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

Requests for Information Q.1. Can you clarify the scope of work for 36C25021R0194 AE Design Services Convert Dining to Outpatient Care? The title includes Converting the Dining to Outpatient Care, but... Requests for Information Q.1. Can you clarify the scope of work for 36C25021R0194 AE Design Services Convert Dining to Outpatient Care? The title includes Converting the Dining to Outpatient Care, but the scope reads differently. This project will renovate space in our Nutrition and Food Service formerly used as a Dining Hall to be utilized for a healthy teaching kitchen, associated accessible restrooms, additional office area for VA staff and storage related to the teaching kitchen. Kitchen area is to include minimum of 8 cooking center units that provide induction cooking with mobility. In addition, the cooking area must include a demonstration countertop with an industrial sink, garbage deposal, undercounter industrial dishwasher, double oven, microwave, sneeze guard, and handwash sink. Within the kitchen room a separate industrial refrigerator and freezer to be placed with locking capability, storage cabinets and drawers that have locking capability. Electrical outlets and lighting that has localized dimming within the space is to maximize access and usage of space. A mirror that is viewable above the demonstration area to all audience members as well as televisions that connect to recording of demonstration for audience to see. These TVs are to also have capability for one input and two output connections. The kitchen area is to have finishes that are durable, and washable. The room is meet code requirements for fire suppression needs. Doors to kitchen area are to be lockable. The audience area is to have a range of capacity of 12-24 people with at least two handwash sinks accessible. A.1. This is an AE Design to convert the dining room to an outpatient care space for the Nutrition and Food Service. By their definition and standards, outpatient care covers the purpose of the future use for this space (i.e., teaching and training). Q.2. We are working on this solicitation and I have a few questions. The scope of work seem more like a kitchen addition / renovation rather than anything to do with Outpatient Care. In Factor 1 (Technical Capability) it states that you want to see the team working together on projects such as Inpatient, Ambulatory Care settings, etc. Is that accurate? Or do you want to see more work of Kitchens (Nutrition & Food Services) and VA Cafeteria s and such? Any information would be greatly appreciated. A.2. All relevant specialized experience and technical competence presented will be considered. The intent is for specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work indicated in this solicitation statement of work be presented.