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C1DA--A/E Services Replace Patient Lifts B331, B348, & B360 Project Number: 640A0-27-103

Solicitation number36C26126Q1139

VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · 261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)NAICS 541330 · Engineering ServicesPSC C1DA · Architect And Engineering- Construction: Hospitals And Infirmaries
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Response deadlineSep 28, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
Deadline status25 days remaining
PostedAug 28, 2026
Record refreshedSep 2, 2026
Place of performancePalo Alto VA Medical Center 3801 Miranda Ave, Palo Alto, 94304, United States

Opportunity summary

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The VA seeks Architectural/Engineering firms to replace patient lifts at the Palo Alto VA Medical Center for Project 640A0-27-103. This SDVOSB set-aside requires comprehensive design services, including structural and MEP analysis, with a response deadline of September 28, 2026. [2][1]

Key points

  • Project involves replacing 141 patient lifts in CLC Buildings 331, 348, and 360. [1]
  • Selection favors experience with patient lift design in a hospital setting. [2]

Watch items

  • The Structural Engineer of Record must be licensed in California. [1]
  • The contract is intended to be a single firm-fixed-price award. [1]

Sources

  1. DRAFT+SOW+AE+Service+-+Repl+Patient+Lifts+B331+B348+B360+MPD+DRAFT.docxThe detailed AE services are described in Section 3. # AE SCOPE OF WORK 1. **AE Project Team**: The AE shall be comprised of a principal design firm managing a group of licensed professionals to competently design this project to meet or exceed the project’s objectives and requirements.
  2. Official SAM.gov noticeAdditional Evaluation Factors: Previous experience with patient lift design in a hospital setting and length of and role in that experience.

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The Contractor will adhere to VAAR 852.252-75, Security Requirements for Unclassified Information Technology Resources (Interim-October 2010). # ENCLOSURES * 1.

Evaluation

Additional Evaluation Factors: Previous experience with patient lift design in a hospital setting and length of and role in that experience.

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This is a Call for SF 330s. Please read the entire document. The Department of Veterans Affairs VA Palo Alto Menlo Park Healthcare System, CA is seeking Architectural/Engineering Firms to submit Standard Form (SF) 330 for Project 640A0-27-103, Replace Patient Lifts B331, B348, & B360. The project will be located at the Palo Alto Menlo Park VA Campus, 3801 Miranda Ave, Palo Alto, California 94304. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT The VA Palo Alto - Menlo Park Division needs A/E design services to replace/install 141 new ceiling-mounted patient lifts and extend 24 existing lifts for full room + bathroom coverage in CLC Buildings 331, 348, and 360. B348/B360 private rooms have no lift; B331 has outdated linear lifts; B360 needs bathroom coverage extensions + 30 motor upgrades. A/E Requirement: Full field survey above/below ceiling, structural/SE seismic analysis and HCAI OPM, MEP/electrical, fire protection, phasing plan for occupied patient rooms, Revit BIM, specs, and independent cost estimate. Construction cost shall not exceed $16.4M for all work in B331, B348 & B360, requiring site investigations, block diagrams, and full design deliverables at 35%, 65%, 95%, 100% and final production per VA Master Specs and all applicable codes, including cost estimates, phased construction documents, and 5-year construction period services including RFI responses, submittal reviews, weekly meetings, site inspections, and as-builts, all to be completed within a 266-day design period. The design shall also substantially meet the VA design criteria as listed in VA design guides and manuals, which can be found on the web at the VA Office of Facilities Management technical information library site address: http://www.cfm.va.gov/TIL The design effort shall also include review of and assurance of compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, including development and submission of all documents, reports, and activities necessary to obtain the required compliance. The contract work requires multiple disciplines. The Prime firm shall be a licensed/registered professional firm in any state in the United States, and the lead designer in each discipline must be registered/licensed in any state. Exception: The Structural Engineer of Record (SEOR) participating in the structural/seismic design must be licensed in the State of California and must have current authority to use the title of Structural Engineer (SE) in California, per H-18-8 and VA Directive 7512. Disciplines required include, but are not limited to: Architectural, Civil, Interior Design, Structural (CA SE), HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Fire Protection, Construction Cost Estimating, Signage/Wayfinding, Landscaping and Geotechnical. Include any additional disciplines that may be necessary on SF 330. SF 330 Part 1F Example Projects; present all relevant VA projects first. Include in block 21 the contract number for all federal projects. Do not include the CPARS reports for federal projects. SELECTION CRITERIA Selection of firms for interviews and negotiations shall be based on an evaluation of the submitted SF-330s based on the selection criteria listed below in a descending order of precedence. SF-330s, Part I may be accompanied by any other evidence of experience and capabilities the applicant considers relevant. Part II shall be submitted for each proposed consultant s office involved. Additional Evaluation Factors: Previous experience with patient lift design in a hospital setting and length of and role in that experience. If no patient lift design, then required hospital setting design experience and associated phasing requirements in an occupied Community Living Center (CLC) / acute care environment. Experience with patient lift products, makers, and providers (e.g., ARJO and similar ceiling-mounted systems) is desired and will be evaluated. Design for construction staging/phasing in an active, occupied healthcare environment, including ICRA/ILSM measures, is required. Selection Criteria descriptions are provided below. Experience of the prime firm, consultant firms, and proposed designers. Prime firms must have proven experience in health care design through construction administration. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence in hospital design with the ability to design and administer projects within a complex, active healthcare environment with stringent seismic requirements in the State of California. Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time and the ability to adhere to schedules. Provide current workload capability of the prime firm, proposed consultants, and designers. Literature should be included to demonstrate the prime firm s ability to meet scheduled deadlines. This will allow the Government to determine the availability of experienced personnel during the performance period of the contract as well as the capacity to complete the work required. Past Performance on contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules during design and construction phases (prime firm). Geographical location and knowledge of the locality of the project. This requirement considers the prime firm s familiarity with the applicable geographic area s architectural standards and codes, building codes, environmental regulations, soil conditions, and seismic requirements within the Palo Alto Menlo Park area. The prime firm must be able to respond to and be on-site within a twenty-four-hour window. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: No more than eighty (80) pages Font size no smaller than 10 Size of emails not to exceed 10 MB. If more than one email is sent, number the emails in the subject line as 1 of 2, 2 of 2. Complete and return VAAR 852.219-76 VA Notice of Limitation on Subcontracting Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction (attached) Subject line of the email shall state Company Name | Response to 36C26126Q1139_1 | email 1 of 2 (if necessary). In the body of the email, include Prime Company Name; UEI Number; email address and phone number of primary points of contact. DUE DATE FOR SF 330 Firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit required SF 330s by 12:00 P.M. (PDT) Monday, September 28, 2026, to Alex Arter at alex.arter@va.gov. It is the intent of the Contracting Officer to make a single firm-fixed-price contract award under this solicitation.

