001.RFP 36C26123R0110 Improve Site Access and Security Deficiencies.pdf

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER 2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION 3. DATE ISSUED PAGE OF PAGES

4. CONTRACT NUMBER 5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER 6. PROJECT NUMBER

7. ISSUED BY CODE 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

a. NAME b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS)

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS (Title, identifying number, date)

12a. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS?

(If "YES," indicate within how many calendar days after award in Item 12B.)

12b. CALENDAR DAYS

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014) STANDARD FORM 1442

Prescribed by GSA-FAR (48 CFR) 52.236-1(d)

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

SOLICITATION SOLICITATION

IMPORTANT - The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.

9. FOR INFORMATION

CALL:

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance within ____________ calendar days and complete it within ____________ calendar days after receiving award, notice to proceed. This performance period is mandatory negotiable. (See _____________________________).

YES NO

a. Sealed offers in original and ___________________copies to perform the work required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by _____________

(hour) local time _____________________ (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time. Sealed envelopes containing offers shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, the date and time offers are due.

b. An offer guarantee is, is not required.

c. All offers are subject to the (1) work requirements, and (2) other provisions and clauses incorporated in the solicitation in full text or by reference.

d. Offers providing less than _______________________ calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

36C26123R0110

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36C261-23-AP-2885

570-24-1-801-0002

570-19-107

Department of Veterans Affairs VA Sierra Pacific Network (VISN 21) VA Pacific Islands Health Care System 711 Kapiolani Blvd Suite 200 Honolulu HI 96813

Proposals have been authorized and are to be sent by email to:

Priscilla Murray, priscilla.murray@va.gov Felicia Demita, felicia.demita@va.gov

Priscilla Murray 808-539-1313

Project No.: 570-19-207 Project Title: Improve Site Access and Physical Security Deficiencies Project Location: 2615 E. Clinton Ave., Fresno, CA 93703

Description: The Veterans Affairs Central California Healthcare System has a requirement to remedy site security deficiencies and relocate the Security Monitoring Room to accommodate new equipment.

Contractor shall provide all materials, labor, tools, equipment, transportation, expertise, supervision, and administration for the work described in the contract documents (I.E., contract documents, solicitation documents, scope of work, specifications, drawings, and any other related documentation).

NAICS: 236220 Size Standard: $45.0M

This acquisition is for FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Acquisition method is Price Only in accordance with FAR 15 Contract by Negotiation.

Although not mandatory, all interested parties are strongly encouraged to attend the pre-proposal conference and site-visit.

Bid bonds, payment bonds, and performance bonds shall be required under this solicitation and any resultant contract.

Contractor is required to adhere to COVID-19 restrictions regarding masks while on or inside the facility.

The estimated magnitude of this construction project is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. This information is provided per VAAR 836.204.

Wage Determination CA20230018 - 09292023 applies to this Solicitation and will be part of the resulting contract.

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14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR 15. TELEPHONE NUMBER

16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

CODE FACILITY CODE

17. The offeror agrees to perform the work required at the prices specified below in strict accordance with the terms of the solicitation, if this offer is accepted by the Government in writing within __________ calendar days after the date offers are due.

AMOUNTS

18. The offeror agrees to furnish any required performance and payment bonds.

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

AMENDMENT

NUMBER

DATE.

20a. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER 20b. SIGNATURE 20c. OFFER DATE

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM 25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)( ) 41 U.S.C. 3304(a) ( )

26. ADMINISTERED BY 27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

PHONE: FAX:

28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT 29. AWARD Your Contractor agrees offer on this solicitation is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This to furnish and deliver all items or perform all work requirements identified award consummates the contract, which consists of (a) the Government on this form and any continuation sheets for the consideration stated in solicitation and your offer, and (b) this contract award. No further cont-this contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract ractual document is necessary.

shall be governed by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certifications, and specifications incorporated by reference in or attached to this contract.

30a. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED 31a. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

TO SIGN

30b. SIGNATURE 30c. DATE 31b. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 31c. AWARD DATE

BY

OFFER

AWARD

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014) BACK

(Include ZIP Code) (Include area code)

(Include only if different than Item 14.)

(Insert any number equal to or greater than the minimum requirement stated in Item 13d. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13d.)

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the solicitation -- give number and date of each)

(Type or print)

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

(Type or print) (Type or print)

(Contractor is required to sign this document and return _______ copies to issuing office.)

(Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

(Must be fully completed by offeror)

(To be completed by Government)

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

See Box 27

Department of Veterans Affairs VA Sierra Pacific Network (VISN 21) VA Central California Health Care System 855 M Street, Suite 1020 Fresno CA 93721

Department of Veterans Affairs FMS-VA-2(101) Financial Services Center

PO BOX 149971

Austin TX 78714-9971

Felicia Demita, Contracting Officer

Table of Contents

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

A.1 SF 1442 SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

A.2 SF 1442 SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (CONSTRUCTION,

ALTERATION, OR REPAIR)– BACK

STATEMENT OF WORK

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

EVALUATION FACTORS:

2.1 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

2.2 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—SECONDARY SITE

OF THE WORK (MAY 2014)

2.3 52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

2.4 52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION

MATERIALS UNDER TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAY 2014) ALTERNATE II (JUN 2009)

2.5 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

2.6 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) ALTERNATE I (FEB 1995)

2.7 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB

1998)

2.8 VAAR 852.228-72 ASSISTING SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED AND

VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES IN OBTAINING BONDS (DEC 2009)

2.9 VAAR 852.233-70 PROTEST CONTENT/ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

(OCT 2018)

2.10 VAAR 852.233-71 ALTERNATE PROTEST PROCEDURE (OCT 2018)

2.11 VAAR 852.239-75 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE (FEB 2023)

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

3.1 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (MAR 2023) ..22

3.2 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)

3.3 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

3.4 52.209-13 VIOLATION OF ARMS CONTROL TREATIES OR AGREEMENTS—

CERTIFICATION (NOV 2021)

GENERAL CONDITIONS

4.1 52.204-19 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND

CERTIFICATIONS (DEC 2014)

4.2 52.204-21 BASIC SAFEGUARDING OF COVERED CONTRACTOR

INFORMATION SYSTEMS (NOV 2021)

4.3 52.204-23 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR HARDWARE, SOFTWARE,

AND SERVICES DEVELOPED OR PROVIDED BY KASPERSKY LAB AND OTHER

COVERED ENTITIES (NOV 2021)

4.4 52.209-9 UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING

RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

4.5 52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK

(APR 1984) ALTERNATE I (APR 1984)

4.6 52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION

(MAR 2023)

4.7 52.223-2 AFFIRMATIVE PROCUREMENT OF BIOBASED PRODUCTS UNDER

SERVICE AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS (SEP 2013)

4.8 52.223-20 AEROSOLS (JUN 2016)

4.9 52.225-11 BUY AMERICAN—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER TRADE

AGREEMENTS (DEC 2022) ALTERNATE I (DEC 2022)

4.10 SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

4.11 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

4.12 VAAR 852.201-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (DEC 2022)

4.13 VAAR 852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING (MAY 2018)

4.14 VAAR 852.204-70 PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR

PERSONNEL (MAY 2020)

4.15 VAAR 852.211-72 TECHNICAL INDUSTRY STANDARDS (NOV 2018)

4.16 VAAR 852.223-71 SAFETY AND HEALTH (SEP 2019)

4.17 VAAR 852.232-72 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS (NOV

2018)

4.18 VAAR 852.236-71 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION

(APR 2019)

4.19 VAAR 852.236-72 PERFORMANCE OF WORK BY THE CONTRACTOR (APR

2019) ALTERNATE I (APR 2019)

4.20 VAAR 852.236-79 CONTRACTOR PRODUCTION REPORT (APR 2019)

4.21 VAAR 852.236-80 SUBCONTRACTS AND WORK COORDINATION (APR 2019)

4.22 VAAR 852.237-75 KEY PERSONNEL (OCT 2019)

4.23 VAAR 852.242-70 GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

ADMINISTRATION (OCT 2020)

4.24 VAAR 852.242-71 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICER (OCT 2020) ..58

4.25 VAAR 852.243-70 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT CHANGES—SUPPLEMENT

(SEP 2019)

4.26 MANDATORY WRITTEN DISCLOSURES

ATTACHMENTS

STATEMENT OF WORK

Project # 570-19-107

Improve Site Access and Physical Security Deficiencies

1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The awarded contractor shall provide all materials, labor, tools, equipment, transportation, supervision, project management, administrative support, and specialized expertise to perform the work stipulated in the Scope of Work, the Construction Drawings, Construction Specifications, hereafter collectively referred to as the Construction Documents. The project site is at the Fresno VA Medical Center at the cross streets of Fresno Street and Clinton Avenue, Fresno CA.

The below description is a general overview of the work activities and is not comprehensive.

The contractor shall perform all work stated in the Construction Documents.

