This request for Architect Engineer (A/E) firm qualifications packages is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns under VAAR 852.219-73 VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SET-ASIDE FOR CERTIFIED SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES (JAN 2023) (DEVIATION). THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR SF 330'S ARCHITECT/ENGINEER QUALIFICATION PACKAGES ONLY. ALL INFORMATION NEEDED TO SUBMIT SF 330 DOCUMENTS IS CONTAINED HEREIN. NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE, TECHNICAL INFORMATION, OR BIDDER/PLAN HOLDER LIST WILL BE ISSUED. THERE WILL BE NO SITE VISITS ARRANGED DURING THIS PHASE OF THE REQUIREMENT. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROCUREMENT OF ARCHITECT-ENGINEERING (A/E) SERVICES: This is a request for Standard Form 330, Architect-Engineer Qualifications only. A-E Services are being procured in accordance with the Selection of Architects and Engineers Statute (Public Law 92-582), formerly known as the Brooks Act, and implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 36.6. All submissions will be evaluated in accordance with the below selection criteria. Please submit SF 330 packages to the point of contact(s) listed below. The Government will not pay, nor reimburse, any costs associated with responding to this request. The Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. Firms will be selected based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work. Any resulting award for the proposed A/E services will be procured under a negotiated Firm-Fixed Price contract in accordance with (IAW) FAR Part 15. GENERAL INFORMATION: Design shall comply with VA guidelines and specifications. Design manuals and specifications can be found at http://www.cfm.va.gov/TIL/. Proposed work is located at Central VA Health Care System (CVVHS), Richmond, Virginia, 23667. The Estimated Construction Magnitude in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204 (e) is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. The A/E Services listed herein is being procured in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.6 and VAAR 836.6. All offerors are advised that in accordance with VAAR 836.606-71 the total cost of the architect or engineer services to produce and deliver designs, plans, drawings, and specification must not exceed the application of the six percent (6%) architect-engineering fee limitation of the estimated cost of the construction. Potential contractors must provide credentials that confirm registration of Architects or Engineers registered to practice in this particular professional field involved in Virginia, must be registered in SAM (www.sam.gov) and Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert): http://veterans.cerify.sba.gov at time of submission of their qualifications in order to be considered for an award. As a prospective offeror for this Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set aside, you are verifying your company meets the status requirements of a SDVOSB concern as established by VAAR 852.219-73. NOTE - Offerors are referred to 852.219-73 (d)(1) Services. In the case of a contract for services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VetCert-listed SDVOSBs. In order to assure compliance with this clause, all firms submitting a SF330 for this Special Notice are required to indicate what percentage of the cost of contract performance will be expended by the concerns employees and in which discipline(s) and percentage of cost of contract performance to be expended (and in what disciplines) by any other subcontracted or otherwise used small or large business entity(s). Any subcontracted or otherwise business entity(s) used must be identified by name, office location and size/type of business (i.e., SDVOSB, VOSB, 8(a), large, etc.). All submissions will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation selection criteria as specified herein. The Hampton VA Medical Center is a working facility and phasing plans for minimizing downtime, and provisions for continuation of service during outages is critical to this project. Past Performance Questionnaire and SF 330 are due Monday May 20, 2024, by 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Complete package page limit is 45 pages. Page limitation does not include past performance data (i.e., CPARS, PPQs). Points of Contact: Moses Deng, Contract Specialist at moses.deng2@va.gov will be the primary contact. Please cc: Contracting Officer: Robert Ragos at robert.ragos@va.gov on all time sensitive submissions. PROJECT INFORMATION: Project No: 590-24-500 Project Title: Architect - Engineer Design Renovate 2nd Floor 113A and Medical Specialty in Bldg. 110 Hampton VA Medical Center 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton, Virginia 23667 The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541330, Engineering Services and the applicable Small Business Size Standard is $25.5 million annual revenue. The anticipated period of performance for completion of Architectural Design service to include final report with recommendations and renovation processes is 490 Calendar Days after the Notice to Proceed (NTP). Procurement time frame is 180 Calendar Days after completion of design completion. Construction Period Services (CPS) for the project is 400 Calendar Days after Notice to Proceed. Therefore, the ultimate completion time frame for this project is: 1,290 Calendar Days. An Architect & Engineer (A/E) contract will be negotiated. The A/E shall provide a cost estimate of future repairs. Cost estimates detailing quantities of materials, labor, profit, overhead, insurance, taxes, etc. in the format found at https://www.cfm.va.gov/til/aeDesSubReq.asp for Minor and NRM Projects.
