official CPARS evaluation is found for that project, the official evaluation takes precedence.

iii. If the A/E is unable to submit a completed PPQ from a reference for a project before the response date of this notice, the A/E shall complete and submit the first page of the PPQ including the contract and point of contact information.

iv. PPQ’s may be submitted directly to the Government’s Contracting point of contact prior to the response dated. Send to ____________________ Attn: ______________, via email at _____________________.

Past performance will be evaluated on its Relevance and Recency. Relevance is defined as performance of work on projects that are similar in scope to the type of project anticipated under the resultant contract. Recency is defined as performance occurring within 5 years of the date of this Sources Sought, except that ongoing projects must have begun no less than one (1) year prior to the issuance of this Sources Sought.

5. Construction Period Services The firm shall illustrate their experience in providing construction period services to include professional field inspections during the construction period, review of construction submittals, support in answering requests for information during the construction period, and support of construction contract changes to include drafting statements of work, and cost estimates shall be included as an evaluation criterion when construction period services is included in the statement of work for A-E services.

6. Record of Significant Claims Record of significant claims against the firm because of improper or incomplete architectural and engineering services.

7. Small Business Commitment The firm shall illustrate the extent to which they commit to the use of service-disabled Veteran-owned small businesses, Veteran-owned small businesses, and other types of small businesses as subcontractors.