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36C10D24R0006

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)

1. 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.

VA

36C10D24R0006 07-08 -2024

VB3140

00101 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration Acquisition Directorate 1800 G Street NW Washington DC 20006 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration Acquisition Division 1800 G Street NW Washington DC 20006 Jacalyn Hainey 603-203-6340 Contractor shall provide all manpower, tools, equipment, and materials for VBA Montgomery Parking Lot Regional Office Parking Area re-paving at 345 Perry Hill Road, Montgomery, AL 36109.

-Construction shall be in accordance with OSHA, Federal, State, and Local codes and/or requirements.

-Construction Wage Determination for Montgomery County, AL. is applicable.

-This proj ect is 100% set-aside for Small Business (SB) capable of meeting the requirements set forth in this solicitation.

-Offerors shall be required to have a SAM.gov Unique Entity ID number and an active regis tration in SAM, (www.sam.gov)Offerors will be required to complete Online Representations and Certifications at the SAM website.

-NAICS Code: 812930-Parking Lots and Garages.

-In accordance with Veterans Administration Acquisition Regulations (VAAR) 836.204,the project magnitude is estimated to be between $1,000,000.00 and $2,000,000.00.

- Payment and Performance Bonds are required for this project.

-Certificate of Insurance indicating the contr actor possesses the required general liability and workman's compensation insurance is required. The contractor shall furnish a Certificate of Insurance at the time of proposal submission.

- A site visit has been scheduled for July 15,2024, at 1:00PM EST at the VBA Regional Office in Montgomery, AL

-All questions pertaining to this solicitation or site visit shall be submi tted via email to jacalyn.hainey@va.gov no later than 4:00 PM EST on August 1, 2024.

-All Questions will be collated and answers will be published via amendment to the solicitation.

-All proposals must be submitted no later than 4:00 PM (EST) on August 8,2024, to jacalyn.hainey@va.gov

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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 AMEN

DMENTS

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 pr int) (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

00101 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration Acquisition Directorate 1800 G Street NW Washington DC 20006 All invoices must be e-mailed to:

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STATEMENT OF WORK

VBA Montgomery Parking Lot Regional Office Parking Areas Repaving

MONTGOMERY REGIONAL OFFICE

345 Perry Hill Road Montgomery, AL 36109

STATEMENT OF WORK

Parking Lot Repaving

1. GENERAL

1.1 Introduction. In accordance with VA Directive 0730 (12 December 2012) the Montgomery Alabama Veterans Administration Regional Office (VARO) is responsible for the safety and security of its employees of which includes pedestrian access throughout the parking lots.

1.2 General contractor to demolish, re-asphalt, and re-stripe the West and East parking lots at the Montgomery VARO that service the Regional Office. In order to maintain positive control of the parking areas under the regional office visible numbering of parking stalls must be maintained.

1.3 Contractor. The Contractor shall provide all supervision, labor, administrative support, materials, tools, parts, supplies, equipment, software, hardware, and transportation necessary to fulfill effectively and efficiently all the requirements of this Statement of Work (SOW).

1.4 Scope of work. The Montgomery Regional Office has a need for a project to demolish, re-asphalt, and re-stripe the East and West parking lots at the Montgomery VA Regional Office. Once complete, the contractor will reapply all pavement markings, parking stalls, traffic pattern indicators, and parking spot numbers to the parking areas with thermoplastic markings congruent with all applicable federal regulations. The final appearance of the parking areas will be aesthetically pleasing and homogenous throughout. The VA is asking that this work be completed during duty as well as non-duty hours and in no way and at no time should it impact VA customers nor VA employees. The Contractor must complete the work in phases as described in AE documents. Contractor will provide timelines and schedule of values (by phase) of the project within 10 days of contract award. Contractor will provide detailed diagrams with labeled pictures of the current parking areas to include ground and curb markings along with projections of the changes requested by VBA within 10 days from the date of the Notice to Proceed. Contractor will locate, photographically identify and report any issues within 5 days from the date of the Notice to Proceed. Contractor will be responsible for replacing any parking stops damaged during the project with parking stops of the same salient and aesthetic characteristics as the existing parking stops. Contractor will apply Pavement markings for standard, and handicapped parking stalls with all industry standard demarcations in compliance with all State and Federal regulations pertaining to same. All correspondence from the Contractor must be via email. All reports, photographs, certificates, and submittals will be submitted via email attachment in Portable Document Format PDF.

1.5 Communication. The COR assigned to the project is Darrel Bradford and will be the RO POC (email darrell.bradford@va.gov 334-213-3377). All communication will have to go through the Contract Officer (CO) and the Contract Officer Representative COR.

1.6 Duration. All work will be completed NLT 120 days from the Notice to Proceed. At no time will the normal operation of the Regional Office be impacted or impeded by this project. All work will be completed during duty and non-duty hours as listed in phasing directions.

1.7 Location. The parking area adjoining the VBA Regional Office, The parking areas of parking lots at the Montgomery VARO, 345 Perry hill Road Montgomery, AL 36109

2. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

2.1. Parking. The government shall provide the contractor adequate lay down and staging area at no cost, as well as access to the VARO loading docks as necessary.

3. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

3.1. GENERAL. The Contractor will be responsible for the removal and legal disposal all materials. All tools, equipment, vehicles, materials, and any other necessary equipment or material must be supplied by the contractor. All areas must be cleaned prior to completion of work each day and special attention will be taken to prevent all debris and detritus from moving out of the project area. The work area must maintain a clean appearance prior to finishing for the day. A site supervisor must be identified to the COR and must be on site (Regional Office) and present during any work being conducted. Notice of changes in supervisory personnel must be provided in advance via email to the COR and will include NAME, Position and contact information.

3.1.1. Competencies.

a. Contractor must be fully versed in the demolition, replacement of asphalt, curbs, gutters, thermoplastic markings, and parking lot finish.

b. Contractor will provide examples of successful work of similar size and scope accomplished within the past 2 years in similar locations and environments.

3.1.2. Installation / Diagnostic tools. The Contractor must provide submittals of materials to be used and provide the VBA with documentation confirming the Contractors compliance with best practices and industry standards for our location and environment.

3.1.3. Project Area

Approximate quantities of work are:

-Remove and replace 99,600 SF of asphalt -Remove and replace 1000 LF of curb and gutter -Clean 3750 LF of curb and gutter -Restripe to match existing conditions

3.1.4. Architecture 1

1. Provide one staging location for the duration of construction. Coordinate COR at the parking bend adjacent to the warehouse on the far side of the employee parking lot.

2. Remove and replace all asphalt in the visitor lot. This lot consists of 38 parking spaces, including 5 handicapped spaces. Remove and replace or clean concrete curb and gutter in this lot.

3. Remove and replace all asphalt in the employee parking lot. This lot consists of 227 parking space; 15 of these are handicapped spaces. Remove and replace or clean concrete curb and gutter in this lot.

4. Perry Hill-Samuel J. Maraman Intersection – Remove and replace all asphalt drive and remove and replace or clean concrete curb and gutter. Provide proper signage and traffic control to allow visitors and employee access with minimal confusion or traffic flow disruption. Discuss the potential for weekend work in this location with the COR.

5. Samuel J. Maraman – Remove and replace all asphalt drive and remove and replace or clean concrete curb and gutter. Employees will need to be routed through the main VA campus while this work is complete.

6. Medal of Honor Memorial Dr – Samuel J. Maraman Intersection – Discuss the potential for weekend work in this location with the COR, as this will cut off access to the entire employee parking lot.

a) Once each area is complete, the contractor is to re-stripe all affected areas. This includes but is not limited to: parking lines, handicapped parking spaces, crosswalks, lane lines, turn arrows, etc.

b) Curb and gutter are to be replaced in all locations where damaged or at the direction of the COR. Clean all curbs and gutters existing to remain.

3.1.4. Parking Requirements The existing VBA Regional Building is 60,000 GSF. This project is a maintenance project to refurbish the existing parking lot paving and striping. As such, parking requirements are grandfathered, and new parking space count requirements do not apply. Local Building Code determines the parking ratio requirements. The City of Montgomery Alabama (Land Use Department 334-625-2073) was contacted during code research by the design team.

3.1.5. Restriping new spaces will comply with Standards Table F208.2 Parking Spaces will be utilized to determine the number of accessible spaces required. Per ABA section F208.2.4 – “For every six or fraction of six parking spaces required by F208.2 to comply with 502, at least one shall be van parking space complying with 502.

3.1.6. Parking Spaces

Parking Lot A Existing Number of total spaces 38 Required number of Total Accessible Spaces 2 Required number of Van Spaces 1 Parking Lot B Existing Number of total spaces 227 Required number of Total Accessible spaces 7 Required number of Van Spaces 2 Additional Local Station Parking Requirements Parking Space for VA Director 1 Vendor Parking Space 1 Employee of the Month Parking Space 1 Reserved Spaces 21 (near building) 4 (near warehouse) Provided Spaces Parking Lot A

Total Accessible Spaces 4 Total Van Spaces 2 Total Reserved Spaces 0

Parking Lot B Existing Number of total spaces 220 Total Accessible Spaces 16 Total Van Spaces 5 Total Reserved Spaces 27 (1 – Director/ 1 – Vendor/ 1 – E.O.Q. / 21 near building / 4 near storage)

Vehicle Spaces. Car parking spaces shall be 96 inches (2440 mm) wide minimum and van parking spaces shall be 132 inches (3350 mm) wide minimum, shall be marked to define the width, and shall have an adjacent access aisle complying with 502. 3..

EXCEPTION: Van parking spaces shall be permitted to be 96 inch1es (2440 mm) wide minimum where the access aisle is 96 inches (2440 mm} wide minimum.

3.1.7. Phasing This contract requires work to be completed in phases that encompasses weekend hours. Refer to sheet CS200 – OVERALL PHASING PLAN, in the construction drawings identify the 5 phases required as well as the weekend work.

3.1.8. Signage Temporary and permanent exterior signage will be included as part of this project. The VA confirmed that the new signage will not be required to be illuminated. Sheet AS001 – ARCHITECTURAL SITE PLAN, shows the type of new exterior signage to be used on the project as well as the location of each sign type.

3.1.9.

VA Planning, Design and Construction Criteria

PG-18-1

ASHRAE

Standards 15 & Safety Standard for Refrigeration Systems and Designation and Safety Classification of Refrigerants.

3.2. SECURITY. During normal business hours, the Contractor will not have unescorted access to the VARO building. Entry to the VA campus must be accomplished through the main entrance on 345 Perry Hill Road during non-duty hours. While on VA campus the contractor and/or contractor employees will be required to have proof of identity (must have a valid photo ID). All weekend and after-hours work will be monitored by the COR assigned who will be on site through the duration of the project.

3.3. SAFETY. The following safety criteria must be met at the time of the acceptance inspection:

3.3.1. Equipment. The Contractor must provide all safety equipment/devices, personal protective equipment and clothing as required for its employees.

3.3.2. Construction Safety plan required.

3.4. LOCATION. All work will be completed at the Department of Veterans Affairs Montgomery Regional Office, 345 Perry Hill Road Montgomery, AL 36109.

I. EVALUATION FACTORS:

A. Purpose: The purpose of this Evaluation Plan is to establish the method that the Government will select a Contractor in providing VBA Montgomery Parking Lot Regional Office Parking Areas and Repaving. Evaluations of proposals will be utilized in determining the proposals that appear to meet the technical requirements with minimal risk to the Government.

