C--Project 603-16-507 Upgrade 6S Steam Reheat Design

The Robley Rex VA Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky is seeking sources of professional Architectural/Engineering (AE) firms for Project 603-16-507, Upgrade 6 South Steam Reheat Design. The AE will be responsible for furnishing all necessary professional service, equipment, labor, materials, supervision, tools, testing and specialty services (i.e., Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) etc.) to perform a design for this project. Design will incorporate applicable VA Design Guidelines. Design will include survey of existing conditions and preparation of concept drawings, specifications and construction cost estimate of each concept design for VA staff to evaluate. Design contractor shall provide consultation during construction period services through the final punch list. The intent of the design is to convert the existing steam reheat system (10 units) in the short hallway of 6 South to hot water reheats. The scope of work includes, but is not limited to, replacing of the 10 reheats, demolition of steam and condensate piping, creating a mechanical room space for system heat exchanger and pumps in an existing office space on 7 south, and then create a space on 7 South to house the services provided in the aforementioned office space. All work shall be in accordance with current VA regulations and building codes. Design shall be completed within 120 days of notice to proceed. At the completion of the project the contractor will provide drawings in AutoCAD 2013 format and specifications in Microsoft Word and PDF formats. The contractor will provide to the VA four CDs with all drawings and specs and four sets of drawings at completion of design. The design of architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, civil or other engineering features of the work shall be accomplished by registered or certified architects or engineers within the Continental United States. The AE shall, when requested, without additional expense to the Government be responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses and permits in connection with performance of this contract of any possible construction based on the results thereof (including but not limited to , reports, plans, specifications, location, time, estimated cost of construction or estimated Value Engineering savings) or except to authorized Government personnel or upon prior written approval of the Contracting Officer. AE firms submitting SF330's for review under this project will be evaluated based on the following selection criteria: 1.) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services; 2.) Previous Experience of Proposed Team-provide the specific experience and qualifications of the personnel as Key Personnel for this project. 3.) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required; 4.) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time; 5.) Past Performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules 6.) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project. Firms must be within a 300 mile radius of the Robley Rex VA Medical Center. Google Maps will be used to determine this location factor. 7.) Acceptability under other appropriate evaluation criteria. NAICS code 541330 is applicable to this requirement. The small business size standard is $15M. This requirement is 100% set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) concerns under the authority of 38 U.S.C. section 8127 (d). All AE firms seeking consideration under this requirement will be checked with the Center for Verification & Eligibility (CVE) both at the time of submission and prior to award. To be eligible to submit an offer or receive an award all AE firms must be viewable and listed in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) at www.vetbiz.gov. Only verified SDVOSB are eligible to submit an offer or receive an award that is set-aside for a SDVOSB in accordance with 38 CFR Part 74. AE firms that are not verified and viewable in vetbiz at the time of submission of offer or at the time of award shall be determined as "to no be an interested party and its proposal will not be considered further nor will be considered for award). Project 603-16-507, Upgrade 6-South Steam Reheat will be procured in accordance with The Brooks Act of 1972, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.6 and VA Acquisition Regulation 836.6. Interested AE firms must submit one (1) hard copy of the Standard Form (SF) 330, along with one (1) electronic copy on Compact Disc in "Adobe Acrobat Pdf" format. Submissions must be received No Later Than 2:00pm ET on August 25, 2016. Submission by Electronic Mail is NOT AUTHORIZED. For consideration submissions should be sent to the following: Robley Rex VA Medical Center Network Contracting Office (NCO) 9 Attention: Roxie Ann Keese, Contracting Officer 800 Zorn Avenue Louisville, Kentucky 40206-0001 This is not a Request for Proposal. This Notice is seeking information only from qualified Architectural and Engineering firms with the capability to perform the work. The government will not provide any reimbursements to contractors submitting their qualification for this requirement.