General The VA Medical Center, Bath, New York is engaging in a short-list selection as defined in FAR 36.602-5(a) of an AE (SDVOSB) for the design of a project to renovate the tennis and basketball courts. SDVOSB A/E's with a SF-330 on file within the past twelve months are being considered and need not re-submit a SF330. SDVOSBs who believe they have a SF330 file are welcome to submit supplement information to their existing SF330 for this specific project . Other SDVOSB firms having a working office within a 300 mile radius from 76 Veterans Avenue, Bath NY 14830 may submit SF 330's for consideration, to the Contracting Officer at
contact@example.gov by 12:00 PM EST, Thursday, July 25, 2013. This procurement is set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). The estimated construction cost for this project is $100,000 - $250,000. The NAICS code for this procurement is 541330. SDVOSBs shall be verified in www.vetbiz.gov at time of offer and award. GENERAL SCOPE: The general scope of this project is to upgrade the basketball/tennis area on station. That is to include court surface, fencing, lighting, and basketball hoop renovations. The court surface will be removed and resurfaced with new material. The base below the court surface is to be evaluated and replaced if necessary. The fencing is the removed and replaced with new supports and fencing. The lights for the court area are to be removed and replaced, with updated lights for energy efficiency. The basketball supports are to be removed and replaced with updated equipment. The design will be completed in a manner such that the estimated construction cost is within the VA budget. All designs will follow, but not limited to, VA Space Planning Specifications, in conjunction with the VA Master specifications as outlined in VA Handbook 7610. EXISTING CONDITIONS The Bath VAMC is a campus facility with many (more than 30) buildings located on over 200 acres. Many of the facility buildings are eligible for inclusion on the historic register. The basketball/tennis courts are located between building 92 and the baseball field. A/E SCOPE OF SERVICES 1. Provide investigative and schematic design services, construction documents, specifications, cost estimate, shop drawing review and construction period services as required to renovate the tennis and basketball area. Provide a related survey so as to construct an NFPA/Life Safety Code and an all building code compliant project. 2. Services will included all Site/Civil, Mechanical, Electrical or other Engineering or Architectural work associated with this project. Final design submission shall include phased drawings of all abatement, demolition, and construction work as required. 3. Provide contract specifications utilizing the VA Master Specifications available at www.cfm.va.gov/TIL/. Edited specifications are to be provided to the Bath VAMC electronically by either email or on a CD rom. All edited specifications are to be edited to the specified project and have all impertinent specs and information removed. 4. Attend design review meetings and make all necessary site visits during design to gather information necessary from the existing sites, building plans, utility plans, etc. to provide a complete assessment of the proposed work. 5. Assess the intent and scope of this project and work with the Medical Center staff to develop a final design and cost estimate to best suit the needs and constraints of the government, while incorporating VAMC Bath Engineering Service, VA Network 2, or any other government comments. 6. Provide an electronic set and one (1) hard copy set of "Architectural E1" (30"x42") size working drawings, specifications, and cost estimate at the 50% and the 100% review stage. Also, provide an electronic set and one (1) set of drawings stamped and signed by an Engineer licensed in the State of New York, specifications, and cost estimates at final design submission. Electronic set at 100% final stage is to be provided in both PDF and AutoCAD 2006 formats. 7. Project completion of construction documents, including final design, contract drawings, specifications, and cost estimate is to be 90 days from award of contract. 8. Provide a detailed material/labor cost estimate for construction of this project at the 100% review stage. 9. Upon completion of the 100% project package, the A/E will bring the package to the construction site and do a walk through review, of the project, to ensure the project can be done, and completed as designed. 10. Provide a technical review of all project submittals/shop drawings related to the project and provide all required responses to any design/conflict questions encountered in these areas during construction in an expeditious manner. 11. Create list of all items required to be submitted on by the project specifications. The list shall be organized by specification number, followed by the name of the item to be submitted on. 12. Provide expeditious responses to all design/conflict questions encountered during the construction term. 13. Upon completion of the project, provide two (2) sets of complete as-built drawings in PDF and AutoCAD 2009 formats. The following evaluation criteria will be used when reviewing submitted SF 330 data and will comprise the basis of information to be used by VAMC Bath for A/E evaluation and selection. Firms submitting SF 330 data for consideration must address each of the following criteria in the SF 330: 1. Team proposed for this project (background of personnel: project manager, key personnel, consultants; project-related professional qualifications; specialized experience (project-related) of team members). 2. Proposed management plan (design phase, construction phase) 3. Previous experience of the team proposed for this project (with VA, on scope-related projects) 4. Location and facilities of working offices (knowledge of the locality of the project) 5. Proposed design approach for this project (design philosophy) 6. Project control (techniques planned to control the schedule and costs, personnel responsible for schedule and cost control) 7. Estimating effectiveness (on ten most recently completed projects) 8. Sustainable design (team design philosophy and method of implementing) 9. Miscellaneous experience and capabilities (interior design, CADD & other computer applications, value engineering & life cycle cost analyses) 10. Awards and Recommendations (awards received for design excellence) 11. Insurance & litigations (type and amount of liability insurance carried, litigation involvement over the last 5 years & its outcome)
