C1NZ--Extend Chilled Water to Hospice and Audiology

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. No formal solicitation document exists at this time. We are seeking information for market research purposes only. The Government will not pay for any information solicited. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 6 is conducting market research to identify potential sources for Architect-Engineer services to complete the below scope of work. The place of performance will be the hospital campus of the Salisbury VA Medical Center in Salisbury, North Carolina. Forward all questions to the point of contact identified below. This is not a pre-solicitation notice, but the magnitude of construction for this project is currently between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 but is subject to revision prior to release of a solicitation. The proposed NAICS 541330 Engineering Services is applicable to this acquisition with a size standard of $25.5 Million. The proposed PSC code is C1NZ Architect and Engineering Construction: Other Utilities. The anticipated Period of Performance is 789 days from the Notice to Proceed. Scope of Work: The Architect/Engineer (A/E) shall provide design services necessary to furnish: Schematics, Design Development, Construction Documents, Technical Specifications, Construction Period Services, Site Visits, Cost Estimates, As-Built Documentation, and all other related information for Project 659-24-203 Extend Chilled Water to Hospice and Audiology. This project will occur at W.G. Bill Hefner Veterans Affairs Medical Center 1601 Brenner Avenue, Salisbury NC 28144 and extend the chilled water loop to the Hospice in Building 43 and Audiology service in Building 42 on campus at the address mentioned. This project will provide back-up capabilities for existing stand-alone chillers which is particularly important for hospice. Initial PDT Meeting 0 days Design Development Documents (35%) 72 days (PDT Meeting) 100 days Design Development Documents (65%) 160 days (PDT Meeting) 188 days Design Development Documents (95%) 202 days (PDT Meeting) 216 days Final Construction Bid Documents 230 days (PDT Meeting) 244 days (3 Sets of Drawings and Specifications) Design completion: 244 calendar days; includes VA design reviews. Procurement timeframe: 180 days from the time Engineering submits package to contracting. Designer shall answer pre-bid RFIs and provide updated construction documents to capture any changes made through the procurement process. Construction period services: 365 calendar days from construction award date Total contract period: 789 calendar days Small Business Requirements For market research purposes, all responses to this notice will be reviewed, regardless of small business/socioeconomic category, including those firms that are identified as large businesses. Review of responses to this notice will support later determination of set-aside requirements, if a solicitation becomes available, where the rule of two is met regarding a set-aside, including set-asides under 38 U.S.C. 8127 and 8128 for SDVOSB and/or VOSB firms registered in the VIP database, in accordance with priorities set by regulation. All interested parties should respond, in writing via email to the contract specialist, Michael Proctor, contact@example.gov and contracting officer, Sean Cosby, contact@example.gov. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Your response is requested by Friday, December 22, 2023, at 11:00 AM EST. In your response, please include the following: Company name Address Point of contact with email and phone number SAM Unique Entry ID number and evidence of current SAM registration (see https://www.sam.gov for more information) Company Socio-Economic SIZE (example large, small, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB etc.) Proposed NAICS code (if different from above) Proposed PSC code (if different from above) Capabilities statement, to include experience with contracts of similar scope and magnitude. Is the anticipated period of performance appropriate for this project? Is there anything that would deter you from responding to this requirement?