RFQ Design - AC-13 Ductwork Replacement

This request for A-E firm qualifications packages is 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns under VAAR 852.219- 10, VA Notice of Total ServiceDisabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside/ VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SERVICEDISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (NOVEMBER 2020) (DEVIATION). 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, TECHNICAL INFORMATION, OR BIDDER/PLAN HOLDER LIST WILL BE ISSUED. THERE WILL BE NO SITE VISITS ARRANGED DURING THIS PHASE OF THE REQUIREMENT. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROCUREMENT OF ARCHITECT-ENGINEERING (A/E) SERVICES: This is a request for Standard Form 330, Architect-Engineer Qualifications only. A-E Services are being procured in accordance with the Selection of Architects and Engineers Statute (Public Law 92-582), formerly known as the Brooks Act, and implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 36.6. All submissions will be evaluated in accordance with the below selection criteria. 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. Firms will be selected based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work. Any resulting award for the proposed A/E services will be procured under a negotiated Firm-Fixed Price contract. GENERAL INFORMATION: The Department of Veterans Affairs, Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC), is seeking sources and intends to award a firm fixed-price contract for Architect/Engineering (A/E) firm to provide design services for NRM project 652-22-205. The A/E shall provide the services necessary to compile construction documents required to replace ductwork system on AC-13. Design shall comply with VA guidelines and specifications. Design manuals and specifications can be found at http://www.cfm.va.gov/TIL/. Proposed work is located at the H.H. McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia, 23249. Project # 652-22-205, "AC-13 Ductwork Replacement" is located at 1201Broad Rock Blvd., Richmond, Virginia 23249. The A/E Services listed herein is being procured in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.6 and VAAR 836.6. Potential contractors must provide credentials that confirm registration of Architects or Engineers registered to practice in this particular professional field involved in Virginia, must be registered in SAM (www.sam.gov) and visible/certified in Vet Biz (https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov) at time of submission of their qualifications in order to be considered for an award. As a prospective offeror for this Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set aside, you are verifying your company meets the status requirements of a SDVOSB concern as established by VAAR 852.219-10. NOTE - Offerors are referred to 852.219-10 (d)(1) Services. In the case of a contract for services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs. In order to assure compliance with this clause, all firms submitting a SF330 for this Special Notice are required to indicate what percentage of the cost of contract performance will be expended by the firms employees and percentage of cost of contract performance to be expended (and in what disciplines) by any other subcontracted or otherwise used whether small or large business entity(s). Any subcontracted or other business entity(s) used must be identified by name, office location and size/type of business (i.e. SDVOSB, VOSB, 8(a), large, etc.). All submissions will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation selection criteria as specified herein. The VA Medical Center is a working facility and phasing plans for minimizing downtime, and provisions for continuation of service during outages is critical to this project. Point of Contact: Madeline Lucena-Pulst, Contracting Officer Email: madeline.lucena-pulst@va.gov PROJECT INFORMATION: Project No.: 652-22-105 Project Title: A-E: AC-13 Ductwork Replacement The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541330, Engineering Services, and the applicable Small Business Size Standard is $22.5 million annual revenue. The projected award date for the anticipated A/E contract is on or before November 15, 2022. The anticipated period of performance for completion of final Construction bid documents including VA Reviews is 123 Calendar Days after the Notice to Proceed (NTP). An Architect & Engineer (A/E) contract will be negotiated. The A/E shall provide a cost estimate of future replacement. Cost estimates detailing quantities of materials, labor, profit, overhead, insurance, taxes, etc. in the format found at that shall be provided with the Request for Proposal (RFP). The Estimated Construction Magnitude in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204 (e) is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. All RFIs shall be submitted to madeline.lucena-pulst@va.gov. Questions must be submitted NLT September 5, 2022. Amendments will be posted NLT September 9, 2022. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.

Division 31 -	Earthwork.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements.
Division 33 -	Utilities.
Division 34 -	Transportation.
Division 35 -	Waterway and Marine Construction.