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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF APRIL 23, 2017 FBO #5630
DOCUMENT

C -- REPLACE ROOFS & REPAIR FACADES P1 - Attachment

Notice Date

4/21/2017
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541310 — Architectural Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 2;James J. Peters VA Medical Center;130 West Kingsbridge Road;Bronx NY 10468-3904
 

ZIP Code

10468-3904
 

Solicitation Number

VA24217N0551
 

Response Due

5/22/2017
 

Archive Date

6/6/2017
 

Point of Contact

Dany Humphreys
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

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) firms to provide Schematics, Design Development, Construction Documents, Technical Specifications, Construction Period Services, Site Visits, Cost Estimates, As-Built Documentation, Project Industrial Hygienist and all other related information I would add Project Industrial Hygienist for 632-16-103 Replace Roofs and Facades Phase I. This Project will replace roofs and repair masonry facades at Bldg. No. 61 and 62 at the Northport VA Medical Center, 79 Middleville Road, Northport, NY 11768. 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 $7.5 Million. Magnitude of Construction is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. This is a 100% Veteran-Owned Small Business Set Aside. The anticipated award date of the proposed A-E Contract is on or before September 30, 2017. 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 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). LOCATION This Project will replace roofs and repair masonry facades at Bldg. No. 61 and 62 at the Northport VA Medical Center, 79 Middleville Road, Northport, NY 11768. SCOPE OF SERVICES REQUIRED PROJECT NO. 632-16-103, REPLACE ROOFS AND FACADES, PHASE 1. This Project will replace roofs and repair masonry facades at Bldg. Nos. 61 and 62 at the Northport VA Medical Center, 79 Middleville Road, Northport, NY 11768. The Project will also replace fascia and soffits; gutters and leaders; and underground collection systems at these buildings and will regrade around foundations. Technical disciplines include but are not limited to site development, architecture, sanitary engineering, This doesn t seem right so I sent a message to the COR to be sure. asbestos abatement, and estimating. The Project will comply with VA-adopted codes and standards including VA Directives, Design Manuals, Master Construction Specifications, Design Criteria and other Guidance on the Technical Information Library (http://www.cfm.va.gov/til/). LOCATION The A/E must have an existing active design production office within a 200-mile radius of the Northport VA Medical Center. CONTRACT SECURITY This contract involves VA sensitive information. The contractor/subcontractor must receive, gather, store, back up, maintain, use, disclose and dispose of VA information only in compliance with the terms of the contract and applicable Federal and VA information confidentiality and security laws, regulations and policies. COST RANGE Estimated Construction Cost Range: Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. TYPE OF CONTRACT CONTEMPLATED The Department of Veterans Affairs is contemplating awarding a firm fixed price contract. ESTIMATED START AND COMPLETION DATES The Department of Veterans Affairs requires design and contract support services. The estimated start and end dates for the design and start and end dates for the construction are as follows: ITEM DATE Receive Notice to Proceed from CO (NTP) TBD Submit authorization request for Site Survey & Subsurface Exploration 7 calendar days from NTP Deliver Schematic Review Material (65%) 42 calendar days from NTP Review Schematic Review Material (65%) 63 calendar days from NTP Deliver Schematic Review Material (100%) 77 calendar days from NTP Review Schematic Review Material (100%) 98 calendar days from NTP Deliver Design Development Review Material (20%) 126 calendar days from NTP Review Design Development Review Material (20%) 147 calendar days from NTP Deliver Design Development Review Material (35%) 161 calendar days from NTP Review Design Development Review Material (35%) 182 calendar days from NTP Deliver Construction Document Review Material (75%) 238 calendar days from NTP Review Construction Document Review Material (75%) 259 calendar days from NTP Deliver Construction Document Review Material (100%) 273 calendar days from NTP Review Construction Document Review Material (100%) 294 calendar days from NTP Deliver Final Bid Documents 308 calendar days from NTP The A/E shall perform the work required within the limits of the following schedule. Professional architects, engineers and related design disciplines familiar with the work shall be provided, as directed by the Contracting Officer, to attend the VA reviews. Construction: Number of calendar days to complete construction is to be determined by the AE firm after the design is complete. SELECTION CRITERIA The Department of Veterans Affairs shall evaluate each potential