Ralph H. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 109 Bee Street, Charleston, SC 29401-5799

C -- A/E DESIGN SERVICES TO REFINE & DEVELOP EXISTING DESIGN CONCEPTS, PROGRAM CRITERIA, & PROJECTED COSTS FOR THE CENTRALIZED MAILOUT PHARMACY (CMOP). SOL 534-19-96 DUE 111495 POC Contact Point, Mary S. Whittaker, (803)577-5011x7789, Contracting Officer, Mary S. Whittaker, (803)577-5011x7789 This is an Emerging Small Business Set-aside. Emerging Small Business means a small business concern whose size is no greater than 50% of the numerical size standard applicable to the standard industrial classification code. SIC: 8712. Size standard for small business is $2.5 million of annual receipts; therefore Emerging Small Business size standard is $1.25 million of annual receipts. Provide A/E design service to refine & develop existing design concepts program criteria, and projected costs for Project No. 534-97-903, Centralized Mailout Pharmacy (CMOP) for the Ralph H. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC. Existing concepts, criteria and costs are currently being established by others. Upon completion of design development, produce the construction documents required for the competitive bidding & construction of the work. This facility is proposed for placement in an existing facility to be leased in the greater Charleston, SC area. It will encompass approximately 60,000 sq.ft of enclosed heated space & related site improvements for parking, shipping & related services. Disciplines involved, may include, but are not limited to: site, civil, architectural, electrical, mechanical, & industrial hygiene services. These will be required in the production of contract documents. All professional services including industrial hygiene shall be part of the design team announced in the SF 254 & 255's. The proposed construction will be required to interface with sophisticated material processing systems. These systems will be designed, procurred & installed separately from the design & subsequent construction. Estimated construction cost: $250,000. Specific evaluation factors, not in priority order are: (1) Professional qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the required services, including consultants; (2) Specialized experience & technical competence by all members of the team in health care faciities as well as large automated inventory storage and processing plants with examples of similar type project designs; (3) Capacity to produce competitive bid documents by May 1996 & a demonstrated ability to design within a given budget; (4) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies & private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work & compliance with performance schedules; (5) Location of principle firm within a 100 mile geographical radius of the Charleston, SC, area; (6) Prior experience in the design of alteration & renovation projects, development of conceptual designs, & preparation of competitive bid documents including estimates & specifications; (7) Computer Assisted Drafting (ACADR12) capabilities. A/E firms are required to respond in writing if interested & shall submit a completed SF 254 & SF 255. SF 254's are NOT kept on file at this VAMC. Firms responding to this announcement by Close of business, 4:30 PM, (Local Charleston, SC, time), Nov. 14, 1995, will be considered. Firms selected for interview will be requested to present their approach for this project & demonstrate their experience. This is not a request for proposal. Contract award is subject to the availability of funds. (0290)

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