MODIFICATION
C -- VISN 3 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-0117
- Response Due
- 2/16/2010
- Archive Date
- 4/17/2010
- Point of Contact
- Don Marsh
- E-Mail Address
-
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.In the text it mentions the Small Business Size Standard is $4.50 million gross annual revenue but on the side it says no set aside. Do we need to be a small business to submit? The posting does mention the Small Business Size Standard, and also mentions that if enough qualifications are received the government reserves the right to make this a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Set-Aside. Again that is only if enough qualified firms submit. We encourage all types of firms to submit for this AE IDIQ. 2.My question is whether the VA prefers that these proposals be led by an Architect or whether we as engineers can prime? The NAICS code listed in FBO was 541310 which is for Architectural Services, but an Engineering Firm under NAICS Code 541330 can also submit as the prime firm, as long as there is an architect on the team and the criteria listed in the presolicitation is followed. 3.Can you send me the RFP for submittal to your organization. This is not an RFP, but a request for your firm to submit Standard Form 330 statement of qualifications. This is not a solicitation. Please follow FAR 36.6 Architect and Engineering, to better understand how we are following AE and Brooks Act procedures for this procurement. 4.Can you please tell me if the above referenced RFQ is a small business set aside? The presolicitation that you referenced is not a small business set-aside. However, if there are enough qualified Service Disabled or Veteran Owned firms that submit their SF330's then the Government reserves the right to make this an SDVOSB or VOSB set-aside. 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.The solicitation seems to indicate that you will be selecting one firm for an extensive area. If that is so could you direct me to the larger firms bidding on the job so that I can find sub contracting opportunities? If not please let me know if we can submit our qualifications for the New Jersey area alone? I cannot direct you to a list of firms who are bidding on this job, as there is no list available and we are just asking for SF 330's statement of qualifications from interested firms. There is an interested parties listed on FBO you can check, and see if there are firms on there who are looking for subs. This presolicitation is asking for firms who can provide AE services to the entire VISN 3 area, and not just the state of New Jersey. 7.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. 8.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. 9.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. 10.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. 11.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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