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C220--NRM A/E - 528A7-25-178 EVALUATE SYRACUSE VA GARAGE FOR REMAINING LIFE
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Opportunity details
- NAICS
- 541330
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Original posted
- June 23, 2026
- Last updated
- October 18, 2026
- Notice ID
- dd55e6186c114076878ae853e849b130
Summary
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 evaluate the remaining life of the Syracuse VA Medical Center s 990-stall parking garage located at 900 Irving Avenue, Syracuse, NY and offer repair solutions for extending life to at least 2040 as described in the Statement of Work. The project number is 528A7-25-178 and the location is the Syracuse VA Medical Center, 800 Irving Avenue, Syracuse NY 13210. This requirement is being procured in accordance with the Brooks Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Applicable NAICS code is 541310 and small business size standard of $25.5 Million. This is a 100% Small Business Set Aside. The anticipated award date of the proposed A-E Contract is on or before September 30, 2026. Potential contractors must be registered in SAM (www.sam.gov ) at time of submission of their qualifications in order to be considered for an award. In order to assure compliance with FAR clause, 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting, 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 SCOPE OF SERVICE REQUIRED Project number 528A7-25-178. See the attached scope of work X. LOCATION Syracuse VA Medical Center. 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 structural analysis services. The A/E shall deliver 100% study documents in accordance with the AE design schedule from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed (NTP). SELECTION CRITERIA DESCRIPTIONS The selection criteria descriptions are provided below. Criterion 1 Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. Provide brief resumes and professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of proposed team members who will specifically serve as the Project Managers and Designers of Record for required services only. Include specific experience and qualifications (i.e., education, training, registration, certifications, overall relevant experience, and longevity with the firm). Offerors will be evaluated in terms of the qualifications, competence and experience of the key personnel and technical team proposed to accomplish this work. The Designers of Record shall perform and direct the work within their respective discipline and shall sign and seal the report, as needed. 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. Submission requirements: Provide resumes, applicable documentation (awards, certificates, publications, and/or commendations from within the community) and all professional registration, certification, licensure and/or accreditation 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. Indicate participation of key personnel in example projects in the SF-330 Part 1 Section G. Criterion 2 Specialized experience and technical competence. Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, detailed in the scope of work. 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: Experience designing post-tensioned concrete parking garages. Experience evaluating the structural integrity and rehabilitating post-tensioned concrete parking garages to extend their useful life, particularly in environments where road salt is commonly used in the winter months. Experience with cost estimating for the repair of existing garages and construction of new garages, and performing life-cycle cost analysis to recommend repairs and retrofits compared to demolition and re-construction. Submission requirements: 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 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. 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 2 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 2. Criterion 3 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 myriad of design projects 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. List current projects with a design fee of greater than $20,000 being designed in the firms office. Indicate the firm s present workload and the availability of the project team (including sub-consultants) for the specified contract performance period. Describe experience in successfully delivering projects per performance schedule and successfully completing multiple projects with similar delivery dates. Submission 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. Criterion 4 Past performance. VISN2 will be evaluated on past performance with government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, compliance with performance schedules, stakeholder/customer satisfaction and a record of significant claims against the firm. Evaluation of past performance and experience will include information provided in Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) or CPARS/ACASS with respect to Criterion 2, and may include other information provided by the firm, customer inquiries, Government databases, and/or other information available to the Government including contacts with points of contact in other criteria. Recent is defined as performance occurring within five (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 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. Failure to provide requested data, accessible points of contact, or valid phone numbers could result in a firm being rated lower. Submission requirements: SUBMIT A COMPLETED CPARS/ACASS EVALUATION FOR EACH PROJECT PRESENTED (or included?) UNDER CRITERION 2. 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 2. 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 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: Michael Spivack via email at Michael.Spivack@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. Criterion 5 Geographical location. Location in
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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 evaluate the remaining life of the Syracuse VA Medical Center s 990-stall parking garage located at 900 Irving Avenue, Syracuse, NY and offer repair solutions for extending life to at least 2040 as described in the Statement of Work. The project number is 528A7-25-178 and the location is the Syracuse VA Medical Center, 800 Irving Avenue, Syracuse NY 13210. This requirement is being procured in accordance with the Brooks Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Applicable NAICS code is 541310 and small business size standard of $25.5 Million. This is a 100% Small Business Set Aside. The anticipated award date of the proposed A-E Contract is on or before September 30, 2026. Potential contractors must be registered in SAM (www.sam.gov ) at time of submission of their qualifications in order to be considered for an award. In order to assure compliance with FAR clause, 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting, 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 SCOPE OF SERVICE REQUIRED Project number 528A7-25-178. See the attached scope of work X. LOCATION Syracuse VA Medical Center. 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 structural analysis services. The A/E shall deliver 100% study documents in accordance with the AE design schedule from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed (NTP). SELECTION CRITERIA DESCRIPTIONS The selection criteria descriptions are provided below. Criterion 1 Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. Provide brief resumes and professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of proposed team members who will specifically serve as the Project Managers and Designers of Record for required services only. Include specific experience and qualifications (i.e., education, training, registration, certifications, overall relevant experience, and longevity with the firm). Offerors will be evaluated in terms of the qualifications, competence and experience of the key personnel and technical team proposed to accomplish this work. The Designers of Record shall perform and direct the work within their respective discipline and shall sign and seal the report, as needed. 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. Submission requirements: Provide resumes, applicable documentation (awards, certificates, publications, and/or commendations from within the community) and all professional registration, certification, licensure and/or accreditation 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. Indicate participation of key personnel in example projects in the SF-330 Part 1 Section G. Criterion 2 Specialized experience and technical competence. Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, detailed in the scope of work. 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: Experience designing post-tensioned concrete parking garages. Experience evaluating the structural integrity and rehabilitating post-tensioned concrete parking garages to extend their useful life, particularly in environments where road salt is commonly used in the winter months. Experience with cost estimating for the repair of existing garages and construction of new garages, and performing life-cycle cost analysis to recommend repairs and retrofits compared to demolition and re-construction. Submission requirements: 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 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. 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 2 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 2. Criterion 3 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 myriad of design projects 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. List current projects with a design fee of greater than $20,000 being designed in the firms office. Indicate the firm s present workload and the availability of the project team (including sub-consultants) for the specified contract performance period. Describe experience in successfully delivering projects per performance schedule and successfully completing multiple projects with similar delivery dates. Submission 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. Criterion 4 Past performance. VISN2 will be evaluated on past performance with government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, compliance with performance schedules, stakeholder/customer satisfaction and a record of significant claims against the firm. Evaluation of past performance and experience will include information provided in Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) or CPARS/ACASS with respect to Criterion 2, and may include other information provided by the firm, customer inquiries, Government databases, and/or other information available to the Government including contacts with points of contact in other criteria. Recent is defined as performance occurring within five (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 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. Failure to provide requested data, accessible points of contact, or valid phone numbers could result in a firm being rated lower. Submission requirements: SUBMIT A COMPLETED CPARS/ACASS EVALUATION FOR EACH PROJECT PRESENTED (or included?) UNDER CRITERION 2. 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 2. 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 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: Michael Spivack via email at Michael.Spivack@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. Criterion 5 Geographical location. Location in
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