The general description of work includes but is not limited to:

a) The project is to focus on the remediation for the site deficiencies in VA Fresno Healthcare Center as reported by Romanyk Consulting Corporation in the report dated September 25, 2017. Current AE design seeks to mitigate physical security deficiencies with installation of Fencing, Bollards, Security Cameras including License plate readers and additional lighting to meet IES Lighting Standards.

b) The scope of work includes the relocation of the current Security Monitoring Room (SMR). The existing SMR room is unable to expand or accommodate new equipment. Complete Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) design is provided for new SMR which includes but is limited to Lighting, Power, HVAC and Plumbing. Only backbone infrastructure is provided for the Voice/Data outlet locations.

c) Offerors shall provide a required allowance in the bid amount for the reimbursement of certain expenses as described in the bid documents.

2. EXISTING CONDITIONS:

The underground utilities shown in the construction documents have been identified from existing as-built drawings available from the facility. The VA and the design professional make no guarantees that the underground utilities shown comprise all such utilities in the area, either in service or abandoned. Neither the VA nor the design professional warrant that the underground utilities shown are in the exact location indicated. Neither the VA nor the design professional have physically located the underground utilities. The construction contractor is advised to utilize hand-digging methods, and/or hire utilities locator to verify the existence and locations of existing utilities. Differing Site Conditions will be addressed in accordance with FAR 52.236-2.

3. CONSTRUCTION DURATION AND WORK HOURS/DAYS:

The total contract duration shall be three hundred thirty (330) consecutive calendar days from issuance of the Notice to Proceed.

Normal work hours for the contract are from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, unless specifically noted otherwise. The Contractor may request alternate working hours or additional working hours to meet project requirements. Requests shall be made to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) in writing.

The contractor is beholden to the City of Clovis Municipal Code criteria for Construction Noise and shall request work hour exceptions in accordance with permissible criteria.

New Year Day

Martin Luther King’s Birthday

Washington’s Birthday

Memorial Day

Juneteenth National Independence Day

Independence Day

Labor Day

Columbus Day

Veterans Day

Thanksgiving Day

Christmas Day

4. SUBMITTALS, REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION (RFI) AND REQUESTS FOR

DEVIATION (RFD)

a) The contractor is responsible for the timely submission of all submittals, shop drawings, and coordination drawings in accordance with drawings and specifications. The contractor shall allocate a minimum of fourteen (14) calendar days for the VA and A/E to conduct its evaluation of all submittals. The contractor is responsible for all time delays associated with submittals requiring re-submission.

b) The contractor shall allocate a minimum of seven (7) calendar days for the VA and A/E to respond to Requests for Information (RFI). The contractor shall submit RFI’s as early as possible. The contractor is responsible for the coordination of all Contract Documents. All time delays associated with the failure to timely submit RFI’s related to the Contract Documents shall be the responsibility of the contractor.

c) Contractor’s Requests for Deviation (RFD) shall be submitted for the VA’s consideration a minimum of twenty-one (21) calendar days in advance of the requested response date. The VA reserves the right to deny requests for deviation at any time regardless of reason. Request for Deviation responses, may include necessary consideration to the government as terms of approval.

5. PROGRESS PAYMENTS

The contractor shall submit a Schedule of Values to the VA for review and approval within fourteen (14) calendar days of the Notice to Proceed. The Schedule of values shall be itemized in accordance with the project specification Divisions. Line items shall also be developed for individual General Requirements components including but not limited to submission and approval of as-built documentation and Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Manuals.

Progress payments applications may be submitted to the VA on regularly scheduled intervals and must be reviewed and returned with approval signature prior to submission for payment.

Progress payments will be reviewed contingent on the following being completed at the time of submission:

a) Two (2) sets of As-built red marked drawings shall be current and available on the project site for review by the COR.

b) Waste Manifests for the progress payment interval shall be submitted to the COR.

c) Certified payroll for the progress payment interval shall be submitted to the COR.

d) The project schedule with Critical Path identified shall be current (no more than 10 days behind schedule). A revised schedule shall be submitted to the COR and Contracting Officer to identify measures planned to become in compliance with the Contract Duration limitations.

e) Contractor daily logs and Quality Control plans during the interval of the progress payment shall be up to date.

f) Punch-list and re-work items identified by the VA or through the Contractors Quality Control plan shall have been corrected or a written action plan shall be provided to identify method and date of corrective action plan.

g) All safety deficiencies shall have been corrected.

Failure to comply with any of the above will result in the rejection of the contractor’s request for progress payment review. The VA will review requests for payment only after each of the above items is complied with.

6. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

The contractor is required to comply with all facility and City of Clovis or governing jurisdiction’s standards for safety, security, SWPP, and dust control standards. Policies will be made available to the contractor at the Notice to Proceed meeting.

For execution of work activities, the contractor may be required to employ various professional services including but not limited to engineering, consulting, and/or surveying. Professional services required for the execution of work activities shall be performed at no additional cost to the government.

