The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration (NCA), Design and Construction is seeking
Architectural/Engineering firms to submit Standard Form (SF) 330. The projects will be located at one of NCA's National,
State, or Tribal Veterans Cemeteries within the United States. The applicable North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) Code is 541330, Engineering Services, and the small business size standard is $16.5M. This design effort includes, but is not limited to, providing Schematic Design (SDs), Design Development (DDs),
Construction Documents (CDs), for A/E design services and other A/E services for construction, renovation, repairs,
commissioning of cemeteries, buildings, roadways, and infrastructure projects located throughout the United States. This procurement is a total Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set aside under the Veterans First
Contracting program as required by 38 U.S.C. 8127-8128, as implemented under VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) subpart
819.70. The term Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) under the Veterans First Contracting (SDVOSB)
under the Veterans First Contracting program has the same meaning as service-disabled veteran-owned small business
concern defined in FAR subpart 2.101, except for acquisitions authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8127 and 8128 for the Veterans
First Contracting Program. These businesses must be listed as verified in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database
at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov in addition to meeting the NAICS code small business size standard to be eligible for
award under the Veterans First Contracting Program. All SDVOSB firms that submit Standard Form (SF) 330s must be listed in Veterans Information Page (VIP) as verified to be
considered for this procurement. Offers from unverified SDVOSBs are considered deficient and will not be evaluated
further. A firm's status will be verified in VIP at time of receipt of the SF 330, prior to conducting evaluations/
interviews/discussions, and prior to award. This set-aside process is in keeping with VA Procurement Policy Memorandum
2016-05 - Implementation of the Veterans First Contracting Program, FAR Part 19, and the requirements of FAR 36.6 for
acquiring Architect-Engineer Services. This notice serves as the Governments call for Standard Form (SF) 330s from interested SDVOSB Architectural/Engineering
(A/E) concerns. Firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit one (1) electronic
copy of their SF-330 package via email to Ms. Valerie Wallace at valerie.wallace1@va.gov by 3:00 pm EDT August 22, 2022.
SF-330, Part I may be accompanied by any other evidence of experience and capabilities the applicant considers relevant.
Part II shall be submitted for each proposed consultant's office involved. The Government will evaluate SF-330's received in response to this notice to identify per District up to six (6) of the
most highly qualified SDVOSB firms to perform the required services. The Government will then hold discussions/
interviews with the most highly qualified SDVOSB firms on the following evaluation factors. All SF330 submittals and questions must be sent electronically to the attention of Ms. Valerie
Wallace Contract Specialist at valerie.wallace1@va.gov The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.
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