C1DZ -- NRM - AE 561A4 - 26 - 504 Replacement Generator for Boiler Plant

2026-11-03

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL . THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PAY NOR REIMBURSE ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RESPONDING TO THIS REQUEST . THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT . The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a qualified Architect - Engineering ( AE ) firm to provide Schematics , Design Development , Construction Documents , Technical Specifications , Construction Period Services , Site Visits , Cost Estimates , As - Built Documentation , and all other related information for Project No . 561A4 - 26 - 504 Replacement Generator for Boiler Plant at the VA New Jersey Healthcare System Lyons Campus . This Project will provide for professional design services including site investigation , assessment , and the preparation of a complete construction document package for the replacement of the generators and correction of several Facility Conditions Assessment deficiencies . This requirement is being procured in accordance with the Brooks Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36 . 6 . Applicable NAICS code is 541330 ( Engineering Services ) and small business size standard of $ 47 Million . Magnitude of Construction is between $ 10 , 000 , 000 . 00 and $ 20 , 000 , 000 . 00 . This is a 100 % Service - Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Set Aside . The anticipated award date of the proposed A - E Contract is on or before April 30 , 2026 . Potential contractors must be registered in SAM ( www . sam . gov ) and are visible / verified / certified as SDVOSB in Dynamic Small Business Search ( https :// dsbs . sba . gov / search / dsp_dsbs . cfm ) at time of submission of their qualifications in order to be considered for an award . In order to assure compliance with VAAR clauses , 852 . 219 - 75 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction ( JAN 2023 ) and 852 . 219 - 73 VA Notice to Total Set - Aside for Verified Service - Disabled Veteran - Owned Small Businesses ( JAN 2023 ), all firms submitting a SF 330 for this 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 All A / E firms are advised that in accordance with VAAR 836 . 606 - 71 the total cost of the production and delivery of designs , plans , drawings and specifications shall not exceed six ( 6 ) percent of the estimate cost of construction . Other A - E fees are not included in the six ( 6 ) percent . Additionally , FAR Clause 52 . 236 - 22 ( c ) - Design Within Funding Limitation , will be applicable to this procurement action . SCOPE OF SERVICE REQUIRED Project No . 561A4 - 26 - 504 Replacement Generator for Boiler Plant LOCATION VA New Jersey Healthcare System , 151 Knollcroft Rd ., Lyons , NJ 07939 COST RANGE Estimated Construction Cost Range : Greater than $ 10 , 000 , 000 . TYPE OF CONTRACT CONTEMPLATED The Department of Veterans Affairs is contemplating awarding a firm fixed price contract . DESIGN COMPLETION PERIOD : The Department of Veterans Affairs requires design and contract support services . The A / E shall deliver 100 % bid documents in 150 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed ( NTP ). SELECTION CRITERIA DESCRIPTIONS The selection criteria descriptions are provided below . PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY FOR SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE OF REQUIRED SERVICES . Provide resumes for all proposed key personnel who will specifically serve for this project only . Resumes are limited to one page each and should cite project specific experience and indicate proposed role in this contract . Provide professional registration , certification , licensure and / or accreditation . Indicate participation of key personnel in example projects in the SF - 330 Part 1 Section G Include specific experience and qualifications ( i . e ., education , training , registration , certifications , overall relevant experience , and longevity with the firm ). The Designers of Record shall perform and direct the design within their respective discipline and shall sign and seal the drawings . The lead designer in each discipline must be registered but does not have to be registered in the particular state where the project is located . SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE Specialized experience and technical competence required for this specific project , including , where appropriate , experience in energy conservation , pollution prevention , waste reduction , and the use of recovered materials . Offerors will be evaluated on specialized experience and technical competence in the performance of services similar to those anticipated under this contract regarding : Experience with design of inpatient medical care facilities . Experience with specialized electrical studies and design of emergency generators for healthcare facilities . Experience in developing a phased project plan , coordinating with multiple Government stakeholders as we addressed in this project VA NJ HCS EO . Experience in providing post construction award services ( shop drawing review , as - built drawing and Quality Assurance Plan ( QAP ) preparation , construction inspection services , and