C211--589A7-25-501 Renovate Restrooms and Lactation Spaces

firms. This requirement is being procured in accordance with the VAAM 836.6 implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. This is not a request for proposal (RFP) and an award will not be made with this announcement. This announcement is a request for SF330 s from qualified contractors who meet the professional requirements listed herein. The selection criteria for this acquisition will be in accordance with FAR 36 and are listed below in descending order of importance. 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. The contract is anticipated to be awarded by March 31, 2025. Award of any resultant contract is contingent upon the availability of funds. No solicitation document is available and no other information pertaining to project scope is available. Any request for assistance with submission or other procedural matters shall be submitted via email only to Kevin.Mahoney3@va.gov Personal visits to discuss this announcement will not be allowed. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541310 Architect Services with a small business size standard of $12.5 Million. Award of a Firm Fixed Price contract is anticipated. Anticipated time for completion of design is approximately 180 calendar days after the Notice to Proceed has been issued including time for VA reviews. The AE firm shall also be required to perform construction period services if award of a construction project contract is made. DATABASE REGISTRATION INFORMATION: VERIFICATION OF STATUS OF THE OFFEROR SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED BEFORE REVIEW OF SF 330. THIS ACQUISITION IS 100% SET-ASIDE FOR QUALIFIED SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS. ONLY ARCHITECT-ENGINEER BUSINESSES INC COMPLIANCE WITH VAAR 852.219-10 ARE ELIGIBLE. ONLY A/E FIRMS VERIFIED AND LISTED IN THE SBA VENDOR INFORMATION PAGES DATABASE, (Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov), SHALL BE CONSIDERED. FIRMS NOT VERIFIED AT THE TIME OF RECEIPT OF THE SF 330 IN THE SBA VETERAN SMALL BUSINESS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM SHALL BE CONSIDERED NON-RESPONSIVE AND SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION. SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM): Federal Acquisition Registrations require that federal contractors register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://sam.gov/content/ and enter all mandatory information into the system. Award cannot be made until the contractor has registered. Offerors shall be actively registered in SAM prior to submitting their qualifications package. Any firm not actively registered in SAM by the date of receipt of the SF 330 shall be considered non-responsive and shall be excluded from further consideration. THE EXCLUDED PARTIES LIST SYSTEM (EPLS): To ensure that the individuals providing services under the contract have not engaged in fraud or abuse regarding Sections 1128 and1128A of the Social Security Act regarding federal health care programs, the contractor is required to check the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS) located at https://sam.gov/content/ for each person providing services under this contract. Further the contractor is required to certify that all persons listed in the qualifications package have been compared against the EPLS list and are NOT listed. During the performance of this contract the Contractor is prohibited from using any individual or business listed on the List of Excluded Individuals/Entities. E-VERIFY SYSTEM: Companies awarded a contract with the federal government shall be required to enroll in E-Verify within 30 days of the contract award date. They shall also need to begin using the E-Verify system to confirm that all of their new hires and their employees directly working on federal contracts are authorized to legally work in the United States. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that allows an employer, using information reported on an employee's Form I-9, to determine the eligibility of that employee to work in the United States. There is no charge to employers to use E-Verify. (FAR 52.222-54) A-E firms are required to respond if interested by submitting one (1) completed Standard Form 330 qualification package Parts I and II to include all consultants (form available on-line at: http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/download/116486. Must include in Part I Section H an organizational chart of the firm (excludes consultants), and information pertaining to a design quality management plan. Submission information incorporated by reference shall not be considered. All submissions shall be made electronically. Packages which are hand delivered or delivered via surface mail or any other method other than electronically shall not be reviewed. Completed package shall be delivered electronically on or before January 31, 2025 at 2:00PM Central Time to: Kevin.Mahoney3@va.gov Hard copies shall not be accepted. The email subject line shall clearly identify the SF330 request number: 36C25525R0031 Renovate Restrooms and Lactation Spaces SF330 REQUEST INFORMATION FOR PROJECT 589A7-25-501: The size of the pdf document must be below 10 MG or the VA email will error out and reject the application. It is the contractor s responsibility to ensure that the application is received. Only one email will be accepted from each firm (contractor). EVALUATION FACTORS: Selection criteria are in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 36.602-1 and VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Part 836.602-1. Prospective firms are required to address all selection criteria within submitted SF 330 packages using additional pages as necessary. SF 330 submissions including any additional pages are not to exceed fifty (50) pages exclusive of table of contents, title page, and divider pages. Each side of a piece of paper is one page (i.e., Two pages to a single sheet of paper). Blank pages are not included in the count. SF330 submission packages which exceed 50 pages will be considered non-responsive and shall be excluded from further consideration. The only exclusions to the 50-page limit as listed in the request for SF330 are: table of contents, title page, and divider pages. Title page shall not exceed more than one (1) page. Table of contents shall only contain the information necessary to define the contents of the document. Divider pages may contain a maximum of one (1) line of description. Responses must reference 36C25525R0031 Renovate Restrooms and Lactation Spaces SF330 REQUEST INFORMATION FOR PROJECT 589A7-25-501: Prospective firms are required to address all selection criteria within submitted SF 330 packages and the information contained herein. Qualifications (SF330) submitted by each firm for 36C25525R0031 and Project 589A7-25-501 Renovate Restrooms and Lactation Spaces will be reviewed and evaluated based on the following evaluation criteria listed below: EVALUATION FACTORS FOR SF330 REVIEW SUBMITTED FOR PROJECT 589A7-25-501 Renovate Restrooms and Lactation Spaces Selection criteria are in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 36.602-1 and VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Part 836.602-1. Prospective firms are required to address all selection criteria within submitted SF 330 packages using additional pages as necessary. SF 330 submissions including any additional pages are not to exceed fifty (50) pages exclusive of table of cont