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 Install Cross Connection Controls. SDVOSB Vendors with an SF-330 on file within the past twelve months are being considered. If you believe you have an SF 330 on file and would like to be considered for this procurement please send an e-mail to
contact@example.gov expressing your interest in being considered. Other SDVOSB firms having a working office within a 300 mile radius from 76 Veterans Avenue, Bath, NY may submit SF 330's for consideration, to the Contracting Officer at
contact@example.gov by 4:30 PM EST, Friday, December 27, 2013. The general scope of this project is to install cross connection controls station wide at the Bath VA Medical center in order to be in compliance with State Sanitary Code, Subpart 5-1.31. The work shall include investigative and design services to: 1. Determine if there are any cross connections between the potable water system and any possible contaminated sources. 2. Determine what cross connection control devices must be installed to remediate potential cross contamination. 3. Provide design services to create construction drawings and specifications to install all required devices and related work. 4. Provide construction services as detailed below. The renovations shall be designed to reduce the negative impact of installation to VA operations. 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. The design will be completed in a manner such that the estimated construction cost is within the VA budget. 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. Potable water is provided to each building by water that is pumped from 3 wells on campus, treated, then pumped to a 400,000 gallon underground concrete reservoir. Water from the reservoir flows by gravity to the main water distribution loop, serving buildings through approximately 50 service connections. A/E SCOPE OF SERVICES 1. Provide investigative and schematic services, construction documents, working drawings, specifications, cost estimate, shop drawing review and construction period services as required to install cross connection controls, station wide. 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 to allow the continuous use of all of the floors and areas associated around each construction area. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. Assess the intent and scope of this project and work with the Medical Center staff to develop final working drawings 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. 5. Provide an electronic 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 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 2009 formats. 6. Upon completion of the 98% documents and prior to the red line and final adjustments, the A/E shall take the drawings and go completely through the design in the purposed spaces and make sure the contract drawings and specifications are doable and complete. 7. Project completion of construction documents, including final design, contract drawings, specifications, and cost estimate is to be 120 days from award of contract. 8. Provide a detailed material/labor cost estimate for construction of this project at the 100% review stage. 9. Attend pre-bid job walk and provide all engineering responses to questions asked by potential bidders and issue an addendum, if necessary. 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. Provide expeditious responses to all design/conflict questions encountered during the construction term. 12. Upon completion of the project, provide an electronic set of stamped "Architectural E1" (30"x42") 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) This procurement is set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). The estimated construction cost for this project is between $100,000 and $500,000. The NAICS code for this procurement is 541330.
