SOURCES SOUGHT
C -- A/E - Southeastern Colorado National Cemetery
- Notice Date
- 3/23/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541320
— Landscape Architectural Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Office of Construction and;Facilities Management (00CFM3B1);811 Vermont AVE, NW 565;Washington DC 20420
- ZIP Code
- 20420
- Solicitation Number
- VA-101-10-RI-0065
- Response Due
- 4/7/2010
- Archive Date
- 7/15/2010
- Point of Contact
- DEREK UNDERWOOD 202-461-8204Senior Contracting Officer
- E-Mail Address
-
Derek.Underwood2@va.gov
(DEREK)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Construction and Facilities Management is looking for Architect/Engineer (A/E) firms certified in the following categories: 1. Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), 2. Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), 3. 8(a), 4. HUBZone, 5. Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), and/or 6. Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) for a new National Cemetery in Southeastern Colorado. The A/E firm must be approved under Landscape Architecture (NAICS 541320) or Civil Engineering (NAICS 541330) firm capable of preparing site acquisition and design documentation including, but not limited to: Environmental Assessments (including section 106 compliance), surveying, soils investigations, master plans, schematic design documents, design development documents, construction documents and providing construction period services. Prime contractor should have licensed/registered landscape architects as members of the firm, or team, with experience in the planning and design of cemeteries, large institutional campuses, parks and recreational facilities, or similar land development projects. The following additional licensed/registered specialty disciplines should be members of the firm, or team with demonstrable expertise in their respective fields: Environmental Engineer/Historic Specialist, Natural Resources Specialist, Water Management/Irrigation specialist, Cost Estimator, Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Engineers, and Architect. The contract will include a government option for: design-build RFP package or construction document preparation; construction period services, and site visits. Probable Scope: Assist DVA in site acquisition due diligence for an approximately 400-600 acre, new Southeastern Colorado Area National Cemetery site, including, but not limited to preparation of an environmental assessment (including compliance with section 106), surveying, soils investigations, site topography, etc. Following selection of a site, prepare a Master Plan for the entire site, and schematic design and design development documentation for the Phase 1 build-out, approximately 60 acres, of that site. Included, but not limited to as part of the design will be: main entrance area, assembly area, full casket gravesites containing pre-placed crypts, columbarium, cremains sites, roadways, irrigation, utilities, landscaping, signage, committal service shelters, combined public information center and administration building, maintenance building complex, parking, and public restrooms. Also included will be temporary structures necessary to operationally support an early construction turn over, of a limited number of gravesites. Incorporate Green Building Principles and Renewable Energy Initiatives. The completed Phase 1 of the project shall be LEED silver certified and meet all Federal Energy and Sustainability mandates. Once a thorough analysis of the users and the cemeterys needs has been completed, the scope and method of meeting those needs may change and require a different approach. This project will be accomplished utilizing the VA Program Guide (PG-18-15, Volume D), A/E Submission Instructions for National Cemetery Projects, as well as the National Cemetery Administration (NCA) Facilities Design Guide. In addition to design capabilities, estimating capabilities of the applicants will be considered. An estimate of construction cost based on level of design detail will be required at each design phase. The selected firm shall design to the governments estimated cost for construction. Applicants must have an established working office in the state of Colorado, be of sufficient size and experience to accomplish the work, and be licensed in the State of Colorado. If your firm can meets the criteria above and has 1) NAICS code, 2) size standard for small business, 3) experience in designing cemeteries or projects of a similar size and scope, please forward an email to derek.underwood2@va.gov with the subject line SE Colorado (insert company name) with the name and address of your firm, DUNS number, name and phone number of a point of contact in case further information is needed. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL AND THE GOVERNMENT IS SEEKING INFORMATION FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THE GOVERNMENT MAY OR MAY NOT ISSUE SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS. LOOK FOR ANY FURTHER INFORMATION IN FEDBIZOPPS. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE RETURNED.
- Web Link
-
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(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/vacoofmae/vacoofmae/VA-101-10-RI-0065/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO
- Zip Code: 81054
- Zip Code: 81054
- Record
- SN02100229-W 20100325/100323235825-01dd7dfed2e0fb32b093f395ac99a12f (fbodaily.com)
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