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A VA A/E Pursuit, Mapped from SF 330 Submission Through Design Delivery

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 4 · 36C24426R0124

See how SourceFlag turns a multi-file federal A/E package into a source-grounded brief, compliance workbook, and working view of requirements, dependencies, and open questions.

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Overview

This sample follows a VA Network Contracting Office 4 solicitation for the Altoona VA Medical Center for architectural and engineering services supporting underground-storage-tank and related environmental remediation design. The package asks firms to submit SF 330 qualifications, not an initial priced proposal.

It also reaches beyond the selection package, setting out detailed design-submission, CAD and Revit, quality-control, fire-protection, water-safety, and construction-period requirements for the eventual design team. A proposal team must build a focused qualifications response while understanding what selection could commit it to later.

What SourceFlag surfaced

Three distinct acquisition stages

First comes the SF 330 qualifications submission. The notice says the top three most highly qualified candidates are to be asked to provide an oral presentation. The most highly qualified firm then attends a pre-proposal conference and submits a price proposal. Detailed design and performance obligations follow after award.

A deadline update preserved with its history

The accepted update moved the submission deadline from July 17 to August 28, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern. The review separately notes that the update's body does not state an amendment number or issue date.

An evaluation hierarchy that affects the response

Professional Qualifications and Specialized Experience and Technical Competence are equal and significantly more important than the five remaining factors. Those five address Past Performance, Construction Period Services, use of veteran-owned and other small businesses, Capacity, and Geographical Location. The technical-competence factor calls for at least five similar projects.

Conflicting delivery language

The SOW says final bid documents are due within 15 days after the 95-percent stage, while its distribution table lists 90 percent due 45 days after notice to proceed and 100 percent due 10 days after notice to proceed. Another turnaround is written as “seven (10) workdays.” Small-business terminology also varies across the notice.

Referenced material that is not in the accepted package

The accepted package does not include the referenced SF 330 form, certain fire-review templates, facility asbestos and lead-paint surveys, or several referenced technical standards and fire-review workflow materials. It also does not state SF 330 page limits, attachment-size limits, naming conventions, signature requirements, or a receipt-confirmation procedure.

How a proposal team could use this workspace

  • Assign owners and statuses to checklist items and connect each evaluation factor to the evidence it needs.
  • Keep source-backed requirements separate from recommendations, issuing-authority questions, and bidder-supplied proof.
  • Organize later planning around environmental assessment, UST remediation design, Revit 2025 deliverables, quality control, fire-protection reviews, water-safety planning, and construction-period services without presenting unverified firm capabilities as facts.

What's included in the sample

  • A concise opportunity and risk brief and a nine-sheet compliance workbook.
  • A structured workspace base, executive summary, and review questions.
  • Exact source locators and open customer-input placeholders, plus source, artifact, and change records.

Sample boundary

The workspace supports qualifications planning and later-stage awareness. It is not a priced proposal or evidence that a firm has the required experience or capacity.

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