Operating and Maintenance Manuals ). Experience with government designs and construction . Experience with extensive site survey skills Provide up to five ( 5 ) projects completed or substantially completed within the past five ( 5 ) years that best illustrate specialized experience of the proposed team in the areas outlined above and the scope of work of the project . Example projects shall note project s square footage . All projects provided in the SF - 330 must be completed by office / branch / regional office / individual team members proposed to manage and / or perform work under this contract . To enable verification , firms should include the Unique Entity Identifier ( UEI ) number along with each firm name in the SF - 330 Part 1 , Section F Item 25 Firms from Section C Involved in this Project , block ( 1 ). Include a contract number or project identification number in block 21 . Include an e - mail address , and phone number for the point of contact in block 23 ( c ). Include in the project description the contract period of performance , award contract value , current contract value , a summary of the work performed that demonstrates relevance to specialized experience as outlined above . If the contractor served as a subcontractor on a project , indicated the value of the work they provided towards the performance of the overall project . If a project was performed by a joint venture , and not all joint venture partners are on the team proposed for this contract , the offeror / team should specifically address the work performed by the joint venture partner offering / teaming on this contract . Likewise , if the offeror / team member worked as a subcontractor on a project , the description should clearly describe the work actually performed by the offeror / team member and the roles and responsibilities of each on the project , rather than the work performed on the project as a whole . If the project description does not clearly delineate the work performed by the entity / entities offering / teaming on this contract , the project could be eliminated from consideration . NOTE : If the Offeror is a joint venture , information should be submitted as a joint venture ; however , if there is no information for the joint venture , information should be submitted for either joint venture partner , not to exceed a total of five ( 5 ) projects for this criterion . Projects shall be submitted on the SF - 330 . For submittal purposes , a task order on an IDIQ contract is considered a project , as is a stand - alone contract award . Do not list an IDIQ contract as an example of a completed project . Instead , list relevant completed task orders or stand - alone contract awards that fit within the definition above . Examples of project work submitted that do not conform to this requirement will not be evaluated . Failure to provide requested data , accessible points of contact , or valid phone numbers could result in a firm being rated lower . All information for Criterion 1 should be submitted in Part 1 , Section F of the SF - 330 . The Government WILL NOT consider information submitted in addition to Part 1 , Section F in evaluating Criterion 1 . CAPACITY This factor evaluates the ability of the firm , given their current projected workload and the availability of their key personnel , to accomplish the possible myriads of design projects in the required time . The general workload and staffing capacity of the design office will be evaluated . List current projects with a design fee of greater than $ 20 , 000 being designed in the firm s office . Indicate the firm s present workload and its availability of the project team ( including sub - consultants ) for the specified contract performance period . Describe experience in successfully delivering projects per performance schedule , providing timely construction support , and successfully completing multiple projects with similar delivery dates PAST PERFORMANCE : VISN2 will evaluate past performance on recent and relevant contracts with government agencies ( emphasis on VA work ) and private industry in terms of cost control , quality of work , compliance with performance schedules and a record of significant claims against the firm . Recent is defined as performance occurring within 5 years of the date of this Sources Sought , except those ongoing projects must have begun no less than one ( 1 ) year prior to the issuance of this Sources Sought . Relevancy is defined as performance of work on projects that are similar in scope within a VA hospital setting in relation to the type of projects anticipated under the resultant contracts . Respondents with no previous past performance shall state this when addressing the selection criteria . Where there is no record of past performance , the proposal will be evaluated neither favorably nor unfavorably . Superior performance ratings on relevant projects may be considered more favorably in the evaluation . SUBMIT A COMPLETED CPARS / ACASS EVALUATION FOR EACH PROJECT UNDER CRITERION 1 . IF THERE IS NOT A COMPLETED CPARS / ACASS EVALUATION , the Past Performance Questionnaire ( PPQ ) included in this notice is provided for the offeror or its team members to submit to the client for each project the offeror includes under Criterion 1 . AN