C1DZ--VISN 7 AE IDIQ (Augusta, Dublin, Charleston, Columbia) (VA-24-00000291)

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR ARCHITECT/ENGINEERING (A/E) DESIGN SERVICES; NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE WILL BE ISSUED UNTIL AFTER AN EVALUATION HAS BEEN MADE ON THE PROVIDED SF-330. ONLY THE A/E FIRMS RESPONDING TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT BY SUBMITTING AN SF-330 PACKAGE ON TIME WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR INITIAL EVALUATION.

ARCHITECT-ENGINEERING (A/E) DESIGN SERVICES: The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking qualified Architectural and Engineering Firms for an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for multi-discipline A-E engineering and design services within the VA Southeast Network (VISN 7) for the following locations:

1. Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta GA
2. Carl Vinson VA Medical Center, Dublin GA
3. Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston SC
4. William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia SC

The selected firms shall provide professional architectural/engineering services necessary for various multidiscipline projects, master planning; field survey; site and facility investigation; preparation of special technical studies; analyses of structural systems; feasibility and concept studies; material investigation and color studies; preparation of engineering studies and/or investigation and preparation of A-E documents, reports, and construction bid documents for projects with associated Structural, Civil, landscaping, Mechanical, Electrical, Historic Preservation, Environmental subsurface soil investigations and incidental work; Regulatory Compliance Reviews/Assessments; Preparation of design documents to include building and ground alteration, maintenance, repair, and minor construction; cost and schedule estimates; and Construction Period Services (CPS) or Construction Administration Services including monitoring and evaluating the construction progress for conformance to plans and specifications including review of required submittals by the contractor.

Site Visits will not be arranged during this phase.

NAICS: 541330 - Engineering Services

Small Business Standard: $25.5 million

Set-Aside: 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

Request for Information (RFI): RFIs shall be submitted by the prime contractor, to Regina Lawrence, Contracting Officer at regina.lawrence@va.gov  no later than Monday, June 30 2023 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time.

SF 330 Date of Receipt/Due Date: Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit one (1) electronic SF 330 and attachments (if any) no later than (NLT) 2:00 PM (EST) July 10, 2023 Eastern Time.

To be selected, the A/E firm is required to have a registered Architect and Professional Engineer on staff. Any required engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Structural, Fire Protection) as well as the Industrial Hygienist, Landscape Architecture or Interior Design services may be obtained on a consultant basis through a professional engineering firm. The period of performance for the resultant contract shall begin on the date of contract award for one (1) year, with the option to extend up to four (4) additional years for multi-discipline Architectural Design and usual and customary services; subject to a cumulative contract amount not to exceed $7,000,000.00.

The guaranteed minimum amount for this IDIQ contract is $5,000.00 over the life of the contract. Individual task orders will not exceed $1,500,000.00. Multiple task orders may be awarded with similar completion schedules and overlapping delivery. Issuance of a task order shall not be affected until agreement has been reached by the Architect/Engineer (A/E) and the Contracting Officer. Work to be performed shall begin after issuance of the task order.