Attachment II - Evaluation Criteria(final).pdf

Evaluation Criteria

Firms responding to this notice shall do so using Standard Form 330 (S-330) and will be evaluated and ranked using the selection criteria listed below. The evaluation factors are to be addressed in Part H of the SF-330. The evaluation will consider how each factor is addressed to coincide with the selection criteria. The factors are individually weighted as indicated.

A. Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services (weighting 15%)

All key personnel listed below for whom resumes shall be provided are the minimum required and shall be shown on an organizational chart in Section D of SF 330, Part 1.

Personnel may fill multiple roles if qualified. Personnel shall provide professional license jurisdiction of issue and license numbers and/or proof of licensure. Any additional staff beyond the below minimum key personnel being made available for work shall also be indicated on the chart.

a. One (1) Professional Engineer or Licensed Architect with experience in:

i. Healthcare Facility Design and Construction

ii. Government Project Management

iii. Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC)

b. One (1) Mechanical Engineer/Designer with experience in:

i. Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning (HVAC)

ii. Steam & Plumbing

c. One (1) Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) certified Asbestos

Hazard Evaluation Specialist (AHES) as required by US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) regulation 40 CFR Part 61, National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) regulation and state of Ohio regulations with experience in:

i. NESHAP asbestos assessments and abatement design

d. One (1) Civil Engineer with experience in:

i. Site development

B. Specific experience and qualifications of personnel proposed for assignment to the contract and their record of working together as a team. (weighting 20%)

Provide the specific experience within the past three (3) years of the personnel proposed.

Include specialized experience and technical competence with healthcare related designs including asbestos assessments and abatement design. Demonstrate successful completion of at least five (5) separate designs.

C. Firm’s capacity (weighting 15%)

Describe the firm’s ability to accomplish the work in the required time, including existing workload from all private and public clients and awards with similar scope requirements that may limit capacity to perform project work expeditiously.

D. Past performance (weighting 20%)

Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with schedules.

a. Offerors will be evaluated on past performance with Government agencies and private industry in terms of work quality, compliance with schedules, cost control, and stakeholder/customer satisfaction. Evaluating past performance and experience will include information provided via the Contractor Performance Assessment Reports System (CPARS) for projects listed in Section F of the SF330 as well as any other projects contained in the database and may include review of information obtained via customer inquiries, other Government databases, and any other relevant other information available to the Government.

b. Preferred to have past performance with federal Government agencies.

E. Geographic Location (weighting 10%)

Project designated staff shall provide physical location, zip code is sufficient for non-commercial locations. Project designated staff shall be assigned a score based on the criteria below. SF-330 shall achieve a score on the basis of average score of project designated staff.

a. Greatest preference will be for locations within 1.5-hour travel time of the Chillicothe VA Medical Center.

b. Preferred to have a physical presence within 3-hour travel time.

F. Record of significant claims against the firm because of improper or incomplete architectural and engineering services (weighting 10%)

Identify all litigation against the firm because of improper or incomplete architectural or engineering services over the last five years from the date of this announcement and the outcome(s).

G. 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 (weighting 10%).

Firms (Prime and Subcontractor(s)) shall be VIP Vetbiz CVE certified if SDVOSB or

VOSB.

All other socioeconomic firms shall be certified by Systems of Award Management and/or Small Business Administration.

Estimate percent of project overall workload shall be designated for each firm (prime and sub).

a. SDVOSB shall be given greatest preference.

b. VOSB shall be given great preference.

c. All other social economic classifications to be preferred.