OFFEROR SHALL NOT SUBMIT A PPQ WHEN A COMPLETED CPARS / ACASS IS AVAILABLE . IF A CPARS / ACASS EVALUATION IS NOT AVAILABLE , ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client s point of contact . Completed PPQs should be submitted with your SF - 330 . If the offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project ( s ) before the response date set forth in this notice , offerors should complete and submit with their responses the first page of the PPQ ( Attachment ), which will provide contract and client information for the respective project ( s ). Offerors may submit a PPQ previously submitted under a different Notice / RFP ( legible copies are acceptable ) as long as it is on the same form as posted with this Synopsis . Offerors should follow up with clients / references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires . If requested by the client , questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government ' s point of contact , Network Contracting Office 2 Attn : Amanda Baumler via email at amanda . baumler @ va . gov prior to the response date . Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their response PPQs or CPARS previously submitted in response to other A / E services procurements . However , this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation . Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project ; provided , that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms , given the nature and size of the project To be rated ACCEPTABLE for this evaluation factor , the A / E firm must be within 450 miles from the prime contractor s main office or official satellite office to the VA New Jersey Healthcare System , 385 Tremont Ave ., East Orange , NJ 07018 . This distance is determined according to http :// maps . google . com / This factor evaluates the distance the AE firm ' s design office or official satellite office ( s ) from the location of work ( VA Medical Center ). Please provide the address ( es ) and distance of your closest office to the address listed in iv . above . Indicate firms / teams location , including main offices , branch office and any subconsultants offices and demonstrate how this will be advantageous to the Government . The extent to which potential contractors identify and commit to the use of service - disabled Veteran - owned small businesses , Veteran - owned small businesses , and other types of small businesses as subcontractors . Experience in construction period services to include professional field inspections during the construction period , review of construction submittals , support in answering requests for information during the construction period , and support of construction contract changes to include drafting statements of work , and cost estimates shall be included as an evaluation criterion when construction period services is included in the statement of work for A - E services . EXPERIENCE Specific experience and qualifications of personnel proposed for assignment to the project and their record of working together as a team . Offerors shall submit evidence of individuals experience and qualifications in their respective fields . Additionally , documentation must be provided to show these individuals have worked together as a team on previous projects and their role . ( Completing Sections E , F , and G , on the SF - 330 meets the documentation requirement ). Furthermore , offerors shall describe the ability of the firm to manage , coordinate and work effectively with team members , both internal staff and consultants . Discuss the history of working relationships with team members , including joint venture partners where applicable . CLAIMS - Record of significant claims against the firm because of improper or incomplete architectural and engineering services . Offerors with substantiated claims against the firm as a result of improper architectural and engineering services provided in the last three ( 3 ) years . Records and any other documentation of substantiated claims highlighting improper or incomplete architectural engineering services against the firm within the last three ( 3 ) years . The SF - 330 shall contain a statement affirming that there are no records of significant claims because of improper or incomplete architectural and engineering services . PLEASE NOTE : The AE Evaluation Board must be provided with complete and accurate information for ALL nine ( 9 ) evaluation factors above in order to rank as qualified and eligible firms . Therefore , the AE firm must expand upon , as it deems necessary , on any evaluation factor not well demonstrated or addressed with Part 1A to Part IG and Part II of the SF330 . The AE firm shall use Part IH and / or use additional sheets to supplement / address all evaluation factors to clearly demonstrate its qualifications . LIMITATIONS 852 . 