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TitleC1DA--A/E Services Replace Patient Lifts B331, B348 & B360 MPDC1DA--A/E Services Replace Patient Lifts B331, B348, & B360 Project Number: 640A0-27-103
Notice typeSources SoughtPresolicitation
Response deadline2026-08-20T19:00:00+00:002026-09-28T19:00:00+00:00
Archive date2026-09-192027-01-05
Set-asideNot previously reportedService-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
DescriptionThis is a sources sought notice for information and planning purposes and shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of VA. The purpose of this sources sought is to identify qualified businesses, including Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), Women-owned Small Business (WOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Small Business, 8(a) Small Business, and small business concerns that are interested in and capable of performing the work described herein. The NAICS code is 541330, and the corresponding size standard is $25.5 million. Your responses to the sources sought will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. The Palo Alto VA Medical Center has a requirement to hire an architectural firm to provide design services to replace and upgrade patient lifts at the VA Menlo Park Division (Buildings 331, 348, and 360). The project will install 141 new 600-lb capacity X-Y traverse track lift systems with scales and continuous charging, extend 24 existing lifts for bathroom coverage, and replace 30 aging motors to bring all Community Living Center resident rooms up to current VA Safe Patient Handling standards. The AE scope includes full site investigation, engineering assessment, and construction documents for all disciplines (architectural, structural, electrical, fire protection, etc.) with phased construction planning to keep the facility operational. Interested firms fitting one or more of these Socio-economic categories should send their information by email to alex.arter@va.gov no later than 12:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, August 20, 2026. The following information is requested in response to this notice: (1) Type of socio-economic category (e.g. SDVOSB, Small Business, etc.), if firm is a SDVOSB or VOSB, evidence of verification in VetBiz as a SDVOSB or VOSB (SDVOSB and VOSB firms must be verified on SAM and SBA VetCert); (2) A positive statement of your intention to submit a proposal in response to a solicitation for this project; (3) Evidence of your firm s experience in A/E services for parking lot structures (please provide contract descriptions and contract dollar amounts); (4) Evidence of your firm s ability to design and administer projects within a complex, active healthcare environment with stringent seismic requirements in San Francisco, California (please provide contract descriptions and contract dollar amounts); (5) Evidence that your firm can respond to and be on site at the San Francisco VA Health Care System within a four-hour window. All information must be submitted in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on the availability of interested firms fitting in one or more socio-economic categories. If adequate interest is not received, this action will not be set aside for SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, HUBZone, 8(a) small business, or small business firms.This is a Call for SF 330s. Please read the entire document. The Department of Veterans Affairs VA Palo Alto Menlo Park Healthcare System, CA is seeking Architectural/Engineering Firms to submit Standard Form (SF) 330 for Project 640A0-27-103, Replace Patient Lifts B331, B348, & B360. The project will be located at the Palo Alto Menlo Park VA Campus, 3801 Miranda Ave, Palo Alto, California 94304. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT The VA Palo Alto - Menlo Park Division needs A/E design services to replace/install 141 new ceiling-mounted patient lifts and extend 24 existing lifts for full room + bathroom coverage in CLC Buildings 331, 348, and 360. B348/B360 private rooms have no lift; B331 has outdated linear lifts; B360 needs bathroom coverage extensions + 30 motor upgrades. A/E Requirement: Full field survey above/below ceiling, structural/SE seismic analysis and HCAI OPM, MEP/electrical, fire protection, phasing plan for occupied patient rooms, Revit BIM, specs, and independent cost estimate. Construction cost shall not exceed $16.4M for all work in B331, B348 & B360, requiring site investigations, block diagrams, and full design deliverables at 35%, 65%, 95%, 100% and final production per VA Master Specs and all applicable codes, including cost estimates, phased construction documents, and 5-year construction period services including RFI responses, submittal reviews, weekly meetings, site inspections, and as-builts, all to be completed within a 266-day design period. The design shall also substantially