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# Canandaigua VAMC flat-roof replacement design, Sources Sought

The Department of Veterans Affairs seeks qualifications from a service-disabled veteran-owned small business architect-engineer firm to survey and design replacement of flat roofs on multiple buildings and connecting tunnels at Canandaigua VAMC. It is a Sources Sought notice, not a request for proposals; the Government states it has no obligation to award from this announcement. Firms submit SF 330 qualifications by 13 November 2026 at noon EST.

- Status: open
- Country: US
- Buyer: VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF.VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF.242-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 02 (36C242)
- Submission deadline: 2026-11-13T11:00:00-05:00 (instant)
- Original notice: https://sam.gov/opp/e41ca33229c64ab9b3a9dcd0f32bf86a/view
- Source checked: 2026-10-12T12:26:07.297598Z

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    "text": "Sources Sought Notice\n\nTHIS 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.\nThe 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 58A5-27-503 Project Design Replace Flat Roof at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center, 400 Fort Hill Avenue, Canandaigua, NY 14424. this project is to develop a conditions-report and design documents for replacing the existing flat roofs on buildings 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 36, 37, 118, and various connecting tunnels. The conditions report shall be prepared after a thorough investigation of the existing conditions with estimated costs and improvements. The following design will include all selected repairs and improvements from the conditions report that fit within VA construction budget.\nAs part of the report and design effort, the existing conditions shall be tested and verified, including evaluation of the drainage, materiality, masonry, fall protection, equipment, ACM, insulation, and structural integrity.  New work may include redesign / reconstruction of support structures, drainage, roof type change, and parapet wall restoration to ensure water intrusion and legacy issues are mitigated.  In addition to repairs and modifications, all interior drainage piping shall be replaced minimum 10  from roof drain unless, otherwise discussed with VA for convenience or practical reasons or as needed due to conditions of ease or degradation.  \nThis requirement is being procured in accordance with the Brooks Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Applicable NAICS code is 541330 and small business size standard of $25.5 Million. Magnitude of Construction is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. 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 December 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.  \nIn order to assure compliance with VAAR clauses, 852.219-75 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting   Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction (NOV 2022)  and 852.219-73 VA Notice to Total Set-Aside for Verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (NOV 2022), 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 non-responsive and preclude further evaluation \nAll 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.  \n\nSCOPE OF SERVICE REQUIRED \nProject no. 528A5-27-503: A/E Design Replace Flat Roof\nLOCATION  \nCanandaigua VAMC, 400 Fort Hill Avenue Canandaigua, NY 14424\nCOST RANGE \nMagnitude of Construction is between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00 \nEstimated Construction Cost Range: $5,000,000.\nTYPE OF CONTRACT CONTEMPLATED\nThe Department of Veterans Affairs is contemplating awarding a firm fixed price contract.\n\nDESIGN COMPLETION PERIOD: The Department of Veterans Affairs requires design and contract support services. The A/E shall deliver 100% bid documents in 255 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed (NTP). \n\nSELECTION CRITERIA DESCRIPTIONS\nThe submitted SF-330s will be evaluated on the following criteria:\nThis acquisition will be in accordance with FAR Part 36.602-1 and VAAR Part 836.602-1. The following evaluation criteria will be used to evaluate SF-330 technical proposals:\nThe A/E must demonstrate its qualifications with respect to the published evaluation criteria for all services. Evaluation Criteria is of equal importance with an exception of criterion 1 and 7 which shall carry an additional weight multiplier of 1.5. Each criterion shall be rated out of a score of 1 to 10.  Total possible score is 80. Specific evaluation criteria include:\n\n1.Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, including, roof replacements, structural repairs, drainage, temporary systems and investigative services.\n2. Professional Qualifications necessary for performance of site surveys such as the one described within the SOW including qualified personnel and approach to this scope.\n3. Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time.\n4. Past Performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules.\n5.  Specific experience and qualifications of personnel proposed for assignment to the project and their record of working together as a team.\n6.  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.\n7.  Specific examples of survey documents as described in the scope of work and approach to preparation of the documents as requested by the VA.  \n8.  Record of significant claims against the firm because of improper or incomplete architectural and engineering services.\n\nCriterion 1 - Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, including, roof replacements, structural repairs, drainage, temporary systems and investigative services. Offerors will be evaluated on specialized experience and technical competence in the performance of services similar to those anticipated under this contract with regard to:\nExperience with roofing systems.  \nExperience with design of building drainage systems.\nExperience with specialized HVAC and electrical design for healthcare facilities.\nExperience 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).\nExperience with government designs and construction.\nExperience with historic buildings, preservation, and alterations.\n\nSubmission requirements: Provide a detailed write-up of how the firm has accomplished the requirement.  In addition, 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. Example projects shall note project s square footage. All projects provided in the SF-330 must be completed by the office/branch/regional office/individual team member actually proposed to manage and/or perform work under this contract. To enable verification, firms should include the DUNS 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, indicate 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.\n\nNOTE: 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.\nFailure to provide requested data, accessible points of contact, or valid phone numbers could result in a firm being rated lower.\nAll 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.\n\nCriterion 2 - Professional Qualifications necessary for performance of site surveys as the one described with the SOW including qualified personnel and approach to this scope.  Offerors will be evaluated in terms of the qualifications, competence and experience of the key personnel and technical team proposed to accomplish this work. Key personnel are individuals who will have major contract or project management responsibilities and/or will provide unusual or unique expertise. Provide a balanced licensed and or certified workforce in the following disciplines   \nArchitecture, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Interior Design, Environmental services and Historic Preservation\nSubmission requirements: Provide a detailed description of how the team has performed site surveys and would approach the survey for this project. In addition, provide resumes for all proposed key personnel. 