219 - 10 VA Notice of Total Service - Disabled Veteran - Owned Small Business Set - Aside ( DEC 2009 ) ( a ) Definition . For the Department of Veterans Affairs , Service - disabled veteran - owned small business concern : ( 1 ) Means a small business concern : ( i ) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service - disabled veterans or , in the case of any publicly owned business , not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service - disabled veterans ( or eligible surviving spouses ); ( ii ) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service - disabled veterans ( or eligible surviving spouses ) or , in the case of a service - disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability , the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran . ( iii ) The business meets Federal small business size standards for the applicable North American Industry Classification System ( NAICS ) code identified in the solicitation document ; and ( iv ) The business has been verified for ownership and control and is so listed in the Small Business Pages database , ( SBA s Small Business Search ); ( 2 ) Service - disabled veteran means a veteran , as defined in 38 U . S . C . 101 ( 2 ), with a disability that is service - connected , as defined in 38 U . S . C . 101 ( 16 ). ( b ) General . ( 1 ) Offers are solicited only from service - disabled veteran - owned small business concerns . Offers received from concerns that are not service - disabled veteran - owned small business concerns shall not be considered . ( 2 ) Any award resulting from this solicitation shall be made to a service - disabled veteran - owned small business concern . ( c ) Agreement . A service - disabled veteran - owned small business concern agrees that in the performance of the contract , in the case of a contract for : ( 1 ) Services ( except construction ), at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance will be spent for employees of the concern or employees of other eligible service - disabled veteran - owned small business concerns . ( 2 ) Supplies ( other than acquisition from a nonmanufacturer of the supplies ), at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing , excluding the cost of materials , will be performed by the concern or other eligible service - disabled veteran - owned small business concerns . ( 3 ) General construction , at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel will be spent on the concern ' s employees or the employees of other eligible service - disabled veteran - owned small business concerns ; or ( 4 ) Construction by special trade contractors , at least 25 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel will be spent on the concern ' s employees or the employees of other eligible service - disabled veteran - owned small business concerns . ( d ) A joint venture may be considered a service - disabled veteran owned small business concern if ( 1 ) At least one member of the joint venture is a service - disabled veteran - owned small business concern and makes the following representations : That it is a service - disabled veteran - owned small business concern , and that it is a small business concern under the North American Industry Classification Systems ( NAICS ) code assigned to the procurement . ( 2 ) Each other concern is small under the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to the procurement ; and ( 3 ) The joint venture meets the requirements of paragraph 7 of the explanation of Affiliates in 19 . 101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation . ( 4 ) The joint venture meets the requirements of 13 CFR 125 . 15 ( b ). ( e ) Any service - disabled veteran - owned small business concern ( non - manufacturer ) must meet the requirements in 19 . 102 ( f ) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to receive a benefit under this program . SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS : Unless paper offers are specifically authorized in an individual solicitation , all responses to solicitations must be submitted electronically as described below .  Responses submitted in a paper form are unacceptable . Failure to comply with this requirement may jeopardize the possibility of receiving an award due to noncompliance with the submission requirements . EMAIL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit : ONE ( 1 ) ELECTRONIC SF 330 , including Parts I and II , and attachments ( if any ) to mitchelle . labady @ va . gov no later than 2 : 00 PM , Eastern Standard Time ( EST ) on March 2 , 2026 . Submittals received after the date and time identified will not be considered . The submittal will be date and time stamped by the Microsoft Email system and will be the official record of receipt for the submission . All SF 330 submissions shall be clearly indicated in subject line , displaying the solicitation number and project number and title ( abbreviated and shortened is okay ). Submission is to be no more than a total of fifty ( 50 ) pages ; size of emails is not to exceed 10 megabytes ( MB ). If more than one email is sent , please number emails in subject line as 1 of 2 , 2 of 2 etc . All SF 330 submissions must include the following information either on the SF 330 or by accompanying document : Cover Page with Solicitation Number , Project Number and Title Table of Contents Copy of valid state registration for each lead designer Copy of current https :// veterans . certify . sba . gov / SDVOSB / VOSB certification Unique Entity Identifier ( UEI ) Number Cage Code Tax ID number Email address and Phone number ( including the area code ) of the Primary Point of Contact .

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