IOTA Senior Designer/ U.S. Dept of VA Affairs

Job Description

Job Description

Title: VA IOTA Senior Designer/ U.S. Department of VA Affairs

Location: Martinsburg, WV

Department: U.S. Department of VA Affairs

Additional: THIS POSITION IS FIVE (5) DAYS (Mon-Fri)/ NO TELEWORK

Contract:   U.S. Dept of Affairs

Period of Performance: One year base/w 4 additional option years= 5-year contract

Start Date: 1/1/2027

Salary: $75K- $110K (Depending on experience)

Clearance Requirement:   Must be able to pass a National Agency Check.

Additional: For consideration of this position must be able to provide: Active NCIDQ or AAHID Certification

Note: The Ravens Group, Inc. requests that all interested parties complete the attached questionnaire to be considered for the position.

The Ravens Group, Inc. is currently in an active bidding process for this position, contingent upon being awarded the contract.

Veterans Friendly

Initial Outfitting Transition & Activation Services (IOTA) IOTA Senior Designer

Qualifications:

• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in facility design
• Active National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) or (AAHID) Certification
• Demonstrated experience in administrative operations and related furniture, fixtures, casework/case goods and signage, and be able to translate requirements into design/construction/installation documents.

Job Description:

Comprehensive Interior Design, FF&E, and Space Planning Services. Provide and coordinate comprehensive interior design (CID) services or coordination of CID services. FF&E must complement any interior packages developed by the Architect/Engineer firm associated with the construction project and/or the VHA design standards as provided by the Government.

• The IOTA candidate may be required to identify FF&E to purchase, receive and install FF&E and visual arts and/or inventory, uninstall, pack, transport and reinstall existing FF&E and visual arts in the Emergency Management’s facility’s current inventory identified for reuse in the new facility following approval by the COR.
• Design support services include preparing cut sheets for FF&E and artwork, updating the room’s content list on the Government’s SharePoint site, including updating spaces to be consistent with A/E drawings.
• IOTA candidate is to work closely with the VA Regional Interior Designer on all furnishings, space planning, and selections.
• IOTA candidate shall ensure all selections are in accordance with the CD’s to avoid conflict resulting in either design or construction modifications.
• IOTA candidate may provide their own system for tracking, managing and validating FF&E, however the Government provided SharePoint site must also be updated and maintained at all times.
• It is the official repository for all project information and is utilized by outside bodies for budgetary and tracking purposes.
• The IOTA candidate is responsible for promptly transferring and/or updating to the Government provided SharePoint, all information tracked and managed using any other contractor provided system.
• The IOTA candidate will be validating all FF&E and defining all salient characteristics. “Validating” in the sense means a generic item has been identified by a specific manufacturer and model has not yet been identified.
• The IOTA candidate shall then develop the list to the “Approved” phase. “Approve” in this sense means the manufacturer and model has been selected, to include the salient characteristics of the item.
• The IOTA candidate will be responsible for finalizing furniture, fixtures, and artwork with the appropriate VA IPT representative to sign off on the final cut sheets and specifications.
• The COR (or other designated representative decision authority) will direct the IOTA candidate to the appropriate stakeholder for approval.
• The IOTA candidate will be responsible for identifying salient characteristics for all FF&E with end users and the VA Interior Designer for recording in the FF&E tracking system. This also ties into the acquisition support services required under this PWS as the identified salient characteristics will be included in “brand name or equal” procurement packages.
• A completed Justification and Approval (J&A) form will be required to be included in any procurement packages for any items that require a specific manufacturer or model.
• The IOTA candidate shall develop the Master Artwork Plan and artwork package.
• IOTA candidate shall save facility approval for selection and placement in SharePoint document library.
• Master Artwork Plan shall include the selection of the artwork. Any art shall be individually placed and mounted using approved security mounting.
• The design effort shall consider all types of artworks to include, but not limited to, donated art, recognition walls, purchased art, installation/security, and matting/framing. Each piece of art should only be used once in the facility.
• The candidate shall provide an artwork placement plan and artwork cut sheets. Artwork will only be placed within the administrative space of the warehouse.
• The IOTA candidate is to ensure all identified FF&E or architectural significant items are in accordance with the Design Documents to minimize any need to change the Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing or Architectural support systems and locations. Any impact on MEP resulting from equipment changes must go through the Change Request process.
• The IOTA candidate shall utilize Space, Equipment, and Planning System (VA-SEPS) Joint Service Number (JSN) nomenclature in accordance with the VA BIM Guide (available at VA BIM GUIDE, -BIM-Guide.pdf) for all unique ID numbering. The cut sheets shall identify the basis of design item and shall show appropriate VA-SEPS JSNs. New JSN requests and JSN searches can be conducted at
• The IOTA candidate shall develop a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) to include estimated costs for storage, delivery, and installation.
• The general candidate will be required to identify all Mechanical Electrical Plumbing (MEP) information necessary, and timelines needed.
• The IOTA candidate is to develop the make and model of all equipment with the Design Documents.
• The VA will be responsible to provide the correct POC’s as designees to the IPT, for the user group meetings who have the authority to make equipment decisions, such as identification of make and model of equipment, locations for all equipment, and any J&As planned for the procurement of specified equipment.
• The IOTA candidate is to ensure all identified FF&E or architectural significant items are in accordance with the Design Documents to minimize any need to change the Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing or Architectural support systems and locations.            

Note: This position is a (5) five days a week Mon-Fri onsite only.

For consideration for position must be able to provide: Active NCIDQ or AAHID Certification

The Ravens Group is an "equal opportunity employer/veteran/disability " organization.

The Ravens Group is a, CVE-verified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business specializing in Government Contracting and Consulting. Our corporate headquarters is located in Annapolis, Maryland. The Ravens Group, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and/of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Company Description

The Ravens Group is a, CVE-verified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business specializing in Government Contracting and Consulting. Our corporate headquarters is located in Annapolis, Maryland. The Ravens Group, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and/of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.