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.\n\nCriterion 3 - Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time.  Firms/teams will be evaluated in terms of their ability to plan for and manage work under the contract and capacity to accomplish the work in the required time.\nSubmission requirements: Describe the firm s ability to concurrently perform and manage multiple projects in different locations to meet aggressive schedules, multiple disciplines, and control costs and the firm s capacity to accomplish multiple projects simultaneously. \n\nCriterion 4 - Past Performance   Offerors will be evaluated on past performance with Government agencies and private industry in terms of work quality, compliance with schedules, cost control, and stakeholder/customer satisfaction.  Evaluating past performance and experience will include information provided in Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) or CPARS/ACASS for Criterion 1 projects and may include other information provided by the firm, customer inquiries, Government databases, and other information available to the Government including contacts with points of contact in other criteria. Failure to provide requested data, accessible points of contact, or valid phone numbers could result in a firm being rated lower. NOTE: Past performance information for projects listed under Criterion 1.\nSubmission requirements: 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.  \n\nCriterion 5 - Specific experience and qualifications of personnel proposed for assignment to the project and their record of working together as a team.  \nSubmission requirements: 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. \n\nCriterion 6 - Location within a 400-mile radius to the design site (Canandaigua, NY) and knowledge of the location (Canandaigua, NY); provided, that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project. Provided that the application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the contract, firms/teams will be evaluated on the locations of their office or offices that will be performing the work under this contract.\nSubmission requirements: Indicate firms/teams location, including main offices, branch offices and any subconsultants  offices and demonstrate how this will be advantageous to the Government.  Do not include office locations is no team members are to be working from or located at.\n\nCriterion 7   Specific examples of survey documents as described in the scope of work and approach to preparation of the documents as requested by the VA. \nSubmission requirements:  Offerors shall provide documentation written description and examples of firm s ability to perform. \n\nCriterion 8 - 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. \nSubmission requirements: 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.\n\nEvaluation Scoring\n\nEvaluation factors 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 8 will be evaluated 1-10 using the following adjectival ratings as follows:\n\nOutstanding (10): Proposal meets requirements and indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths far outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is very low. \nGood(7-9): Proposal meets requirements and indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements. Proposal contains strengths which outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is low. \nAcceptable(4-6): Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths and weaknesses are offsetting or will have little or no impact on contract performance. Risk of unsuccessful performance is moderate.  \nMarginal(1-3): Proposal does not clearly meet requirements and has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. The proposal has one or more weaknesses which are not offset by strengths. Risk of unsuccessful performance is high. \nUnacceptable(0): Proposal does not meet requirements and contains one or more deficiencies. Proposal is not awardable. The firm s proposal demonstrates a misunderstanding of the requirement, and the approach fails to meet performance standards. The firm s proposal has major omissions and inadequate details to assure evaluators that the offeror has an understanding of requirement.\n\n\n\nThe ratings identified below were used in the evaluation of Past Performance (Criterion 4):\n\nSubstantial Confidence(10): Based on the offeror s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort. No doubt exists based on the offeror s past performance that they can satisfy the requirements of the contract.\n\nSatisfactory Confidence (7-9): Based on the offeror s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort. Little doubt exists based on the offeror s past performance that they could satisfy the requirements of the contract.\n\nUnknown Confidence (Neutral 5-6): No recent/relevant performance record is available, or the offeror s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.\nLimited Confidence (1-3): Based on the offeror s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has little expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort. Some doubt exists based on past performance that they could satisfy the terms and conditions of the contract.\nNo Confidence (0): Based on the offeror s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has little expectations that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort. Significant doubt exists based on the offeror s past performance that they can satisfy the requirements of the contract.\nRating of criterion 6 shall be a score of 0 for outside of range and 10 for inside of range\n\nPLEASE 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.\n\n\n\nLIMITATIONS\n852.219-10 VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (DEC 2009)\n(a) Definition. For the Department of Veterans Affairs,  Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern :\n(1) Means a small business concern:\n(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);\n(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.\n(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\n(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);\n\n(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).\n(b) General.\n(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.\n(2) Any award resulting from this solicitation shall be made to a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.\n(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:\n(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.\n(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.\n(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\n(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.\n(d) A joint venture may be considered a service-disabled veteran owned small business concern if  \n(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.\n(2) Each other concern is small under the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to the procurement; and\n(3) The joint venture meets the requirements of paragraph 7 of the explanation of Affiliates in 19.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.\n(4) The joint venture meets the requirements of 13 CFR 125.15(b).\n(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.\n\nSUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:\nUnless paper offers are specifically authorized in an individual solicitation, all responses to solicitations must be submitted electronically as described below.Â  Responses submitted in a paper form are unacceptable. 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