C1NZ--A/E Project # 402-24-113 Fisher House

of work and disciplines/trades. Utilities must run within 5 feet of the Fisher House site perimeter. The project will include extensive site investigation services to determine the layout of the existing utilities and determine the best location in which to pull from existing utilities. This scope is comprised of Type A and B which will include concept and design and Type C services which consist of Construction Period Services (CPS). Period of Performance for A/E Type A and B services is 120 calendar days. Type C services will be issued as an option, which will include CPS through the construction phase of this work. CONTRACT INFORMATION: The VA Medical Center Togus in Augusta, ME has a requirement for a Firm Fixed Price contract to provide professional Architect/Engineer (A/E) Design Services to prepare construction ready stamped design plans and specifications to run required utilities from the Togus Campus to the new location of the Fisher House site. This acquisition is a Total Set-Aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) in accordance with VAAR 852.219-73 with NAICS Code 541330. Any subsequent award will require the firm to be registered in System for Award Management (SAM www.sam.gov) and the Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) at veterans.certify.sba.gov. VetCert will be used to determine SDVOSB/VOSB Status, therefore, firms need to be registered with the applicable NAICS Code of 541330 at the time SF330 s are submitted. Prospective firms are reminded that in accordance with VAAR 852.219-73 - VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Jan 2023)(DEVIATION) and FAR 52.219-75 Limitations on Subcontracting (Jan 2023)(DEVIATION), at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance shall be spent for employees of the concern or similarly situated concerns. SF330 packages shall address how firms anticipate meeting these criteria and shall identify expected percentage completion by the contractor and subcontractor concerns. This requirement is in accordance with the Selection of Architects and Engineers as implemented in Subpart 36.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Subpart 836.6 of the VA Acquisition Regulation. All submissions will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria. A "short list" of the three most highly rated after initial source selection will be chosen for discussions regarding concepts and the relative utility of alternative methods of furnishing the required services. After discussions, a final evaluation and ranking of firms will be established; the contracting officer will negotiate a contract award with the top-rated firm or move to the next highest rated firm if a fair and reasonable price cannot be negotiated. 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. Respondents are put on notice that firm(s) selected by the Selection Authority will be required to submit a Fixed Price Rate Proposal to include labor, overhead, profit, and other costs for this project for negotiation by the Contracting Officer prior to contract award. The negotiated agreement will be incorporated into the resulting contract. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL: This is a request for SF 330's Architect/Engineer Qualifications packages only. Any requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. No material will be issued, and no solicitation package or bidder/plan holder list will be issued. PROJECT INFORMATION: Architect/Engineer to prepare construction ready stamped design plans and specifications to run required utilities from the Togus Campus to the new location of the Fisher House site. This scope is comprised of Type A, B and C services which will include concept, design and support through the construction phase of this work. Type C services will be issued as an option, which will include CPS through the construction phase of this work. EVALUATION SELECTION CRITERIA: Each respondent s SF 330 submittal package will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 36.6 procedures. The selection criteria, in descending order of importance will be as follows: Evaluation Criteria Professional Qualifications Specialized Experience and Technical Competence Capacity Past Performance Knowledge of Geographic Location Commitment to the use of SDVOSB/VOSB and all other types of SB Subcontractors 7. Construction Period Services Experience SELECTION CRITERIA DESCRIPTIONS: The selection criteria descriptions (1 through 7) are provided below. 1. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY FOR SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE OF REQUIRED SERVICES Provide brief resumes of proposed team members who will specifically serve as the Project Managers and Designers of Record. In addition, provide resumes of other relevant team members or frequent subcontractor who will perform technical tasks under this contract including their record of working together. The Designers of Record shall perform and direct the design within their respective discipline and shall sign and seal the drawings. All Designers of Record must be professionally registered in their discipline. Each resume shall include a minimum of three (3) specific completed projects that best illustrate the individual team members experience relevant to this contract scope. All proposed team members and supervisors shall have the minimum education, training, and experience as is normally expected of a company actively providing the required services and shall have demonstrated experience to perform a project such as this within a VA Medical Center Hospital. Additionally, the firm shall address the criteria for meeting the Limitations on Subcontracting. 2. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE Specialized experience and technical competence in health care facilities (to include joint ventures), including, where appropriate, experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials. This factor evaluates the amount of experience the AE firm has in utility design, specifically underground utility design and evaluating their technical competence. The factor includes an emphasis, where appropriate, on the firm's experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials. Provide a detailed narrative of up to 5 (maximum) relevant projects completed within the last 5 years, which best illustrate overall team experience relevant to this contract scope. List projects that demonstrate the teams experience with projects of similar size and scope to those to be performed under this contract; Emphasize any specialized experienced the firm has with reconstruction of utility design (preferably underground utility design). 3. CAPACITY This factor evaluates ability of the AE firm, given their current projected workload and the availability of their key personnel, to accomplish the design project in the required time. The general workload and staffing capacity of the design office will be evaluated. List current projects with a design fee of greater than $20,000 being designed in the firms office; indicate the firms present workload and the availability of the project team (including sub-consultants) for the specif