contractor in terms of its Required Criteria Weighting X Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services 15% X 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 15% X Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time 10% X Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules 15% X 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 10% X Reputation and standing of the firm and its principal officials with respect to professional performance, general management, and cooperativeness 10% X Record of significant claims against the firm because of improper or incomplete architectural and engineering services 10% X Specific experience and qualifications of personnel proposed for assignment to the project and their record of working together as a team 15% Total 100% SELECTION CRITERIA DESCRIPTIONS The selection criteria descriptions are provided below. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY FOR SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE OF REQUIRED SERVICES. Provide brief resumes of proposed team members who will specifically serve as the Project Managers and Designers of Record (Mechanical, Electrical, and Fire Protection Engineer). In addition, provide resumes of other relevant team members or frequent subcontractor such as: Architect, Civil, Structural Engineers, Cost Estimator, and team members who will perform technical tasks under this contract including their record of working together. The Designers of Record shall perform and direct the design within their respective discipline and shall sign and seal the drawings. All Designers of Record must be professionally registered in their discipline. Each resume shall include a minimum of three (3) specific completed projects that best illustrate the individual team members experience relevant to this contract scope; SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE Specialized experience and technical competence in health care facilities (to include joint ventures), including, where appropriate, experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials. CAPACITY This factor evaluates ability of the AE Structural firm, given their current projected workload and the availability of their key personnel, to accomplish the possible myriad of design projects in the required time. The general workload and staffing capacity of the design office will be evaluated. List current projects with a design fee of greater than $20,000 being designed in the firms office. Indicate the firms present workload and the availability of the project team (including sub-consultants) for the specified contract performance period; describe experience in successfully delivering projects per performance schedule, providing timely construction support, and successfully completing multiple projects with similar delivery dates; PAST PERFORMANCE: VISN2 will evaluate past performance on recent and relevant contracts with government agencies (emphasis on VA work) and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, compliance with performance schedules and a record of significant claims against the firm due to improper or incomplete engineering services (references required). Recent is defined as performance occurring within 5 years of the date of this Sources Sought, except that ongoing projects must have begun no less than one (1) year prior to the issuance of this Sources Sought. Relevancy is defined as performance of work on projects that are similar in scope to the types of projects anticipated under the resultant contracts. Respondents with no previous past performance shall state this when addressing the selection criteria. Where there is no record of past performance, the proposal will be evaluated neither favorably nor unfavorably. Superior performance ratings on relevant projects may be considered more favorably in the evaluation. Submission Requirements: Submit a minimal of three (3) references; any of the following evaluations are acceptable: A-E Contractor Appraisal Support System (ACASS), Contractor Performance Assessment Report System (CPARS), or Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) evaluation for each project submitted under Criterion 2. If a completed CPARS evaluation is available, it shall be submitted with the completed SF330 package. If there is not a completed ACASS/CPARS evaluation, the PPQ included with this notice is provided for the Offeror or its team members to submit for each project included in criterion (2). If a PPQ is submitted, but an official ACASS/CPARS evaluation is found for that project in government databases, the official evaluation will take precedence. If an ACASS/CPARS evaluation is not available, ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for each contract customer/reference. Completed PPQs should be submitted with your SF330. If the A-E is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a contract customer/reference for a project before the response date set forth in this notice, the A-E should complete and submit with their response the first page of the PPQ (Attachment #1)Make sure you attach a copy of the PPQ/questionnaires, including contract and point of contact information for the respective projects. A-Es should follow-up with references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. At the reference s request, questionnaires may be submitted directly to Government s Point of Contact, Department of Veterans Affairs NCO2, Attn: Dany Humphreys via email at Dany.Humphreys2@va.gov, prior to the response date. A-Es shall not incorporate by references into their response ACASS/CPARS or PPQ evaluations previously submitted in response to other A-E services procurements. However, this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation. Submitted ACASS/CPARS and PPQ evaluations will not be counted as part of the 30 page limitation and shall be attached to the SF330, behind the SF330 Part II document LOCATION The A/E Firm proximity to the Northport VAMC, 79 Middleville Road, Northport, NY 11768. This distance is determined according to http://maps.google.com/ This factor evaluates the distance the AE firm's design office or offices lies from the location of work. Please provide the address (es) and distance of your closest office to the address listed below. 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 Veteran Owned Small Business firms are required to submit three (3) 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 05/22/2017Change to 5/22/17 including Past Performance (ACASS/CPARS) evaluations or Questionnaires (attachment 1) Be sure to attach the questionnaire. All submittals must be sent to the attention of Dany Humphreys. 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 to Dany.Humphreys2@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. ATTACHMENT 1 - PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONAIRE AND COVER LETTER Complete one set of letters and forms for at least three projects identified in your firm s SF 330 Section F, Example Projects Which Best Illustrate Proposed Team s Qualifications For This Contract. Additional space or blank sheets may be added to answer any question. Transmittal Letter to Accompany Past Performance Questionnaire FROM: [Insert Company Official Name, Title, and Company Name] SUBJECT: Past Performance Questionnaire for Contract(s): [Insert Company Name] is currently responding to VA Hudson Valley Medical Center- Castle Point Campus request for SF 330, Architect-Engineer Qualifications for the Relocation of SPS Services. This Request for SF 330 s requires respondents to identify customers and solicit their response regarding [Insert Company Name] performance. [Insert Company Name] is providing past performance data to James J. Peters VA Medical Center relating to our performance on contract [Insert contract name/number] and have identified [Insert name of reference] as the point of contact for this contract. The request for SF 330 instructs that respondents provide customers with the attached questionnaire. Please complete the questionnaire and submit it by 05/22/17 directly to the VISN 2/Network Contracting Office (NCO) Contract Specialist. The requested data may be submitted by email to the government representative identified below. Email: Dany.Humphreys2@va.gov The information contained in the completed Past Performance Questionnaire is considered sensitive and cannot be released to [Insert Company Name]. Please direct any questions about the acquisition or the attached questionnaire to the VISN 2 NCO point of contact identified above. Thank you, [Insert Company Official Name and Title] A. GENERAL INFORMATION A-E FIRM TO BE EVALUATED: Firm Name: ________________________ Telephone : _________________________ Address: __________________________ Email address: ______________________ __________________________ Point of Contact: ____________________ __________________________ __________________________ Firm Cage Code: ____________________ Firm Tax ID Number: ________________ Firm DUNS Number: ________________ Project Title: _____________________________________ Description of Project: __________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Description of A-E Firms Responsibilities:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Contract Number: ______________________ Dollar Amount: ___________________ Contract Period of Performance: _______________________ The A-E Firm performed as the o Prime Contractor o Sub-Contractor/Consultant/Team Member Percent of work performed by A-E Firm: Other (Please describe) __________________ B. EVALUATOR INFORMATION: Evaluator s Company or Agency Name: ____________________________ Evaluator s Name: __________________ Address: __________________________ Title of Evaluator: ___________________ __________________________ Telephone: ________________________ __________________________ E-mail: ____________________________ __________________________ C. SEND COMPLETED QUESTIONAIRE (SECTIONS B through D)TO: Email: Dany.Humphreys2@va.gov D. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION: Choose the appropriate rating that most accurately describes the A/E s performance or situation. PLEASE PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION FOR ALL RATINGS OF Marginal or Unsatisfactory on page 7 under Narrative Summary. Exceptional (5) Very Good (4) Satisfactory (3) Marginal (2) Unsatisfactory (1) N/A -Performance meets or met contractual requirements and exceeds or exceeded many of your company s expectations. The contractual performance reflects or reflected few minor problems and corrective actions taken by the contractor appear to be highly effective or corrective actions taken were effective. -Performance meets or met contractual requirements and exceeds or exceeded some of your company s expectations. The contractual performance reflects or reflected some minor problems and corrective actions being taken by the contractor appear to be effective or Corrective actions taken were effective. -Performance meets or met contractual requirements. The contractual performance reflects or reflected some minor problems. Corrective actions being taken by the contractor appear to be effective or Corrective actions taken were effective. -Performance does or did not meet some contractual requirements. The contractual performance reflects or reflected serious problems(s) for which the contractor has not yet identified acceptable corrective actions or did not provide acceptable corrective actions. -Performance does or did not meet most contractual requirements and recovery is not likely or did not occur. The contractual performance contains or contained serious problem (s) for which the contractor s corrective actions appear ineffective or were ineffective. -Not applicable or rater has not observed performance in this area. A-E FIRM S NAME: _______________ PROJECT NAME: _______________ Contract Period of Performance: _______________________ Note: Include this information on each page of the questionnaire form to ensure there is no mix up in information among contracts surveyed for respective primes/subs, etc. Place an X in the appropriate column using the definitions matrix on page 4. Item FACTORS TO BE RATED Exceptional (5) Very Good (4) Satisfactory (3) Marginal (2) Unsatisfactory (1) N/A Design Services: 1. Overall skill level and technical competence of A/E s personnel. 2. A/E s ability to identify and resolve design issues expeditiously. 3. A/E s responsiveness to design review questions. 4. A/E s ability to effectively coordinate, integrate and manage their consultants/subcontractors/team 5. A/E s effectiveness and responsiveness in interfacing with the Client s staff 6. Overall accuracy, completeness and coordination of final design documents. (Quality) 7. A/E s ability to provide detailed, accurate cost estimates. 8. A/E s ability to meet contract schedule. Follow-On Construction Support Services: 9. Thoroughness and timely review of construction submittals. 10. Timely resolution of construction design issues. 11. Overall quality, responsiveness and timeliness of A/E follow-on construction support services. LEED (If Applicable): 12. Overall accuracy, completeness, timeliness and coordination of LEED documentation. 13. A/E s ability and understanding of the overall LEED process. BIM (If Applicable): 14. Overall accuracy, completeness, timeliness and coordination of BIM documentation. 15. A/E s ability and understanding of the overall BIM process. Owner s Representative on Design/Build Projects (If Applicable): 16. Overall accuracy, completeness, timeliness and coordination of requirements documents and bridging documents. 17. A/E s ability, thoroughness, timeliness and support as Owner s Representative throughout the project. Overall: 18. How would you rate the A/E s ability to control cost? 19. How would you rate the A/E s overall management performance on this contract? 20. How would you rate the A/E s overall technical/quality performance on this contract? 21. Would you use this A/E again? (If No, please comment in the Narrative Summary) YES NO Number of A/E Design Errors & Omissions on Project: _______________ Increased Project Cost Due to A/E Design Errors & Omissions: _______________ CONTRACTOR S NAME: ___________________ PROJECT NAME __________ Contract Period of Performance: _______________________ Note: Include this information on each page of the questionnaire form to ensure there is no mix up in information among contracts surveyed for respective primes/subs, etc. NARRATIVE SUMMARY (Use this section to explain any rating from the previous page) Item COMMENTS
 

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Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA242-17-N-0551 VA242-17-N-0551.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3436283&FileName=VA242-17-N-0551-000.docx)

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Place of Performance

Address: Northport VAMC;79 Middleville Rd;Northport, NY

Zip Code: 11768
 

Record

SN04480967-W 20170423/170421234330-a3921a6173eabe3a5abfdeed4e9ddc52 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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