B. Evaluation Procedures:

1. The Contracting Officer will conduct an initial compliance review for each proposal submission after the closing date and time of the Request for Proposal (RFP) due date. This initial compliance review by the Contracting Officer shall determine the basic adequacy of each proposal submission before distributing to the Government Technical Point of Contact (POC)/Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). Failure to provide a complete proposal as required by the RFP solicitation may result in proposal being removed from further consideration for award.

2. The technical evaluator (Government Technical POC/COR) shall review, evaluate, and document whether a Proposal is acceptable.

3. The Contracting Officer will evaluate the reasonableness of the total proposed price for the requirement.

4. After documenting the findings, the evaluation team will then establish individual adjectival ratings under the past performance factor for each potential Vendor that submits a proposal. The evaluation team must then establish an overall past performance rating by consensus.

5. DEFINITIONS: The below terms are further described and defined for purposes of the past performance factor.

a. Strength: Slightly exceeds standards/expectations that will be advantageous and increase the likelihood of successful performance.

b. Significant Strength: Significantly exceeds standards/expectations that will be advantageous and substantially increases the likelihood of successful performance.

c. Weakness: Slightly below standards/expectations that a flaw is identified and increases the risk of performance.

d. Significant Weakness: Significantly below standards/expectations that a flaw is identified and substantially increases the risk of unsuccessful performance.

e. Deficiency: Material failure to meet the VA’s requirements or a combination of significant weaknesses that increases the probability of unsuccessful performance to an unacceptable level.

f. Recency: Contracts or Orders that are currently seventy-five percent (75%) complete, or Contracts or Orders that were fully completed within the past five (5) years from the award date shall be considered recent. The seventy-five percent (75%) completion applies to active Contracts or Orders that include a base year and option years, thereby seventy-five percent (75%) completion of active Contracts or Orders base year as well as active Contracts or Orders that are on option years are both considered recent.

g. Relevancy: Work and performance similar in scope and complexity to the type of project anticipated in this RFP solicitation.

h. Scope: Comparison of the requirements in this RFP solicitation to the previous Contract or previous Order referenced.

i. Confidence: Performance that is satisfactory or better and will be used to assess the risk associated with successful performance of the at-issue project.

j. Major Subcontractor: Subcontractor who received the highest percent of the value of in the previous Contract or previous Order referenced.

k. Neutral: No current and/or relevant performance record is identifiable to base a meaningful performance risk prediction, which may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

NOTE: Noncompliance with the RFP solicitation requirements may raise questions regarding the technical, cost, and/or past performance of the potential contractor and may be grounds to eliminate proposal from consideration for award. Failure to include all information requested in the RFP solicitation may adversely affect the evaluation. Proposals that merely reiterate or promise to accomplish the requirements of the RFP solicitation will be considered unacceptable. Proposals that are complete and sufficiently documented will be efficient for the Government to understand, which will enable the Government to perform thorough and fair evaluations.

C. Evaluation Factor Criteria:

1. Technical: The Government Technical POC/COR will evaluate the technical factor based on the information provided in the Proposal. To be considered for award, the proposal must provide narrative addressing the Statement of Work. Any proposal that does not satisfy all of the items listed will be determined to be Technically Unacceptable. The Government will conduct an evaluation of the past performance for each potential Vendor (and any major subcontractor) as related to the probability of successful performance based upon the work required by this RFP solicitation. The past performance evaluation considers recent and relevant records of performance and provided experience. The threshold questions of recency and relevancy will not be adjectivally evaluated as described below; however, once a reference is determined to meet the recency and relevancy requirements, the Government will then evaluate the actual reference to determine the performance record and assess the confidence of the past performance. For a reference to be considered by the evaluation team, said reference must be both recent and relevant. (See sec 3.1.1. Competencies)

2. Past Performance: The Government will conduct an evaluation of the past performance for each potential Vendor (and any major subcontractor) as related to the probability of successful performance based upon the work required by this RFP solicitation. The past performance evaluation considers recent and relevant records of performance in supplying services that met contract requirements. The Government may, but is not limited to, evaluate present and past performance information through the use of discussions with any references provided; use data independently obtained from other Government databases or commercial sources; and/or rely upon personal business experience with the potential contractor. Contractor will provide examples of successful work of similar size and scope accomplished within the past 2 years in similar locations and environments. Examples shall contain past performance information for two (2) projects that constitute recency and relevancy [see 2. DEFINITIONS: for Recency and Relevancy definition].

