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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JULY 10, 2019 FBO #6438
SOURCES SOUGHT

C -- Build Fluoroscopy Equipment Room

Notice Date

7/8/2019
 

Notice Type

Synopsis
 

NAICS

541310 — Architectural Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 2;VA Medical Center;79 Middleville Road;Bronx NY 10468-3904
 

ZIP Code

11768
 

Solicitation Number

36C24219Q0883
 

Response Due

7/14/2019
 

Archive Date

8/28/2019
 

Point of Contact

Contracting Officer
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Veteran-Owned Small Business
 

Description

This Notice Type: Sources Sought To obtain capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below. This is for market research, not a solicitation No Assigned Solicitation, This Is Not a Solicitation Synopsis: THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR SDVOSB or VOSB ARCHITECT-ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR BUILD FLUOROSCOPY EQUIPMENT ROOM PROJECT. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION NOR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NOR REQUEST FOR SF330. IF YOU ARE A QUALIFIFED RESPONSIBLE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING FIRM PLEASE SEND EMAIL OF INTEREST (SEE WHAT TO SEND BELOW) BY JULY 14, 2019 11:59 PM ET TO: JOSEPH.ERCOLE@VA.GOV The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Medical Center, Northport, NY is seeking qualification statements from Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) Architect/Engineering (A/E) firms, NAICS 541310, to provide professional design services to build Fluoroscopy Equipment Room at the VAMC Northport NY, to determine potential business sources and set-aside potential from SDVOSB and VOSB possibility for this project Architect and Engineering ( A/E ) service. This project will build a Fluoroscopy Equipment Room in Building 200 at VA Medical Center Northport, 79 Middleville Rd., Northport, NY 11768. Response to this notice will be used to determine potential business sources and set-aside potential possibility for this project. Design and renovation work at the facilities is done in accordance with the guidelines of the most current VA Design Requirements and Criteria and VA Federal Specifications Standards Specifications available online at http://www.cfm.va.gov/TIL/. Firms with services and capability to provide full-service for Schematics, Design Development, Construction Documents, Technical Specifications, Construction Period Services, Site Visits, Cost Estimates, As-Built Documentation, and all other related information for Build Fluoroscopy Equipment Room, Bldg. No. 200, Project No. 632-CSI-405, at VAMC Northport NY. WHAT TO SEND: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWN SMALL BUSINESSES AND VETERANS OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE ARCHITECT-ENGINEERING SERVICES. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Veteran Owned Small Businesses interested, qualified and capable of performing the work. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. Respond via email to joseph.ercole@va.gov and responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name (b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone, fax, and email (e) DUNS number (f) Cage Code (g) Tax ID Number (h) Type of small business [e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran-owned small business] and (i) must provide a capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below. ARCHITECT-ENGINEERING FIRMS THAT ARE SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES OR VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES, WHICH MEET THE REQUIREMENTS DESCRIBED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING TWO (2) ITEMS TO JOSEPH ERCOLE, VA CONTRACTING OFFICER: (a) company name (b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone, fax, and email (e) DUNS number (f) Cage Code (g) Tax ID Number (h) Type of small business [e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran-owned small business] and Provide a capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below. Architect-Engineering Sources Sought Notice: The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to find interested qualified responsible Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Veteran Owned Small Businesses, as stated in selection criteria below as Architect and Engineering service firms to provide site survey, drawings, specifications, construction documents (including all mechanicals and utilities), cost estimates, and other items necessary suitable to deliver construction and bid documents for build fluoroscopy equipment room at VA Medical Center Northport, 79 Middleville Road, Northport NY 11768. The following engineering and architectural services will be required: This is a request for capability statement. This not a request for proposal nor for SF330s. Expected services will include site investigations, analysis, design, calculations, cost estimates, preparation of working drawings and specifications, and construction period services. As-builts and site visits during construction will be part of the scope. The company must have the capability to design renovation of build fluoroscopy equipment room at VA Medical Center Northport NY 11779; see specifics listed below. This would include the services of certified and registered professionals. Eventual selection criteria will be based on, but not be limited to, the following eleven (11) items: (1) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, including experience in similar projects, of similar magnitude, past performance on similar medical care projects, maintaining project schedules, and project budgets, cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; (2) Professional qualifications as necessary for satisfactory performance of required services and overall engineering design experience and capability with superior performance evaluations on completed government agency and VA contracts; (3) Qualifications of staff to be assigned, with special emphasis on field personnel to be utilized; (4) Cost control effectiveness; (5) Ability of A/E to produce all plan documents on a AUTOCAD/CADD system fully compatible with most current AUTOCAD/CADD and the ability to provide specifications in CD/DVD formats, with specifications in Microsoft Word, and drawings in DWG formats and PDF formats; (6) Geographic location and facilities of the working office(s); (7) Demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design; (8) construction cost control effectiveness; (9) Capacity to accomplish work in required time [A/E award to begin about Fall 2019 continuing through A/E schedule end date about eight (8) months later, with an anticipated construction contractor award to follow], A/E is responsible for limited time post construction services; (10) Location of A/E firm headquarters and the office location area of consideration with a geographical area evaluation criteria near VA Medical Center Northport, NY 11768; and (11) Selection criteria shall be in accordance with FAR 36.602-1 and VAAR 836.602. Potential vendors are bound by the clauses contained in FAR part 4.11 and 4.12 (SAM, ORCA, etc.) and must be registered in VetBiz. A/E firms, which are Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), that meet the requirements listed in this announcement, are invited to submit the above 2 items (1. Company information, 2. Capability statement) no later than July 14, 2019 11:59 PM ET via email at: joseph.ercole@va.gov This is the email for Joseph Ercole, Contracting Officer, VA Medical Center Northport, 79 Middleville Rd., Bldg. 10, Rm. 121, Northport, NY 11768. Response for each applicant is limited to 15 pages each, exclusive of photos or drawings with brief captions. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). Following this Sources Sought Notice, depending on the responses, a competitive solicitation will be issued accordingly. Eventual contractor award is subject to the availability of funds. A/E Project Information: NOTE: Supplement B of SF 252 will only be available upon solicitation. PROJECT NO. 632-CSI-405, Build Fluoroscopy Equipment Room Building 200 BUILD FLUOROSCOPY EQUIPMENT ROOM BUILDING 200. This Project will install radiographic fluoroscopy equipment in Bldg. No. 200N, Room E0-2 at the Northport VA Medical Center, 79 Middleville Road, Northport, NY 11768. The Project includes site preparatory and renovation work of approximately 335 square feet of existing space to install new fluoroscopy equipment located in the basement of the main hospital building. Technical disciplines for design services include but are not limited to life safety, architectural, fire protection, interior design, structural, plumbing, sanitary, HVAC, electrical, communications, electronic safety and security, infection control measures, interim life safety measures, equipment, space planning, critical path method, 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/). The estimated construction budget for the Project is $250,000.00 to $500,000.00. I. SCHEMATICS. General Scope. The Architect-Engineer (A/E) shall review the program materials furnished by VA to ascertain the requirements of this phase of the work and shall prepare Schematic Documents illustrating the scale and relationship of Project components for review and approval of VA as further described in Supplement B, which details the minimum requirements for various A/E submissions. Services under this phase shall include but not be limited to all requirements as defined in Supplement B. II. DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTS. General Scope. The A/E shall review the program materials furnished by VA and all prior submissions to ascertain the requirements of this phase of the work and shall prepare Design Development Documents illustrating the scale and relationship of Project components for review and approval of VA as further described in Supplement B. Services under this phase shall include, but not be limited to the following: (1) Architectural design including space planning, equipment layout and material finishes; (2) Structural design for support of new equipment and evaluation of existing conditions; (3) Mechanical, Electrical and Life Safety design and evaluation of existing conditions. (4) Cost Estimate(s) and schedules; (5) Presentations and Review Submissions. III. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. (a) General Scope. Based upon the approved Schematics and Design Development Documents, other program materials furnished by VA, and any further adjustments in the design scope or quality of the Project, the A/E shall ascertain the requirements of this phase of the work and shall prepare, for approval by VA, Construction Documents and other documents setting forth in detail the requirements for bidding and contracting for the con struction of the Project and as further described in Supplement B. Services under this phase shall include: (1) Architectural Design Documents setting forth in detail the architectural construction requirements including complete sections, details, schedules, material and color selection, and technical discipline coordination; (2) Structural Design Documents setting forth in detail the structural construction requirements including all structural plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules, and calculations sizing all columns, beams, slabs and coordinating the work with all other design disciplines; (3) Mechanical Design Documents setting forth in detail the mechanical construction requirements including all mechanical plans, elevations, sections, details, and schedules for heating, ventilating, air conditioning, refrigeration, plumbing, and fire protection; (4) Electrical Design Documents setting forth in detail the electrical construction requirements including all electrical