Patient Care Expansion Design Sources Sought This is not a Request for Proposal read announcement carefully. No phone calls please.

VAMC Beckley, WV is seeking the services of an Architect-Engineer firm to complete design of a new and permanent structure to house Adult Day Care, Eleven offices and Mental Health Compensated Work Therapy area at the Beckley VAMC. This is not a Request for Proposal, this is a Sources Sought document only. The project is Patient Care Expansion. Design will be awarded in Fiscal Year 2010 with construction awarded in Fiscal Year 2010. This proposal is restricted to 200 mile radius ; both small and large firms may submit. Firms submitting SF 330s shall provide five copies to the attention of Kim Pauley by 2PM Eastern Standard time on January 15, 2010. The selected firm shall provide all necessary labor, material, equipment and architectural and engineering services as required to prepare complete contract drawings, specifications, technical reports, and cost estimates through construction of the project. Design shall be in accordance with all applicable requirements of the VA construction standards, space criteria, NFPA, NEC, OSHA and local, state and federal regulations. Reviews at 25%, 75%, 95% and 100% are required. All construction documents are to be provided electronically in the current version of AutoCad used by VAMC Beckley (AutoCad MEP2010) and MS Word. NAICS code 541310 is applicable to this procurement. Faxed copies of SF 330 are not acceptable. The SF 330 form may be downloaded at www.gsa.gov/forms. Government-wide Number Note 24 is applicable. The A/E firm must address the following areas in their submission: (1) Team proposed for this project (2) Proposed Management Plan (3) Previous experience of proposed team; location and facilities of working offices (5) proposed design approach for this project; (6) Project control; (7) Estimating effectiveness (8) Sustainable design (9) miscellaneous experience and capabilities (10) awards and (11) Insurance and litigation.