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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 13, 2014 FBO #4464
DOCUMENT

C -- PCC FY14 C. Kitchen, SIM lab and Bld 15 entrance upgrades - Attachment

Notice Date

2/11/2014
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541310 — Architectural Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;James J. Peters VA Medical Center;Network Acquisition & Logistics(10N3NAL);130 West Kingsbridge Road;Bronx NY 10468-3904
 

ZIP Code

10468-3904
 

Solicitation Number

VA24314I0458
 

Response Due

9/30/2014
 

Archive Date

1/7/2015
 

Point of Contact

FLORA TAYLOR
 

E-Mail Address

taylor@va.gov<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
 

Description

SCOPE OF WORK PCC FY14 C. Kitchen, SIM lab and Bldg. 15 Entrance Upgrades PROJECT NO. 561-13-116 THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PAY NOR REIMBURSE ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RESPONDING TO THIS REQUEST. THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a qualified Architect-Engineering (AE) firm to provide Schematics, Design Development, Construction Documents, Technical Specifications, Construction Period Services, Site Visits, Cost Estimates, As-Built Documentation, and all other related information for Project No 561-13-116 Sim Lab Entrance Upgrade located at the East Orange VA Health Care System, East Orange, NJ campus. This procurement is restricted to Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) firms. This requirement is being procured in accordance with the Brooks Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Applicable NAICS code is 541310 and small business size standard of $7 Million. Magnitude of Construction is between $1,000,000.00 and $2,000,000.00. This is a 100% Veteran-Owned Small Business Set Aside. The anticipated award date of the proposed A-E Contract is on or before April 4, 2014. Potential contractors must be registered in SAM (www.sam.gov) and visible/certified in Vet Biz (www.vetbiz.gov) at time of submission of their qualifications in order to be considered for an award. As a prospective offeror or bidder for this Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) set aside, you are verifying your company meets the status requirements of a VOSB concern as established by 38 CFR Part 74. NOTE- Offerors are referred to VAAR Clause 852.219-11(c)(1): "Services (except construction) at least 50 percent of personnel for contract performance will be spent for employees of the concern or employees of other eligible service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns". In order to assure compliance with this clause, all firms submitting a SF 330 for this Sources Sought Notice are required to indicate what percentage of the cost of contract performance will be expended by the concerns employees and in which discipline(s) and percentage of cost of contract performance to be expended (and in what disciplines) by any other subcontracted or otherwise used small or large business entity(s). Any subcontracted or otherwise business entity(s) used must be identified by name, office location and size/type of business (i.e. SDVOSB, VOSB, 8(a), large, etc). SCOPE OF SERVICE REQUIRED: Provide all necessary Architect-Engineer (A/E) services for development of construction documents for the above project at New Jersey Healthcare System-East Orange Campus. Develop construction documents, construction period services and site trips. PROJECT OBJECTIVE: Furnish Professional A/E services to provide an evaluation and design to improve the environment in Building 16, Complete constructing the new Kitchen in Building 15 and Renovate and upgrade building 15 Entrance for the VA NJ Health Care System at East Orange Campus. Statement of A/E Task: 1.The A/E contract shall be for complete construction package including preliminary drawings, contract drawings, contract specifications, and a detailed cost construction for the following scopes: "Improve the environment in Building 16 including the Sim Lab Lobby, Nourishment room and the conference room. Approximately 1500 SF in East Orange facility for the VA NJ Health Care System. "Complete constructing the new Kitchen in Building 15 walls, floors, ceilings including Plumbing, HVAC, electrical and all new Kitchen equipment & hardware's for a fully function Culinary kitchen. Approximately 1200 SF in East Orange facility for the VA NJ Health Care System. "Renovate and upgrade building 15 main entrance, Canopy, Lobby, and the mental health Clinic waiting & reception area including all necessary exterior structure and framing work. Approximately 1400 SF in East Orange facility for the VA NJ Health Care System. 2.The A/E shall examine the existing conditions and make recommendations of proposed changes to the VA. Upon approval, the A/E shall design all necessary alterations for the required upgrades and renovation as well as the installation of all associated equipment, which will be in compliance with all applicable current codes. All contract drawings shall be prepared on reproducible vellum and CD (Compatible with Autocad Release 2006 or greater) and delivered to the VA Medical Center, East Orange, New Jersey upon completion of contract work. 3.The A/E will provide the Chief of Facility Management Service, complete specifications and working drawings as further described in the contract. 4.The A/E will develop and prepare the construction document package with bid alternatives can be readily identified and listed in the procurement documents. 5.Provide a detailed cost estimate at 60%, 80%, and 100%. 6.The A/E shall furnish six (6) sets of contract drawings for bidding purposes. A licensed professional engineer or architect shall stamp the contract drawings. 7.The A/E shall furnish six (6) sets of contract drawings for bidding purposes. A licensed professional engineer or architect shall stamp the contract drawings. 8.The A/E shall include required VHA courses for contractor training: OSHA Training, ISO Privacy Training and TB Screening in specifications. 9. All contractor employees and subcontractors under this contract or order are required to complete the VA's online security awareness training course and the privacy awareness training course annually. The privacy awareness training requirement may be fulfilled under additional privacy awareness training options. Contractors must provide signed certifications of completion to the COTR during each year of the contract. This requirement is in addition to any other training that may be required of the Contractor and subcontractor(s). The C&A requirements do not apply, and a Security Accreditation Package is not required. 