MODIFICATION
C -- Boiler plant replacement study
- Notice Date
- 8/4/2011
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Rocky Mountain Network;VISN 19 Contracting;4100 E. Mississippi Avenue, Suite 900;Glendale CO 80246
- ZIP Code
- 80246
- Solicitation Number
- VA25911RP0300
- Response Due
- 8/18/2011
- Archive Date
- 11/16/2011
- Point of Contact
- Tim Nyberg
- E-Mail Address
-
y.nyberg@va.gov<br
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
- Description
- THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. THIS NOTICE REPLACES THE PREVIOUS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE PUBLISHED ON FBO 08/02/2011. The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 19, on behalf of the VA Medical Center located at 2121 North Avenue, Grand Junction, Colorado will be soliciting bids from experienced verified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business concerns to provide all necessary architectural and engineering (A/E) design, labor, materials, tools, equipment and services for conducting a technical analysis of the options available to the Grand Junction VAMC facility with regards to replacing and upgrading their existing central boiler plant. The study shall at a minimum evaluate the following options and compare and contrast the economic benefits of each option. Options to be considered are: 1.Replace the existing Central Plant with a new Central Steam Plant a.Building a new boiler plant building b.Refurbishing the existing boiler plant facility. 2.Replace the existing Central Plant with Distributed Generation a.Low pressure steam system b.Condensing hot water boilers 3.Replace the existing Central Plant with a facility wide Ground Source Heat Pump System. While performing the technical and economic analysis, at a minimum the following considerations shall be taken into account and specifically addressed: 1.Life cycle cost analysis including the initial Capital cost, ongoing energy costs (with escalation) and ongoing maintenance cost - which includes: staffing requirements, contract maintenance costs, certification costs, EPA certification costs, and misc related costs i.e. steam distribution system, HVAC improvement costs. 2.Patient Safety - each system being studied is to be structured and designed so that there is no increased risk. Where practical possible risks should be diminished for VA patients as compared to the existing system with an emphasis on system reliability and system resiliency. 3.The contractor will utilize archived utility data, site and utility drawings, and extensive on-site investigation, and any other information available from the VA to perform this study. Selection criteria include in descending order importance: (1) specialized experience and technical competence of the firm, both prime and consultants, in completing studies that provide a technical analysis of potential options to upgrade boiler plants. ; (2) Specific examples of previous similar studies and qualifications of personnel proposed for the project working on VA facilities and/or Government facilities; (3) ability of the firm to begin the work within 30 days of award of contract; (4) past performance record on contracts with VA facilities and/or Government facilities; (5) geographical location of the firm within a 600 mile radius of the Grand Junction VA Medical Center, Grand Junction, Colorado; and (6) inclusion of small business consultants. An optional site visit and pre-proposal conference is scheduled for Wednesday August 24, 2011 at 10 am and will be located in Building 6 of the Grand Junction VA Medical Center (GJ VAMC). The GJ VAMC address is 2121 North Avenue Grand Junction, Colorado 81501 Building 6. Prospective bidders are encouraged to attend this site visit to familiarize themselves with the project, project site and conditions which may impact your costs. Upon review of the solicitation documents, prospective bidders are encouraged to provide questions and comments, in writing, regarding the solicitation documents, prior to the scheduled site visit, to the Contract Specialist via email to timothy.nyberg@va.gov. The tentative due date for the RFI's is Wednesday August 24, 2011 at the conclusion of the site visit. "GJ VA-259-11-RP-0300, Boiler Study" should be referenced on all correspondence regarding this announcement and solicitation. This procurement is 100% set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business in accordance with Public Law 109-461 as codified by 38 USC 8127 & 8128. NAICS Code 541690, Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services, is applicable to this acquisition. The small business size standard is $7.0 million. All interested firms are required to submit two (2) recent completed Standard Form (SF) 330, Architect-Engineer Qualifications, to the attention of Tim Nyberg, Contracting Officer, 4100 East Mississippi, Suite 1110, Glendale, Colorado 80246, no later than 4:00 p.m. (Mountain Time), Wednesday, August 17, 2011. Solicitation VA-259-11-RP-0300 has been assigned and should be referenced on all correspondence regarding this announcement. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. Solicitation documents will be available electronically on or about Friday, August 19, 2011 at the FedBizOpps website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. NO HARD COPIES OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED. Interested firms are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.12, prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual on-line representations and certifications (ORCA) in conjunction with FAR 4.11 required registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award of a contract. Both can be accessed at the Business Partner Network (BPN) website at http://www.bpn.gov/. Standard Form 330 can be obtained at http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/formslibrary.do?formType+SF. Additionally, all SDVOSB firms must be registered in VetBiz Registry at http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/ at the time of submission of their qualifications in order to be considered.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Grand Junction VAMC;2121 North Ave;Grand Junction, CO
- Zip Code: 81501
- Zip Code: 81501
- Record
- SN02521486-W 20110806/110804234701-618a68c998f40a911e436af0bc8c9ae5 (fbodaily.com)
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