C1DA--Building 5 Addition Minor Design - Memphis, TN 614-324

Contract 36C77625C0031, awarded to Apogee Consulting Group, P.A. for $1,155,047.00, provides Architect-Engineer services for the Building 5 Addition Minor Design at the Lt. Col Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee. The project involves designing an additional story of approximately 15,000 gross square feet to house administrative programs and the Executive Suite, with an estimated construction cost of $13,237,000. The scope is divided into a design phase and optional construction period services, requiring a 350-calendar-day completion period for design deliverables. Key technical requirements include compliance with VA Design Guides and the mandatory inclusion of a Registered Communications Distribution Designer for telecommunications design. This contract was a 100 percent set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses under NAICS code 541330. The award was based on a best-value trade-off evaluation of specialized experience, technical competence, and past performance. The selected firm must adhere to strict security protocols, including FIPS 140-2 encryption for data and annual security control assessments. Deliverables are phased from a 10 percent Design Program submittal through final bid documents, with the government retaining unlimited rights to all produced data and drawings.