Energy Conservation Project Ph II, 436-11-106

In reference to the published Presolicitation Notice for VA-259-09-RP-0443, Energy Conservation Project Ph II, the notice is modified to reflect the following change:1. Add to the text of the Presolicitation Notice: "This acquisition is reserved exclusively for small business concerns as a Total Small Business Set-Aside".

The VA Montana Healthcare System, Fort Harrison, Montana is seeking the services of a qualified Architectural Engineering (A/E) firm with specialized experience in energy conservation projects. The selected firm shall provide all technical services to include architectural, mechanical, structural, and electrical design as necessary for design and development of project drawings and specifications for Project 436-11-106, Energy Conservation Project Ph II. The project scope includes retro-commissioning, replacing heat recovery units, insulating steam lines, upgrading air conditioning units, and motor replacements.Site location is 3687 Veterans Drive, Fort Harrison, Montana. The A/E will provide an initial estimate of cost to perform the above work and design only those items that can be provided within the estimated construction range of $500,000-$700,000. The contractor shall submit the following information in three separate binders. Binder one shall be labeled as such and consist of the offeror's Standard Form 330. Binder two shall be labeled as such, and consist of all of the remaining supplemental information. Binder three shall be labeled as such and consist of the offeror's present and past performance information. Selection criteria is as follows in descending order of importance; (1) Specialized experience of the firm, both prime and consultants, in design and construction of medical facilities, including background of personnel, project manager, consultants, etc. (2) Previous experience of the A/E and consultants in the design of similar projects and previous VA / Government work, (3) Geographical location of prime firm within a 250 mile radius of VA Medical Center, Fort Harrison, MT, (4) Proposed management plan and team organization for design phase and construction phase. (5) Proposed design approach for project, design philosophy and anticipated problems and potential solutions. (6) Estimating effectiveness, include 10 recently bid projects, (7) Project control - techniques planned to control the schedule and costs and personnel responsible. (8) Misc experience - value engineering & LCCA, environmental considerations, energy conservation & new energy resources. All interested firms are required to submit four (4) copies of recently completed Standard Form (SF) 330, Architect-Engineer Qualifications binders to the Contracting Officer (CO) shown below no later than 3:30 p.m. (MST), Friday, October 16, 2009. Only SF 330's received at the address shown below will be considered for award. Solicitation VA-259-09-RP-0443 has been assigned and should be referenced on all correspondence regarding this announcement. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. NAICS Code 541310 is applicable to this acquisition and the small business size standard is $4.5 million. Interested firms are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.12, prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications in conjunction with FAR 4.11 required registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award of a contract. All SDVOSB/VOSB firms submitting an offer must be registered and will be verified by the Contracting Officer in the VetBiz Information pages located at http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/. The Contracting Officer is Ray Tomori at VISN 19 Consolidated Contracting Center, 4100 E. Mississippi Ave, Suite 1110, Glendale, CO, 80246, (303) 504-2693, or email at raymond.tomori@va.gov. Questions concerning this project may be directed to Rob Dunn, Chief of Construction at (406) 447-7380.