Site work, outdoor lighting and renovation of a mixed-use development in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Conceptual plans call for the renovation of a medical facility; for outdoor lighting for a medical facility; for site work for a medical facility; and water / sewer project.

SYNOPSIS: INTRODUCTION: In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3, Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes This Sources Sought Notice is for information and planning purposes only at this time and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) is conducting a market survey and is seeking potential sources AE design services for an EHRM project located at the Philadelphia, PA VAMC in order to have a better operational environment for both VA patients and VHA personnel. This is a DESIGN project. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A/E shall include design services to provide and install power, external lighting, and telecommunications utilities for double wide modular buildings sized to meet a minimum of 2,040 square feet (SF) of office space. The modular buildings will be installed in Parking Lot I on the CMCVAMC campus. At a minimum, utilities shall be brought to a junction box at one trailer or can be distributed to the exterior of each unit. For water distribution and sewer service, OEHRM shall require Cerner (the building installer) to provide filling and pumping services through the rental contract or a separate maintenance/service contract. The project scope for this design does not include any work to install the modular buildings and ends where the utility services connect to the modular buildings. All utilities shall be designed to be readily accessible for Cerner to connect to. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION: The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed-price contract utilizing the design approach outlined in FAR Part 36.6 Architect-Engineer Services. This project is planned for advertising in Fiscal Year 2023. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541330 (size standard $16.5 million) applies to this procurement. The duration of the project is currently estimated at 158 calendar days from the issuance of a Notice of Award. However, the results and analysis of the market research will finalize the determination of the procurement method. The type of socio-economic set-aside, if any, will depend upon the responses to this notice and any other information gathered during the market research process. CAPABILITY STATEMENT: Respondents shall provide a general capabilities statement in the following information: Section 1: Provide company name, DUNS number, company address, Point-of-Contact name, phone number and email. Section 2: Provide company business size based on NAICS code 541330. Also, provide business type (i.e., Large Business, Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned Small Business, Hub Zone Small Business, etc.). Section 3: Provide a Statement of Interest in the project. Section 4: Provide the type of work your company has performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement. It is requested that interested contractors submit a response (electronic submission) of no more than 4 single sided pages that addresses the above information. This response must be submitted as a single application-generated (not scanned) PDF document that is less than or equal to 4MB in size. Please note that hard copies will not be accepted. Responses shall be submitted via email to the primary point of contact listed below by November 22, 2022 at 12:00 PM CT. No phone calls will be accepted. The Capabilities Statement submitted in response to this Sources Sought shall not be considered to be a bid or proposal. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and is neither to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. No evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. After completing its analyses, the Government will determine whether to limit competition among the small business categories listed above or proceed with full and open competition as other than small business. At this time, no solicitation exists. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized on System of Awards management at www.sam.gov. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. Contracting Office Address: VHA Program Contracting Activity Central (VHA-PCAC) 6150 Oak Tree Blvd. Suite 300 Independence, OH 44131 Primary Point of Contact: Nicole Burski Contract Specialist Nicole.Burski@va.gov The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.