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

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR STANDARD FORM (SF)330'S, ARCHITECT-ENGINEER QUALIFICATION PACKAGES ONLY. ALL INFORMATION NEEDED TO SUBMIT SF330 DOCUMEN... PRESOLICITATION NOTICE THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR STANDARD FORM (SF)330'S, ARCHITECT-ENGINEER QUALIFICATION PACKAGES ONLY. ALL INFORMATION NEEDED TO SUBMIT SF330 DOCUMENTS IS CONTAINED HEREIN. NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE, TECHNICAL INFORMATION, OR BIDDER/PLAN HOLDER LIST WILL BE ISSUED. 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. 1. GENERAL INFORMATION: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) is seeking sources and intends to award a firm-fixed price design contract for Architect-Engineering (A-E) services for the Minor Project #671-252 Construct New Employee Parking Garage design project located at the Audie L Murphy VA Health Care System, 7400 Merton Minter, San Antonio, TX 78229. The A-E shall provide investigative and feasibility design services, schematic design drawings, design development drawings, construction documents, bid documents, specifications, calculations, cost estimates, narratives, solicitation support services and construction period services. The A-E Services contract that is anticipated to be awarded will be procured in accordance with the Selection of Architects and Engineers Statute [formerly known as the Brooks Architect Engineer Act], Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 36.6 Architectural and Engineering Services, VA Acquisition Regulation 836.6, and VA Acquisition Manual M836.6 Architect-Engineer Services. In accordance with FAR 36.209 Construction Contracts with Architect-Engineer Firms, no contract for the construction of a project shall be awarded to the firm that designed the project or its subsidiaries or affiliates, except with the approval of the head of the agency or authorized representative. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION This project is a 100% Set-Aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns (SDVOSB). The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541330 Engineering Services and the annual small business size standard is $16.5M. This project requires a full design team to complete this project. The projected award date for the anticipated A-E contract is on or before September 15, 2021. The anticipated period of performance for completion of design is 300 calendar days after notice of award. The FAR 52.236-22 Design Within Funding Limitation (APR 1984), for this project is $12,980,000.00. 3. SCOPE OF DESIGN The Architect-Engineer (AE) shall provide all necessary architectural and engineering design services as required to prepare complete contract drawings, specifications, technical reports, and cost estimates, including construction period services for the Construct Employee Parking Garage at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital located at 7400 Merton Minter Blvd., San Antonio TX 78229. AE is to design a parking garage in the location of the current Parking Lot P-9 at the Audie L Murphy Clinic of VA South Texas Health Care System. Design criteria shall comply with VA specifications and all applicable city, county, state, and federal regulations and codes and OSHA standards. The parking garage shall be designed such that it can be expanded vertically to the extent allowable by the City of San Antonio, despite only constructing 380 spaces or less by this project. A parcel of property is being pursued in proximity of the medical center for surface parking. If the procurement is successful, the AE shall design surface parking on the property in addition to the number of parking spaces from parking garage. If the procurement of the property is unsuccessful, the project will remain limited to 380 spaces designed into the parking garage. The A-E shall be professionally licensed in any state in the United States. *Note: The Structural Design-Engineering Services must be completed by a professional with licensure in the state of Texas, please see Phase I Factor 1 for further details. The A-E is responsible for all services to complete the deliverables listed in the A-E Scope of Work (SOW) (Final AE SOW - SA Parking Garage - 6-28-21). Please note that the 300-calendar day period of performance for the design completion begins with the issuance of the Notice of Award (NOA) and that a Notice to Proceed (NTP) will not be issued for the completion of a design project. The construction period services will be an option items that will be exercised after the award of the construction project. The period of performance for construction period services will match the period of performance for the construction project. 4. A-E SELECTION PROCESS: Responsive firms submitting SF330s in response to this announcement, not later than the closing date and time specified herein and in accordance with submission requirements, will be considered for initial selection evaluation. The selection process will be made using a two-phase process. Phase I consists of the initial evaluation of the provided SF330s and determination of the highest rated firms. A minimum of three (3) of the highest rated firms will then be shortlisted and invited to continue with Phase II of the process. All firms not shortlisted will be notified at this time. Phase II consists of Interview Presentations for the shortlisted firms and selection of the top ranked firm to receive the solicitation and conduct negotiations. The firms selected for the Interview Presentations will be notified by email of selection and provided further instructions as well as all the evaluation criteria requirements. After the Interview Presentations are concluded, the firms will be evaluated and the highest-rated firm will be selected, sent the solicitation, and subsequent negotiations to follow. A site visit will be authorized for the highest rated firm during the negotiation process. Award selection will be made based on the results of the Interview Presentations and successful negotiation of rates and fees for the project, and not the SF330 qualifications from Phase I. If negotiations are not successful with the highest rated firm, they will continue with the next highest rated firm, and so on until award can be made. Please note that during the evaluation of the Interview Presentations, the prior evaluation of the SF330s will not be taken into consideration as they shall be considered separate evaluations. 