SOURCES SOUGHT
C -- AMBULATORY CARE EXPANSION BLDG 2 AE DESIGN
- Notice Date
- 12/3/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541310
— Architectural Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veteran Affairs;VISN 11 CSC Michigan (90VC);5500 Armstrong Rd.;Battle Creek MI 49037
- ZIP Code
- 49037
- Solicitation Number
- VA-251-10-RP-0003
- Response Due
- 1/5/2010
- Archive Date
- 4/14/2010
- Point of Contact
- Scott D BrennanContract Specialist
- E-Mail Address
-
Scott Brennan, Contracting Officer
(scott.brennan2@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Seeking Architect Engineer (A/E) firm to provide architectural and 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 the Project 515-304, Ambulatory Care Expansion Bldg. 2 at the VA Medical Center in Battle Creek, Michigan as described below: Scope of project: This project will construct 16,000 square feet of additional space directly adjacent to the existing Primary Care Oupatient Clinics and Pharmacy in Building 2, while also renovating 7,000 square feet of existing Primary Care clinic space. Work will include the creation of additional exam rooms and support space, including reception and waiting areas, restrooms, and physicians offices. Renovation work will include all necessary modifications to access the new space from the existing areas along with the correction of several existing space deficiencies. The existing examination and treatment module core space located in the medical centers main outpatient area is currently 54% undersized and is expected to be be 77% undersized by 2026. Currently these patient and administrative areas are contained within 15,000 square feet of space. Utilizing VA Space Planning Criteria for Hospital Based Ambulatory Care Space indicates that 27,000 square feet of space is required to support the current and projected workloads through 2026. Construction of this new space, as well as renovation of the existing will eliminate the overcrowded waiting and patient exam areas. In addition to increasing the number of primary care and specialty exam rooms from 33 to 42, existing rooms sizes will be increased in size from their current 90 square feet, to the recommended 120 square feet. Waiting areas currently as small as 240 square feet, will be increased to the recommended 775 square feet for each of the treatment modules. In addition to the exam rooms, a Consultation Room, Isolation Room, and Procedure Room will also be included each exam module. The medical center is also starting several new Specialty Clinics not reflected in the current workload numbers. These include: Palliative Care, Geriatric. Construction cost range is estimated to be between $5,000,000 to $10,000,000. Qualifications submitted by each firm will be reviewed and evaluated based on the following criteria: 1. Specialized experience and technical competence of the firm (including a joint venture or association) with the type of services required. Assignable point range.(0 to 40) 2.Specific experience and qualifications of personnel proposed for assignment to the project and record of working together as a team Assignable point range.(0 to 40) 3.Professional capacity of the firm in the designated geographic area of the project to perform work (including any specialized services) within the time limitations. Unusually large existing workload that may limit A/E's capacity to perform project work expeditiously Assignable point range.(0 to 20) 4.Past record of performance on contracts with the Department of Veterans Affairs. This factor may be used to adjust scoring for any unusual circumstances that may be considered to deter adequate performance by an A/E. (Firms with no previous VA experience receive a +5 rating) Assignable point range(-20 to 20) 5.Geographic location and facilities of the working office(s) which would provide the professional services and familiarity with the area in which the project is located Assignable point range(0 to 20) 6.Demonstrate success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design Assignable point range(0 to 20) 7.Inclusion of small business consultant(s) (1 point), and/or minority owned consultant(s) (1 point), and/or women-owned consultant(s) (1 points), and/or veteran owned consultant(s) (1 point), and/or disadvantage veteran owned consultant(s) (1 point), and/or HUBZone consultant(s) (1 point) Assignable point range(0 to 6) The NAICS Codes for this procurement is 541310 Architectural Services. There is no socio-economic set-aside associated with this advertisement and therefore this acquisition is open to all firms meeting the qualifications. Qualified A-E firms are required to respond in writing if interested & shall submit two (2) completed SF Form 330 packages (form available on-line at: http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/formslibrary.do?formType=SF). Submission information incorporated by reference is not allowed. All submissions must be bound in some manner (spiral, wire, binder, etc). Mail to the Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Medical Center, CSCMichigan (90VC)., Bldg 9 - Room 105, Battle Creek, MI 49037, Attn: Scott D. Brennan, Contracting Officer to be received by no later than 4:30 PM local time on Wednesday, Jan 5, 2010. No solicitation document is available and telephone inquires will not be honored. No faxed or emailed forms will be accepted. After the evaluation of submissions in accordance with the evaluation criteria a 'short list' of three or more of the most highly qualified firms will be chosen for interviews to present their approach to the design to arrive at selection of the number one firm for negotiations. The Government will not pay nor reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought request. The Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this sources sought announcement. Award of any resultant contract is contingent upon the availability of funds.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Department of Veterans Affairs;VA Medical Center;5500 Armstrong Rd.;Battle Creek;MI
- Zip Code: 49037
- Zip Code: 49037
- Record
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