A/E DESIGN: Project No. 640-391; Construct Public Health Translational Research Center

This is a Sources Sought Announcement only. The VA Palo Alto Health Care System has a need to hire one Architect/Engineering for the complete design of 2 separate 12,000(estimated) GSF Research Buildings at the VA Palo Alto campus located at 3801 Miranda Ave., Palo Alto, CA. One building will house a research facility focusing on regenerative medicine, genomic and translational research. The other building will house additional research programs to include wet and dry labs. Design services will include; Schematic, Design Development and Construction Drawings; and all Construction Services. At this point in the procurement process the Department of Veterans Affairs is performing market research to determine if sufficient competition exists in one of the following Socio-economic categories; Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Hubzone Small Business, and Small Disadvantage Businesses (8(a)). Interested firms fitting one or more of these Socio-economic categories should send their information by E-mail to BOTH: joseph.mulstay@va.gov or by fax to 775-334-4106, and andrea.baker4@va.gov or by fax to 916-923-4554 no later than 4:30 PM Pacific Time May 28, 2010. Information shall include type of socio-economic category and the firms' location. NOTE: The Prime AE firm shall have a working office located within 100 miles of the VA Palo Alto facility. The NACIS code for this procurement will be 541310.