7. DEFINITIONS:

A. Contract Documents: All documents included and referenced in the executed contract. This includes the contract and references and the construction documents.

B. Construction Documents: All documents which identify the scope of work to be performed by the contractor. This includes the construction drawings, the specifications, the scope of work and all references included in the above documents.

C. Contracting Officer (CO): The services to be performed under this contract are subject to the general supervision, direction, control and approval of the Contracting Officer.

D. Contracting Officers Representative (COR): The Contracting Officer's authorized representative at the construction site. His/Her duties include surveillance of all construction work to assure compliance with the contract documents, interpretation of the contract documents, approval of changed work, approval of all submittals, samples, shop drawings, etc.

E. A/E: Refers to the Architect-Engineer firm that prepared and produced the construction drawings and construction specification documents for subject project. Includes all Joint Venture (JV) partners, consultants and sub-contractors to the one firm.

(End of Statement of Work)

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE

AND BONDS

1.1 PROPOSAL MATERIAL:

Proposal materials consisting of the statement of work, specifications, other attachments, and contract forms are included and/or attached as part of this Request For Proposal. The VA will not provide printed copies of the specifications or solicitation documents. It is the responsibility of the offeror to obtain the proposal materials in a time and manner sufficient to respond to this solicitation by the specified due date.

1.2 BID GUARANTEE:

A Bid Guarantee, SF 24, is required for the solicitation in an amount not less than 20 percent of the proposal price but shall not exceed $3,000,000. Failure to furnish the required bid (proposal) guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for receipt of proposals, may result in the rejection of the proposal. Copies of the SF 24 may be obtained from http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/type/TOP.

1.3 PAYMENT & PERFORMANCE BONDS:

The offeror to whom award is made will be required to furnish two bonds, a Payment Bond, SF 25A, and a Performance Bond, SF 25, each in the penal sum as noted in the General Conditions of the Solicitation. Copies of SFs 25 and 25A may be obtained from http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/type/TOP.

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO

BIDDERS/OFFERORS

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

INTRODUCTION

1. Offerors are strongly encouraged to carefully review the entire solicitation, statement of work (SOW), specifications, drawings, evaluation factors, and these submission instructions when providing the written response. Failure to submit any of the following information, or failure to follow the formality requirements, may result in rejection of the offer. Please note: “Offeror” and “Prime Contractor” are synonymous and given the same meaning in the information below.

2. This is a Price Only evaluation, conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, supplemented by Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulations (VAAR). FAR regulations are available electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far, and VAAR regulations are available electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/vaar.

3. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the solicitation may result in the Offeror being ineligible for award.

4. Offerors are cautioned that the Government intends to award without discussions based solely on the initial offers received. Therefore, each initial offer received should be submitted on the most favorable terms. The Government will evaluate the lowest price offer to determine if the price is fair and reasonable for the work to be performed. To be considered fair and reasonable for the work performed, the evaluators will also check for appearance of unbalanced line item prices. If deemed necessary, the supplemental price breakdown information will be used to assist the Government in performing the price evaluation described above. Offers which are materially unbalanced as to prices for the basic requirement and the option quantities are not fair and reasonable. An Offer is unbalanced when it is based on prices significantly less than cost for some work and prices which are significantly overstated for other work.

5. The period of performance for this project is stipulated in the Statement of Work (SOW).

6. Only one award will be made in response to this solicitation, and it will be made as a firm, fixed price (FFP) contract.

7. This solicitation is unrestricted. Offeror MUST have an active SAM UEI number and be current in System for Award Management (SAM) at time of offer submission and at time of award. Any Offeror that claims SDVOSB and VOSB status must also be verified in Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) database (https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/#home) at time of offer submission and at time of award.

1. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

a. Offeror shall email its Price Proposal and accompanying attachments (Supplemental Price Breakdown, Contractor Certification Regarding Safety and Environmental, Large Business Subcontracting Plan, and FAR 52.219-28) to Contracting Officer Ms. Felicia Demita at felicia.demita@va.gov and Contract Specialist, Priscilla Murray at priscilla.murray@va.gov by no later than the stated due date/time specified in block 13 of SF1442 (subject to amendment).

When submitting proposal, subject line of email shall state “RFP 36C26123R0110 – Improve Site Access”. Under no circumstances shall email file size exceed 10MB. Multiple emails are acceptable.

Hand-delivered or faxed solicitation responses cannot be accepted at this time due to COVID-19 safety protocols currently in place.

