618-24-501 AE Update Life Safety Drawings

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a contractor to update life safety drawings for the Minneapolis VA Health Care System. The contractor will be required to have experience with VA facility design and demonstrate competency in NFPA codes, the VA's Fire Protection Design Manual, and the IBC. The contractor must also have a balanced workforce in the disciplines of cost estimator, fire protection engineer, fire protection technician staff/CAD drafter, architect, and project/program manager. The evaluation criteria include professional qualifications, specialized experience and technical competence, capacity, past performance, and geographic proximity. • Key personnel must be permanent employees of the prime firm/team. • The contractor must demonstrate experience with VA facility design. • The contractor must have a balanced workforce in the required disciplines. • The contractor must demonstrate competency in NFPA codes, the VA's Fire Protection Design Manual, and the IBC. • The contractor must have a plan for managing and coordinating the work. • The contractor must demonstrate past performance in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules.