SOURCES SOUGHT
C -- Generator project
- Notice Date
- 1/14/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541310
— Architectural Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs, White River Junction VAMROC, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center, Department of Veterans Affairs;VAMC White River Junction;215 North Main Street;White River Junction VT 05009
- ZIP Code
- 05009
- Solicitation Number
- VA-241-09-RP-0081
- Response Due
- 2/12/2009
- Archive Date
- 4/13/2009
- Point of Contact
- Stephen F FavreauContracting Specialist<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR THE FOLLOWING A/E SERVICES RELATED TO THE PROJECT# 405-08-101 FCA, REPLACE STANDBY GENERATOR AT THE VAMC, WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT. The Architect/Engineer shall provide professional design services necessary to furnish: Schematics, Design Development, Construction Documents, Technical Specifications, Construction Period Services, Site Visits, Cost Estimates, As-Built Documentation, and all other related information for NRM Project # 405-08-101 FCA, "Replacement of the Facility's Standby Generator", at the VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT. Architect/Engineer services are required for Schematics, Design Development, Contract Documents, Technical Specifications, Construction Period Services, Site Visits, Cost Estimates, and all other related information for a non-recurring maintenance (construction) project to upgrade the facility's existing 1MW Standby Generator located in Building 32. Design to construct the planned improvements. Such work may include standby electrical load analysis for determining optimum generator sizing for current and planned future loads, upgrade of controls, and upgrade/modification of other associated mechanical and electrical secondary generator support systems to support installation of the new generator. Schedule - Design to be completed to allow an award of the Construction Contract in December 2009. Construction cost estimated to be in the range of 1.0 to 2.0 million dollars. The A/E offices must be within a 200 mile radius of the VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT. All work must be designed within a construction price limit. The following factors will be considered: reputation and standing of the firm and its principal officials with respect to professional performance, general management and cooperativeness/record of significant claims against the firm because of improper or incomplete architectural and engineering services, specific experience and qualifications of personnel proposed for assignment to the project and their record of working together as a team. The A/E will provide a cost estimate at each review and a final cost estimate to perform the above work and will design only those items that can be provided within the cost limitation. Submission requirements are the schematic design submission (25%), a design development submission (50%), two construction document submissions (75% and 95%), and a bid document submission, each with refined cost estimates as required. This requirement is to provide all labor, transportation and supervision necessary to conduct any required field investigations and complete working design drawings. The Medical Center must be able to remain operational throughout the construction period and a detailed sequence of work will be provided by the A/E to minimize impact of the construction. The A/E will provide four sets of documents at each submission including a cost estimate and all information on CD, and will provide a set of AutoCAD drawing files on CD, 2 CD's of final drawings and specs in Microsoft Word at the final submission to enable procurement actions. Estimated duration of design is to be 5 months, with construction period services expected to be 1 year. The time between completed design and construction start is expected to be between 6 months and 13 months. All respondents must be registered at www.ccr.gov for bids to be accepted. The NAICS Codes for this procurement is 541310 Architectural Services. Qualified A/E firms are required to respond in writing if interested and shall submit two (2) completed SF Form 330 packages (form available on-line at: http://vaww.va.gov/facmgt/ae). Submission information incorporated by reference is not allowed. All submissions must be bound in the same manner (spiral, wire, binder, etc.). Mail to the Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Medical Center (90C), 215 North Main Street, White River Junction, VT 05009-0001, Attn: Stephen Favreau, Contract Specialist to be received no later than 4:30 pm local time on Thursday, February 12, 2009. This announcement is not a request for competitive quotations. No solicitation document is available and telephone inquires will not be honored; however interested parties may submit literature detailing how their services meet the VA requirements to the Contracting Officer. No faxed or e-mailed forms will be accepted. Please note that this is not a Request for Proposal and the Government is seeking information for planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or a commitment by the Government to later publish a solicitation. The Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this sources sought announcement. Award of any resultant contract is contingent upon the availability of funds.
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