C1DA--Campus Streets & Walkways Lighting Improvements 590-25-250

Center located in Hampton, Virginia. Firms submitting qualification packages must be fully licensed to perform designs as a registered professional AE firm in the United States to be considered for this opportunity. Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6 VA Facility locations include: Hampton VA medical Center, 100 Emancipation Drive, Hampton, VA., 23667. This Acquisition is 100% Set-Aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). Prospective Contractors are cautioned that proposal submitted in response to this solicitation must meet the criteria identified by 38CFR, Part 74. The SDVOSB concern agrees that in the performance of the contract, the concern will comply with the limitation on subcontracting requirements in accordance with VAAR Clause 852-219-73 (JAN 2023) (DEVIATION), VA Notice of Total Set-Aside for Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. For a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) to be considered as a prospective contractor, the firm, including Joint Ventures, must be certified in VetCert (Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov)) and registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (www.sam.gov) at time of submission of their qualification and reporting to VETS -4212 Federal Contractor Reporting in accordance with FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/vets4212. Failure of a prospective SDVOSB to be certified by the Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov) at the time the SF 330 is submitted shall result in elimination from consideration. All Joint Ventures must be CVE certified at time of submission and submit agreements that comply with 13CFR 125.15 prior to contract award. Contract Overview: A Firm Fixed Price A/E Design service contract is contemplated for Project # 590-25-250 | Campus Streets and Walkways Lighting Improvements. IAW VAAR 836.204(f)(2) The estimated magnitude of construction for this project is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. The estimated/target design completion period is 390 calendar days after issuance of Notice to proceed. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 541330, Engineering Services with a size standard of $25.5 million. Project Scope: The Architect/Engineer (A/E) shall provide comprehensive survey of the campus street signage, street lighting, walkway lighting, and wayfinding systems to determine current state and what improvements are needed to ensure continued operations. The VA anticipates that the survey will recommend near wholesale replacement of street signage, wayfinding systems and major improvements in lighting systems. The project request includes funding intended to address the most critical issues first and final scope will be determined by the survey. Selection Criteria: The A/E Source Selection Team shall utilize the following selection criteria listed in descending order of importance. The Architecture-Engineer (AE) must demonstrate its qualifications with respect to the published evaluation criteria for all services. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall evaluate each potential contractor in terms of the following: M - firm meets the selection criterion. NM - does not meet the selection criterion. The submitted SF-330s will be evaluated on the criteria below, listed in order of importance: (1) Professional Qualifications (2) Specialized Experience and Technical Competence (3) Capacity to Accomplish the Work (4) Past Performance (5) Construction Period Services (6) Record of Significant Claims (7) Set-Aside (8) Location Selection Criterion 1: Professional Qualifications Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services showing recent experience of the project team with hospital lighting/electrical projects completed through designed within the past five (5) years. Each resume shall include a minimum of two (2) lighting/electrical projects through completed construction. Team member Designer of Record positions required in this project but not limited to: Electrical Engineer, Fire Protection Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Project Manager, and Structural Engineer. Evaluation Considerations Do the qualifications indicate that the project team has recent direct experience on Hospital lighting/electrical projects designing similar improvements to those proposed at Hampton VAMC? Is the architect/engineer providing a team where each member has more than 5 years of experience? What will be the role of interns if used during design? Firm shall provide a table of a minimum of 5 comparable lighting/electrical projects comparing their IGE with the bid/award amount during construction. Selection Criterion 2: Specialized Experience and Technical Competence The AE must have the necessary specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, specifically evaluating and replacing streets and walkways lighting on a hospital s campus. Provide a minimum of three (3) and no more than five (5) projects that are at least 85% complete through construction. Submitted projects must be from within the past five (5) years and should be projects that best illustrate specialized experience of the proposed team. Example projects shall note project s square footage. All projects provided in the SF-330 must be completed by the office, branch, regional office, or individual team member proposed to manage and/or perform work under this contract. To enable verification, firms should include the Unique Entity ID (SAM UEI) number along with each firm s name in the SF-330 Part 1, Section F Item 25 Firms from Section C Involved in this Project, block (1). Include a contract number or project identification number in block 21. Include an email address and phone number for the point of contact in block 23(c). Include in the project description, the contract period of performance, award contract value, current contract value, and summary of the work performed that demonstrates relevance to specialized experience as outlined above. If the contractor served as a subcontractor on a project, indicate the value of the work they provided towards the performance of the overall project. If a project was performed by a joint venture, and not all joint venture partners are on the team proposed for this contract, the offeror/team should specifically address the work performed by the joint venture partner offering/teaming on this contract. Likewise, if the offeror/team member worked as a subcontractor on a project, the description should clearly describe the work performed by the offeror/team member and the roles and responsibilities of each on the project, rather than the work performed on the project as a whole. If the project description does not clearly delineate the work performed by the entity/entities offering/teaming on this contract, the project could be eliminated from consideration. Additionally, firms are required to submit information that will clearly demonstrate specific experiences and qualifications of proposed personnel and their record of working together as a team. Specifically list similar scoped projects no more than five (5) years old that clearly show participation. (See SF330 Part I Section G, but not excluding other information provided on the SF330 and supporting documentation.) NOTE: If the Offeror is a joint venture, informat