Offerors are responsible for ensuring and verifying their price and all required documents are received at the email address designated in block 8 of the SF 1442 Solicitation and by the date and time specified in block 13A of the SF 1442 Solicitation (subject to amendment). Any exception to the terms and conditions of this request for quotation will result in a nonresponsive quotation.

2. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION (RFIs) CONCERNING THIS RFP:

All Requests for Information (RFIs) regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing and received no later than Thursday, October 26, at 2:00 PM Pacific Time. All RFIs shall be emailed to Priscilla Murray at priscilla.murray@va.gov and Ms. Felicia Demita at felicia.demita@va.gov prior to the deadline specified. Use the RFI form attached to the solicitation for the required format.

3. PRE-PROPOSAL SITE VISIT:

Offerors are urged and expected to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of performing these services. Failure to inspect the site shall not constitute grounds for a claim after contract award.

Refer to provision 52.236-27, Site Visit, for details about the date, time, and location of the site visit, as well as for required COVID-19 safety protocols currently in place at the facility.

A pre-proposal conference will be held via Microsoft Teams on Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 11:00 AM PST. The pre-proposal conference should be attended by people preparing the response. Please email priscilla.murray@va.gov for a link to attend the meeting.

A site visit is scheduled for:

Date: Thursday October 20, 2023 Time: 11:00 AM PST (promptly) Location: Engineering Building 3 (cross street N. Mariposa St. and E. Harvard Ave.)

VA Central California Health Care System 2615 E. Clinton Ave.

Fresno, CA 93703

4. PROPOSAL FORMAT:

a. All commitments made in the proposal may become a part of the resultant contract. The data submitted with each proposal shall be complete, concise, accurate, and not overly elaborate.

Reliance on promotional brochures is discouraged.

b. Offerors may, at the discretion of the Government, be asked to provide information for clarification purposes regarding their proposals. Requests for such clarification information do not constitute discussions.

c. Offeror shall be held responsible for the validity of all information supplied in the proposal, including information provided by potential subcontractors. Should subsequent investigation disclose that any fact or condition was not as stated, the proposal may be rejected and may receive no further consideration.

d. If a revised proposal is requested, the number of revised copies to be submitted shall be the same as those of initial proposal, unless stated otherwise.

5. FORMAT AND CONTENT OF OFFEROR RESPONSE TO PROPOSAL:

PRICE PROPOSAL shall be comprised of the following parts:

Response to Evaluation – Price (fully completed Attachment - Divisional Cost Break-Out sheet to include all columns (Material, Labor, and Total))

Completed/Signed Standard Form (SF) 1442 (fully completed and signed; ensure block 17, total proposed project price, is also completed); also, acknowledgment of all amendments by either entering data in block 19 of SF 1442, or by completing blocks 15 a, b, and c of SF 30 (Amendments) and returning with the offer.

Completed/Signed Standard Form (SF) 24, Bid Bond with raised seals and Power of

Attorney (Raised seals must be visible when scanned into a PDF file; Prime Contractor shall maintain original bid bond until after award.)

Completed/Signed Experience Modification Rate (fully completed Attachment –

Contractor Certification Regarding Safety and Environment).

PROSPECTIVE CONTRACTORS’ RESPONSIBILITY: Purchases shall be made from, and contracts shall be awarded to, responsible prospective contactors only. The presumed winning Prime Contractor must be determined as “Responsible” by the Contracting Officer in accordance with FAR Part 9, Contractor Qualifications. To aid in making this determination, Offerors shall provide:

1. Copy of Prime Contractor license: Provide your state contractor’s license. If your state does not issue contractor’s licenses, provide your county or local contractor’s license or the recognized contractor license that allows you to operate your business.

2. Copy of fully executed Joint Venture Agreement (if applicable)

3. Completed Representations and Certifications in SAM.gov; see FAR 52.204-8, 52.209-5, and 52.209- 7.

4. Subcontracting Requirements: If you are a large business, submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan for this project in the format provided in attachment D titled “Large Business Subcontracting Plan Template”. Offer shall include all information required in the attachment per FAR 19.704, Subcontracting Plan Requirements, including proposed subcontracting to Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) or Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs). The submission will be evaluated against the total small business goals of 38.5% and the subcontracting goals as provided by OSDBU. They are listed below as:

- Small Business……………………………………………..17.5%

- Veteran-Owned Small Business…………………………….5%

- Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business…………3%

- Small Disadvantaged Business……………………………..5%

- Woman-Owned Small Business……………………………5%

- HUB Zone Small Business…………………………………3%

Offerors shall demonstrate a commitment to using small business concerns in the Small Business Subcontracting Plan and may list all subcontractors by name. If the proposed small business subcontracting goals do not meet the minimum VA Small Business Subcontracting Targets, include a detailed explanation describing the actions taken to arrive at that determination, along with an explanation for the goals that were proposed.

