C1DA--541-24-503 Renovate Endoscopy SPS Scope Area - AE Design - VAMC Cleveland

The Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10 is seeking qualified Architect-Engineering (AE) firms to submit Standard Form 330 (SF330) Architect /Engineer Statement of Qualifications for a Single Award Contract for Architectural and Engineering (AE) services at the Cleveland VA Medical Center (VAMC), 10701 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44106

Firms submitting qualification packages must comply with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.236-25 Requirements for Registration of Designers Architects or engineers registered to practice in the particular professional field involved in a State, the District of Columbia, or an outlying area of the United States shall prepare or review and approve the design of architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, civil, or other engineering features of the work.

Architects and Engineers performing work on projects must be registered in the State of Ohio (the laws of the State of Ohio regarding registration of architects and engineers applies).

Multi-disciplinary architectural AE Services to be provided as follows:

AE shall be required to furnish services in accordance with current Department of Veterans Affairs Master Specifications (PG-18-1), Barrier Free Design Guide (PG-18-13), Unified Facilities Guide Specifications, International Building Codes, National Fire Protection Association codes, and other agency standards. DVA specific documents are located on the Office of Construction and Facilities Management Technical Information Library (http://www.cfm.va.gov/TIL/).

AE services required shall be multidisciplinary in nature to include but not limited to civil and structural engineering & estimating.

1. Concept and scope development.

2. Investigations, Assessments, and Feasibility studies.

3. Space planning.

4. Environmental studies.

5. Program analysis.

6. Schematic design.

7. Pre-construction document technical investigation and studies.

8. Design, drafting, and planning services for renovation, demolition and alterations to existing facilities, interior design, and space planning;

AE services required are Engineering and Structural Analysis. The potential project requires engineering services for commercial or industrial type facilities, vertical/horizontal construction, pavements and roads, and other hospital related structures. Standard services, in addition to those inherent to the project requirements are (but not limited to):

Provide professional engineering services as required for the inspection, analysis, and preparation for the project.

Closely coordinate AE s work performed in his/her office with the related work of the Government staff personnel.

Promptly report to the Contracting Officer any ambiguities or discrepancies discovered in the project requirements, criteria, or documents, involving their work or the work of the Government.

Assist the VAMC and Engineering Office in conferring and coordinating with state and local government agencies, as required.

Visit the project site, hold conferences and discussions with the Government representatives in VA s offices, and take such other action as may be necessary for the design development, and to coordinate and complete the required services and documents.

The AE shall use the most current DVA Master Specifications which can be found at:

http://www.cfm.va.gov/til/spec.asp and shall edit (accordingly) to ensure best practices and to suit the project.

The AE shall document and distribute to the DVA all site visits, meeting minutes, provide a record of all phone messages, and reports monthly.

AE shall prepay shipping charges on all charts, sketches, drawings, reports, and documents that are sent to the Contracting Officer and/or COR.

AE is responsible for physical surveys and investigations (in order to minimize construction change orders) of existing conditions, which may include forensic analysis, structural surveying, and accuracy of existing studies and data. Investigative services may require destructive demolition.

SET-ASIDE INFORMATION: This procurement is a Total Set-Aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) AE firms. The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes is 541310 Engineering Services. The Government intends to make a single contract award to a qualified SDVOSB AE firm, contingent upon a sufficient number of qualified SDVOSB AE firms are deemed most highly qualified and eligible for award. Verification of SDVOSB status will be done via confirming current registration in the Center for Veterans Enterprise Vendor Information Pages database (https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/). Firms submitting a qualification package must have a current registration in the System for Award Management (https://sam.gov). The awarded contract will be firm-fixed price.

This procurement will be following the procedures established in the Brooks Act, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15, FAR 36.6, and Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 836.6. The selection process will be made using a one-stage process, in accordance with FAR 36.602-5(a) - Short selection process for contracts not to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. This single stage consists of the evaluation of the SF-330 s and determination of the highest rated firm. All other firms will be notified at this time. The top ranked firms to receive the solicitation for pricing and conduct negotiations.

Firms responding to this notice will be evaluated and ranked using the selection criteria listed in the continuation pages of this pre-solicitation package. The evaluation will consider how each factor is addressed and how it is formatted in order to coincide with the selection criteria. The evaluation factors listed in the continuation pages shall be addressed in Part H of the SF-330.

The submission must include a fully completed Standard Form (SF) 330, /Engineer Qualifications: (form available at: https://www.gsa.gov/reference/forms?search_keyword=SF330). The SF330 shall not exceed a total of 75 pages in a common font, size 12, single spaced. Use graphic presentations where such use will contribute relevant data. The background color of each page of the submission shall be white or ivory stock only. A page is defined as each face of an 8.5 X 11-inch sheet of paper containing information.

Deliver via email a PDF file to terence.james@va.gov. The emailed file size shall not exceed 18mb.

The emailed SF330 may be provided in a zip file. The subject line of the e-mail should read

( RENOVATE ENDOSCOPY SPS SCOPE AREA; 36C25024R0055 ). DEADLINE: The electronic copy of the SF330 must be received at the email address cited above by no later than December 1, 2025, at 3:00pm in order to be considered.

10. Should there be any conflict between this pre-solicitation notice and the attached Statement of Work (SOW), the SOW supersedes.

11. Questions and other inquiries are to be directed only via email to Contract Specialist Terence James at terence.james@va.gov.

NOTES: THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE IS SUBJECT TO AMENDMENT. MONITOR THIS ADVERTISEMENT AND SUBSCRIBE TO THE SAM.GOV ALERT SERVICE TO INSURE NOTIFICATION OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR OTHER CHANGES TO THIS ADVERTISEMENT.

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