557-20-103 Renovate Urgent Care

This Pre-solicitation Notice is NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. ALL INFORMATION NEEDED TO SUBMIT SF330 DOCUMENTS ARE CONTAINED HEREIN.  NO ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION PACKAGE OR TECHNICAL INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED. 

PROJECT: 557-20-103 Renovate Urgent Care

Work Location:  Carl Vinson (VA) Medical Center, Dublin, GA

Estimated/Target Completion Period:  180 calendar days after Award.

CONSTRUCTION MAGNITUDE: Between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000.

NAICS: 541330 – Engineering Services

SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD: $22.5 million

SET-ASIDE: 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

Site Visits will not be arranged during this phase.

The anticipated award date of the proposed A-E Contract is on or before March 30, 2023.

SF 330 Date of Receipt/Due Date:  Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit one (1) electronic SF 330 and attachments (if any) no later than (NLT) 12:00 PM (EST) December 19, 2022.

PROJECT OVERVIEW:

The Carl Vinson VA Medical Center located in Dublin, Georgia is seeking a qualified Engineering firm to provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and design services to include Schematics, Design Development, Construction Documents, Technical Specifications, Construction Period Services, Site Visits, Cost Estimates, As-Built Documentation, and all other related services necessary for project 557-20-103 Renovate Urgent Care.

This work will provide for the renovation and modernization of the existing 5,384 sq.ft. of Urgent Care space in building 5A. During construction, there should be no more than 4-hour downtime of any utility system, unless approved well in advanced by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).  Phasing of the work may well be required to comply with this requirement and should be taken into account in the design. Design shall be in accordance with all VA Design Guides (VA OIT Design Guide) FISI checklist, VA Handbook 6500, BICSI Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual, EIA/TIA standards, et. and ASHRAE requirements. 

SDVOSB SET-ASIDE:

This requirement is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses under the authority of 38 U.S.C. 8127(d).  To be eligible for award the SDVOSB you must be considered small under the relevant NAICS code.  SDVOSB contractors must be verified and viewable in VetBiz www.vip.vetbiz.gov prior to submission of proposal and prior to award of contract with VAAR 804.1103-70.  Status as a qualified SDVOSB concern is under the authority of 38 CFR Part 74 in accordance with the VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Part 819. Any person, persons, or business entity suspected of misrepresenting itself for the purpose of securing a government contract may be criminally investigated and prosecuted for fraud against the United States of America.  Parties found misrepresenting their status also risk debarment from further Government contracts. Eligibility determination is performed by the Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE).  Eligible SDVOSB concerns must also be registered at the following websites:

System for Award Management (SAM): https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/

VETS100/100A Report must be complete: http://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm

Important Notice:  Prior to submitting a proposal under this SDVOSB set- aside solicitation; offerors must apply for and receive verification from the Department of Veteran Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) in accordance with 38 CFR Part 74 and VAAR 819.70 by submission of documentation of Veteran status, ownership, and control sufficient to establish appropriate status.  All offerors are urged to contact the CVE and submit the aforementioned required documents to obtain CVE verification of their SDVOSB status if they have not already done so.

For a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) to be considered as a prospective contractor, the firm, including Joint Ventures, must be verified and registered in the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) Vendor Information Pages (VIP), VETBIZ (www.vip.vetbiz.gov , and registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (www.sam.gov) at time of submission of their qualifications. Failure of a prospective SDVOSB to be verified by the Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) at the time the SF 330 is submitted shall result in elimination from consideration. All Joint Ventures must be CVE verified at time of submission and submit agreements that comply with 13CFR 125.15 prior to contract award.

In order to assure compliance with FAR Clauses, 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION 2019-01) and  VAAR 852.219-10, VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (JUL 2019) (DEVIATION), all firms submitting a SF 330 for this pre-solicitation notice are required to indicate what percentage of the cost of contract performance will be expended on the concerns employees and in which discipline(s) and percentage of cost of contract performance to be expended (and in what disciplines) by any other consultant/subcontractor or otherwise used small or large business entity(s).  Any consultant/subcontractor or otherwise business entity(s) used must be identified by name, office location and size/type of business (i.e. SDVOSB, VOSB, 8(a), small, large, etc.).  Failure to provide this information will deem the firm’s SF 330 submittal as nonresponsive and preclude further evaluation.

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 36.6 (Brooks Act) selection procedures apply.  The A-E Services listed herein is being procured in accordance with the Brooks Act (Public Law 92-582) as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.6 and VAAR 836.6. Pursuant to FAR, the firm responding to this requirement must be permitted, by law, to practice the professions of architecture or engineering and meet all required qualifications for the state of Georgia.