Attachment B - Selection Criteria.pdf

Architect-Engineer Selection Criteria

This acquisition will be in accordance with FAR Part 36.602-1 and VAAM Part M836.602-1.

The Architecture-Engineer (AE) must demonstrate its qualifications with respect to the published evaluation criteria for all services. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall evaluate each potential contractor in terms of the following:

• “M” - firm meets the selection criterion.

• “NM” - does not meet the selection criterion.

The submitted SF-330s will be evaluated on the criteria below. Evaluation and selection of firms will be based on submissions and direct responses to the following criteria which are numbered in descending order of importance:

1 Professional Qualifications Specialized Experience and Technical Competence Past Performance Capacity to Accomplish the Work Construction Period Services Record of Significant Claims Set-Aside Location (tiebreaker)

Selection Criteria 1: Professional Qualifications

Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services showing recent experience of the project team with comparable renovation projects within the past five years in which the construction has been completed for at least three projects. Offerors will be evaluated in terms of the qualifications, competence and experience of the key personnel and technical team proposed to accomplish this work. Key personnel are individuals who will have major contract or project management responsibilities and/or will provide a balanced, licensed, and or certified workforce in the following disciplines – Architectural, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, Industrial Hygienist, Sanitary and Certified Cost Estimator.

a. Each resume shall include a minimum of two (3) comparable specific projects through completed construction within the past five years.

b. Do the qualifications indicate that the project team has recent direct experience on projects designing similar improvements to those proposed at Hampton VAMC?

c. Is the architect/engineer providing a team where each member has more than 5 years of experience?

d. What will be the role of interns if used during design?

Selection Criteria 2: Specialized Experience Technical Competence

Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, specifically renovating bathrooms for medical centers that required phasing and utilization of temporary facilities to maintain a full level of operation.

a. Special knowledge and experience with medical center building renovations

b. Experience working in and around an operational hospital

c. Experience designing renovations of bathrooms that create no interruption of operations or capacity

d. Specific experience and qualifications of personnel proposed for assignment to the project and their record of working together as a team.

Selection Criteria 3: 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 in a hospital setting.

a. Does the proposed architect/engineer have past performance with ratings satisfactory and above while working on bathroom renovations and hospital projects?

b. Does the architect/engineer have a reputation and standing of the firm and its principal officials with respect to professional performance, general management, and cooperativeness.

c. Evaluating past performance and experience will include information provided in Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) or CPARS/ACASS for Criterion 2 projects and may include other information provided by the firm, Selection Criteria 4: Capacity to Accomplish the Work

Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time for both the prime and subconsultants.

a. This factor evaluates the ability of the firm, given their current projected workload (percentage) and the availability of their key personnel, 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.

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

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

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

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

Selection Criteria 5: Construction Period Services

a. Experience in construction period services to include professional field inspections during the construction period, review of construction submittals utilizing submittal software, 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.

b. Firm shall provide a table of a minimum of 3 comparable projects comparing their Estimate with the bid/award amount during construction.

c. Provide up to three (3) completed projects in the past five (5) years that best illustrates the construction period services performed by the team

Selection Criteria 6: Record of Significant Claims

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

Selection Criteria 7: Set-Aside

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.

Selection Criteria 8: Location

Location. In the event that evaluations of SF330’s result in the same rating, proximity to the facility will be used as a tiebreaker. The distance will be determined according to http://maps.google.com/. For firms that have multiple/regional offices, the location of the primary project team will be used to calculate the distance and should be provided in the SF330.