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

Page 3 of 3 REQUEST FOR SF 330 Architectural Design Services IDIQ for Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI 36C25221Q0370 INTRODUCTION: THIS IS A TOTAL 100% SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWN... Page 3 of 3 REQUEST FOR SF 330 Architectural Design Services IDIQ for Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI 36C25221Q0370 INTRODUCTION: THIS IS A TOTAL 100% SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) SET-ASIDE in accordance with Public Law 109-461. This is a Request for SF 330s for Architect Design Services. The Clement Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin has a requirement for professional architectural and engineering (AE) design services for the design of various Non-Recurring Maintenance (NRM) construction projects that are primarily Architectural in nature, although projects may also include components that fall under additional disciplines e.g. structural, civil, landscaping, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, historical, and environmental, for the preparation of designs, plans, specifications, cost estimates and miscellaneous reports. AE consultant services shall be provided under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ), firm-fixed price (FFP) contract with a five-year ordering period. The guaranteed minimum for this IDIQ is $10,000.00. The contract ceiling is $10,000,000.00. The order minimum is $2,000.00 and maximum is $2,000,000.00. Issuance of a task order shall not be processed until agreement has been reached by the Architect/Engineer and the Contracting Officer (CO). Work to be performed shall begin after individual task orders are issued. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE WILL BE ISSUED. A request for proposal will be issued directly to the top-rated firm for which negotiations will commence in accordance with FAR Part 36.606. 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 Part 36.6, VA Acquisition Regulation 836.6 and VA Acquisition Manual M836.6. MILEAGE RESTRICTION: in accordance with FAR 5.207(c)(13), this procurement is restricted to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) located within a 350-mile radius, within the U.S., of Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, 5000 West National Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53295. The 350-mile radius restriction will be verified by using the website https://www.freemaptools.com/radius-around-point.htm and verifying the distance from the firm s primary or satellite office location. Period of Performance: Five-Year Ordering Period Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price ID/IQ Estimated Magnitude of Construction: Individual task orders will be established for a minimum of $2,000.00 and a maximum of $2,000,000.00. Contract Ceiling: $10,000,000.00 NAICS Code: 541310 Size Standard: $8 Million VETBIZ & SAM: in accordance with VAAR 819.7003, at the time of SF 330 submission and prior to award of any contract, the offeror must represent to the contracting officer that it is a (1) SDVOSB eligible firm; (2) Small business concern under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to the acquisition; and (3) SDVOSB listed as verified in VIP at: https://www.vip.vetbiz.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 and VAAM M836.602-1. NOTE: Factors 1-4 will be rated with equal importance relative to each other; Factors 5-6 will be rated with equal importance relative to each other and Factors 7-9 will be rated with equal importance relative to each other. 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; Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services; Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time including; maintaining project schedules, maintaining project budgets, cost control effectiveness and estimating accuracy. Firm will also be required and expected to have the capacity to simultaneously manage and staff multiple large dollar designs; *Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules, be sure to include all past performance for Department of Veterans Affairs; Specific experience and qualifications of personnel proposed for assignment to the project and their record of working together as a team; Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Area of consideration is restricted to firms located within a 350-mile radius; Reputation and standing of the firm and its principal officials with respect to professional performance, general management, and cooperativeness; Record of significant claims against the firm because of improper or incomplete architectural and engineering services; and Inclusion of service-disabled veteran-owned, veteran-owned, woman-owned, economically disadvantaged woman-owned, HUBZone, Section 8(a), small/disadvantaged, and small business consultant(s). *Offerors are advised that the Government may use all data provided by the Offeror and data obtained from other sources, including, but not limited to, Government wide databases, relying upon personal business experience with the Offeror, in assigning a rating for past performance. Past Performance information on contracts not listed by the Offeror, or that of planned sub-consultants, may also be evaluated. The Government may contact references provided by the Offeror, as well as any other source it identifies, and information received may be used in the evaluation of the Offeror s Past Performance. While the Government may elect to consider data obtained from other sources, the burden of providing current, accurate and complete Past Performance information rests with the Offeror. 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 SF 330. 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 below when addressing evaluation factors. SELECTION PROCESS: in accordance with FAR 36.6, SF 330s 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 SF 330 submission and subsequent discussions, to select the most preferred firm from the firms considered to be the most highly qualified. Negotiations will then begin with the most preferred firm. LIMITS ON SUBCONTRACTING: in accordance with VAAR 852.219-10 VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside under 852.219-10(a)(1)(v), it states: The business will comply with subcontracting limitations in 13 CFR 125.6, as applicable. For clarification, 13 CFR 125.6 states in the case of a contract for services (except construction), it (i.e. SDVOSB) will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not similarly situated. Any work that a similarly situated subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 50% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: A/E firms, which meet the requirements listed in this announcement, are invited to electronically submit the completed Standard Form (SF) 330 (one .pdf copy via email; size limit 10MB) no later than 11:00am Local Time, Monday, March 17, 2021. Electronic submission to be emailed to: Attn: Jerrod Schleis RFI: 36C25221Q0370 Jerrod.Schleis@va.gov Acceptable electronic formats (software) for submission of SF 330 packages: (a) Files readable using the current Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF); (b) Files in Adobe PDF Files: When scanning documents scanner resolution should be set to 200 dots per inch, or greater; (c) SF 330s 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 may not be evaluated. The font for text shall be Times New Roman 12-point or larger; (d) Please note that we can no longer accept .zip files due to increasing security concerns. The SF 330 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. Questions may be directed only by e-mail to Jerrod.Schleis@va.gov. VA Primary Point of Contact: Jerrod Schleis, NCO 12 Contracting Officer, Jerrod.Schleis@va.gov