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

INTRODUCTION: THIS IS A TOTAL 100% SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANOWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) SET-ASIDE in accordance with Public Law 109-461. This is a Request for SF330s for Architect/Engineer (A/E) Desi... INTRODUCTION: THIS IS A TOTAL 100% SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANOWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) SET-ASIDE in accordance with Public Law 109-461. This is a Request for SF330s for Architect/Engineer (A/E) Design Services for Project Number 614-24-102 AE Renovate Building 1A, 3rd Floor, to Relocate GI Lab at the Memphis VA Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE WILL BE ISSUED via SAM.gov. A request for proposal will be issued directly to the most preferred firm for which negotiations will commence in accordance with FAR Subpart 36.6. The anticipated A/E design services, to be awarded, will be procured in accordance with the Selection of Architects and Engineers Act (Public Law 92- 582), Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 36.6, and VA Acquisition Regulation Subpart 836.6. DESCRIPTION: The A/E shall provide all necessary architectural and engineering services as required to prepare complete contract drawings, specifications, cost estimates, and construction period services for the project to Relocate GI Lab at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Memphis TN. STATEMENT OF PROJECT OBJECTIVES: It is the intent of the Department of Veterans Affairs to have the A/E fully survey, investigate, and document the existing space and utility systems to gain the knowledge and insight necessary to prepare quality, accurate documents in a professional and competent manner. The project work includes but is not limited to the following: This project will relocate the GI Lab on the 3rd floor of Building 1A. The GI Lab would expand from 5,500 to 8,000 gross square feet. A complete survey of all suspect asbestos containing materials is to be completed. All asbestos containing materials are to be abated if necessary. Period of Performance: 294 calendar days Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price The construction budget for this project is $5,742,000 NAICS: 541330 Engineering Services Small Business Size Standard: $25.5 million VETCERT & SAM: in accordance with VAAR 819.7003, at the time of SF330 submission and prior to award of any contract, the offeror must represent to the contracting officer that it is a: SDVOSB eligible firm; Small business concern under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to the acquisition; and SDVOSB listed as verified in VETCERT at: https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/. Additionally, all eligible firms must be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) database in order to be evaluated and eligible for contract award. If the firm is not registered in SAM, you may register online at https://www.sam.gov. EVALUATION FACTORS: selection criteria will be based on the following factors, in descending order of importance, in accordance with FAR 36.602-1: Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services; 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; Specific experience and qualifications of personnel proposed for assignment to the project and their record of working together as a team; Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time; Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; Record of significant claims against the firm because of improper or incomplete architectural and engineering services; Reputation and standing of the firm and its principal officials with respect to professional performance, general management, and cooperativeness; and 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. PLEASE NOTE: The AE Evaluation Board must be provided with complete and accurate information for ALL evaluation factors above in order to rank interested and eligible firms. Therefore, the AE firm must expand upon, as it deems necessary, on any evaluation factor not well demonstrated or addressed with Part 1A to Part IG and Part II of the SF330. The AE firm shall use Part IH and/or use additional sheets to supplement/address all evaluation factors to clearly demonstrate its qualifications. Additionally, keep in mind the submission requirement restrictions outlined in #7 below when addressing evaluation factors. SELECTION PROCESS: in accordance with FAR 36.6, SF330s will be evaluated by the evaluation board using the evaluation factors identified in this announcement. After SF330s have been evaluated, discussions/interviews will be held with at least three of the most highly qualified firms. After discussions conclude, the evaluation board will evaluate the qualifications of the firms using the same evaluation factors, taking into consideration both the SF330 submission and subsequent discussions, to select the most preferred firm from the firms considered to be the most highly qualified. Please note that the assigned values for the above factors may be adjusted after discussions as allowed under FAR 36.602-1, Selection Criteria. Negotiations will then begin with the most preferred firm. LIMITS ON SUBCONTRACTING: in accordance with FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (e)(1), it states: Services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both services and supplies, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the service portion of the contract. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: interested and eligible firms should submit their current SF330 as follows: One (1) electronic pdf copy via email: Size limitation is 20MB; The SF330s are due on December 22, 2024 at 1:00PM CDT Acceptable electronic formats (software) for submission of SF330 packages: Files readable using the current Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF); Files in Adobe* PDF Files: When scanning documents scanner resolution should be set to 200 dots per inch, or greater; SF330s shall be provided on standard letter size 8-1/2 by 11-inch paper, limited to a maximum of seventy-five (75), single-sided, single-spaced, and numbered pages. If more than seventy-five (75) single-sided pages are submitted, all pages after seventy-five (75) pages will not be evaluated. The font for text shall be Times New Roman 12-point or larger; Please note that we can no longer accept .zip files due to increasing security concerns. The SF330 can be downloaded through the GSA Forms Library at: http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/type/TOP, type in SF330 in the Find a Form block and click on search. No Fax or Email Responses will be accepted: Personal visits for discussing this announcement will not be entertained or scheduled. Questions may be directed only by e-mail to Contracting Officer robert.pritchard2@va.gov. VA Primary Point of Contact: - Robert Pritchard - Contracting Officer - Email: robert.pritchard2@va.gov