meet the VA design criteria as listed in VA design guides and manuals, which can be found on the web at the VA Office of Facilities Management technical information library site address: http://www.cfm.va.gov/TIL The design effort shall also include review of and assurance of compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, including development and submission of all documents, reports, and activities necessary to obtain the required compliance. The contract work requires multiple disciplines. The Prime firm shall be a licensed/registered professional firm in any state in the United States, and the lead designer in each discipline must be registered/licensed in any state. Exception: The Structural Engineer of Record (SEOR) participating in the structural/seismic design must be licensed in the State of California and must have current authority to use the title of Structural Engineer (SE) in California, per H-18-8 and VA Directive 7512. Disciplines required include, but are not limited to: Architectural, Civil, Interior Design, Structural (CA SE), HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Fire Protection, Construction Cost Estimating, Signage/Wayfinding, Landscaping and Geotechnical. Include any additional disciplines that may be necessary on SF 330. SF 330 Part 1F Example Projects; present all relevant VA projects first. Include in block 21 the contract number for all federal projects. Do not include the CPARS reports for federal projects. SELECTION CRITERIA Selection of firms for interviews and negotiations shall be based on an evaluation of the submitted SF-330s based on the selection criteria listed below in a descending order of precedence. SF-330s, Part I may be accompanied by any other evidence of experience and capabilities the applicant considers relevant. Part II shall be submitted for each proposed consultant s office involved. Additional Evaluation Factors: Previous experience with patient lift design in a hospital setting and length of and role in that experience. If no patient lift design, then required hospital setting design experience and associated phasing requirements in an occupied Community Living Center (CLC) / acute care environment. Experience with patient lift products, makers, and providers (e.g., ARJO and similar ceiling-mounted systems) is desired and will be evaluated. Design for construction staging/phasing in an active, occupied healthcare environment, including ICRA/ILSM measures, is required. Selection Criteria descriptions are provided below. Experience of the prime firm, consultant firms, and proposed designers. Prime firms must have proven experience in health care design through construction administration. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence in hospital design with the ability to design and administer projects within a complex, active healthcare environment with stringent seismic requirements in the State of California. Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time and the ability to adhere to schedules. Provide current workload capability of the prime firm, proposed consultants, and designers. Literature should be included to demonstrate the prime firm s ability to meet scheduled deadlines. This will allow the Government to determine the availability of experienced personnel during the performance period of the contract as well as the capacity to complete the work required. Past Performance on contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules during design and construction phases (prime firm). Geographical location and knowledge of the locality of the project. This requirement considers the prime firm s familiarity with the applicable geographic area s architectural standards and codes, building codes, environmental regulations, soil conditions, and seismic requirements within the Palo Alto Menlo Park area. The prime firm must be able to respond to and be on-site within a twenty-four-hour window. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: No more than eighty (80) pages Font size no smaller than 10 Size of emails not to exceed 10 MB. If more than one email is sent, number the emails in the subject line as 1 of 2, 2 of 2. Complete and return VAAR 852.219-76 VA Notice of Limitation on Subcontracting Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction (attached) Subject line of the email shall state Company Name | Response to 36C26126Q1139_1 | email 1 of 2 (if necessary). In the body of the email, include Prime Company Name; UEI Number; email address and phone number of primary points of contact. DUE DATE FOR SF 330 Firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit required SF 330s by 12:00 P.M. (PDT) Monday, September 28, 2026, to Alex Arter at alex.arter@va.gov. It is the intent of the Contracting Officer to make a single firm-fixed-price contract award under this solicitation.
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