The James H. Quillen VA Medical in Mountain Home, Tennessee is seeking information from professional Architectural/Engineering (AE) firms for Project #621-16-104, Correct FCA Deficient Elevators Building 160. The AE firm will be responsible for furnishing all necessary professional services, equipment, labor, materials, supervision, tools, testing and specialty services (i.e., Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), AHERA Project Designer, TAB Contractor) to perform a design for this Non-Recurring Maintenance (NRM) project. The scope of work includes, but is not limited to, site investigation, designing and preparing drawings, phase planning, specifications, cost estimates, and construction period services for all disciplines. The proposed AE firm and its subcontractors shall perform its services consistent with the professional skill and care ordinarily provided by AE's practicing in the same or similar locality under the same or similar circumstances. The proposed AE firm shall perform these services as expeditiously as is consistent with such professional skill and care and the orderly progress of the project. Passenger Elevators Number P-1, P-2, P-3, P-4 and Service Elevator Number S-1 shall be modernized and upgraded for compliance with the latest revision of all applicable codes and standards. The project work shall be in accordance with and in compliance with the Department of Veterans Affairs directives, design manuals, master specifications and other guidance available for download at the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Construction & Facilities Management (CFM) Technical Information Library (TIL) website: http://www.cfm.va.gov/til/index.asp. The design of architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, civil or other engineering features of the work shall be accomplished by registered or certified architects or engineers within the Continental United States. The AE shall, when requested, without additional expense to the Government be responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses and permits in connection with performance of this contract of any possible construction based on the results thereof (including but not limited to , reports, plans, specifications, location, time, estimated cost of construction or estimated Value Engineering savings) or except to authorized Government personnel or upon prior written approval of the Contracting Officer. AE firms submitting SF330's for review under this project will be evaluated based on the following selection criteria: 1.) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services; 2.) Previous Experience of Proposed Team-provide the specific experience and qualifications of the personnel as Key Personnel for this project. 3.) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required; 4.) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time; 5.) Past Performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules 6.) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project. Firms must be within a 300 mile radius of the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center. Google Maps will be used to determine this location factor. 7.) Acceptability under other appropriate evaluation criteria. NAICS code 541330 is applicable to this requirement. The small business size standard is $15M. This requirement is 100% set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) concerns under the authority of 38 U.S.C. section 8127 (d). All AE firms seeking consideration under this requirement will be checked with the Center for Verification & Eligibility (CVE) both at the time of submission and prior to award. To be eligible to submit an offer or receive an award all AE firms must be viewable and listed in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) at www.vetbiz.gov. Only verified SDVOSB are eligible to submit an offer or receive an award that is set-aside for a SDVOSB in accordance with 38 CFR Part 74. AE firms that are not verified and viewable in vetbiz at the time of submission of offer or at the time of award shall be determined as "to no be an interested party and its proposal will not be considered further nor will be considered for award). Project 621-16-104, Correct FCA Deficient Elevators Building 160 will be procured in accordance with The Brooks Act of 1972, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.6 and VA Acquisition Regulation 836.6. Interested AE firms must submit one (1) hard copy of the Standard Form (SF) 330, along with one (1) electronic copy on Compact Disc in "Adobe Acrobat Pdf" format. Submissions must be received No Later Than 2:00pm ET on August 11, 2016. Submission by Electronic Mail is NOT AUTHORIZED. For consideration submissions should be sent to the following: Robley Rex VA Medical Center Network Contracting Office (NCO) 9 Attention: Roxie Ann Keese, Contracting Officer 800 Zorn Avenue Louisville, Kentucky 40206-0001 This is not a Request for Proposal. This Notice is seeking information only from qualified Architectural and Engineering firms with the capability to perform the work. The government will not provide any reimbursements to contractors submitting their qualification for this requirement.