10.The A/E shall provide competent design and construction period services utilizing those adequately knowledgeable of the various subordinate design disciplines including but not limited to the engineering of architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical and special systems as required by the project. 11.The A/E shall deliver the complete package within 45 days of the NTP. Estimated Construction Time: 240 Calendar Days COST RANGE Estimated Construction Cost Range: $2,000,000.00 to $5,000,000.00 SELECTION CRITERIA The Department of Veterans Affairs shall evaluate each potential contractor in terms of its (1) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services; (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, including, where appropriate, experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials; (3) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time; (4) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; (5) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project; provided, that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project; and (6) Acceptability under other appropriate evaluation criteria. LIMITATIONS VA NOTICE OF TOTAL VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (DEC 2009) (a) Definition. For the Department of Veterans Affairs, "Veteran-owned small business concern"- (1) Means a small business concern- (i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; (ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans; (iii) The business meets Federal small business size standards for the applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code identified in the solicitation document; and (iv) The business has been verified for ownership and control and is so listed in the Vendor Information Pages database, (http://www.VetBiz.gov). (2) "Veteran" is defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2). (b) General. (1) Offers are solicited only from veteran-owned small business concerns. All service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses are also determined to be veteran owned small businesses if they meet the criteria identified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section. Offers received from concerns that are not veteran-owned small business concerns shall not be considered. (2) Any award resulting from this solicitation shall be made to a veteran-owned small business concern. (c) Agreement. A veteran-owned small business concern agrees that in the performance of the contract, in the case of a contract for- (1) Services (except construction), at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance will be spent for employees of the concern or employees of other eligible veteran-owned small business concerns; (2) Supplies (other than acquisition from a non-manufacturer of the supplies), at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing, excluding the cost of materials, will be performed by the concern or other eligible veteran-owned small business concerns; (3) General construction, at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel will be spent on the concern's employees or the employees of other eligible veteran-owned small business concerns; or (4) Construction by special trade contractors, at least 25 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel will be spent on the concern's employees or the employees of other eligible veteran-owned small business concerns. (d) A joint venture may be considered a veteran-owned small business concern if: (1) At least one member of the joint venture is a veteran-owned small business concern, and makes the following representations: That it is a veteran-owned small business concern, and that it is a small business concern under the NAICS code assigned to the procurement; (2) Each other concern is small under the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to the procurement; (3) The joint venture meets the requirements of paragraph 7 of the explanation of Affiliates in 19.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and (4) The joint venture meets the requirements of 13 CFR 125.15(b), except that the principal company may be a veteran-owned small business concern or a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. (e) Any veteran-owned small business concern (non-manufacturer) must meet the requirements in 19.102(f) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to receive a benefit under this program. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms are required to submit two (2) hard copies of the SF 330 (which can be downloaded from www.gsa.gov/forms ) and one (1) Compact Disc (CD) which contains digital copies of the SF 330. All packages shall be submitted no later than 3:00 PM, EST on April 4, 2014. All submittals must be sent to the attention of Flora Taylor (10N3NCO), James J. Peters VA Medical Center, 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Room 9B-62, Bronx, NY 10468-3904. The submission must include an insert detailing the following information: 1. Dun & Bradstreet Number; 2. Tax ID Number; 3. The e-mail address and phone number of the Primary Point of Contact and; 4. A copy of the firms CVE verification as a Veteran Owned Small Business. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for not receiving submissions due to the offeror misaddressing the package or illegibility of the information. NOTE: Any request for assistance with submission or other procedural matters shall be submitted via email only (flora.taylor@va.gov), telephone inquiries will not be honored. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PAY NOR REIMBURSE ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RESPONDING TO THIS REQUEST. THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. 1 6-1 07 VACANT ROOM 1 1 0 SF 1 6-1 08 VACANT ROOM 1 45 SF 1 6-1028 CORRIDOR 195 SF 1 6-109 SI MULATION LAB 280 SF 1 6-15 STORAG ROOM 1 20 SF 1 6-155 HOME HEALTH 1 20 SF 6-1 58 I RM CLOSET 85 SF 16-1 57 KITCHEN 1 1 5 SF 1 6-189 HOM E HEALTH 695 SF 16-1 90 f.:l IFST 1 6-1 88 NURSI NG OFFICE 220 SF 1 6-1 87 TELEPHONE TRIAGE OFFICE 1 35 SF I 15-141 CULINARY KITCHEN 1,065 SF 15-139 EMS OFFICE 125 SF 1 "' ( ------ \ L - 15-144 IRM CLOSET 95 SF I.I 1 5-1 20 DR.OFFICE 1 55 SF \ "" B U LO N G1 5
 

Web Link

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Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA243-14-I-0458 VA243-14-I-0458_1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1202995&FileName=VA243-14-I-0458-000.docx)

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Record

SN03286085-W 20140213/140211234448-8135df4b19d0fe802315f64badce62d3 (fbodaily.com)
 

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