The Contracting Officer will obtain additional information as needed and specified in FAR 9.105-1 to make the Determination of Responsibility, to include, but not limited to the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Excluded Parties List System (EPLS) and Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS).

A Determination of Responsibility will be conducted for the apparent “awardee” prior to award of the project. The required information from the proposal, along with other information obtained from Government systems, such as, but not limited to the OSHA and EPA online inspection history databases, as well as any other information the Contracting Officer has determined to be valid, will be used to make the Determination of Responsibility. Failure to affirm being within the guidelines in the proposal may result in a determination of “Non-Responsible” for the Offeror.

The offeror shall complete the attachment “Responsibility - Contractor Certification Regarding Safety and Environmental” document. Offeror shall have no more than three serious, or one repeat, or one willful OSHA or EPA violation(s) in the past 3 years and have an EMR of equal to or less than 1.0.

Documentation shall include all open and final OSHA violations for the 3 previous calendar years.

NOTE: Any information received by the Government that would cause for a negative Determination of Responsibility may make the Offeror ineligible for award.

SITE VISIT: Refer to Provision 52.236-27 for specific information regarding the project pre-proposal site visit. This pre-proposal site visit will be the only opportunity for potential Offerors to visit the site.

All potential contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers are strongly encouraged to attend this pre-proposal site visit.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM): Federal Acquisition Regulations require that federal contractors register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://sam.gov/SAM/ and enter all mandatory information into the system.

JOINT VENTURES: See 13 C.F.R. § 121.103(h)

(h) Receipts/employees attributable to joint venture partners. For size purposes, a concern must include in its receipts its proportionate share of joint venture receipts (whether that joint venture is populated or unpopulated), unless the proportionate share already is accounted for in receipts reflecting transactions between the concern and its joint ventures (e.g., subcontracts from a joint venture entity to joint venture partners). In determining the number of employees, a concern must include in its total number of employees its proportionate share of joint venture employees (whether the joint venture is populated or unpopulated). Once a joint venture receives a contract, it may submit additional offers for a period of two years from the date of that first award. An individual joint venture may be awarded one or more contracts after that two-year period as long as it submitted an offer including price prior to the end of that two-year period. SBA will find joint venture partners to be affiliated, and thus will aggregate their receipts and/or employees in determining the size of the joint venture for all small business programs, where the joint venture submits an offer after two years from the date of the first award. The same two (or more) entities may create additional joint ventures, and each new joint venture entity may submit offers for a period of two years from the date of the first contract to the joint venture without the partners to the joint venture being deemed affiliates. At some point, however, such a longstanding inter-relationship or contractual dependence between the same joint venture partners will lead to a finding of general affiliation between and among them. A joint venture: Must be in writing; must do business under its own name and be identified as a joint venture in the System for Award Management (SAM) for the award of a prime contract; may be in the form of a formal or informal partnership or exist as a separate limited liability company or other separate legal entity; and, if it exists as a formal separate legal entity, may not be populated with individuals intended to perform contracts awarded to the joint venture (i.e., the joint venture may have its own separate employees to perform administrative functions, including one or more Facility Security Officer(s), but may not have its own separate employees to perform contracts awarded to the joint venture). SBA may also determine that the relationship between a prime contractor and its subcontractor is a joint venture pursuant to paragraph (h)(2). For purposes of this paragraph (h), contract refers to prime contracts, novations of prime contracts, and any subcontract in which the joint venture is treated as a similarly situated entity as the term is defined in part 125 of this chapter.

NOTICE TO PROCEED (NTP): A notice to proceed (NTP) shall be issued after award of a fully executed contract. The NTP date and time are “to be determined” after award to a successful Offeror.

Primary factor in determination to issue NTP shall be the Prime Contractor submission of, and the Government review and approval of both Payment and Performance Bonds, both of which are enforceable legal documents.

**END**

EVALUATION FACTORS:

EVALUATION PROCESS

This is a Price Only evaluation, conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, supplemented by Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulations (VAAR). FAR regulations are available electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far, and VAAR regulations are available electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/vaar.

Offers shall be evaluated as follows:

PRICE ONLY

The Government will evaluate the lowest price offer to determine if the price is fair and reasonable for the work to be performed. To be considered fair and reasonable for the work performed, the evaluators will also check for appearance of unbalanced line item prices. If deemed necessary, the supplemental price breakdown information will be used to assist the Government in performing the price evaluation described above. Offers which are materially unbalanced as to prices for the basic requirement and the option quantities are not fair and reasonable. An Offer is unbalanced when it is based on prices significantly less than cost for some work and prices which are significantly overstated for other work.

