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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 15, 2004 FBO #0993
SOURCES SOUGHT

C -- Palo Alto, California - Seismic Corrections Bldg. 2 (80 Bed Acute Psychiatric Replacement)

Notice Date

8/13/2004
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

Contracting Office

Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Facilities Management, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, District Of Columbia 20420
 

ZIP Code

20420
 

Solicitation Number

640PM2413
 

Response Due

9/13/2004
 

Point of Contact

Point of Contact - Robert Smoot, Director, A/E Evaluation and Program Support Team (181A), Ph: (202) 565-4181, Fx:(202) 565-5454, Contracting Officer - Chris Kyrgos, Contracting Officer (183B3), Ph:(202) 565-5215, Fx:(202) 565-4864
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to Chris Kyrgos
(chris.k.kyrgos@hq.med.va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

POC Scope: Bob Clifton 707-562-8403 / Selection Process: Robert T. Smoot, 202 565-6400. Architect or architect/engineer firm (NAICS 541310) to provide advance planning and design professional services for construction of a new 80-Bed, (76,000 GSF), acute psychiatric inpatient, state-of-the-art treatment facility at the VA Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA. Upon completion of this facility (new Bldg. 2) existing Bldg. 2 is to be demolished (approx. 77,000 GSF) and the area converted to patient parking. Landscape and exterior revisions will also be required. The new facility will fully address CARES capacity gaps for specialty, primary and ancillary care. Space layout and interior partitioning shall meet current VA Space Planning Guidelines and optimize patient care and staff efficiency. Applicants must demonstrate success in sustainable design including prescribing the use of recovered materials, achieving waste reduction, and energy efficiency in design. The completed project should be capable of achieving LEEDS certification. Mechanical, plumbing, electrical, nurse call, medical gases, and fire and safety systems will meet current codes and standards. Physical security and force protection will be an integral part of the final design. The new space will be in compliance with the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS) and PG-18-13 in all areas. Required services will include preparation of a design program, schematics and design development plans utilizing all appropriate architectural and engineering disciplines including environmental engineering cost estimating, historic preservation and CADD. The contract will include a government option for: design-build RFP package or construction document preparation; construction period services, and site visits. Only firms with in-house architectural services, experienced in the design of similar facilities, will be considered. Emphasis will be placed on estimating capabilities and previous successful experience with construction of medical facilities. Only architects or architect/engineer firms ( small business and large) demonstrating the above capabilities and a planned approach to perform contract services will be considered. Applicants must have an established working office within a 125-mile radius of Menlo Park, California of sufficient size as to be able to provide timely response and experience to accomplish the work and be licensed in the State of California. This proposed acquisition is a 100% Small Business Set-a-Side. Firms must indicate in response whether they meet the requirements for a small business concern. No firm will be considered unless an application consisting of a completed SF 330 Part I and other evidence of experience and capabilities the applicant considers relevant is received by the VA A/E Evaluation & Program Support Team (181A). Attention: Robert T. Smoot, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420. Five (5) copies are required within 30 days of the date of the advertisement. A current SF 330 Part II, representing and differentiating between the personnel, experience and capabilities of all involved offices, must be included with the application together with current SF 330 Part IIs for each proposed consultant?s office involved. Applicants will be rated based on the relevant experience of both the firm(s) and assigned individuals, the applicant?s capacity to do the work, record of past performance on VA Work, geographic consideration, the participation of minority-owned and women-owned consultants and demonstrate success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design. Award of contract is dependent upon the availability of funds. This is not a request for a proposal. Note: the ?covenant against contingent fee? clause is applicable to this solicitation. ***
 

Web Link

RFP 640PM2413
(http://www.bos.oamm.va.gov/solicitation?number=640PM2413)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Palo Alto, California

Zip Code: 00000

Country: United States
 

Record

SN00643483-W 20040815/040813212055 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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