San Francisco Sausalito Research Center

The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA is seeking Architectural/Engineering Firms to submit Standard Form (SF) 330 to develop Construction Documents for Project 662-329, design of a Research Center in Sausalito, CA. The Project Scope of Work provides for design of 25,000SF of existing warehouse space to a minimum 50,000SF hospital research space. Area will be renovated for research services to include dry-lab research project areas and administrative offices. New construction will be limited to interior space with exception of associated utility systems. Prime firm should 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 Contracting Officer. 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; (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 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; (6) any other special qualification required under this announcement by the contracting activity. Firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit SF 330 by close of business June 13, 2008, to the Contracting Officer, Mr. Joseph Mulstay, Consolidated Contracting Activity (CCA/90) 1000 Locust Street, Reno, Nevada, 89502. It is the intent of the Contracting Officer to make a single firm-fixed price contract award under this solicitation (VA-261-08-RP-0166). Interested firms should be located within 100 miles of the VA San Francisco, CA. This solicitation is unrestricted.