Renovation of a mixed-use development in Charleston, South Carolina. Conceptual plans call for the renovation of a 17,500-square-foot, one-story above grade medical facility.

This is a Pre-solicitation Notice ONLY IT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. ALL INFORMATION NEEDED TO SUBMIT SF330 DOCUMENTS ARE CONTAINED HEREIN. NO ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION PACKAGE OR TECHNICAL INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED. PROJECT: 534-22-103 Correct 5th Floor FCA's Work Location: Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC 29401 Estimated/Target Design Completion Period: 322 calendar days after Award of contract. CONSTRUCTION MAGNITUDE: Between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. NAICS: 541330 - Engineering Services SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD : $16.5 Million SET-ASIDE: 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Site Visits will not be arranged during this phase. 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 (ET) 28 Apr 2022. The VA's email system will not allow for file sizes greater than 20MB. If sending multiple emails, please see directions provided further down in this notice. PROJECT OVERVIEW: The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center located in Charleston, South Carolina is seeking a qualified Architectural Engineering firm to provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and design services to include Schematics, Design Development, Construction Documents, Technical Specifications, Construction Period Services, Site Visits, Cost Estimates, As-Built Documentation, and all other related services necessary to "Correct 5th Floor Facility Condition Assessment (FCA) deficiencies." Project will renovate approximately 17,500 square feet of the fifth floor of Building 1 at the Ralph H. Johnson VAMC in Charleston, SC, and approximately 75,000 square feet of the roof. This project will also provide compliant fall and lightening protection and replace critical failing HVAC and other utility systems. The A/E is to include Schematics, Design Development, and Construction Documents for design review meetings and final RTA and electronic files for both specifications and drawings. Also included as part of contract are construction cost estimates, all required site investigations, site visits and construction period services. SDVOSB SET-ASIDE: This requirement is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses under the authority of 38 U.S.C. 8127(d). To be eligible for award the SDVOSB you must be considered small under the relevant NAICS code. SDVOSB contractors must be verified and viewable in VetBiz www.vip.vetbiz.gov prior to submission of proposal and prior to award of contract with VAAR 804.1103-70. Status as a qualified SDVOSB concern is under the authority of 38 CFR Part 74 in accordance with the VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Part 819. Any person, persons, or business entity suspected of misrepresenting itself for the purpose of securing a Government contract may be criminally investigated and prosecuted for fraud against the United States of America. Parties found misrepresenting their status also risk debarment from further Government contracts. Eligibility determination is performed by the Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE). Eligible SDVOSB concerns must also be registered at the following websites: System for Award Management (SAM): https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ VETS100/100A Report must be complete: http://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm Important Notice : Prior to submitting a proposal under this SDVOSB set- aside solicitation; offerors must apply for and receive verification from the Department of Veteran Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) in accordance with 38 CFR Part 74 and VAAR 819.70 by submission of documentation of Veteran status, ownership and control sufficient to establish appropriate status. All offerors are urged to contact the CVE and submit the aforementioned required documents to obtain CVE verification of their SDVOSB status if they have not already done so. For a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) to be considered as a prospective contractor, the firm, including Joint Ventures, must be verified and registered in the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) Vendor Information Pages (VIP), VETBIZ (www.vip.vetbiz.gov , and registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (www.sam.gov) at time of submission of their qualifications. Failure of a prospective SDVOSB to be verified by the Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) at the time the SF 330 is submitted shall result in elimination from consideration. All Joint Ventures must be CVE verified at time of submission and submit agreements that comply with 13CFR 125.15 prior to contract award. In order to assure compliance with FAR Clauses, 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION 2019-01) and VAAR 852.219-10, VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (JUL 2019) (DEVIATION), all firms submitting a SF 330 for this pre-solicitation notice are required to indicate what percentage of the cost of contract performance will be expended on the concerns employees and in which discipline(s) and percentage of cost of contract performance to be expended (and in what disciplines) by any other consultant/subcontractor or otherwise used small or large business entity(s). Any consultant/subcontractor or otherwise business entity(s) used must be identified by name, office location and size/type of business (i.e. SDVOSB, VOSB, 8(a), small, large, etc.). Failure to provide this information will deem the firm's SF 330 submittal as nonresponsive and preclude further evaluation. BROOKS ACT COMPLIANCE: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 36.6 (Brooks Act) selection procedures apply. The A-E Services listed herein is being procured in accordance with the Brooks Act (Public Law 92-582) as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.6 and VAAR 836.6. Pursuant to FAR, the firm responding to this requirement must be permitted, by law, to practice the professions of architecture or engineering and meet all required qualifications for the state of South Carolina. EVALUATION CRITERIA: Submitted 330's will be evaluated using the following criteria as found in FAR 42.1503 Table 42- 1 : Exceptional Very Good Satisfactory Marginal Unsatisfactory N/A Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds many to the Government's benefit. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being evaluated was accomplished with few minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor were highly effective. Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds some to the Government's benefit. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being evaluated was accomplished with some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor were effective. Performance meets contractual requirements. The contractual performance of the element or subelement contains some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor appear or were satisfactory. Performance does not meet some contractual requirements. The contractual performance of the element or subelement being evaluated reflects a serious problem for which the contractor has not yet identified corrective actions. The contractor's proposed actions appear only marginally effective or were not fully implemented. Performance does not meet most contractual requirements and recovery is not likely in a timely manner. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element contains a serious problem(s) for which the contractor's corrective actions appear or were ineffective. Not applicable or rater has not observed performanc e in this area. REFERENCES: Submit a minimal of three (3) references; any of the following evaluations are acceptable: If a completed CPARS evaluation is available, it shall be submitted with the completed SF330 package. If there is not a completed CPARS evaluation, the PPQ included with this notice is provided for the Offeror or its team members to submit for each project included in criterion two (2). If a PPQ is submitted, but an official CPARS evaluation is found for that project in government databases, the official evaluation will take precedence. If a CPARS evaluation is not available, ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for each contract customer/reference. Completed PPQs should be submitted with your SF330. If the A-E is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a contract customer/reference for a project before the response date set forth in this notice, the A-E should complete and submit with their response the first page of the PPQ (Attachment #1), including contract and point of contact information for the respective projects. A-Es should follow-up with references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. A-Es shall not incorporate by references into their response CPARS or PPQ evaluations previously submitted in response to other A-E procurements. However, this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation. USE OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS AS SUB-CONTRACTOR(S): Demonstrate commitment and use of small business concerns as sub-contractor(s) on this contract. (Demonstrated commitment is pre-awarded contracts and agreements (submitted with proposal) with small businesses to perform on this requirement.) Provide a chart with each small business category; identify the proposed names of the small businesses and subcontracting the prime anticipates to subcontract. The government will also evaluate the offerors use of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) or VeteranOwned Small Businesses (VOSBs), 8(A), Hub-zone, Woman-owned or any other small business. Evaluation of the offeror's proposed SDVOSB or VOSB involvement will be based on the information presented in the offeror's proposal and on the registration information in the VetBiz.gov VIP database (http://www.vetbiz.gov) at the time of the offeror's submission. OTHER INFORMATION: Firms responding to this announcement by submitting a qualifying SF 330, before the closing date and time, will be considered for initial selection evaluation. Following initial evaluation of the SF330s received, three or more firms that are considered the most highly qualified to provide the type of services required will be selected for interviews. Selected firms will be notified by telephone or email of selection and provided further instructions. Selection and evaluation of firms shall be made based on SF330 submissions and direct responses to the selection criteria identified herein. Failure to address all selection criteria will result in a decreased rating. Evaluating past performance and experience may include information provided by the firm, customer inquiries, Government databases, and Contracting Officer knowledge of current project performance. Failure to provide requested data, accessible points of contact or valid phone numbers could result in a firm being removed from consideration. Firms that design or prepare specifications in conjunction with this contract are prohibited from participating on any future construction contracts based on those documents. All projects identified on the SF330 must be completed by the office/branch/individual team member performing the work under this contract. SUBMISSION CRITERIA: The SF 330 form may be downloaded from http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/type/SF Completed SF 330's shall include the primary firms, subcontractor firms and any consultants expected to be used on the project. Do not submit information incorporating by reference. The following format shall be used: (1) Cover Page with Solicitation Number, Project Title (2) Table of Contents (3) SF 330's (4) Copy of Current A/E License (5) Copy of current vetBiz.gov SDVOSB certification (6) DUNS Number (7) Cage Code (8) Tax ID number (9) The E-mail address and Phone number of the Primary Point of Contact. All SF330 submittals must be sent electronically to the attention of Scott Rogge, Contract Specialist at Scott.rogge@va.gov . Please provide Pre-Solicitation Number, Project Title, and Firm Name in Subject Line of email. When submitting SF330s, if more than one email is sent, please number emails in Subjects as "1 of n". Submittals received after the date and time identified on page one (1) will not be considered. Firms not providing the required information may be negatively evaluated. Facsimile submittals will not be accepted. All information must be included in the SF330. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.