MODIFICATION
C -- VISN 12 AE IDIQ
- Notice Date
- 1/29/2010
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541310
— Architectural Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;National Energy Business Center (VA-NEBC;4141 Rockside Road - Suite 110;Seven Hills OH 44131
- ZIP Code
- 44131
- Solicitation Number
- VA-776-10-RP-0126
- Response Due
- 2/16/2010
- Archive Date
- 4/17/2010
- Point of Contact
- Don Marsh
- E-Mail Address
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Contract Specialist
(donald.marsh2@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a list of questions that have been submitted for this presolicitation, along with answers for each. Continue to use the modified presolicitation posted on 1/27/2010 for the requirements. 1.It is unclear to me from this announcement whether this project is restricted to Small Businesses, i.e., "and the Small Business Standard is $4.5 million gross annual revenues." This tells me what the size standard is, but it does not tell me if it is Restricted on Unrestricted. This announcement is unrestricted, with the Government reserving the right to set-aside or only discuss with SDVOSB or VOSB firms if there are enough qualified firms that submit. This is stated in the presolicitation notice: "If acceptable SF-330 packages are received from Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) firms, the government reserves the right to set aside this procurement for SDVOSB or VOSB, or conduct discussions with the highest qualified SDVOSB or VOSB firms." The language about the Small Business Standard is on this for this reason, but there is nothing that prevents this from being unrestricted. 2.Does the A/E firm need to be registered in all states in VISN 12, or in only one state within 100 miles of at least one of the facilities in VISN 12? The AE firm only needs to be registered in at least one of the states, and then can stamp documents for Federal Facilities in the other states listed for VISN 12. 3.Do the A/E firm members of listed disciplines (Architectural - Mechanical - Electrical - Structural - Civil - Landscape - Geotechnical - Surveying / Mapping - Interior Design - Hazardous Materials / Environmental Services (asbestos, lead survey) - National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) - Historic Preservation - Energy - Cost Estimation) need to be registered in all states in VISN 12 (IL, MI, WI, IN)? The subcontractors also need to be licensed in at least one of the states, and then they will be good for Federal Facilities. Also remember that the subs are under your responsibility, and the Government deals directly with the prime, not the subs. 4.When reading through this solicitation, we thought it would be appropriate to ask you if the preference was to have a team lead by an Engineer, with an architecture firm as a consultant, or the team lead by the architect? Based on this information, we thought it seemed that the team might be better fit if lead by an engineer: A/E services may include planning and designing for VA energy projects to include, but not limited to, geothermal, co-generation, bio-mass, solar photovoltaic, wind turbine, utility metering, retro-commissioning, LEED-EB, renewable energy, feasibility studies, energy efficiency, water conservation and greening of the government projects. The NAICS Code that was listed was 541310 Architectural services, but as you noted there are a number of services that require engineering in this presolicitation. An engineering firm can be the prime for this. Just make sure the criteria listed in the presolicitation is covered, and an architect is part of the team. 5.We are reviewing the presolicitation are wondering if the Response Date was still February 15, 2010, as it is a Federal Holiday. The date has been changed to February 16, 2010, and the last day for Technical Questions has been changed to February 9. These changes were posted on FBO on January 27, 2010. 6.Will our partner's SDVOSB status help meet potential set-asides should you elect to set-aside this work to SDVOSB firms? The SDVOSB status will not help as a sub. 7.Do you want the following 3 criteria ESTIMATING EFFECTIVENESS, SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, MISCELLANEOUS EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITIES to match with projects listed on individual's resumes instead of the Section F projects we profile? If so, can it be a representative sampling of the projects on the resumes? Yes, a representative sampling from those resumes would be appropriate. We just wanted to see more than the traditional ten projects that are listed in section F. 8.Do all the consultants on a team need to be within 100 miles of a VISN listed hospital? Additionally, do all of the consultants need to be within 100miles of the same hospital? The prime firm needs to have either their main office or a branch office within 100 miles of one of the medical facilities listed on the presolicitation. The consultants do not have to be within 100 miles of the same hospital. 9.Separate announcements were issued for over 20 individual VISNs. If our firm wants to submit SF330 information for more than one VISN, can one SF330 be submitted with an indication of the VISNs we are proposing to support, or will a separate SF330 be required for each VISN? Since there are 21 VISN's and 21 presolicitations I would have to say I will take one SF330 for each individual VISN. If you are interested in three VISN's then I would want to see three separate SF330's. I am not trying to cause more work, but I am doing this from a logistical and tracking sense so I will be able to distribute everything accordingly. 10.So that we can identify the distance of our office locations relative to your facilities, are VISN maps in vector file format (i.e., Illustrator, either AI or EPS file) available that show the location of your facilities? This link will provide a map and links to each VISN for the specific locations: http://www1.va.gov/caresdecision/page.cfm?pg=31.
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