C1DA--A/E IDIQ Contract for Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

General tasks shall include architectural, civil, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and structural disciplines. The selected A/E firms shall provide professional A/E services for various VA projects as required. A/E services shall include, but will not be limited to, design, document preparation, and contract administration for projects associated with the various facilities-related programs including but not limited to, capital improvements, repair and alterations, new construction, development of cost estimates, utilities, energy-consuming system upgrades, HVAC projects, space optimization, asbestos removal, compliance with the Uniform Federal Accessibilities Standards, utility commodity review and purchasing, master planning, code analysis reviews, and inspection of physical facilities and campus. Disciplines and expertise that may be required to accomplish the scopes of the task orders include but are not limited to: architecture, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, civil, structural, fire protection, life safety, security, blast, risk assessment, vertical transportation, space planning, real estate market analysis, interior architecture, historic preservation, estimating, master planning, report writing, quality control review, scheduling, surveying, LEED. Task orders may include, but are not limited to, 1) Schematic Phase: to include, but not limited to, making site investigations, collecting data, performing analysis, making presentations and conducting other fact-finding studies as might be necessary to support the design of the project.