5. PHASE I SF330 SELECTION CRITERIA: The following are listed in descending order of importance: Primary Selection Criteria: Professional Qualifications: Professional qualification necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. The board will evaluate, as appropriate, the education, training, registration, certifications overall and relevant experience, and longevity with the firm of the key management and technical personnel. This criterion is primarily concerned with the qualifications of the key personnel and not the number of personnel. The lead designer in each discipline must be registered as required by FAR 36.609-4 and 52.236-25. The Offeror must provide Texas registration for Structural Design-Engineering Services. The board will also evaluate resumes for all proposed key personnel. Resumes are limited to one page each and should cite project specific experience and indicate proposed role in this contract. Offer must include the following statement of SDVOSB compliance when submitting the personnel proposed to perform the work under this requirement: I [signatory authority]___________________, [company] __________________ certify that the team proposed to perform under this requirements demonstrates the capability of 50% SDVOSB performance in compliance of 48 CFR 852.219-10 The information provided in sections C through E of SF330 will be used to evaluate this evaluation factor. Do not include this information in section H, unless it is pertinent to support the information listed in the other sections. Specialized Experience: Specialized experience and technical competence of the firm with the type of service required. The board will evaluate the specialized experience on similar projects and the technical capabilities of the prime firm and any subcontractors. The Board will evaluate where appropriate the effectiveness of the proposed project team (including management structure; coordination of disciplines, offices and/or subcontractors; and prior working relationships) will also be examined. Offeror must provide up to five (5) Projects completed or substantially completed within the past five (5) years that best illustrate specialized experience related to this project scope: such as geotechnical studies, underground site investigations, new multi-story structure design including foundation design, parking design, elevator shafts, power distribution, electric car charging stations, other. The information provided in sections F and G of SF330 will be used to rate this evaluation factor. Do not include this information in section H, unless it is pertinent to support the information listed in the other sections. Capacity: Professional capacity to accomplish the work in the required time. The board will consider a 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 board will consider the full potential value of any current A/E contracts that a firm has been awarded when evaluating capacity. Offeror shall clearly state their available capacity presenting team workload percentages. Also, offeror must provide active project list with completion percentages and expected completion date. The information for this factor shall be provided in Section H of the SF330. Please ensure the capacity applies toward the team/personnel provided in the SF330. Past Performance: The board will evaluate the AE s past performance that is similar in nature to the work required for this project on contracts with Government agencies and private industry. Offerors will be evaluated on past performance with Government agencies and private industry in terms of work quality, compliance with schedules, cost control, and stakeholder/customer satisfaction. Evaluating past performance and experience will include information provided in Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) or CPARS for FACTOR 2 projects and may include other information provided by the firm, customer inquiries, Government databases, and other information available to the Government including contacts with points of contact in other criteria. Failure to provide requested data, accessible points of contact, or valid phone numbers could result in a firm being rated lower. The information for this factor shall be provided in Section H of the SF 330. If there is no CPARS data available, Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) will be accepted. Please utilize the attached PPQ document. *Completed PPQs should be incorporated into the SF330 directly. PPQs should not be submitted to VHA PCAC directly. The PPQs will be counted towards the page limitations for this submission. Locality: Knowledge of the locality, to include specific knowledge of certain local conditions or project site features, such as geological features, climatic conditions, working with and local construction methods or local laws and regulations. The information for this factor shall be provided in Section H of the SF330. Note that the intent of this factor is to showcase a firm s understanding of the site and locality, and not where the firm is located and how they would travel to the site. Information related to the firm s location, shall be provided in section H, under Geographic Location. Construction Period Services: Experience in construction period services to include professional field inspections during the construction period, review of construction submittals, support in answering requests for information (RFI s) during the construction period, support of construction contract changes to include drafting statements of work and cost estimates, attendance at weekly conference calls, providing minutes of meetings between the AE, VA, and contractors, pre-final inspection site visits, generation of punch-list reports, and production of as-built documentation. The information for this factor shall be provided in Section H of the SF330. Secondary Selection Criteria: Geographic Location: Location of the firm, as measured by the driving distance (miles) between the Offeror s principal business location and the San Antonio VA Health Care System, 7400 Merton Minter, San Antonio, TX 78229. Determination of the mileage will be based on Google Maps (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/). * The secondary selection criterions are used as a tiebreaker, if necessary, in ranking the most highly qualified firms following the completion of SF330 evaluations. The secondary selection criterion will not be applied when determining a firm s SF330 submission Excellent, Acceptable, Good, Marginal, or Unacceptable. The information for this factor shall be provided in Section H of the SF330. 6. PHASE II INTERVIEW PRESENTATION SELECTION CRITERIA: In accordance with FAR 36.602-3(c), discussions will be conducted in the form of interview presentations. The selected firms will be invited to present their qualifications via teleconference to the A-E Technical Evaluation Board. The instructions for interview presentations will be provided to the highest rated firms selected only. Each selected firm will be evaluated based on their responses to the evaluation criteria during their interview presentation. The top-rated firm will be selected based on their rating from the interview presentations. The previous ratings from the SF330 evaluations are not applicable during Phase II. Below are the evaluation factors for the written responses. The factors are listed in equal order of importance. Proposed Management and Coordination Plan: Discuss confidence and approach to completing a project of this scale within the period of performance listed in the SOW. Explain quality control methods that will be used throughout each design phase, and prior to each submission. Describe strategy for control of estimated cost, and solutions for anticipated problems. Discuss proposed design team, their specific strengths, and experience that make them the best fit for this project. Discuss how the design teams will work together, and with the VA, to keep this design on schedule, within budget, and compliant with VA design requirements. Approach to Project Challenges: Discuss ability, familiarization, or experience with VA design guides and directives and their interpretations and application to this design. Describe plans with this project to ensure VA requirements are kept current, and specified equipment will be TRM approved. What action will you take if a significant design flaw is discovered during construction phase that involve an additional design work and an increase in construction cost? Who do you think is responsible for this cost? Proposed approach to Design Development: Discuss plan to ensure specifications and drawings are well edited, accurate, all inclusive, and coordinate with each other. Discuss approach to evaluate existing site conditions and ensure new work will not conflict with existing work. Expectation for VA AE collaboration: Discuss what expectations the AE firm would have from the VA for this project. Describe strategies for an effective collaboration meeting throughout each phase, including frequency, and their significance to the overall end-product. 7. SUBMISSION CRITERIA/REQUIREMENTS: The below information contains the instructions and format for that shall be followed for the submission of the SF330 Statement of Qualifications: Submit ONE (1) SF-330 Statement of Qualifications via email to the Contract Specialist Bailey Donato at bailey.donato@va.gov. This shall include Parts I and II and any applicable attachments. The SF330 submission is due by 2:00 PM ET ON Wednesday September 15, 2021. The SF330 shall be submitted in one email and have a file size shall be no larger than 5 MB. No hard copies will be accepted. The subject line of the email shall read: San Antonio Design SF330 36C77621R0186 The submission must include the SF330, Architect/Engineer Qualifications (form is available on-line at http://www.cfm.va.gov/contract/ae.asp) The page limitation of the SF-330 shall not exceed a total of FIFTY (50) pages. This includes CPARS and/or PPQs and any other relevant information. Each page shall be in Arial or Times New Roman, size 12 font, single spaced. The title page, table of contents and Part II of the SF-330 Form will NOT count as part of the page limitations. A PPQ from previous projects may be submitted for this project. If significant portions of a project have been completed since the previous PPQ was filled out, a new PPQ should be submitted to accurately assess the project. *Important Note: For this procurement, all PPQs should be completed and returned to the submitting firm. The completed PPQs should be incorporated into the SF330 document. PPQs should not be submitted directly to VHA PCAC. In addition to the SF-330 submissions, firms must provide a second accompanying document that includes the following information (The accompanying document will not count towards the page limitation of the SF330): Cage Code; 2) Dun & Bradstreet Number; 3) Tax ID Number; 4) The E-mail address and Phone number of the Primary Point of Contact; 5) A copy of the firms Vet Biz Registry. All questions shall be submitted to bailey.donato@va.gov. The cutoff date for question submission is 2:00 PM ET ON Tuesday August 31, 2021. Questions will be answered through modification to the Pre-Sol Notice posted to Contract Opportunities. NOTE: This procurement is 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns. Offers received from other than Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns will not be considered. All Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses must be listed as verified by the VA s Center for Veterans Enterprises (CVE) (http://www.vetbiz.gov). Offerors must be verified by CVE and visible in the Vendor Information Portal (VIP) database at time of SF330 Submission, Written Responses, and award. Failure to be BOTH visible and verified at these times will result in the offeror being deemed unacceptable and ineligible for award. All Joint Ventures must be CVE verified at time of SF330 and Written Responses submissions and award and submit agreements that comply with 13CFR 125.15 prior to contract award. SF-330 submissions received after the date and time specified will not be considered. Late proposal rules per FAR 15.208 will be followed for late submittals. Firms not providing the required information may not be evaluated. All information must be included in the SF-330 submission package. It is the offeror s responsibility to check the Contract Opportunities website at: www.sam.gov for any revisions to this announcement prior to submission of SF-330s.