Renovation of a mixed-use development in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Conceptual plans call for the renovation of a medical facility.

Title: Facility Master Plan Design Project 657A4-23-300 for the Poplar Bluff VA Medical Center, Poplar Bluff, Mo. Solicitation Number: 36C25522R0102 Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting Office: Network Contracting Office 15 Contracting Office Location: 3450 S 4th Street Traffic way, Leavenworth, Kansas. Type of Notice: Sources Sought Posted Date: 7/26/2022 Response Date: 08/08/2022 at 2:00 PM Central Time Set Aside: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Classification Code: C211-Architect and Engineering- General: Landscaping, Interior Layout, and Designing NAICS Code: 541310 - Architectural Services Synopsis: Please note that this is NOT a request for SF330's or proposals, the Government is seeking information for market research purposes only. The Government may or may not issue solicitation documents. The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15, is conducting a market survey for qualified: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), capable of providing the required services outlined below for the VA Medical Center located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The applicable NAICS code is 541310 - Architectural Services and the size standard is $11.0 Million. Responses to this notice must be submitted via e-mail and received no later than August 08, 2022 at 2:00 PM Central Time. No telephone inquiries will be accepted or returned. Additional information about this project will be issued on the Federal Business Opportunities website https://www.fbo.gov once available. Prospective SDVOSB firms are reminded that in accordance with VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 852.219-10, at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance of the contract shall be spent for employees of the SDVOSB concern or employees of other eligible service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. The prime architect shall provide written certification of this to the Contracting Officer with the response provided for this market research. SCOPE OF DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION PROJECT: The Contractor shall provide expert Architectural, Engineering, Medical Center Management and Medical Center Facility Planning consulting service as required for development of an Integrated Facility Master Plan for the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center and Outpatient Clinics. Areas to be considered are: market-level service analysis and delivery for the entire catchment area; GAP analysis for required healthcare programs; evaluation and recommendations on preferred delivery methods including non-capital solutions; department footprints; phasing of projects; traffic impacts to nearby roads for various options; moves of departments and swing space analysis; activation and commissioning requirements; support utility and infrastructure status and upgrades; cost estimates; sizing/footprints; design layouts; and, funding requirements and sources (NRM, Minor, Major, etc.). Consideration of cost benefit analysis and feasibility for current campus upgrades versus replacement medical center should be included as part of analysis. The intent of this Project is to update the Medical Center's plan for facility growth and development as found in the Strategic Capital Investment Plan (SCIP). The Contractor shall build on previous facility strategic planning, SCIP, Facility Condition Assessment and the existing Facility Master Plan (FMP) Validation of the accuracy and projections will be required to develop the FMP. Additionally, a Facility Condition Assessment has been completed which will provide input into the FMP. The existing Facility Master Plan is not considered to be functionally accurate or implementable. Therefore, potential responders should anticipate the effort to be equivalent to creating a new plan. The A/E shall evaluate the advantages of build versus lease versus fee out decisions about capacity requirements. Cost, timing of need, availability of resources, duration of need and location of need relative to location of customer shall be considered. Additionally, the A/E shall evaluate the advantages of renovation versus new construction versus non-capital solutions regarding meeting capacity requirements. Condition of facilities to be renovated, the cost of renovations, the existing layout and functionality of existing space, physical limitations and constraints, as well as adjacencies of existing space to other key programs in the facility shall be considered. The A/E will work closely with the Medical Center's Integrated Planning Team (VA Team) during the duration of the Project. A Contracting Officer's Representative (COR)/Project Manager will be assigned as the primary point of contact for the Project and will be responsible for coordinating reviews, monitoring performance and compliance with technical requirements of the Contract, scheduling site visits and tracking progress to ensure the Project meets all milestones. Anticipated time for completion of design is 322 calendar days including time for VA reviews. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the estimated magnitude of the resulting construction price range is estimated to be between $100,000.00 and $250,000.00. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 541310, Architectural and Engineering Services, small business size standard of $11.0 Million in average annual receipts for the preceding three years. Interested firms must be registered in https:www.SAM.gov with this NAICS code and qualified as a service disabled veteran owned small business under this NAICS code. Qualified service-disabled veteran owned small businesses are encouraged to respond and required to be registered in the VetBiz registry https://www.vetbiz.va.gov/ on or before the response date. In order to be considered, the A/E must have a working office located within 450 miles of the Poplar Bluff VA Medical Center located at 1500 N. Westwood Blvd Poplar Bluff, Missouri 63901. The proximity of each firm which would provide the professional services and familiarity with the area in which the project is located. This distance is determined according to http://maps.google.com/ The response to this notice shall be in summary format and shall not exceed ten (10) total pages and include the following: Company name, DUNS number, verification of social economic category (SDVOSB), address, point of contact, telephone number and email address, sample information on same or similar type projects completed. No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this sources sought or Government use of any information provided. The Government will not pay for information or comments provided and will not recognize any costs associated with submission of comments. There is no guarantee, expressed or implicit, that market research for this acquisition will result in a particular set-aside, or any other guarantee of award or acquisition strategy. Responses must be received by 2:00 PM Central on August 08, 2022 via e-mail to the Contracting Officer at timothy.fitzgerald@va.gov. PLEASE REFERENCE "SOURCES SOUGHT: Project 657A4-23-300, Facility Master Plan Design " IN THE SUBJECT LINE and cover sheet. Respondents will not be contacted regarding their submission or information gathered as a result of this Sources Sought notice. Interested firms shall be required to respond to additional announcements separately from this announcement without further notice from the Government when posted to the Contract Opportunities website at https://beta.sam.gov/. The Contract Opportunities website is the only official site to obtain these documents. Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs; Network 15 Contracting Office; 3450 S. 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048 Point of Contact(s): Tim Fitzgerald, Contracting Officer e-mail address: timothy.fitzgerald@va.gov 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.