Replace Air Handlers 11 & 12

Architect and Engineering (A/E) Services - The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 50 Irving Street, NW, Washington, DC 20422 seeks qualified A/E firm that specializes in design and or renovation of VA Health Care facilities, specifically design of hospital grade air handlers, to provide a complete A/E design for project 688-08-026, VAMC HVAC standards. Air handlers 11 & 12 are approximately 40 years old and are in poor condition. Air handlers 11 & 12 serve the majority of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors of Building 1 (Main Hospital). A/E specific requirements of the project is to determine in detail all requirements, instructions and specifications necessary of the successful: (1) demolition and removal from Building 1 of air handlers #11 & # 12, (2) installation of temporary air handlers for AHU 11 & 12, (3) repair, sealing and painting of MER-3 floor, (4) construction of replacement air handlers #11 & #12 in MER-3, (5) removal of temporary air handlers, (6) return of all demolition and construction affected areas and activities of MER-3 to operational readiness. Firms must be located within 200 miles radius of the VA Medical Center, Washington, DC 20422. Qualified firms must submit their completed SF 330 to the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (90C), Attn: Dorrence A. Carrington, 50 Irving Street, NW, Washington, DC 20422. Firms must submit four copies of the SF 330 w/NO PHOTOS). The SF 330 can be found on the GSA forms website: HHTP://WWGSA.GOV. The VA will shortlist the firms utilizing the SF 330 form and interviews will be limited to no more than five (5) selected firms based on the outcome of the scoring. This total small business set aside. NAICA Code: 541310/size standard is $4.5 million. This is not a request for proposal nor will a solicitation package or bidder/plan holder list be issued. Do not fax forms or e-mail forms, they will be rejected. Response to this notice is required no later than May 29, 2008 at 2:00PM Eastern Standard Time.