C1AZ--project 526-16-101 replace existing boilers

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PAY NOR REIMBURSE ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RESPONDING TO THIS REQUEST. THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a qualified Architect-Engineering (AE) firm to provide Schematics, Design Development, Construction Documents, Technical Specifications, Construction Period Services, Site Visits, Cost Estimates, As-Built Documentation, and all other related information for Project 526-21-107 to Replace Main Emergency Diesel Generators (EMD) at the James J. Peters DVA Medical Center, 130 W. Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10468.

This requirement is being procured in accordance with the Brooks Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Applicable NAICS code is 541330, Engineering Services and small business size standard of $16.5 Million. Magnitude of Construction is between $1,000,000.00 and $2,000,000.00. This is a 100% Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set Aside. The anticipated award date of the proposed A-E Contract is on or before December 30, 2020. Potential contractors must be registered in SAM (www.sam.gov) and visible/certified in Vet Biz (www.vetbiz.gov) at time of submission of their qualifications in order to be considered for an award. As a prospective offeror or bidder for this Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) set aside, you are verifying your company meets the status requirements of a VOSB concern as established by 38 CFR Part 74. NOTE - Offerors are referred to 48 CFR 852.219-10 (c) (1): Services (except construction) at least 50 percent of personnel for contract performance will be spent for employees of the concern or employees of other eligible service- disabled veteran-owned small business concerns . In order to assure compliance with this clause, all firms submitting a SF 330 for this Sources Sought Notice are required to indicate what percentage of the cost of contract performance will be expended by 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 subcontracted or otherwise used small or large business entity(s). Any subcontracted or otherwise business entity(s) used must be identified by name, office location and size/type of business (i.e. SDVOSB, VOSB, 8(a), large, etc).

SCOPE OF SERVICE REQUIRED

PROJECT NO. 526-21-107, Replace Main EMD Generators

X. LOCATION

James J. Peters DVA Medical Center, Bronx, NY.

COST RANGE

Estimated Construction Cost Range: Between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000.

TYPE OF CONTRACT CONTEMPLATED

The Department of Veterans Affairs is contemplating awarding a firm fixed price contract.

ESTIMATED START AND COMPLETION DATES

The Department of Veterans Affairs requires design and contract support services. The estimated start and end dates for the design and start and end dates for the construction are as follows:

ITEM DATE

Receive Notice to Proceed from (NTP) TBD

Deliver 35% Investigative/Concept/Schematic 45 calendar days from NTP

Review Schematic Review Material 60 calendar days from NTP

Deliver Revised Schematic Review Material 90 calendar days from NTP

Review Revised Schematic Review Material 110 calendar days from NTP

Deliver 65% Design Development Review Material 135 calendar days from NTP

Review Design Development Review Material 150 calendar days from NTP

Deliver Revised Design Development Review Material 180 calendar days from NTP

Review Revised Design Development Review Material 200 calendar days from NTP

Deliver 95% Construction Document Review Material 230 calendar days from NTP

Review Construction Document Review Material 245 calendar days from NTP

Deliver Revised Construction Document Review Material 275 calendar days from NTP

Review Revised Construction Document Review Material 290 calendar days from NTP

Deliver 100% Final Bid Documents 315 calendar days from NTP

The A/E shall perform the work required within the limits of the following schedule. Professional architects, engineers and related design disciplines familiar with the work shall be provided, as directed by the Contracting Officer, to attend the VA reviews.

Construction:

Number of calendar days to complete construction is to be determined by the AE firm after the design is complete.

SCOPE OF WORK

ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING SERVICES

PROJECT #526-21-107

Replace Main EMD Generators

GENERAL SCOPE

Design will include but is not limited to the following:

Replace Main EMD Generators

Currently we have two 2.5 MW Generators that are apart of original emergency system of the building. They are located at Bldg. 101 in a dedicated bldg.

Design to replace the generators with two Government furnished diesel fueled Caterpillar C175, 2.8 MW, 4160 V, 3 phase generators, 1800 RPM, 60 hertz as per attached cutsheet.

VA is unaware of the condition of the CAT generators but management wants us to install them regardless as they were given to the VA at no cost.

A/E is to assess the condition of both CAT generators and accessories. Provide a report to the VA stating all parts that are functioning properly and parts that may need to be overhauled/repaired.

A/E is to include on the design all portions of the generators and/or accessories that need to be repaired for a fully functional system.

Design for all rigging, demolition, etc. for complete removal of the existing generators and rigging/installation of the Caterpillar C175 generators.

Caterpillar C175 generators will be stored onsite at Bronx VA.

Access the condition for the current generator underground fuel system and day tank indicators.

