Department of Veterans Affairs, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Malcolm Randall VA Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida, is soliciting and intends to award a firm fixed price contract for Architect/Engineering services for an A/E for development of complete construction documents (i.e. working drawings, specifications, and reports) and construction period services for Project 573-CSI-101, Construct Psychiatric Ward at 5D. The selected A/E firm will be required to perform all necessary on-site survey work for this project such as verifying record drawings, and existing site conditions. Interested firms shall have the capability of engaging all additional disciplines as necessary to provide a complete proposal. This project requires complete design documentation to renovate approximately 7,700 square feet of space to construct a Psychiatric Unit on the fifth floor of the Medical Center. A nurse station, dining area and a group room will also be part of the design. Estimated cost range for construction is $1,000,000 - $5,000,000. Estimated cost range for A/E is $250,000 - $500,000. NAICS code for this project is 541330. This is a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Set Aside. Potential contractors must be registered in CCR (www.ccr.gov) and certified in Vet Biz (www.vetbiz.gov) at time of submission of their qualifications in order to be considered for an award. As a prospective offeror or bidder for this Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), your are verifying your company meets the status requirements of a SDVOSB concern as established by 38 CFR Part 74. Therefore, when submitting a bid or proposal, you are certifying your company is eligible to receive an award per this solicititation. Furthermore, while your company may be listed as “verifiedâ€? in VA’s Vendor Information Pages at www.vetbiz.gov as a SDVOSB, if protested, and based upon the evidence submitted the protest is sustained, therefore determining that your company is ineligible for award as a SDVOSB, your company may be held liable for all reprocurement costs associated with this solicitation. Area of consideration: Firms must be within a 300 mile radius of the VAMC, Gainesville, FL. Please submit your qualifications and past performance data on SF330 (architect-engineer qualifications). You can obtain Standard Form 330 at http://www.gsa.gov/portal/gsa/ep/formslibrary. Firms desiring consideration should submit a completed copy of form SF-330 no later than 3:00PM on February 14, 2011 to Contracting Officer (90C) VA Medical Center, 619 S. Marion Ave., Lake City, Florida 32025. E-mailed or faxed submissions will NOT be accepted. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THERE ARE NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE. Subject to Availability of Funds. Point of contact is Susan Little, Contracting Officer, PH: 386-755-3016, X-2095.

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