Offers submitted to the Government are considered confidential.

Offeror shall submit a complete and reasonable price. Offerors shall use the Attachment “Divisional Cost Break-Out Sheet” (which follows the Table of Contents) to submit price breakdown by division.

Offeror shall complete all columns: Material, Labor, and Total.

In addition, Offeror shall insert the total proposed project price in block 17 of SF 1442, solicitation.

Failure to submit a completed Divisional Cost-Break-Out Sheet and insert the total proposed project price in block 17 of the SF 1442 may result in a proposal being eliminated for award without further consideration or evaluation.

SF 1442 Offer page shall be completed, signed, and acknowledge all amendments either via entering data in block 19 of the SF1442 or completing blocks 15a, b, and c of the Amendment and attaching to the SF 1442 Offer page.

This factor will be evaluated by determining if price submitted is fair and reasonable.

**END**

2.1 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Firm-Fixed-Price contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of Provision)

2.2 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—

SECONDARY SITE OF THE WORK (MAY 2014)

(a)(1) The offeror shall notify the Government if the offeror intends to perform work at any secondary site of the work, as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of the FAR clause at 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements, of this solicitation.

(2) If the offeror is unsure if a planned work site satisfies the criteria for a secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a determination from the Contracting Officer.

(b)(1) If the wage determination provided by the Government for work at the primary site of the work is not applicable to the secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a wage determination from the Contracting Officer.

(2) The due date for receipt of offers will not be extended as a result of an offeror's request for a wage determination for a secondary site of the work.

(End of Provision)

2.3 52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO

ENSURE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION

(FEB 1999)

(a) The offeror's attention is called to the Equal Opportunity clause and the Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction clause of this solicitation.

(b) The goals for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the Contractor's aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows:

Goals for minority participation for each trade

Goals for female participation for each trade

26.1 % 6.9 % These goals are applicable to all the Contractor's construction work performed in the covered area. If the Contractor performs construction work in a geographical area located outside of the covered area, the Contractor shall apply the goals established for the geographical area where the work is actually performed. Goals are published periodically in the Federal Register in notice form, and these notices may be obtained from any Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs office.

(c) The Contractor's compliance with Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4 shall be based on (1) its implementation of the Equal Opportunity clause, (2) specific affirmative action obligations required by the clause entitled "Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction," and (3) its efforts to meet the goals. The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade. The Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from Contractor to Contractor, or from project to project, for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor's goals shall be a violation of the contract, Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4. Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed.

(d) The Contractor shall provide written notification to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Contract Compliance, U.S. Department of Labor, within 10 working days following award of any construction subcontract in excess of $10,000 at any tier for construction work under the contract resulting from this solicitation. The notification shall list the—

(1) Name, address, and telephone number of the subcontractor;

(2) Employer's identification number of the subcontractor;

(3) Estimated dollar amount of the subcontract;

(4) Estimated starting and completion dates of the subcontract; and

(5) Geographical area in which the subcontract is to be performed.

(e) As used in this Notice, and in any contract resulting from this solicitation, the "covered area" is

City of Fresno County of Fresno State of California

(End of Provision)

2.4 52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAY 2014)

ALTERNATE II (JUN 2009)

(a) Definitions. "Bahrainian, Mexican, or Omani construction material," "commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "construction material," "designated country construction material," "domestic construction material," and "foreign construction material," as used in this provision, are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements" (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-11).

(b) Requests for determination of inapplicability. An offeror requesting a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute should submit the request to the Contracting Officer in time to allow a determination before submission of offers. The offeror shall include the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of FAR clause 52.225-11 in the request. If an offeror has not requested a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute before submitting its offer, or has not received a response to a previous request, the offeror shall include the information and supporting data in the offer.

(c) Evaluation of offers.

(1) The Government will evaluate an offer requesting exception to the requirements of the Buy American statute, based on claimed unreasonable cost of domestic construction materials, by adding to the offered price the appropriate percentage of the cost of such foreign construction material, as specified in paragraph (b)(4)(i) of FAR clause 52.225-11.

(2) If evaluation results in a tie between an offeror that requested the substitution of foreign construction material based on unreasonable cost and an offeror that did not request an exception, the Contracting Officer will award to the offeror that did not request an exception based on unreasonable cost.

(d) Alternate offers.

(1) When an offer includes foreign construction material, except foreign construction material from a designated country other than Bahrain, Mexico, or Oman that is not listed by the Government in this solicitation in paragraph (b)(3) of FAR clause 52.225-11, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic or designated country construction material other than Bahrainian, Mexican, or Omani construction material.

