Design of a Mental Health Training and Education Center

The Department of Veterans Affairs VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA is seeking Architectural/Engineering Firms to submit Standard Form (SF) 330 to develop Construction Documents for Project 640-SE3-378, design of a Mental Health Training and Education Center at the Palo Alto Health Care System.

The successful Architect/Engineering firm will provide all necessary design disciplines to develop construction documents for a new 12,000 GSF Education and Training Center on an undeveloped parcel sited adjacent to Building 101 on the Palo Alto campus. Elements of the design shall have an architectural style and aesthetic appearance with overall Building 101 setting. Building will be designed for future second story expansion. Project also includes site work, exterior revisions, landscaping and parking. Project will be designed using BIM - Revit Software.



Prime AE firm shall have, at least, the following licensed/registered specialty disciplines as members of the firm, or team, with demonstrable expertise in their respective fields: Structural, Mechanical, and Electrical, Fire Safety Engineers, Cost Estimators and experience working in a Health Care Environment. No firms will be considered unless an application consisting of a completed SF-330 Parts I and II is received by the VA at the address and date specified below. Five (5) copies of the SF 330 are required. SF-330, Part I may be accompanied by any other evidence of experience and capabilities the applicant considers relevant. A separate SF-330, Part II shall be submitted for each proposed consultant's office involved. Selection of firms for interviews and negotiations shall be through an order of preference based on demonstrated competence and qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the type of professional services required, that include; (1) past performance capabilities of the firm and its proposed designers; (2) specialized experience and technical competence; (Health Care Design), (3) capacity to accomplish the work in the required time; (4) past performance on contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; (5) geographical location (firms are restricted to a 100 mile radius of the Palo Alto facility) and knowledge of the locality of the project, provided that application of the criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project. Firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit required SF 330's by close of business August 28, 2009, to the following: Mr. Philip Lewis, Supervisory Engineer, Engineering Service (138), VA Palo Alto Health Care System, 3801 Miranda Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94304.



Questions regarding the solicitation and project shall be directed to the Contracting Officer; Mr. Joseph Mulstay, via E-mail to joseph.mulstay@va.gov. It is the intent of the Contracting Officer to make a single firm-fixed price contract award under this solicitation (VA-261-09-RP-0197). Interested firms shall be located within a 100 mile radius of the VA Palo, CA. This solicitation is unrestricted.

This is a Sources Sought Announcement only. The VA Palo Alto Health Care System has a need to hire an Architect firm for the design of a new Mental Health Training and Education Center on the Palo Alto campus located at 3801 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA. Building will be approximately 12,000 SF and will be sited on an existing undeveloped parcel adjacent to an existing building (Building 101). New Education and Training Center will be designed for future vertical expansion and include; Site Work, Landscaping and Parking. 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 joseph.mulstay@va.gov or by fax to 775-334-4106 no later than 4:30 PM Pacific Time July 17, 2009. Information shall include type of socio-economic category and the firms' location. NOTE: Interested firms shall be located within 100 miles of the VA Palo Alto facility. The NACIS code for this procurement will be 541310.