Provide all design for modifying or replacing our current fuel system inclusive of underground tanks, pumps, etc. Provide all plumbing, electrical, etc. for fully functional fuel system with new generators. Our goal is to utilize all or as much of current infrastructure as possible if in working condition.

Access condition of our air compressor emergency start up fuel and electrical start up compressors.

Design for installation of all air inlet systems. Re-utilize as much of the existing system if possible. Modify and replace any tanks, compressors, piping, starters as necessary for fully functional system.

Design for all connections to new ventilation/exhaust system with new cooling tower installed on separate project.

Design for the installation of associated switchgears, accessories and other parts as per manufacturer specs from Caterpillar.

Design for install of all control panels, controls, logic systems, programming, etc.

Design for Space Heaters, governing systems, lube systems, mounting systems, crankcase, starting/charging systems, power systems and any other requirements as necessary for a fully functional system.

A/E is to obtain all permits regarding emissions from New York State and EPA for installing the generators at the Bronx VA.

Design for all structural requirements regarding concrete floor, stairs, foundations, etc. as necessary to install any part of the caterpillar emergency system.

Consider all preventive maintenance needs for the generator system and any other part of the system to be easily accessible and maintained.

Design for new lighting, painting of floors and walls in the generator room.

Design for modifications or replacement of roll up access door to generator room.

Phase project to minimize downtime of hospital without the main EMD generators.

Design for all construction signage, barriers, safety harnessing or perimeter guards as needed for safe installation.

Each submission is to be sent to the VA Regional FPSE and VA central office for review if necessary. (FPSE is Peter Leszczak for review)

All designs to have dual dimensions metric and imperial. Construction drawings shall also be provided on AutoCAD Version 2019 and Autodesk Revit 2017, on CD ROM with a minimum of 700 mb capability.

Cost estimates should reflect 10% for overhead and 10% for profit and an allowance for General Conditions. The final construction documents shall have bid alternates so that the lowest bid alternate is 10% less than the approved construction budget, based on the A/E's final cost estimate.

All designs must utilize associated VA design manuals, NFPA, NEC, Life Safety Codes, etc.

SELECTION CRITERIA/DESCRIPTIONS

The selection criteria descriptions are provided below.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY FOR SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE OF REQUIRED SERVICES.

Provide brief resumes of proposed team members who will specifically serve as the Project Managers and Designers of Record. The Designers of Record shall perform and direct the design within their respective discipline and shall sign and seal the drawings. All Designers of Record must be professionally registered in their discipline. Each resume shall include a minimum of two (2) specific completed projects that best illustrate the individual team members experience relevant to this contract scope;

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE

Specialized experience and technical competence required for this specific project, including, where appropriate, experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials.

CAPACITY

This factor evaluates the ability of the firm, given their current projected workload and the availability of their key personnel, to accomplish the possible myriad of design projects in the required time.

The general workload and staffing capacity of the design office will be evaluated.

List current projects with a design fee of greater than $20,000 being designed in the firms office.

Indicate the firms present workload and the availability

of the project team (including sub-consultants) for the specified contract performance period;

Describe experience in successfully delivering projects per

performance schedule, providing timely construction support, and successfully completing multiple projects with similar delivery dates

PAST PERFORMANCE: VISN2 will evaluate past performance on recent and relevant contracts with government agencies (emphasis on VA work) and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, compliance with performance schedules and a record of significant claims against the firm due to improper or incomplete engineering services (references required).

Recent is defined as performance occurring within 5 years of the date of this Sources Sought, except that ongoing projects must have begun no less than one (1) year prior to the issuance of this Sources Sought.

Relevancy is defined as performance of work on projects that are similar in scope to the types of projects anticipated under the resultant contracts.

Respondents with no previous past performance shall state this when addressing the selection criteria. Where there is no record of past performance, the proposal will be evaluated neither favorably nor unfavorably. Superior performance ratings on relevant projects may be considered more favorably in the evaluation.

Submission Requirements:

Submit a minimal of three (3) references; any of the following evaluations are acceptable:

Contractor Performance Assessment Report System (CPARS), or

Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) evaluation for each project submitted under Criterion 2.

If a completed CPARS evaluation is available, it shall be submitted with the completed SF330 package. If there is not a completed CPARS evaluation, the PPQ included with this notice is provided for the Offeror or its team members to submit for each project included in criterion (2). If a PPQ is submitted, but an official CPARS evaluation is found for that project in government databases, the official evaluation will take precedence. If a CPARS evaluation is not available, ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for each contract customer/reference. Completed PPQs should be submitted with your SF330. If the A-E is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a contract customer/reference for a project before the response date set forth in this notice, the A-E should complete and submit with their response the first page of the PPQ (Attachment #1), including contract and point of contact information for the respective projects.

A-Es should follow-up with references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. At the reference s request, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Governments point of contact, _Patricia Cordero, via email at _patricia.cordero@va.gov_, prior to the response date. A-Es shall not incorporate by references into their response CPARS or PPQ evaluations previously submitted in response to other A-E services procurements. However, this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation.

LOCATION

The A/E Firm proximity to the James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468 is an evaluation criteria.

This distance is determined according to http://maps.google.com/

This factor evaluates the distance the AE firm's design office or offices lies from the location of work. Please provide the address (es) and distance of your closest office to the address listed below.

(6) Reputation and standing of the firm and its principal officials with respect to professional performance, General Management, and cooperativeness.

(7) Record of significant claims against the firm because of improper or incomplete architectural and engineering services.

(8) Specific Experience and Qualifications of personnel proposed assignment to the project and their record of working together as a team.

PLEASE NOTE: The AE Evaluation Board must be provided with complete and accurate information for ALL eight (8) evaluation factors above in order to rank as qualified and eligible firms. Therefore, the AE firm must expand upon, as it deems necessary, on any evaluation factor not well demonstrated or addressed with Part 1A to Part IG and Part II of the SF330. The AE firm shall use Part IH and/or use additional sheets to supplement/address all evaluation factors to clearly demonstrate its qualifications.

LIMITATIONS

VA NOTICE OF TOTAL VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (JUL 2016) (DEVIATION) (a) Definition. For the Department of Veterans Affairs, Service Disabled Veteran-owned small business concern (1) Means a small business concern (i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; (ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans; (iii) The business meets Federal small business size standards for the applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code identified in the solicitation document; and (iv) The business has been verified for ownership and control and is so listed in the Vendor Information Pages database, (http://www.VetBiz.gov). (2) Veteran is defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2). (b) General. (1) Offers are solicited only from veteran-owned small business concerns. All service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses are also determined to be veteran owned small businesses if they meet the criteria identified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section. Offers received from concerns that are not veteran-owned small business concerns shall not be considered. (2) Any award resulting from this solicitation shall be made to a veteran-owned small business concern. (c) Agreement. A veteran-owned small business concern agrees that in the performance of the contract, in the case of a contract for (1) Services (except construction), at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance will be spent for employees of the concern or employees of other eligible veteran-owned small business concerns; (2) Supplies (other than acquisition from a non-manufacturer of the supplies), at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing, excluding the cost of materials, will be performed by the concern or other eligible veteran-owned small business concerns; (3) General construction, at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel will be spent on the concern s employees or the employees of other eligible veteran-owned small business concerns; or (4) Construction by special trade contractors, at least 25 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel will be spent on the concern s employees or the employees of other eligible veteran-owned small business concerns. (d) A joint venture may be considered a veteran-owned small business concern if: (1) At least one member of the joint venture is a veteran-owned small business concern, and makes the following representations: That it is a veteran-owned small business concern, and that it is a small business concern under the NAICS code assigned to the procurement; (2) Each other concern is small under the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to the procurement; (3) The joint venture meets the requirements of paragraph 7 of the explanation of Affiliates in 19.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and (4) The joint venture meets the requirements of 13 CFR 125.15(b), except that the principal company may be a veteran-owned small business concern or a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. (e) Any veteran-owned small business concern (non-manufacturer) must meet the requirements in 19.102(f) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to receive a benefit under this program.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms are required to submit three (3) hard copies of the SF 330 (which can be downloaded from www.gsa.gov/forms ) and one (1) Compact Disc (CD) which contains digital copies of the SF 330. All packages must be submitted no later than November 10, 2020 at 4PM EST including Past Performance (CPARS) evaluations or Questionnaires (attachment 1). All submittals must be sent to the attention of: Patricia Cordero.

Mailing Address:

James J. Peters DVA Medical Center

130 W. Kingsbridge Road

Bronx, NY 10468

Attn: Patricia Cordero, VISN 2 NCO

Room: GC-125

The submission must include an insert detailing the following information:

1. Dun & Bradstreet Number;

2. Tax ID Number;

3. The e-mail address and phone number of the Primary Point of Contact and;

4. A copy of the firms CVE verification

The Contracting Officer is not responsible for not receiving submissions due to the offeror misaddressing the package or illegibility of the information. NOTE: Any request for assistance with submission or other procedural matters shall be submitted via email only to __Patricia Cordero, at patricia.cordero@va.gov___. Telephone inquiries will not be honored/accepted.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PAY NOR REIMBURSE ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RESPONDING TO THIS REQUEST. THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.