Past Performance Evaluation Procedures:

The evaluation team shall review, evaluate, and document whether proposal received is considered a recent and relevant record of performance. Whether a proposal is considered recent and relevant shall be determined by a consensus of the evaluation team. The past performance rating includes consideration of the significant strengths, strengths, significant weaknesses, weaknesses, and deficiencies. The past performance ratings shall also be given by a consensus of the evaluation team. If the information is not considered recent and relevant, then no recent and relevant performance record will be identifiable that equates to a neutral rating [see definition below for Neutral]. If the examples are not considered recent and relevant, then the reason of such determination is documented.

Past Performance Ratings: The following adjectival ratings and corresponding definitions will be used for the past performance confidence and risk ratings.

Unsatisfactory

Government has extreme doubt of successful performance for the required effort. One or more deficiencies that establish minimum requirements will not be satisfied. Risk of unsuccessful performance is determined to be unacceptable.

3. Price: The price factor shall be evaluated by the Contracting Officer to determine whether it is fair and reasonable.

Price Evaluation Procedures:

The Government shall evaluate price to determine whether it is considered fair and reasonable in accordance with FAR 16.505(b). The total evaluated price will be the price for all line items identified in the Price/Cost Schedule of this RFP Solicitation. Price will be evaluated to determine reasonableness based upon the total price of the award.

II. AWARD

Award shall be made based on the best overall (i.e., best value) proposal that is determined as the most beneficial to the Government with appropriate consideration given to the three (3) evaluation factors: Technical, Past Performance, and Price. These evaluation factors of Technical, Past Performance, and Price are equally important. The Government will award a Firm-Fixed-Price Contract from the proposal that proposes the best value to the Government. The Government intends to award one (1) Contract.

See attached document: S02 SPECS Montgomery Parking Lot_Bid Document Specs 2.

See attached document: P07 AL20240093 01.12.2024.

Table of Contents

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

2.1 52.211-1 AVAILABILITY OF SPECIFICATIONS LISTED IN THE GSA INDEX OF FEDERAL SPECIFICATIONS, STANDARDS AND COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTIONS, FPMR PART 101-29 (SEP 2023)

(a) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101–29, and copies of Federal specifications, standards, and product descriptions can be downloaded from the ASSIST website at https://assist.dla.mil.

(b) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained from the ASSIST website identified in paragraph (a) of this provision.

(End of Provision)

2.2 52.215-5 FACSIMILE PROPOSALS (OCT 1997)

(a) Definition. "Facsimile proposal," as used in this provision, means a proposal, revision or modification of a proposal, or withdrawal of a proposal that is transmitted to and received by the Government via facsimile machine.

(b) Offerors may submit facsimile proposals as responses to this solicitation. Facsimile proposals are subject to the same rules as paper proposals.

(c) The telephone number of receiving facsimile equipment is: .

(d) If any portion of a facsimile proposal received by the Contracting Officer is unreadable to the degree that conformance to the essential requirements of the solicitation cannot be ascertained from the document—

(1) The Contracting Officer immediately shall notify the offeror and permit the offeror to resubmit the proposal;

(2) The method and time for resubmission shall be prescribed by the Contracting Officer after consultation with the offeror; and

(3) The resubmission shall be considered as if it were received at the date and time of the original unreadable submission for the purpose of determining timeliness, provided the offeror complies with the time and format requirements for resubmission prescribed by the Contracting Officer.

