RFQ REDM2324-17 AE-FDVA Collier County...Q&A.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- RFSQ-09248
- Issued by
- Collier County, Florida
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This document is a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) issued by the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs (FDVA) for Architectural-Engineering (AE) services for the Collier County State Veterans' Nursing Home project. The total project budget is estimated to be over $100 million, with approximately $30 million in initial state funding. The project involves the design and construction of a new state veterans' nursing home facility in Collier County, Florida. The FDVA is seeking qualified AE firms to provide services from schematic design through construction. Responses to the RFQ are due by the established deadline, and shortlisted firms will be provided additional details about the project site. The FDVA will select the AE firm based on their qualifications, and there is no requirement for the prime or subcontractors to be federally pre-authorized or pre-certified.
The RFQ does not specify any set-aside requirements for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) or other minority business entities. The funding for the project is a combination of state and federal sources, and there are no anticipated pauses in funding for the AE services. The FDVA has not yet selected a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) for the project, and the pre-schematic design, programming, and site selection work completed under a previous contract will not preclude any qualified firms from being selected for this RFQ.
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Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs (FDVA) Collier County State Veterans' Nursing Home.
RFQ REDM2324-17
FAILURE TO FILE A PROTEST WITHIN THE TIME PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 120.57(3),
FLORIDA STATUTES, OR FAILURE TO POST THE BOND OR OTHER SECURITY REQUIRED
BY LAW WITHIN THE TIME ALLOWED FOR FILING A BOND SHALL CONSTITUTE A WAIVER
OF PROCEEDINGS UNDER CHAPTER 120, FLORIDA STATUTES.
The Department’s responses to timely submitted questions are below.
Question Number
Question Response
1.
Per the subject RFP, Can Engineering Firms submit separate from Architectural Firms, or do they need to be a team?
This is a Request for Qualifications, so any qualified firm may submit. The evaluation will be based on how qualified a firm is to accomplish the entire task advertised. If there is a portion of the work that the responding firm cannot accomplish and will need to sub-contract out, then the response should indicate this.
2.
Will a breakout of the points used in the evaluation scoring be provided? Can this be obtained by request?
A copy of the Evaluation Form may be requested at the completion of the Solicitation.
3.
Given that much of the funding for the projects comes from Federal monies, are either the prime or the subcontractors required to be Federally pre-authorized /pre-certified to perform this work?
No.
4.
The RFQ states the current funding is approximately $30M; is this the total project budget or just the construction cost?
This is the prelimary amount of State funding. There will be further funds obtained from the Federal DVA.
5.
How much additional funding may be added to the project from the legislature and grants?
Unknown, but the total project budget is estimated to be more than $100M.
6. Is there a specific site identified?
Yes in Collier County. More information will be provided to the shortlisted firms.
7.
Will the design of this Florida State VA project follow the VA Federal SEPS standards and current Small House Design manual?
No.
8.
Will this Florida State VA project seek compliance and/ or licensure with The Joint Commission (TJC), The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), our any other NGO compliance and/or licensure agency outside of DMS?
Yes, to all.
9.
Is there a requirement to have a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or other similar minority business entity as a Prime (or Sub) Contractor similar to the Federal VA and the Office of Construction & Facilities Management (OFCM)?
No.
Question Number
Question Response
10.
Despite it not being a criterion on the AE12b, would having a Service-Disabled Veteran- Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or other similar minority business entity as a Prime (or Sub) Contractor impact the scoring on the evaluation form or SF330-21?
There is no impact on the Solicitation Evaluation.
11.
What project scope does the Florida State VA anticipate the current funding of approximately $30,000,000.00 to include? What scope would be contingent upon future funding by the legislature and grants from the U.S. Veteran’s Administration?
See #5. The scope is not differentiated by the source of the funding.
12.
Is the firm that performed the work under FDVA- 02302000 (Pre-schematic design/ programming and site selection) referenced in this RFQ precluded from being selected for the work outlined in RFQ-REDM2324-17?
No qualified firm is precluded.
13.
Are any changes in planning, or design anticipated from what was established as part of
FDVA-02302000?
Not at this juncture.
14.
Has funding been approved for all design services listed within this RFQ (schematic design through construction)? Or will there be pauses at particular milestones to await funding approval?
Funding is in place for all Architect- Engineering services. There are no pauses anticipated due to funding.
15. Has a CMAR been selected? No.
16.
Will the previously completed Pre-Schematic Design / Programming and Site Selection document be available for review by respondents prior to the RFQ response date?
No.
17.
Is the address / physical location of the project site available to RFQ responders?
No.
18.
If the site location is available, is it permitted to visit the site in advance of the RFQ response date?
No.
19.
Who are the members of the selection committee?
The Selection Committee is comprised of three DMS/REDM Project Managers, including the lead Project Manager for the project, and two representatives from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
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