C--A/E DESIGN SERVICESProject # 459-07-302A&E for Design Sol.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking Architectural/Engineering Firms to submit Standard Form (SF) 330 for evaluation for the procurement of a firm to design a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Residential Rehabilitation Program facility at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Tripler Army Medical Center campus, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96819. The A/E Scope of Work/Services will be comprised of, but not limited to, the following: Provide an Environment Site Assessment (CERCLA) and an Environmental Assessment (NEPA), Preliminary and Final Reports. Assessments shall be accomplished by a qualified Environmental Engineer/Firm. Provide design of approximately 13,600 GSF of new building including waiting area, offices, Tele-Health, beds (2 one-bed rooms and 7 two-bed rooms), bathrooms (toilets and showers), staff toilets, locker rooms, medication room, clean and soiled linen and utility rooms, group rooms ,day room, kitchen, storage, etc. Work to be accomplished in phases. (1) Prepare Schematic Documents to encompass the entire new facility construction/process. (2) Prepare Design Development Documents. (3) Prepare Construction Documents / Specs. 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 and experience designing Health Care Environments: Fire Safety Engineers, Cost Estimators, Mechanical/Plumbing Engineers, Structural Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Civil Engineers, and Architects. 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. Applicants will be rated based on the relevant specific experience of the firm(s) and assigned individuals, the applicant's capacity to do the work, and record of past performance. The SF-330 should provide sufficient information to allow for evaluation of health care design experience. 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; (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 qualifications required under this announcement by the contracting activity. Firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit SF-330s by close of business August10, 2007 to the Contracting Officer, Mr. Karl Hall, Consolidated Contracting Activity (CCA/90) 459 Patterson Road, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96819-1522. It is the intent of the Contracting Officer to make a single firm-fixed price contract award under this solicitation (VA-261-07-RP-0126). This solicitation is either a Veteran Own Small Business (VOSB) or a Service Disable Veteran Own Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside..