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Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice Page 5 of 5 Sources Sought Notice *= Required Field Sources Sought Notice Page 1 of 5 THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This notice does NOT constitute ... Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice Page 5 of 5 Sources Sought Notice *= Required Field Sources Sought Notice Page 1 of 5 THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. No formal solicitation document exists currently. We are seeking information for market research purposes only. The Government will not pay for any information solicited. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 6 is conducting market research to identify potential sources for Architect-Engineer services to complete the below scope of work. The place of performance will be the hospital campus of the Durham VA Medical Center in Durham, Virginia. Forward all questions to the point of contact identified below. This is not a pre-solicitation notice, but the magnitude of construction for this project is currently between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000 but is subject to revision prior to release of a solicitation. The proposed NAICS 541330 Engineering Services is applicable to this acquisition with a size standard of $25.5 Million. The proposed PSC code is C222 Architect and Engineering General: Electrical Systems. The anticipated Period of Performance is 790 days from the Notice to Proceed. Scope of Work: Architect/Engineer (A-E): Provide a design narrative, drawings, specifications, and a cost estimate at 35%, 65%, 95%, and 100% design stages for project #659-24-800. The final submission shall be stamped by a licensed engineer to include, but not limited to, drawings, specifications, estimate and calculations. The project corrects findings found during Facility Condition Assessment, modernizes the station s main kitchen, and relocates the station s VCS retail store. Design shall comply with VA guidelines and specifications. Design manuals and specifications can be found at https://www.cfm.va.gov/til/index.asp. SUBMISSIONS: Submit review packages so they are received on the noted day (calendar days after NTP) or earlier: Initial PDT Meeting 0 days Design Development Documents (35%) 70 days (PDT Meeting) 98 days Design Development Documents (65%) 161 days (PDT Meeting) 182 days Design Development Documents (95%) 203 days (PDT Meeting) 217 days Final Construction Bid Documents 231 days (PDT Meeting) 245 days (3 Sets of Drawings and Specifications) Design completion: 245 calendar days; includes VA design reviews. Procurement timeframe: 180 days from the time Engineering submits package to contracting. Designer shall answer pre-bid RFIs and provide updated construction documents to capture any changes made through the procurement process. Construction period services: 365 calendar days from construction award date Total contract period: 790 calendar days Small Business Requirements For market research purposes, all responses to this notice will be reviewed, regardless of small business/socioeconomic category, including those firms that are identified as large businesses. Review of responses to this notice will support later determination of set-aside requirements, if a solicitation becomes available, where the rule of two is met regarding a set-aside, including set-asides under 38 U.S.C. 8127 and 8128 for SDVOSB and/or VOSB firms registered in the VIP database, in accordance with priorities set by regulation. All interested parties should respond, in writing via email to the contract specialist, Mark Griffin, mark.griffin2@va.gov and contracting officer, Vangie Miller, vangie.miller@va.gov. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Your response is requested by Friday, December 15, 2023 at 10:00 AM EST. In your response, please include the following: Company name Address Point of contact with email and phone number SAM Unique Entry ID number and evidence of current SAM registration (see https://www.sam.gov for more information) Company Socio-Economic SIZE (example large, small, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB etc.) Proposed NAICS code (if different from above) Proposed PSC code (if different from above) Capabilities statement, to include experience with contracts of similar scope and magnitude. Is the anticipated period of performance appropriate for this project? Is there anything that would deter you from responding to this requirement?