C--Polytruma A/E Design Unrestricted

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 the following but not limited to: programming, planning, and design of a new Poly-trauma Rehabilitation Center at the VA Palo Alto Medical Center. Prime firm shall have the following licensed/registered specialty disciplines be members of the firm, or team, with demonstrable expertise in their respective fields: Architect; Medical Planners; Structural, Mechanical, Geo-technical, Communication, Plumbing, and Electrical Engineers; Interior Designers; and Cost Estimators with experience in the programming, planning and design of a rehabilitation center or similar complex healthcare projects. The new center shall be compatible in appearance with Building 20 (new 80 bed inpatient psychiatry facility) and if possible, present a unified front facade so as to appear as a compatible building. The function of the new center is to serve veterans with complex multi-trauma injuries and integrate the needs of patients with Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI), Brain Injury Rehabilitation, clinical research, and other specialized rehabilitation services. VAPAHCS will provide a preliminary space program to the AE for the proposed center; this space program shall be refined and developed by the AE prior to start of the design via meetings with VAPAHCS staff and leadership. The size of the building's first phase shall be as large as can be accommodated within the given construction cost target but no more than 18,000 gross square feet. This initial scope is part of a multi-phased project. The AE will be required to develop block and elevation diagrams for the project's four (4) phases and size the proposed building systems to accommodate up to 72,000 BGSF. The design shall also include new stand alone utility rooms for the building. Water and sewer lines are in the immediate vicinity of the proposed building site, but the AE shall review these services and determine if any increase in the sizes of these services must be made to properly support the new building. If so, the design of these new utility feeds will be part of the AE deliverables. Both normal and emergency power feeds are also available on the existing hospital grounds as are telecom and data feeds. The AE shall include a landscape plan which integrates with the landscaping in the vicinity of the new building and in the area between the new building and the 80-Bed Psych Facility, building 20 VAPAHCS. All new space and utilities will be designed to meet the Interagency Security Committee's and other relevant physical security guidelines. The completed project should be capable of achieving LEEDS certification. Only firms, or teams, with in-house architectural services, experienced in the design of similar projects will be considered. Emphasis will be placed on estimating capabilities and previous successful experience with the design of facilities in a medical environment. No firms will 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 both the firm(s) and assigned individuals, the applicant's capacity to do the work, record of past performance on VA work. The SF-330 should provide sufficient information to allow for evaluation on 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; (Architect; Medical Planners; Structural, Mechanical, Geo-technical, Communication, Plumbing, Electrical Engineers, Interior Designers; and Cost Estimators with experience in the programming, planning and design of a rehabilitation center or similar complex healthcare projects), as required in a health care environment; (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 qualification required under this announcement by the contracting activity. Firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit SF 330 by close of business April 2, 2007, to the Contracting Officer, Mr. Vincent I. Osorio, Consolidated Contracting Activity (CCA/90) 150 Muir, Rd., Martinez, CA 94553. It is the intent of the Contracting Officer to make a single firm-fixed price contract award under this solicitation. This solicitation is unrestricted.