Inactive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)

This acquisition is 100% restricted to Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR SF 330'S ARCHITECT/ENGINEER QUALIFICATION PAC... This acquisition is 100% restricted to Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR SF 330'S ARCHITECT/ENGINEER QUALIFICATION PACKAGES ONLY. ALL INFORMATION NEEDED TO SUBMIT SF 330 DOCUMENTS IS CONTAINED HEREIN. NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE WILL BE ISSUED IN THIS PHASE. THERE WILL BE NO SITE VISITS ARRANGED DURING THIS PHASE OF THE REQUIREMENT. THIS PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 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 Network 7 Contracting Office is seeking qualified Architect-Engineering (AE) firms to submit Standard Form 330 (SF 330) Architect/Engineering Statement of Qualifications for Project 679-21-102 Correct Failing Sanitary Sewer, Water Main, and Fire Protection Deficiencies at Tuscaloosa VAMC, located at 3701 Loop Rd, Tuscaloosa AL 35404. The A/E Services listed herein is being procured in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.6 and VAAR 836.6. Firms submitting qualification packages must be fully licensed to perform designs as a registered professional AE firm in the United States to be considered for this opportunity. Also, see geographic location restriction in paragraph 4 of this notice. All submissions will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation selection criteria as specified herein. Point of Contact: Joyce Powers, Contracting Officer Email: joyce.powers1@va.gov Prospective Contractors are cautioned that proposal submitted in response to this solicitation must meet the criteria identified by 38CFR, Part 74. The SDVOSB concern agrees that in the performance of the contract, the concern will comply with the limitation on subcontracting requirements in accordance with VAAR Clause 852-219-10, VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside. For a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) to be considered as a prospective contractor, the firm, including Joint Ventures, must be verified and registered in the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) Vendor Information Pages (VIP), VETBIZ (www.vip.vetbiz.gov, registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (www.sam.gov ) at time of submission of their qualification and reporting to VETS -4212 Federal Contractor Reporting in accordance with FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/vets4212 . Failure of a prospective SDVOSB to be verified by the Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) at the time the SF 330 is submitted shall result in elimination from consideration. All Joint Ventures must be CVE verified at time of submission and submit agreements that comply with 13CFR 125.15 prior to contract award. A Firm Fixed Price A/E Design service contract is contemplated for Project 679-21-102, Correct Failing Sanitary Sewer, Water Main, and Fire Protection Deficiencies , at Tuscaloosa VAMC, Tuscaloosa AL. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541330 Engineering Services and the annual small business size standard is $22.5M. The anticipated period of performance for completion of design is 213 calendar days after Notice to Proceed. The NAICS code for the anticipated Construction project is projected to be 236220 and magnitude of construction is predicted to be between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The area for consideration for this acquisition is restricted to A/E firms with an operating office located within 500 miles of Tuscaloosa VAMC, 3701 Loop Rd, Tuscaloosa AL 35404. Eligible prime contractor firms shall have a main and/or branch office geographically located within the 500 mile radius. The address of the main and/or branch office shall be documented on the SF 330. (Determination of mileage eligibility will be based off Google Maps) STATEMENT OF TASK/SCOPE OF WORK Architect Engineer (A/E) team, including architects, engineers, surveyors, and professional consultants shall provide design services for the development of specifications and drawings to repair/replace, upgrade, or improve existing domestic water main, sanitary, storm, and fire piping and piping components throughout the campus, interior of buildings, and exterior of buildings. The A/E team will develop plans to replace existing domestic water piping loops and branch mains to each building. The A/E team is to scope and identify sanitary and storm water piping not corrected in previous projects that still needs to be repaired. Scoping shall be done with a video camera system and copies of the videos shall be provided to the facility. Additionally, A/E will develop plans to expand the fire protection system and add valves to the existing fire protection mains. All material is to be removed from the site and not be abandoned in ground. All drawings and specifications shall be designed to VHA directives and design manuals for healthcare facilities. Design shall meet most current building codes and regulations. This design shall follow all applicable Federal guidelines, all applicable law, and applicable codes and standards. This design will include but not be limited to the following disciplines: Civil, Electrical, Fire Protection, Mechanical, Plumbing, etc. SELECTION CRITERIA: The A/E Source Selection Team shall utilize the following selection criteria in descending order of importance. Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required service and working together as a team (in-house and/or consultants(s)). Provide brief resumes of proposed team members who will specifically serve as the Project Managers and Designers of Record. Note: The firm and A/E on staff representing the project or signing drawings in each discipline must be registered/licensed to practice in the United States. Provide your information on the SF 330 clearly marked by providing a current architect and/or engineering License numbers AND proof of Licensure. Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, including, where appropriate on similar projects: experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials (include Government and private experience). Technical competence includes design quality management procedures, CADD, equipment resources, and laboratory requirements of the prime firm and any subcontractors. In addition, provide information on the effectiveness of the proposed project team (including management structure; coordination of disciplines, offices and/or subcontractors; and prior working relationships). Capacity to accomplish work in the required time. This factor evaluates firm's experience with similar size projects and the available capacity of key disciplines when evaluating the capacity of a firm to perform the work in the required time. The general workload and staffing capacity of the design office will be evaluated. List current projects with similar design fee 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 on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. VISN 7 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 notice, except that ongoing projects must have begun no less than one (1) year prior to the issuance of this notice. 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 maximum of four (4) 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 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. 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 page limitation and shall be attached to the SF330, behind the SF330 Part II document. Location in general geographical area and knowledge of the locality of the project and that your proximity to the general geographical area enables you to respond to emergency calls in person within 24 hours if required. (SF 330 submittal should show your knowledge of the locality of the project.) The area of consideration for offeror is a 500-mile driving radius between offeror location and the VA Medical Center referenced in paragraph 1 General Information. (Determination of mileage eligibility will be based on www.google.com) The extent to which potential contractors identify and commit to the use of service-disabled Veteran-owned small businesses, Veteran-owned small businesses, and other types of small businesses as subcontractors. Experience in construction period services to include professional field inspections during the construction period, review of construction submittals, support in answering requests for information during the construction period, and support of construction contract changes to include drafting statements of work, and cost estimates. A/E SELECTION PROCESS: a. This requirement is being procured in accordance with The Brooks Act of 1972, Federal Acquisition Regulation 36.6 (FAR) and VA Acquisition Regulation 836.6 (VAAR) and VA Acquisition Manual (VAAM) 836.6. Firms responding to this announcement by submitting a qualifying SF 330, before the closing date and time, will be considered for initial selection evaluation. Following initial evaluation of the SF330s received, three or more firms that are considered the most highly qualified to provide the type of services required will be selected for interviews. Selected firms will be notified by telephone or email of selection and provided further instructions. b. Selection and evaluation of firms shall be made based on SF 330 submissions and direct responses to the selection criteria identified herein. Failure to address all selection criteria will result in a decreased rating. c. Evaluating past performance and experience may include information provided by the firm, customer inquiries, Government databases, and Contracting Officer knowledge of current project performance. Failure to provide requested data, accessible points of contact or valid phone numbers could result in a firm being removed from consideration. d. Firms that design or prepare specifications in conjunction with this contract are prohibited from participating on any future construction contracts based on those documents. All projects identified on the SF330 must be completed by the office/branch/individual team member performing the work under this contract. SUBMISSION CRITERIA/REQUIREMENTS: The SF 330 form may be downloaded from http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/type/SF Completed SF 330 s shall include the primary firms, subcontractor firms and any consultants expected to be used on the project. Do not submit information incorporating by reference. Prospective firms shall address all selection criteria factors within their submitted SF330 packages. The following format shall be used: (1) Cover Page with Solicitation Number, Project Title (2) Table of Contents (3) SF 330 s (4) Copy of Current A/E state Engineer/Architect License (5) Copy of current vetBiz.gov SDVOSB certification (6) Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Number (7) Tax ID number (8) The E mail address and Phone number of the Primary Point of Contact. b. SF 330 Date of Receipt/Due Date: Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit one (1) electronic SF 330 and attachments (if any) no later than (NLT) 2:00 PM ET, 29 JULY 2022. Email capacity is limited to five (5) to seven (7) megabyte (Megs). c. All SF330 submittals and questions must be sent electronically to the attention of Joyce Powers, Contracting Officer at joyce.powers1@va.gov . DO NOT SEND HARD COPIES. Please provide Pre-Solicitation Number, Project Title, and Firm Name in Subject Line of email. When submitting SF330s, if more than one email is sent, please number emails in Subjects as 1 of n . Submittals received after the date and time identified on page one (1) will not be considered. Firms not providing the required information may be negatively evaluated. Facsimile submittals will not be accepted. All information must be included in the SF330. d. The SF-330 including title page, table of contents, and any other relevant information shall not exceed a total of 50 pages in a common font size 12 font, single spaced. The proposal shall be submitted as a single application-generated (not scanned), searchable PDF document. A page is defined as each face of an 8.5 X 11-inch sheet of paper containing information. The page limitation does not apply to the licenses, contract performance evaluations, (i.e. CPARS) and award documentation. This information should be provided as attachments to the SF 330. It is the offeror s responsibility to check the Federal Business Opportunities website at: www.fbo.gov for any revisions to this announcement prior to submission of SF330s.