528A6-19-614 design upgrade ventilation B76

This is a Sources Sought Notice for the following services related to VA Medical Center, Bath NY project 528A6-19-614; Design to Upgrade B-76 Ventilation .
The VA Medical Center, Bath, New York is seeking professional engineering firms, under NAICS code 541330, to provide investigative and schematic design services, construction documents, working drawings, specifications, cost estimate, shop drawing review and construction period services as required to Upgrade B-76 Ventilation.
Design an outdoor air system capable of providing outdoor air to select areas of building 76 in accordance with VA guidelines and ASHRAE Standard 62.1 2016 requirements, whichever is more stringent. The system shall be capable of going from full (100%) outdoor air to minimum allowable outdoor air on demand. The system shall also consist of a central or multiple exhaust fans to modulate the exhaust air volume in unison with the outdoor air admitted. Also, to be included in the A/E s design there shall be an outdoor air tempering system. The selected A/E firm will also be required to verify if the existing system or systems are sized appropriately to handle this additional load and, if not, prepare plans to correct the system or systems to accommodate the new load. A temperature control system is to be include in the design. The design shall encompass the following spaces:
5th floor physical therapy
4th floor minus the center sections
3rd floor minus the ICU wing and Nurses station
2nd floor exam rooms
All designs will follow the VA design guidelines, and specifications for VA construction. The design will be completed in a manner such that the estimated construction cost is within the VA budget. It is not expected that any new space will be added.
EXISTING CONDITIONS
The current location is situated on the 6th floor of building 76.
A/E SCOPE OF SERVICES
1. Provide investigative and schematic services, construction documents, working drawings, specifications, cost estimate, shop drawing review and construction period services as required Services will include all Plumbing, Electrical, Architectural or any other Engineering work required by this project. Final design submission shall include phased drawings of all abatement, demolition, and construction work as required to allow the continuous use of all the floors and areas associated around each construction area.
2. Provide contract specifications utilizing the VA Master Specifications available at www.cfm.va.gov/TIL/. Edited specifications are to be provided to the Bath VAMC electronically by either email or on a CD rom. All edited specifications are to be edited to the specified project and have all impertinent specs and information removed.
3. Attend design review meetings and make all necessary site visits during design to gather information necessary from the existing sites, building plans, utility plans, interview kitchen staff, etc. to provide a complete assessment of the proposed work.
4. Assess the intent and scope of this project and work with the Medical Center staff to develop final working drawings and cost estimate to best suit the needs and constraints of the government, while incorporating VAMC Bath Engineering Service, VA Network 2, or any other government comments.
5. Provide an electronic set and one (1) hard copy set of Architectural E1 (30 x42 ) size working drawings, specifications, and cost estimate at the 30%, 50%, 90% and the 100% review stage. Also, provide an electronic set and one (1) set of drawings stamped and signed by an Engineer licensed in the State of New York, specifications, and cost estimates at final design submission. Electronic set at 100% final stage is to be provided in both PDF and 2017 AutoCAD formats.
6. Upon completion of the 98% documents and prior to the red line and final adjustments, the A/E shall take the drawings and go completely through the design in the purposed spaces and make sure the contract drawings and specifications are 1. Feasible for construction and 2. Complete.
7. Project completion of construction documents, including final design, contract drawings, specifications, and cost estimate is to be 120 days from award of contract.
8. Provide a detailed material/labor cost estimate for construction of this project at the 100% review stage.
9. Attend pre-bid job walk and provide all engineering responses to questions asked by potential bidders and issue an addendum, if necessary. Attend pre-construction meeting.
10. Provide a technical review of all project submittals/shop drawings related to the project and provide all required responses to any design/conflict questions encountered in these areas during construction in an expeditious manner, (two-week turnaround on all submittals) max.
11. Provide expeditious responses to all design/conflict questions encountered during the construction term.
12. Upon completion of the project, the A/E will do a complete walkthrough and review (punch list) of the completed project work, for contractual obligation verification.
13. Upon completion of the project, provide a set of stamped Architectural E1 (30 x42 ) as-built drawings, as well as complete electronic sets in PDF and AutoCAD 2017 formats (including reference files/drawings/specifications).
The following evaluation criteria will be used during the A/E selection process:
1. Team proposed for this project;
2. Proposed management plan;
3. Previous experience of team proposed for this project;
4. Location and facilities of working offices;
5. Proposed design approach for this project;
6. Project control;
7. Estimating effectiveness;
8 Miscellaneous experience and capabilities;
9. Awards & recommendations;
10. Insurance & litigations.
The applicable NAICS code is 541330. This acquisition for design services will be a 100% set aside for service disabled veteran owned small business concern (SDVOSB). All SDVOSBs must be verified by the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilizations Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) through www.vetbiz.gov before award.
SDVOSB firms desiring consideration must have a working office located within 300 miles of the Bath, New York city limits and be licensed in New York State. All interested SDVOSB A/E firms are invited to submit Standard Form 330, Architect Engineer Qualifications and for any consultants, on SF 330 Extra Sections E and F. Standard form 330 can be obtained at the following web site: http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/download/21DBF5BF7E860FC185256E13005C6AA6 . The estimated construction cost for this project is $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. The NAICS code for this procurement is 541330 and small business size is $15.0 million. Responses must be received by 4:30 PM, March 29, 2019. Electronic submission of SF 330 s is preferred; email completed SF330 s to mark.simonson@va.gov Subject Line: VA528-19-R-0072 SF330.