(e) The Government reserves the right to make award solely on the facsimile proposal. However, if requested to do so by the Contracting Officer, the apparently successful offeror promptly shall submit the complete original signed proposal.

(End of Provision)

2.3 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)

2.4 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:

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

(End of Provision)

2.5 52.225-10 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (MAY 2014)

(a) Definitions. "Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "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" (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-9).

(b) Requests for determinations 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 the clause at FAR 52.225-9 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 material, by adding to the offered price the appropriate percentage of the cost of such foreign construction material, as specified in paragraph (b)(3)(i) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9.

(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 solicitation in paragraph (b)(2) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic 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 the clause at FAR 52.225-9 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 the clause at FAR 52.225-9 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic construction material, and the offeror shall be required to furnish such domestic 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)

2.6 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

(a) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may be cause for rejection of the bid.

(b) The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States. The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds—

(1) To unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids; and

(2) To the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds (including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as required by the bid as accepted.

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 10 percent of the bid price or 300,000.00, whichever is less.

(d) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed bond(s) within 10 days after receipt of the forms by the bidder, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract for default.

(e) In the event the contract is terminated for default, the bidder is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its bid, and the bid guarantee is available to offset the difference.

(End of Provision)

2.7 52.228-17 INDIVIDUAL SURETY—PLEDGE OF ASSETS (BID GUARANTEE) (FEB 2021)

(a) Offerors shall obtain from each person acting as an individual surety on a bid guarantee—

(1) A pledge of assets that meets the eligibility, valuation, and security requirements described in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 28.203–1; and

(2) Standard Form 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety.

(b) The Offeror shall include with its offer the information required at paragraph (a) of this provision within the timeframe specified in the provision at FAR 52.228–1, Bid Guarantee, or as otherwise established by the Contracting Officer.

(c) The Contracting Officer may release the security interest on the individual surety’s assets in support of a bid guarantee based upon evidence that the offer supported by the individual surety will not result in contract award.

(End of Provision)

2.8 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:

Hand-Carried Address:

Mailing Address:

Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration Acquisition Division 1800 G Street NW Washington DC 20006

(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)

2.9 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— July 15, 2024 at 1:00pm EST

(c) Participants will meet at— Montgomery VBA Regional Office (End of Provision)

2.10 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/browse/index/far https://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/

(End of Provision)

2.11 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)

2.12 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:

Or for solicitations issued by the Office of Construction and Facilities Management:

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

3.1 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (MAY 2024)

(a)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 812930.

(2) The small business size standard is $47 Million.

(3) The small business size standard for a concern that submits an offer, other than on a construction or service acquisition, but proposes to furnish an end item that it did not itself manufacture, process, or produce is 500 employees, or 150 employees for information technology value-added resellers under NAICS code 541519, if the acquisition—

(i) Is set aside for small business and has a value above the simplified acquisition threshold;

(ii) Uses the HUBZone price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless the offeror waives the price evaluation preference; or

(iii) Is an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value.

(b)(1) If the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, is included in this solicitation, paragraph (d) of this provision applies.

(2) If the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, is not included in this solicitation, and the Offeror has an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), the Offeror may choose to use paragraph (d) of this provision instead of completing the corresponding individual representations and certifications in the solicitation. The Offeror shall indicate which option applies by checking one of the following boxes:

[ ] (i) Paragraph (d) applies.

[ ] (ii) Paragraph (d) does not apply and the offeror has completed the individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.

(c)(1) The following representations or certifications in SAM are applicable to this solicitation as indicated:

(i) 52.203-2, Certificate of Independent Price Determination. This provision applies to solicitations when a firm-fixed-price contract or fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment is contemplated, unless—

(A) The acquisition is to be made under the simplified acquisition procedures in Part 13;

(B) The solicitation is a request for technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding procedures; or

(C) The solicitation is for utility services for which rates…