Architectural Engineering Services - Veterans Affairs New Medical Center San Antonio SATOC

**************THIS SYNOPSIS NOTICE HAS BEEN UPDATED****************** PLEASE SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT NAMED: SynopsisUpdate_SA_VAMC_AE_SATOC_TrackChanges_20260723.docx to view changes. ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING SERVICES W9126G26RA040 SYNOPSIS Architect-Engineer (A-E) Services INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT (IDC) FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (DVA) SAN ANTONIO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOR THE FORT WORTH DISTRICT 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Fort Worth District (SWF) intends to solicit, negotiate, and award one Unrestricted, A-E Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) in accordance with 40 U.S.C. Chapter 11, Selection of Architects and Engineers and Public Law (PL) 92-582 (formerly known as the Brooks Architect Engineer Act) as implemented in RFO 36.202 and DFARS Subpart 236.6. Firm will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work. The Architecture and Engineering (A-E) Infinite Delivery Contract (IDC) requires architect engineer services to include all architectural and engineering work necessary to design and construct an approximately 1,400,000 gross square foot medical facility complex. To include planning; construction bid documents (Design-Build (DB), Design-Bid-Build (DBB), Integrated Design and Construction (IDAC), or other construction method); technical review assistance; construction phase services support; commissioning support; and facilitated partnering and collaborative analytics as required. The SATOC will have a 10-year ordering period, five-year base, with one five-year option. Award of the contract is anticipated in December 2026. The total ordering limitation under the SATOC is ninety million ($90,000,000) dollars or up to the unobligated value of the contract, whichever is less. Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed-price (FFP) task orders. All prime and associated subcontractor / teaming partners may be required to comply with DoD Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program. Each task order will identify required compliance assessment level required for the task order; the base contract requirement does not require CMMC compliance. The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541330 (Engineering Services) with a small business size standard of $25,500,000 respectively in average annual receipts. Large businesses that are selected must comply with RFO 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan. The plan is not required with this submittal but will be required with the price proposal of the firms selected for negotiations. Small business subcontracting goal achievements are as follows: 8% Small Business, 5% Small Disadvantage Business, 3% Women-Owned Small Business, 1% Historically Underutilized Business Zone Small Business, 4% Veteran-Owned Small Business and 4% Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business but may be negotiated with the selected firm based on teaming arrangements in the SF330 within the final incorporated subcontracting plan. Firms must have a Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number and be registered in the U.S. Government s official website System for Award Management (SAM.gov). If you were not previously registered, please go to https://www.sam.gov. Instructions for new registration are also located at the following link: https://sam.gov/content/entity-registration. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements at http://www.sam.gov or by calling (866) 606-8220. Additionally, in accordance with RFO Part 22.1303, all firms must complete their VETS-4212 report. Information can be found at the Department of Labor website https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/vets4212, or call the service center at 1-866-237-0275 or the VETS Service Desk via email at vets4212-customersupport@dolncc.dol.gov; you will be asked to provide your company name, Employer Identification Number (EIM), and UEI number. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The project will be on a new site of approximately 59 undeveloped acres, north of the existing hospital, owned by the San Antonio Medical Foundation. The medical complex will include a Hospital, Administration Facility, Parking Structure, Central Utility Plant, and associated upgrades in site and infrastructure, as required. The primary location for work performance will be in the home offices of the A-E firm and its subcontractors; however, there will be meetings held at the existing South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care System (STVHCS) Hospital and the Fort Worth District Office for field investigations and team coordination, respectively, as required. There may also be a need for presentations or other meetings to be held at the USACE Southwestern Division office (located in Dallas, TX) and USACE Headquarters office (located in Washington DC) in compliance with the USACE Enterprise Program Management Plan for VA mission work. Construction of a new, approximately 1,325,000 Gross Square Feet (GSF) Hospital, construction of a new, approximately 79,000 GSF Administration building; construction of a new 2,500-stall capacity parking structure, and construction of a new Central Utility Plant (CUP). The final Environmental Impact Study (EIS), CEQ Number 20260068, is available on the Environmental Protection Agency and DVA Environmental Program Office websites. https://cdxapps.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-II/public/action/eis/details?eisId=559599 https://department.va.gov/construction-and-facilities-management/environmental-program-office/ The following is the type of work that may be issued via task order, but is not limited to Project Planning Phase (i.e., Pre-Design); Facility Design Phase and Construction Bid documents (i.e., Design); and Construction Phase Services (CPS). The A-E shall provide all architect and services in accordance with DVA s technical requirements, currently found in the Technical Information Library (TIL) and other guidance as specifically cited in individual Task Orders. Additionally, work will be managed in accordance with the program requirements listed in the joint USACE and DVA Enterprise Program Management Plan (EPgMP). All design work will be in accordance with DVA s technical requirements, currently found on the TIL. It is anticipated that some Uniformed Facilities Criteria (UFC) will be directly applicable to work performed under this contract. Updates to the documents in the TIL and UFC are anticipated throughout the duration of this contract; use of updated documents will be identified in the individual task orders. DVA construction funding is programmed to be fully funded in FY28, however it may be phased. The real estate acquisition funding was included in the FY27 Presidential Budget. Task orders may require the firm to develop project phasing strategies and divide a fully coordinated design into phased bid packages to support a year-to-year progression of construction activities. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance. Criteria A through E are primary and will be evaluated for all offerors. Criteria F through H are secondary and will only be used as tiebreakers among firms that are essentially technical equal. The definition of recent for the purpose of this synopsis is work / experience completed within the last 15 years. Work / experience completed after June 2011 will be evaluated in its entirety. Greater consideration may be given for more recent work / experience. A. Specialized experience and technical competence in: 1. Planning and/or design of recent healthcare facilities of similar magnitude (square foot and dollars), scope, and complexity as the project in this synopsis. Similar scope and complexity include Master Planning of medical campuses, design and commissioning of in-patient hospitals, development of DB Request for Proposals (RFP), and phased bid packaging for construction. The evaluation will consider additional characteristics such as experience with alternative construction delivery methods (DB, IDAC, Progressive DB, DB to Budget (DB2B), etc.), application of engineering principles, means of analysis, utilization of guidance, policies, and criteria (including DVA criteria); incorporation of innovative solutions; and use of software modeling tools. 2. Collaboration experience. Describe the firm s experience with collaboration between firms and between design team members, including tools used and in-person, hybrid, and virtual engagements. 3. Quality management procedures. Describe the firm s quality management procedures. The evaluation will consider the firm s quality management system, quality control procedures (type and timing of reviews and compliance with ER 1110-3-12), and coordination between teams. Firms demonstrating a third-party certified (e.g. ISO 9001 or similar) quality management system will be given greater consideration. A detailed quality control plan is not…