C--AE Extend Emergency Power

The Cheyenne VAMC is seeking the services of an A/E firm to provide maintenance and repair of interior space. AE will provide drawings, specs, cost estimate and analysis for a new alternate power generation to provide power to Medical Center to pick up non-emergency loads that allows Medical Center to be fully operational during an extended outage. AE will consider combined heat and power unit for generating electric power and heat as a way to reduce overall BTUs consumed. It will be acceptable to consider running existing emergency generators during extended outages in addition to the new alternate power generator. Possible locations include boiler plant, building 1 CA near existing generators, or other location on site. AE will perform preliminary study to determine best location. All work must be designed within a construction price limit of $500,000 - $1,000,000. The AE will provide an initial estimate of cost to perform the above work and will design only those items that can be provided within the cost limitation. Submission requirements are the initial estimate and preliminary design submission, a 50% design submission, and a 95% design submission. The Medical Center must remain operational throughout the construction period and a detailed sequence of work will be provided by the AE to minimize impact of the construction. The AE will provide four sets of documents at each submission including a cost estimate and energy analysis and will provide a set of AutoCAD drawings and specs in Microsoft Word at the final submission. The AE will provide 10 sets of drawings and specifications for procurement. Evaluation factors to be considered will be 1) Professional qualifications necessary for performance of required services. 2) Specialized experience and technical competency of the AE firm with similar type projects. 3) Past performance on contract with government agencies. 4) Geographical location of A/E firm. Firm must be located within a 150 mile radius of Cheyenne, Wyoming to be considered. 5) Experience roles of key design personnel specifically on related projects. 6) Cost control and estimating effectiveness. 7) CAD capability. The SF-330 can be downloaded through the GSA Forms Library at: http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/formslibrary.do, type in 330 in the Find A Form block and click on search. A/E firms must be located within a 150 mile radius of Cheyenne, Wyoming to be considered. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541330. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL; NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE WILL BE ISSUED UNTIL AFTER AN EVALUATION HAS BEEN MADE ON THE PROVIDED SF-330. Interested firms should submit (2) copies of their current SF 330 no later than December 19th, 2008 to the contracting officer shown above.