AE Replace Elevators 539-24-102

Provide complete design services, including all necessary schematics, design development, surveys, cost estimates, construction drawings and specifications, and construction period services (CPS) for solicitation to upgrade and replace all elevators and elevator components at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center, 3200 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45220 and the Ft. Thoms Domiciliary, 1000 S. Ft. Thomas Ave, Ft. Thomas, KY 41075.
This project will modernize, replace, and repair 21 elevators that are deteriorated, outdated, or frequently out of service. Several elevators contain obsolete components that are no longer available for purchase, requiring replacement to ensure continued reliability and maintainability. Other units require upgrades to doors, flooring, and ceiling finishes due to normal use and deterioration.
SELECTION CRITERIA
The Government will evaluate each potential contractor under the terms of its:
A. Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services;
B. Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, including, where appropriate, experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials;
C. Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time;
D. Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules;
E. 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;
F. 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, and;
G. 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.

SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS
All interested and capable contractors must submit an electronic copy of their SF 330s, via email, by the closing time/date of this announcement. Note the following:
No hard/physical copies will be accepted.
Limit SF 330 packages to 50 pages. Only the first 50 pages will be evaluated.
Submit all documentation as one single file. The total size of the electronic submission (email and all attachments) must not exceed 15MB; larger emails may get rejected by the network server and will be considered non-responsive.
Cited relevant projects must be within the last five (5) years.
Submit packages via email to the contract specialist by the deadline:  ronald.heidemann@va.gov
Subject line must include the notice number: 36C25027R0008
Please include your firm s POC and UEI in the email body.

*End of Presolicitation Notice