Ft Harrison VAMC - A/E Design Services

************UPDATED 14 DECEMBER 2018************ Questions or comments relative to this project should be submitted via Bidder Inquiry as indicated below: Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at: https://www.projnet.org/projnet/ Public Key: PX3I22-G8F2J6 ************************************************************* ************UPDATED 12 DECEMBER 2018************ For those who attended the teleconference on 12 Dec 2018 and other interested parties, please utilize the 'Interested Vendors' tab, if you care to share your firms name and contact information for potential teaming arrangements, etc. The Government is currently establishing an electronic forum for Questions and Answers. Once it has been established, the information will be provided through this posting. ************************************************ Sources Sought W9128F-19-S-M003 1. General. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT and is for informational/market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTATION OR BID, NOR A SYNOPSIS OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION UNDER FAR SUBPART 5.2. 2. Notice Details. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Northwestern Division, Omaha District (CENWO) has been tasked to identify interest in an Architect-Engineer (A-E) contract for services in support of the Fort Harrison Veteran's Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), Ft Harrison, MT. Responses to this sources sought announcement will be used by the Government to determine the appropriate level of small business participation and to develop the acquisition strategy. This sources sought is to gain knowledge of the interest, capabilities, and qualifications of the small business members of the industry, to include: small business, small disadvantaged businesses to include 8(a) firms, Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), Veteran Owned (VOSB), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). All interested parties are highly encouraged to respond. 3. Project Scope. CENWO intends to acquire A-E services for the Ft Harrison VAMC project to provide A-E capabilities in support of the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) mission. These A-E services may provide full medical facility design; medical facility alternatives planning; medical facility designbuild request for proposal development; medical facility planning; engineering studies and criteria development; technical review assistance; construction phase services support; and commissioning support. Preliminary planning is currently being performed to develop requisite information and better identify the requirements for this project. The following information is preliminary and meant to provide interested firms with an idea of the general nature of the anticipated work. The Government reserves the right to update this information as project planning documentation is published and updated. The information below represents the most current information available and will be superseded upon the publication of the preliminary planning information which will be provided by the Government in the subsequent synopsis and request for Standard Form (SF) 330's. Anticipated Construction Strategy: It is expected that there may be a variety of delivery methods employed for each structure comprising the Ft Harrison VAMC project (Ex. Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build, etc.). The contract includes pre-design services, design services and construction phase services. 4. Project Details: The following information represents the various project objectives as they are currently known. a. Seismic upgrade of four main hospital buildings (Building 154, 154A, 141, and 150 - approximately 261,000 Building Gross Square Feet (BGSF)). Both structural reinforcement and Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) stabilization are anticipated as part of the upgrades. b. Evaluation and renovation of approximately 126,000 BGSF in the existing main hospital buildings as necessary. c. Design and construction of a new 80,000 BGSF Acute Inpatient Care Facility. d. Design and construction of a new 480-space parking garage. e. Upgrade of the Ft Harrison Campus to meet Physical Security requirements. f. Coordinate the phasing of the various features of work to include providing preliminary schedules, Infection Control Risk Analysis (ICRA) recommendations, and proposed lay down areas. g. Solar Photovoltaic (PV) and Solar Hot Water Systems, as applicable. h. Design and expansion of low voltage systems to meet VA Cyber Security compliance, including but not limited to: video monitoring systems, nurse call, physical access control systems, distributed antenna systems, real time locating systems, bio-medical/telemetry systems and public address/mass notification systems i. Integration of building automation systems to include: central chilled water plant, central steam or hot water plant, HVAC systems, monitoring of Legionella monitoring points, fire alarm systems and lighting controls j. Evaluation of capacity and physical conditions of the emergency electrical system including but not limited to generators, paralleling switchgears, distributions equipment and Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS). Analyze electrical loads and provide recommendations to upgrade the existing systems. k. Evaluation and upgrade, as needed, to integrate into existing medical gas systems, and design for new spaces. l. Projects will comply with the VA Technical Information Library (TIL) requirements. 5. Communications with Industry. CENWO has scheduled a teleconference for interested parties where additional project information will be provided and limited questions may be addressed. The teleconference will be held on Wednesday, 12 December 2018 at 12:00pm Central Standard Time (CST) and will end at approximately1:00pm CST. Please note, all information to be discussed is subject to change as additional project details become available. To receive the teleconference information and any exhibits to be presented, interested parties shall contact Donna Larson, Contract Specialist, at contact@example.gov. 6. Minimum Technically Acceptable Contractor Expertise Criteria: In preparation of interested party responses outlined in paragraph 6, firms should consider the following: a. Firms should demonstrate through references, project lists, or reports, that they possess experience as it relates to the project details. Responses including two (2) projects maximum, each no more than five (5) pages, including any graphics and cover page, will be accepted for review. b. The Government may consider the past performance of key individuals and predecessor companies in evaluating the firm's previous experience and past performance factors. c. Firms should address within the content limitations above, the extent of small business participation in the projects submitted. The North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS) for this requirement is: 541330, "Engineering Services". The related size standard is: $15M. 7. Submission Instructions. Formal responses to this Sources Sought notice must be submitted electronically (via email) with SUBJECT: Sources Sought W9128F-19-S-M003 - Ft Harrison VAMC A-E contract. Please email to Donna Larson, Contract Specialist, contact@example.gov before 2:00 pm CST Friday, 21 December 2018. All responses must be received by the specified time and due date to be considered. ANY RESPONSES RECEIVED AFTER THE SPECIFIED DATE AND TIME WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. As addressed in paragraph 6, interested parties' responses to this Sources Sought shall be limited to ten (10) pages and shall include the following information: a. Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, CAGE and DUNS number. b. Firm's business category and size: Large Business (include summary of small business participation metrics), Small Business, Small Disadvantaged, 8(a) firm, Historically underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small business (SDVOSB). c. Provide a maximum of two A-E project examples, similar in size, scope and complexity to the work described in paragraphs 3 and 4 of this notice, with a brief description of each project, customer name, and timeliness of performance, contract number, customer satisfaction, and the final project dollar value. The Government may verify information in CPARS or PPIRS. 8. Disclaimer and Important Notes a. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this sources sought or any follow up information. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses a formal synopsis, requesting SF 330's may be published on Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a formal synopsis. b. All interested firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov and remain current for the duration of the source selection process to be eligible for award of a Government contract. c. CENWO intends to synopsize a requirement for technical services in support of Ft Harrison VAMC A-E planning, design, and construction. The full scope of this requirement has not been defined, but is intended to fill gaps in USACE expertise in review of the deliverables produced by the "Ft Harrison VAMC A-E Design Services".