plans, elevations, sections, details, diagrams and schedules showing transformers, electrical and telephone closets, power distribution systems, switchgear, lighting fixtures, power outlets, and signal system; (5) Cost Estimate(s) setting forth in detail quantities of materials, labor, profit, overhead, insurance, taxes, etc.; (6) Specifications for all sections of the work utilizing the VA Master Specification system setting forth in detail all requirements for the construction fully coordinated with the drawings and other Construction Documents; and (7) Presentations and Review Submissions. The A/E shall assist the Contracting Officer in coordinating the development of a CPM (Critical Path Method) network for the construction of the Project. The CPM network shall provide a phasing schedule which will promote a proper and efficient organization and sequence of construction. Construction Documents shall be packaged for bidding and construction in accordance with the CPM network. IV. SITE SURVEYS, SUBSURFACE AND OTHER INVESTIGATIONS. The A/E shall arrange for and oversee the performance of, subsurface exploration, test pits, probes and other such investigations that the A/E determines are required for the proper design of the Project. V. BID ALTERNATES. Throughout the design phases, the A/E shall identify alternatives for a minimum of 10 percent of construction costs that can be taken as potential bid deducts in the event construction bids received are higher than anticipated. The alternates shall be designed so that, if required to award the bid within the approved total project cost, the Project remains a stand-alone project and can be activated according to its intended function upon completion. VI. SERVICES DURING BIDDING PERIOD. The A/E shall provide all services required for advertising for and securing construction bids. The A/E shall attend authorized conferences, including Pre-Bid Conference and Pre-Construction Conference, as directed by the Contracting Officer. VII. SERVICES DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD. The A/E shall act in an advisory and consultant capacity to the Contracting Officer. The A/E, when requested, shall assist the Contracting Officer and his Resident Engineer to interpret the construction documents and shall: (1) recommend any action(s) he deems suitable for the satisfactory prosecution of the construction work; (2) prepare any supplemental drawings, specifications or other documents that may be required to clarify or supplement the construction documents; and (3) assess the preparation of Construction Contract Modifications initiated by or through VA to be executed in accordance with the Construction Documents. The A/E shall review all Government initiated and/or the Construction Contractor's cost proposals for construction modifications when requested by the Resident Engineer. The A/E's reply regarding his review of cost proposals and his recommendations shall include an independent breakdown of costs in detail with quantities and unit prices and shall cover both additions and deductions of labor, materials and equipment. The A/E shall check Government furnished and/or the Construction Contractor's shop drawings, detail drawings, schedules, descriptive literature and samples, testing laboratory reports, field test data and review the color, texture and suitability of materials for conformity with the design concept and construction documents. The A/E shall recommend approval, disapproval, or other suitable disposition. The A/E shall notify the Resident Engineer in writing of any and all deviations from the requirements of the construction documents that he has found in the Construction Contractor's submittals. During the Construction Period, the A/E shall make visits to the Project site. The A/E shall observe the construction and advise the Resident Engineer of any deviations or deficiencies. The A/E shall provide registered architects and engineers who are familiar with the design work of the Project to act as observers and advisers to the VA team conducting intermediate inspections, partial final and/or final inspection(s) of the Project. VIII. POST-CONSTRUCTION SERVICES. For a period of one (1) year after final payment, the A/E shall be obligated to furnish advisory or consulting services which are normal to such a professional contract and necessary to assure the proper functioning of elements of the A/E design. The Construction Contractor shall furnish to the A/E a marked-up set of prints showing all changes made during the construction period. The A/E shall incorporate into the drawings all significant changes marked-up by the Construction Contractor and, any significant changes made by solicitation amendments and construction contract modifications. The A/E shall prepare record drawings by making changes on the original contract drawings. Submission shall be subject to the approval of the Contracting Officer as to quality and completeness. IX. CONTRACT SECURITY. This contract does not involve VA sensitive information and contractor personnel do not require access to VA systems. Information made available to the contractor or subcontractor by VA for the performance or administration of this contract or information developed by the contractor/subcontractor in performance or administration of the contract shall be used only for those purposes and shall not be used in any other way without the prior written agreement of VA. -END- NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (08-JUL-2019); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

Link To Document
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/BroVANAP/VAMD/36C24219Q0883/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: VA Medical Center Northport NY;79 Middleville Rd.;Northport NY

Zip Code: 11768

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05362341-F 20190710/190708230013 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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