(2) If an alternate offer is submitted, the offeror shall submit a separate Standard Form 1442 for the alternate offer, and a separate price comparison table prepared in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of FAR clause 52.225-11 for the offer that is based on the use of any foreign construction material for which the Government has not yet determined an exception applies.

(3) If the Government determines that a particular exception requested in accordance with paragraph (c) of FAR clause 52.225-11 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic or designated country construction material other than Bahrainian, Mexican, or Omani construction material. An offer based on use of the foreign construction material for which an exception was requested—

(i) Will be rejected as nonresponsive if this acquisition is conducted by sealed bidding; or

(ii) May be accepted if revised during negotiations.

(End of Provision)

2.5 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from:

Felicia Demita, felicia.demita@va.gov

Priscilla Murray, priscilla.murray@va.gov

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

(End of Provision)

2.6 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) ALTERNATE I

(FEB 1995)

(a) The clauses at 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

(b) An organized site visit has been scheduled for—

Friday, October 20, 2023 at 11:00 AM PST

(c) Participants will meet at—

2615 E. Clinton Ave., Fresno, CA 93703

(End of Provision)

2.7 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY

REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/ https://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/vaar852.asp

FAR

Number

Title Date

52.204-5 WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS (OTHER THAN SMALL

BUSINESS)

OCT 2014

52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT OCT 2018

52.204-16 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE

REPORTING

AUG 2020

52.204-22 ALTERNATIVE LINE ITEM PROPOSAL JAN 2017

52.211-6 BRAND NAME OR EQUAL AUG 1999

52.214-34 SUBMISSION OF OFFERS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE APR 1991

52.214-35 SUBMISSION OF OFFERS IN U.S. CURRENCY APR 1991

52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMPETITIVE

ACQUISITION

NOV 2021

52.215-17 WAIVER OF FACILITIES CAPITAL COST OF MONEY OCT 1997

52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE SEP 1996

52.228-17 INDIVIDUAL SURETY—PLEDGE OF ASSETS (BID

GUARANTEE)

FEB 2021

52.229-11 TAX ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PROCUREMENTS—NOTICE JUN 2020

AND REPRESENTATION

52.236-28 PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS—CONSTRUCTION OCT 1997

2.8 VAAR 852.228-72 ASSISTING SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED

AND VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES IN OBTAINING BONDS (DEC

2009)

Prime contractors are encouraged to assist service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small business potential subcontractors in obtaining bonding, when required. Mentor firms are encouraged to assist protégé firms under VA's Mentor-Protégé Program in obtaining acceptable bid, payment, and performance bonds, when required, as a prime contractor under a solicitation or contract and in obtaining any required bonds under subcontracts.

(End of Clause)

2.9 VAAR 852.233-70 PROTEST CONTENT/ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE

RESOLUTION (OCT 2018)

(a) Any protest filed by an interested party shall—

(1) Include the name, address, fax number, email and telephone number of the protester;

(2) Identify the solicitation and/or contract number;

(3) Include an original signed by the protester or the protester’s representative and at least one copy;

(4) Set forth a detailed statement of the legal and factual grounds of the protest, including a description of resulting prejudice to the protester, and provide copies of relevant documents;

(5) Specifically request a ruling of the individual upon whom the protest is served;

(6) State the form of relief requested; and

(7) Provide all information establishing the timeliness of the protest.

(b) Failure to comply with the above may result in dismissal of the protest without further consideration.

(c) Bidders/offerors and Contracting Officers are encouraged to use alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures to resolve protests at any stage in the protest process. If ADR is used, the Department of Veterans Affairs will not furnish any documentation in an ADR proceeding beyond what is allowed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(End of Provision)

2.10 VAAR 852.233-71 ALTERNATE PROTEST PROCEDURE (OCT 2018)

(a) As an alternative to filing a protest with the Contracting Officer, an interested party may file a protest by mail or electronically with: Executive Director, Office of Acquisition and Logistics, Risk Management and Compliance Service (003A2C), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 or Email: EDProtests@va.gov.

(b) The protest will not be considered if the interested party has a protest on the same or similar issue(s) pending with the Contracting Officer.

(End of Provision)

PLEASE NOTE: The correct mailing information for filing alternate protests is as follows:

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics, Risk Management Team, Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20420 Or for solicitations issued by the Office of Construction and Facilities Management:

Director, Office of Construction and Facilities Management 811 Vermont Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20420

2.11 VAAR 852.239-75 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION

TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE (FEB 2023)

(a) Any offeror responding to this solicitation must comply with established VA Information and Communication Technology (ICT) (formerly Electronic and Information (EIT)) accessibility…