C1DA--518-22-112 Corridor Abatement

SOURCES SOUGHT: The VA Medical Center, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital 200 Springs Rd., Bedford, MA 01730 has a requirement for a Firm Fixed Price contract to provide professional Architect/Engineer (A/E) Design for Project Number 518-22-100 for Asbestos Abatement: Corridors. Architect/Engineer (AE) shall provide professional services for Provide all professional architectural and engineering (A/E) services necessary to develop complete construction drawings, specifications, cost estimates, project phasing, site visits, and construction period administration associated with an asbestos abatement project. SCOPE: The scope of this project consists of Architectural, and Engineer (A/E) services required to complete the project. The period of performance (type A and B services) is 240 calendar days and shall begin upon issuance of the Notice to Proceed (NTP) by the Contracting Officer. Construction Budget: Documents shall be tailored to meet Construction Contract between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000. The VA will not be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this announcement. This is a Request for Qualifications: The purpose of this notice is to request SF-330 Qualification statements from qualified SDVOSBs that have the experience directed at the requirements of the Statement of work. The design effort is to be completed by more than 50% SDVOSB and VOSB. The NAICS code is 541330 and the small business size standard is $41.5 million. Firms must have valid registration in the System for Award Management (SAM). Visit: beta.SAM.gov to register in this database. SDVOSB firms must be verified in VETBIZ under NAICS 541330. Visit: vip.vetbiz.va.gov RESPONSE: Interested SDVOSB firms must provide their qualifications to the Contracting Specialist no later than 1:00pm on 10/05/2022 via email to Kathleen.Mills@va.gov. The following information is required as a valid response: A positive statement of your intention to submit a proposal in response to a solicitation for this project and include your firm s DUNS Number, Firms address and Contact information. Evidence of your experience in A/E Services for complete design and construction of a project similar to this one at a Medical facility (please provide contract descriptions, contract dollar amounts and telephone numbers for points of contact no photographs). Qualifications (Adjectival Evaluation Factors): Asbestos abatement A/E services (minimum 3 projects in 10 years) Past Performance (minimum no more than 1 marginal noting in CPARS in the last 3 years) Experience planning for asbestos abatement services (minimum 3 projects in 10 years) Competency of staff in disciplines (civil engineering projects, minimum of 3 small/medium [< 1M+/- construction budget] experience in last 10 years) SF-330 Architect- Engineer Qualifications completed for the intent of the project. Evidence that your SDVOSB firm will perform more than 50% of the requirement with a qualified SDVOSB and or VOSB team. Failure to submit all information requested will result in a contractor not being considered as an interested SDVOSB concern. EVALUATION FACTORS: Adjectival Description Exceptional A comprehensive and thorough presentation of extraordinary merit with one or more significant strengths. Offeror s response is clearly superior. The response is innovative and exceeds requirements. No deficiency or significant weaknesses exists. Good Exceeds all the minimum requirements of the criteria; has an above average probability of success; contains no significant weaknesses and only minor, correctable weaknesses exist. Acceptable Meets all the minimum requirements of the criteria; has an average probability of success; no significant weaknesses and any deficiencies can be readily corrected. Marginal Fails to meet one or more of the minimum requirements of the criteria; low probability of success; major weaknesses and/or significant number of deficiencies exist. Unacceptable Fails to meet any of the minimum requirements of the criteria; very low probability of success. Neutral (Applies only to Past Performance) Offeror s performance record, relevant past performance or information on past performance is not available SELECTION PROCESS: The A/E selection will be completed in two stages as follows: In Stage I, interested firms will submit SF-330 Qualification Statements of Capabilities. In Stage II, the A/E team most qualified will be requested to submit a price proposal for negotiations in an issued Request for Proposal. PROJECT INFORMATION: The scope of work is attached.